[1.20.1] Can't figure out how to get EntityRendererProvider.Context - Difficulty getting custom player model to render

[Shipwrecker]

Hello, I've decided I want to replace the default player model with a custom one but can't quite seem to figure it out. I'm somewhat new to minecraft modding so please forgive me if I'm missing something obvious. My code is also a bit jumbled and nothing atm (been deleting any code that hasn't been working) and imports things that aren't being used as I've been doing a lot of experimenting with this problem.

I've read through probably every other existing topic on rendering player models but their solutions don't seem to quite translate to my particular issue. My PlayerRenderOverride class can't access the render method since the render is static.


On a side note, I have successfully been able to render mobs using my model and renderer files.


My replacement code

package net.grem.bioniclemod.playerrender;


import net.grem.bioniclemod.BionicleMod;

import net.grem.bioniclemod.entity.custom.ToaModelLayers;
import net.grem.bioniclemod.entity.custom.toamodel;
import net.minecraft.client.model.geom.ModelPart;
import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player;
import net.minecraft.world.level.gameevent.GameEvent;
import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;

import net.minecraftforge.client.event.RenderPlayerEvent;
import net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge;
import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.Event;
import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.IEventBus;
import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.SubscribeEvent;
import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod;

import java.util.EventObject;


@Mod.EventBusSubscriber(modid = BionicleMod.MODID, bus = Mod.EventBusSubscriber.Bus.FORGE)


public class PlayerRenderOverride {

    public static toamodel model;


    @SubscribeEvent
    public static void onRenderPlayer(RenderPlayerEvent.Pre e) {


            e.setCanceled(true);

            ToaPlayerRenderer.render(e.getEntity(), 0f, 0f, e.getPoseStack(), 0f, 0f);

    }






}

My render code

package net.grem.bioniclemod.playerrender;

import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack;
import net.grem.bioniclemod.BionicleMod;
import net.grem.bioniclemod.entity.custom.ToaModelLayers;
import net.grem.bioniclemod.entity.custom.toamodel;
import net.minecraft.client.player.AbstractClientPlayer;
import net.minecraft.client.renderer.MultiBufferSource;
import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.EntityRendererProvider;
import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.LivingEntityRenderer;

import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;


public class ToaPlayerRenderer extends LivingEntityRenderer<AbstractClientPlayer, toamodel<AbstractClientPlayer>>{



    public ToaPlayerRenderer(EntityRendererProvider.Context pContext, boolean pUseSlimModel) {
        super(pContext, new toamodel<>(pContext.bakeLayer(ToaModelLayers.toalayer)), 0.5F);

        // this.addLayer(new ToaArmorLayer -- doesn't exist yet. do later



    }


   @Override
    public void render(AbstractClientPlayer pEntity, float pEntityYaw, float pPartialTicks, PoseStack pPoseStack, MultiBufferSource pBuffer, int pPackedLight){

        super.render(pEntity, pEntityYaw, pPartialTicks, pPoseStack, pBuffer, pPackedLight);


    }






    @Override
    public ResourceLocation getTextureLocation(AbstractClientPlayer pEntity) {
        return new ResourceLocation(BionicleMod.MODID, "textures/entity/toa.png");
    }






}

My model file
 

package net.grem.bioniclemod.entity.custom;// Made with Blockbench 4.11.0-beta.1
// Exported for Minecraft version 1.17 or later with Mojang mappings
// Paste this class into your mod and generate all required imports


import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack;
import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexConsumer;
import net.minecraft.client.model.HierarchicalModel;
import net.minecraft.client.model.geom.ModelPart;
import net.minecraft.client.model.geom.PartPose;
import net.minecraft.client.model.geom.builders.*;
import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.EntityRendererProvider;
import net.minecraft.world.entity.Entity;

public class toamodel<T extends Entity> extends HierarchicalModel<T> {
	// This layer location should be baked with EntityRendererProvider.Context in the entity renderer and passed into this model's constructor

