So I'm more or less just trying to track how metadata properties get set with a basic flower with color meta. When I place in the world, I only get the color=white variety, no matter what the color was when I had it in my inventory. What's up? I'm just not really understanding something I think. 

 

https://github.com/linkisheroic/rosetteMod/blob/master/main/java/com/natura/rosette/block/BlockFlowerBase.java

 

I know naming conventions/etc are probably not the best way. I'm genuinely attempting to learn what I'm doing. I've noticed that the replies on here tend to lean on the "learn java" side. 

ItemBlock always places the IBlockState corresponding to block metadata 0 because it doesn't override Item#getMetadata(int). You need to use a class that extends ItemBlock and overrides this to return the appropriate block metadata for the given item metadata, e.g. ItemColored, ItemMultiTexture or ItemCloth.

 

ItemMultiTexture and ItemColored are general-purpose classes for blocks with subtypes, ItemCloth is specialised for blocks that use their metadata to store a dye colour.

9 hours ago, Choonster said:

ItemCloth is specialised for blocks that use their metadata to store a dye colour.

(Because white is black and black is white; no really, the metadata sequences are in reverse order...)

18 hours ago, Choonster said:

ItemMultiTexture and ItemColored are general-purpose classes

Start with ItemColored and tell us if (when) you run into trouble.