Get block of other mod

[Creysys]

Hi there,

 

Im trying to add aspects to a block From a different mod

Via The thaumcraft API which needs THe block im trying to add aspects to.

 

So is there a trick or am i just missing the completely obvious?

 

 

[Ernio]

Idk if that's proper way, but you can simply add dependency (check if loaded) and do Block.getBlockFromName(String).

 

Other way is obviously adding mod to your workspace libs.

[Creysys]

Thanks for your help Block.getBLockFromName works perfectly.

 

Do you know if there is a way to make dependencies dynamic like reading them from a file?

[Nephroid]

You can specify dependencies in the mcmod.info file.

[Draco18s]

Loader.isModLoaded ("MOD_ID")

Should be what you should do. If that's true, do stuff.

[Creysys]

Ups i meant dependencies as in required-after

 

But there wont be a way i guess

 

Thanks for your help though

[shadowfacts]

1. You can use if (Loader.isModLoaded(modId)) {...} where modId is a string with the name of the mod. Inside of the if block you would have the code to add aspects to the block.

2. Inside of the if block you would have something like:

Block modBlock = GameRegistry.findBlock(modId, blockName);

Again where the modId is the id of the mod you want to load the block from, and blockName is the unlocalized name of the block you want to access.

3. To add the mod to your development environment just add it to eclipse/mods/ and FML will load it like normal (you may need to use a special dev/deobfuscated version of the mod).