[1.7.10]Block update?

[BuddingDev]

I am trying to do some block updates per tick. Something like when the tile entity component detects something (rain) it sends redstone / signal to the block and the block lights up.

 

Problem is:

Lighting is done in Block.

Detect is done in TileEntity.

Any idea how these 2 mix together?

[Draco18s]

A TileEntity is still supplied by the block.  You can set the TE's block's metadata and use that to change the lighting.

[BuddingDev]

Something like

(In the Block:)

read from NBT

(In the TE:)

set NBT

?

 

If I am correct, I still need to know what to call to update the block for lighting.

OR, I need to know the func used to set lighting for the TE.

[Draco18s]

You should never need to call readFromNBT or writeToNBT yourself.

 

Remember that a TileEntity has a block in the world, and if you know how to make a block change its light value, you do the same thing for TileEntities.

[BuddingDev]

Oh...

So there is a getBlockType() in TileEntity...

And it contains so many stuff...

 

Thanks for the hint!!!