Custom Melon-like Block - Help needed

[AvidPenguin]

Hello Forgerers

 

i'm trying to add a crop to my mod (A tomato) which grows the same way a Melon/Pumpkin does (stem, block next to it etc)

 

I've tried everything and it simply won't work. I've looked everywhere for tutorials and whatnot, and I can't find anything. I've spent at least 3 hours looking at the vanilla code and copying it over, modifying where necessary, and it's still not working.

 

If anyone could point me in the right direction, that would be splendid

[brandon3055]

what exactly isnt working? you cant plant your seed? your seed wont grow? or the stem wont spawn the tomato next to it?

[AvidPenguin]

what exactly isnt working? you cant plant your seed? your seed wont grow? or the stem wont spawn the tomato next to it?

 

The game won't load. It's saying NullPointerException. I'll post the source code for everything related, and the error stuff now (Should probably have done that first)

[brandon3055]

yes that will help

 

Edit: the crash log will also help.

[AvidPenguin]

BetterCraft.java (Main Mod Class)

http://pastebin.com/Uf5rYnFt

 

ItemSeed.java

http://pastebin.com/c6rYrdbT

 

BlockStem.java

http://pastebin.com/XJ5MJb8f

 

BlockTomato.java

http://pastebin.com/Xg8LFLtv

 

 

Console Log

http://pastebin.com/Szkj0Hzm

[brandon3055]

Sorry but i didnt start modding until 1.7.2 so you will have to wait for someone who has had experience with 1.6 to help you.

 

But from what i can tell from your crash log it looks like the problem is in this line

public static Item tomatoseeds = new ItemSeed				(27547, BetterCraft.tomatostem.blockID, Block.tilledField.blockID).setUnlocalizedName("tomatoseeds").setTextureName("bettercraft:tomatoseeds");

[AvidPenguin]

Sorry but i didnt start modding until 1.7.2 so you will have to wait for someone who has had experience with 1.6 to help you.

 

But from what i can tell from your crash log it looks like the problem is in this line

public static Item tomatoseeds = new ItemSeed				(27547, BetterCraft.tomatostem.blockID, Block.tilledField.blockID).setUnlocalizedName("tomatoseeds").setTextureName("bettercraft:tomatoseeds");

 

yeah, I know it's that line, but it's the exact same as the vanilla, well, not exact same obviously.

 

I don't know what I've done wrong, it's bugging me

[brandon3055]

Darn you just beat me... It took me a while to find the problem because

Then: your class is a mess. Everything thrown into one class, that's ugly and you just can't read it, especially with no syntax highlighting.

[AvidPenguin]

First of all: don't make a mod for 1.6.4. It's ages old.

Then: your class is a mess. Everything thrown into one class, that's ugly and you just can't read it, especially with no syntax highlighting.

 

The issue is that you use the "tomatostem" field before you create it's value, so the value is still null.

 

I know 1.6.4 is old, but I've been working on this mod at a slow rate, since 1.6.4 basically came out

I also know my class is a mess, but I know where everything is, I wanted to get everything working them start tidying it up.

 

And I don't follow, if you could identify where I create the value so I can move it, I get confused with the Java ordering...

 

(sorry for dorky understanding)

[brandon3055]

Its simple

        tomatostem = new BlockStem(845, tomatoblock).setUnlocalizedName("tomatostem").setHardness(0.0F).setResistance(0.5F);

needs to be called before

public static Item tomatoseeds = new ItemSeed				(27547, BetterCraft.tomatostem.blockID, Block.tilledField.blockID).setUnlocalizedName("tomatoseeds").setTextureName("bettercraft:tomatoseeds");

[AvidPenguin]

Its simple

        tomatostem = new BlockStem(845, tomatoblock).setUnlocalizedName("tomatostem").setHardness(0.0F).setResistance(0.5F);

needs to be called before

public static Item tomatoseeds = new ItemSeed				(27547, BetterCraft.tomatostem.blockID, Block.tilledField.blockID).setUnlocalizedName("tomatoseeds").setTextureName("bettercraft:tomatoseeds");

 

 

OH, YES I UNDERSTAND NOW

 

I've always grouped the registering of blocks and the creation (i think them terms are correct) because of a tutorial I watched waaaay back. Gonna fix now and report back. Thanks so much guys

[AvidPenguin]

Well I give up now.

 

The client launched, but the tomato block doesn't exist. I tried to plant the tomato seeds, but the game crashed.

I'm going to start afresh, on 1.7.2, and slowly build my mod back up.

If you know of any tutorials that could help me with the block creation (as I believe that there is a crop api for crops and stuff idk) but that would be great

 

Thanks guys