Hello,

I would like to know how to get a custom block to "absorb" all blocks around it that aren't air.  By this i mean that i need it to spread like grass but at a much higher rate and be able to spread down.  i have looked at the grass and mycelium classes and the "A block that spreads over every block but air?" topic but i can't seem to get any of them to work.

 

Thank you,

Drok

My tip, would be to look at and possibly utilize the blockGrass code, because that one is close to it.

i have told you that i have looked at it but i cant seem to get it to do what i want this is what i have tried.

 

public void updateTick(World world, int x, int y, int z, Random rand)
    {
        if (!world.isRemote)
        {
                for (int l = 0; l < 40000; ++l)
                {
                    int i1 = x + rand.nextInt(3) - 1;
                    int j1 = y + rand.nextInt(5) - 3;
                    int k1 = z + rand.nextInt(3) - 1;
                    Block block = world.getBlock(i1, j1 + 1, k1);

                    if (world.getBlock(i1, j1, k1) != Blocks.air)
                    {
                    	world.setBlock(i1, j1, k1, this);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

I think this is what you're looking for:

this.setTickRandomly(true);

ah ok i will try that but will my code work at all AND at a higher rate than grass?

Nope it still wont work

Please show us the complete Block Class.

 

and did you put

this.setTickRandomly(true);

in the constructor?

hmm, well I gotta ask, where exactly did you place "this.setTickRandomly(true);"?

hmm, well I gotta ask, where exactly did you place "this.setTickRandomly(true);"?

thats why i asked for the complete Block class

Here is the complete block class:

package team.flock.drok0920.BOW.Blocks;

import scala.util.Random;
import net.minecraft.block.Block;
import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
import net.minecraft.creativetab.CreativeTabs;
import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
import net.minecraft.world.World;

public class AlfitarianVirusBlock extends Block {

protected AlfitarianVirusBlock(Material mat) {
	super(mat);
	this.setCreativeTab(CreativeTabs.tabBlock);
	this.setTickRandomly(true);

}

public void updateTick(World world, int x, int y, int z, Random rand)
    {
        if (!world.isRemote)
        {
                for (int l = 0; l < 40000; ++l)
                {
                    int i1 = x + rand.nextInt(3) - 1;
                    int j1 = y + rand.nextInt(5) - 3;
                    int k1 = z + rand.nextInt(3) - 1;
                    Block block = world.getBlock(i1, j1 + 1, k1);

                    if (world.getBlock(i1, j1, k1) != Blocks.air)
                    {
                    	world.setBlock(i1, j1, k1, BOWBlocks.AVBlock);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
}

Please does anyone know why that code wont work?

Please put some console output in your updateTick().

Just so i get it right, you want, for example if a virus block is next to an iron block, the iron block to become a virus bock?

@Jacky2611 i did that and found out that it doesn't call the method at all

@daafganggdg Well sort of i want it to do that but to every block except air(or a new block i will add later).

You could go with something like this:

	@Override
public void updateTick(World world, int x, int y, int z, Random rand){
	if(world.getBlock(x+1, y, z) != Blocks.air) {
	   world.setBlock(x+1, y, z, yourVirusBlock);
	}
	if(world.getBlock(x-1, y, z) != Blocks.air) {
  	   world.setBlock(x-1, y, z, yourVirusBlock);
	}
	if(world.getBlock(x, y+1, z) != Blocks.air) {
	   world.setBlock(x, y+1, z, yourVirusBlock);
	}
	if(world.getBlock(x, y-1, z) != Blocks.air) {
	   world.setBlock(x, y-1, z, yourVirusBlock);
	}
	if(world.getBlock(x, y, z+1) != Blocks.air) {
	   world.setBlock(x, y, z+1, yourVirusBlock);
	}
	if(world.getBlock(x, y, z-1) != Blocks.air) {
	   world.setBlock(x, y, z-1, yourVirusBlock);
	}

}

but make sure to put this.setThickRandomly(true) into the constructor ^^

I will try that

It does not apear to call that method at all and the @Override method gives an error. please help

it does here it is

public void updateTick(World world, int x, int y, int z, Random rand){

Hi

 

You've imported the wrong Random.  you need java.util.Random not scala.util.Random.  For this reason the signature of updateTick doesn't match the base class, so it's not called as you expected, and is why @Override tells you there is a problem.

 

-TGG

Ah ok thank you

 

Edit:

Wait that is the random i imported (java.util.Random)

 

Edit2:

Derp never mind i was looking at the wrong class

And just a tip, instead of having all those if's in your update tick you could use for loops to make it look nicer (although it is completely optional)

for(int i = -1; i < 2; i++)
{
    for(int j = -1; j < 2; j++)
    {
        for(int k = -1; k < 2; k++)
        {
            if(world.getBlock(x+i, y+j, z+k) != Blocks.air || world.getBlock(x+i, y+j, z+k) != this)
            {
                world.setBlock(x+i, y+j, z+k, this);
            }
        }
    }
}

 

This is generally better practice than a large amount of if statements. Also the != this is there so it doesn't replace itself as that would be pointless.

And just a tip, instead of having all those if's in your update tick you could use for loops to make it look nicer (although it is completely optional)

for(int i = -1; i < 2; i++)
{
    for(int j = -1; j < 2; j++)
    {
        for(int k = -1; k < 2; k++)
        {
            if(world.getBlock(x+i, y+j, z+k) != Blocks.air || world.getBlock(x+i, y+j, z+k) != this)
            {
                world.setBlock(x+i, y+j, z+k, this);
            }
        }
    }
}

 

This is generally better practice than a large amount of if statements. Also the != this is there so it doesn't replace itself as that would be pointless.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you'v got to use &&, or the if statement will always return true like that.

In my opinion the for loops make it actually just look more confusing, but yeah, just my opinion ^^

Yes daafganggdg you are correct

You are correct. My mistake

Would changing

for(int i = -1; i < 2; i++)
{
    for(int j = -1; j < 2; j++)
    {
        for(int k = -1; k < 2; k++)
        {
            if(world.getBlock(x+i, y+j, z+k) != Blocks.air || world.getBlock(x+i, y+j, z+k) != this)
            {
                world.setBlock(x+i, y+j, z+k, this);
            }
        }
    }
}

to

for(int i = -1; i < 10; i++)
{
    for(int j = -1; j < 10; j++)
    {
        for(int k = -1; k < 10; k++)
        {
            if(world.getBlock(x+i, y+j, z+k) != Blocks.air || world.getBlock(x+i, y+j, z+k) != this)
            {
                world.setBlock(x+i, y+j, z+k, this);
            }
        }
    }
}

speed up the spread rate?  if not how would i speed it up?