[unanswered] making new materials and tools

So here is what i am trying to do for my mod:
I made a new block, emerald block, and i want to create a new tool, which is not a pickaxe or shovel but a new tool called a chisel. if you use the chisel on the emerald block how you would normally use a pickaxe on a coal ore, you get an emerald crystal.
So if anyone can explain to me how to do this, it will be greatly appreciated

hmmm well I will look into this and will give you the code if needs be I suggest looking the enum tool files to then declare a new tool and its affinitys I will give you the code as soon as I can

Thanks! I just got help from Jayden on skype and he gave me this code on the Blocknamehere class

Code:


    public int idDropped(int i, Random random)
    {
       if(blockID == mod_jasper.chisel.shiftedIndex)
       {
          return mod_jasper.lapiscrystal.shiftedIndex;
       }
       else
       {
          return blockID;
       }
    }
    public int quantityDropped(Random random)
    {
            return 1;
    }


but it doesnt work :S i dislike using the RightClicked method because it is not as 'smooth' and if this bit of code would work it wouldnt be exactly what i wanted since the chisel doenst get any durability etc. (chisel is only defined in my mod_jasper as an item)

omfg I cant post in the code sorry about this anyway if you want an efficent code that means you have the item already coded without having to make major changes to the block use the code in ItemSpade.java or Itempickaxe.java

the code in ItemSpade.java

Code:


package net.minecraft.src;


// Referenced classes of package net.minecraft.src:
//            ItemTool, Block, EnumToolMaterial

public class ItemSpade extends ItemTool
{

    public ItemSpade(int i, EnumToolMaterial enumtoolmaterial)
    {
        super(i, 1, enumtoolmaterial, blocksEffectiveAgainst);
    }

    public boolean canHarvestBlock(Block block)
    {
        if(block == Block.snow)
        {
            return true;
        }
        return block == Block.blockSnow;
    }

    private static Block blocksEffectiveAgainst[];

    static
    {
        blocksEffectiveAgainst = (new Block[] {
            Block.grass, Block.dirt, Block.sand, Block.gravel, Block.snow, Block.blockSnow, Block.blockClay, Block.tilledField
        });
    }
}


i am not sure what to do with this.. well i could change the blocksEffectiveAgainst and the part with the snow, but i need some help here xD

I think you can take the shovel, change the blocks effective against and just do yours.... but what are the exact specifications? is it you can only receive the ore from using the chisel?

no i have a block called emeraldblock. if you mine it using a chisel you will get a emeraldcrystal (item), if you mine it with a pickaxe you will get 4 emerald(item), if you mine it with anything else you will get nothing.

ahhhh I see... I'll try to figure something out, just to help my modding skills xD

any succes?

nope xD... I'll keep trying though

Well i figured i find it too hard to do it my way.. so now i want to make it so when you right click a emerald block or lapischunk with a chisel you get a emerald crystal or lapis crystal according on which block it is.

yeah I could probably do that by making them act as shears, basically.

I tried to mess around with the code in ItemShears.java
but i cant figure it out xD i hope you can :S

haha yeah same problem. i think it's actually what goes in to the block section that makes it work... I'll keep trying

I hope youll have more success then me.. also i owe you 100 diamonds when you succeed xD

I think I'm on to something here...

Code:

    public boolean interact(EntityPlayer entityplayer)
    {
        ItemStack itemstack = entityplayer.inventory.getCurrentItem();
        if(itemstack != null && itemstack.itemID == Item.chisel.shiftedIndex && !getChiseled())
        {
                setChiseled(true);
                int i = 2 + rand.nextInt(1);

that's the section I pulled from the sheep that i thought might help

Ok I think I'm getting something. It's weird putting the code together though

This might or might not be what we need.. xD ill try to mess with it a bit in a while...

yeah I can't get it figured out but I definitely think it has something to do with that.

ok Putting up a tutorial now

haha this guy^ Man you're awesome!

i got it working due to Jaydenbadboii

What did you use for it