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Latest version	BTW V3.97 (25th of August, 2012)
Release Date	?
MC Version	?
Thread	New Release! (BTW 3.97)
MCF Thread	Minecraft Forums

Introduction to Better Than Wolves

Better Than Wolves is a single-player Minecraft mod that not only adds new items and blocks, but also provides incredible functionality for engineering and design while maintaining the original feel of Minecraft. FlowerChild created BTW since he felt the full potential of the game was not being realized by Mojang for the amount of time they were putting into it. FlowerChild realized the time Mojang spent to create wolves in Minecraft Beta 1.4 and other features in previous releases could have been spent on something with much more functionality and gameplay value. As a result of this and other factors, Better Than Wolves was born on April 10, 2011.

Installation Guide

Installing a mod that requires multiple steps can be a daunting task. This guide breaks it down into a simple step by step process, in order to help you install Better Than Wolves properly.

Ages of Progression

Better Than Wolves is organized into distinct "Ages" that represent different stages of Steve's technological progress. Each Age in turn may be organized into separate Tiers that represent separate tasks that the player must achieve in order to progress to the next.

Beginner's Guide

New to the mod and need some help getting started? Then this is the page for you. Simple, condensed, straitforward guidance on what to do next without giving away all the strategies and automation options.

Mechanical Power

With the Better Than Wolves mod, the largest addition to Minecraft gameplay is the addition of mechanical power and mechanical devices such as Water Wheels, Wind Mills, Gear Boxes, axles, and other devices. All mechanical systems can be used in conjunction with redstone power. This addition to minecraft fleshes out the functional engineering aspect of the game and allows much more creativity in the systems a player may design and construct.

Other Additions and Changes

Besides adding a lot of new features the Mod contains some Miscellaneous Features giving BTW its own unique personality and provides endless entertainment for its players.
For a full list of additions and changes the mod provides, see the Better Than Wolves thread on the minecraft forums. You can also check the Blocks and Items section below for a list of blocks and items added by this mod, along with some quick information about them.

Add-Ons

An add-on is currently available to provide compatibility with the Buildcraft mod as well as add some of its own unique functionality. Although the mod is currently discontinued it is still compatible with better than wolves up to minecraft version 1.2.5. Please refer to the Better Then Buildcraft main page for information regarding this mod.

Hardcore Bucket

A new gameplay mode introduced by FC for both BTW and BTB that challenges the player to use existing water sources instead of moving or creating them.

Helpful pages

Recipe Lists
Evolution Zero	Evolution Zero's Recipe List (HTML) (Outdated)
Durandir	Durandir's Recipe List (PNG) (Outdated)
Community
FC Interview	FlowerChild answers to several questions about the mod and Minecraft Forge
Thread	The Mod's thread on the Minecraft Forums
Forum	The Mod's Official forum
Good Mixers	A list of some mods which synergise well with Better Than Wolves.
Wiki pages
Installation Guide	A helpful guide to help new users of mods install Better Than Wolves
Not a bug list	A list of things that come up frequently but are not bugs.
Frequent problems	A list of problems which occur frequently on the forum.
How to	A list of tutorials and showcase videos.
Texture Packs	A list of texture packs for the mod.
Ages of Progression	A list of the progression of technology and what the goals are for those ages.
Tech tree	Better than Wolves Technology tree
High Efficiency Recipes	A list of alternate recipies for vMC items/blocks using less resources
Change log	A list of changes in each new version of the mod.
Compatibility List	A list of mods BTW was tested against, and workarounds if any.

