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Table of Contents

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• [goto='News']News & Announcements[/goto]
• [goto='Mechanics']Mod Mechanics[/goto]
• [goto='Weapon System']Weapon System[/goto]
• [goto='Weapons']New Weapons[/goto]
• [goto='Shields']Shields[/goto]
• [goto='Armour']Armour[/goto]
• [goto='Quiver']Quiver[/goto]
• [goto='Decorations']Decorations[/goto]
• [goto='Updates']Mod Updates[/goto]
• [goto='Download']Download & Installation Instructions[/goto]
• [goto='Videos']Videos[/goto]
• [goto='Bugs and FAQ']FAQ, Bugs & Compatibilitys[/goto]
• [goto='FAQ']FAQ[/goto]
• [goto='Bugs']Current Bugs[/goto]
• [goto='Comp']Compatibilities[/goto]
• [goto='Crashes']Common Crashes[/goto]
• [goto='Texture Packs']Texture Packs[/goto]
• [goto='Banners']Support Banners[/goto]
• [goto='


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']Planed Features[/goto]

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News & Announcements

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Taking a break 1/7/12

Ok I am taking a much needed break from coding. I have issued releases extremaly fast with this mod and I really need a chance to just chill for a while. Furthermore the constant stupid questions are really starting to bother me. I probably also will not be checking this post as often as a used to also. Expect many changes when I get back

nerd-boy

New Location of the Link 26/6/12

Due to the shear number of people not actually reading all the sections of this post and therefore asking stupid questions, and the fact that the moderators don't seem to care about this plauge of stupidity due to not reading the OP. I have Decided to put the link to the Mine & Blade file in the FAQ section. Anyone who follows the installation instructions and reads both the announcement section and the FAQ section should have no problem finding the link.

I know this will only increase the number of people posting "wHEre iZ Da lINKKKKKZ???!?!?!?". Please just ignore these people, feel free to report any you believe is either spam or use any form of aggression.

Thankyou,
nerdboy

Dependencies & new config file- 23/6/2012

As of version 2.8.0 of this mod. Minecraft Forge and RenderPlayerAPI are now hard dependencies. That means to use this mod you need both installed. Trying to play the mod with one of these not installed will crash with a message telling you that you require them.

Keeping up support and testing for the presence and absence of these APIs is proving to be too much effort. And modding without them is like having an arm tied behind my back. I know this will disapoint some of you but please see it from my point of view.

Also I have just re-written the config file. It should now be much easier on myself for this. The new location is in .minecraft/config/MineAndBlade.cfg

Zero Tolerance - 21/6/2012

I have started a zero tolerance approach in attempt to curve the high volume of stupid questions that can be easily answered in the OP. If you:

1. Do not follow the installation instructions
2. Ask something stated in the FAQ
3. Report a crash or blackscreen without providing an error log
4. Post a crash due to using a known incompatible mod

I will report you for spamming the thread. Consider this your first and only warning.

UPDATE: I have been requested to stop doing this by the moderators. It seems they don't care that these people are both creating work and annoying the heck out of both me and others on the forums.

Error Logs - 20/6/2012

It seems many people are posting about crashes but not providing me with error logs. I really can't do anything without an error log. I have created a small script here to help retrieve these logs. Note this will only work for windows users (no plans for a mac version)

The script will

• Run Minecraft in Offline Mode
• Generate a txt file containing all the output from minecraft
• Open the text file using notepad.

After that, post the output here (in a spoiler) and I will see what I can do

Alternitivly mcPatcher can be used to obtain crash logs. I will likey ignore any poster who reports a crash but does not provide a crash log. Also note that a even if you do not see the actual log (For example Minecraft just displayes a black screen), it is still likely a crash. I will need this crash log to help you or direct you to where you may get help.

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Mod Mechanics

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Weapon System

Mine & Blade: Battlegear implements an entirely new weapon system to minecraft. Pressing the 'I' button or clicking your player character in the Inventory screen will bring up the Weapon Inventory Screen.

Weapons can be placed in the main hand or off hand slots. These weapons will be displayed on your player model when you go into 3rd person view. Weapons can be switched between sheathed and drawn by pressing the 'R' Key

The 3 different weapon sets can be switched using the mouse wheel.

Items displayed in the following table are able to be placed in the weapon slots. There is an option in the config file to allow the use of weapons from other mods.

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New Weapons
Mine & Blade: Battlegear adds a number of new weapons to the game.

The Waraxe
The waraxe has the special ability of having a chance to cause 150% damage to mobs. Red sparks will fly around the mob to indicate extra damage.



