Areas

Evidence

Ran on Kiln's test stand (2026-11-04): ModFabric did not start: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: 'java.util.Optional net.fabricmc.loader.api.FabricLoader.getModContainer(java.lang.String)'; ModFabricClient did not start: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: 'java.util.Optional net.fabricmc.loader.api.FabricLoader.getModContainer(java.lang.String)'.

What it needs from Kiln

• com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.Window
• net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.command.v2.ClientCommandRegistrationCallback
• net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.command.v2.ClientCommands
• net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.command.v2.FabricClientCommandSource
• net.fabricmc.fabric.api.event.EventFactory
• net.fabricmc.fabric.api.event.lifecycle.v1.ServerTickEvents
• net.fabricmc.fabric.api.event.lifecycle.v1.ServerTickEvents.StartLevelTick
• net.minecraft.client.gui.screens.inventory.HangingSignEditScreen
• net.minecraft.client.gui.screens.inventory.SignEditScreen
• net.minecraft.commands.CommandSourceStack
• net.minecraft.commands.Commands
• net.minecraft.util.ARGB
• net.minecraft.util.Mth
• net.minecraft.world.level.block.SignBlock
• net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity
• net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntityTypes
• net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.SignBlockEntity
• net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.SignText
• net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.SignText.Mutable
• net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.SignTextSlot
• Minecraft.getWindow()
• GuiGraphicsExtractor.pose()
• BlockPos.closerThan()
• BlockPos.distSqr()
• ServerLevel.getBlockEntity()
• Player.position()
• Player.tickCount
• Level.getBlockEntity()

On the roadmap: Minecraft's libraries and client API (0.2), Code next to data (0.3), Machines (0.4)

In the author's words

✍️ Create custom named regions/towns/zones with a radius using signs, with join/leave messages via GUI.

Scan

Scanned on 4 November 2026 against Kiln 0.2.0, file areas-26.3.0-7.0.jar. The scan reads the mod's classes; it does not run them.