meta data block orientation[unsolved]

[TheGrovesyProject101]

i want to know how how to change the orientation of my meta data blocks by on where i stand when placing them does anyone know how to do it here is my block file

package TheCivilizationMod;

import java.util.List;

import net.minecraft.src.Block;
import net.minecraft.src.CreativeTabs;
import net.minecraft.src.EntityLiving;
import net.minecraft.src.ItemStack;
import net.minecraft.src.Material;
import net.minecraft.src.MathHelper;
import net.minecraft.src.World;
import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection;
import cpw.mods.fml.common.Side;
import cpw.mods.fml.common.asm.SideOnly;

public class glass extends Block{
public glass(int id, int texture){
	super(id, texture, Material.rock);
	this.setCreativeTab(CreativeTabs.tabBlock);
	this.setRequiresSelfNotify();


}
public String getTextureFile(){
	return "/Mod/MultiBlocks.png";
}

public int getBlockTextureFromSideAndMetadata(int side, int meta) {
        switch(meta) {
                case 0:
                        switch(side) {
                        case 0: return 22;
                        
                                case 1: return 22;
                                case 2: return 22;
                                case 3: return 0;
                                default: return 22;
                         }
                case 1:
                	switch(side) {
                    case 0: return 23;
                    
                            case 1: return 23;
                            case 2: return 23;
                            case 3: return 0;
                            default: return 23;
                        	 
                        
              

        }
	return side;
}

    
@Override
public int damageDropped(int meta){
	return meta;
}

@SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
public void getSubBlocks(int par1, CreativeTabs tab, List list){
	for(int NumOfMets=0; NumOfMets<2; NumOfMets++){
		list.add(new ItemStack(par1, 1, NumOfMets));

	}
}
}

[N1xx1]

You need a TileEntity to do that.

 

Basically you have to make a simple variable like "orientation" where to store the orientation. After that you should use a ISimpleBlockRender too to change the actual block orientation depending on TileEntity data.

 

I don't know if you can find any readytouse code, you may want to check out UE wich is public in github.

[TheGrovesyProject101]

  On 11/21/2012 at 6:14 AM, N1xx1 said:

You need a TileEntity to do that.

 

Basically you have to make a simple variable like "orientation" where to store the orientation. After that you should use a ISimpleBlockRender too to change the actual block orientation depending on TileEntity data.

 

I don't know if you can find any readytouse code, you may want to check out UE wich is public in github.

no sorry cant find anything that works in there

[DarkGuardsman]

if your not using all your meta data you could use on block placed by, get the players angle, and then set the meta += the angle. Though that only work if you use 4 meta data per block for normal rotation, 6 if doing up and down.

[LordFokas]

You don't need a TileEntity. In fact, that's more downsides than anything else...

 

Like DarkGuardsman said, you get the players rotation. But that's a float, and you can't use that on MetaData.

 

I have a block that can have horizontal rotation, which depends pretty much on the player's Yaw angle.

So I have this function on my Helper class:

 

public static int yaw2dir(float yaw){
	int dir = (MathHelper.floor_double((double)(yaw * 4.0F / 360.0F) + 0.5D) & 3)+3;
	if(dir > 4) dir -= 4;
	switch(dir){
		case 1: return dirZPos;
		case 2: return dirXNeg;
		case 3: return dirZNeg;
		case 4: return dirXPos;
		default: return 0;
	}
}

 

When the block is placed, I call that function with player.rotationYaw, and it returns the block's orientation (facing the player). I then proceed to set that value as the block's Metadata.

 

It is later used by my block's renderer to decide what texture to use on each face.

[TheGrovesyProject101]

what are the EQUAL to:

dirZPos;

dirXPos;

dirZNeg;

dirXNeg;

 

[LordFokas]

I'm not sure... that why I have them on constants instead of directly using the value

They should be pretty easy to figure out though, at least they were to me...

[TheGrovesyProject101]

its not for me im new to ava/modding

[thephoenixlodge]

If you're still having problems with this, perhaps try looking at the vanilla log block code, from what I can tell, you're trying to do exactly the same thing as the vanilla log does

[hkiller1]

I'm trying to figure out how to do this also. Why isn't it in the tutorials?

[TheGrovesyProject101]

  On 11/28/2012 at 11:14 PM, thephoenixlodge said:

If you're still having problems with this, perhaps try looking at the vanilla log block code, from what I can tell, you're trying to do exactly the same thing as the vanilla log does

no the way that does it is by a single textured block with multiple side (only 1 texture) i have multiple blocks with the metadata each with a different texture.

[TheGrovesyProject101]

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[TheGrovesyProject101]

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[Firestarme]

look at the vanilla furnace code, that changes the meta data of the block dependent on where the player is facing(which i think is what you are trying to achieve )

[TheGrovesyProject101]

  On 12/8/2012 at 10:28 PM, Firestarme said:

look at the vanilla furnace code, that changes the meta data of the block dependent on where the player is facing(which i think is what you are trying to achieve )

i have but that does it through textures but i have to do mine without having to chage the texture because its a meta data block that changes oreintation each block has a different texture

[Firestarme]

ah, i see what you mean. I tried to do that my self, but i found it is far easier to use several meta-data blocks as the orientation. However, i tried creating a tile entity and using nbt tagging to save the texture for each block. I never got it to work, but im quite new to modding so you may have a better chance

[TheGrovesyProject101]

same im going to need a different method im also new to modding

[TheGrovesyProject101]

bump

[Firestarme]

i don't think it is as complex as it seems, so i wrote out a little example below. This probably wont work straight off, but it may give you something to start on .

 

try declaring an int for the orientation, then 6 arrays, one for each block side.

int orientation;
int side1[];
int side2[];
// etc.

 

then write out the arrays so that array[orientation] = the texture icon you want.

 

int side1[] = {1,1,1,0};
int side2[] = {1,1,0,1};
//etc.

 

then use getBlockTextureFromSide

public int getBlockTextureFromSide(int side){
switch(side){
case 1:
return side1[orientation];
break;
case 2:
return side2[orientation];
break;
//etc.
}
}

 

then use this tutorial to help you save the variable orientation so that it is not reset when the client is closed.

 

http://www.minecraftforge.net/wiki/How_to_use_NBT_Tag_Compound