Updating Entities to 1.8.9 from 1.7.10

[IronCrystal]

Hello,

 

I'm sorry, but I'm having some trouble updating my entities since it appears the registration methods I used to use are deprecated.

 

I used to register my custom mob using these three methods:

 

	public static void registerEntity(){

	createEntity(EntityFlappyBird.class, "Flappy Bird", 0xE6F547, 0xFFB300);
	EntityRegistry.addSpawn(EntityFlappyBird.class, 2, 0, 1, EnumCreatureType.CREATURE, new BiomeGenBase[]{BiomeGenBase.forest}); //Add more biomes for more locations
	RenderingRegistry.registerEntityRenderingHandler(EntityFlappyBird.class, new RenderFlappyBird(new ModelFlappyBird(), 0));

}

public static void createEntity(Class entityClass, String entityName, int solidColor, int spotColor){
	int randomId = EntityRegistry.findGlobalUniqueEntityId();
	EntityRegistry.registerGlobalEntityID(entityClass, entityName, randomId);
	EntityRegistry.registerModEntity(entityClass, entityName, randomId, Modcraft.INSTANCE, 64, 1, true);
	createEgg(randomId, solidColor, spotColor);
}

private static void createEgg(int randomId, int solidColor, int spotColor){
	EntityList.entityEggs.put(Integer.valueOf(randomId), new EntityList.EntityEggInfo(randomId, solidColor, spotColor));
}

 

But it seems that RenderingRegistry.registerEntityRenderingHandler(), EntityRegistry.findGlobalUniqueEntityId(), and EntityRegistry.registerGlobalEntityID() are all deprecated.

 

How would be the best way to register an entity now?

 

Edit:  I also had to edit the constructor of the render class since it now requires a RenderManager.  Any idea where that comes from?

[IronCrystal]

Thank you very much, I was able to get my mob into the game.

 

One last question, if I'm not using a method to find an unused entity ID, how would I find a unique one?  Just for testing I gave a random value but I wouldn't want it conflicting with other mods.

 

EDIT: Nevermind.  I was looking in another thread and it looks like that entity ID is unique within the mod.  So as long as I keep my own IDs separate I should be fine.

[Draco18s]

Mod entity ids are sandboxed to your mod.  Start at 0 and go up for each mob you have.

[IronCrystal]

Mod entity ids are sandboxed to your mod.  Start at 0 and go up for each mob you have.

 

Since I made the last post, I didn't want to spam this forum with every question I have so I'm going to add this here.

 

I know a lot of rendering was changed for blocks and items in 1.8.

 

I was using a model created in techne for an item, but now the rendering class is littered with errors.  I was using IItemRenderer but it seems to no longer exist.

 

Do I have to use json files for my held items?  If so, is there some way to easily convert the old models to the json?

 

If I am able to use my techne model, how would I do it?  Is there an example someone has?