[1.7.2]How to get blocks surrounding a portal?

[Geforce]

Hello everyone,

 

I'm making a custom portal block that will send you to different areas depending on what the frame of the portal is. For example, if i had a portal like this,

 

SSSS

SPPS

SPPS

SPPS

SSSS

(P=Custom portal block, S = Stone).

 

how could I get all those stone blocks returned in a array? I know I could do this by checking the portal's metadata/direction and using a load of world.getBlock() calls, but I just thought I ask, maybe someone has a easier solution.

 

Thanks for reading!

~Geforce

[delpi]

Look at the vanilla portal code.  Might want to go back to 1.6.4 for simple portal shapes to start with.  Easier to follow.

 

Basically you need to determine which plane your portal is in : X or Z.  Then you find a way to iterate around and look at the blocks.

 

I'm going to make a suggestion to you though.  Instead of doing it the way you are describing, why don't you have a different portal block for each of your portal frames.  In the end it should be easier to follow and manage.

 

If you don't want to have to re-code each one, make a main one and extend it for each type of portal.  If you do it right, it is very clean and very little repeats.  I've done it and it has served me well.