Modding:Content Tutorial Item Variants

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Introduction

Objective

In this tutorial, you will create a set of items using variants, each with independent textures. Our items will not have any functionality, however this tutorial should give you a good understanding of what variants are and how to use them.

Assets

Before starting, it is recommended you download the workspace and assets for this tutorial. The completed files can also be found here.

This tutorial starts with the following assets:

• Mod Setup & Folder Structure
• Template advanced wand file
• Completed lang file
• Item shape file
• Item texture files

Prerequisites

This tutorial will assume you understand the following topics:

• Setting up a content mod and using an IDE.
• The functions of shape, texture and lang files.

It is recommended to have completed the following tutorial:

• 2. Simple Item - The simple item made in this tutorial is the basis for this tutorial.

It is recommended, but not necessary, to understand the following concept:

• Variants

Navigating Assets

Using the downloaded workspace, have a look at the mod assets that currently exist.

• itemtypes/advancedwand.json - The itemtype file from the Simple Item tutorial.
• lang/en.json - This already contains the entries needed for the tutorial.
• shapes/item/advancedwand.json - The shape file for the new wand. If you open this file in your IDE, you should notice that this new model takes in two textures - head and handle.

"textures": {
	"head": "item/wand-blue",
	"handle": "item/wand-handle"
},

• textures/item/wand-... - The four texture files for our wand. Notice that there exists 3 variants of colored texture, and 1 handle texture.

Adding an Item

(The above heading is counted as a 'step'. I recommend following a method of 'do', 'analyse', 'experiment' for each step to improve modder's knowledge and understanding.)

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have now (created your first item...)! This tutorial should have given you some understanding of (blah blah blah).

Next Steps...

Try out the next tutorial, (link). This will show you how to create a (...)!

Content Modding
Basics	Content Mods • Developing a Content Mod
Tutorials	Basic Basic Tutorials • 1. Content Essentials • 2. Simple Item • 3. Simple Block • 4. Simple Recipes Intermediate Intermediate Tutorials • 5. Item Variants • 6. Block Variants • 7. Complex Grid Recipes • 8. Further Recipes • 9. Simple World Generation Advanced Advanced Tutorials Other Debugging Content
Concepts	Modding Concepts • Variants • Domains • Patching • Remapping • World Properties
Uncategorized	Basics Basic Examples • Asset System • Textures • Items • Recipes • Blocks • Entities • Model Creator • Animation • VTML & Icons • Packaging & Release • Modinfo Advanced Advanced JSON Item • Compatibility with other mods Worldgen WorldGen Concepts • Terrain • Ores • Trees • Json Random Generator

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