The Mace
The mace has the special ability of having a chance to cause a 3 second stun to enemy mobs. Blue sparks will fly around the mob to indicate stuns.





The Quaterstaff/Spear
The spear sacrifices some of the power of the sword for increased range



*Note: The spears must be made with a undamaged quaterstaff.

Minecraft Forge Installed Only
When used with Minecraft Forge the spear takes advantage of a custom renderer

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Shields

Shields can be crated using wood, leather, iron, gold or diamond

In addition iron, gold & diamond shields can be painted. Painting is preformed by combining any iron, gold or diamond shield with the dye of your choice. Painting will retain the current shields damage and enchantments With Minecraft Forge Installed Only


Note that this is just an example.
Painting can be done with any dye and any iron, gold or diamond shield in a shapeless recipie

Shield Blocking

When a shield is equipped shield blocking is activated by holding the right mouse button. While in blocking mode, all damage from mobs is ignored from the front 180 degree arc. In addition movement speed is slowed. Blocking mode cannot be sustained indefinitely as it drains your "blocking timer" based on the shield you are using. The blocking timer apears in the bottom left corner. Using a sword while blocking will make the bar go down slower (by 25%).

Shield Bashing

While blocking you are unable to attack, instead if an opponent is in front of you you can bash him with your shield by pressing the attack button (default left mouse button). The shield bash will cause no damage to your enemy but will instead knock them back. This consumes 1/3 of your block stamina bar

Shield Enchantments

Shields can be enchanted in the same way as armour. The enchantments however have very different effects.

• Protection
• Protection I - Can block for 50% longer & shield bash take 25% of the bar (normal 33%)
• Protection II - Double Block Time
• Protection III - Infinite Block Time
• Protection IV - Infinite Block Time & No Shield Bash Penelty
• Fire Protection
• Fire Protection I - Take 1/2 damage from Fire sources while blocking
• Fire Protection II - Take no damage from fire sources while blocking
• Fire Protection III - Take no damage from fire sources while blocking & 25% chance enemy will be set on fire (3 seconds)
• Fire Protection IV - Take no damage from fire sources while blocking & 50% chance enemy will be set on fire (3 seconds)
• Blast Protection
• Blast Protection I - Take 25% damage from Explosions sources while blocking
• Blast Protection II - Take no damage from Explosions sources while blocking
• Blast Protection III - Take no damage from Explosions sources while blocking. A sucessfull block of an explosion will chage the shield. The charge is released as a powerful attack (damage = 1/2 explosion damage) upon the next successful shield bash. Changing shields will de-charge the shield
• Blast Protection IV - As above but the full damage is released
• Projectile Protection
• Projectile Protection I - Gain the ability to block all projectiles (including ghast fireballs)
• Projectile Protection II - 25 % chance of reflecting enemy projectiles
• Projectile Protection III - 50 % chance of reflecting enemy projectiles
• Projectile Protection IV - all enemy projectiles are reflected

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Armour

Chain Armour
Mine & Blade: Battlegear introduces a new (legal) way of obtaining chainmail armour. 2 chain links can be obtained by placing a single iron ingot in a crafting grid. Chain links can then be used to make chainmail armour

Knight's Armour
Knight's armour is a new armour set that has the protection and durability between that of iron and diamond armour. It however is quite expensive to make requiring a full set of iron and chain armour as well as a few blocks of wool.

Knight armour comes in 16 different colours corresponding to the 16 different minecraft colours. Knight armour can also be dyed to change its colour.

Knight armour includes a plume on the helmet as well as a custom cape on the chestpiece.

A full set of Knight's Armour will get a Matched Set Bonus. This will provide

1. An extra shield of defence (making it as protect you as much as diamond)
2. Shield bashes will cost 1/2 the amount of stamina.

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Quiver(Minecraft Forge & renderPlayerAPI Only)

Mine & Blade Battlegear introduce the quiver. The quiver is crafted as follows

Placing the quiver in the quiver slot will open 4 new slots in your battle inventoy for arrows.

Arrows will be taken from the arrow slots in preference to arrows in your inventory. In addition the number of arrows will be displayed in the battlemod hotbar. Finally, the quiver model is displayed on your back when holding a bow

Decorations

Banners (Minecraft Forge Only)

Banners are the 1st of my purely decorative blocks. They come in 16 colours and can be placed on the ground (and will face you) or against a wall.