Blocks and Items

Name	Used For (As)	Age	Redstone	Mechanical Power	Detection	Production	Automation
Anchor	Connection	AoW 1	X	X	X	X	X
Anvil	Crafting	aNA 1	X	X	X	Refined Tools & Stone Panels	X
Armor Plate	Raw Material	aNA 1	X	X	X	Plate Armor	X
Axle	Mechanical Power Distribution	AoW 2	X	Input & Output	X	X	X
Bellows	Fanning (Stoking) Fire	AoW 5	X	Input	X	Stroked Fire (Two flame high)	X
Belt	Raw Material	AoW 3	X	X	X	Saws & Bellows	X
Block Dispenser	Placing Blocks, Hidden Doors & Floodgates	AoW 6	Input	X	X	X	Mining & Farming
Blood Wood	Crafting	AoW 4	X	X	X	X	X
Blood Wood Sapling	Planting	AoW 4	X	X	X	X	X
Broadhead	Raw Material	aNA 1	X	X	X	Broadhead Arrow	X
Broadhead Arrow	Ammo	aNA 1	X	X	X	X	X
Buddy Block	Detection	aNA 1	Output	X	Block Updates	X	X
Cement Bucket	Building	AoW 6	Input	X	X	Stone	X
Candle	Raw Material	AoW 5	X	X	X	Infernal Enchanter	X
Canvas	Aesthetics	aNA 1	X	X	X	X	X
Carbon Powder	Raw Material	AoW 4	X	X	X	Nethercoal	X
Column	Aesthetics	aNA 1	X	X	X	X	X
Companion Cube	Aesthetics	AoW 6	X	X	X	X	X
Companion Slab	Aesthetics	AoW 6	X	X	X	Companion Cube	X
Composite Bow	Weapon	AoW 5	X	X	X	X	X
Concentrated Hellfire	Raw Material	AoW 4	X	X	X	Hibachi	X
Corner	Aesthetics	AoW 3	X	X	X	X	X
Crucible	Refining Steel & Re-smelting	aNA 1	X	X	X	Steel & Metal Ingots	X
Detector Block	Detection	aNA 1	Output	X	Anything in front	X	Farming & Traps
Detector Rail Variants	Rail Detection	AoV	Output	X	Minecarts: Any, Occupied & Player	X	Railway
Donut	Food	AoW 1	X	X	X	1/2 Heart	X
Dung	Tanning Leather & Foul Food	AoV	X	X	X	X	X
Dynamite	Raw Material	AoW 5	X	X	X	Mining Charge	X
Fabric	Raw Material	AoW 2	X	X	X	Wind Mill	X
Filament	Raw Material	AoV	X	X	X	Powered Light Block	X
Flour	Raw Material	AoW 1	X	X	X	X	X
Foul Food	Nothing	AoW 3	X	X	X	X	X
Gear	Raw Material	AoW 1	X	X	X	X	X
Gear Box	Mechanical Power Distribution & Control	AoW 2	Input	Input & Output	X	X	X
Glue	Raw Material	AoW 5	X	X	X	Wood Blade & Haft	X
Grate	Hopper Filter	AoW 4	X	X	X	X	Filtration
Ground Netherrack	Raw Material	AoW 4	X	X	X	X	X
Haft	Raw Material	aNA 1	X	X	X	Refined Tools	X
Hand Crank	Mechanical Power Generation	AoW 1	X	Output	X	Mechanical Power	X
Hellfire Dust	Raw Material	AoW 4	X	X	X	X	X
Hemp	Raw Material	AoW 1	X	X	X	X	X
Hemp Fiber	Raw Material	AoW 1	X	X	X	X	X
Hibachi	Making Fire	AoW 5	Input	X	X	Fire	X
Hopper	Sorting	AoW 4	Output	Input	Inventory Status	X	Drop Management & Filtration
Infernal Enchanter	Enchanting	aNA 1	X	X	X	Enchanted SFS Equippment	X
Kiln	"Firing" (Uncooked) Pottery	AoW 6	X	X	X	Vase, Crucible, Planter & Urn	X
