I'm looking to switch IC2 off my server and move too UE down the road some time soon. The issue is i could change the block ids but UE is using meta data and IC2 doesn't. So i need some way to convert all IC2 block to UE blocks. I would use mcedit but it takes hours per block type. Is there a way i could make a mod that would change all instances of block x to block x:metadata. Also how would i go by doing this? I rather do this than regen or map an entire new map.

... as far as I know, theres no "easy" way, you can use MCEdit or edit the files manually with NBT Explorer...

I think world editor should do. And ha! Even UE uses metadata... I cant believe IC2 doesn't.

I was hoping to program a little mod that would as the map loaded convert one block types to another but if i have to i'll use mcedit

it shouldnt be too hard to make

 

if youre willing to have both mods loaded at once, use world edit

Or if you want, regenerate the ores but keep the structures above ground.

hard part is i'm not sure were to start coding such a thing. I'll save myself the brain damage and just use mcedit and take a nap as i works. Think last time i changed the ores on a server map it took 7.3 hours on a half good PC. Though now that i think about it i could just make a tempary mod that make new ores with the same block ids. Then have it request a tick update if the player stand in the chunk to turn itself into a UE ore. I'm going too try that .

Or if you want, regenerate the ores but keep the structures above ground.

thats plan C if A) the mod doesn't work or B) mcedit fails or takes too long.

Midas should work for you

Midas should work for you

 

That should work for you DarkGuardsman, here's a link: http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/252880-tool-midas-id-changer-v031-open-source/

Might work though it doesn't look like its be updated to new mc version. Though the src might prove useful