How To use 'Play Mode'

Nuclear Guitars' Core feature is combining a Guitar Strap and a Guitar in a crafting table to begin using Play Mode.

In order to use Play Mode, it's recommended to use the workaround of manually setting/removing keybinds. This is explained in the YouTube Tutorial / Showcase. (It makes modpacks easier as well if you don't wish to actually play the guitars outside of their block form.)

## Setting Up The Mod

### Using Binds.txt

1. **Run the mod** once.
2. Access the Minecraft Directory (***.minecraft***), and locate a text file known as "**options.txt**" (without quotation marks). This is where Minecraft logs key binds.
3. Find the **key\_key.ng.button** binds in *options.txt .* Replace them with the binds in **binds.txt** If done correctly, all the mod's binds in the *Controls* bind should be empty, allowing you to reset them as preferred.

## Classic Mode

This is the default style of the mod. There are 21 chords to play, with 2 variations of 7 major chords. The default keyboard chords emulate real guitar positions with a reasonable degree of accuracy.

## Chords Mode

Chords mode is, in essence, Classic Mode simplified. Ideally, this mode allows the inclusion of all types of keyboards and increases accessibility.

Chords mode grants 8 slots for different chords to be used, and contains the strum-speed feature as well. The **active chord** is denoted by the white-square overlay, and determines what chord will be played by the up/down arrow keys. To change the chord (of the active chord/slot), press spacebar. To swap slots, press the key that corresponds to that slot on the bottom-right.

## Fingerstyle Mode

Fingerstyle mode is the most difficult mode to master, yet also the most enhanced style of playing which can utilize advanced techniques such as anchoring the thumb onto the spacebar, and an understanding of chord shapes.

Because of the nature of the game, it seemingly does not allow a massive number of keys to be held down at once. However, the player is free to press as many keys in a row as they would like. When combined with chord shapes, this is very similar zto a guitar technique known as "Sweep-picking."

## Customizing Your Play Mode

You can change the color and guitar overlay of the default acoustic guitar in all three play modes. Simply hit "Change Theme" to cycle through 4 colors and their associated guitar style- Grey, Blue, Orange, and Red.

### Themes

The Blue Theme contains a Stratocaster.

The Orange Theme contains a Les Paul.

The Red Theme contains a very sharp-horned guitar.

### Change the 'Controls' Display

There is a command available to change the command display: /guitargui **show** [*Keys/Frets/Hidden*] Additionally, the command has a second function 'Theme' to change the color theme: /guitargui **theme** [*1/2/3*] .

## Overview

While the mod appeals to a musical background, the mod attempts to prevent pandering to a target audience with a bigger experimental role in mind with the mod's goal of exploring music and Minecraft's sound engine.

Play Mode's Realism:

* Emulates playing real guitar chords
* All sounds used for play mode are recorded classical guitar samples.
* The spacebar in Fingerstyle mode mimics muting the strings with the palm or wrist, although they ironically resemble noteblock sounds.
* Top-notch accuracy in the modelling of guitar blocks and their hardware (bridges, knobs, headstocks, neck heels, etc.)

Play Mode's Weaknesses:

* Minecraft's sound engine was not designated for cancelling sounds-heavily limiting fretboard possibilities such as Slides, Taps, and Pinch Harmonics.
* Fingerstyle's layout translates the fretboard to a keyboard. This debatably achieves an illusion of playing musical scales- but this is displayed poorly in-game due to minimizing overlapping keyboard notes (Many notes can be played on the same string, unrealistic fret patterns shown, etc.)
* Does not reflect tonal differences among the many guitars available- only the models.