Creating a block with infinite terrain files

[critter1227]

So, first i am new at modding and such, but i have plans for a mod that adds many blocks for creative purposes. To make my life easier i want to use a terrain file instead of individual 16-bit files. The tutorial* for making the files (as far as i know) doesn't show how to make the blocks read off of the files, so i only get a white block with a black dot. Does the code go directly on the mod_**** file or the block file and where?

 

  public static final Block DarkBrick= new CreatixBlockDarkBrick(340, ModLoader.addOverride("/terrain.png", "/CamelMod/CamelOre/terrain/titaniumore.png")).setHardness(3F).setResistance(5F).setStepSound(Block.soundStoneFootstep).setBlockName("DarkBrick");

 

* http://minecraftforge.net/wiki/How_to_use_infinite_terrain_and_sprite_indexes

[mrkirby153]

Make sure that you are preloading the textures using MinecraftForgeClient.preloadTexture(texture file location); and your creatxdarkbrick implements ITexture provider. I could help you more if you attached your source code

 

 

-mrkirby153

[atrain99]

There's a great tutorial on the forge wiki about this.

[critter1227]

Heres the code, i mainly have two problems i can explain better now.

 

mod_Creatix.java

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package net.minecraft.src;

 

import net.minecraft.src.forge.MinecraftForgeClient;

 

public class mod_Creatix extends BaseMod

{

        public static final Block darkBrick = new CreatixBlockDarkBrick(390, ModLoader.addOverride("/terrain.png", "/CamelMod/CamelOre/terrain/titaniumore.png")).setHardness(3F).setResistance(5F).setStepSound(Block.soundStoneFootstep).setBlockName("darkBrick");

        public static final Item creatix = (new Item(389)).setIconIndex(0).setItemName("creatix");

        public mod_Creatix()

        {

               

        }

 

        public void load()

        {

          MinecraftForgeClient.preloadTexture("/Creatix/Build.png");

          MinecraftForgeClient.preloadTexture("/Creatix/Items.png");

                ModLoader.registerBlock(darkBrick);

                ModLoader.addName(darkBrick, "Dark Brick");

                ModLoader.addName(creatix, "Creatix");

        }

 

        public String getVersion()

        {

                return "0.0.1";

        }

}

 

 

CreatixBlockDarkBrick.java

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package net.minecraft.src;

 

import java.util.Random;

 

import net.minecraft.src.forge.ITextureProvider;

 

public class CreatixBlockDarkBrick extends Block implements ITextureProvider

{

        public CreatixBlockDarkBrick(int i, int j)

        {

                super(i, j, Material.rock);

        }

       

        public String getTextureFile()

        {

                return "/Creatix/Build.png";

        }

       

        public int quantityDropped(Random par1Random)

        {

            return 1;

        }

       

}

 

CreatixItemCreatix

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package net.minecraft.src;

 

import java.util.Random;

 

import net.minecraft.src.forge.ITextureProvider;

 

public class CreatixItemCreatix extends Block implements ITextureProvider

{

        public CreatixItemCreatix(int i, int j)

        {

                super(i, j, Material.rock);

        }

       

        public String getTextureFile()

        {

                return "/Creatix/Items.png";

        }

       

        public int quantityDropped(Random par1Random)

        {

            return 1;

        }

       

}

 

1. I don't see a way that CreatixItemCreatix is linked to "  public static final Item creatix = (new Item(389)).setIconIndex(0).setItemName("creatix");" So i'm not sure if i messed up there.

 

2. I don't know the string to declare where the block dark bricks texture will be, since i'm using an infinite terrain file.

 

I hope thats all info, but reply if you need more to help.

[atrain99]

You copied the tut exactly....

[critter1227]

sorry, i was rushed, the only same parts that i would change are the file paths.

 

*updated*

[atrain99]

  On 8/8/2012 at 2:11 AM, critter1227 said:

sorry, i was rushed, the only same parts that i would change are the file paths.

 

*updated*

Um, the dark brick thing is not right. It needs to just have the index of the block in your sprite sheet. You also need to make the folders in the <MCP folder>/jars/minecraft.jar.

So you would make the folder Creatix in it and have build.png and Items.png.

[Elusivehawk]

  On 8/8/2012 at 2:37 AM, atrain99 said:

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sorry, i was rushed, the only same parts that i would change are the file paths.

 

*updated*

Um, the dark brick thing is not right. It needs to just have the index of the block in your sprite sheet. You also need to make the folders in the <MCP folder>/jars/minecraft.jar.

So you would make the folder Creatix in it and have build.png and Items.png.

 

And then you use vanilla's getBlockTextureFromSideAndMetadata() function in order to tell Minecraft where on your new terrain file is the texture you want to use.

[critter1227]

alright thanks

[OvermindDL1]

Also, do not static construct your blocks, construct them in load().

[Elusivehawk]

  On 8/8/2012 at 6:21 PM, OvermindDL1 said:

Also, do not static construct your blocks, construct them in load().

 

...Stupid question, but: Why?!

[Axalto]

  On 8/9/2012 at 12:03 AM, Elusivehawk said:

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Also, do not static construct your blocks, construct them in load().

 

...Stupid question, but: Why?!

I'm gonna go from a guess here and say it's because the load function was made specifically to load the mod and if there was an error initializing a block of should appear during the load() and not during the constructor of the mod.

[OvermindDL1]

Because when you static construct you cannot set ID's dynamically or handle failure conditions properly, nor can other mods bind to you properly or vice-versa, whole host of issues.  Just do not do it.