	private final ModelPart toa;
	private final ModelPart body;
	private final ModelPart right_leg;
	private final ModelPart left_leg;
	private final ModelPart torso;
	private final ModelPart head;
	private final ModelPart brain;
	private final ModelPart right_arm;
	private final ModelPart left_arm;

	public toamodel(ModelPart root) {
		this.toa = root.getChild("toa");
		this.body = root.getChild("toa").getChild("body");
		this.right_leg = root.getChild("toa").getChild("body").getChild("right_leg");
		this.left_leg = root.getChild("toa").getChild("body").getChild("left_leg");
		this.torso = root.getChild("toa").getChild("body").getChild("torso");
		this.head = root.getChild("toa").getChild("body").getChild("head");
		this.brain = root.getChild("toa").getChild("body").getChild("head").getChild("brain");
		this.right_arm = root.getChild("toa").getChild("body").getChild("right_arm");
		this.left_arm = root.getChild("toa").getChild("body").getChild("left_arm");
	}




	public static LayerDefinition createBodyLayer() {
		MeshDefinition meshdefinition = new MeshDefinition();
		PartDefinition partdefinition = meshdefinition.getRoot();

		PartDefinition toa = partdefinition.addOrReplaceChild("toa", CubeListBuilder.create(), PartPose.offset(0.0F, 24.0F, 0.0F));

		PartDefinition body = toa.addOrReplaceChild("body", CubeListBuilder.create(), PartPose.offset(0.0F, 0.0F, 0.0F));

		PartDefinition right_leg = body.addOrReplaceChild("right_leg", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(24, 47).mirror().addBox(-1.5F, 5.7394F, -2.5568F, 3.0F, 7.0F, 4.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)).mirror(false), PartPose.offset(-2.5F, -12.75F, 0.0F));

		PartDefinition cube_r1 = right_leg.addOrReplaceChild("cube_r1", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(26, 38).mirror().addBox(-1.0F, -16.0F, -2.0F, 2.0F, 6.0F, 3.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)).mirror(false), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(0.0F, 15.95F, -2.15F, -0.1745F, 0.0F, 0.0F));

		PartDefinition cube_r2 = right_leg.addOrReplaceChild("cube_r2", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(25, 32).mirror().addBox(0.0F, -1.5F, -1.5F, 3.0F, 3.0F, 3.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)).mirror(false), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(-1.5F, 0.25F, 0.0F, 0.7418F, 0.0F, 0.0F));

		PartDefinition left_leg = body.addOrReplaceChild("left_leg", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(24, 47).addBox(1.0F, -7.0106F, -3.0568F, 3.0F, 7.0F, 4.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)), PartPose.offset(0.0F, 0.0F, 0.5F));

		PartDefinition cube_r3 = left_leg.addOrReplaceChild("cube_r3", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(26, 38).addBox(-1.0F, -16.0F, -2.0F, 2.0F, 6.0F, 3.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(2.5F, 3.2F, -2.65F, -0.1745F, 0.0F, 0.0F));

		PartDefinition cube_r4 = left_leg.addOrReplaceChild("cube_r4", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(25, 32).addBox(0.0F, -1.5F, -1.5F, 3.0F, 3.0F, 3.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(1.0F, -12.5F, -0.5F, 0.7418F, 0.0F, 0.0F));

