[1.11.2] How to add and change tooltip of an exsistin item?

[akdubh]

I mean how to change the tooltip of an item that's already in the game like torch for ex., not a new one.

I am aware of the item.addInformation method but i don't understand how to use it to change an existing item (maybe I need to use another method).

Many thanks! akdubh

[larsgerrits]

Use the ItemTooltipEvent.

[akdubh]

Can you please elaborate?

From my understanding  ItemTooltipEvent  is used to determine if the player has toggeed the option to check if advanced information is being shown.

Am i missing something? how do i need to use it to do it? Is there another way? thanks, akdubh

forgeevents.html

[larsgerrits]

In the ItemTooltipEvent, you can get the List<String> as well, which are the lines of the tooltip. You can just add a String to the List<String> for a new line of the tooltip.

[akdubh]

thanks! it's very late so ill try tomorrow, ill post my followup / questions here tomorrow.

It's my first try at doing something like that so thank you for your help!

[akdubh]

It worked! but i still have a question, where should i call MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(new EventHandler()); ?