[Solved] Replacing a brick's texture.

[Dr.Tyler O.]

Let's say I have a custom brick, specifically a 1x2F, without a .dts model, only .blb. How would I replace the default texture for the top of the brick, like a print brick for instance.

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[Planr]

The texture used for that is shared across all bricks actually, and you can find the files for these textures in Blockland\base\data\shapes.

[Dr.Tyler O.]

The texture used for that is shared across all bricks actually, and you can find the files for these textures in Blockland\base\data\shapes.

Thank you for your input but I believe you misunderstood what I'm asking here. I have a custom brick and I would like to apply a custom texture to the top of the brick, not replace all brick textures in general.

[Goth77]

Thank you for your input but I believe you misunderstood what I'm asking here. I have a custom brick and I would like to apply a custom texture to the top of the brick, not replace all brick textures in general.

Then make it a print brick. It involves settings a UV coords with TEX name PRINT

example

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TEX:PRINT
POSITION:
0.554116 -0.236744 1.368515
0.610200 -0.600363 -1.922513
-0.610200 -0.600363 -1.922513
-0.554116 -0.236744 1.368515
UV COORDS:
1 0
1 1
0 1
0 0
COLORS:
1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
NORMALS:
-1 0 0
-1 0 0
-1 0 0
-1 0 0


[Dr.Tyler O.]

Then make it a print brick.

That would be fine but I don't want the texture to be changeable.

[Swollow]

can the texture be a solid color?

[Dr.Tyler O.]

can the texture be a solid color?

No, it's a number.

[Swollow]

No, it's a number.

could you model the number as a very small extrusion on top of the brick?

[Dr.Tyler O.]

could you model the number as a very small extrusion on top of the brick?

I'm confused here because I have never made bricks before this. I could be completely misunderstanding what you're proposing but, as I said, there is no model for this brick.
I'm sorry if I'm just being dumb here Swollow. 

[ZSNO]

From everything I've ever tried, it is impossible to have a custom texture defined to a blb face, other than using PRINT (unless you replace the texture for all bricks...)

[honytawk]

blb is very limited in what it can do.
Basically it can be a rectangle brick and have prints.
But that is about it.
With what you want, you'll need to make a dts.

[Swollow]

blb is very limited in what it can do.
Basically it can be a rectangle brick and have prints.
But that is about it.
With what you want, you'll need to make a dts.

not true at all




these are all bricks I have modelled blbs are not super powerful but you can do a lot

From everything I've ever tried, it is impossible to have a custom texture defined to a blb face, other than using PRINT (unless you replace the texture for all bricks...)

correct

the most effective way to texture a brick as you have describes would be to make a very thinly extruded number model on a side of the brick

[Swollow]

this is how you would put a number on top of a brick

[Dr.Tyler O.]

this is how you would put a number on top of a brick

Well, if I'm going to have to resort to modeling, why not just actually apply a texture to the model instead of using all of those extra faces to make the number?

[Swollow]

Well, if I'm going to have to resort to modeling, why not just actually apply a texture to the model instead of using all of those extra faces to make the number?

didn't we just go over the fact that you can't put textures on a brick?