add: Dec - Mid Feb update post

chore:  add spelling livestream to workspace setting

Author: ToffeeMax

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+        "Gamemode",
+        "livestreams",
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+---
+title: Mid-February 2023 Project Update
+tags:
+  - all
+  - updates
+date: 2023-04-09 17:34:26
+excerpt: An update on the state of the project from December 2022 to February 2023
+author: ToffeeMax
+---
+
+> "Blow the dust off after christmas, loosening a few belt holes and running off that gained project weight" - ToffeeMax
+
+Welcome
+-------
+
+Hello: Welcome to this VERY late post. It is covering changes from December to Mid-Feb (16th February)!
+
+There may be some items missed, so do not take this update post as the true gospel; use it as a headline update about the amazing health of the Gamemode 4 project!
+
+GitHub
+------
+
+Here is a run down of changes to the datapacks/GitHub side of the project.
+
+Note: This is a set of headline changes, things may have been missed.
+
+### Feature Changes
+
+Bloo: Bug fix for charcoal blocks - now use wheat instead of only logs in autocrafter [(#830)](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/Gamemode4Dev/GM4_Datapacks/pull/831&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1681061831186262&usg=AOvVaw275G4AAOX-uhz-OvOUy3_T)
+
+Thanathor: Combat Expanded Balance Patch [(#816)](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/Gamemode4Dev/GM4_Datapacks/pull/816&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1681061831187024&usg=AOvVaw2d8d-3b6UepYSfqhSDp-zV)
+
+* More information and specifics can be [read here at this gist](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://gist.github.com/ToffeeMax/6f9396e281638f36d6d311643fc789f5&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1681061831187717&usg=AOvVaw3qEAh7pHkEB_b2Mlzi00rc)
+
+### Technical Changes
+
+JP12: Fix Autocrafter issues, remove item deletion duplication grip [(#826)](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/Gamemode4Dev/GM4_Datapacks/commit/4e2508388acc180316aeb88550cd20adcdaa00c3&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1681061831188637&usg=AOvVaw04g21B_qOlbySc1DP00iMd)
+
+* Fixes TNT not being autocraftable
+* Fixes issue where some items in UI are modified incorrectly
+
+JP12: Fix TP Jammer item name [(#829)](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/Gamemode4Dev/GM4_Datapacks/pull/829&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1681061831189582&usg=AOvVaw3-cqPDL1IaiOHN7Oob6s5O)
+
+* Loot table for TP Jammers gave them the name TP Anchor
+
+Special: Fix Tunnel Bore rail drops[(!f889e88)](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/Gamemode4Dev/GM4_Datapacks/commit/f889e88d5f37c8ac1eafff5d46838d523499a5eb&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1681061831190263&usg=AOvVaw0EBBSonjhgTY_u_TE3BfG3)
+
+* Now allowsTunnel Bores to drop rails they have in their inventory when broken
+
+Misode: Roll-out of Beet 2 [(#828)](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/Gamemode4Dev/GM4_Datapacks/commits/master&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1681061831190927&usg=AOvVaw1LHbviSwurw-qW0Ruyq4Cu)
+
+* Beet allows Gamemode 4 to run Python script by a GitHub action upon commit
+* This means modules with repetitive source code can generate those files using Python (e.g. Autocrafters can automatically generate all the recipes)
+
+Bloo: Fix Critical Combat expanded bug [(!baecc20)](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/Gamemode4Dev/GM4_Datapacks/commit/baecc20ebaaac26f8ed1468c46f5a4ecb1354bc0&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1681061831191789&usg=AOvVaw0nwy3OScFWY7udlFoKoWuE)
+
+* An unintended selector could cause server crashes via infinite mob spawning. This fixes the issue
+
+Misode: Plethora of project integration fixes
+
+* Fix incorrect meta,json format on site [(!793e7f3)](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/Gamemode4Dev/GM4_Datapacks/commit/793e7f37a843518b8a5e83e4ab52262d867aaf98&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1681061831192437&usg=AOvVaw1-ceGHX9_M8XSD7LQlA4LL)
+* Fix error in Dripleaf Filters meta [(!1cbc67a)](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/Gamemode4Dev/GM4_Datapacks/commit/1cbc67aec4d6481e7ea1789100bef04fd14bcb07&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1681061831192989&usg=AOvVaw149fL9mK0AGXX383S5m6-o)
+* Fix Metallurgy beet.yaml missing lib\_lore [(!b23f2dd)](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/Gamemode4Dev/GM4_Datapacks/commit/b23f2dde255d8a86bc9488a27f1ca080a038a980&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1681061831193432&usg=AOvVaw3qgY3wYymiYSYnz8I0WAbV)
+* This would cause a Beet build of Metallurgy to fail, since it did not pull all required libraries
+
+Wiki
+----
+
+Epyon: Forming Press recipes updated to reflect the 1.19 update
+
+* Mud Bricks and Deepslate Bricks have been added with the standard recipe of 8 items surrounding 1 Clay Ball, creating 16 of the brick type item and skipping one process/step
+
+YouTube
+-------
+
+We've released two horizontal videos since November and a plethora of livestreams and shorts.
+
+### Livestreams
+
+Gamemode 4 has a series called "Gamemode 4 Toolbox"; these are designed to either showcase new features upcoming in GM4, livestreaming development, or developing concepts.
+
+These are currently infrequent, and are usually announced via our [Discord](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://gm4.co/discord&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1681061831194888&usg=AOvVaw3AO4Iv9XcShEcabahgOuLS) by adding the ` @stream notifications`role in #bot. 
+
+#### Beet Development Livestream
+
+<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YBHn1oLarZs?controls=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+This expands on the new Beet 2 development pipeline that Gamemode 4 is now using [(#828)](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/Gamemode4Dev/GM4_Datapacks/commits/master&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1681061831196082&usg=AOvVaw0EX1Ur-O-Byvw8JzbFgGHk). 
+
+#### Spawner Minecarts
+
+<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Vdn0HqgSFsM?controls=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+Spawner Minecarts has not been revisited since the 1.13 update, with the original concept created by Eease for Hermitcraft Gamemode 4.
+
+> "Be it a lack of will to innovate or an over-nerf, the state of Spawner Minecarts was dire, and it felt like a relic from another time; too complicated for what it's supposed to be." - Bloo
+
+### Shorts
+
+#### What is a Custom Crafter?
+
+<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HJrExFVXqxI?controls=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+The recipe of a custom crafter changed! This short aimed to show new players and old how the customer crafter recipe was modified during the machine blocks update.
+
+### Horizontal Video
+
+#### What is the Ramble?
+
+<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xZVaf--Xc4o?controls=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+Public Server 9 has (now completed) the Ramble! This video was made to explain the location of the Ramble, and how to access it. 
+  
+You can still explore the Ramble now and do the puzzles. It is best to take along a group of friends to complete it!
+
+#### Supercut of the World Tour
+
+<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6xVyrTyJX7I" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+The closing of Public Server 8 had some interesting moments. This is a supercut of the most suspect.
+
+-----------------------------
+
+Some credits to those who helped produce this:
+
+* Epyon: Helping draft some sections
+* Sparks: Invaluable proofreading
+
+Thanks for reading!
+