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We will use this texture for our block: [[File:Gold block.png]].
We will use this texture for our block: [[File:Gold block.png]]. <br>
(To create your own textures, you can use programs like [https://www.dotpdn.com/downloads/pdn.html/ PaintDotNet(free)], [https://www.piskelapp.com/ Piskel(free)], or [https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/ Aseprite(free open source, or pay for precompiled)])


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Now you need to create a new json file in your editor (we recommend to use an editor with syntax highlighting, such as [https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad++] or Visual Studio).
Now you need to create a new json file in your editor (we recommend to use an editor with syntax highlighting, such as [https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad++] or [https://www.sublimetext.com/ Sublime Text]. If you are going to have many json files or some C#, then [https://code.visualstudio.com/ Visual Studio Code] is also a good pick).


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<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
{
{
code: "mygoldblock",
"code": "mygoldblock",
creativeinventory: { "general": ["*"] },
"creativeinventory": { "general": ["*"] },
blockmaterial: "Stone",
"blockmaterial": "Stone",
drawtype: "Cube",
"drawtype": "Cube",
textures: {
"textures": {
all: { base: "block/mygoldtexture" }
"all": { "base": "block/mygoldtexture" }
},
},
resistance: 3.5,
"resistance": 3.5,
sounds: {
"sounds": {
"place": "game:block/anvil",
"place": "game:block/anvil",
"walk": "game:walk/stone"
"walk": "game:walk/stone"
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Now we need to add those new textures to the json file.
Now we need to add those new textures to the json file.
<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
textures: {
"textures": {
all: {  
"all": {  
base: "block/mygoldtexture",
"base": "block/mygoldtexture",
alternates: [{base: "block/mygoldtexture1" }, {base: "block/mygoldtexture2" }, {base: "block/mygoldtexture3" }],
"alternates": [{"base": "block/mygoldtexture1" }, {"base": "block/mygoldtexture2" }, {"base": "block/mygoldtexture3" }],
},
},
},
},
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Now we need to change a few things in our json file. We can add all kinds of different groups, but for now we keep it simple. We are adding group called <code>type</code>, with the states <code>gold</code> and <code>iron</code>. You can use any group code you want.
Now we need to change a few things in our json file. We can add all kinds of different groups, but for now we keep it simple. We are adding group called <code>type</code>, with the states <code>gold</code> and <code>iron</code>. You can use any group code you want.
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<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
variantgroups: [
"variantgroups": [
{ code: "type", states: ["gold", "iron"] }
{ "code": "type", "states": ["gold", "iron"] }
],
],
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>
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<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
texturesbytype: {
"texturesbytype": {
"*-gold": {
"*-gold": {
all: {  
"all": {  
base: "block/mygoldtexture",
"base": "block/mygoldtexture",
alternates: [{base: "block/mygoldtexture1" }, {base: "block/mygoldtexture2" }, {base: "block/mygoldtexture3" }],
"alternates": [{"base": "block/mygoldtexture1" }, {"base": "block/mygoldtexture2" }, {"base": "block/mygoldtexture3" }],
},
},
},
},
"*-iron": {
"*-iron": {
all: {  
"all": {  
base: "block/myirontexture",
"base": "block/myirontexture",
alternates: [{base: "block/myirontexture1" }, {base: "block/myirontexture2" }, {base: "block/myirontexture3" }],
"alternates": [{"base": "block/myirontexture1" }, {"base": "block/myirontexture2" }, {"base": "block/myirontexture3" }],
},
},
}
}
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<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
textures: {
"textures": {
all: {  
"all": {  
base: "block/my{type}texture",
"base": "block/my{type}texture",
alternates: [{base: "block/my{type}texture1" }, {base: "block/my{type}texture2" }, {base: "block/my{type}texture3" }],
"alternates": [{"base": "block/my{type}texture1" }, {"base": "block/my{type}texture2" }, {"base": "block/my{type}texture3" }],
},
},
},
},
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<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
{
{
code: "myshinyblock",
"code": "myshinyblock",
creativeinventory: { "general": ["*"] },
"creativeinventory": { "general": ["*"] },
variantgroups: [
"variantgroups": [
{ code: "type", states: ["gold", "iron"] }
{ "code": "type", "states": ["gold", "iron"] }
],
],
blockmaterial: "Stone",
"blockmaterial": "Stone",
drawtype: "cube",
"drawtype": "cube",
textures: {
"textures": {
all: {  
"all": {  
base: "block/my{type}texture",
"base": "block/my{type}texture",
alternates: [{base: "block/my{type}texture1" }, {base: "block/my{type}texture2" }, {base: "block/my{type}texture3" }],
"alternates": [{"base": "block/my{type}texture1" }, {"base": "block/my{type}texture2" }, {"base": "block/my{type}texture3" }],
},
},
},
},
resistance: 3.5,
"resistance": 3.5,
sounds: {
"sounds": {
"place": "game:block/anvil",
"place": "game:block/anvil",
"walk": "game:walk/stone"
"walk": "game:walk/stone"
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<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
variantgroups: [
"variantgroups": [
{ code: "type", states: ["gold", "iron"] },
{ "code": "type", "states": ["gold", "iron"] },
{ code: "condition", states: ["good", "used"]}
{ "code": "condition", "states": ["good", "used"]}
],
],
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</syntaxhighlight>
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<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
texturesbytype: {
"texturesbytype": {
"*-good": {
"*-good": {
all: {  
"all": {  
base: "block/my{type}texture",
"base": "block/my{type}texture",
},
},
},
},
"*-used": {
"*-used": {
all: {  
"all": {  
base: "block/my{type}texture",
"base": "block/my{type}texture",
alternates: [{base: "block/my{type}texture1" }, {base: "block/my{type}texture2" }, {base: "block/my{type}texture3" }],
"alternates": [{"base": "block/my{type}texture1" }, {"base": "block/my{type}texture2" }, {"base": "block/my{type}texture3" }],
},
},
},
},
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Therefore we will change the drawtype from <code>cube</code> to <code>json</code>:
Therefore we will change the drawtype from <code>cube</code> to <code>json</code>:
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<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
drawtype: "json",
"drawtype": "json",
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


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and the shape to <code>myshinymodel</code>
and the shape to <code>myshinymodel</code>
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<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
shape: { base: "block/myshinymodel" },
"shape": { base: "block/myshinymodel" },
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


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Although this would be enough theoretically, we also should determine this block as being non-solid, to prevent graphical glitches.
Although this would be enough theoretically, we also should determine this block as being non-solid, to prevent graphical glitches.
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<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
sidesolid: {
"sidesolid": {
all: "false"
"all": "false"
},
},
sideopaque: {
"sideopaque": {
all: "false"
"all": "false"
},
},
</syntaxhighlight>
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In order to specify the shape by type we need to remove the property <code>shape</code> and replace it with <code>shapebytype</code>:
In order to specify the shape by type we need to remove the property <code>shape</code> and replace it with <code>shapebytype</code>:
<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
shapebytype: {
"shapebytype": {
"*-good": {
"*-good": {
base: "block/myshinymodel1",
"base": "block/myshinymodel1",
},
},
"*-used": {
"*-used": {
base: "block/myshinymodel",
"base": "block/myshinymodel",
},
},
},
},
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