[Solved] Fluid spread distance

[Jay Avery]

How do I set the maximum flow distance of a custom fluid? I.e., in vanilla water spreads eight blocks and lava spreads four blocks. I've found how to set the viscosity but that only effects the speed of the flow, not the final distance.

[larsgerrits]

Looking at the code, calling

BlockFluidBase#setQuantaValue

with the distance should to the job.

[Jay Avery]

That did it, thanks for the tip! Sigh, I wish the documentation for Forge was better... (why is it called quanta?!)

[Draco18s]

That did it, thanks for the tip! Sigh, I wish the documentation for Forge was better... (why is it called quanta?!)

 

plural noun: quanta

 

    1.

    Physics

    a discrete quantity of energy proportional in magnitude to the frequency of the radiation it represents.

        an analogous discrete amount of any other physical quantity, such as momentum or electric charge.

    2.

    a required or allowed amount, especially an amount of money legally payable in damages.

 

Because the variable represents a discrete amount.

[Jay Avery]

Yes, but it doesn't even specify *what* discrete amount it is referring to! It could at least be 'depth quanta' or something. It's like naming it 'number' because it refers to an integer.