Item/Block meta/damage data maxinum value

[jordan30001]

Does block/item meta data have a maximum value of 15?

 

if it can have more than 15 does it cause any issues?

 

is this just the case that only blocks can have a maximum damage of 15?

[Draco18s]

Blocks yes, items no.

 

Items have a full integer worth of "damage" whereas blocks have a single nybble.

[Moritz]

There Are Ways to extend The blockID but this is not easy and it could create a lot of lag when you are using the blocks.

Look at Redpower. When you are using much covers and do not have a highspeedpc than the FPS goes down with a speed that is no longer funny!

 

I do not say That Elorams Mod is not Awsome! Redpower 2 Is an Awsome mod but it Create a lot of lag. But i am amazed that she made over 1000 Blocks in more than 1 Block. But everything has his price!

 

 

[Draco18s]

Items have a full integer worth of "damage"

*short

 

Touche.

 

Still allows for a maximum value of +/-32,767, which is sufficient for most needs.

 

Though I suspect IC² hacked things so that their items can use a long int (+/-9,223,372,036,854,775,807, yes, that's 9 pentillion)

[Draco18s]

Though I suspect IC² hacked things so that their items can use a long int (+/-9,223,372,036,854,775,807, yes, that's 9 pentillion)

You can always use the NBTTagCompound associated with each ItemStack. That allows you to store a basically infinite amount of data into your Item.

 

It's a possibility.  Depends on the "hack"

(either they made items use a long int, or they made their own item damage renderer, or...)

[jordan30001]

Items have a full integer worth of "damage"

*short

 

Touche.

 

Still allows for a maximum value of +/-32,767, which is sufficient for most needs.

 

Though I suspect IC² hacked things so that their items can use a long int (+/-9,223,372,036,854,775,807, yes, that's 9 pentillion)

 

nice to know but I don't think I am going to use 9 pentillion meta data items

[Draco18s]

nice to know but I don't think I am going to use 9 pentillion meta data items

 

IC² needs it for their powered items, like the quantum armor, which has something like a million hp.

 

But yeah.  32,000 is sufficient for most modders.

[Moritz]

Also you can add more Damage when you make you own ItemStack

i am working on something like that to make a decoblockmod working.

 

When you craft something than you can use the addEnchantment() function. And with this way you can add your own damage.

[jordan30001]

Why use enchantments for uniqueness?

 

why not just use

 

Note: writing this from memory so there probably are errors

 

void initNBTTagCompound(ItemStack itemStack)
{

	if (itemStack.stackTagCompound == null)
	{
		itemStack.setTagCompound(new NBTTagCompound());
	}
}

String getInt(ItemStack itemStack, String tagValue)
{

	initNBTTagCompound(itemStack);

	if (!itemStack.stackTagCompound.hasKey(tagValue))
	{
		setInt(itemStack, tagValue, 0);
	}

	return itemStack.stackTagCompound.getInt(tagValue);
}

void setInt(ItemStack itemStack, String tagName, String tagInt)
{

	initNBTTagCompound(itemStack);

	itemStack.stackTagCompound.setString(tagName, tagInt);
}

 

[Moritz]

Why use enchantments for uniqueness?

 

why not just use

 

Note: writing this from memory so there probably are errors

 

void initNBTTagCompound(ItemStack itemStack)
{

	if (itemStack.stackTagCompound == null)
	{
		itemStack.setTagCompound(new NBTTagCompound());
	}
}

String getInt(ItemStack itemStack, String tagValue)
{

	initNBTTagCompound(itemStack);

	if (!itemStack.stackTagCompound.hasKey(tagValue))
	{
		setInt(itemStack, tagValue, 0);
	}

	return itemStack.stackTagCompound.getInt(tagValue);
}

void setInt(ItemStack itemStack, String tagName, String tagInt)
{

	initNBTTagCompound(itemStack);

	itemStack.stackTagCompound.setString(tagName, tagInt);
}

 

 

 

 

 

I wrote the function name to show the people what i mean. Because on the Recipe you can add something like this:

(my Proxy)

PathProxy.addRecipe(new ItemStack(Item.diamondPickaxe, 1).addEnchantment(Entchantment.fortune, 10), new Objek[] {"d", 'd', Block.dirt});

so you can add Enchantments to the recipe. that is what i want to do with integer for meta damage.

public class SpmodStack
{
       public SpmodStack(Block par1)
       {
           only showing i do not make the constructures.
       }

       public SpmodStack(Item par1)
       {
           only showing i do not make the constructures.
       }
  
       public SpmodStack(ItemStack par1)
       {
           only showing i do not make the constructures.
       }



     public void setMetaDamage(int meta)
     {
          if(Block intanceof IMetaBlock)
          {
                this.addBlockMeta(meta);
          }
          else
          {
               return;
          }
    }
}

 

PathProxy.addRecipe(new SpmodStack(new ItemStack(BlockDeco, 1).setMetaDamage(29018), new Objekt[] "b", 'b', Block.stone});

 

 

This was only my thinking in that time i wrote the answer i do not made these classes but maybe i make it like this concept.