		PartDefinition torso = body.addOrReplaceChild("torso", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(58, 34).addBox(-8.0F, -23.75F, -0.5F, 2.0F, 1.0F, 1.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F))
		.texOffs(58, 34).addBox(-18.0F, -23.75F, -0.5F, 2.0F, 1.0F, 1.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F))
		.texOffs(20, 23).addBox(-16.0F, -23.75F, -1.0F, 8.0F, 5.0F, 2.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F))
		.texOffs(45, 43).addBox(-15.0F, -13.0F, -0.5F, 6.0F, 1.0F, 1.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F))
		.texOffs(44, 34).addBox(-15.0F, -16.0F, -1.0F, 6.0F, 1.0F, 2.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F))
		.texOffs(40, 19).addBox(-15.5F, -23.5F, -3.0F, 7.0F, 6.0F, 5.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F))
		.texOffs(48, 30).addBox(-13.0F, -18.0F, -1.0F, 2.0F, 2.0F, 2.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F))
		.texOffs(48, 37).addBox(-13.0F, -15.0F, -1.0F, 2.0F, 4.0F, 2.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F))
		.texOffs(50, 11).addBox(-13.0F, -29.0F, -1.0F, 2.0F, 6.0F, 2.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)), PartPose.offset(12.0F, 0.0F, 0.0F));

		PartDefinition cube_r5 = torso.addOrReplaceChild("cube_r5", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(40, 30).addBox(0.0F, -1.0F, 0.0F, 4.0F, 1.0F, 1.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(-9.0353F, -14.8863F, -0.5F, 0.0F, 0.0F, -1.309F));

		PartDefinition cube_r6 = torso.addOrReplaceChild("cube_r6", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(40, 30).mirror().addBox(-4.0F, -1.0F, 0.0F, 4.0F, 1.0F, 1.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)).mirror(false), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(-14.9647F, -14.8863F, -0.5F, 0.0F, 0.0F, 1.309F));

		PartDefinition head = body.addOrReplaceChild("head", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(21, 11).addBox(-1.5F, 0.0F, -4.45F, 3.0F, 3.0F, 3.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F))
		.texOffs(19, 17).addBox(-2.0F, 2.05F, -3.45F, 4.0F, 1.0F, 4.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F))
		.texOffs(6, 10).addBox(0.0094F, 0.0F, -3.1379F, 3.0F, 3.0F, 4.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F))
		.texOffs(6, 10).mirror().addBox(-3.0094F, 0.0F, -3.1379F, 3.0F, 3.0F, 4.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)).mirror(false)
		.texOffs(23, 0).addBox(-0.5F, -4.6985F, -2.7399F, 1.0F, 1.0F, 3.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)), PartPose.offset(0.0F, -27.5F, -0.55F));

		PartDefinition cube_r7 = head.addOrReplaceChild("cube_r7", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(24, 4).addBox(0.0F, -4.0F, 0.0F, 1.0F, 5.0F, 2.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(-0.5F, -0.9397F, -4.108F, -0.3491F, 0.0F, 0.0F));

		PartDefinition cube_r8 = head.addOrReplaceChild("cube_r8", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(18, 7).mirror().addBox(-2.0F, -2.0F, 0.0F, 2.0F, 2.0F, 1.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)).mirror(false), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(-0.4075F, -2.4747F, -2.8121F, -0.1278F, 0.0283F, 0.2164F));

		PartDefinition cube_r9 = head.addOrReplaceChild("cube_r9", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(16, 10).mirror().addBox(-2.0F, -3.0F, 0.0F, 3.0F, 3.0F, 1.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)).mirror(false), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(-1.0568F, 0.4292F, -3.1944F, -0.1278F, 0.0283F, 0.2164F));

		PartDefinition cube_r10 = head.addOrReplaceChild("cube_r10", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(18, 7).addBox(0.0F, -2.0F, 0.0F, 2.0F, 2.0F, 1.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(0.4075F, -2.4747F, -2.8121F, -0.1278F, -0.0283F, -0.2164F));

		PartDefinition cube_r11 = head.addOrReplaceChild("cube_r11", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(16, 10).addBox(-1.0F, -3.0F, 0.0F, 3.0F, 3.0F, 1.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(1.0568F, 0.4292F, -3.1944F, -0.1278F, -0.0283F, -0.2164F));

		PartDefinition cube_r12 = head.addOrReplaceChild("cube_r12", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(17, 17).mirror().addBox(-0.9393F, -1.0F, -0.3536F, 2.0F, 3.0F, 1.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)).mirror(false), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(-2.0685F, 1.0F, -3.4873F, 0.0F, 0.7156F, 0.0F));

