[1.8][Solved]Biome Help

[WitherDoggie]

I'm trying to create a custom biome. I wrote the biome class and registered my new biome. My custom biome generates in-game with most of the custom blocks that I want it to. My question is, how can I remove the normal minecraft stone that generates there and replace it with my custom stone block? I also have a custom ore that I want to generate in this biome only. How can I do this?

 

ModBiomeRegistry

http://pastebin.com/ubMKLHE9

 

ModBiome

http://pastebin.com/NthUZFAr

 

I've also noticed that water lilies are spawning every where in the water even though I've never told the biome to. Why is this?

 

Another problem I've noticed is that mobs are spawning in the biome even though I don't have any mobs set to spawn there.

 

One last question. I made custom dirt, grass, and stone blocks that I want to have the same properties as the vanilla dirt, grass, and stone blocks. Can I just create a class for each that extends the vanilla class?

[WitherDoggie]

I'm trying to create a custom biome. I wrote the biome class and registered my new biome. My custom biome generates in-game with most of the custom blocks that I want it to. My question is, how can I remove the normal minecraft stone that generates there and replace it with my custom stone block? I also have a custom ore that I want to generate in this biome only. How can I do this?

 

ModBiomeRegistry

http://pastebin.com/ubMKLHE9

 

ModBiome

http://pastebin.com/NthUZFAr

 

I've also noticed that water lilies are spawning every where in the water even though I've never told the biome to. Why is this?

 

Another problem I've noticed is that mobs are spawning in the biome even though I don't have any mobs set to spawn there.

 

One last question. I made custom dirt, grass, and stone blocks that I want to have the same properties as the vanilla dirt, grass, and stone blocks. Can I just create a class for each that extends the vanilla class?

[jeffryfisher]

There's more than one way to substitute the vanilla stone. I think there's an event where you can detect vanilla stone and the biome, making the switch whenever you like the combo. You could also hunt down the code that fills most deep areas with stone. Be aware though: Most ores spawn only in vanilla stone; they won't replace anything else, so your biome might not get any diamonds, gold, iron etc.

 

Mobs decide where they want to spawn. There might be some that spawn in any biome.

 

Extending dirt etc will duplicate the intrinsic characteristics, but... Some game behavior is reactive (like plants deciding where they can grow). Therefore, some other objects in the game might not recognize your dirt as dirt (e.g. Plants might refuse to grow on it.)

[jeffryfisher]

There's more than one way to substitute the vanilla stone. I think there's an event where you can detect vanilla stone and the biome, making the switch whenever you like the combo. You could also hunt down the code that fills most deep areas with stone. Be aware though: Most ores spawn only in vanilla stone; they won't replace anything else, so your biome might not get any diamonds, gold, iron etc.

 

Mobs decide where they want to spawn. There might be some that spawn in any biome.

 

Extending dirt etc will duplicate the intrinsic characteristics, but... Some game behavior is reactive (like plants deciding where they can grow). Therefore, some other objects in the game might not recognize your dirt as dirt (e.g. Plants might refuse to grow on it.)

[WitherDoggie]

There's more than one way to substitute the vanilla stone. I think there's an event where you can detect vanilla stone and the biome, making the switch whenever you like the combo. You could also hunt down the code that fills most deep areas with stone. Be aware though: Most ores spawn only in vanilla stone; they won't replace anything else, so your biome might not get any diamonds, gold, iron etc.

 

Mobs decide where they want to spawn. There might be some that spawn in any biome.

 

Extending dirt etc will duplicate the intrinsic characteristics, but... Some game behavior is reactive (like plants deciding where they can grow). Therefore, some other objects in the game might not recognize your dirt as dirt (e.g. Plants might refuse to grow on it.)

 

1. Okay thanks, I'll look into it. As far as the vanilla ores go, I was hoping there was a way to disable them and use my custom ores instead.

 

2. I'll see if I can find a way to work around that.

 

3. No plants is fine. The biome is supposed to be dead looking. Though I will add some custom plants that can only grow on my custom dirt.

[WitherDoggie]

There's more than one way to substitute the vanilla stone. I think there's an event where you can detect vanilla stone and the biome, making the switch whenever you like the combo. You could also hunt down the code that fills most deep areas with stone. Be aware though: Most ores spawn only in vanilla stone; they won't replace anything else, so your biome might not get any diamonds, gold, iron etc.

 

Mobs decide where they want to spawn. There might be some that spawn in any biome.

 

Extending dirt etc will duplicate the intrinsic characteristics, but... Some game behavior is reactive (like plants deciding where they can grow). Therefore, some other objects in the game might not recognize your dirt as dirt (e.g. Plants might refuse to grow on it.)

