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My problem is two-fold right now. I've searched every where I could think of for answers, but I haven't found any, only dead ends.

So currently I'm trying to get any Item/Block icon to display in a slot background. Currently for testing purposes, I'm just getting the player's ItemStack and changing the background of the slot under the mouse. Here is block of code where the actual magic happens:

if (slotUnderMouse != null) { 
    if (!slotUnderMouse.getHasStack()) { 
        ItemStack playerStack = mc.thePlayer.inventory.getItemStack(); 
        if (playerStack != null) { 
            Item playerItem = playerStack.getItem(); 
            
            IIcon icon = playerItem.getIconFromDamage(playerStack.getItemDamage());
            
            slotUnderMouse.setBackgroundIcon(icon); 
        } 
    else slotUnderMouse.setBackgroundIcon(null); } 
}

This works for displaying Item icons (e.g. Redstone Powder, Coal, etc.), but for Blocks, the IIcon returned produces something like these (Icons on top row, corresponding Item/Block below):

So I'm looking in the wrong place for Block icons. I know that they are rendered differently than item icons, in that they aren't image files stored in the resources. So how can I access them? Do I have to use GL11 to render them?

My second problem, I'm going to need a way to render them semi-transparent (change their alpha value). The closest I've found to someone trying to do this exact thing is in this thread, but the thread ends with no solution. Though it seems apparent that I'm going to have to use OpenGL. I was thinking I could pre-render the icon images during initialization, then write these images to .png files. Then I could just call the slot 'setBackgroundIcon(ResourceLocation texture)' by giving it my own ResourceLocation. Would something like this even work? And again, how do I get access to the Block icons in order to do this?

updating from 1.7.10 to 1.10 means re-writing 90% of the code from scratch

Believe it or not, this is one of the reasons why I wanted to start with 1.7. I've been following the modding community for a while now, and know that the leap from 1.7 to 1.8 has been one of the hardest for big mods to make. As per my software engineering major, I enjoy the challenge of refactoring code, and finding methods to do it effectively and quickly.

Thanks for your input though. I'll be sure to take a closer look and weigh the pros and cons before I dive in

Wow, never seen such a generic idea..

Well these ideas are generic on purpose. They are just meant to get the ball rolling. This is an issue I've wanted to tackle for a while, but every time I sit down to brainstorm, the ideas are either too massive or... well.. generic. It makes sense to pick other people's brains on the matter. The more different perspectives the better. I'm much better at making a vision into reality than I am at coming up with the idea. Or maybe I'm just impatient and ready to start mapping out the project.

All of these are available in 1.10.2 at least (except thermal dynamics, which is being updated atm, and will probably get released in the next few weeks), so why don'T you update to 1.10 at least?

One reason is to one day update my own mod, learn how this is done, and possibly help with other projects. I'm sure I could learn this other ways, like eventually updating from 1.10.2 to 1.12 or 1.11. But! 1.7.10 still has the largest collection of mods, many of them I would hate to see left to the wayside.

I won't take 1.10.2 off the table completely, but I can't compare/contrast versions without an idea.

The Why:

I love mods like Buildcraft, Thermal Expansion/Dynamics, and Tinkers Construct. I'm also a fan of playing SSP or SMP on small, private servers, NO PVP. That feeling of achievement you get when you finally craft the ultimate weapon, or get some sweet automation going.

The problem I have (and I believe others, too) is once you get to a certain point, why do you need automation at all? There is no more reason to use the resources you gather other than to repair gear or build magnificent structures or complex systems.

Why do you need the super powerful god-gear? Regular mobs, even vanilla bosses, don't stand a chance. You can farm drops of any kind all day long. Just adding more bosses, doesn't really fix the problem. There needs to be something that you can only hope to defeat using the best gear you can possibly craft.