		PartDefinition cube_r13 = head.addOrReplaceChild("cube_r13", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(17, 17).addBox(-1.0607F, -1.0F, -0.3536F, 2.0F, 3.0F, 1.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(2.0685F, 1.0F, -3.4873F, 0.0F, -0.7156F, 0.0F));

		PartDefinition cube_r14 = head.addOrReplaceChild("cube_r14", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(18, 4).mirror().addBox(0.0F, -5.0F, 0.0F, 2.0F, 2.0F, 1.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)).mirror(false), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(-2.5F, 0.9F, -5.0F, -0.3914F, 0.0334F, 0.0807F));

		PartDefinition cube_r15 = head.addOrReplaceChild("cube_r15", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(18, 4).addBox(-2.0F, -5.0F, 0.0F, 2.0F, 2.0F, 1.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(2.5F, 0.9F, -5.0F, -0.3914F, -0.0334F, -0.0807F));

		PartDefinition brain = head.addOrReplaceChild("brain", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(39, 3).addBox(-2.0F, -4.0515F, -0.5601F, 4.0F, 1.0F, 1.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F))
		.texOffs(44, 0).addBox(-2.0F, -6.0F, 0.0F, 4.0F, 5.0F, 5.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)), PartPose.offset(0.0F, 2.3015F, -2.4899F));

		PartDefinition right_arm = body.addOrReplaceChild("right_arm", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(0, 34).mirror().addBox(-1.5F, 1.6F, -10.25F, 3.0F, 4.0F, 6.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)).mirror(false)
		.texOffs(0, 18).mirror().addBox(-1.5F, -1.5F, -1.25F, 3.0F, 3.0F, 3.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)).mirror(false), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(-5.5F, -23.0F, -0.25F, 0.9861F, 0.0F, 0.0F));

		PartDefinition cube_r16 = right_arm.addOrReplaceChild("cube_r16", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(0, 24).mirror().addBox(-1.0F, -2.0F, 0.0F, 2.0F, 3.0F, 7.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)).mirror(false), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(0.0F, 4.8F, -5.0F, 0.637F, 0.0F, 0.0F));

		PartDefinition left_arm = body.addOrReplaceChild("left_arm", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(0, 34).addBox(-1.5F, 1.6F, -10.25F, 3.0F, 4.0F, 6.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F))
		.texOffs(0, 18).addBox(-1.5F, -1.5F, -1.25F, 3.0F, 3.0F, 3.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(5.5F, -23.0F, -0.25F, 1.0036F, 0.0F, 0.0F));

		PartDefinition cube_r17 = left_arm.addOrReplaceChild("cube_r17", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(0, 24).addBox(-2.0F, -2.0F, 0.0F, 2.0F, 3.0F, 7.0F, new CubeDeformation(0.0F)), PartPose.offsetAndRotation(1.0F, 4.8F, -5.0F, 0.637F, 0.0F, 0.0F));

		return LayerDefinition.create(meshdefinition, 64, 64);
	}

	@Override
	public void setupAnim(Entity entity, float limbSwing, float limbSwingAmount, float ageInTicks, float netHeadYaw, float headPitch) {
	// no anims yet
	}


	@Override
	public void renderToBuffer(PoseStack poseStack, VertexConsumer vertexConsumer, int packedLight, int packedOverlay, float red, float green, float blue, float alpha) {
		toa.render(poseStack, vertexConsumer, packedLight, packedOverlay, red, green, blue, alpha);
	}

	@Override
	public ModelPart root(){

		return toa;
	}



}

 

 

 

[Shipwrecker]

  @SubscribeEvent
    public static void onRenderPlayer(RenderPlayerEvent.Pre e) {


            e.setCanceled(true);



           model.renderToBuffer(e.getPoseStack(), pBuffer, e.getPackedLight(), 0f, 0f, 0f, 0f, 0f);
            //ToaPlayerRenderer.render();
    }

Since getting the render method from a separate class is proving to be bit of a brick wall for me (but seems to be the solution in older versions of minecraft/forge) I've decided to try and pursue using the renderToBuffer method directly from the model itself. I've tried this route before but can't figure out what variables to feed it for the vertexConsumer and still can't seem to figure it out; if this is even a path to pursue. 