 

1. Okay thanks, I'll look into it. As far as the vanilla ores go, I was hoping there was a way to disable them and use my custom ores instead.

 

2. I'll see if I can find a way to work around that.

 

3. No plants is fine. The biome is supposed to be dead looking. Though I will add some custom plants that can only grow on my custom dirt.

[WitherDoggie]

I tracked down the code that fills chunks with stone, and it looks like the stone is generated first then the biome blocks are placed. Not sure what to do with that. Do you happen to know the event that I can use instead?

 

Also, I managed to stop mobs from spawning here.( When I disabled creature spawning, I forgot to disable monster spawning.) I want the biome to only spawn wither skeletons. I made the biome spawn normal skeletons, how can I get wither skeletons to spawn?

 

Please Note: I am not trying to replace the stone in all biomes. I only want my custom stone to generate in my custom biome. All other biomes won't be changed.

[WitherDoggie]

I tracked down the code that fills chunks with stone, and it looks like the stone is generated first then the biome blocks are placed. Not sure what to do with that. Do you happen to know the event that I can use instead?

 

Also, I managed to stop mobs from spawning here.( When I disabled creature spawning, I forgot to disable monster spawning.) I want the biome to only spawn wither skeletons. I made the biome spawn normal skeletons, how can I get wither skeletons to spawn?

 

Please Note: I am not trying to replace the stone in all biomes. I only want my custom stone to generate in my custom biome. All other biomes won't be changed.

[jeffryfisher]

Unfortunately, I haven't worked with world generation before, so I can only give strategic advice on how to explore the Forge code yourself looking for hooks that Forge has injected. On one end, search the chunk generation source for any mention of forge or event (they often employ fully qualified names, so you can't rely on import statements to expose Forge references).

 

You might also try world's block-placement method or whatever the chunk generator returns to. You'd be looking for a call-back to a Forge method that would let you intervene. At the other end, go to net.minecraftforge.event and browse every event in every class to get an idea what's possible. Terraingen and World look like promising subfolders there.

 

Even after finding an event at a usable intervention point, you would still need to see if it carries enough information each way for you to detect your condition and achieve your goal. I think your chances are good, since this forum has discussed block substitutions before. However, I can't recall whether biome was a factor in any of them.

[jeffryfisher]

Unfortunately, I haven't worked with world generation before, so I can only give strategic advice on how to explore the Forge code yourself looking for hooks that Forge has injected. On one end, search the chunk generation source for any mention of forge or event (they often employ fully qualified names, so you can't rely on import statements to expose Forge references).

 

You might also try world's block-placement method or whatever the chunk generator returns to. You'd be looking for a call-back to a Forge method that would let you intervene. At the other end, go to net.minecraftforge.event and browse every event in every class to get an idea what's possible. Terraingen and World look like promising subfolders there.

 

Even after finding an event at a usable intervention point, you would still need to see if it carries enough information each way for you to detect your condition and achieve your goal. I think your chances are good, since this forum has discussed block substitutions before. However, I can't recall whether biome was a factor in any of them.

[WitherDoggie]

I've done as you said and overriden genTerrainBlocks (changed the vanilla integer names to easier to identify ones), but I can't figure out how to change the stone. I looked online for some help and the things I found told me to just copy the entire method generateBiomeTerrain in the BiomeGenBase class and then modify it to fit my needs. I do not want to copy and paste things unless it is completely necessary. How to I change the stone?

 

ModBiome.class

http://pastebin.com/4ZyHv9DJ

[WitherDoggie]

I've done as you said and overriden genTerrainBlocks (changed the vanilla integer names to easier to identify ones), but I can't figure out how to change the stone. I looked online for some help and the things I found told me to just copy the entire method generateBiomeTerrain in the BiomeGenBase class and then modify it to fit my needs. I do not want to copy and paste things unless it is completely necessary. How to I change the stone?

 

ModBiome.class

http://pastebin.com/4ZyHv9DJ

[WitherDoggie]

Before I do what you said, I have a couple questions. Would it be better for me to create a custom dimension instead? Do new dimensions allow for a wide range of customization?

[WitherDoggie]

Before I do what you said, I have a couple questions. Would it be better for me to create a custom dimension instead? Do new dimensions allow for a wide range of customization?

[WitherDoggie]

Perfect. Then I'll do a new dimension instead.(don't know how yet, but I'm always open to learning)

[WitherDoggie]

Perfect. Then I'll do a new dimension instead.(don't know how yet, but I'm always open to learning)