How can I set an item name colour? I've seen it done in some large mods like IC2 with different tiers is a different colour and I want to do something like it. Does it just require something extra or more code?

All you had to do was google it...

 

Check out http://www.minecraftforge.net/wiki/Creating_NBT_for_items

 

Last bit of code in addInformation

close david, he wanted the "Item Name" not "Tool Tip"

 

I'd say overwrite the Item's "getItemStackDisplayName" method and have it return:

 

        return this.getUnlocalizedName(par1ItemStack) == null ? "" : EnumChatFormatting.RED+StatCollector.translateToLocal(this.getUnlocalizedName(par1ItemStack));

 

and pick a color. give that a shot.

I know, that's why I pointed him at that line of code...

Would it be possible to use a .lang file something like item.itemname.color? or does it have to in the item class

Try, it looks like you might just be adding two strings together...

hugo I tried your way the name is red but it's item.null and the name was working fine before

I fixed it but I had to hard-wire the name in by changing StatCollector.translateToLocal(this.getUnlocalizedName(par1ItemStack); to StatCollector.translateToLocal("Item name"); unfortunately now it doesn't work with the .lang file

Well the way I do it is this:

 

@Override
public String getItemStackDisplayName(ItemStack par1ItemStack) {
	String size = UtilityNBTHelper.getString(par1ItemStack,
			UtilityWeaponNBTKeyNames.size);
	if ((size == "normal") || (size == "")) {
		return ("" + StatCollector.translateToLocal(this
				.getUnlocalizedNameInefficiently(par1ItemStack) + ".name")).trim();
	} else {
		return (size.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + size.substring(1) + " " + StatCollector
				.translateToLocal(this.getUnlocalizedNameInefficiently(par1ItemStack)
						+ ".name")).trim();
	}

}

but I don't add color, maybe you just need an extra "space" to seperate the color and the name?

 

EDIT:

Tested it with my weapons that use this, by placing "EnumChatFormatting.RED" just before the " " and I get "Large Sword"

 

EDIT2:

Also seems I jumped the gun as was not a very favorable person. David was correct, I think you just need to alter the first entry of the List in addInformation() method.

Either way mine works, but seems to require more work then necessary.