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[next walrus]

I'm trying to make a custom furnace

[karmic sierra]

components | 'alpha_masked_tint' is only supported at format_version 1.21.120 or higher alongside the 'Upcoming Creator Features' experimental toggle.

Why do I get this error? I literly using the version 1.21.120

    "format_version": "1.21.120",

the manifest uses the newst version too
"min_engine_version": [1, 21, 132],

[karmic sierra]

Bruh, why...

thanks

[tawny falcon]

Well, it'll really stabilize at 26.0 this Tuesday, I suppose.

[karmic sierra]

I guess I need to wait then thanks

Do someone know why this happens?

            "minecraft:material_instances": {
                "*": {
                    "render_method": "alpha_test_single_sided",
                    "texture": "grass_side",
                    "ambient_occlusion": false
                },
                "up": {
                    "render_method": "alpha_test_single_sided",
                    "texture": "grass_top",
                    "tint_method": "grass",
                    "ambient_occlusion": false
                },
                "down": {
                    "render_method": "alpha_test_single_sided",
                    "texture": "grass_bottom",
                    "ambient_occlusion": false
                }
            },
            "minecraft:light_dampening": 15,
``` I also tried  "ambient_occlusion": true but still not working is it bc of the render_method?

[naive lotus]

how to fix this??

[tawny falcon]

There is a field, but it's bugged.

Added use_liquid_clipping field to the detection_rules in minecraft:liquid_detection a boolean field that indicates whether water will pass through the block or not, like a stair.

[tawny falcon]

However, in version 26.0 it doesn't work as it should.

[nova wolf]

Does anyone know the technical limit of how many blocks can be registered in an add-on before the game takes a hit on performance?
Would it also be 2^16?

[nova wolf]

Ok, found out it's 32,767, including Vanilla blocks

Gonna have some testing fun 😁

[nova wolf]

Apparently it's theoretically limitless, but Mojang set a limit on how many can be created before it might start overriding vanilla stuff

[vestal marsh]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/reference/content/blockreference/examples/blockstatesandpermutations?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable

[nova wolf]

No no, not permutations

Actual blocks

[vestal marsh]

One block is a permutation.

[nova wolf]

Ohh

Gotcha

lol

[naive lotus]

ahh okay, thanks

[eager path]

#1470280988037877791

[timber river]

How do I make block into a particle emitter
Like firefly bush
I'm making asbestos

[zinc wyvern]

Why when using “blend” on a custom block (for example i was making a plant) and when I placed it down the stem showed THROUGH the pot, like it was infront of the part, but the part that showed was hidden under the dirt in the pot

[shrewd storm]

the changelog said there was a bug with the placment of the corners in the new custom stairs components right? or am i just crazy

[gilded mortar]

anyone knows how it's called the main bone of the default block geo?

[desert vector]

I don't think it has one
You have to make a custom model to use culling rules

[naive lotus]

can 1 permutation use multiple conditions? like this

"condition": "q.block_state('minecraft:corner') == 'outer_left' && q.block_state('minecraft:cardinal_direction') == 'south' || q.block_state('minecraft:corner') == 'outer_right' && q.block_state('minecraft:cardinal_direction') == 'east'",

[desert vector]

yes, didn't you already ask this https://discord.com/channels/523663022053392405/1471055322750652559

[naive lotus]

bruh, yes i forgot. but it doesn't seems to work

[nova wolf]

Try

"condition": ("q.block_state('minecraft:corner') == 'outer_left' && q.block_state('minecraft:cardinal_direction') == 'south') || (q.block_state('minecraft:corner') == 'outer_right' && q.block_state('minecraft:cardinal_direction') == 'east'")

Also, you had a , at the very end

[shut peak]

So Can we use a multi collision of blocks without experimental toggle on?

[naive lotus]

holy shit it work!! now i can finally optimize my block json. thanks

[tawny falcon]

Yea

[lost pilot]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1240228428305666091/1472532044419432500/image.png?ex=6992e9d5&is=69919855&hm=401c0c3bedf0cd2773ecc0821b7edf133db65410964e7a6554a62dc135faff2d&

[next walrus]

No

[lost pilot]

Thank you for pinging me, your really useful answer changed my life

[turbid veldt]

How To Ask Good Questions

Be specific and include relevant details about the question upfront.

• What are you trying to accomplish?
• If you have code, which part is not working? Any content logs?
• What have you already tried?
• Have you searched the Bedrock Wiki?

https://xyproblem.info/

Feb 15, 2026, 12:02 AM

[vestal marsh]

@lost pilot

[lost pilot]

Thanks you for pinging me

[nova wolf]

I'm guessing the traitminecraft:corner_and_cardinal_direction uses 24 permutations?
6 for the cardinals X 4 for the corners?
Or would they be considered additive and be a total of 10 permutations?

[shrewd storm]

Its 2 per corner inner and outer and 1 per cardinal for top and bottom

[spiral hedge]

Has anyone created a template for custom stairs using the new block traits?

[nova wolf]

Yes, but with states, if I had the below, it would multiple 16 states by the 4 traits. As both are permutations, and will therefore multiply by each-other for the amount of permutations/states the block takes up

"states": {
 "frame:block1": {
   "values": {
     "min": 0,
     "max": 15
    }
  }
},
"traits": {
 "minecraft:placement_direction": {
  "y_rotation_offset": 180,
  "enabled_states": [
   "minecraft:cardinal_direction"
  ]
 }
}```

https://wiki.bedrock.dev/blocks/block-permutations

I am just unsure if since the "minecraft:corner_and_cardinal_direction" are in the same trait, if it means they're multiplied or just added together in the minecraft code

[nova wolf]

Ok, I'm doing a test now and the maths for the permutations doesn't add up if it's 4 corner X 6 cardinals = 24 😭

Nor does it add up if they're additive to 10

Ohhh

Why am I doing 6 cardinals :¬/

Interesting, apparently "minecraft:corner_and_cardinal_direction" uses 20 permutations?

So that means the corners use 5 states

Oh ok that makes sense

- None,
- inner_left
- outer_left
- inner_right
- outer_right```

[shrewd storm]

Yeah its annoying

Also using the y offset causes the blocks connecring to it not using the y offset to be the opposite permutation to place ex vanilla stairs dont use it at all. Itle cause placement issues

[whole oyster]

How do I make my block rotate depending on the side of the block it is being placed on?? like the barrel or log

for example: place it on top of a block it faces up, place it on the north side of a block, it faces north

[crimson ingot]

Is there anything wrong with this model? I keep getting the baked material data error, but to my understanding, its not big enough to get that error

[vestal marsh]

https://wiki.bedrock.dev/blocks/block-orientation

[pure lodge]

any reason why blocks are looking like this on v26.0?

[tawny falcon]

What?

[pure lodge]

it's dark

it works fine on preview

I really don't know what is causing this to happen

[tawny falcon]

Also, there was only one issue with ambient occlusion in the preview; it has been improved, which is probably why you're not experiencing this problem.

[smoky swallow]

Guys, does this documentation work on 1.21.100+

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/reference/content/blockreference/examples/blockcomponents/minecraftblock_crafting_table?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable#samples

[desert vector]

yes, you can see format version requirements on the wiki
https://wiki.bedrock.dev/blocks/block-components#crafting-table

[unkempt phoenix]

Hello👋
I wanted to ask, if there is a way to prevent minecraft fences from connecting to my custom block?

[vestal marsh]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/reference/content/blockreference/examples/blockcomponents/minecraftblock_connection_rule?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable

[unkempt phoenix]

Is there currently a way to allow only my custom block to connect to itself?

[vestal marsh]

Set this to none and use the new trait?

[smoky swallow]

thank you so much

[unkempt phoenix]

If set to "none" it won't even exept my own block to connect to.

[vestal marsh]

Ah I see.

I haven't messed too much with the new connection traits.

[unkempt phoenix]

Having more options to what blocks the custom block connects to would be so nice

[vestal marsh]

Correct me if IM wrong but

obstruct_rain_accumulate_snow is what prevents snow from being on top of your block yes?

[desert vector]

no
that allows snow to accumulate on top
obstruct_rain and none are for preventing snow

[vestal marsh]

My reading comprehension is at an all time low right now.

[white bobcat]

obstruct rain, accumulate snow

[wraith flume]

Has this issue been fixed yet?

[vestal marsh]

Are you using the connection trait?

[wraith flume]

yes, but when it's inner_left or inner_right, it becomes none.

If you connect it like the image

[vestal marsh]

https://mojira.dev/MCPE-232019

Apparently it's fixed in the latest preview.

[wraith flume]

thank you

[deep idol]

fIm looking to make a block generator
what i want is a custom block that sets the block above it to dirt for example
what the best way to do this?

[vestal marsh]

Scripting.

[deep idol]

no way to do with custom block?

[vestal marsh]

Still requires scripting.

[nova wolf]

Is there a way to check the stored texture data of a block?
Like maybe in NBT?

[desert vector]

blocks do not store texture data, the server has no concept of textures at all

[nova wolf]

Ah

How does a block keep a texture?
Like there's material_instances on custom blocks, but how would that be stored?

Like lets say I want to change material_instance using a permutation, how would that change, like where would the "attribute" be stored

