Add a layer of texture to item depending on meta

[ETblaky]

I'm creating a Harry Potter mod, where you can create your own wand. What I was thinking to do is you start with a base wand texture, then you add the customisation. For example:

 

<- Base Wand

<- Customisation 1 <- Customisation 2

<- Final Wnad

 

So, how could i do that? I totally lost on the new models and blockstate system added. Anyone could please help? By now i just have a base mod.

[Animefan8888]

You could point each metadata to a different model and add multiple layers by doing.

 

{
     "parent": "item/generated"
     "textures": {
          "layer0": "texture1"
          "layer1": "texture2" #etc
     }
}

[ETblaky]

Thanks! But i would have to create a model for each possible combination? Or can i put more than one model for item, so they mix? How would it work? 

[hugo_the_dwarf]

I had this working once before the "Blocks and Items and everything needs to be a JSON" I got it from looking at Tinker's Constructs code on how they handle their tools (they do alot more than just custom handle and end) at some point I might have a gander at their code again and see how they updated it to work with 1.10.2+

[EphraimFE]

I'm still working on figuring this concept out myself (though simpler application).  I believe this page, may be of some use.

https://mcforge.readthedocs.io/en/latest/blockstates/forgeBlockstates/

[TheGreyGhost]

Hi

 

This tutorial project has an example of something very similar to what you're describing

https://github.com/TheGreyGhost/MinecraftByExample

 

Try looking at mbe11 first, and if that doesn't meet your needs, try mbe15

 

Forge blockstates might also be suitable depending on exactly what you're trying to do.

 

-TGG

[ETblaky]

I'm still working on figuring this concept out myself (though simpler application).  I believe this page, may be of some use.

https://mcforge.readthedocs.io/en/latest/blockstates/forgeBlockstates/

 

I've been reading the documentation, the problem is they don't explain you how to use blockstates with Items, i don't even know if it is applicable to Items.

[Draco18s]

I've been reading the documentation, the problem is they don't explain you how to use blockstates with Items, i don't even know if it is applicable to Items.

 

Items don't have blockstates, although you can use the system for it.

 

When I wrote my code I was writing this in my client proxy (things have been refactored to make it a common object that all of my dependent mods can then access), but this is what I did:

 

https://github.com/Draco18s/ReasonableRealism/blob/master/src/main/java/com/draco18s/hardlib/client/ClientEasyRegistry.java#L86

 

The interface IMetaLookup was just a custom interface I apply to all of my variant enums so that I can convert between variant and metadata and back.  You should already have those methods, I just encapsulated them into a common interface.