Can't align plank slabs and blocks in same direction - plank slabs do not offer -ew or -ud variants to match full blocks

[malnaur]

Game Version

1.19.1

Platform

Windows

Modded

Modded

SP/MP

Multiplayer

Description

Plank slabs and plank blocks do not align grain direction when placed and wrench rotations are not flexible enough to correct this. In screen cap below, the seam where blocks transition to slabs is obvious. Blocks align based on player facing when placed. Slabs do not seem to follow this convention.

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[Medic8dGamer710]

I wonder if this is related to crates being uncraftable because of some change they made to planks?

[Craluminum2413]

@Medic8dGamer710 completely unrelated

[radfast]

The issue is better written like this: plank slabs blocks do not offer east-west rotation of their upper face texture, only north-south.

It's not a placement or a wrench issue: the other-oriented block you want to see here literally does not exist in the game right now.

[malnaur]

The issue is better written like this: plank slabs blocks do not offer east-west rotation of their upper face texture, only north-south.

It's not a placement or a wrench issue: the other-oriented block you want to see here literally does not exist in the game right now.

I would have written it that way if I knew the root cause :) You cheated using your superior knowledge. I assume this problem exists for other wood varieties as well?

[radfast]

Yes. Resolution of this would require a second rotated variants of each slab block, for each wood type, plus code to somehow rotate those (e.g. with wrench). We can look at that as a feature for 1.20, but right now it's how things are.

[radfast]

I'll mark this "won't fix" as it's too late now to include this in 1.19. But I'll leave it open so that it can maybe be added to 1.20.

[malnaur]

The full blocks orient based on character facing direction and adjacent plank blocks. Slab blocks should be no different and not require a new solution. Also, the textures are all there, so why is it SO hard to create more orientation sets?

[radfast]

For sure it requires a new solution, these slab blocks would have different variants compared with, say, stone slabs, so that regular slab code would not "just work" for them. Plus, to make placement "should be no different" requires significant new code, as slab blocks currently use orientation and adjacent blocks to decide which side of slab to place.

For now:

• you can place full plank blocks and chisel them, to get the look you want, it will look the same
• anyone is welcome to make a mod with additional slabs, the simplest would just be to make another complete set of wooden slabs with the other planks direction, call those "altslab" or similar, and have a toolless crafting recipe which converts one direction to the other (similar to the recipes we use to open and close a wooden crate). That is an easy solution for a mod, you could have a go ... But it's not a vanilla solution obviously.

[malnaur]

Well, to be honest, the current slab placement mechanic is non-intuitive and very finicky. I am far more likely to get an orientation I don't want and have to break-and-replace. So, a complete rethink of slabs is something I would appreciate.

[pingouyn]

I conquer somewhat with @malnaur. Although the actual system is far better than other blocky games that won't be mentionned here (Voldemo.... hmm), it can be a bit finicky at times and can often lead to having to remove the slab. Maybe an idea could be to see where the slab will end up so that the slab can be moved before clicking it into place? Either a ghostly image of the slab or another tiny visual aid. Not a full overhaul of the placement system, "just" an additional visual aid (still a lot of coding I am sure but less than changing the system entirely).

[Craluminum2413]

Wasn't added to 1.20