How to place a row of the currently selected block?

[Imbalance]

I have a huge castle I'm building with my son, and I thought it would be cool to bind a key to "draw" or fill the currently selected block type in the direction the player is facing, until it hits a wall.  Basically, to help quickly build floors and ceilings.

 

So, I manually create a 4 sided building.

When inside, I'd like to go to a corner, press a key and have my mod add that block continuously in the direction I'm facing, until it hits a wall.

 

Or, in a similar fashion, fill in an entire floor, so I'd draw/create those blocks any place that doesn't already contain a block in a growing rectangle around the player, again, until another block type is hit.

 

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

[Imbalance]

I have a huge castle I'm building with my son, and I thought it would be cool to bind a key to "draw" or fill the currently selected block type in the direction the player is facing, until it hits a wall.  Basically, to help quickly build floors and ceilings.

 

So, I manually create a 4 sided building.

When inside, I'd like to go to a corner, press a key and have my mod add that block continuously in the direction I'm facing, until it hits a wall.

 

Or, in a similar fashion, fill in an entire floor, so I'd draw/create those blocks any place that doesn't already contain a block in a growing rectangle around the player, again, until another block type is hit.

 

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

[ashtonr12]

install world edit with forge and spc

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqmpDvXAgy4

 

OR

 

http://wiki.sk89q.com/wiki/WorldEdit/Installation/Single_player

[ashtonr12]

install world edit with forge and spc

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqmpDvXAgy4

 

OR

 

http://wiki.sk89q.com/wiki/WorldEdit/Installation/Single_player

[MateuszKam7]

There is also MCEdit

http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/13807-mcedit-minecraft-world-editor-now-open-source/

[MateuszKam7]

There is also MCEdit

http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/13807-mcedit-minecraft-world-editor-now-open-source/

[ashtonr12]

You are correct MateuszKam7 i did also think of this however this person seems rather new to modding so i thought i would show him the simplest method to his end. Also worldEdit is an ingame tool which he and his son could use in tandem as long as it is installed on both computers. Also MCEdit takes some time to learn whereas worldEdit just uses a very simple axe and other vanilla features ( +commands ).

[ashtonr12]

You are correct MateuszKam7 i did also think of this however this person seems rather new to modding so i thought i would show him the simplest method to his end. Also worldEdit is an ingame tool which he and his son could use in tandem as long as it is installed on both computers. Also MCEdit takes some time to learn whereas worldEdit just uses a very simple axe and other vanilla features ( +commands ).

[Torojima]

I have a huge castle I'm building with my son, and I thought it would be cool to bind a key to "draw" or fill the currently selected block type in the direction the player is facing, until it hits a wall.  Basically, to help quickly build floors and ceilings.

 

So, I manually create a 4 sided building.

When inside, I'd like to go to a corner, press a key and have my mod add that block continuously in the direction I'm facing, until it hits a wall.

 

Or, in a similar fashion, fill in an entire floor, so I'd draw/create those blocks any place that doesn't already contain a block in a growing rectangle around the player, again, until another block type is hit.

 

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

 

got nerved by the same thing and done this:

 

 

package buildhelper;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import net.minecraft.creativetab.CreativeTabs;
import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
import net.minecraft.item.Item;
import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
import net.minecraft.world.World;
import cpw.mods.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler;
import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;

public abstract class ItemFlatWand extends Item
{
private class Pos
{
	public final int x;
	public final int y;
	public final int z;

	public Pos(int x, int y, int z)
	{
		this.x = x;
		this.y = y;
		this.z = z;
	}
}

Map<String, Pos> startPoint;

public ItemFlatWand(int itemId)
{
	super(itemId);
	this.maxStackSize = 1;
	this.setCreativeTab(CreativeTabs.tabTools);
	this.startPoint = new HashMap<String, ItemFlatWand.Pos>();
}

