Hello,

 

I am trying to make a crafting recipe with an empty cauldron in the bottom middle of the recipe but (and I confirmed this) cauldrons don't work (as I have used it) in crafting.

 

		GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(Base.blockLifeBasin), new Object[]{
		"XWX",
		"ZYZ",
		"XVX",
		'X', new ItemStack(Item.bone), 'Y', new ItemStack(Block.glass), 'Z', new ItemStack(Block.slowSand),
		'V', new ItemStack(Block.cauldron), 'W', new ItemStack(Block.daylightSensor)});

 

Is there a metadata involved? Any ideas?

Thanks!

Have you tried using the unlocalized name instead of an ItemStack?

How is an unlocalizedName used in a crafting recipe? I have never dealt with that before

You can try:

GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(Base.blockLifeBasin), new Object[]{
		"XWX",
		"ZYZ",
		"XVX",
		'X', new ItemStack(Item.bone), 'Y', new ItemStack(Block.glass), 'Z', new ItemStack(Block.slowSand),
		'V', Block.cauldron, 'W', new ItemStack(Block.daylightSensor)});

 

Sorry the Idea with the unlocalized name was my mistake. I didn't noticed that you are using 1.6.4

I searched a bit through Minecrafts code and when you craft a cauldron it actually creates an ItemBlock and not a Block-Item ... That would mean that you could try Item.cauldron instead Block.cauldron. Or you could use the ID of the Cauldron block and create an Itemstack off that ID. Which would be 118 or 380. You just have to replace "Block.cauldron" in your original recipe by one of those ID's.

GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(Base.blockLifeBasin), new Object[]{
		"XWX",
		"ZYZ",
		"XVX",
		'X', new ItemStack(Item.bone), 'Y', new ItemStack(Block.glass), 'Z', new ItemStack(Block.slowSand),
		'V', new ItemStack(118 or 380), 'W', new ItemStack(Block.daylightSensor)});

First of all: Update to 1.7. Support for 1.6 was dropped a while ago.

Secondly: Don't use Block/Item-IDs, ever. Always use the instance of the Block/Item itself

 

As Busti points out correctly: you need to use the "item-cauldron", not the "block-cauldron". Same goes for beds, reed etc.