[desert vector]

Block components are not stored, they are applied based on the block's permutation (identifier and state values)

the only block component that is "stored" is queued ticks from the minecraft:tick component

[nova wolf]

I want to propose a block.setTexture()/setMaterialInstance method for scripting in Minecraft Feedback server, but I want to understand how exactly it works before I propose something like that

So I'm just trying to understand it better

[desert vector]

I think that would come under block entities

changing block components independent of block permutation will probably never happen

[mellow portal]

Anyone know how to get rid of this warning for the minecraft:redstone_producer component without defining a strongly powered direction? The Microsoft docs suggest that having the field unset simply doesn't have any strongly powered direction, but then the game yells at me.

[fickle escarp]

hello, anyone have any issues using onStepOn on custom block? Cause currently with collision box of a 1-3, it doesn't seem to execute or trigger.

However, if i made it like 4 or above, it triggers or detects it.

Although the collision box works like making it thin, but the onStepOn execution or triggering doesn't seem to work

I am creating something like a carpet model, it doesn't seem to work when i put collision box of 1-3, but when i do 4 above, it works perfectly fine

As well as the onEntityFallOn

[viscid arch]

How do i make blocks see-through, i created a block with a texture with "holes" but they just fill with black

[desert vector]

which file are you applying textures in

RP/blocks.json or BP/blocks/your_block.json (with material instances)

[viscid arch]

nvm i got it, just made the render methood "alpha_test"

[vestal marsh]

Thats not an issue. It is a requirement.

You must have a collision of 4 or higher to trigger.

[fickle escarp]

Ah okayy, so it's intentional. Thanks for clarifying @vestal marsh

[desert vector]

It's to do with the game's weird "thin" block functionality, the same thing that causes the step sounds of the block below carpet to play
Not really sure why it exists but unless block is more than 0.2 blocks (3.2 pixels) tall, you can't step on it

https://wiki.bedrock.dev/blocks/block-events#step-on

[hexed basin]

Is it possible to create a functional custom button and pressure plate? It's no easy to find it in this server if it exists since the search button or custom button just returns JSON UI content.

[desert vector]

custom buttons are possible except for redirecting redstone and popping off as items when support is destroyed

[hexed basin]

My item transforms in my geometry model do not seem to be working when using minecraft:item_visual in my block.json. Does anyone know why this is? I had it working just yesterday and I've since changed my code but it no longer works and I don't remember what I did.

[desert vector]

try updating your geometry format version

[hexed basin]

😅 it's always the simplest things, thank you

i've not really messed with blocks properly up until now so still trying to remember it all

[whole oyster]

so, I made my block waterlog-able and now it doesn't play sounds for when PLACED underwater, has this happened to anyone else?

            "minecraft:liquid_detection": {
                "detection_rules": [
                    {
                        "can_contain_liquid": true,
                        "liquid_type": "water",
                        "on_liquid_touches": "blocking"
                    }
                ]
            },```

[desert vector]

it's a bug that affects vanilla blocks too

[whole oyster]

Ohh alright thanks lol

[white bobcat]

You need to make it trigger with script 😔

[fickle escarp]

Hello, so there's this block, i am new to blocks so i don't really know what i am doing, but it doesn't display the block below it, it only shows the top and the sides, here's my geometry and material:

"minecraft:geometry": {
                "identifier": "geometry.bao_30k_yngdly_slimeynfection.infected_slime_flower_stem"
            },
            "minecraft:material_instances": {
                "*": {
                    "texture": "bao_30k_yngdly_slimeynfection:infected_slime_flower_stem",
                    "render_method": "alpha_test",
                    "face_dimming": false,
                    "ambient_occlusion": false
                }
            },

[fickle escarp]

Have anyone tried working with similar model before and how did u it show exactly what u modeled for blocks

[winter mantle]

can custom block tags even use slashes?
for example tag:wiki:decay/wood/stem

[thick stump]

does anyone know why my block is bright? ive tried

"minecraft:material_instances": {
                "*": {
                    "texture": "bushy_oak",
                    "render_method": "blend",
                    "face_dimming": true,
                    "ambient_occlusion": true,
                    "tint_method": "none"
                }
            },``` and "minecraft:light_dampening": 15, and nothing works

its not really bright its just during night time it doesnt consume light or something

okay i got that fixed but now its much darker than the actual texture

[thick stump]

i also got that fixed, is there any way to make it to where the block doesnt get "black" when the geometry is in the ground or something?

looks very bad

[white bobcat]

No

[true rover]

where can i find an accurate template for vanilla flowers?

small flowers

[vestal marsh]

That's a bit vague, what are you looking for.

What functionality.

[true rover]

the random offset, i don't wanna calculate it manually if someone has already done that

also the wiki doesn't specify how much they are offseted

[vestal marsh]

That would need to read Java code.

[true rover]

it would be easier to try random numbers until i find something that is close enough

[coral palm]

sounds.json is for block sounds only?

nvm

[tawny falcon]

No

[sweet hedge]

Can you rotate textures for certain sides of a block?

[desert vector]

with a custom model

[lunar solar]

Wait for the next stable

[nova wolf]

@shrewd storm did you ever get the "minecraft:cornerable_stairs" tag to work with your block?

[vestal marsh]

I did.

Works with Vanilla Stairs and my Custom Block.

[nova wolf]

"minecraft:placement_direction": {
  "blocks_to_corner_with": [
    { "tags": "minecraft:cornerable_stairs"}
  ],
}```
It throws an error when I have it here

I have the tag on the block

[desert vector]

tags is a molang expression

[nova wolf]

Oh

[desert vector]

https://wiki.bedrock.dev/documentation/shared-constructs#block-tags-descriptor

[nova wolf]

Thank you very much

I'm almost done my stairs template

[vestal marsh]

lol.

You want me to share mines? Might be different depending on what block model you use.

[nova wolf]

Yeah sure

I finally got mine to be like the vanilla stairs in their weird connections 🥹

[shrewd storm]

your Json structure is atrocious lol

[vestal marsh]

Alphanumerical. I don't care.

[shrewd storm]

Weird lol

[shrewd storm]

Yeah mine works just the connecting blocks is stupid

[neat shell]

is it possible to make a group from the block model unaffected by "minecraft:transformation"
or at least have his own rotation

[desert vector]

no, you can lock the rotation of UVs for specific bones but not the rotation of the bones themselves

[neat shell]

ah, that won't work on the model i have

would it be better to create a different block or just make 2 groups and hide one using a state?
the block already have ton of permutations as is

[tame shale]

Are bed block ids getting flattened in the Baby update?

[tawny falcon]

No, No block has been fattened for a long time.

[naive lotus]

i just realize my custom stair doesn't connect with vanilla stair anymore in 1.26, does anyone have this problem also?

[vestal marsh]

Works for me, are you using beta apis and the tag?

[naive lotus]

Oh, you need to toggle the beta api? it wasn't like that in 1.21.132 iirc

but yeah enabling it works again

[mint frost]

anyone know how to get plants to not allow blocks to be placed on top of them?

[mint frost]

nvm, just used playerInteractWithBlock to recreate

[nova wolf]

Almost have my custom stairs done.
It's nearly 100% vanilla like.
Just need to fix some rotational stuff while placed vertical_half top later 🤞

[nova wolf]

Trying to test the collision boxes for upside-down stairs is going to be a nightmare 🥲

[vestal marsh]

How so?

[nova wolf]

The grean area would be hard to detect whether there is a hole there or not

[vestal marsh]

Get a slab that makes your stairs connect then?

[nova wolf]

-_-
Damn, I need sleep

Thanks 😭

[tawny falcon]

This is a bug; the tag only applies to vanilla stairs if the experiment is enabled.

[tawny falcon]

It's probably a support feature, but it's a bit limited right now.

[nova wolf]

I was going to use 2 geos, but then Smokey sent this and I realised it could just be done with 1 geo instead of trying to figure out how to janky rotate it xD

[shrewd storm]

Yeah also have a waaay different uv map. I used a different geo for all

[nova wolf]

Ah

[shrewd storm]

No rotations for the texture or rotation on the block itself

[nova wolf]

When I was first applying textures, Blockbench were auto setting textures to random UV co-ords, so I had to move my UVs a lot

[shrewd storm]

I just need to fix my collisions before i batch my template. Yeah uvs are a nightmare for complex models

[nova wolf]

I still think my down UV is wrong

xD

[shrewd storm]

Probably lol. Cardinals are usefull in bb

[nova wolf]

Ye

I might do vanilla-like slabs now if nobody else does

I need them for my add-on and I haven't found any updated ones

[shy sphinx]

is it possible to add a block tag on Vanilla Blocks?

[vestal marsh]

NO

[shy sphinx]

Well, thankss!

[tawny falcon]

Only in java

[true rover]

is it possible to make a block have an item model without adding an item for it?

[vestal marsh]

What is an item model.

[true rover]

how a diamond looks on the ground, in an item frame, in ui, and in the player hand

[vestal marsh]

