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Bi11Cipher
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Topic category: Help with MCreator software
Currently I am unable to make ladders transparent, or place them next to each other without them both popping off the block. Any fixes?
EDIT: I have already found the answer to this, for anyone who is here seeking help, make sure you have "Has Alpha" checked, and that the edge of the 16x16 texture has pixels all the way around, otherwise the texture will have troubles showing. This also makes a great alternative to paintings.
Edited by Bi11Cipher on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 16:43
Have you made a custom model for ladders?
I have not.
@#2 You should, it's not hard, otherwise texture will be a bit ugly and 2d (for transparent thing, try selecting cutout transparence)
Btw, have you touched the block dimensions? Those "1" on the right in the first page on block creation?
@Kane Thanks! Will do.
Still unsure as far as transparency goes, as Pylo for 1.7.10 does not offer transparency options as far as I can see.
Also, forgot to add, have not touched the block dimensions.
yeah, but after you have made the ladder, how is it going to rotate when placed?
@#4 so you really need a custom model
To "rotate" the ladders when placed is a bit tricky cause you have to create 4 ladders blocks (1 for each side) and play with events like "when placed and block at i,j,k so place block ladders (one of your ladders block depending where you're trying to place it)".
Unfortunately I haven't tried to make something like that yet, so I cannot be more specific for now
It usually does rotate, or it just doesn't place on the block until placing it at an angle when using the ladder from MC Pylo itself, even when placed on a flat wall with no corners for it to have a reason to rotate to, in this case rotating the ladder is unwanted, as it defeats it's purpose. Because I had wanted it to be flat, I had wanted the original ladder MC Pylo had to offer. As I was using the ladder to make something like that of a painting, but I also wanted so it could be climbed as well, so when making the model, I had simply made a flat 16x16x1 shape, which did not suit my needs.
Anyhow, I just wanted to learn to make things transparent, if anyone has an answer to that question, it would be a great help.
ok, so in Transparency option on the 1st page, tick Check if this block has Transparency [you may need something like paint.net or gimp for the image to have transparency] and then set the box below that to Translucent [or cutout, idk]
Problem solved, your texture must stretch to the ends of the block, so it has to be at least 16x16 wide, or have some of the pixels touching the edge. However, placing them next to each other will result in them both popping off.
Hope this helps anyone else who happens to be lurking.
@#8 As I had said before, there is no transparency option in the 1.7.10 version.