making a custom block without replacing a existing block | Blockbench | Page 1

gusty shell Jan 31, 2024, 9:34 AM

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hi im new here and i want to ask a question, is there a way to make a custom block without replacing a existing one?

wicked plankBOT Jan 31, 2024, 9:34 AM

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proven knot Jan 31, 2024, 10:47 AM

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Yes. You can do it with datapack: https://youtu.be/LUx9FqJpxQk?si=sNQG7WHIefsliiZ9 (random tutorial i found) or with mod, which is not as easy as with datapack.

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Timber Forge

Easily Create CUSTOM BLOCKS! || Minecraft Data Pack Tutorial 1.16

Custom blocks are a really fun and useful feature that can be created with data packs. In this video, I go over two similar methods for creating custom blocks depending on the transparency of the base block you need.

Some other ideas that this method can be used for are custom machines, crafters, hidden doors, mob boss summoning altars, or eve...

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obsidian mason Jan 31, 2024, 11:22 AM

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proven knot Yes. You can do it with datapack: https://youtu.be/LUx9FqJpxQk?si=sNQG7WHIefslii...

To further elaborate, custom blocks added trough datapacks are not actually custom blocks, and they will behave differently in many aspects.
Depending on the trick you choose to make them, they might also cause bad performance.

gusty shell Jan 31, 2024, 12:53 PM

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ok but is there a tutorial on how to do it with mods?

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