[Solved] Question regarding metadata

[Flemmli97]

So in 1.13 metadata wont be a thing anymore. To make updating easier for me i now wanting to convert my code to not use metadata. the thing is the expected item + block amount of my mod will probably be around 1000 so i am asking if its smart to do it now (1.12) already, where ids are limited.

Edited September 7, 2018 by Flemmli97

[Draco18s]

17 minutes ago, Flemmli97 said:

where ids are limited

No they're not.

[Flemmli97]

oh... ok then. thx. i was always wondering why then people are saying this. cause codewise it says no limit. 

[larsgerrits]

11 minutes ago, Flemmli97 said:

cause codewise it says no limit.

It's the way they save blocks in 1.12 and below. Blocks are saved as shorts (16 bits); 12 bits for block id (2¹² = 4096) and 4 bits for metadata (2⁴ = 16). In 1.13 they changed the way they store things so we don't have that limitation anymore.

[Cadiboo]

On 8/28/2018 at 3:00 AM, larsgerrits said:

It's the way they save blocks in 1.12 and below. Blocks are saved as shorts (16 bits); 12 bits for block id (2¹² = 4096) and 4 bits for metadata (2⁴ = 16). In 1.13 they changed the way they store things so we don't have that limitation anymore.

Do u know what they changed it to?

[Draco18s]

11 hours ago, Cadiboo said:

Do u know what they changed it to?

Pure strings.