BuildCraft Community Edition

An unofficial community continuation of BuildCraft, bringing the classic BuildCraft experience to newer Minecraft versions.

BuildCraft Community Edition (BCCE) is based on the newer foundation of BuildCraft 8.0.0, while restoring mechanics and content from BuildCraft 7.1.27 that were not completed or carried over into BC8, including robotics and building-related features.

The goal of the project is to preserve and continue the classic BuildCraft experience on newer Minecraft versions, restoring missing content and completing unfinished ideas from the original mod without changing its core identity.

Supported versions

• Minecraft 1.19.2 — Forge
• Minecraft 1.20.1 — Forge
• Minecraft 1.21.1 — NeoForge
• Minecraft 1.21.11 — NeoForge
• Minecraft 26.1.2 — NeoForge
• Minecraft 26.2 — NeoForge
• Minecraft 26.3 — NeoForge

Roadmap 2.1

• [✔] Drop support for 1.21.1 Forge
• [✔] Introduce the new API v2 system
• [✔] Add Forge Energy (FE) compatibility
• [✔] Port to 1.21.11 NeoForge
• [✔] Port to 26.x NeoForge
• [✔] Extend API v2 to version 2.1
• [-] Port to 1.20.1 Fabric
• [-] Port to 1.21.1 Fabric
• [-] Port to 1.21.11 Fabric
• [-] Port to 26.x Fabric

For Modpack Creators

Using BCCE in your modpack? I'd love to hear from you!

If you're a modpack creator using BCCE, please don't hesitate to reach out to me, no matter how small your modpack is. Whether it's played by thousands of people or just a small group of friends, I'm always happy to receive feedback and learn how BuildCraft fits into your project.

If you're experiencing compatibility issues, need integrations with other mods, or would benefit from additional configuration options to better fit BCCE into your modpack, feel free to get in touch. I'm more than willing to discuss your needs and work on improvements that could make BCCE a better fit for your project.

You can contact me through GitHub Issues, Discord DMs (@shipovskijkorp), or the My Discord server.

API v2.1

BuildCraft Community Edition provides a modern API v2, designed to offer a stable, loader-neutral interface for addons and integrations.

Version 2.1 significantly expands the public API, allowing addon developers to introduce custom pipe behaviours and flows, create new Robot Board programs, integrate custom machines and engines, and interact with BuildCraft's automation, robotics and blueprint systems.

The API exposes shared contracts through the buildcraft.api.v2 namespace, reducing the need for addons to depend on internal BuildCraft implementation classes.

The long-term goal is to make addons easier to develop and maintain across BCCE's supported Minecraft versions and future mod loader ports.

Documentation: BCCE API Documentation

Localizations

Starting with BCCE 8.0.24, translations are included directly in the main mod. The separate BuildCraft Community Edition Localizations addon is no longer required or supported.

If you want to improve existing translations or add a new language, you can contribute to the BCCE Localizations repository.

Addons developed by the BCCE team

IronTanks Community Edition

• CurseForge | Modrinth | GitHub

Additional Pipes for BuildCraft Community Edition (in dev)

• GitHub

Source code and issue reports

BuildCraft Community Edition is an open-source project. You can explore the source code, report bugs, suggest improvements or contribute to development on GitHub.

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker

Credits

Original BuildCraft

• CurseForge | Modrinth | GitHub

Special thanks to the original BuildCraft team and all contributors who made BuildCraft one of the most iconic technical Minecraft mods.

BuildCraft Community Edition is an unofficial community project based on BuildCraft 8.0.0 and BuildCraft 7.1.27. All original BuildCraft work belongs to its respective authors and contributors.

Community Edition Port

Developed and ported by:

• CurativeTree
• ShipovskijKorp
• Memesis414
• Smail

Thanks for helping with development:

• nightovl
• pietruszka
• Jimmy
• Louazgre
• RainBat