Is this Minecraft’s BEST Parallel Timeline Mod?

Diverge - github.com/BlueStaggo/MCDiverge
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Minecraft Diverge shows what Minecraft alpha could've been, had it been coded differently. This is perhaps my favorite parallel timeline minecraft mod I've covered so far. If you're a fan of old minecraft nostalgic mods, Minecraft Diverge is for you! This is what Minecraft could have been. This is a minecraft alternate universe. So well, is Minecraft Diverge Minecraft's BEST parallel timeline mod??
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0:00 Introduction to the Mod
1:27 Magical Items / Late Game
4:15 New Biomes
5:48 New Mobs
6:31 Creative Mode
7:42 Notable Block Additions
9:08 My Personal Favorite Features
10:24 Concluding Thoughts

[@PaladinRyan]

holy cow, 20K! I can’t believe how fast this thing has grown this year. thanks so much to everyone who hangs out and listens to me talk about the game I love. 💜

[@tihoprskalo7719]

I thought you're a famous like others who reached easily 100K but has 1 million views :)

[@pumkin610]

You're welcome

[@stergie7010]

can you make a youtube videoon how to download this i tried the itructions but i couldn't get it to work

[@Rajesh-Koothrappali]

Your voice is relaxing and I’m really enjoying these alt timeline vids, love to see you do more! Also maybe some new mods that aren’t well known ? I actually started playing this mod because of you !

[@alexthetiger7806]

A lot of this sounds like it took a lot of inspiration from Terraria, as the ruby and sapphire staffs, wings, fallen stars, and some other things are in Terraria. It's cool to see a mixture of Terraria and Minecraft though, because I like both of the games and always wanted some things in Minecraft to be more like Terraria, such as more diverse weaponry

[@dewesafavor8275]

if i could only take one item from terraria to minecraft it would def be the magic mirror

[@DeMooniC]

@@dewesafavor8275 yeah but it should have limited uses and be expensive, maybe also a cooldown, since MC is nowhere near as dangerous as Terraria is, so theres no need for an item that is as OP as Terraria's magic mirror.

[@Brunoki22]

I think you'll like the Terrariacraft mod that's being developed...

[@MalaikaESC]

Hello terrarian ---- I agree, I was about to comment this.

[@Wisychu]

well i am actually making a simple magic weapons mod very inspired by terraria. it uses experience to power its attacks, and rewards accuracy with half of the xp you lose

[@bluestaggo]

Great showcase! Diverge is less of "what if we continued the alpha feel?" but instead "what if we threw that alpha feel out of the window?", especially mor so with 0.3. Diverge is going to have a big update releasing soon, with transformed world generation, new powerful items and new ways to build. I'm glad you enjoyed this mod!

[@PaladinRyan]

so excited for 0.3! Love your work Staggo!

[@gnu191]

Why throw it out for something that feels generic?

[@bluestaggo]

@@gnu191 Compared to vanilla Alpha, it isn't so generic. Diverge is a golden age Minecraft mod like none other.

[@chukuruls]

@@bluestaggo ???? we play alpha because the atmosphere and nostalgia... but is a lit boring and repetitive

[@u12bdragon]

Omg a port of some of these features into modern minecraft would be amazing. I've always wondered if there was a mod that "does everything" without needing other mods, like a single-mod modpack. I see thats the case with a lot of Alpha mods including yours because the game had so little features then. And the way you do it is amazing. This mod seems better that almost any mod pack because in almost every mod pack the base game is the same, it has the same base feel. This is the first video where I feel like it is a completely different game. Part of that may be because Alpha had relatively little features, where in modern day mc, the game has so many features that even if heavily modded, you are going to be running into vanilla features very frequently. Idk. Sorry for the ramble.

[@Clanps]

This feels heavily inspired by early Terraria with the magic, wings, stars and phantoms. When I watched the video all I could think about was how this reminded me of 2013-14 Terraria.

[@BaliTurtle]

Hello clanps

[@Clanps]

@@BaliTurtle hi

[@Benefactor25]

Hullo!

