I am a programmer by trade and very familiar with javascript/typescript as well as vscode. I don't excel with creator tools typically as I get frustrated with UI that has many windows and options so as I start looking at learning to create addons, is there a way to mostly stay in vscode when not creating new visual assets? Or are there any tutorials that focus on learning mainly from a coding aspect? Looking around at tutorials and the docs I have found so far most things seem to focus on the visual first kind of learning, which probably works best for most but I gotta be difficult I suppose 😅 Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
#Is it possible to make addons purely in script? or at least mostly?
sturdy jackal
paper pier
@sturdy jackal
Yes
You are not required to use UI
Actionform works just fine
and if you do want to learn
theres plenty
stuff here
to use
humble zodiac
A large majority of gameplay can be taken care of via scripts (ts/js), but creating new content (blocks, items entities) does require knowledge of JSON and how Minecraft uses that- the bedrock wiki has quite a few useful tools in that regard, I would highly recommend checking it out. Using vanilla assets for content is 100% possible, as well. I suck at texturing and modeling myself, so I tend to use vanilla block & item textures where I can 😛
sturdy jackal
Thank you so much both of you. I will definitely check out dev resources as well as the wiki. I am right there with you on the texture thing. I am so bad that even when I create UI I either use default if it exists or make really bad images in paint 😅 I have been told I give designers anxiety.
humble zodiac
Default UI for Minecraft is just fine, don’t worry