The vanilla model files do not include any form of render methods, and seem to be fully constructed from their layer definitions? Their renderer files seem to take their layers which are used by the render method in the vanilla MobRenderer class. But for modded entities we @Override this function and don't have to feed the method variables because of that? I assume that the render method in the extended renderer takes the layer definitions from the renderer classes which take those from the model files.

Or maybe instead of trying to use a render method I should be calling the super from the renderer like
 

new ToaPlayerRenderer(context, false);

Except I'm not sure what I would provide for context? There's a context method in the vanilla EntityRendererProvider class which doesn't look especially helpful. I've been trying something like

<e.getEntity(), model<e.getEntity()>>

since that generally seems to be what is provided to the renderers for context, but I don't know if it's THE context I'm looking for? Especially since the method being called doesn't want to take this or variations of this.

 

In short; I feel like I'm super super close but I have to be missing something obvious? Maybe this insane inane ramble post will provide some insight into this puzzle?

[Shipwrecker]

If I make a new renderer class it seems it lets me use the render method off of that. But I have no idea how to get the context? Additionally, I'm not sure that even if I do get the context for the constructor it won't just red line out the render method again telling me "non static method can't be used in static context"

 

 final EntityRendererProvider context = ??????;

        ToaPlayerRenderer h = new ToaPlayerRenderer(context, false);
        h.render(p, 1f,pTicks, stack, buffer, paLights);

However, I feel like this isn't going to work even if I somehow figure out where to look to get context and the render method can actually be used

 

[Shipwrecker]

Maybe it's just that my model is janked in some way? My .java model class file from blockbench doesn't have a render method, but every model from everyone who's had this issue in the past has had a render or doRender method that take different values than my models renderToBuffer method which requires the ever puzzling and mysterious vertexConsumer.

But if that were the case, surely I'd have issues rendering mob entities with the model as well?

 

Note: making my own either leads to infinite recursion or the exact same "can't use static method in non-static context" message

 

Edited September 13 by Shipwrecker

[Shipwrecker]

So the default PlayerModel contains this code here to set the players arms to slim

 

 if (pSlim) {
            $$3.addOrReplaceChild("left_arm", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(32, 48).addBox(-1.0F, -2.0F, -2.0F, 3.0F, 12.0F, 4.0F, pCubeDeformation), PartPose.offset(5.0F, 2.5F, 0.0F));
            $$3.addOrReplaceChild("right_arm", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(40, 16).addBox(-2.0F, -2.0F, -2.0F, 3.0F, 12.0F, 4.0F, pCubeDeformation), PartPose.offset(-5.0F, 2.5F, 0.0F));
            $$3.addOrReplaceChild("left_sleeve", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(48, 48).addBox(-1.0F, -2.0F, -2.0F, 3.0F, 12.0F, 4.0F, pCubeDeformation.extend(0.25F)), PartPose.offset(5.0F, 2.5F, 0.0F));
            $$3.addOrReplaceChild("right_sleeve", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(40, 32).addBox(-2.0F, -2.0F, -2.0F, 3.0F, 12.0F, 4.0F, pCubeDeformation.extend(0.25F)), PartPose.offset(-5.0F, 2.5F, 0.0F));
        } else {
            $$3.addOrReplaceChild("left_arm", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(32, 48).addBox(-1.0F, -2.0F, -2.0F, 4.0F, 12.0F, 4.0F, pCubeDeformation), PartPose.offset(5.0F, 2.0F, 0.0F));
            $$3.addOrReplaceChild("left_sleeve", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(48, 48).addBox(-1.0F, -2.0F, -2.0F, 4.0F, 12.0F, 4.0F, pCubeDeformation.extend(0.25F)), PartPose.offset(5.0F, 2.0F, 0.0F));
            $$3.addOrReplaceChild("right_sleeve", CubeListBuilder.create().texOffs(40, 32).addBox(-3.0F, -2.0F, -2.0F, 4.0F, 12.0F, 4.0F, pCubeDeformation.extend(0.25F)), PartPose.offset(-5.0F, 2.0F, 0.0F));
        }

