Hey there, I have an idea for a mod I want to do, it's nothing "fancy" but at the same time, to someone who hasn't gone past making a block and item, it is pretty much a holy grail for me.

If you just want to point me in the direction of some source code, that's cool and all, but I wouldn't know where to look unless it is a mod I am familiar with... But anyway what I want to do is have a 3x3x3 structure with a custom block making the outer frame, redstone blocks through the middle 3 blocks, and the custom tile entity in the 4 remaining slots around the edge... well, this is one of 4 possibilities (minimum 1 tile entity, and 3 machine parts, up to 4 tile entities and no machine parts... if that makes sense).

But anyway, what do I want these to do?

Well the tile entity on its own will work just as a furnace, but a twice as efficient (1 coal lasts 16 uses, for example). *this isn't needed

However the multiblock will increase efficiency and output for ores, depending on how many "furnaces" are added.

For example:

1 "furnace" will result in one iron ingot when you put in 1 iron ore.

But if you have 2 "furnaces" in the multiblock, then you get 2 iron ore, etc.

 

So if anyone knows of any good source code to look at for this, or would be able to help me with this, then please do tell

Thanks a lot

I'd be happy to help, but probably easier if you PM me (it'll be a long conversation)

 

note: I haven't used GUIs before. I you don't want one I can certainly figure it out but otherwise...