TelePistons

Description

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This tiny mod adds the telescopic piston arm animation seen in Bedrock Edition to Java, as well as the option for a squishier alternative animation and particle emission.

It's also compatible with the G4mespeed mod for smoother piston animations over all.

This mod requires the Fabric API to run! Grab it here -> https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabric-api

Included are a few add-on Resource Packs which offer:

• Sticky Piston sides
• Squishing Bellows
• Scissors/Springs

(all of these support PBR)

Quick guide for Resource Pack developers:

• Model the piston arm around the vanilla piston_head models and put those in your pack as normal
• Split those models such that everything you want to not squish and to move at regular speed is in the piston_head_short models, and the arm parts are in a piston_arm model in the assets/telepistons/models/block/ directory
• Add the following to your piston_arm.json:

  "telepistons": {
  	"squish":"false",
  	"particles":"4",
  	"squishedScale": [ 1, 1, 0 ]
      }

• "squish" and "particles" determine whether the arm model gets squished and whether pistons emit steam particles respectively
• "squishedScale" determines the scale of the arm model once fully squished, i.e. the piston has fully retracted. Z points forward, so a vector of [1, 1, 0] will squish the arm just in that direction, while a vector of [2,2,0] will also make it get twice as wide and tall as it is squished.

What means Verified?

• Compatibility: The mod should be compatible with the latest version of Minecraft and be clearly labeled with its supported versions.
• Functionality: The mod should work as advertised and not cause any game-breaking bugs or crashes.
• Security: The mod should not contain any malicious code or attempts to steal personal information.
• Performance: The mod should not cause a significant decrease in the game's performance, such as by causing lag or reducing frame rates.
• Originality: The mod should be original and not a copy of someone else's work.
• Up-to-date: The mod should be regularly updated to fix bugs, improve performance, and maintain compatibility with the latest version of Minecraft.
• Support: The mod should have an active developer who provides support and troubleshooting assistance to users.
• License: The mod should be released under a clear and open source license that allows others to use, modify, and redistribute the code.
• Documentation: The mod should come with clear and detailed documentation on how to install and use it.

How to Install