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Would there be any way to make ores only generate above a certain level, instead of below? I want to generate an ore only in mountains and hills, not underground.

How would i go about transferring this mod to smp is it hardI have coded a battery as a fuel item how would i have the furnace return an empty battery cell that i coded like a bucket of lava how it returns the bucket

Quote from Dervish

Hi,

how can i create a lightning or ray (like the enderdragon healing beam) between two entities?

I have no knowledge of anything the dragon does in the code. You could try looking through it code for ages and see if you can find anything. I would suggest just asking in Mod Development though. Someone there is bound to know about it.

Quote from skillinazn

Ah, ok. I actually figured out the error. I have a question about the biome spawning though. Does the

 biomeDecorator.treesPerChunk = 5;

code pertain to how many trees that can be spawned in minecraft? I'm trying to spawn my own trees into the biome but I believe that it wouldn't work this way. World generation doesn't seem to do the job either as it spawns a fairly small amount of trees. Does this have to do with the biome?

Changing biomeDecorator variables will only effect the biome of which's class you edit it in. That variables only effects vanilla trees.

Quote from El_Zirbs

El_Zirbs, on 03 July 2012 - 03:22 AM, said:

How would I go about adding 3-4 bounding boxes for an entity, each one with different dimensions and coordinates relative to the entity?
I'm guessing your entity has different states? If yes, are they determined by booleans in the entity's class?

Nope. My entities more of an extra-large box that rotates. I'm planning new entities for each shape, but each shape still needs bounding boxes. I assumed the boxes rotated with the entity.

The main question is, again, how do I add multiple bounding boxes for a single entity?

I'm not really sure. I only know how to make something have one bounding box but change it depending on something else.

Quote from tbh1138

Would there be any way to make ores only generate above a certain level, instead of below? I want to generate an ore only in mountains and hills, not underground.

People have said there are ways to do it, I have never figured it out.

Quote from lramos15

How would i go about transferring this mod to smp is it hard

I have coded a battery as a fuel item how would i have the furnace return an empty battery cell that i coded like a bucket of lava how it returns the bucket

Shouldn't be too hard. There are tutorials in this section which show how to convert to SMP. Flan's tutorials, for example.

You could try using

.setContainerItem(emptyBatteryNameHere)

in the public static final line of the full battery. If that doesn't work then you would have to edit a base class. Something which I don't support.

Hay i dont know anything about modding but i want to get into it but i want to know is it possible to make an armor piece that only goes on one arm.

I'm a relatively new modder, and I'm trying to add a few biomes to my mod using ModLoader. setMinMaxHeight and setTemperatureRainfall are both private modifiers. I need to edit these, but I don't want to have to edit the WorldGenBase for compatibility issues.

Quote from TechGuy543

Changing biomeDecorator variables will only effect the biome of which's class you edit it in. That variables only effects vanilla trees.

So would I need to create a class to add new biomeDecorators for my custom trees to set in?

I'm getting an error adding my blocks to the creative inventory.


I did everything else mentioned as well. Eclipse says I have an error at "public boolean onTickInGame(float f, Minecraft minecraft)" and "public boolean onTickInGUI(float f, Minecraft minecraft, GuiScreen guiscreen)." Eclipse underlines Minecraft and says "Minecraft cannot be resolved to a type." What's wrong?

Quote from skillinazn

So would I need to create a class to add new biomeDecorators for my custom trees to set in?

This is what I used when I added trees into generation. Just change the WorldGen*** and BiomeGen*** classes to suit yours.

public void generateSurface(World world, Random random, int i, int j)
{
BiomeGenBase biomegenbase = world.getWorldChunkManager().getBiomeGenAt(i, j);
ModUndeadWorldGenGraveTrees worldgengravetrees = new ModUndeadWorldGenGraveTrees();
if (biomegenbase instanceof ModUndeadBiomeGenGrave)
{
int k = i + random.nextInt(6) + 2;
int l = j + random.nextInt(8) + 3;
int i1 = world.getHeightValue(k, l);
worldgengravetrees.setScale(1.0D, 1.0D, 1.0D);
worldgengravetrees.generate(world, random, k, i1, l);
}

Quote from hbgoddard

I'm getting an error adding my blocks to the creative inventory.

public boolean onTickInGame(float f, Minecraft minecraft)
{
if(minecraft.currentScreen == null)
{
creativeInventory = null;
}
return true;
}
public boolean onTickInGUI(float f, Minecraft minecraft, GuiScreen guiscreen)
{
if((guiscreen instanceof GuiContainerCreative) && !(creativeInventory instanceof GuiContainerCreative) && !minecraft.theWorld.isRemote)
{
Container container = ((GuiContainer)guiscreen).inventorySlots;
List list = ((ContainerCreative)container).itemList;
int i = 0;
list.add(new ItemStack(irontrapdoor, 1, i));
list.add(new ItemStack(ironladder, 1, i));
list.add(new ItemStack(irontorch, 1, i));
}
creativeInventory = guiscreen;
return true;
}

I did everything else mentioned as well. Eclipse says I have an error at "public boolean onTickInGame(float f, Minecraft minecraft)" and "public boolean onTickInGUI(float f, Minecraft minecraft, GuiScreen guiscreen)." Eclipse underlines Minecraft and says "Minecraft cannot be resolved to a type." What's wrong?

You need to import Minecraft. It should be the first on the list of quick fixes. If not just look at the tutorial again to see it.

I added the line of code you told me to and eclipse says can not reference a field before its defined.
Heres the code

   public static final Item battery = new battery(5001).setItemName("battery").setContainerItem(emptybattery);

Techguy where did you learn to code in java

Hey, idk how advanced you are in your modding but i am having a severe issue and i was wondering if you knew how to fix it.

