Crafting semi-shapleless recipes?

[DarkKami101]

is there a way to craft a recipe like the sticks. without having to code each and every possible location for the materials? i tried this code:

obRod = new obRod().setUnlocalizedName("obRod").setCreativeTab(MCreativeTabs.tabmaterials).setTextureName(RefStrings.MODID + ":obRod");

for a "obsidian rod" recipe. but i want it so that it can only made if the 2 obsidian are placed vertically. (right now. it can be made regardless of the location of the obsidian)

 

[Draco18s]

i tried this code:

obRod = new obRod().setUnlocalizedName("obRod").setCreativeTab(MCreativeTabs.tabmaterials).setTextureName(RefStrings.MODID + ":obRod");

 

This is not a crafting recipe.

[DarkKami101]

i tried this code:

obRod = new obRod().setUnlocalizedName("obRod").setCreativeTab(MCreativeTabs.tabmaterials).setTextureName(RefStrings.MODID + ":obRod");

 

This is not a crafting recipe.

oops. Wrong code

here's the right one

GameRegistry.addShapelessRecipe(new ItemStack (MItems.obRod, 4), new Object []{Blocks.obsidian,Blocks.obsidian} );

sorry!

 

[DarkKami101]

Well, that is shapeless. From what you explained it sounds like you want a shaped recipe.

Kind of. i want it to be the like the sticks recipe without having to code in every possible location for the materials (top left bottom left etc.)

[DarkKami101]

Shaped recipes do that by default. The sticks recipe is just a normal shaped recipe.

are you sure? i tried that. it was only craftable in the location i programmed it to be in.

 

[LordMastodon]

How about something like:

 

GameRegistry.addRecipe(new ItemStack(MItems.obRod, 4),
    "O",
    "O",
    'O', Blocks.obsidian);

 

That seemed to work exactly the same as sticks for me.

[DarkKami101]

How about something like:

 

GameRegistry.addRecipe(new ItemStack(MItems.obRod, 4),
    "O",
    "O",
    'O', Blocks.obsidian);

 

That seemed to work exactly the same as sticks for me.

Huh. it works! thanks!

[LordMastodon]

No problem

[Draco18s]

Huh. it works! thanks!

 

It works because when you specify a grid arrangement smaller than 3x3 it lets it occur in any location on the grid.  Enforcing a 3x3 shape by using spaces forces the recipe into the only place it fits: right where the spaces tell it it should go.