Tridents

Example item: obsidian_trident#

The normal model is used while the trident is held normally. The throwing model is used while the player is charging a throw. Model paths are relative to contents/tridents/models/ and do not include the .json extension.

info:
  namespace: tridents
items:
  obsidian_trident:
    name: <aqua>Obsidian Trident
    material: TRIDENT
    graphics:
      icon: item/obsidian_trident_icon
      models: 
        normal: item/obsidian_trident
        throwing: item/obsidian_trident_throwing

Create the normal model#

Create contents/tridents/models/item/obsidian_trident.json, either manually or with Blockbench.

Set the held-item transforms#

Use Blockbench's Display tab to position the trident in third-person views.

Then configure its first-person views.

Set the head transform#

The head transform controls how the model is positioned when equipped in the helmet slot.

The complete display section used by the normal model is:

{
  "display": {
    "thirdperson_righthand": {
      "rotation": [0, 60, 0],
      "translation": [0, -10, 1]
    },
    "thirdperson_lefthand": {
      "rotation": [0, 60, 0],
      "translation": [0, -8, 1]
    },
    "firstperson_righthand": {
      "rotation": [0, 90, -25],
      "translation": [5.05, -10.7, 5]
    },
    "firstperson_lefthand": {
      "rotation": [0, 90, -25],
      "translation": [6.25, -11, 3.5]
    },
    "head": {
      "rotation": [90, 90, 0],
      "translation": [0, 0, -20]
    }
  }
}

Create the throwing model#

This model is shown while the player holds the use button to charge a throw. Create contents/tridents/models/item/obsidian_trident_throwing.json.

It can be a completely different model. For the same geometry with a different held rotation, make it inherit the normal model and override only the required display transform:

{
  "parent": "tridents:item/obsidian_trident",
  "display": {
    "thirdperson_righthand": {
      "rotation": [0, 90, -180],
      "translation": [0, 11, 1]
    }
  }
}

Inventory 2D icon#

You can set a 2D icon in inventory.

Done#

Example pack#