So 2d. Use item display transform then to rotate your block model or make a separate 2d model and use that.

[true rover]

it know i can make it by giving a block placer component to an item with the same id

[true rover]

i did that, but it doesn't look the same

there is a gap between the back and front face

[true rover]

are any of these 3 bugs avoidable?

• blocks to the side dim the flower even with ambient occlusion and face dimming set to false
• water can not be placed in the block location even when fluid detection set to "popped"
  and
• block can not be placed on the side of another block when placement filter allowed faces set to up

[tawny falcon]

#1420467056343519312

[sullen trellis]

sadly no

[nova wolf]

Damn, the visual aspect of creating custom fences is really goddamn easy

"minecraft:geometry": {
  "identifier": "geometry.fence",
  "bone_visibility": {
    "north": "q.block_state('minecraft:connection_north')",
    "south": "q.block_state('minecraft:connection_south')",
    "east": "q.block_state('minecraft:connection_east')",
    "west": "q.block_state('minecraft:connection_west')",
    "centre": true
  }
}```

[lost vine]

what should i use to make my large block models shadowless? currently it looks darker due to its model being inside another block.

[thick stump]

if im not mistaken they fixed this in some preview?

[white bobcat]

Yes 👍

[lost vine]

i changed my model slightly, now it looks 3d instead of 2d and doesn't have the shading issues

[lost vine]

is this what they fixed? and/or how can i fix it if possible?

ill stop working on those bones models for now, i need to figure out how to fix that issue first

[white bobcat]

Yes that is what was fixed

[lost vine]

great, ill do some testing in the beta/preview to check it out,

[lost vine]

will it be out in the next update?

[lost vine]

yeah its now working just fine

[zinc wyvern]

Haha yes you can @vestal marsh you'd put a structure void 🤦‍♂️

[desert vector]

they were talking about the leaves replacing the blocks, not the air

[vestal marsh]

I want you to reread the question...from 8 months ago...

[zinc wyvern]

i did

"is there a way to make the leaves not replace the blocks when loading structure?"
Simply put structure voids to replace the air so it doesnt break anything?

[raw minnow]

A leaf block is not air, it's a leaf block

[lost vine]

basically use either commands or scripts to fill the area (replace air) with ur leaves stuff,
totally possible, but not great for performance since u need multiple commands or multiple block checks on scripts

[zinc wyvern]

im not asking abt that

i was replying to a msg

[lost vine]

structure void is only for preventing the large structure size from destroying everything in sight, so only the blocks inside the structure will be placed in the world, and theres no way to prevent it from removing other blocks using vanilla world gen and u have to use commands or scripts for that alone.

that's all i know about structures, correct me if im wrong,.

[zinc wyvern]

no use structure voids

[lost vine]

think about it more like this:
if we have the ability to make structures load without replacing the existing blocks (loading a 9×9×9 dirt structure inside a 8×8×8 diamond cube, the dirt will be placed only around the diamond cube without replacing the it with dirt), that means the world gen will have to do multiple block checks before placing down the structure, which will cause alot of lag and delays for larger structures,

and thats why we have some structures like the ruined portal can generate low enough and breaks bedrock, since Minecraft itself doesn't check for blocks to replace them or not if u know what i mean.

[nova wolf]

Does anyone know how to get a proper fence gate, slab and fences item visual?

No matter which way I have the item_visual geometry, it always rotates to facing that way

[vestal marsh]

Did you edit the item display transformation.

[nova wolf]

Didn't even know that was a thing

I've only been using item visual component

[nova wolf]

Ohh in the geometry file

Duhhh

[nova wolf]

Hmm, it's very close

[desert vector]

Now change to pocket ui

[vestal marsh]

Whats the bug?

[desert vector]

https://report.bugs.mojang.com/servicedesk/customer/portal/6/MCPE-234752

[vestal marsh]

https://mojira.dev/MCPE-234752

I see.

[nova wolf]

Ah

Also, thank you Smokey!

[hoary basin]

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[vestal marsh]

You can have permutations that enable or disable ao and face dimming.

[hoary basin]

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[nova wolf]

Does anyone know how to get the Map Colour of vanilla blocks?

[vestal marsh]

Scripting.

Or the mc wiki.

[nova wolf]

I'm trying block.getMapColor().red but it says it's of undefined

Oh, I must've been looking at the fandom when I tried to look at the wiki last time

woops

Thank you

[vestal marsh]

#494990944152715265 message

[nova wolf]

Ohhh it's beta

bruh

[vestal marsh]

Lots of blocks are undefined it seems.

[nova wolf]

hmm

[tawny falcon]

Perhaps that's why the wiki only records Java values.

[nova wolf]

I'm getting a different Hex Code value than what the RGB values there convert to. And there's 2 different RGB values for oak_log there

And none of them match the 2 colours I'm getting

[vestal marsh]

How are you converting it?

[nova wolf]

I'm inputting into here https://rgbcolorpicker.com/0-1

The RGB values from in-game comes back as #8f7c48

Which is what the wiki says it is

Map color:
R: 0.5607843399047852
G: 0.2823529541492462
B: 0.46666669845581055
A: 1

[pallid prairie]

How can I make it so entities cannot path over my custom block?

It's not a problem if players can jump over it, it's just the entities walking over it

[odd dagger]

you can make them avoid it.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/reference/content/entityreference/examples/entitygoals/minecraftbehavior_avoid_block?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable

this would be more of #1067869022273667152 thing

[tawny falcon]

Remember that if the block has an item with replace_block_item, the entities will not avoid the block.

[odd dagger]

awesome...

[smoky swallow]

Is it possible to use multiple bone in geometry part of block culling

[sweet hedge]

Is it possible to cancel the spawning of nether portal blocks?

[calm sage]

¿there's a public template to make custom fluids in the newest MCPE versions? i'm looking for it to make the custard liquid that kills the player when it enters in contat with the fluid, just like the Slendytubbies 3 custard pool

[karmic sierra]

How do I fix z-fighting? I have a block (custom sapling) but the textures are z fighting is it because of the render method?

[desert vector]

i assume you're using the vanilla cross model?
https://wiki.bedrock.dev/blocks/vanilla-block-models#list-of-vanilla-models

[karmic sierra]

but I want custom geo not the minecraft one (minecraft:geometry.cross)

[desert vector]

the stuff mentioned there will probably apply to your custom model too

[karmic sierra]

Ok thanks

[lunar solar]

"tag:one_way_collidable": {}

ive noticed adding that tag to a block makes it not push players out when you are in it by accident say opening a door or soemthing like that

[desert vector]

That's been documented for a while
You can see the known functionality for vanilla block tags here https://wiki.bedrock.dev/blocks/vanilla-block-tags

[tawny falcon]

Are tags picked up within the game?

[lost vine]

what component should i use to make my block waterloggable? is it a tag or something?

like water/lava/liquids will go right through them instead of creating an air bubble thing, like how bedrock doors work

[tawny falcon]

https://minecraft.wiki/w/Block_components#minecraft:liquid_detection

[tawny falcon]

Only water

[lost vine]

that means ill have to generate my blocks ontop of the lava instead of inside of it, alright thanks!

[scenic citrus]

Are we able to add custom liquids to a Cauldron?

[vestal marsh]

Since custom liquids arent officially supported, no.

[scenic citrus]

Well let me reword, can we use a custom item to fill a Cauldron?

Well I guess you can't edit the cauldron...

[tawny falcon]

Only, water, lava and powder snow by the block state

The potion and color is on the block-entity so it cannot be edited in-game

[tawny falcon]

By the block state

[amber trench]

Is there a way to check if a block is breakable?

I don't really want to have to maintain a set of unbreakable blocks if there is something built in that does this

[desert vector]

no

[amber trench]

[amber trench]

I guess it isn't so bad, I think these are the only breakable blocks as of today:

const indestructibleBlocks = [
"minecraft:command_block",
"minecraft:chain_command_block",
"minecraft:repeating_command_block",
"minecraft:end_portal_frame",
"minecraft:bedrock",
"minecraft:structure_block",
"minecraft:barrier"
];

[nova wolf]

Don't forget allow and deny blocks

[amber trench]

Thanks good call

[amber trench]

During onTick, does calling setPermutation prevent user from placing another block with cursor over original block?

I'm not sure why but I can't place another block on my custom block during some iterations of ontick

[desert vector]

If the permutation of the block being placed on changes it prevents the placement

[amber trench]

The permutation of the already placed block is being changed, not the one being placed

[desert vector]

That's what I said

[amber trench]

Oh sorry I read it wrong. Was this always the case? Any way around this?

[desert vector]

I've always remembered it being an issue
It makes it really annoying when building with leaves

[amber trench]

That is a little disappointing but there is probably a reason it prevents it

[amber trench]

Although I can place the block in same spot no problem with cursor over adjacent block

[solid matrix]

"format_version": "1.26.10" giving logs on the latest stable but the block itself is fine

[amber trench]

I am also getting warnings for block format version: 1.21.50

[amber trench]

Also seeing it with 1.26.0, weird

Is there an event for when a block is moved via a piston?

