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DATA PACK TUTORIAL || What's next?add_box
So I have a data pack tutorial series on here and most if not all of the command magic is covered. Recently I also finished covering the other JSON files. I have a few ideas on what to do next, but I'd like to have your input. These are the options I already have in mind:
If you have any other ideas, tell me in the comments below what you would like to see!
I'll release a poll after I've collected enough ideas. Otherwise it just keeps resetting when adding options.
- Q & A: Self-explanatory, but the questions should be directed towards core concepts. The questions should have answers that can be applied in various situations, so I won't be answering questions like "How do I create this mob that does ####, with this item that does #### when dropped?"
- Structure Blocks: The last type of file in a data pack that I haven't covered yet.
- Jigsaw Blocks: Used to generate several attached structures in random fashion (like villages, dungeons, cities, fortresses, etc). Cannot be interacted with from within a data pack
- Resource Packs: I won't be covering how to make models or textures, but mainly explain the core concept of creating a resource pack and how they can be used with data packs.
- Looping/Recursion: What if you want to repeat a certain command a certain number of times or until a condition is met? I'll tell you how.
If you have any other ideas, tell me in the comments below what you would like to see!
I'll release a poll after I've collected enough ideas. Otherwise it just keeps resetting when adding options.
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I learned how to use jigsaw blocks by just looking at a data pack that used them, but a looping/recursion tutorial would be helpful.
MASTRIO Chimerabot Beatso Suspicious Stoo Dang it! You can't trigger jigsaw blocks with redstone or commands (yet?). So unfortunately it isn't an option for the tutorial series. A very helpful tutorial on manually using jigsaw blocks by Talon2863:
How to Use Jigsaw Blocks to make Custom Randomly Generated Structures - YouTube
How to Use Jigsaw Blocks to make Custom Randomly Generated Structures - YouTube
#sad
Doosie of a block. Thanks for giving it a try though, and thanks for the link!
Yes please jigsaw tutorial!
Now that I think about it, I think jigsaw blocks would be a really cool tutorial. Villages and towns are awesome.
Suspicious Stoo Beatso Chimerabot I can't actually see who voted, but I'm going to assume all of you did. I added the Jigsaw block option and all votes reset (even though the warning said I could), so pls revote =)
Actually.... I'll do the poll later when I have the definitive list of options. Because I kept resetting it hahaha
There's surprisingly little documentation out there about jigsaw blocks, the best vid probably being Gnembon's 40min town generator. That could be a really interesting topic for a tutorial!
Looking further into it, apparently jigsaw blocks aren't structure blocks. I'll probably end up combining them anyways, but just vote for the dedicated option I added just in case.
To be honest, this has been baffling me too and I kinda put it aside because I didn't want to get my brains tangled up. Buuuuut it still kinda intrigues me to try and understand them, so yeah it's a worthy contender at the very least. =)
yessss
A tutorial on transferring NBT data from, for example, a dropper to a chest would be nice. I can see a lot of applications for it but never really had the guts to try it out in a data pack.
I already mentioned the /data syntax that allows copying data in Part 9.3, but I'm going to count this as looping/recursion and will add it to the poll.
EDIT: For this specific use case though, a simple "/data modify block <x> <y> <z> Items set from block <x> <y> <z> Items" will do. It's just that all items on the dropper will appear on the first row of the chest and it won't work backwards.
EDIT: For this specific use case though, a simple "/data modify block <x> <y> <z> Items set from block <x> <y> <z> Items" will do. It's just that all items on the dropper will appear on the first row of the chest and it won't work backwards.