Banners are created using 2 wool (of the same colour) blocks with a stick underneath

Banners can also be changed to any other colour using dye

All the A song of Fire and Ice Inspired Banners

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Updates

Mine & Blade: Battlegear takes advantage of Vazkii''s amazing Mod Update Manager. This means whenever I issue an update, you will notified in game and linked to this page. You do not have to do anything else.

Furthermore, to any modders out there you should really think about taking advantage of this API. Its extremely easy to set up (I did it in less than 5 minutes) and we really should get behind and support Vazkii's amazing work

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Download & Installation Instructions

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• Download and install Minecraft Forge
• You MUST use minecraft forge 3.3.7.135 or later
• Make sure you delete the META-INF Folder from the jar
• Also do not install Modloader after Forge, Minecraft Forge now contains it's own modloader that is backwards compatible.
• Download and Install PlayerAPI
• If using Single Player Commands, install the playerAPI-SPC patch
• Download and Install Render PlayerAPI
• This must be AFTER installation of Minecraft Forge
• Make sure you have version 1.2 or newer
• Check for any new [goto='News']announcements[/goto] on this post. This step is VERY important to prevent potential problems caused by updating to new versions
• Read the [goto='FAQ']FAQ[/goto] the [goto='Bugs']Known Bugs[/goto] and the [goto='Comp']inompatibilities[/goto] sections.
• Place the downloaded zip file in the mods directory in youre .minecraft directory
• Take the fight to the creepers

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Videos

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Review by stonecold913

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FAQ, Bugs & Compatibilities

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FAQ

Q: I found a bug, incompatible mod crash or blackscreen, what should I do?
A: First check if it has already been reported, please check both this page (under both bugs and incompatibilities), also could you please check posts at least 1 page back to avoid reposts. I will need

1. A detailed discription of the problem
2. What other mods you are using.
3. Weather or not you are using minecraft forge and what version of Forge you are using.
4. A crash log if Minecraft has crashed or Blackscreened (Very very very important)
• If your minecraft does not display the error log, try using this .bat script. It will run minecraft and copy any hidden error reports to a new .txt document (opened in notepad)

Note: If you do not provide ALL this, I will likely just ignore your post or report it as spam.

Q: Where is the config file?
A: The config file is located in the .minecraft/config directory under the name "MineAndBlade.cfg". It will be generated automatically when you first run the mod and will be opened by any text editor

Q: Can you add weapons from another mod to be used in battlemode? ^Note
A: Depending on how the mod is coded, some may already work. In most weapons from Balkons Weapon Mod will be flagged as weapons and therefore useable in battlemode.

For weapons that do not work, there is an option in the config file to add the item ids of custom weapons. Adding item ids to the cofig file (currently named "Mine & Blade.ini" and generated after you have 1st run the mod) will flag items as weapons. Ids should be seperated by comma-space.

The line to add ids to is this one

[Battle Mode Settings]
#Allows other items from mods to be used in battlemode
ValidWeaponIDs=

This however will not flag the weapons as duel wieldable, it will only allow them to be recognised as weapons and thus useable in battlemode. There is no way to make some weapons duel wieldable as they have a right click function.

Note: There is a bug in the config file for the 2.8.0.1 version so this function currently does not work. It will be fixed again in the next version.

Q: Why can I not dual wield all weapons (eg weapons from Balkons Weapon Mod)?
A: The mod will scan any item flagged as a weapon. If that weapon has a special function on a right click (other than blocking) it will flag the weapon as non-dual wieldable. You will therefore not be able to use the weapon in your off hand, with a shield or with another weapon. This is so there is no coflict with a weapons right click function and CANNOT be changed.

This is the reason you will never be able to dual wield many of Balkon's Weapons or certain gun mods which generall use the right mouse button to fire the weapon.

Q: Where is the link to the Mine & Blade: Battlegear file?
A: The link is right here. The beta for the next release can also be found on this post



Sorry for all the secrecy, I have had many problems with people not reading the important parts of the main post. If you got this far I am happy that you have demonstrated your ability to read and (hopefully) follow basic instructions.

Q: Can you add my idea for a weapon?
A: No, This is not intended to be a weapon mod. It is quite unlikely I will add new weapons any time soon.

Q: Can I use your mod as part of my mod pack?
A: Yeah no problem, as long as you

1. Credit me
2. Link to this page
3. Do not profit from my work (i.e. no adfy links)
4. Keep it updated. I just don't want to have to deal with people reporting bugs I have fixed weeks ago
5. PM me to let me know you are using it. I may not have a chance to reply and if you agree with all of these terms, I really don't mind and will not ask you to take it down. I just would like to know that you are using my mod.

