[1.8] Id and Naming

[impavelow]

Okay so i ran into a two issues, one is given my block an certain id, the other is setting the in game name, before i updated to 1.7 the setBlockName was a valid method but didn't work. Now after i updated to 1.8 its no longer a valid method and i have no clue what to do about naming the block.

package com.pavelow.main;

import net.minecraft.block.Block;
import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
import net.minecraft.creativetab.CreativeTabs;

public class PavelowOre extends Block {
public PavelowOre (int id, Material material) 
    {
//This shows up as an error
            super(id, material);
            
            setHardness(4.0f);
            setStepSound(Block.soundTypeStone);
            setCreativeTab(CreativeTabs.tabBlock);
            setHarvestLevel("pickaxe",3);
    }

}

[Ernio]

What?

 

1. You don't use IDs as of 1.6.x+

2. Blocks aren't named (in constructor), they are only registered to GameRegistry and have unlocalized name.

3. In-game names are defined by lang files.

 

public BlockTest(Material material)
{
	super(material);
	setUnlocalizedName("someUnlocName");
}

....
Block blockTest = new BlockTest(someMaterial);
GameRegistry.registerBlock(blockTest, "someUnlocName");

[impavelow]

Okay well i really did forgot that minecraft wasn't going to be using ids anymore and i do remember somewhere that the setUnlocalizedName is to be used in 1.7+ instead of setBlockName. And thanks for the help!

[impavelow]

Okay i did all of this but when i load into the game i get tile.Pavelow Ore.name

        Block PavelowOre = new PavelowOre(Material.rock);
GameRegistry.registerBlock(PavelowOre, "PavelowOre");
        ....
        setUnlocalizedName("Pavelow Ore");

Did i put something in the wrong place?

[Ernio]

3. In-game names are defined by lang files.

 

Check out how to add them.

 

I might be able to give you example:

src/main/resources/assets/modid/lang/en_US.lang

 

and inside:

tile.<unloc name>.name=<ingame name>

tile.ore_copper.name=Copper Ore

 

You will soon crash into rendering stuff, have look at this:

http://www.minecraftforge.net/forum/index.php/topic,26267.0.html

 

[impavelow]

Okay i will try and look at the files that are already there but the problem is that when i look in the package manager, under src/main/java/resources the only thing there is mcmod.info

[Ernio]

Unless your problem is "I don't know how to create new file" then you can simply create new one, lel

 

Also this: src/main/java/resources - is bad, resources shouldn't be inside java (by default).

 

[impavelow]

Yeah i typed that in wrong, but what am i supposed to add tot the folder?

[Ernio]

CMON Man!

src/main/resources/assets/modid/lang/en_US.lang

 

and inside:

tile.<unloc name>.name=<ingame name>

tile.ore_copper.name=Copper Ore

 

Each line = one translation.

[impavelow]

Ok i got it, i was being dumb and thought there was an already made file that i was supposed to add, i realized i had to make my own when i saw the modid part. And i have another question about this. When i do "gradlew build" will that file be included.

 

EDIT: It does indead.

[impavelow]

Okay new question, easy way to texture the ore? I tried looking at the link you gave me but it didn't make any sense at all.

EDIT: i already have the texture made and its located at src/main/resources/assets/textures/blocks/PavelowOre.png

[Draco18s]

assets/textures

 

You need another folder in there.