Talk:Java Edition data values/Archive 3

Page content restructuring
This page is way too long imo. Wouldn't it be more practical if the data/damage values of specific blocks and items were described in their respective articles? We could still link to them from the block/item ID table. —Fenhl 11:15, 28 July 2012 (UTC)


 * I agree, and I've been considering doing something like this for awhile now. Putting the data values in the respective articles of the items they describe may not be best, though, since in some cases the same data values apply to more than one item. --Celtic Minstrel 23:57, 17 December 2012 (UTC)


 * For starters, the ID colouring system seems to have gotten overly complex. It's now trying to cover several aspects of how items can be obtained:
 * With the /give command (or inventory editors); true for everything except air
 * In Creative mode via the item list
 * In Creative mode via block picking
 * By trading with villagers
 * By using enchanted tools
 * The default (a black ID) is presumably something like "can be obtained by mining, crafting, or killing mobs". I think it would be sufficient to reduce this to two basic things: "obtainable in Survival", and "obtainable in Creative"; that means four colours including black. Air is a single exception, so I don't think it really needs a colour of its own. Still, if others disagree, that's five colours. Then other aspects of availability (item list vs block picking, enchanted tools vs villagers vs regular tools) can perhaps be indicated in some other way. Not sure how though.
 * I'm currently working on a page that could go at IDs (which currently redirects here); the idea would be for the ID lists to be moved there while leaving the data values (or at least an index to them) on this page. (This page would of course link to the IDs page.) Some of the data values could also be split out into subpages (especially potions).
 * Any thoughts on either of these points? --Celtic Minstrel 00:52, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
 * In-progress split here. --Celtic Minstrel 03:00, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Unless I have some feedback by, say, the end of December, I'm probably going to go ahead and just make this change. Basically, this amounts to moving the page linked above to IDs, removing the corresponding info from this page, and also some reorganization of this page. --Celtic Minstrel 19:42, 24 December 2012 (UTC)


 * I have added a section to the style guide talk about moving the data values descriptions. —Fenhl 02:39, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

Lily pad facing direction
I would like to know which bit telly you in which direction the lily pad's facing does anybody know that? thx for your help --Rebio 16:49, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * There isn't one; lily pads' orientation depends on their location. Other than that, I don't know the specifics of how it works. 「 ディノ 奴 千？！ 」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 01:14, 18 September 2012 (UTC)


 * And how can you tell by its location in which direction it is located?
 * Is there any (secret) rule fot that?
 * --Rebio 16:53, 19 September 2012 (UTC)


 * "Other than that, I don't know the specifics of how it works." Try the Lily Pad article. 「 ディノ 奴 千？！ 」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 03:07, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

I believe the biome affects the orientation. I haven't figured it out. Erich666 00:50, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Not true. No matter in which biome you are in (or even it's a different world) the orientation is only bound to the the lily pads position in the grid. So eg. 0/100/0 has the same orientation no matter which biome you are in or world seed was used
 * --Rebio 20:56, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Wither Skeleton EID
I don't see an Entity ID for wither skeletons, though 65 is missing. I understand that they share a lot of things with skeletons, but they must be defined differently somehow. Whatever the case, it should either be in the EID table, or explained nearby. Cultist O 12:11, 1 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Wither skeletons have the same entity ID as regular skeletons; an internal flag is used to keep track of which type it is. ID 65 is the bat, listed slightly out of order to preserve a nice distinction between hostile and passive mobs. -- Orthotope 12:48, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Redstone Comparator (active vs. inactive)
I just played a bit with Minecrafts code and now I have a question of which I hope someone else can answer it. The Redstone Comparator has an ID of 149 (Inactive) and 150 (Active). It seems to me that the Redstone Comparator is NEVER active. The 'active' redstone comparator (I call it active when it has the red light glowing in the middle) is not 150 but rather the "1" bit of 0x8 ("0" is an inactive/not powered/no red light glowing comparator). This is not the case with redstone repeaters where there are two different ID for active and non-active. Do I just miss something or is there really something crazy going on in the code of MC? cheers, Rebio (20:53, 31 March 2013 (UTC))

Entity IDs
Why are firework rockets located in Blocks? Shouldn't they be in Immobile & Projectiles? --GreenStone(cont) (ru.Wiki Admin) 19:30, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

stained hardend clay 159
add please. --209.188.41.111 19:08, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Already did. didn't make a new data value section, because its the same as wool.  Firebastard 13:00, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Crops with data in inventory
maybe this is the wrong place to be putting this but I'm trying to get crops (the block) in my inventory, in each of its stages. I've only been able to spawn it as its first stage... Every plugin has disallowed it in any other stages (they are all textured to be items). Is it even possible to hold Crops:5 etc. in the inventory? If so, how can it be done?! 184.58.229.224 01:03, 21 July 2013 (UTC)


 * I suppose the principle applies that blocks which cannot be acquired with metadata in regular gameplay also can't be held in inventory with a damage value other than 0. --☺ Sven ? ! 20:36, 21 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I have been trying to do this as well. Is it just not something that can be done? Like, a vanilla restriction?   Cossacksson   | Page |  Talk |  Cont |  00:50, 22 July 2013 (UTC)