[tawny falcon]

Yea

[tawny falcon]

This is a bug from version 26.10.

[tawny falcon]

But are you referring to the script or the behavior of the custom block?

[amber trench]

I am trying to make a custom redstone block and I was storing a variable whether redstone was already triggered for the block in permutation state. That was working however it is modifying permutation quite frequently when hooked up to a redstone clock. And apparantely whenever a permutation is updated a block can't be placed when the cursor is over the block for that tick.

I am looking at alternatives now like storing it in a map with position of block as key but I need to update the map if the block is moved by a piston

[amber trench]

Although now I am realizing it is more complicated than updating the map when block is destroyed and when moved by piston when directly in front.

The block can be moved always by a piston but indirectly via a slime block attached to a piston and my block attached to slime block for example

Wish there was an event for when a block changes position

or dynamic properties for blocks would be nice

[molten moss]

help me?

 Unexpected version for the loaded data

my block

[tawny falcon]

Minecraft bug

[nova wolf]

It's a bug with the new update. Nothing is actually wrong with your block

[molten moss]

oh nice, thankys my friends

[pliant rapids]

Having issues with the multiblock component. Placing works totally fine when I don't have a placement filter enabled, but when I add a placement filter, the block doesn't place. I'm not defining it in a permutation, it's just in the components section. Anyone else having this issue?

[tawny falcon]

It's a bug, it was fixed in the 26.20.20 preview.

[pliant rapids]

Gotcha, thanks for the info

[tawny falcon]

You're welcome

Nice profile drawing, it's very beautiful.

[pliant rapids]

thanks! my friend Cloudy did it

[fierce girder]

why are ALL my blocks suddenly throwing errors, but also ALL work perfectly fine 😭

[fierce girder]

it just says 'unexpected version for the loaded data'

[tawny falcon]

This is a bug from minecraft

[fierce girder]

👏 good job Mojang 🙄

[tawny falcon]

It's just a problem related to the tests they ran on the block files; even though that wasn't applied, the error persisted, and it's a false error, meaning it doesn't actually exist.

Let's see if they fix this in a hotfix.

[fierce girder]

i hope they do

because it's gonna get really annoying for debugging my own stuff if they don't

[tawny falcon]

Really

[white bobcat]

Gotta use log files lol

[slate breach]

hello, im new to creating blocks. Does someone know if theres a way to get interllense in vscode for blocks?

[frigid marsh]

@west ledge Hi sry for ping, afaik you are one of the more skilled nerds when it comes to blocks, how block permutations supposed to work? Does the block always generates all possible permutations for the specific set of block states?

I am looking into vanilla blocks but looks like some things are hardcoded and that breaks my pipeline, for example rail_direction has 0..9 possible state values, but for example permutations for minecraft:activator_rail generates only up to 5, that make sence as we don't have variations for turns, my questions is are we able to do similar things where we reuse somekind of state but without all possible values?

[vestal marsh]

Are you doing BlockPermutation.getAll or whatever the scripting is?

[frigid marsh]

I am using the BlockPermutation.resolve that accepts block states as option, but when i iterate of the block states then some of the vanilla block permutations just doesn't exists for specfic set of states they have

[west ledge]

Does the block always generates all possible permutations for the specific set of block states?
Yes.

[A]re we able to do similar things where we reuse somekind of state but without all possible values?
No.

[frigid marsh]

looks like that doesn't applies for vanilla yet?

[west ledge]

The core of this problem is the concept of block states in scripting. There should not be such a thing as a global block state idea. Their values vary across block types even if their names are the same.

[frigid marsh]

Ahh, that make sence, but looks like its not just scripting but also the json metadata the BDS provides, not sure how deeply that goes in bedrock it self

[vestal marsh]

@small silo do you have any insights on this? Why this decision and if it will change.

[west ledge]

Also, I'm not sure how to "report" this problem to Mojang. It's an obvious oversight, though.

[frigid marsh]

yea but data-driven blocks are yet to come so this would have to be solved somehow i guess

not sure

[west ledge]

What's worse is that scripting doesn't even return a superset of all states values across all block types using that state identifier. It'll just be one arbitrary block's state values.

But they can't change this until 3.0 — it could break stuff. 🙁

[frigid marsh]

yea and another annoying thing is that Script API returns deprecated block states like "color" on cyan_terracota

[vestal marsh]

Thats fair. A downside of backwards compatibility.

[frigid marsh]

Yea, not a big deal, i found a way to filter these externally

[frigid marsh]

I don't understand, we do have BlockStates.getAll to get all unions of states of the same name, also looks like this is how its done in bedrock in general? Seb said that he spook with navi about that

i spoke to navi about that a while ago but it's just the way their systems work internally which is why scripting is like that
if you're doing an addon you'll just need to manually put limits

[nova wolf]

I get backwards compatibility is needed, but it seems like it kinda holds a lot of stuff up due to having to retain old systems making stuff somewhat more bulkier and complicated with legacy/older code
But also I understand taking away that backwards compatibility means they will need to probably overhaul a lot of stuff 🥲

[west ledge]

I did not observe that was true.

[frigid marsh]

Also looks like its not going to be changed in the future if that is baked to the engine it self

but who knows, maybe the data-driven blocks would solve some of the issues

[nova wolf]

Also, one state I don't understand is the "old_log_type"

[frigid marsh]

backwards compatibility*

[nova wolf]

Why does older logs still have that when like oak and such use the new log_type?

Because they just duplicate the state

[frigid marsh]

yea thats what i said as well, its the same thing as having the "color" state on the cyan_terracota or cyan_wool_block

[nova wolf]

Yeahh

Flattening seems to have happened on the outside, but it seems some internal stuff still aren't flattened, like states 😅

Probably some legacy code for the colors, but I can't make heads or tails of what it could be used for internally if it is still being used

[frigid marsh]

actually you are wrong internally its flattened well, but there is the compatibility layer on top of it in runtime

[nova wolf]

Ohh

Probably will take them a while to get to though since well, Minecraft is pretty big

And they probably have thousands of other issues on top of that

[frigid marsh]

not sure if thats something to be changes, droping compatibility layer is not daily task after all, and also defeats the point of the "backwards compatibility"

[simple pumice]

Anyone else getting
[Blocks][error]-block_definitions | Unexpected version of loaded data
messages for custom block or have I just overlooked something?

[nova wolf]

It's a bug with the new update

There's nothing actually wrong unless you get a different error

But it's hella annoying

Very hard to debug a real problem if you've got a few hundred of them things on your screen

[simple pumice]

Yeah almost had a heartattack 😅 with so many error thought I massively screwed up.

[nova wolf]

I can't properly debug any issues with my add-on unless I go into the log file on my computer to check

[slate breach]

why is it so hard to make a chest-like block

i been searching the entire documentation for something similar to a container component but found nothing

[desert vector]

We can't make containers (although that might be coming soon) and we can't assign a sort of client entity to blocks to allow for animations so most of what makes a chest is currently impossible

[slate breach]

that explains a lot

Is it possible to do a sign like block?

cause i want to store information inside a block in any way. Information that should be accessible via scripts. I know of customComponents but they can't be updated dynamically

[tawny falcon]

How do I replicate the look of sand where the side faces are darkened but not completely?

[desert vector]

Set ambient occlusion to 0.55

[tawny falcon]

Thanks, And it's impossible to make blocks break with a collision using the boat, right?

[nova wolf]

Yes

[tawny falcon]

But the text?

[vestal marsh]

Primitive Shapes.

[nova wolf]

https://discord.com/channels/523663022053392405/1481377147472969839

[tawny falcon]

Oh, I hadn't seen that, that's very good.

[nova wolf]

Yeah, it's honestly amazing

Only problem is that it requires a lot of elements and bones. (Can be reduced by half by using "minecraft:transformation")

But

Bones and elements unless in the thousands don't cause issues

[tawny falcon]

Use this until Mojang releases the block-entity.

[slate breach]

Thanks, i havent seen that too. I'll wait util they are available in my minecraft version.

[nova wolf]

Wdym in your version?

[slate breach]

i checked the npm for 1.21.60-beta-stable and they haven't been implemented yet

thats the version im currently on

[nova wolf]

npm i @minecraft/[email protected]

There's a new one

And this no beta
npm i @minecraft/[email protected]

[proud hearth]

How is it ?

[gaunt steeple]

what+s with this?

[mild mist]

I have all of the sudden started getting "unexpected version for the loaded data" for ALL of my custom blocks. No matter what I do. Is this a bug with the new update or something?

[mild mist]

haha litterally just like this..

[desert vector]

Yes it's a bug

[karmic sierra]

Why does my tree feature not get registered ingame?