@Override
public boolean onItemUse(ItemStack itemStack, EntityPlayer player, World world, int posX, int posY, int posZ, int side, float par8, float par9, float par10)
{
	String username = player.username;

	if (Side.SERVER == FMLCommonHandler.instance().getEffectiveSide())
	{

		if(this.startPoint.containsKey(username))
		{
			Pos startPos = this.startPoint.get(username);

			if(this.pointsInDistanceLimit(startPos, posX, posY, posZ))
			{
				this.startPoint.remove(username);
				int startPosX = startPos.x < posX ? startPos.x : posX;
				int startPosY = startPos.y < posY ? startPos.y : posY;
				int startPosZ = startPos.z < posZ ? startPos.z : posZ;
				int endPosX = startPos.x > posX ? startPos.x : posX;
				int endPosY = startPos.y > posY ? startPos.y : posY;
				int endPosZ = startPos.z > posZ ? startPos.z : posZ;

				for(int x = startPosX; x <= endPosX; x++)
				{
					for(int y = startPosY; y <= endPosY; y++)
					{
						for(int z = startPosZ; z <= endPosZ; z++)
						{
							this.setBlock(world, x, y, z);
						}
					}
				}
				return true;
			}
		}
		else
		{
			Pos startPos = new Pos(posX, posY, posZ);
			this.startPoint.put(username, startPos);
			return true;
		}
	}
	return false;
}

protected abstract void setBlock(World world, int x, int y, int z);

private boolean pointsInDistanceLimit(Pos startPos, int endPosX, int endPosY, int endPosZ)
{
	int distX = Math.abs(startPos.x - endPosX);
	int distY = Math.abs(startPos.y - endPosY);
	int distZ = Math.abs(startPos.z - endPosZ);

	if(distX <= 15 && distY <= 5 && distZ <= 15)
	{
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}
}

 

package buildhelper;

import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
import net.minecraft.block.Block;
import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.IconRegister;
import net.minecraft.world.World;

public class ItemFlatWandCobble extends ItemFlatWand
{

public ItemFlatWandCobble(int itemId)
{
	super(itemId);
	// TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
}

@SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
@Override
public void updateIcons(IconRegister iconRegister)
{
	this.iconIndex = iconRegister.registerIcon(Constants.TBH_MODID + ":" + Constants.KEY_COBBLE_FLAT_WAND);
}

@Override
protected void setBlock(World world, int x, int y, int z)
{
	world.setBlock(x, y, z, Block.cobblestone.blockID);
}
}

 

 

 

click one block with the wand and click another and ping you got the in between filled with cobble stone ... I have set a limit of 15x5x15 so I don't kill the system by overloading it in any way. But the first click is not forgotten if the second is outside of the limits, so the hole thing is very user unfriendly... have done it only for me to speed up building (got another wand for digging 3x3x3 holes and another one for dirt and a last one for filling water columns with sand (click next to water and the a sand column will appear falling into the water for fast filling of lakes ...) thought about making the cobble/dirt wand dynamic, but haven't found the time yet

 

now if you make the set block id dynamic instead of cobble you got what you're asking for (and wrap a basic mod structure around it of course )

 

ps: I can send you the mod if you like, I haven't published it yet since I don't think is very user friendly right now ...

 

btw, done something like this with it:

 

 

http://www.arno-saxena.de/pictures/minecraft/torocastle_01.png[/img]

 

[Torojima]

I have a huge castle I'm building with my son, and I thought it would be cool to bind a key to "draw" or fill the currently selected block type in the direction the player is facing, until it hits a wall.  Basically, to help quickly build floors and ceilings.

 

So, I manually create a 4 sided building.

When inside, I'd like to go to a corner, press a key and have my mod add that block continuously in the direction I'm facing, until it hits a wall.

 

Or, in a similar fashion, fill in an entire floor, so I'd draw/create those blocks any place that doesn't already contain a block in a growing rectangle around the player, again, until another block type is hit.

