It should definitely be possible via a plugin, but the plugin would probably have to be made specially for this purpose.
If you checked the last section of the thread (the part about actually hacking books), it explains that a book's contents are attached to the book in a way similar to (but not the same as) enchantments. This means that, unlike maps, each copy of a book contains a full copy of its contents, and if a book is destroyed, its contents are lost with it (whereas maps' contents are stored as separate files and accessed via damage value). So it's not as easy to get a particular book as it is to get a particular map.
The plugin you describe really ought to work in a more intuitive way than specifying ID's, as it needs special treatment for enchanted items, etc... If there is a plugin which reads your current inventory at the time you issue the command, stores it, and makes that the default for players, then that would handle all special cases, books included.
Anyways, until you can find such a plugin, or the plugins you're familiar with can handle written books, you can have a dispenser loaded with 9 stacks of 64 copies of your rulebook (this guide explains how to get stacks of a book you've already written), which would last for 576 players (or a single particularly abusive player).
To prevent people from taking too many rulebooks, and also make the amount of rulebooks technically infinite, you could have a villager near the spawn sell them, in exchange for some item the player has in their default inventory (perhaps dirt?). I was going to make a guide on how to hack villagers using NBTedit, but sethbling beat me to the punch with which does the same, more intuitively - the filter also lets you grant the villager a 3-year invincibility so players can't kill it.
Granted, neither of these solutions are as good as having your players spawn directly with a rulebook, but you'll have to wait until someone updates such plugins to make that possible.
Please do a tutorial on it, as knowing how to do it with NBTedit also would be amazing. Thanks
Great guide but one question.
How do you get the random scrolling text?
Have you tried "§k"? I'm not sure if that's the one you mean.
Sadly, there's no way to make it randomly change colors as it does in the End Poem - but you can still give it colors normally (letter-by-letter, even) with "§0§k" (replace 0 with the desired color code).
Have you tried "§k"? I'm not sure if that's the one you mean.
Sadly, there's no way to make it randomly change colors as it does in the End Poem - but you can still give it colors normally (letter-by-letter, even) with "§0§k" (replace 0 with the desired color code).
Okay, one more question:
Where is the § key? I can't seem to find it. Or do I just copy and paste?
Great guide... but I was looking for a specific item that wasn't on here... Have you guys played the map Chronotide? How do you make the text that represents the "darkness" on the map?!
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Great guide... but I was looking for a specific item that wasn't on here... Have you guys played the map Chronotide? How do you make the text that represents the "darkness" on the map?!
I'm not familiar with Chronotide; post a screenshot of what you mean if possible. Is it just "§k"? That code creates a random mess of changing characters.
I just wanted to say thank you for this guide, it was invaluable in the production of Eronev 2 which just recently released. I used this guide often so thanks a lot.
I don't know if I'd title your thread "Tips and Hacks" cus the word Hack sound dangerous. I would called it something else, even though that seems to be exactly what it is. Maybe something like "Books Guide: Tip and how other mods can help" or something. Not too good at names. Either way, I'm still glad you made this, because now I can edit all the books in my current map and changed their authors. Hacks or not, glad I know this now, rather than later. Was going to just leave all the books unsigned.
Question: Will this still work on forged books? I've named them all with the anvil, and I like the names, just wanted to change the signer.
Also, do I need to sign the books first in order to change the signature?
Much better method than mine. Thanks, I added it to the topic!
Erm. The best way to duplicate stuff, is (only in creative) you press Button 3 (this can be changed in controls, but default is pressing the scroll button on your mouse (for laptops, both at once usually)). This allows you to duplicate any item you use it on, and allows you to Pick Block FUnction (eg, look at a block, then select it). This is the quickest way, and works in game.
How do you get the random scrolling text?
Have you tried "§k"? I'm not sure if that's the one you mean.
Sadly, there's no way to make it randomly change colors as it does in the End Poem - but you can still give it colors normally (letter-by-letter, even) with "§0§k" (replace 0 with the desired color code).
Okay, one more question:
Where is the § key? I can't seem to find it. Or do I just copy and paste?
Thanks
Just copy and paste. Last I checked, even if you have a § key, the game doesn't let you type it directly.
I'm not familiar with Chronotide; post a screenshot of what you mean if possible. Is it just "§k"? That code creates a random mess of changing characters.
Yes, but I got bored of RS and quit
I still do faking now and then, just not for RS. There's one fake I never finished though - but I'm not sure if I'll ever bother to complete it.
Question: Will this still work on forged books? I've named them all with the anvil, and I like the names, just wanted to change the signer.
Also, do I need to sign the books first in order to change the signature?
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Erm. The best way to duplicate stuff, is (only in creative) you press Button 3 (this can be changed in controls, but default is pressing the scroll button on your mouse (for laptops, both at once usually)). This allows you to duplicate any item you use it on, and allows you to Pick Block FUnction (eg, look at a block, then select it). This is the quickest way, and works in game.
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ho do u make a combo of styles
If you do §r it reverts anything after that §r back to normal.
So you could do
§mBlah
§r
§nBlah
and the top would be crossed and the bottom underlined
That's a very nice signature you got there.
~Bink
Copy Paste with NBTedit