Lens	Infinite Uses	aNA 1	Input	X	All entities and blocks with the 128 block range	X	Infinite
Light Block	Light source	AoW 1	input	X	X	X	X
Mill Stone	Production	AoW 1	X	Input	X	Hemp Fiber, Scoured Leather, Flour, Ground Netherrack, Sugar & String	X
Mining Charge	Demolition	AoW 5	Input	X	X	X	X
Moulding	Raw Material & Aesthetics	AoW 3	X	X	X	X	X
Nether Brick	Raw Material & Aesthetics	AoW 5	X	X	X	X	X
Nethercoal	Fuel	AoW 4	X	X	X	X	X
Nether Sludge	Raw Material	AoW 5	X	X	X	Nether Brick	X
Nether Groth	Demon Hellspawn	AoW 6	X	X	X	X	X
Obsidian Pressure Plate	Detection	aNA 1	Output	X	Player	X	X
Padding	Raw Material	AoW 2	X	X	X	X	X
Panel	Raw Material & Aesthetics	AoW 3	X	X	X	X	X
Pedestal	Aesthetics	aNA 1	X	X	X	X	X
Planter	Planting without water	AoW 6	X	X	X	"Safe" Farms	Farming
Plate Armor	Protection	aNA 1	X	X	X	X	X
Platform	Aesthetics & Elevators	AoW 2	X	X	X	X	X
Potash	Raw Material	AoW 5	X	X	X	X	X
Powered Light Block	Illumination	AoV	Input	X	X	Light	X
Pulley	Elevators & Gates	AoW 2	Input	Input	X	X	X
Redstone Eye	Raw Material	aNA 1	X	X	X	Detector Block	X
Refined Tools	Standard Tool Use	aNA 1	X	X	X	X	X
Rope	Raw Material & Climbing	AoW 1	X	X	X	X	X
Sail	Raw Material	AoW 2	X	X	X	X	X
Saw	Cutting	AoW 3	X	Input	X	Planks, Panel, Moulding, Corner, Gear & Companion Slab	Tree Farming
Saw Dust	Raw Material	AoW 3	X	X	X	Dynamite	X
Scoured Leather	Raw Material	AoW 3	X	X	X	X	X
Slats	Hopper Filter	AoW 4	X	X	X	X	Filtration
Soulforged Steel	Raw Material	aNA 1	X	X	X	X	X
Soul Dust	Raw Material	aNA 1	X	X	X	Saw Dust & Soul Urn	X
Soap	Raw Material	AoW 5	X	X	X	X	X
Soul Urn	Raw Material	AoW 6	X	X	X	Soulforged Steel & Block Dispenser	X
Stewing Pot	Cooking & Rendering	AoV	X	X	X	Cooked Food, Tanned Leather, Glue & Tallow	Food Production
Strap	Raw Material	AoW 3	X	X	X	X	X
Tallow	Raw Material	AoW 5	X	X	X	Dynamite & glue	X
Tanned Leather	Raw Material	AoW 3	X	X	X	X	X
Tanned Leather Armor	Protection	AoW 3	X	X	X	X	X
Turntable	Rotating Blocks & Redstone Circuitry	AoW 6	Input	Input	X	Unfired Pottery	X
Unfired Pottery	Raw Material	AoW 6	X	X	X	X	X
Urn	Raw Material	AoW 6	X	X	X	Soul Urn	X
Vase	Aesthetics & Hiding an Item	AoW 6	X	X	X	X	X
Water Wheel	Mechanical Power Generation	AoW 3	X	Output	X	Mechanical Power	X
Wicker	Hopper Filter & Raw Material	AoW 2	X	X	X	X	Filtration
Wind Mill	Mechanical Power Generation	AoW 2	X	Output	X	Mechanical Power	X
Wolf Chop	Food	AoV	X	X	X	Uncooked: 1 1/2 Hearts Cooked: 4 Hearts	X
Wood Blade	Raw Material	AoW 3	X	X	X	Water Wheel	X
Wool Slab	Aesthetics	AoW 3	X	X	X	X	X