[@umamifan]

The moment I saw the star I was like “yep this must be terraria inspired”

[@monstrousmoss]

@@umamifansame

[@finniganflimblez3109]

the whole genre of "alternate timeline" minecraft mods where it stayed in the style of alpha/beta was not a genre i knew existed until i saw your reindev video, now it may be my favorite genre of anything ever

[@pagatryx5451]

Please look at 'Vintage Story'. It really feels like what would happen if these 'parallel development' mods were instead developed into a full game + its own engine. Just played it recently as an Alpha Minecraft player and...wow. It's, in my opinion, the best parallel timeline GAME for Minecraft. It manages to perfectly capture the feeling the early versions gave me. It's essentially what would happen if Minecraft took the direction of a more survival focused game and its more rustic elements. It feels calm and relaxing, whilst at the same time cold and unforgiving. As someone who felt like one of Minecraft's biggest problems was it became more and more 'fantastical' while targeting a younger target audience and thus, lighter overall atmosphere. Vintage Story gives me the 'chills' that early Minecraft did and it's amazing.

[@PaladinRyan]

I’ve never heard of this, checking it out for sure. Sounds amazing.

[@blockoutenvycatt]

@@PaladinRyan ive been playing it for around 20 hours so far,it really hooks you on amazingly.

[@Zartriix]

Fun fact since you mentioned the game feeling like a mod becoming its own thing, the developers behind Vintage Story actually started as Minecraft modders but abandoned their mod "Butterfly Mania" after 3 years due to complications of modding the game.

[@BebxOfficial]

THIS SEEMS SO COOL!!!!!!!

[@TVDaJa]

Wait that is just terrafirmacraft

[@jasonjasso666]

Parallel universe: Basically 3D Terraria

[@kennyalwaysdies1]

So many Terraria references in this mod

[@CorneliusSpencer]

The biggest thing I miss about these old versions was the old rendering. It looked sharper, almost garish, but charmingly lo-fi.

[@Lachrymogenic]

wait, a mod that has art that looks like it belongs in minecraft and encourages you to actually go outside and fight mobs? bro this mod is actually insane. never will you skip a night again because instead you actually have a reason to go out, get some stars, get magic items, reminds me a lot of terraria. i love the sound effects too!

[@caviestcaveman8691]

And do what with the magic items kill more mobs....laaaaaaame give me real endgame

[@pulo4790]

Hi Ryan, I never imagined that this genre of mod existed it’s quite interesting

[@GadgetMaNameJeff]

first ever time coming across minecraft mods???

[@herter6712]

@@GadgetMaNameJeff that's obviously not what he meant

[@No-OneSpecial000]

@@GadgetMaNameJeffthat’s not what he meant, please read the comment again!

[@Vaydore]

This is extremely fascinating to me. I've recently gain an interest in the alpha/beta versions of the game, despite not having been a player at the time of their release. However since these versions are more or less just a bare bones version of the game I'm used to, there aren't too many surprises or novelty when playing thru them, thats why mods like this, NSSS, reindev, and BTA are so interesting to me, because they are based in these versions I hold such an interest in, while also containing novelty with a very vanilla feel. Thanks you for covering these so called "alternate timeline" mods, as your videos are what have alerted me to these fascinating experiences

[@WackoMcGoose]

Probably the single biggest feature of Alpha that I still miss is _Winter Mode_ maps. My first (and so far only) self-created MC mod was about making it more fun, putting snow layering on non-solid block types (kinda like a feature Optifine has now, except I did it to stairs and other multi-level blocks), and even now, I'll still sometimes create a Buffet world of one of the snow-enabled biomes, do "/weather rain; /gamerule doWeatherCycle false" to make it permanently snowing, and try to being back that old feel... but what I truly long for is to be able to have it be "okay, normal world gen, all biomes and features and everything as normal, EXCEPT it's snowing everywhere regardless of the temperature or height parameters of a biome" (which apparently you can't do merely by redefining biome temps to all be 0, as that breaks biome placement).

[@sonicjhiq]

that star item was ripped straight out of terraria, but tbh terraria was onto something when it came to night only stuff, Minecraft should adopt that

[@gweebies]

This is really cute. I love seeing mods that come off as vanilla features of minecraft.