And that's got me thinking. If I can't replace the whole model in one fell swoop, what if I replaced each individual limb with my models mesh definitions?

Note: It was crazy. The createMesh method in PlayerModel could not be @Overriden and addOrReplaceChild just makes changes to a new model that uses the original as a base.
 

 

However, I did render my model using this
 

    final toatestentity idk = entities.toatest.get().create(p.level());
    Minecraft.getInstance().getEntityRenderDispatcher().getRenderer(idk).render(idk, 0f, pTicks, stack, buffer, paLights);

However that just uses the render from the entity I used to test getting the model to render in the first place. I don't want to do that. I want to fully replace the player model which this doesn't actually do (I don't think?). 

Maybe it'd just be best to render my model as a new layer and make the base player model invisible? Maybe I'll take a look at how armor is rendered to move with the player so I won't have to make my own animations? Idk, I'm really set on figuring this out though.

Edited September 14 by Shipwrecker

[Shipwrecker]

I got my model to render from the models renderToBuffer method. But still not quite what I want. I want to render the model from my renderer's render method. I feel that having access to the renderer and its methods will open some doors for me later down the line.

    //EntityRendererProvider.Context pContext = ;  I want this
        //ToaPlayerRenderer render = new ToaPlayerRenderer(pContext, false);
		// if I can get the above line to work, having the methods from the renderer class would be incredibly helpful down the line

        RenderType rendertype = model.renderType(p.getSkinTextureLocation()); // this should be something like render.getTextureLocation()
        VertexConsumer vertexconsumer = buffer.getBuffer(rendertype);

        model.renderToBuffer(stack, vertexconsumer, paLights, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1); // I don't want the render to happen here since it doesn't use the renderer


        //model.render(p, 1f, pTicks, stack, buffer, paLights); I want to render the model using this

It is certainly getting closer though. Probably.

I am still worried that even if pContext is initialized this new instance of the renderer class will still hit me with the classic and all too familiar "can't use static method in non-static context"

Edited September 14 by Shipwrecker

[Shipwrecker]

So apparently geckolib has documentation for replacing a renderer as well as adding layers to entity renderers. Probably should've looked into it sooner.

https://github.com/bernie-g/geckolib/blob/1.20.1/Forge/src/main/java/software/bernie/example/client/renderer/entity/ReplacedCreeperRenderer.java

I see this being huge since I'm having trouble getting the context I need for my current approach. I was earnestly going to use what I've learned on replacing the player model to replace most entity models so I'm pretty excited for this discovery.

[Shipwrecker]

I can't delete comments so just gonna edit this later when I figure out or fail at using geckolib for this

Edited September 19 by Shipwrecker
double posted due to connection issue

[Shipwrecker]

So the geckolib GeoReplacedEntityRenderer doesn't work on the player by default. But I figured out how to use mixins to let me use it on the player entity anyways. 

This still requires geckolib and using mixins so maybe it ain't the best approach but it's gonna be mega easy to work on animations, custom armor layers, and all sorts of other stuff. Compat with other mods with the mixins ain't a huge issue to me though since changing the player model already probably does that anyway.

Maybe the mixin approach was the missing step for regular forge player rendering. However, I'm past that point and don't really care enough to forego my solution to throw myself at a problem that is now irrelevant. It would be nice to know though.


Regardless; I figured out a solution that works for me! Hooray!

Edited September 21 by Shipwrecker