Block Overwriting (Having some issues with the block's functions)

[blissful kiln]

Hey so i've been having some issues with overwriting blocks, for my modpack and all that 😅 . Basically i'm attempting to change some properties of the Weather Forecast block, added by the Weather2 Mod (Weather and Tornados mod)

I've created a new startup script that does the following ->

 // priority: 0
 // CLIENT SIDE ONLY
 // credits: aurora_luciri, from Vulpin Skies

 console.info('Setting up custom Weather blocks');

 const $ItemBlockRenderTypes = Java.loadClass('net.minecraft.client.renderer.ItemBlockRenderTypes');
 const $RenderType = Java.loadClass('net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType');
 const $Blocks = Java.loadClass('weather2.WeatherBlocks');
 const $ForecastBlock = Java.loadClass('weather2.block.ForecastBlock');

 StartupEvents.registry("block", (event) => {
    event.create('weather2:weather_forecast')
      .hardness(2.0)
      .resistance(6.0)
      .notSolid()
      .requiresTool(true)
      //.box(0, 0, 0, 16, 32, 16, false)
    })

StartupEvents.postInit((event) => {    
    $ItemBlockRenderTypes['setRenderLayer(net.minecraft.world.level.block.Block,java.util.function.Predicate)']($Blocks.BLOCK_FORECAST.get(), renderType => {
        return (renderType == $RenderType.cutout())
    });    
})

It should render the block model as a cutout + change some of its properties yk, but every time i do this, it breaks the block's functionality, which's when you right click it, it gives you some valuable feedback on the weather around you, chances of tornados, etc...

Here's a video i've asked a friend of mine to record and edit (he chose to hide his discord id idk why but yeah) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EzmqdTR2XU

I've took most of my references from this post: https://discord.com/channels/303440391124942858/1143589372462121000 , but we've been unsuccessful in finding the root cause of the problem, mainly because, we get nothing on logs 😦

[ocean steeple]

Once your ticket has been resolved, please close it with </ticket close:1054771505520717835> command!

[glacial peak]

Isn't there a specific function for block modification?

rather than overriding the whole block

[blissful kiln]

There's no function that allows me to change the render type to cutout

and i think i'm also unable to change the box

[blissful kiln]

...

[blissful kiln]

Idk dude, i think my problem may be a KubeJs bug yk

[glacial peak]

the first method isn't working because you completely replace the block, not retaining other functionality

and editing the rendering type of a block might require something not standard

I very much doubt its 'a bug'

[blissful kiln]

Weird, cuz i used the same script on 1.19.2 and it worked 🤷‍♂️

[blissful kiln]

I mean, the block does change its rendertype to cutout yk, but the only thing not working is the block's functionalities, which were working on 1.19.2 but not on 1.20.1. This script isn't fully mine, as @vast fulcrum already made his and i've only ported it to 1.20.1 and changed it to override the forecast block instead of the weather deflector. so yeah idk

Here's his

// priority: 0

console.info('Setting up custom Weather blocks');

const $ItemBlockRenderTypes = java('net.minecraft.client.renderer.ItemBlockRenderTypes');
const $RenderType = java('net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType');
const $Blocks = java('weather2.WeatherBlocks');
const $DeflectorBlock = java('weather2.block.DeflectorBlock');

onEvent('block.registry', event => {
    event.create('weather2:weather_deflector')
        .material('metal')
        .hardness(2.0)
        .resistance(6.0)
        .notSolid()
        .requiresTool(true);
    
})

onEvent('postinit', event => {
        
    $ItemBlockRenderTypes['setRenderLayer(net.minecraft.world.level.block.Block,java.util.function.Predicate)']($Blocks.BLOCK_DEFLECTOR.get(), renderType => {
        return (renderType == $RenderType.cutout())
    });    
})

[glacial peak]

that's not 1.19.2

that's 1.18.2

a lot changed between the versions

KubeJs was completely rewritten

and overwriting blocks to change properties wasn't really supposed to work in the first place

it's overall just a bad idea

[blissful kiln]

yeah mb, said 1.19.2 but meant 1.18.2

[blissful kiln]

So, any ideas in how i can maybe change the block`s box and rendering type without fully overwriting it?

[pseudo owl]

You can modify various properties of existing blocks with KubeJS, and the wiki has a page on that!

[glacial peak]

(just looking myself)

[blissful kiln]

yes i know abt the wiki lol, but you can't modify a block's box with that yk

[glacial peak]

I wouldn't advise trying to

I think the best way to go around it would be create a new block, get rid of the old one and use reflection to access properties

[blissful kiln]

Ig i could try that, looks like its better

is there any docs on reflection and its usage?

[glacial peak]

not really

syntax is like this though:

    const $GearData = Java.loadClass('net.silentchaos512.gear.util.GearData')

[blissful kiln]

ic

[glacial peak]

example from something I've used

then it's just like $Class.function()

[blissful kiln]

yeah thats just loading that method right

[blissful kiln]

Oooh, ic...

I'll try that and see how it goes, if i have any problems i'll open a new thread k?

[glacial peak]

k