[@MrSimen132]

This reminds me of a version of Minecraft which is simply a bit more similar to Terraria; the mod looks like a really enjoyable time!

[@CurseKingdom3445]

Great video! I also recommend you the Better than Adventure mod, it’s another parallel timeline mod that shows what Minecraft could have been today if it kept going with the alpha aesthetic, with many unique things, such as seasons. I think there’s also plans for adding the Aether.

[@PaladinRyan]

Dahomey has a great video on BTA, which is why I haven’t covered it! He presented it perfectly, so not much more to add.

[@CurseKingdom3445]

@@PaladinRyan Oh yeah i saw that video, fine!

[@qrowing]

Haven't played Minecraft in years, maybe around a decade, but this video has convinced me to dive back in. Always been pretty nostalgic for this particular version (1.1.2_01) of MC, as this was when I had first bought the game way back. I had no idea there was a modding scene surrounding the more "old school" version of the game!

[@redpanda7789]

Damn, creative mode sounds really cool. Hope mojang adds one soon.

[@Achromatic_0]

nice terraria reference with the fallen stars. also i love alternative stuff like this, wont write an essay about it this time, but i just love it

[@junktin1750]

love all the parallel timeline type mods they look so cool!

[@valentinemiller8680]

It's amazing to see how much this channel has grown! I remember the first video I ever saw was about the 1.9 update and I've been watching since then, I feel this channel is a lot more authentic feelings than other Minecraft KZbin channels I watch and it's amazing to see this passion of yours gain a following. I can't wait to see this channel continue to grow!

[@PaladinRyan]

this means so much. thanks for sticking around :,)

[@Bluelampguy]

Hey man! Discovered your channel yesterday and subscribed right away. Your content is great, keep it up!

[@liliablue]

awesome video man! and congrats again on 20k!

[@ElectricSparx]

I remember seeing a trailer for this one a while back and thought "Oh, that looks neat," thanks for reminding me it exists. I should really try it out one of these days.

[@VanBurenOfficial]

Enjoyed this, to be honest I did fast forward through parts of it because it was a little slow but I'm subscribing and will keep watching the series!

[@theoncomingstorm7903]

If you like the 'alternative development' mods. The Better Than Adventure mod is worth a look. It's basically what if Beta 1.8 never existed. Relatedly, I think looking at the AlphaVer ARG could also be interesting.

[@carloseduardodesouzamattos8520]

MY GOD! This is exactly what I always missed in the new versions of Minecraft, the vivid alpha colors made me so happy, I always wondered why they changed this in my favorite game :(

[@No-OneSpecial000]

this man is looking at all the what I’ll call “parallel” mods so now it’s just the wait for better than adventure to be reviewed 🙏🙏

[@MattBG67]

I like the stamina bar x100000 times more than micromanaging the horrendous hunger bar

[@Wp-jv5ed]

Thankyou for covering this amazing mod ive been waiting for someone to cover it for ages staggo also released other mods too which are also brilliant like a beta terraria

[@NatetheNintendofan]

Okay now I know the download link is there heck yeah I'm going to install this the only disappointing thing is that's usually disappointing is there's no bosses

[@BoxBlair]

Although I haven’t dived into the goldenage modding scene, one day I would love to and these videos are great for brining light to them. Well made and appreciated

[@gnu191]

Too much of Terraria in it. No. It's not something Notch would ever make.

[@CubeAtlantic]

That is a relaxin' and new up to date thing in Minecraft i never even seen this before :D

[@th3fish]

I love these nostalgia mods, thanks for showing us these

[@kairu_b]

That's interesting! It is in alpha and yet, there's so many features and items, nice

[@pman56789]

Oh yeah, I was just playing this mod earlier! The amount of amazing mods for old Minecraft being made right now is amazing.

[@certified1075]

I like how it kept the green look, Minecraft would look way better that way

[@qrowing]

For real. Beta/Modern MC is too.. dim, I guess? A lot of it reminds me of the whole "PS3 color palette" with the blacks, browns, dark greens, and grays.

[@shminglington]

all i can think of is terraria…..

[@flameoguy3804]

This looks interesting, I hope to see more mods for older version in the future.