The What:

Now, I've been coding for quite a while, but I'm fairly new to Minecraft modding. I've had enough experience 3D modelling and texturing that I'm fairly confident I could create decent models that fit in Minecraft. That being said, I want to start small. Perhaps an add-on or something that is stand alone but compliments the mods I've mentioned above (Buildcraft, Thermal Expansion/Dynamics, Tinkers Construct, IC2). For this reason, the target version of Minecraft is 1.7.10, to the dismay of some.

Though I want to start small, I'm open to big ideas, too. I just may not choose to tackle a bigger project until I have a couple smaller mods under my belt (and probably some people to work with too).

The How:

And here is my question to you. How do we make reaching the pinnacle in tech worthwhile, other than for the sake of "just because we can?" What sorts of things are missing that would make energy necessary beyond automation? Have any ideas that would make automated farms, mining, etc. necessary in SSP? What could use giant power plants and energy resources? Why do I need these ridiculously powerful weapons that can kill endermen in 1 or 2 hits? What would make a player in diamond armor with protection V enchantments shake in their boots?

Here are some ideas to point in the right direction:

• A game mechanic that requires a constant power source.
• Class of mobs that are unbeatable without proper gear.
• A game mechanic that requires heavy amounts of resources, thus making automation of mining worth it past getting a suit of diamond armor.
• Extra dimension(s) that add new, more difficult mobs and/or whole new dynamic to even survive for more than a few seconds (e.g. energy suits to counteract a toxic environment?)
• Some sort of simple device that would need RF power that you would find useful, but is missing from existing mods.

Expand on these if you like, or maybe you have a completely different angle? Either way, I'd like to here it.

Thanks!

PVP, as it stands, doesn't have to change. All of these new features and changes are completely reversible with the given vanilla map making tools in the snapshots. Seeing as almost everyone who plays on factions servers seems to not want the changes, I'm sure those in charge of these servers (should they even find a reason to update to 1.9) will likely fix it to keep it the same.

Beside that, I don't see that it would "ruin" it. I see that the new system would change it in a BIG way, which would be really refreshing to see.

Literally figured it out right after posting this. Realized I wasn't using the "add" part of the command.

WRONG USAGE: /scoreboard players tag @a tag_name

RIGHT USAGE: /scoreboard players tag @a add tag_name

I'd be fine if you deleted this thread, lol...

I'll remember to include the full command next time

Wondering if anyone else is messing around with the new commands and such and ran into this problem. Entities don't usually have any issue executing scoreboard commands, so this seems strange to me. Does anyone have any more information about the /scoreboard players tag command that might prevent an entity from executing this particular command?

I am preparing to host a private server that no more than 4 people are going to be playing on, however, I'm going to be hosting a modded server that will require some extra RAM and storage space than a typical server. The mods I have that will be most demanding on the server are Mo' Creatures, MystCraft, BuildCraft, and ChickenChunks. Any advice on the amount of RAM and storage space would be most optimal for these mods is appreciated!

Thanks!

So, it seems mobs don't detect players who are 4 or 5 blocks higher than them, unless they have already aggro'd the player. Even then, they just lose interest if the player goes a little higher. This is a problem for me, and I was wondering if there is anything I can do with commands or command blocks to make them attempt to chase down a player, regardless of how high a player is relative to the mob? I've already increased their generic.followRange to 100, but this doesn't increase vertical line of sight. Is there nothing I can do to make mobs more relentless? Or maybe make them attempt to move to a location until they spot a player?

Anyway, thanks in advance for any help or tips you can give.

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I've found out how to fix the NEI crash for mac:
Basically, PC uses java 7 in minecraft, while the mac minecraft uses java 6 for some reason.

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How do I put down my kitten? Right clicking the ground/floor doesn't work, jumping doesn't work, and holding shift doesn't work. What am I missing here?

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one of the config options got set to a negative (or non) number, all have to be positive
next time don't delete worlds like that, and make sure to make backups, I have one world that I have had to rescue quite a few times due to a strange issue of my comp hard locking on me while playing 1.4.7....can't figure it out...unless it is the USB wireless adapter...which would suck...

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try deleting your moc spawn config files