Ok so the title basically says it all: how can I create a non-standard block (block that is not a full 1 * 1 * 1 opaque cube) like an anvil, torch, repeater, etc from vanilla minecraft. I have looked in all of the relevant code but I didn't understand it further than fact that they all had these booleans and different textures for each side / part of the block.

public boolean renderAsNormalBlock() {

    return false;

}

public boolean isOpaqueCube() {

    return false;

}

I have included both booleans in my code and have the following code rendering the different textures for the top, side and bottom of the block:

protected IIcon MagStandBottom;

protected IIcon MagStandSide;

protected IIcon MagStandTop;

        @Override

public void registerBlockIcons(IIconRegister p_149651_1_) {

MagStandBottom = p_149651_1_.registerIcon("techcraft:MagStandBottom");

MagStandSide = p_149651_1_.registerIcon("techcraft:MagStandSide");

MagStandTop = p_149651_1_.registerIcon("techcraft:MagStandTop");

}

@Override

public IIcon getIcon(int side, int metadata)

{

if (side == 0) {

return MagStandBottom;

}

else if (side==1) {

return MagStandTop;

}

else {

return MagStandSide;

}

}

It renders the different sides and I can't place torches or redstone on it, but how can move the sides inwards or have legs on it (like the cauldron)?

Thanks for helping,

Toastrackenigma

Make a class implementing

ISimpleBlockRendererHandler

, and register this handler. There should be tutorials on the subject.

 

Also, please use [ code ] tags for short snippets of code, and gists for longer snippets with line numbers and syntax highlighting.

Hi

 

> Make a class implementing ISimpleBlockRendererHandler, and register this handler. There should be tutorials on the subject.

 

What she said, plus this link which might help you understand what you're seeing in vanilla:

http://greyminecraftcoder.blogspot.com.au/p/list-of-topics.html

(See the Block Rendering topics)

 

-TGG