[1.7.10] Block meta limitations :/

[Guest]

I am aware of the fact that block metadata is a number ranging from 0 - 15. But recently I've made a block where the block meta limitations are too low. I have 18 icons that it has to change through using metadata, but block meta can only hold 16 numbers. Is there a way to work around this limitation?

[coolAlias]

Use a TileEntity.

[tiffit]

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