[inner garden]

Is there any way to stop the errors or just wait until it is fixed?

[tawny falcon]

If it is not connected to a feature rule, it is not registered.

[karmic sierra]

but I dont want a feature rule

[tawny falcon]

Just wait, it's something inherent to the game itself, there's not much you can do.

[tawny falcon]

But it's mandatory; just create a feature rule that doesn't generate any errors anywhere.

[karmic sierra]

Works thank you

[coral palm]

Are you sure? I swear I’ve seen features being registered with no corresponding feature rule.

[vestal marsh]

No idea why this is in blocks, but theres two meanings of registered, /place and validated.

[karmic sierra]

can I make a block looks like an item in the inv?

[vestal marsh]

Make an item with block placer.

[karmic sierra]

hmm ok thanks

[karmic sierra]

is it possible to get rid of the interaction with a block if onPlayerInteract is used? bc its annoying you cant place a block on the block bc it has onPlayerInteract property

[vestal marsh]

No.

[karmic sierra]

they need to fix this idk how but the must xD

[karmic sierra]

I'm making a custom button rn. how do I make it so it only can be placed on a full blocks?

[junior flame]

How do you define custom components with format version > 1.26.0?

Seems like the custom components list doesn't work, guess I should be using v2

[vestal marsh]

namespace:component

[junior flame]

tyyy

yess I was having a braindead moment there

was so confused thinking my minecraft installation had somehow broken, not realizing that I changed the format version to support some other thing like 3 days ago

[olive tapir]

Hello, how can i fix the issue with format_version

I put the format in 1.26.0 and gives an error

[white bobcat]

That's a Minecraft issue, not yours

[olive tapir]

Ok

[olive tapir]

Hey kaioga the slab template it's bug

Pls update 🥺

[white bobcat]

Will do rest assured

[olive tapir]

Thanks Kaio 😭🙏

[whole oyster]

"[Blocks][error]-block_definitions | C:/Users/ryang/AppData/Roaming/Minecraft Bedrock/Users/4267159218138990965/games/com.mojang/minecraftWorlds/GRKCHRVMHSQ=/behavior_packs/skeleTON | blocks/bigbomb/bigbomb.json | Unexpected version for the loaded data"

Why am I getting this error ever since the new update??

[tawny falcon]

This is a minecraft bug 👍

[nova wolf]

Yeah, and there's been 2 hotfixes but no fix 😭

It's really annoying since I have over 100 blocks in my add-on and it's just spamming the error

And I can't tell if there's a real problem somewhere else because it just flies by

And I'm nowhere near done with adding blocks to my add-on

[tawny falcon]

I think it'll only be on 26.20.

[heady crypt]

does anybody know if this "Unexpected version for the loaded data" bug is also effecting custom components working?? I'm getting "child xxx not valid here" error on my custom blocks now

[nova wolf]

it doesn't affect custom components

[sour shadow]

im having the same issue

and the block is not appearing in game

[tawny falcon]

And your script?

[kind finch]

Is it possible for a block to have texture layering like entities or would you have to make a variants (different model, etc.) for the block?

Looking to do something like this depending on the blocks around it

[vestal marsh]

You can use the new connection traits to toggle bones.

[kind finch]

Oooo we just got this?

[vestal marsh]

I would say relatively recent yeah.

[kind finch]

Huh... there's no connection for up and down :(

[tawny falcon]

Unfortunately not yet, maybe if Mojang releases the wall connection.

[delicate glacier]

Anyone know how to make a custom web block?

I assume we use minecraft:friction

[odd dagger]

nah that controls how fast you travel on the block and slipperiness

there no component for this yet

you could create a script and check if the player is inside of the block and give them slow falling

[white bobcat]

You would need to use knockback on the player for falling and modify movement component values when inside the custom web

entities *

[odd dagger]

keep in mind messing with the movement component is a bit weird, it'll reset the value when sprinting

[delicate glacier]

What about the rendering? I'm really inexperienced with custom blocks

[white bobcat]

What about it

Use alpha_test_single_sided render method

[delicate glacier]

How do you render the item as a normal flat item png?

I figured out the rendering as a block, just this is goofy LOL

[vestal marsh]

Make an item and use replace block item.

[desert vector]

https://wiki.bedrock.dev/blocks/blocks-as-items

[delicate glacier]

Okie dokie, thanks, just didn't know if it was possible without it

[lunar solar]

You could also use item_visual

With custom geometry

[wraith flume]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/reference/content/blockreference/examples/itemdisplaytransforms?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable

With this, you can change the appearance of the blocks in the GUI.

[wraith flume]

How do I change black in opaque to another color like a leaves?

[desert vector]

replace the transparent pixels with coloured pixels that have an opacity of 1

or 0, but a lot of image editors don't support opacity below 1 properly

[wraith flume]

thank you

[sinful garden]

dang... there goes my idea, anyone know how would I go about making moss turn different blocks into moss? I'm tryna add bone_blocks to the list

[tawny falcon]

This is a feature not a tag

Bedrock doesn't have a tag for that.

{
  "format_version": "1.16.0",
  "minecraft:vegetation_patch_feature": {
    "description": {
      "identifier": "minecraft:moss_patch_bonemeal_feature"
    },
    "replaceable_blocks": [
      "minecraft:dirt",
      "minecraft:coarse_dirt",
      "minecraft:podzol",
      "minecraft:dirt_with_roots",
      "minecraft:grass_block",
      "minecraft:mycelium",
      {
        "name": "minecraft:stone",
        "states": {
          "stone_type": 0
        }
      },
      "minecraft:granite",
      "minecraft:diorite",
      "minecraft:andesite",
      "minecraft:deepslate",
      "minecraft:tuff",
      "minecraft:moss_block",
      "minecraft:pale_moss_block"
    ],
    "ground_block": "minecraft:moss_block",
    "vegetation_feature": "minecraft:moss_vegetation_feature",
    "surface": "floor",
    "depth": {
      "range_min": 1,
      "range_max": 2
    },
    "vertical_range": 5,
    "vegetation_chance": 0.6,
    "horizontal_radius": {
      "range_min": 1,
      "range_max": 3
    },
    "extra_edge_column_chance": 0.75
  }
}

[sinful garden]

oh

sweet so i just add bone block to this and put it in a bp?

[tawny falcon]

Yea

[sinful garden]

nice

[sinful garden]

any reason why adding it to a specific place in the list would be important? I haven't tried it yet but wanna cover my bases while i do dishes

[tawny falcon]

The only specific location is the feature folder itself.

[sinful garden]

also, what would the folder stucture be?

[sinful garden]

oop

[tawny falcon]

Bp/features/file_here.json

[sinful garden]

yeah i meant like putting minecraft:bone_block into the array the order doesn't matter?

[sinful garden]

ok thats what i thought

do i need feature rules? or no bcuz the rule should be the same right?

[tawny falcon]

No, the order doesn't matter, just being on the list makes it work, but only because of the bonemeal file, as this is the file for this method.

[sinful garden]

right

[tawny falcon]

In this case, it's really not necessary, since you'll be modifying the vanilla file; the game already does the work for you.

[sinful garden]

ok thats also what i thought

good

sweeeeet thank you

it worky

[oak totem]

how can I detect if my block has a block above inside the json file? (non scripting and it should be any block)

minecraft:connections trait doenst seems to have connections for above and below

[vestal marsh]

You cant.

[oak totem]

so we cant replicate wall blocks only through json yet

[vestal marsh]

no.

[gaunt ocean]

How do I define loot in Suspicious Sand and Gravel?

[tawny falcon]

Use an NBT editor; I suggest the structure editor from MCBE Essentials.

[gaunt ocean]

Does it accept any loot table?

[tawny falcon]

Yea

[gaunt ocean]

Ty

[tawny falcon]

If it's a jigsaw structure, there's also a way to configure it, but I don't quite understand how it works.

[gaunt ocean]

Ok tysm

[coral palm]

processors in jigsaw structures can do it

[sinful garden]

that's cool

[sinful garden]

how did you find this btw

I stuggled to find anything on mossblocks online, is it just from a copy of the vanilla behavior pack?

(right now I'm actually looking to add bone blocks to the tier system so that u can craft furnaces and stone tools)

[tawny falcon]

The list of blocks in the latest preview has been updated; this is in the 26.20 folder.

[sinful garden]

is that in the minecraft launcher?

or

[tawny falcon]

I don't know, I just looked at the game files in the APK, I don't know where it's saved on Windows.

[sinful garden]

oh

[sinful garden]

welp, i guess would you have an idea how to add bone blocks to this list?

[sinful garden]

.

[tawny falcon]

You need to create new recipes with a different identifier.

[sinful garden]

gotcha

I assume that would just be a recipes folder like the features folder was for the moss block right?

[tawny falcon]

Yea

[sinful garden]

so different identifier, does that mean I don't have to change the stone pickaxe recipe, I can just create a separate recipe but also have it give you a stone pickaxe?

[tawny falcon]

Yea

[sinful garden]

so... this should work

as is?

ig I can just test lol

sweet

it does

[candid kettle]

{
"format_version": "1.26.10",
"minecraft:block": {
"description": {
"identifier": "ci:pollution_spreader"
},
"components": {
"minecraft:collision_box":true,
"minecraft:display_name": "Pollution Spreader",
"ci_f:pollution_spread": {},
"minecraft:light_dampening": 15,
"minecraft:light_emission": 0,
"minecraft:destructible_by_explosion":false,
"minecraft:destructible_by_mining":true,
"minecraft:friction": 0.4,
"minecraft:flammable":false,
"minecraft:geometry":{