I have a custom furnace, 2 slots for items, 1 slot for fuel, and 1 output slot. So in basics, 2 input furnace, 1 output.
I need a custom HashMap and a custom ArrayList to add my recipes too, because obviously the standard addSmelting() hook doesn't work.

Please, if you know how to fix this, tell me. I have been stuck on this for 3 months.

I will do ANYTHING to know how to do this.
Thanks :/

Hi Techguy, since you are accepting requests for your tutorials I would like to request one.

Could you possibly make a TUT on how to make a ranged weapon, for example a gun or a new bow? If you could then thanks VERY, VERY much. I'm going to be making a HUGE mod that includes new dimensions, biomes, blocks, items, mobs, etc. So, I will need to create new weapons to go along with that too.

Thanks Also, diamonds for you and your amazing tutorials!

could you please make a tutorial for controlling a mobs movement. thnx =D

Im doing another mod test and im trying to add a new block (simple block)

But in my mod_ file im getting an error in eclipse about adding a .blockIndexInTexture idk how to fix this because eclipse isn't showing any solutions

My mod_ file

My Block file

Quote from StrangeOne101

A GUI = a Guide User Interface. So basically what you see when you open a furnace or crafting table. Not just them though, anything like enchanting, chests, dispensers, they all have a GUI to allow you to interact with them.

And the GUI has my vote. I can't wait for a tutorial on this!

Graphical User Interface The GUI tutorial will be more of a tutorial just showing the different things you can do once you have the GUI class set up. Things like adding text, rendering pictures and buttons. I'm open to ideas for it.

Quote from fatalityx9

Hi Techguy, since you are accepting requests for your tutorials I would like to request one.

Could you possibly make a TUT on how to make a ranged weapon, for example a gun or a new bow? If you could then thanks VERY, VERY much. I'm going to be making a HUGE mod that includes new dimensions, biomes, blocks, items, mobs, etc. So, I will need to create new weapons to go along with that too.

Thanks Also, diamonds for you and your amazing tutorials!

Thanks I'll add it to the list for the next vote.

Quote from mynamedotorgdotcom

could you please make a tutorial for controlling a mobs movement. thnx =D

Not quite sure what you mean, could you elaborate?

Quote from Neon_ColorsFTW22

Im doing another mod test and im trying to add a new block (simple block)

But in my mod_ file im getting an error in eclipse about adding a .blockIndexInTexture idk how to fix this because eclipse isn't showing any solutions

My mod_ file

package net.minecraft.src;

public class mod_Blue extends BaseMod
{
public static final Blueblock = new Blueblock(160,0).setBlockName("Blueblock").setHardness(3F).setResistance(1F);

public void load()
{
Blueblock.blockIndexInTexture = ModLoader.addOverride("/terrain.png", "/eclipse/BlueBlock.png");
ModLoader.registerBlock(Blueblock);
ModLoader.addName(Blueblock, "Blueblock");
ModLoader.addRecipe(new ItemStack(Blueblock, 1), new Object [] {"#", Character.valueOf('#'), Block.stone});
}

public String getVersion()
{
return "1.2.5";
}
}

My Block file

package net.minecraft.src;
import java.util.Random;

public class Blueblock extends Block
{
public Blueblock(int i, int j)
{
super(i, j, Material.glass);
}

public int idDropped(int i, Random random, int j)
{
return mod_Block.Blueblock.blockID;
}
public int quantityDropped(Random random)
{
return 1;
}
}

Could you post what the error says please. Like StrangeOne said, try recompiling using the MCP bats instead of Eclipse. That has solved some of my problems in the past.

Quote from jujment699

Hey, idk how advanced you are in your modding but i am having a severe issue and i was wondering if you knew how to fix it.

I have a custom furnace, 2 slots for items, 1 slot for fuel, and 1 output slot. So in basics, 2 input furnace, 1 output.
I need a custom HashMap and a custom ArrayList to add my recipes too, because obviously the standard addSmelting() hook doesn't work.

Please, if you know how to fix this, tell me. I have been stuck on this for 3 months.

I will do ANYTHING to know how to do this.
Thanks :/

crazydrumma is working on a tutorial for a dual-input furnace at the moment. It knows a heck of a lot more about modding than I do.

Quote from TechGuy543

Graphical User Interface The GUI tutorial will be more of a tutorial just showing the different things you can do once you have the GUI class set up. Things like adding text, rendering pictures and buttons. I'm open to ideas for it.

Ideas 4 GUI:

1) Pics

2) Player View

3) Replacing/Modifiying the inventory

4) Replacing/Modifiying other things

5) Extra/less inventory/hotbar slots

6) Unlocking inventory/hotbar slots in-game

7) Adding/Removing/Modifying armor slots

8) Text

9) Player-made logs (That can be edited anytime unlike written books

10) Input/output slots + multiple


p.s. Keep going ur doing gr8! B'D

Quote from EarthCrafterMan

Ideas 4 GUI:

1) Pics

2) Player View

3) Replacing/Modifiying the inventory

4) Replacing/Modifiying other things

5) Extra/less inventory/hotbar slots

6) Unlocking inventory/hotbar slots in-game

7) Adding/Removing/Modifying armor slots

8) Text

9) Player-made logs (That can be edited anytime unlike written books

10) Input/output slots + multiple


p.s. Keep going ur doing gr8! B'D

Thanks! This is what I have sort of gathered from your list of what I should do.
1. Pictures
2. Player view - Like in the inventory when you can see the player?
3, 5, 6, 7. Not sure about what people would use these for.
4. Like what?
8. Text.
9. Text input fields that save on button press.
10. Like a furnace?

hey sorry i keep posting errors but i followed all the steps to make a custom npc and i made a spawn egg for it but it wont render in the world with the custom model, instead it renders with ModelBiped and that just looks wierd.