[SOLVED] Updating Block Textures (Joined Boxes?) [3D]

[GabrielBailey74]

Hello JGO, today I've been messing around with cubes in a 3D application ^_^
Basically what I'm trying to accomplish is shown in the images below, but I'll also explain it:

Say there is 4 blocks stacked on top of each other.
I'd like the bottom 3 to be textured solid while the top block is textured as a top block. (Signifying a difference)

Here is what I am starting with:


I'm trying to accomplish something around the lines of:


Now I have been experimenting with this for the past few hours and I can't seem to write a method that "Dynamically" adjusts.

Here is the method at the moment (Clean restart, was WAY too long):

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/**     * Updating the blocks texture.     * @param parentChunk The chunk to iterate through.     */    public void updateBlockTexture(Chunk parentChunk) {       // obtain a instance of this block (class)      final Block b1 = (Block) this;       // iterate through the parent chunk's blocks.      for (int i = 0; i < parentChunk.getBlockList().size(); i++) {          // obtaining a block from the list.         final Block b2 = parentChunk.getBlockList().get(i);          // are the blocks identical?         final boolean identical = Boolean.valueOf(b1 == b2 || b2 == b1);          if (!identical) {             // check if b1 is ontop of b2            if (b1.isOntopOf(b2)) {                // updateB2.texture -> solid block texture (Vice Verca)            }                         // check if b2 is ontop of b1            if (b2.isOntopOf(b1)) {                                // updateB1.texture -> solid block texture (Vice Verca)            }             // TODO: Check blocks on top of blocks.         }       }    }

When I wrote a somewhat decent version of this earlier I managed to get it to do what I want, but when I changed the chunks size It wouldn't function properly xD.

If somebody whose done this before could help me out with a explanation / pseudo code or if anybody could link me to a tutorial I'd be very grateful thanks JGO ^_^

If you need anymore information, please ask ^_^

[HeroesGraveDev]

Just use different blocks for the top and fill.

[GabrielBailey74]

Just use different blocks for the top and fill.

Almost sounds like you're stating the obvious lol .

Or maybe I didn't explain what I'm trying to accomplish well enough ^_^

Of course I want to use a different block texture for the top one xD each block is independent in the world so it has to be dealt with (In the method) independently.

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[GabrielBailey74]

Great, I solved it ^_^

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/**     * Updating the blocks texture.     * @param parentChunk The chunk to iterate through.     */    public void updateBlockTexture(Chunk parentChunk) {       // iterate through the parent chunk's blocks.      for (int i = 0; i < parentChunk.getBlockList().size(); i++) {          // obtain a instance of this block (class)         final Block b1 = (Block) this;          // obtaining a block from the list.         final Block b2 = parentChunk.getBlockList().get(i);          // are the blocks identical?         final boolean identical = Boolean.valueOf(b1 == b2 || b2 == b1);          if (!identical) {             // check if b1 is ontop of b2            if (b1.isOntopOf(b2)) {                b2.setSideTextures("Bottom");                Game.debug(b1.toString() + " is on top of " + b2.toString());                break;                // updateB2.texture -> solid block texture (Vice Versa)            }             // check if b2 is ontop of b1            if (b2.isOntopOf(b1)) {                Game.debug(b2.toString() + " is on top of " + b1.toString());                break;                // updateB1.texture -> solid block texture (Vice Versa)            }             // TODO: Check blocks ontop of blocks.         }       }    }

[sproingie]

Minecraft used the "grass topped block", but there's really no reason to slavishly copy this design.  How about implementing the ability to compose blocks out of a base block and decorations?  Then you just draw all dirt blocks and "paint" decorations on top.  Sure it's more complex but I think you can see some advantages to this too.