Requesting a Brick making Tutorial

[Jimmambob]

Well, after downloading a few of the Brick Add-on's I've realized I'd rather make my own. I've searched around the forums a little, but can't seem to find anything on this (Unless it's the same thing as making weapons).

So what I'm asking is, could someone make a detailed tutorial on how to model new bricks and make them work with Blockland? Aswell as how to make working icons for them (Yes I like to have the images). Also if someone could name the best program to use that'd also be appreciated.

Thanks.

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[dynastywarrior12]

i dont know how to do it,but for the model,use milkshape,if its not compatible with your computor,use blender.

[AGlass0fMilk]

You don't model bricks, you use math to figure out their dimensions, but I have never made a brick so I wouldn't know exactly how to make them, here is the code for a 4X4 cube:

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8 8 20
BRICK
OOOHHH COMPLICATED! I don't know what is what up there so someone who makes bricks, Quick, now is your chance!

[Jimmambob]

You don't model bricks, you use math to figure out their dimensions, but I have never made a brick so I wouldn't know exactly how to make them, here is the code for a 4X4 cube:

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8 8 20
BRICK
OOOHHH COMPLICATED! I don't know what is what up there so someone who makes bricks, Quick, now is your chance!

That seems way too easy, if it really is that simple I guess I won't have much troubles. Still if I could get a reply from someone who actually has experience it would be helpful. I understand this community has something against helping people make their own add-on's and of course I can understand the reasoning for that, but from what you can hopefully see I am not an idiot I also have scripting experience when I ran my own server on another game. If someone could actually help me figure out how to do this stuff it would be really nice.

[AGlass0fMilk]

You could try making one with some random numbers if you want. I'm not exactly sure but, I think that like 2 units = 1 stud so 8X8 would = 4StudsX4Studs but I don't know what the 20 would be. Just mess around with it. Remember to include in your zip file: A description that should look like this:

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Title: BRICKS!!!
Author: MY NAME HERE
BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH DEY R BRIKS!!!
And then a server.cs that says this:

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datablock fxDTSBrickData (brick4xCubeData) <<< that is the datablock name that you create
{
brickFile = "./4x Cube.blb"; << this is the blb file you create
category = "Baseplates";       <<<This is the tab it will be under
subCategory = "Cube";      <<<Obvious
uiName = "4x Cube";   <<< this is the name of the brick in the menu
iconName = "Add-Ons/Brick_Large_Cubes/4x Cube";      <<< This is the icon to represent the brick in the brick get menu, put it here if you have one
};
and then a .blb file (just name it in notepad blah.blb, it should work) that looks like that code above:

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4 4 10?
BRICK
And name the .zip file Bricks_Mahbricks or whatever. I'm just guessing on this, but no one else is helping, why not me?

[Jimmambob]

I've figured it out, thanks for the help. It is pretty damn easy actually.
From what I see when dealing with Length and Width 1 = 1 stud, but when dealing with height 3 = 1 stud. 1 for height would be the height of a plate brick.

Well going to start on my own brick pack right now. Going to make tons of useful bricks and make icons for all of them.

Edit:
Well I'm having trouble with the icons. I can't seem to figure out how people make the transparent background behind the bricks. Everytime I make it, it shows a white background.

[AGlass0fMilk]

There is an icon making tutorial somewhere but... I'll never do it....

[Ephialtes]

You could try making one with some random numbers if you want. I'm not exactly sure but, I think that like 2 units = 1 stud so 8X8 would = 4StudsX4Studs but I don't know what the 20 would be. Just mess around with it. Remember to include in your zip file: A description that should look like this:

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Title: BRICKS!!!
Author: MY NAME HERE
BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH DEY R BRIKS!!!
And then a server.cs that says this:

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exec("./mybrickfilename.blb");
and then a .blb file (just name it in notepad blah.blb, it should work) that looks like that code above:

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4 4 10?
BRICK
And name the .zip file Bricks_Mahbricks or whatever. I'm just guessing on this, but no one else is helping, why not me?

A blb file is not a script and therefore you can't execute it. Really you shouldn't be trying to help if you don't know the answer yourself.

[Jimmambob]

I figured it out anyway, I should have just looked at other brick packs from the start. It's really easy to do, the only problem is the brick pack I'm making has a load of brick in it, also contains bricks that most of the other brick packs that are out now have and more.

I don't want people thinking I stole from their brick pack so I'm debating if I should release it or not.

Oh and I found a guide for making item icons, I suppose it'd be the exact same thing for bricks.

[AGlass0fMilk]

@ Ephialtes, I already said I didn't exactly know how to do it, no one else was helping, so why not me? Don't respond...Please?Here, I'll edit my thing up there as for people to not get confused, I read the server.cs, you use the .blb file as the brickfile, hey, at least I gave him some idea of how to do it and now he figured it out Ephi.