Q: Can I add texture pack support for your mod and if so can I use your textures as a base?
A: Yeah no problem, go nuts. Post your work though so I can ohh & ahh at it

Q: When will SMP be ready?
A: It will be ready when it is ready. I won't even start looking at SMP until after 1.3 is released. Even then it will take me a long time to get everything working.

Q: Why can't I see offhand weapons in 3rd person?
A: You installed likely installed minecraft forge after RenderPlayerAPI. RenderPlayerAPI MUST be installed AFTER Minecraft Forge. Alternitvly, you may have a conflicting mod, if you are 100% sure you have done the correct order of instalation it may be a conflicting mod, please post a incompatiblity report (make sure you include every mod, api and patch used)

Q: Why did you just report me?
A: I have begun reporting everyone who posts questions that are answered in this post as spam. I am sick and tired of re-answering the exact same questions that are answered here.

Q: I love your mod, how can I donate?
A: Please do not donate, I do not do this to make money in any form (which is why I don't use adfy links). If you do have your heart set on donations, please send you money to one of the many worthy charities, they could do many greater things with the money.

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Current Bugs

Confirmed

• Anything to do with SMP. Uninstall the mod before connecting to a SMP server.
• Shift clicking weapons/tools in the weapon equip interface will crash the game
• When blocking with a bow on your back, the bow will draw
• Custom Weapons in "battlemode" are not recognised

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Compatibilities

Mine & Blade: Battlegear is know to be incompatible with the following and will likely cause Minecraft to crash

• Anything that is incompatible with PlayerAPI
• There is a compatibility fix for PlayerAPI and SPC here. Please read the instalation instructions for the patch
• Anything incompatible with Minecraft Forge
• One example of this is Elemental Arrows. As a rule of thumb try to keep away from mods that edit base classes.
• Portalgun mod: Strange way of getting the player inventory causing a crash
• Keep Items: We both use the same method to make our changes to the inventory, resulting in each mod constantly replacing the ineventory eventually resulting in a crash.

The Following mods are known to have minor issues with Mine & Blade: Battlegear but are still playable

• Dynamic Lights: Torches held in the offhand do not currently give off light
• More Enchanting: Shields with protection enchantement higher than 4 will not function correctly
• Tropicraft: Offhand weapons do no render in 3rd person
• Armor Stand Mod: Only black knight's armor will be displayed
• There will likely be some issues with mods that either edit the player model in some form, or preform special rendering with the weapons.

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Common Crashes

If you have a crash please check if any of these apply before posting

Conflicting Block Ids
Crashes with "java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Slot 211 is already occupied by...."
Example

5 mods loaded
Minecraft Forge 3.2.5.120
FML v2.2.17.117
Forge Mod Loader version 2.2.17.117 for Minecraft 1.2.5
mod_MinecraftForge : Initialized (minecraft.jar)
mod_JammyFurniture : Initialized (1.2.5_Jammy_Furniture_Mod_Client_V3.6.zip)
Mine & Blade: Battlegear - 2.7.7.1 : Pre-initialized ([1.2.5] Mine & Blade Battlegear - 2.7.7.1.zip)
mod_UpdateManager : Pre-initialized ([1.2.5] Mine & Blade Battlegear - 2.7.7.1.zip)
mod_Armor : Pre-initialized (ArmorStand.zip)

Minecraft has crashed!
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Minecraft has stopped running because it encountered a problem.


--- BEGIN ERROR REPORT 96fc7838 --------
Generated 12/06/12 1:46 AM
Minecraft: Minecraft 1.2.5
OS: Windows 7 (amd64) version 6.1
Java: 1.7.0_04, Oracle Corporation
VM: Java HotSpot™ 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
LWJGL: 2.4.2
OpenGL: ATI Radeon HD 5570 version 4.2.11631 Compatibility Profile Context, ATI Technologies Inc.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Slot 211 is already occupied by JAMMY780.blocks.JAMMY780_BlockSpiderHead@723e9d6c when adding mine_and_blade.heraldry.BlockBanner_Forge@6cd1580c
at pb.<init>(Block.java:249)
at pb.<init>(Block.java:281)
at agy.<init>(BlockContainer.java:13)
at mine_and_blade.heraldry.BlockBanner.<init>(BlockBanner.java:29)
at mine_and_blade.heraldry.BlockBanner_Forge.<init>(BlockBanner_Forge.java:9)
at mine_and_blade.heraldry.HeraldryForgeInitialiser.initlaliseBanner(HeraldryForgeInitialiser.java:16)
at mod_MineAndBlade.load(mod_MineAndBlade.java:356)
at cpw.mods.fml.common.modloader.ModLoaderModContainer.init(ModLoaderModContainer.java:319)
at cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader.modInit(Loader.java:262)
at cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader.initializeMods(Loader.java:591)
at cpw.mods.fml.client.FMLClientHandler.onLoadComplete(FMLClientHandler.java:229)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(Minecraft.java:426)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(Minecraft.java:735)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
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This just means that you have a block ID conflict. Go to the config file (Location is .minecraft/config/Mine and Blade.conf) and change the number next to the BannerID variable to something else (between about 200 & 250) until you no longer get a crash.