[@laser90]

I get major Alphaver vibes from this. *No spoilers, just a blurb ahead. Again read at your own risk* . I'm m talking the video by RetroGamingNow, which showcases a different and eerie branch of the normal minecraft evolution in alpha. The branch starts from a real version, Alphan1.0.16, but then continues with 1.0.16_05, 1.0.16_05_01 etc. Each of these "secret developer versions" get weirder, with new textures, features and a mysterious shadow player. And all of these a supposedly from the lost RubyDung

[@dehtyarUA]

One thing I’d like to say is that foxes somehow feel too different from everything else. Probably because of the art style, it’s like they are too modern (version wise)

[@EggEnjoyer]

It’s supposed to be modern. This ain’t meant to be old Minecraft. It’s Minecraft had it stayed down a certain development path

[@tapgames3465]

​@@EggEnjoyerif that's the case then we would see the mod having updated textures. It is both "If minecraft took a different path" And "Beta 1.7.3 mod that makes the game better"

[@TheEedis]

Parallel timeline mod: "What if Minecraft came up with Terraria ideas for it's game instead of Terraria"

[@SvengelskaBlondie]

"twice as fast as a regular furnace" Tekkit induction furnace: Pathetic!

[@dossiebigham9113]

I'd love to see a mod bring over alot of the cool and useful stuff options blocks snd features from newer versions into alpha i think a mod like that if done right would go so hard

[@priyapepsi]

I love "alternate branch]" mods like this and the Alpha versions ARG!

[@tehcrusher]

I LOVE seeing beta mods that diverge from what mc has become! btw, what is the mod the items on the bottom at 9:32 are from?

[@cheesypies5166]

I like some of these features, funny how some ideas ive thought of are implemented in this game if only i knew how to mod, then i could do them my way

[@AshleyBunnys]

Man this looks like fun, i love the magical bits 🥰

[@apexMX125]

Magic Staffs feels like "Heretic", A old Doom-Like Medieval Shooter Game

[@method2297]

This is one of the most underrated golden age mods, glad someone finally covered it!

[@BaldRice]

1:35 I dont know why everybody thinks this is a "problem" in older versions, its for that exact reason that old game worlds are super creative and cool and modern day worlds look like carbon copies of one another.

[@BaldRice]

and im not going to point any fingers but the ruby and sapphire staffs, stars falling out of the sky at night, wings, dont take a genius to figure out where they got these ideas.

[@LuxioLila]

What a great way to wake up thanks for the lovely

[@PaladinRyan]

good morning :D

[@akiraeatsguitarpicks491]

If only Hatsune knew what she was doing when making the game

[@oldminecraftvideosarchive1105]

There's a similar mod called "better than adventure" that continues from beta 1.7.3 in a different direction than the adventure update.

[@roycewinters145]

Yeah I love it

[@Kratos7560]

For the blaster, after fuel cost increase and smelting speed is considered, it is twice as fuel efficient.

[@4qu4h3x]

i would love to see gameplay videos of this mod ngl

[@RyPieEye]

Diverge has been on the play sometime list for me and this had given me the push to play sometime sooner :D

[@PaladinRyan]

it’s incredibly fun!

[@bluestaggo]

I'd suggest that you start playing once 0.3 releases. It is going to be epic!

[@Sour_Kandi]

I really like these types of mods! They remind me of the Minecraft Lilypad versions arg thing and i find that series super cool! Anyone who didn't watch it is missing out!

[@arlwiss5110]

its interesting to see this rise in modding for older versions

[@alface935]

The Snow Biome looks so great on this one!

[@strider_hiryu850]

considering a lot of these features have since been added, it would be cool to see a more updated edition of this mod built on a newer version of Minecraft. though i kinda doubt that will happen.

[@jaffa3717]

I'm not massively into the fantasy stuff but there's so much stuff I wish they'd actually add to vanilla Minecraft. Those new trees and wood types look great, especially maple

[@bbittercoffee]

Barely about the mod but the nostalgia I felt seeing the diamond/gold/iron block texture Oh my god it was so good

[@JoeysMunchkin]

Ever think to talk about any of the Legacy+ Teams mods (Classic+, Indev+)? Pretty cool stuff. (P.S. Infdev+ is in development so if ever need something else for future old school MC mod showcases).

