[Question] Is it possible to use blocks from other mods?

[ColdFox]

A player suggested me to create crafting recipes in my mod with blocks from other mods, but is it possible? I think that it can't be done because when I register the crafting recipes the Registry has to have the blocks registered.

[larsgerrits]

You can use the API of a mod if it has one, but else, you can't (i think)

[Draco18s]

It would also make your mod dependent on the other mod.

[ColdFox]

It would also make your mod dependent on the other mod.

 

The way I was imagining it would create the recipes dynamically according with the number of mods.

In this case, I've a basic block with a custom model and its texture depends of the block that you use to craft it. What he suggested was a recipe that you could do with a any block, including blocks from mods. But I'm not worried about this, thanks anw

[Draco18s]

You can do a soft dependency, its just a lot trickier to get working properly.  And the other mods need to have an exposed API that you can use in your development environment.

[TheGreyGhost]

Hi

 

If the other mods are properly written, they should register their Blocks & Items in the preinit phase, and you should register your recipes in the load phase, so you are guaranteed that the other mod will have registered its Blocks & Items by the time your recipe is registered.

 

For more info see here

http://greyminecraftcoder.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/how-forge-starts-up-your-code.html

 

I'm not 100% sure how best to find the blocks registered by the other mod.

I suspect GameRegistry.findBlock will do it for you, but I've never tried it so I'm not certain.

(see http://greyminecraftcoder.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/forge-blocks.html)

 

-TGG

[GotoLink]

In the particular aspect of recipes, the OreDictionary is here for such a thing.

Provided other mod blocks are registered in this dictionary, you can add recipes for them.

[chasingfire_hpps]

could you make a separate download for an add-on that uses the other mod's block id's and etc.?

 

[Draco18s]

could you make a separate download for an add-on that uses the other mod's block id's and etc.?

 

You can.

[chasingfire_hpps]

cool

[Flenix]

If the other mods are properly written, they should register their Blocks & Items in the preinit phase

 

Apparently this is debatable. I've moved my stuff between preinit and init 3 or 4 times in the early days because people kept telling me one or the other was the "right" way to do it.

 

A standardized option would be nice, but I think lex & the team themselves would have to say which is truly better.

 

(It's worth noting though I do agree with you; I find having blocks in PreInit and recipes in Init just avoids messy little errors from having things in the wrong order. Just stating as I know it's debated a bit)

[Draco18s]

It also allows other mods to do things with your blocks.  Register them early!