"identifier": "minecraft:geometry.full_block"
},
"minecraft:material_instances": {
"*": {
"render_method": "opaque",
"texture": "pollution"
}
},
"minecraft:selection_box":true,
"minecraft:tick": {
"interval_range": [
20,60
],
"looping": true
}
}
}
}

anybody know what causing this error

[Blocks][error]-block_definitions | C:/Users/thuan/AppData/Roaming/Minecraft Bedrock/Users/Shared/games/com.mojang/development_behavior_packs/Critical Industry - Primitive Age BP | blocks/polution_spreader.json | Unexpected version for the loaded data

[sand veldt]

Can anyone tell me how to fix the “unexpected version for the loaded data block” error?

[desert vector]

you can't, it's a bug
it will go away in 1.26.20

unless they decide to hotfix it before then

[pseudo ether]

In a previous version, there were also bugs in the error log related to the attack interval. this will be fixed in future versions.

[nova wolf]

Anybody know the limit of how many bones a block can have before it starts to lag?

I think for 1 block I'll be using 1,024 bones

Maybe

Depending on the variations if they're 16x16x4

[wraith flume]

The custom full block I made does not have connected redstone.

[desert vector]

Is the block a redstone conductor?

I think the side wire only shows on custom conductors

[wraith flume]

thank you

[half trail]

how do i prevent this from happening?

the block is just black concrete with a 4 pixel wide strip of white in the middle

but at a short distance it severely blurs

[lunar solar]

What the actual fuck 😭

Whats the render method?

[desert vector]

that's mipmapping
any reason the cube isn't just 4 pixels wide? looks to be 16×16

also it looks like you might be using blend, you should be using opaque for a block like that

[half trail]

It’s opaque, and it’s a full 16x16 cube block

Should I just make a separate stripe block which is just a thin layer 4 pixels wide?

[desert vector]

oh wait i thought the concrete was a separate block

making a separate stripe block would fix it

[half trail]

Oh great, thank you

[sullen trellis]

whats the seconds_to_destroy for stones? because i have tried adjusting it but seems like its between its hard to break, or when i lower it i can break by hand easily.

[vestal marsh]

Check the wiki for its hardness value.

As well as this https://wiki.bedrock.dev/blocks/tool-based-destruction

[sullen trellis]

imma check it out thanks

[glass citrus]

Yeah, so I tired this out. Count seems to be screwing it up. Removing it doesn't work either.

[desert vector]

count does accept integers, bridge.'s schema is wrong

[glass citrus]

how can I fix it?

[desert vector]

I can't see anything wrong other than that identifiers shouldn't have uppercase letters

[glass citrus]

Change TTIG to lowercase? I don't think that will help the count integer though.

[desert vector]

that's an issue with bridge, I can't help with that

[glass citrus]

Yeah, nothing's workinng.

[shy sphinx]

is it possible to change all of the block sounds in just one go? or i have to define every blocks on sounds.json?

[wet mist]

You can probably just change the audio file with the ones you want to switch with using the same name

[wraith flume]

Is it possible to implement a selection box like this?

[vestal marsh]

Selection? No.

[vale zinc]

if my block doesn't show up in the creative menu, but the field 'menu_category' is mentioned in the .json file. what do I do???

[half trail]

Can u screenshot the file?

Or post the text

[granite raft]

Is it possible to cancel fall damage on a specific block?

[autumn sail]

is it still possible to set a carried_texture for a block using the blocks.json file and putting "carried_textures": "path\to\carried_texture" for the block?

[vale zinc]

{
"format_version": "1.20.80",
"minecraft:block": {
"description": {
"menu_category": {
"category": "nature",
"group": "nature",
"is_hidden_in_commands": false
},
"identifier": "water_detection:dry_block"
},
"components": {
"minecraft:tick": {
"interval_range": [
0,
0
],
"looping": true
},
"mcutils:concrete_powder": {
"block": "water_detection:wet_block" // ID of the block to convert to.
},
"minecraft:collision_box": true,
"minecraft:destructible_by_explosion": true,
"minecraft:destructible_by_mining": {
"seconds_to_destroy": 1
},
"minecraft:display_name": "Dry!!!",
"minecraft:geometry": "minecraft:geometry.full_block",
"minecraft:light_dampening": 15,
"minecraft:light_emission": 0,
"minecraft:loot": "loot_tables/dry_block.json"
}
}
}

[desert vector]

That format version is too old

You should update to the latest

[sinful garden]

well I updated to the latest api version and it didn't break my blocks textures so ye it must be :3

just make sure you're formatting it right and u shuld b good

[sinful garden]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/reference/content/blockreference/examples/blockcomponents/minecraftblock_entity_fall_on?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable you could probably add this to the block components of it but just make minimum distance really high

i think

[sacred kayak]

is there anyway to have bone_visibility also target nested bones or "bone groups"?

[granite raft]

Thanks i will test

[desert vector]

No

[cyan hound]

What are the right format version for blocks

in block definition

I always get an error log about unexpected version but works fine

[odd dagger]

ignore it

its a bug rn

[cyan hound]

Ohh

Alright

[lunar solar]

Any idea what is happening

So far from testing its an addon order thing

At least I think

The problem is that there is no discernible pattern to fix it

This did not happen before I updated to 26.30.26

Those 16x16x1 blocks are using vanilla textures as well

There should be no reason there for a texture issue

[random sonnet]

Is it possible to have a texture depending on the block above without scripts?

[tawny falcon]

No

[random sonnet]

😔

but thanks

[random sonnet]

Why is this not working?

            "minecraft:placement_filter": {
                "conditions": [
                    {
                        "allowed_faces": ["up"],
                        "block_filter": {
                            "tags": "!q.any_tag('minecraft:water')"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }```

[tawny falcon]

You need the item to allow adding blocks above the water.

[random sonnet]

when the block below is water the block should break

[tawny falcon]

Oh

[vestal marsh]

Is there a water tag?

[tawny falcon]

Yea

[random sonnet]

https://minecraft.wiki/w/Block_tag_(Bedrock_Edition)#water

[vestal marsh]

More info needed is so trustworthy.

[tawny falcon]

But is "water" not "minecraft:water"

[random sonnet]

just water is also not working

[tawny falcon]

Well, I don't know if it's possible to check with a placement filter; I checked using a script.

[tawny falcon]

system.beforeEvents.startup.subscribe(data => {
    data.blockComponentRegistry.registerCustomComponent("wypnt_bab:prevent_place_with_liquid_above", {
        beforeOnPlayerPlace: e => {
  const { block } = e;
  if (block?.isLiquid) {
    e.cancel = true; // prevents placing the block on liquids
  }
}
    });
});

[vestal marsh]

Your block filter is wrong.

[random sonnet]

oh

[vestal marsh]

      "minecraft:placement_filter": {
        "conditions": [
          {
            "allowed_faces": [
              "up"
            ],
            "block_filter": [
              {
                "tags": "q.any_tag('water')"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },

[random sonnet]

It should break if the block below is water

[vestal marsh]

Ok, then make the proper changes.

[random sonnet]

and how do I make the proper changes?

[viscid arch]

am i just not able to create custom blocks with the "unexpected version for laoded data" bug? is there any work-around?

[tawny falcon]

Minecraft bug

[strong iris]

so i made a geode feature and custom buds blocks. how would i make them rotateable based on where they we're placed in the feature

[vestal marsh]

Do we not need to define menu category if its already defined in item catalog now? Has that always been the case?

[vestal marsh]

Is there a way for block culling, when on the down face, cull the up and down face. When on the up face, cull the up and down face.

[desert vector]

no, you can only cull each geometry part based on one direction

[vestal marsh]

Stinky.

[desert vector]

there was a bug at one point with blocks which meant you had to (but didn't have to for items)
if they've fixed it that's nice

[shy pebble]

Coming soon. The option to have no menu_category was added in preview 26.20.23.
"Blocks with a missing menu_category will correctly be accepted again instead of giving the error: "Menu Category should not have an empty value""

[vestal marsh]

That's not right, I'm still getting block warning errors. Need to do more investigation.

[shy pebble]

I haven't tried it for myself, but perhaps you need to set the format version to 1.20.20

[vestal marsh]

I always use the latest format.

[shy pebble]

I've looking at culling for another project and think I may have a workaround solution for you. You can only have one rule per face - but you can also have one rule per bone (i.e. hiding the whole bone). If your up and down faces were in a different bone from the rest of the model, then you can set two down rules that hide each the up and down faces, and an up rule which hides the whole bone.

[tawny falcon]

The best way to make falling leaf particles in custom leaves is by using the custom component onTick?

[odd dagger]

randomTick

[tawny falcon]

But vanilla is not affected by the random tick.

[odd dagger]

?

[tawny falcon]

The custom component randomtick is affected by the world's tick option; vanilla falling leaf particles are not affected by it.

[odd dagger]

so use onTick and use math.random instead

[vestal marsh]

For performance I would use onRandomTick.

[tawny falcon]

And what about parity with vanilla?

[vestal marsh]

You cant have it both ways until you wait for official support.

[tawny falcon]

Oh

[random sonnet]

Is there a way to create a placement filter that have to meet all conditions?

