[1.10.2] Change item texture based on NBT values

[skeddles]

I'm programatically combining textures to create items. Unfortunately there's too many items in the end (thousands) and it makes forge take forever to load. So I think I'll have to use NBT values (can't use damage because it's a tool). Seems like you add the NBT value when returning the itemstack from the recipe, but how do I then change the texture based on that value?

[Draco18s]

You would still need to register each image so that it can be baked into a model.

[skeddles]

There are the two times when it takes an unacceptably long time during loading. Are you saying even if I used NBT data and didn't register each as it's own item in the game, these steps would still have to happen?

 

 

 

[Draco18s]

Those are both ModelLoader tasks.

Which bake models.

Which you would still have to do. So yes.

[skeddles]

Any ideas on ways around it? Tinkers Construct has far more combinations than me yet they load almost instantly.

[Draco18s]

TiC almost certainly uses multiple pieces to create their items.

e.g. there's a wooden shaft, a metal blade, and a leather grip. So the item model is actually 3 models combined.

They only register 3* images to get baked into models, then the item uses all three when created.

 

Also, TiC is on GitHub: https://github.com/SlimeKnights/TinkersConstruct

 

*Obviously there are more, the "3" in this context is the example three.