- Good question! I am Aizistral, Java and a bit of a web developer. You
- might know me for my Minecraft mods, which have over 15 million
- downloads combined. I have authored widely known mods such as
+ I am many things, but of those most likely relevant to you - a Minecraft
+ mod developer and content creator. I am widely recognized for my mods,
+ which have dozens of millions of downloads combined. I have authored
+ well-known mods such as
Who the hell am I?
href="https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/no-chat-reports"
target="_blank"
>No Chat Reports, although only the latter two currently receive my active maintenance.
+ >.
+
I have a particular passion for legacy modding. Most of my experience as
a Minecraft player was on modded 1.7.10, and this is the version I could
@@ -96,50 +98,33 @@
Who the hell am I?
>, in an attempt to create truly unique modpack experience. When these
tools stopped being sufficient I turned my sights to modding, and as
such my first mod was coded. With only a few simple items to serve as
- crafting ingredients - it wasn't much to look at; but such was the
+ crafting ingredients - it wasn't much to look at. But such was the
beginning of my path as mod developer, and I still cast an occasional
longing sight in the direction of these simpler times. I do not play
- Minecraft much any longer, but there are projects there to which I keep
- coming back, including a
- fork of ForgeGradle
- and some backporting initiatives such as
- Grimoire API.
+ Minecraft much any longer, but when I do, it is usually on that dusty,
+ old version.
- Also I run a small YouTube channel. In fact I did for a long time, but
- its "real" beginning can be traced to the announcement of chat reporting
- as part Minecraft's infamous snapshot
+ In my time, I spearheaded the community-driven investigation into the
+ chat reporting system, announced as part of Minecraft's infamous
+ snapshot
22w24a, when I have decided to speak to Minecraft community about its
- countless flaws and concerns it gave rise to. Since then I've made quite
- a few videos in an attempt to raise awareness, explain technical sides
- of the system and prevent the spread of misinformation about it.
- Presently I do not have clear directions on where to take the channel
- from there, but rest assured I'll figure something out.
-
-
- Regarding my other interests - programming is an easy-to-guess one. I
- liked writing at one point, but my works enjoyed limited popularity
- where I published them, and ultimately I could not foster the patience
- required to keep doing it as a hobby with no clear payoffs. Perhaps I
- will come back to that when I am older and financial security is less of
- a concern.
+ >. I posted a few videos on my YouTube channel in an attempt to raise
+ awareness about this system, as well as explain countless flaws and
+ concerns it had. Those remain my most viewed to date. There are also a
+ couple articles I wrote on the subject, which you can find in the
+ publications section below.
- Quite as expected I also play videogames, with Stellaris, Hollow Knight,
- Hades, Darkest Dungeons and Vintage Story being some of my favorites.
- Most recently I started playing Among Us, just to see what all the memes
- were all about, and it actually turned out to be not too bad, especially
- since it was my first multiplayer experience in a long time.
+ These days you can find me tending to my Discord server, where I chat
+ about all things human, as well as announce new developments in my
+ projects. I continue to maintain my existing projects, insofar they
+ remain in-demand. Occasionally I stream on Twitch, mod development and
+ games alike. Feel free to hit me up on either of these platforms to say
+ hello.
My projects
@@ -187,7 +172,7 @@
My YouTube videos
link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH_q7ZuCJs0"
image="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/48H5nMQ_8Yg/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCNACELwBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLBnx63LpoGGgU-IWHJUyXQkdHG54A"
duration="6:42" title="Chat Reporting in Minecraft 1.19.3: The End
- of..." views="20K+" date="January 19, 2023" %} {% include
+ of..." views="30K+" date="January 19, 2023" %} {% include
youtube_thumbnail.html
link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH_q7ZuCJs0"
image="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gH_q7ZuCJs0/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCNACELwBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLCCw6_Ws7sZV0DlSXHO6ADIyRsVwg"
@@ -197,11 +182,11 @@
My YouTube videos
link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DobmW1ZUcbQ"
image="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DobmW1ZUcbQ/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCNACELwBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLDChA_uZoYrauKkjZpGhXQdQSgo7A"
duration="48:08" title="Chat Reporting in Minecraft 1.19.2: Is
- Everything Fixed?" views="30K+" date="August 7, 2022" %} {% include
+ Everything Fixed?" views="40K+" date="August 7, 2022" %} {% include
youtube_thumbnail.html
link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X_SlIOLliQ"
image="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0X_SlIOLliQ/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCNACELwBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLBKmAMyMy1jzkLtkrcXIsSoXWfU7w"
- duration="23:37" title="Minecraft 1.19.84: Is This War?" views="150K+"
+ duration="23:37" title="Minecraft 1.19.84: Is This War?" views="160K+"
date="July 6, 2022" %}
@@ -290,7 +275,7 @@
Where I dwell
You can find me on following platforms:
-
+
{% include platform_button.html url="https://github.com/Aizistral"
svg="/assets/icons/github.svg" name="GitHub (Aizistral)" padding="2px"
%} {% include platform_button.html
@@ -305,7 +290,9 @@