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Block

Methods within:


Block.createNew(int Id, int data, String name);

Block.setRenderType(int Id, int data, int renderType);

Block.setGuiBlocksTexture(int Id, int data, int x, int, y); //If omitted, will be set to render the block itself into the inventory, like when you remove gui_blocks.png

Block.setBrightnessLevel(int Id, int data, float lightLevel);

Block.setTransparent(bool isTransparent); //Technical transparency: Can we place torches on it? Open chests under it?

Block.setOpacity(int Id, int data, float opacity);

Block.setExplodeRes(int Id, int data, float resistence);

Block.setMaterial(int Id, int data, ??? material); //No idea what the data type would be. Depends if you implement each material type in a way we can call them as ints, who knows?

Block.setStepSound(int Id, int data, String sound);

Block.setBreakSound(int Id, int data, String sound);

Block.setTool(int Id, int data, int toolId, int toolData, int breakSpeed, int dropId, int dropData); //To make certain tools work better than others, use 0, 0 to make it drop nothing.

Block.setDefaultBreakSpeed(int Id, int data, float breakSpeed, int dropId, int dropData);
//This  will be the break speed and dropability of all blocks by default, but the above method can make certain tools work differently. 

Block.setWalkable(bool walkThrough); // Although, this may be a render type to make walk through blocks, not sure.

AND AS FOR TEXTURES:


Block.setTerrainTex(int Id, int data, int sideIds);
// Pass this in as a 2 dimensional array.

var sides = [
[0, 0], [2, 7], [3, 5], [4, 8], [1, 10], [4, 8]
]

// x side, x- side, z side, z- side, top, bottom

EXAMPLE CODE:

function addBlocks() {
    //Podzol(from PC 1.7)
var podzolTex = [
[0, 3], [0, 3], [0, 3], [0, 3], [0, 2], [0, 2]  // Grass sides, dirt on top and bottom
]
Block.createNew(3, 1, "Podzol");
Block.setRenderType(3, 1, 0); // Let's pretend 0 is a solid block
Block.setTerrainTex(3, 1, podzolTex);
Block.setMaterial(3, 1, 0); //Once again, pretend it's dirt's
//etc.
}

var block=new Block(int id, int damage);
block.setTexture(String texture...);
...

Quote from MCPE_modder_for_maps

Different render types have different textures

Btw 500 ise you can disable the java bridge but before that add the GUI.addLayout fx

I am thinking about like Android define views like

var block=new Block(int id, int damage);
block.setTexture(String texture...);
...

Missed block.define();

But too complicated for some people.

Quote from MCPE_modder_for_maps

Different render types have different textures

Quote from Byteandahalf

He said on Twitter he'll use mine, but not sure how much of mine. P.S. The texture method is very picky, that's why I used 2 dimensional arrays, it can add the textures, but only with one parameter, which would normally be like 9.


??? The render types and textures are in no way related. The render type is simply the shape of the block. No matter what, the texture will just be put ontop of the block, stretching to fit the render type. And the textures are from terrain.png, you need 2 arguments for each side, 6 sides = 12. This way I have can make that one parameter, simply with an outside array

Here is the picture Zhuowei posted on Twitter of a block he added:

Judging by me reading the code, this has a material of dirt.

Quote from 500 Internal Server Error

It's there (with my own fail attempt at an API).

Quote from CheesyFriedBacon

I meant the ModPE Script code.
I want to get this working

Quote from 500 Internal Server Error

It's there (with my own fail attempt at an API).


I'll leave this thread up all weekend for comments/ideas, then I'll decide at the end.

Quote from Byteandahalf

Impossible so far. Why do you think this topic exists, to find a good ModPE API idea.

Quote from CheesyFriedBacon

you can build from the source.

Quote from Byteandahalf

Haha Yeah I know. Exactly what I was thinking. You know how to build? I've succeeded at it once. =P

var customblock = new Block(id, data, name);
customblock.setTexFront(x, y); //...etc
customblock.setDefaultTex(x, y); //Can be used to run aside setTexFront...etc
customblock.setEmitance(emitance); //Brightness
customblock.setRenderType(rendertype); //Sets the rendertype (render as fence or snow...etc)
customblock.setSound(stepsound, breaksound); //Sound?
customblock.setDurability(durabilty); //Ticks it takes to break

Quote from MrARM

It would be fine, however I think about:

var block = Blocks.setBlock(id, name, texture, renderType);
Blocks.setBrightness(block, brightness);
Blocks.setSound(block, sound);
Blocks.setHardness(block, value);

EDIT: About building: It would require a 1GB download and much of complicated work. However feel free to ask me on PM for compiled build.

ModPE.setBlock(blockId, terrain.png Y, terrain.png X, block strength, brightness, "'name here");

Quote from 500 Internal Server Error

There is water, but that's rendered on a separate layer, so rendering blocks with it causes many many glitches.

ModPE.setBlock(blockId, terrain.png X, terrain.png Y, block strength, blockBrightness,"//Name Here");