[random sonnet]

How can I transform one element of a geometry?

[vestal marsh]

Cant.

[random sonnet]

:c

but thanks

[limpid sedge]

Erm smokey what the current stable Version for blocks? Because currently it keeps saying unexpected version loaded on my blocks

[desert vector]

that's a bug
if your block loads fine, you can ignore that message

[tawny falcon]

It's a bug, wait until tomorrow, it will be fixed in version 26.20.

[limpid sedge]

I see

[worn linden]

caliiengalleta

mine was already repaired, I just updated it

[magic jackal]

.

[shy pebble]

I just want to shout out WHOO-HOO because finally I am not presented with pages of "Unexpected version for the loaded data" errors every time I load my worlds.

[opaque maple]

hello, why isnt my custom leaves not casting any shadow at the bottom? Is it the block culling thats affecting it or smth

[glass citrus]

Two questions; how do make a block that hurts players and mobs on contact, and how do I make it soo that blocks can only be placed on top of certian other blocks?

Trying to make a custom Cactus block, there isn't much info abouit that online.

[sour shadow]

does anybody know why I'm getting "child xxx not valid here" error on my custom blocks?

this is my script

im using "format_version": "1.26.10"

[vestal marsh]

Its your tag I believe.

They changed it to arrays like items now.

[sour shadow]

no i just figure it out, i was importing the script as a dynamic import, but thanks :D.

[sour shadow]

ohh i didnt know that

[vestal marsh]

I also lied, I think thats for 1.26.20 not 1.26.10

[tawny falcon]

If it's only on top of sand, just put the tag in the placement filter, which can only be placed on top of blocks with the sand tag.

[limpid sedge]

Do Scripting for thag

[humble sinew]

internal shadows> "face_dimming": true (on material instances)
external shadows> "ambient_occlusion": 1 (on material instances)
mind showing the code to see if there's something else interfering with the render?

docs for reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/reference/content/blockreference/examples/blockcomponents/minecraftblock_material_instances?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable

[humble sinew]

.

I've noticed vanilla leaves when surrounded by other vanilla leaves turn fully opaque, but can't quite get the same result with custom leaves. Does anyone have tried that yet??

[opaque maple]

thank uu for the reply! unfortunately it still doesnt have shadows on the ground Im just gonna settle w this since itll be for a custom tree anyway, but now I cant build bushes w it

[humble sinew]

it may be related to the same problem I'm having with the custom leaves not recognizing the're hidden behind other leaves

but at least now you hava occlusion againts walls, other leaves, etc (but no on the ground)

[opaque maple]

the shadows look so dark when I have leaf blocks behind one another 😭 I just make the insides hollow so its not as harsh

before vs befive

ok maybe its not that different but it makes it less noticeable so im happy w it

[fallow axle]

😐

[lost vine]

@vestal marsh onTick/custom components in general is not working on blocks that naturally generates in the world, i have to break the block and place it down in order to make it works, is it like a bug in the latest stable update or somethin?

[vestal marsh]

Yes, bug.

[small sedge]

I have blocks in my addon that will run tick intervals in the overworld but won't in the end and nether for some reason

[karmic sierra]

What does this error mean?

this component was found in the input, but is not present in the Schema

[vestal marsh]

It's not a valid component.

[karmic sierra]

{
    "format_version": "1.26.20",
    "minecraft:block": {
        "description": {
            "identifier": "ct:fake_concrete_blau_clickable",
            "menu_category": {
                "category": "equipment"
            }
        },
        "components": {
            "minecraft:geometry": "geometry.fake_concrete_blau",
            "minecraft:material_instances": {
                "*": {
                    "texture": "concrete_blue",
                    "render_method": "alpha_test"
                }
            },
            "minecraft:collision_box": {
                "origin": [0, 0, 0],
                "size": [0, 0, 0]
            },
            "ct:clickable": {
                "type": "fake_concrete_blau_clickable"
            },
            "minecraft:destructible_by_mining": {
                "seconds_to_destroy": 1
            },
            "minecraft:display_name": "§1Fake §7Concrete §f(§7Clickable§f)"
        }
    }
}

and what is not valid?

I dont get it

[vestal marsh]

ct:clickable Did you register this component?

[karmic sierra]

yes

system.beforeEvents.startup.subscribe((d) => {
    let { blockComponentRegistry } = d;
    blockComponentRegistry.registerCustomComponent("ct:clickable", {
        onPlayerInteract: ({ block }) => {
            let rn = Math.random() * 100;
            if (rn < 25) {
                block.setType("air");
            }
        },
    });
    blockComponentRegistry.registerCustomComponent("ct:head", {});
});

[vestal marsh]

Are you sure? No content log regarding scripting?

[karmic sierra]

Nope

[vestal marsh]

Cannot determine which pack manifest to use: Multiple manifests found at the same directory level in the pack's folder hierarchy.

[karmic sierra]

Yeah but I have this error in every pack so its not that one

[vestal marsh]

Fix it?

Clearly is causing an issue with your scripts not registering the components.

[karmic sierra]

No like Idk why this happing

I changed the uuid everything and still doesnt work

[vestal marsh]

Yeah, that could be it.

You should fix things in your content log.

[karmic sierra]

nope its still not working

wait what is the current manifest version?

1.26.20? if yes yeah still not working xd

OMG BRUH I found the issue bc I imported the files with

system.run(() => {
import("./main");
});

it had a tick delay

Bro I was going crazy

[hollow ocean]

How to create this ?

[lost vine]

if i use some bone visibility nonsense to hide some of my model cubes, will it make the whole model lighter? bec currently the model i am dealing with has like 600 cubes lol

[tawny falcon]

?

[hollow ocean]

I want to create this "cave block" which has special properties that I am unaware of.

[tawny falcon]

This is from java?

[hollow ocean]

No bedrock

[small sedge]

can blocks still show up as item.id:block_name or something similar even with a name in the lang file?

[tawny falcon]

blocks use tile.namespace:block.name

items use item.namespace:item

[small sedge]

aight

[plain idol]

does anyone know what are the names of warped and crimson planks texture, the ones in the resource isn't working, doesn't replace the block textures in game

[desert vector]

The texture is at textures/blocks/huge_fungus/crimson_planks?

[plain idol]

oh, they moved it, thanks

[shy pebble]

That explains why I couldn't find them!

[scenic hawk]

How can I prevent custom blocks from turning grass blocks into dirt?

[shy pebble]

I *think * it's just a case of setting your minecraft:light_dampening value to a low level so that light can reach the grass. I can't remember if there are other factors.

[fathom hinge]

Yo! Is there a vscode extension that have auto completions for any json files like items, blocks, ect.

[fathom hinge]

what is the block entity component???

and can we set a dynamic property to a block rn?

[vestal marsh]

Yes.

[fathom hinge]

how??

theres absolutly no docs on this

[vestal marsh]

Add the component to it.

[fathom hinge]

what is it 🙂

[vestal marsh]

https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/45785756698381-Minecraft-Beta-Preview-26-30-28

Read the changelog.

[fathom hinge]

wait thats just on the preview?

[vestal marsh]

Yes.

[fathom hinge]

oh

then i cant use it

[vestal marsh]

How did you even find out about this?

[fathom hinge]

The changelog

[vestal marsh]

And you didnt notice it says preview?

[fathom hinge]

No 😂

Rahhhh I will need to make a big json

[fathom hinge]

[Blocks][error]-block_definitions | C:/Users/princ/AppData/Roaming/Minecraft Bedrock/Users/Shared/games/com.mojang/development_behavior_packs/Electron Addon BP | blocks/coal_generator.block.json | Block definition parsing failed

[Scripting][warning]-[Cables] §aLoaded cables in 97ms

[Texture][warning]-The block named electron:coal_generator used in a "blocks.json" file does not exist in the registry

[Molang][error]-minecraft:player.0.18c711de-4e7c-af8a-2fe7-54546bb044d2.zombie_hamburglar | binding expression  returned a bone name that doesn't exist.

    "format_version": "1.20.80",
    "minecraft:block": {
        "description": {
            "identifier": "electron:coal_generator",
            "menu_category": {
                "category": "items"
            }
        },
        "components": {
            "minecraft:collision_box": true,
            "minecraft:selection_box": true,
            "minecraft:destructible_by_mining": {
                "seconds_to_destroy": 0.8
            },
            "minecraft:destructible_by_explosion": {
                "explosion_resistance": 30
            },
            "minecraft:geometry": "geometry.coal_generator",
            "minecraft:material_instances": {
                "*": {
                    "texture": "coal_generator",
                    "render_method": "alpha_test"
                }
            },
            "minecraft:map_color": "#7d7d7d",
            "tag:minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible": {},

            "electron:coal_generator_component": {}
        }
    }
}```

does someone have any idea of why my custom component bugs the block?

when i remove ```,

        "electron:coal_generator_component": {}``` the block register as normal

[tawny falcon]

Format version

Are you using custom component v2 in format version very old

If I'm not mistaken, it needs to be at least 1.21.90

[fathom hinge]

oh

ai fixed it with this: ```{
"format_version": "1.20.80",
"minecraft:block": {
"description": {
"identifier": "electron:coal_generator",