 

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

 

got nerved by the same thing and done this:

 

 

package buildhelper;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import net.minecraft.creativetab.CreativeTabs;
import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
import net.minecraft.item.Item;
import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
import net.minecraft.world.World;
import cpw.mods.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler;
import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;

public abstract class ItemFlatWand extends Item
{
private class Pos
{
	public final int x;
	public final int y;
	public final int z;

	public Pos(int x, int y, int z)
	{
		this.x = x;
		this.y = y;
		this.z = z;
	}
}

Map<String, Pos> startPoint;

public ItemFlatWand(int itemId)
{
	super(itemId);
	this.maxStackSize = 1;
	this.setCreativeTab(CreativeTabs.tabTools);
	this.startPoint = new HashMap<String, ItemFlatWand.Pos>();
}

@Override
public boolean onItemUse(ItemStack itemStack, EntityPlayer player, World world, int posX, int posY, int posZ, int side, float par8, float par9, float par10)
{
	String username = player.username;

	if (Side.SERVER == FMLCommonHandler.instance().getEffectiveSide())
	{

		if(this.startPoint.containsKey(username))
		{
			Pos startPos = this.startPoint.get(username);

			if(this.pointsInDistanceLimit(startPos, posX, posY, posZ))
			{
				this.startPoint.remove(username);
				int startPosX = startPos.x < posX ? startPos.x : posX;
				int startPosY = startPos.y < posY ? startPos.y : posY;
				int startPosZ = startPos.z < posZ ? startPos.z : posZ;
				int endPosX = startPos.x > posX ? startPos.x : posX;
				int endPosY = startPos.y > posY ? startPos.y : posY;
				int endPosZ = startPos.z > posZ ? startPos.z : posZ;

				for(int x = startPosX; x <= endPosX; x++)
				{
					for(int y = startPosY; y <= endPosY; y++)
					{
						for(int z = startPosZ; z <= endPosZ; z++)
						{
							this.setBlock(world, x, y, z);
						}
					}
				}
				return true;
			}
		}
		else
		{
			Pos startPos = new Pos(posX, posY, posZ);
			this.startPoint.put(username, startPos);
			return true;
		}
	}
	return false;
}

protected abstract void setBlock(World world, int x, int y, int z);

private boolean pointsInDistanceLimit(Pos startPos, int endPosX, int endPosY, int endPosZ)
{
	int distX = Math.abs(startPos.x - endPosX);
	int distY = Math.abs(startPos.y - endPosY);
	int distZ = Math.abs(startPos.z - endPosZ);

	if(distX <= 15 && distY <= 5 && distZ <= 15)
	{
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}
}

 

package buildhelper;

import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
import net.minecraft.block.Block;
import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.IconRegister;
import net.minecraft.world.World;

public class ItemFlatWandCobble extends ItemFlatWand
{

public ItemFlatWandCobble(int itemId)
{
	super(itemId);
	// TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
}

@SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
@Override
public void updateIcons(IconRegister iconRegister)
{
	this.iconIndex = iconRegister.registerIcon(Constants.TBH_MODID + ":" + Constants.KEY_COBBLE_FLAT_WAND);
}

@Override
protected void setBlock(World world, int x, int y, int z)
{
	world.setBlock(x, y, z, Block.cobblestone.blockID);
}
}

 

 

 

click one block with the wand and click another and ping you got the in between filled with cobble stone ... I have set a limit of 15x5x15 so I don't kill the system by overloading it in any way. But the first click is not forgotten if the second is outside of the limits, so the hole thing is very user unfriendly... have done it only for me to speed up building (got another wand for digging 3x3x3 holes and another one for dirt and a last one for filling water columns with sand (click next to water and the a sand column will appear falling into the water for fast filling of lakes ...) thought about making the cobble/dirt wand dynamic, but haven't found the time yet

 

now if you make the set block id dynamic instead of cobble you got what you're asking for (and wrap a basic mod structure around it of course )

 

ps: I can send you the mod if you like, I haven't published it yet since I don't think is very user friendly right now ...

 

btw, done something like this with it:

 

 

http://www.arno-saxena.de/pictures/minecraft/torocastle_01.png[/img]