I am thinking about making a mod that goes into really complex methods of blacksmithing; where you could create your own metals. I am wondering if it is possible to have the colour, properties, name and NBT data changed to create a new liquid in game.

 

I have probably not explained myself very well, but i hope you get the gist. THANKS!

Been there, done that. Also - I am not only one (lookup Tinkers Construct).

 

Answer is clear 'yes, it is possible'.

 

You can colorize blocks, items and with a bit of knowledge - even fluids.

You can store colors, blend them inside NBT (for block you need TE).

FluidStack

has an NBT compound tag like

ItemStack

does. Most

Fluid

getter methods supply a

FluidStack

parameter, which you can use to determine the returned value.

 

Fluid

s only exist as

FluidStack

s when in a tank or container (e.g. buckets) of some sort; when they're in the world as a

Block

, only the

Fluid

is known (so you don't have anywhere to store NBT data unless you make a

TileEntity

for the

Block

).