Beginner: Are custom items basically just java code?

[wet zealot]

Im working on a mod to overhaul the fishing system and opted for making a moditem rod that i will give all of its logic and animation. is this correct? I hope it will spawn a fish entity and play certain animations before catching a fish, while also changing some of the controls while the minigame is active, nearly identically to Sea of Thieves.

[tranquil aurora]

items need java and json

fishing animations are hardcoded iirc so you can't change them using json

[wet zealot]

right, i imagine for the recipes, loot tables, and translations you need the jsons

[tranquil aurora]

yes

[wet zealot]

but the actual logic is purely java?

[tranquil aurora]

logic will be java, yes

[wet zealot]

the fish will also be custom, ill try to see what i can do with custom entities later on

otherwise i might need to compromise

[wet zealot]

for reference, where can i find the logic for the regular fishing rods, to check for water, spawn the bobber, etc.?

[tranquil aurora]

all code is visible from your IDE

[wet zealot]

i will try to find it. thanks

[prisma hollow]

You can have them via java code using the datagen

[wet zealot]

I got the recipes down, but I'm having trouble with mixins. It's all a bit overwhelming