Impropper Instalation

Crashes with "java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: PlayerBase"

Example

Mods loaded: 5
ModLoader 1.2.5
mod_ModLoaderMp 1.2.5v1
mod_MinecraftForge 3.2.3.108
mod_SinglePlayerCommands 6.0 for SPC 3.2.2
mod_UpdateManager by Vazkii. Version 1.2
Minecraft has crashed!
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Minecraft has stopped running because it encountered a problem.


--- BEGIN ERROR REPORT 617e37b9 --------
Generated 6/6/12 2:12 PM
Minecraft: Minecraft 1.2.5
OS: Windows 7 (x86) version 6.1
Java: 1.6.0_30, Sun Microsystems Inc.
VM: Java HotSpot™ Client VM (mixed mode), Sun Microsystems Inc.
LWJGL: 2.4.2
OpenGL: AMD Radeon HD 6530D version 4.1.10834 Compatibility Profile Context, ATI Technologies Inc.
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: PlayerBase
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClassCond(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$000(Unknown Source)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at mod_SinglePlayerCommands.modsLoaded(mod_SinglePlayerCommands.java:13)
at ModLoader.init(ModLoader.java:899)
at ModLoader.addAllRenderers(ModLoader.java:189)
at ahu.<init>(RenderManager.java:86)
at ahu.<clinit>(RenderManager.java:14)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(Minecraft.java:394)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(Minecraft.java:732)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: PlayerBase
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
... 19 more
--- END ERROR REPORT 78a94615 ----------

You didn't install PlayerAPI. Next time actually READ and FOLLOW the installation instructions.

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Texture Packs

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My x64 HD pack (based off misa's realistic texture pack)

This is only a quick texture pack I whipped up to go along with the x64 pack I generally use (download). To isntall just extract the files into your favourite (x64 or higher) texture pack. Pleasew note that I am not the best texture artist. Others could do a much better than I at high res textures, I just wanted to give it a go.

Pictures

Soldier in blue Knight Armour holding a shield & mace, standing around banners

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Support Banners

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Mine & Blade: Battlegear

Achievement Banner (by Bacon_Master)

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Planed features

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(May take a while)

• SMP Version
• This may take a while, please do not ask about it, it will be ready when it is ready

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public void onUpdate(ItemStack itemstack, World world, Entity entity, int i, boolean flag)
{
EntityPlayer Player = ModLoader.getMinecraftInstance().thePlayer;
	 if (Player.getCurrentEquippedItem() != null && Player.getCurrentEquippedItem().itemID == mod_YOURMOD.YOURITEM.shiftedIndex)
	 {
		 Vec3D vec3d = Vec3D.createVector(((double)entity.rand.nextFloat() - 0.5D) * 0.10000000000000001D, Math.random() * 0.10000000000000001D + 0.10000000000000001D, 0.0D);
		 vec3d.rotateAroundX((-entity.rotationPitch * (float)Math.PI) / 180F);
		 vec3d.rotateAroundY((-entity.rotationYaw * (float)Math.PI) / 180F);
		 Vec3D vec3d1 = Vec3D.createVector(((double)entity.rand.nextFloat() - 0.5D) * 0.29999999999999999D, (double)(-entity.rand.nextFloat()) * 0.59999999999999998D - 0.29999999999999999D, 0.59999999999999998D);
		 vec3d1.rotateAroundX((-entity.rotationPitch * (float)Math.PI) / 180F);
		 vec3d1.rotateAroundY((-entity.rotationYaw * (float)Math.PI) / 180F);
		 vec3d1 = vec3d1.addVector(entity.posX, entity.posY + (double)entity.getEyeHeight(), entity.posZ);
		 entity.worldObj.spawnParticle(ConstantEffects, vec3d1.xCoord, vec3d1.yCoord, vec3d1.zCoord, vec3d.xCoord, vec3d.yCoord + 0.050000000000000003D, vec3d.zCoord);
	 }
}