💬 OVERVIEW

Grass blocks have advanced mechanics that allow tall grass and other plants to grow every 1,200 game ticks, equivalent to 1 real-time minute.

📚 HOW IT WORKS

SPACE CHECKING

The block first checks how many blocks are within a 5x5x5 area around the block where the plant will grow. Each plant is then counted and stored in memory for a later test.

DENSITY

The next step is to check for the biome density tag. Each biome can be assigned a density tag that defines the maximum number of plants that can be generated within it.

• Dense = 12
• Moderate = 6
• Light = 3

BIOME CHECKING

The next step is to determine if the biome is a specific type, which will decide whether the default foliage is used or if a custom block tag will be applied for generation.

GENERATION

The final task is to have the block randomly select and place a block from the designated block tag. The blocks in this tag should be prioritized under the space-checking block tags to prevent overpopulation of the biomes.

🏷 TAGS

SPACE CHECK TAGS

Tag type	Tag namespace	Tag path
Block	tale_of_biomes	grass_blocks
Block	tale_of_biomes	grass_plants

DENSITY TAGS

Tag type	Tag namespace	Tag path
Biome	tale_of_biomes	grass_growth/dense
Biome	tale_of_biomes	grass_growth/moderate
Biome	tale_of_biomes	grass_growth/light

SELECTION TAGS

Tag type	Tag namespace	Tag path
Biome	tale_of_biomes	eldenmoor/flower_plains

BLOCK GENERATION TAGS

Tag type	Tag namespace	Tag path
Block	tale_of_biomes	grass_growth/flower_plains
Block	tale_of_biomes	grass_growth/defualt

🧪 Future Plans

In the future, I plan to expand this feature to support cross-mod integration, allowing other mods to utilize it through commands and configuration settings.