Hello again, peeps.

 

I need to change a variable within ChunkProviderGenerator at line 143

 

else if (var12 * 8 + var31 < var6)

                                {

                                    par3ArrayOfByte[var43 += var44] = (byte)FiniteLiquidBase.blockOcean.blockID;

                                }

 

But I'd like to do so without actually modifying that file, in the interest of compatibility.

 

How would I do that? :?

Create your own ChunkProvider and use that.

Or, replace Block.water with your own, or do the plethora of other base clean ways of modifying world generation.

Good answer, thanks for the quick reply, Lex.

 

Also Block.waterStill can't be set, it's final.

Yes it can, just not easily.

That's all you're gunna get.

I thought it was

 

Block.blocksList[block.waterStill.blockID] = FiniteLiquidBase.blockWaterStill;
        Block.blocksList[block.waterMoving.blockID] = FiniteLiquidBase.blockWater;

 

But it wasn't. You've got me, I have no idea. Something with block metadata?

Just to provide resolution for future people have this issue.

 

The way to replace fields in Minecraft code without editing core classes is to use java.lang.reflect.

 

    public static void replaceBlock(String blockName, Block replacement) {
    	try {
    		Field f = Block.class.getDeclaredField(blockName);
    		f.setAccessible(true);
    		Field modifiersField = Field.class.getDeclaredField("modifiers");
    		modifiersField.setAccessible(true);
    		modifiersField.setInt(f, f.getModifiers() & ~Modifier.FINAL);
    		f.set(null, replacement);
    	} catch (Throwable e) {
            System.err.println(e);
         }
    }

/* snip */

Thanks much for posting the results, great for searching by others later.