"menu_category": {
"category": "items"
}
},
"components": {
"minecraft:collision_box": true,
"minecraft:selection_box": true,
"minecraft:destructible_by_mining": {
"seconds_to_destroy": 0.8
},
"minecraft:destructible_by_explosion": {
"explosion_resistance": 30
},
"minecraft:geometry": "geometry.coal_generator",
"minecraft:material_instances": {
"*": {
"texture": "coal_generator",
"render_method": "alpha_test"
}
},
"minecraft:map_color": "#7d7d7d",
"tag:minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible": {}
},

"minecraft:components": {
  "electron:coal_generator": {}
}

}
}```

he put it in the "minecraft:components"

[tawny falcon]

Definitely wrong, you just need to change the format version.

[fathom hinge]

but it works

ill try

  "format_version": "1.21.90",
  "minecraft:block": {
    "description": {
      "identifier": "electron:coal_generator",
      "menu_category": {
        "category": "items"
      }
    },
    "components": {
            "electron:coal_generator": {},

      "minecraft:collision_box": true,
      "minecraft:selection_box": true,
      "minecraft:destructible_by_mining": {
        "seconds_to_destroy": 0.8
      },
      "minecraft:destructible_by_explosion": {
        "explosion_resistance": 30
      },
      "minecraft:geometry": "geometry.coal_generator",
      "minecraft:material_instances": {
        "*": {
          "texture": "coal_generator",
          "render_method": "alpha_test"
        }
      },
      "minecraft:map_color": "#7d7d7d",
      "tag:minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible": {}
    }
  }
}``` this doesnt work

[tawny falcon]

Is this working? This is very strange; there aren't even two fields called "minecraft:components".

[fathom hinge]

yeah

[tawny falcon]

Are you in 26.20+?

[fathom hinge]

my minecraft version?

[tawny falcon]

Yea

[fathom hinge]

im latest

ohh it doesnt apply to the block

[tawny falcon]

This should work.

[fathom hinge]

this is my script: ```system.beforeEvents.startup.subscribe(initEvent => {
initEvent.blockComponentRegistry.registerCustomComponent('electron:coal_generator', {
onPlayerInteract(e) {
const player = e.player
if (!player) return;

  const playerName = new ObservableString("Player", { clientWritable: true });
  const difficulty = new ObservableNumber(1, { clientWritable: true });
  const musicEnabled = new ObservableBoolean(true, { clientWritable: true });
  const volumeLevel = new ObservableNumber(75, { clientWritable: true });

  new CustomForm(player, "Game Settings")
    .closeButton()
    .spacer()
    .label("General Settings")
    .divider()
    .textField("Player Name", playerName, {
        description: "Your display name in-game"
    })
    .spacer()
    .label("Difficulty")
    .dropdown("", difficulty, [
        { label: "Peaceful", value: 0 },
        { label: "Easy", value: 1 },
        { label: "Normal", value: 2 },
        { label: "Hard", value: 3 }
    ])
    .spacer()
    .divider()
    .label("Audio Settings")
    .toggle("Music Enabled", musicEnabled)
    .slider("Volume", volumeLevel, 0, 100, {
        description: "Master volume level",
        step: 5
    })
    .spacer()
    .button("Reset to Defaults", () => {})
    .show()
    .then(() => {
        console.log(`Settings saved: ${playerName.getData()}`);
    })
    .catch(e => {
        console.error(e);
    });
}

});
});```

[fathom hinge]

it worked like magic now

okayyy everything works

thank you

[tawny falcon]

You're welcome

[plain idol]

does anyone know if height map for chests works?

[plain idol]

does anyone why this error appears when putting height map on chests?

[fallow fiber]

Is there any way to reproduce this rendering bug on a custom fence? Using render_method or some other approach?

[small sedge]

probably blend render method

[shrewd storm]

try rearranging the bones

[viscid arch]

My geodes crystals all generate upsidedown, how do i make it so the crystals generate propperly?

[shrewd storm]

are you using the geode feature? Might be able to define the blockstates

[viscid arch]

inside the feature file?

[shrewd storm]

Yeah. I know its possible with something i just cant remember if its the geode or not

[primal hatch]

why is it that every time they add a new system for addons they always do it naiively and shallow

Look at this 🥀

[nova wolf]

This error makes sense though lol.
Like you're not going to make a redstone block also consume redstone, nor a redstone torch while they already produce their own output

[desert vector]

redstone torches do consume redstone, that's how they get turned off

[nova wolf]

Oh

My apologies then

[primal hatch]

No lmao. A redstone wire both consumes and produce

And an observer

And my own block I have in java

They just did the classic Mojang thing if half assed implementation of a completely new system competing with their existing one instead of just using what's there without much thought out into it at that

[nova wolf]

Does anyone know why adding the sounds on a blocks.json block just doesn't add it at all?

I added "iron" sound to my block and it was not working at all

[lunar solar]

The fuck is this horseshit

[iron quarry]

[Blocks][error]-Block name = 'forever:cattail' | -> components -> minecraft:geometry -> identifier: Missing referenced asset geometry.cross_crop
what's wrong with my block?

[junior flame]

You do not have a geometry defined in your resource pack with the identifier geometry.cross_crop

[primal hatch]

Just classic bedrock add-ons experience. I got a huge list of nonsense issues that happen here

[odd dagger]

yeah I was annoyed by this aswell, I wanted to create a custom redstone wire for something

[primal hatch]

You can work around it doing it the old fashioned way

Making a block that ticks and constantly checks it's power

But that tanks performance as their script engine is the slowest thing to have ever been created. 1 block every tick is apparently way too much

[iron quarry]

i already solved it

[sweet hedge]

Can blocks have timers attached similar to how the furnace has a smelting time?

[desert vector]

they can have a queued tick which executes after a delay https://wiki.bedrock.dev/blocks/block-components#tick

[white bobcat]

Can we make vines not grow in custom blocks?

[nova wolf]

Is there a way to make flower pot like blocks to use the "minecraft:embedded_visual"?
Or does the embedded visual only work with flower pots?

[tawny falcon]

Only work with flower pot

[nova wolf]

Oki, thank you

[small sedge]

can highly powered faces for redstone on blocks be an array or is it locked to a string?

[shy pebble]

Locked to a string. You can only define one face to be strongly powered.
This is a general limitation for all Redstone - there are no vanilla blocks that have more than one strong-powered face.

[small sedge]

I though that was the only way to make pressure plates but I did a little bit of experimenting and found that to be false.

[karmic sierra]

What does this mean?
| blocks/tank.block.json | -> components -> minecraft:geometry -> bone_visibility -> p1: invalid string
Did they changed it?

                    "minecraft:geometry": {
                        "identifier": "geometry.tank",
                        "bone_visibility": {
                            "p1": true,
                            "p2": true,
                            "p3": false,
                            "p4": false,
                            "p5": false,
                            "p6": false
                        }
                    }

[desert vector]

it broke in format 1.26.20+
for now if you need to use that format version you can use molang expressions instead

 "minecraft:geometry": {
    "identifier": "geometry.tank",
    "bone_visibility": {
        "p1": "true",
        "p2": "true",
        "p3": "false",
        "p4": "false",
        "p5": "false",
        "p6": "false"
    }
}

[karmic sierra]

can I use numbers? like "1"

[desert vector]

you mean in the molang expression?

true/false are exactly the same as 1/0 in molang

[karmic sierra]

ok good xd

[karmic sierra]

How do I make so I when my custom block is above a chest I can still open it?

[vestal marsh]

Use the chest obstruction component

[karmic sierra]

Do you know why this happen?

[primal roost]

does the geometry.minecraft:full_block is still working?

[vestal marsh]

minecraft:geometry.full_block

[primal roost]

ty

[toxic vortex]

Where can I ask for help regarding structure block's corner mode

[primal hatch]

why do blocks spawned by worldgen not have their tick component added?

[vestal marsh]

That should have been fixed ages ago.

[primal hatch]

hmmm

[vestal marsh]

Still is fixed for me.

[primal hatch]

it was not happening for me (yeah arguably some months ago). from quick testing it didnt seem like it was fixed. ill check again properly

[primal hatch]

i checked and for me it isnt

my setup is a console log inside tick component. flyinng around i see my block spawning in newly generated chunks. no log. if i place it down is see a message instead

i remember i had (the only call) call with some mojang people and i speficifally mentioned this bug a year ago lol

hehe i found a workaround

[shrewd storm]

Anyone know how the rotation for the chorus stem is done? Ik it places differen for each block but stays that rotation if broken and placed on the same block location but is there a way to replicate that?

[mild mist]

hey yall!! i have been out of the loop for a few months for personal/family stuff, I was just wondering: whats new in the past 2-3 months, Im assuming we still cant do any sort of custom block geometry without neighboring invis blocks still? anything new or exciting?

[frigid laurel]

any idea how to prevent full block support for blocks that are literally carpet-like? There is a bug report for "minecraft:support" component and Ive added to it, but surely someone out here has experienced this? I'm perplexed that the engine is not doing eval of the collision and responding accordingly. https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCPE-236312

[tawny falcon]

I don't think there's a way.