Loading chunks (Help Request)

[AstroEngiSci]

In my mod, I've noticed a problem where I am trying to update information in a TileEntity that has been unloaded. There isn't really a way to get around this except loading the chunk the block is in, just long enough to update the data I need.

 

However, I have no idea how to load/unload a chunk, because I am a total n00b. Any help is appreciated.

 

My code: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/7295390

[Hirvio]

From what little i have experimented with this i found out

 

Chunk c = worldObj.getChunkFromBlockCoords(xCoord, zCoord);

worldObj.getChunkProvider().loadChunk(c.xPosition, c.zPosition);

 

Loads it some what well but i have no idea how often to call it to make it efficient and anything like that.

[AstroEngiSci]

That doesn't appear to be helping any. Somehow my getBlockTileEntity call is returning null, so either it's a problem with that, or that code just isn't loading the chunk. I've tried changing worldObj to world (since I pass the world in my function call) and that sill didn't work. I'm at a loss.

[GotoLink]

You shouldn't load the chunk.

 

If the chunk isn't loaded, save the changes somewhere, and send them to the tile entity when the chunk is loaded, using ChunkEvent.Load.

[AstroEngiSci]

I'm not sure how to use ChunkEvent.Load, can you please explain?