Custom Glass

experimental

expert

FORMAT VERSION 1.21.20

This example requires basic knowledge of blocks to understand. Check out the blocks guide before starting.

Making glass blocks may seem like a simple task, however it comes with many drawbacks as you will find, this tutorial aims to help you achieve a vanilla like glass block.

By the end you should be able to create something like this!

Glass Results

This will create a custom glass block which appears the same as vanilla glass blocks!

BP/blocks/custom_glass.json

json

{
    "format_version": "1.21.20",
    "minecraft:block": {
        "description": {
            "identifier": "wiki:custom_glass",
            "menu_category": {
                "category": "construction",
                "group": "itemGroup.name.glass"
            }
        },
        "components": {
            "minecraft:light_dampening": 0,
            "minecraft:material_instances": {
                "*": {
                    "render_method": "blend" // Allows translucency
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

RP/blocks.json

json

{
    "wiki:custom_glass": {
        "textures": "custom_glass", // Shortname defined in `RP/textures/terrain_texture.json`
        "sound": "glass"
    }
}

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