Adding GUI to vanilla Cauldron vs New Cauldron item? (1.7.10)

[Ashton]

I'm debating the pros and cons of trying to hook into the vanilla cauldron for some "brewing" recipes, as opposed to basically just making a copy of the item and programming it from scratch.

 

Right now the only way I know to do anything with the cauldron (other than the vanilla "hold water" function) is to require the player to right-click with a specific item (which seems a bit ridiculous since none of the other crafting blocks work that way) I'm pretty sure there are overrides I could use but...

 

Is there an easy way to hook a GUI and effect into the vanilla cauldron or should I just make my own? (I've noticed most mods go with the "make your own" method so I assume that's the best choice, but it seems a shame to waste the vanilla cauldron like that)

[Abastro]

Subscribe to this event: 'PlayerInteractEvent',

You can open your custom Gui there.