[@Wismic]

this mod is crazy, wow. I love that this era of minecraft is getting more love from the modding community in 2023. Pre Adventure Minecraft was something else.

[@otistically]

Definitely will play that!

[@drtwo]

You know what you seem like a cool dude I wish you full sales and calm seas and the best of luck

[@thealmightyduck335]

I think it's crazy (in the best way) that people are still creating these really extensive mods for these super old versions of Minecraft.

[@batesfurness]

This is the first video that appeared to me related to this and felt the need to leave a comment. Man, I'm loving these videos so much and made me realize how I adore old nostalgic feels in videogames. I grew up with PE Lite, it was all I have (and unfortunately, still what I have LOL) and I remember doing so much nonsense. Thinking the arm was a wood stick, (probably because in my first Minecraft world I appeared in the water) trying to make a treehouse, thinking the zombie was person/villager or something, using feathers to attack (yeah right...) And discovering the table to create stuff MUCH later. I even tried to get rid of all the water of one world (terrible idea, the worlds were finite btw) and making a mob farmz which resulted in me realizing I couldn't switch from creative to survival sooo... Yeah, I was a dumb kid. And a really dark one because I sacrificed cows for something. ANYWAYS, I do know what the nostalgic feeling is, even if I didn't grew up with these amazing versions. I tried to find things like these in Bedrock but uh, there aren't many to be fair. Only small abandoned packs, which is a shame, more compared with seeing how much love it receives on Java. Hopefully, more people will see these and who knows? Probably us bedrock players will get an amazing thing like this too. Amazing video!

[@grinchyskellington]

The refabricator crafting recipe is literally kissing my eyes i love it

[@nobody2021]

it's funny how terraria used so much of minecraft and now this mod does it back with the fallen star mechanic thing

[@Scott...]

“What if Minecraft looked like this” mfs when they play Terraria:

[@acenio654]

The Recipe menu on R is NOT something all mods should implement. It just adds complexity. It increases chance for incompatibility, increases work for the mod author and decreases performance. It's way better that a task such as that gets extrapolated into its own thing whose main purpose is to do that one thing.

[@ideac.]

minecraft alternative uuniverse is always a great idea, it has been that way since the game was created

[@arcuatefiend]

I tried out this mod and it just crashed less than 5 minutes in every time I loaded it up. I brought my render distance down, added more ram, even tried it on a more powerful computer and it still wouldn’t stop crashing. The mod showcase is really cool looking still.

[@22locor]

So many "alternate timeline" mods for Minecraft struggle to feel like anything other than mods for older versions of Minecraft (I get it, that's exactly what they are). But what really makes them feel out of place is that they contain a lot of additions that I just can't see working in a vanilla Minecraft setting. Like I can't trick myself into being like "oh yeah, this is something the original dev team could've done if their creative process was slightly altered back in the day. Some examples of what I feel like just don't work in some of these mods: This has magic wands and an item duplicator that takes stars to power. ReIndev ripped the wendigo from DUSK (sounds + behaviors are 1:1).

[@Twiddle_things]

If anyone wants the ultimate parallel timeline experience play Minetest, at least one of the older versions. When we couldn't afford MC I'd play so much Minetest with my dad. It's free and just... augh. It feels like modded Minecraft from an alternate universe. Last time I played it was in, what, 2015? The mods(?) my dad and I played the most were Carbon (creative mode Minetest with a bunch of decorative blocks. Hell, even had trampolines if memory serves) and a Lord of the Rings one. There was nothing cooler than exploeing the structures and building treehouses into the big elven trees or whatever they were called. Our base was in a mountain near Mordor. Was nerve racking to see the towers and wrecked land out of the window. I remember finding dwarven mines nearby, too! Lots of iron. We eventually claimed a fortress/castle at one point. Soooo many memories. I remember being TERRIFIED of the mobs, even in creative. My dad would have to kill them for me. I remember him building this glass tunnel underwater and messing with the carpets, and me being scared of the rats. Oh the rats. I should revisit that game.

