FTB Utilities Mod (1.12.2, 1.11.2)— FTB Platform for Server

Last Updated Dec 18, 2022

The FTB Utilities mod is perfect for players using FTBLib. It brings a number of new tools and utilities to the FTB platform, making this mod a kind of direct upgrade to the original FTB mod. You get a few features that are just nice to have, like a friends list and tools for changing server configurations, which are excellent for players who prefer to go online with other people when playing Minecraft. You also have your world borders outlined for you, so you know how far the map will go in every direction before you even begin exploring.

FTB Utilities includes a simple guide system where you can import .txt files from outside of Minecraft, making them into books in-game. You can also claim chunks as your own, preventing other people from modifying blocks, opening doors, or looting chests within your sphere of influence. Anyone who has played on a Factions server before should understand this aspect of the mod nicely. Actually, this is excellent for anyone looking to host a Factions server, so if that sounds like you, then you should take a good look at FTBLib and the other mods related to it.

Features

Guide system – Introduces a fundamental way to write game guides that can be used in games. These can be written offline in plain text and imported into your client. This will allow anyone to write guides that can be used in games as tutorials etc.
Friends system – Self-explanatory, it’s an in-game friends system that is used for various other features such as…
Chunk Claiming – Players can now claim chunks preventing anyone but themselves and/or their friends from building or breaking blocks in that chunk. This is limited via config options.
Backup system – Back up your worlds on a regular basis.
Auto-restart timer – One of the best ways to maintain your server is regular restarts, this allows admins to automate the process.
World borders. Allows admins to effectively limit the size of any world with a 1.8 Minecraft like border. Borders can have a custom positions (default to 0,0) and size per-dimension
Inventory viewer – This command will allow admins to access any player’s inventory at any time online and easily add or remove items. Supports Baubles. (Personal note, this command is amazing)
Warps (/setwarp [ID], /warp [ID]) – Players can teleport to any location/dimension set by server admins
Config reloading with “/admin reload”
FriendsGUI, where you can see misc stats of users – Total play time, deaths, first time joined, last time seen, etc.
Safe spawn from mobs / Spawn PVP – Hostile mobs in the spawn areas won’t spawn and won’t be able to attack you. SpawnPVP blocks other players from attacking you.
MOTD on player login – Self Explanatory
Starting items – Want your players to have a set of tools or items when they first join the server, (Items are set in server config, in the format “minecraft:item_id size damage”)
Chat links – When someone posts a link in chat, and it’s not clickable, FTBU prints “[Link]” that you can click from the chat window.
JSON configs (Can be edited with “/admin config”)
Badges – Now, you can make and add custom badges to players that are playing on your server.

Commands

FTBLib

/reload – Reloads configs for server and clients
/ftb_worldID – Prints current world UUID
/ftb_mode list – Prints a list of available modes
/ftb_mode get – Prints current world mode
/ftb_mode set [mode] – Sets world mode to [mode]
/edit_config <ID> [group] [entry] [value] – Opens config Gui, if only 1st argument is given
/set_item_name [Name…] – Sets item display name for the held item, like an Anvil
/ftb_notify <player|@a> [notification Json…] – Sends a popup notification to player

FTB Utilities

/back – Teleports player to his last death location
/spawn – Teleports player to Overworld spawn
/tpl [player] – Teleports to [player] if he is online or last location if offline
/warp [ID] – Teleports player to server set warp [ID]

/admin invsee [player] – If a player is online, open his inventory. Armor on the left top row, Baubles on the right top row.
/admin setwarp [ID] – Sets warp [ID] to the current position of the player
/admin delwarp [ID] – Deletes warp [ID]
/admin unclaim – Unclaimed current chunk (The Future is now, Opens a GUI)
/admin unclaim_all <player | @a> – Unclaimed all chunks from all dimensions
/admin loaded_chunks – Opens a “guide” that shows all loaded chunks (from all mods) in all dimensions

/admin worldborder on|off – Enables/disables world border
/admin worldborder get [dim] – Prints world border size for dimension [dim]
/admin worldborder set [dim] [radius] – Sets world border radius for dimension [dim]
/admin worldborder center – Sets world border center to current player’s location
/admin worldborder center [x] [z] – Sets world border center to x, z

/admin player saveinv|loadinv <player|@a> – Saves/loads player inventory to/from “/local/ftbu/playerinvs/”
/admin player saveinv|loadinv <player> [custom name] – Saves/loads player inventory to/from “/local/ftbu/playerinvs/custom/”