[SOLVED][1.6.4] How to sync mob's custom field between client and server?

[AXELTOPOLINO]

Hello guys,

I feel pretty newbie asking this, but I'm not sure what's the best way to do it.

 

I have a mob that has got the custom field "species". Depending on this value, the client must render a different model. So how can I sync this value between server and the clients? I don't want to use the dataWatcher for this so small and "easy" thing. Do you know any better way?

 

Of course "species" value is set only when the mob is created the first time, then it's saved in the NBT but it will never change.

 

Thanks in advance,

Axel

[TheGreyGhost]

Hi

 

Three ideas-

(1) turn your single entity into two entities that share all the same code except for that one field

(2) datawatcher (to be honest this is actually not so bad)

(3) custom data packet

 

I'd recommend the datawatcher myself, or splitting into two entities.

 

-TGG

[AXELTOPOLINO]

Thanks TGG,

but I solved using IEntityAdditionalData interface. Nice ideas anyway, but remember that DataWatcher has a limit and my mod is already using 3 values of it.

 

Bye,

Axel

[TheGreyGhost]

Hi

 

Keen, never noticed that one myself before since it's not vanilla, will add it to my box of tricks.

 

-TGG