[1.8] Animating Blocks

[Sakuya is my waifu]

I just want to add simple rotation to the custom block model. After digging into minecraft files, i found out that actual animated "blocks"(Ender Crystal, Chest) don't have .json models neither blockstates. I tried messing around with codes and nothing ; - ; does anyone know how to animate .json files?

~Thanks

[Sakuya is my waifu]

Bump? ;-;

[EverythingGames]

Hi, there is a much better way to do this, but this is merely a suggestion - try looking into ISmartBlockModel and return various .JSON models for the block. Hope that gives you an idea. Someone might have a better suggestion, though.

[TheGreyGhost]

Hi

 

Block animation is best done in one of two ways -

For block texture animation (like lava) - use an animated texture.

 

For others like chest - use a TileEntitySpecialRenderer.

 

Some info here

http://greyminecraftcoder.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/tileentity.html

 

A working example here (MBE21)

https://github.com/TheGreyGhost/MinecraftByExample

 

You can't use JSON models to animate a block unless you rewrite the block every tick. 

 

-TGG

[Sakuya is my waifu]

So if i use TESR I won't need Blockstate and .json model, right?

And what if I just create new .json files with y axis rotations, and make block class change model every tick, let's say 5 rotation changes per 90deg. animation won't be smooth... any ways to fix that?

[Sakuya is my waifu]

I really don't understand TESR ; - ; any other ways ?