[@Twiddle_things]

I'm beginning to regret making this comment. SOOO much nostalgia! I could rant for hours upon hours 😂 I remember my dad watching mod showcases on the big TV. I'd just sit down and "oooh! aaah." I miss old Minecraft. It just isn't the same anymore. Minetest and alpha & beta Minecraft did and always will have these unique feels to them.

[@cyberneticsquid]

Minetest is awesome

[@Alex-hj2jd]

The best parallel timeline is what if Notch never sold Minecraft. What if the ultimate villain of Minecraft (Microsoft) was never a threat.

[@PP-ok2xt]

The falling stars are a direct inspiration from terraria

[@battlefox7614]

shoutout to them for just randomly adding foxes

[@kaijoswilman]

This somewhat reminds me of the "minecraft the right branch of development mod "

[@TerraKnight27]

i should mention because you brought up the vanilla creative menu, as of 1.19.3 it's WAY better organized

[@jwalster9412]

I love how there is so much effort into .akign this different to current day Minecraft, including making the spruce wood slightly different si it matches the rest of the wood, but then theres to fox, who is a straight rip from the modern game and doesnt have the developer art like the rest of everything else ingame.

[@randomcanadian6298]

So it's... "What if Notch stopped developing Minecraft and tried developing Terraria"?

[@sharkronical]

Honestly I'm shocked Minecraft doesn't give incentives for you to stay up (and in fact did the opposite with the Phantoms). Sure there are mobs spawning, but you can also find them underground. I think the Terraria's system of Fallen Star really needs to be in Minecraft.

[@ericksapinho]

This really makes Minecraft more like Terraria, and that's awesome

[@zMacah]

that is actually so cool

[@LooneyNuke]

One idea I gave is that should be able to put a ruby and a sapphire in a crafting table to create garnet. Put eight garnet together in an upside down chest plate shape to crate a gauntlet, which can give you the damage of an iron sword with extra knockback.

[@Legoless]

This is interesting, but not the direction I would've liked to see Minecraft take

[@mysticwastaken]

Terraria but 3d and congrats on 20k subs you deserve it.

[@multisplace3783]

A ruby and a sapphire. What a love story.

[@ecouto2359]

awesome mod!

[@OmarShtaiwi_]

The timing, just installed the game again. Gonna dwelve into this rabbit hole of golden age Minecraft? If that's the correct term lol.

[@wariodude128]

I honestly really wonder why a magic system hasn't been introduced to vanilla Minecraft yet considering how many mods add one such as Thaumcraft. Also, it must be an utter pain creating a mod for an early Alpha version of Minecraft in modern day. If a new dimension is added, I think they could add most if not all the stuff in here and hire the creators on as staff.

[@KidPrarchord95]

Whatever the reason is, I'm really glad that they haven't done it

[@pepearown4968]

Enchanting and brewing are sort of like magic systems.

[@wariodude128]

@@pepearown4968 Fair point, but I was thinking more along the lines of a magic bar that would empty out more and more as you cast spells with items or some such.

[@LieMac]

@@KidPrarchord95they should do it, but locked to post-dragon/post-wither so people on new worlds dont just skip diamond/iron weapons for magic weapons

[@alumlovescake]

This is a odd one. It feels over the top but somehow still kinda fits with the alpha style?

[@blu3260]

9:20 TooManyItems didn't have recipes, it was just a cheat menu, you're thinking of the mods that came after, like NEI and JEI. Edit: Also, with mods like NEI and JEI, registered recipes automatically get added, meaning the mod creators usually don't have to specifically add recipes to the menu unless they make a new type of machine or something.

[@brineeggliang5460]

Seems like a mod more focused on simply adding fun content, which is cool, albeit not very balanced since there are so many new items to help out the player with barely any new challenges (one new hostile mob doesn't justify the really powerful staffs IMO)

[@weakw1ll]

RUBY STAFF FEELS LIKE IT COULD BE REAL IN A PARALLEL VERSION FRFR

[@bluefacebaby3714]

i alwaysss wanted rubys and sapphires in the game they are just so beautiful and they should be very rare this would be sooo nice