Minecraft Sigma MCS
Improving b1.7.3 while preserving its charm! Monolith generation, updated existing blocks, survival balance, client side upgrades and more...
Minecraft Sigma MCS
Mod Info
Minecraft Sigma (MCS) is a total conversion mod for beta 1.7.3. Deceivingly simple features which create immersive gameplay. Challenging survival that breeds creative solutions, encourages exploration, while preserving the sandbox nature.

Major Additions include:
- Cauldron brewing for potions. - Arcane magic and spell creation. - Nether Expansion! - Double world height using same world format! - Alpha monoliths form past 3000 blocks! - New ore distribution. - Ice boat drifting (Not too fast) - Animal taming. - Sponge in the oceans. - Armor stands. - Slime blocks for bouncing items and entities. - Dynamite for rocket jumping. - Mob AI upgrade. - Backported ravines. - Implemented my version of beacons (No GUI, just multiblock with mob spawn prevention, potentially more effects in futurte). - Walking speed bonuses on certain materials to make road building practical. - Hundreds of bug fixes and QoL
Recent features
- Stone age survival. - doubled world height to 256 (compatible with old worlds) - Expanded nether. - Added arcane sorcery system.
Join Discord to discuss the mod or get test snapshots:
https://discord.gg/4GySNencr4
INSTALLATION
1. Download and install Java 8. 2. Download and install MultiMC or PrismLauncher. 3. Create a new b1.7.3 instance. 4. Download the latest MCS mod zip file from releases. 5. In Launcher, Select Edit > Version > Add to Minecraft jar > choose mcs-[version].zip 6. Play!
DO NOT install other mods alongside MCS as they are not compatible!
Survival Tips
- Check achievements, they can give you hints! - Dig gravel or loot zombies for flint. - Craft stone tools from flint. - Hunt spiders for string. - String is needed for stone pickaxe, and bed. - Dig clay and place it in the sun to dry. - Build furnace from bricks. - Tame animals with different foods. - Mix and match armor for defence bonuses. - Store armor on stands. - Control and right click to place down tools. - Use inventory shortcuts like number keys, dragging, control click. - Build roads for faster walking - Construct beacons for powerful effects. - Mine Nether ores to discover potion brewing and sorcery - don't let your guard down at night - your items linger for 20 minutes in loaded chunks so you have time to prepare for the trip back; late game you can use black sand to point in the direction of your corpse.

Notable Recipes
Spoiler
Recipe: Bed x1 Ingredients: - String - Cloth - Planks
Recipe: Cauldron and Arcane Table Ingredients: - Dormant rock
Potions: mix items and find out
Recipe: Saddle x1 Ingredients: - Leather
Recipe: Bucket Empty x1 Ingredients: - Ingot Gold
Recipe: Web x1 Ingredients: - String
Recipe: Dynamite x4 Ingredients: - Redstone x1 - Gunpowder x1 - Gunpowder x1 - String x1
Recipe: Tnt x1 Ingredients: - Dynamite - Paper
Recipe: Apple Gold x1 Ingredients: - Ingot Gold - Apple Red
Recipe: Compass x1 Ingredients: - Ingot Iron - Redstone
Recipe: Lapis Bricks x2 Ingredients: - Lapis - Clay
Recipe: Seared Bricks x4 Ingredients: - Seared Stone
Recipe: Grout x2 Ingredients: - Soul Sand - Gravel - Clay
Recipe: Brick Block x2 Ingredients: - Brick - Clay
Recipe: White Stone x1 Ingredients: - Cobblestone - Bonemeal
Recipe: Beacon x1 Ingredients: - Glass - Glow Stone - Obsidian
Recipe: Stone Bricks x4 Ingredients: - Stone
Recipe: Iron Grate x6 Ingredients: - Ingot Iron
Recipe: Slime Block x1 Ingredients: - Slime Ball
Recipe: Slime Ball x4 Ingredients: - Slime Block
Recipe: Barrel x1 Ingredients: - Wood Logs
Recipe: Armor Stand x1 Ingredients: - Fence - Stone Slab
Useful Java args
-XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:-UseAdaptiveSizePolicy -Xss1024K
You should allocate 1 gigabyte of RAM, old minecraft does not need much.
WARNING
Not compatible with other mods! No multiplayer yet. This is a hobby project of mine, althought I try to add content and bugfixes regularly, there is no guaranteed plan.
Credits
Mojang - the game itself and assets; RetroMCP - the tool I used to decompile, reobfuscate and build this mod; Birevan - Light Color modification; FloweChild - Piston packing code, game design ideas such as material walk speed, gloom, textures for barrel and creeper oysters. Bestsoft100 - help with dynamic block mining delay; alexchompski - light sensor, observer, spells textures, snowball idea. Krzysztof Pikes - new music
This project modifies obfuscated class files from Minecraft Beta 1.7.3, which is © Mojang AB and not open source. The author claims no ownership over the original Minecraft code. This mod is provided for educational and archival purposes only. No part of this project may be used commercially. Redistribution of Minecraft code remains subject to Mojang’s end-user license agreement (EULA).