PistonLib

A mod/library that rewrites the piston system while keeping the vanilla mechanics and feel

TODO

• Move all mod-related features into another mod (Make this solely a library)
• WIKI
• Blocks that can be placed on slime but break when the slime moves shouldn't break if the block below has the fused sticky property
• Dual-sided piston
• Quarter Slime blocks

In Progress

• Piston Crushing, json recipe system that allows item entities to be crushed by pistons to turn into other blocks. Also entity crushing API

Current Piston Features

• Configurable piston speed, per piston
• Configurable push limit, per piston
• Movable block entities
• Configurable sticky types
• Unlimited custom Sticky Groups (Slime, Honey, etc...)
• Individual sticky behavior per block sides
• Pull-only piston logic
• Piston behavior API, with new behaviors
• Piston stickiness API, with tons of new sticky types & sticky groups
• Piston Ticking API (Allow blocks to tick while being moved)
• Piston Merging/UnMerging API (Check the playlist xD)
• Piston Indirect Sticky API
• Piston Weight API (Blocks can be heavier than 1 block)
• Large Quasi API, on all axes and any distance
• Long piston's & Piston arms
• Tons of piston fixes for vanilla piston bugs. Which can all be toggled
• Piston Optimizations for Rendering and Computation
• Decoupled piston code. Piston wand to push blocks without pistons

Other Features

• Double blocks can be pushed as a single block
• Auto Crafting Table using piston merging
• Half Slime/Honey/Powered/Redstone Lamp/Obsidian block
• Glue Block (Strong sticky)
• Togglable sticky block
• Sticky chain (chainstone)
• Axis-Locked blocks (only movable on one axis)
• Move counting block (power level based on amount moved)
• All sided observer
• Slippery blocks (blocks fall when not attached to any solid blocks)
• Obsidian Slabs & Stairs
• Config system to toggle individual features
• /pistonlib command to push/pull blocks with commands, override piston behavior for any block, and change config options in-game
• Full GameTest support through GameTestLib

Blocks that need textures

• axis_locked_block
• move_counting_block
• quasi_block
• weight_block
• most pistons

Mods to make/update using the API

• chains-link
• More Pistons
• Player launcher pistons
• Colored Slime blocks & Honey Blocks

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You can find a small amount of development progress in this youtube playlist