This README is a work in progress and may change significantly in the future.
This mod adds a single block - the Sound Block.
With it, you can play positional sounds (similar to the /playsound command), but from within survival mode. The mod is intended to give players a way to make their worlds feel more alive and immersive (especially by leveraging custom resource packs). But it can also be used for other purposes, such as giving automated factories a way to signal special events using audio (e.g. industrial alarms), or handling world-wide broadcasts (e.g. for curated server events).
Start by crafting a Sound Block. The default recipe requires a Jukebox and a Music Disc (any type).
Next, place the block and right click it to open the GUI.
The interface is separated into 4 tabs: General, Intro, Loop and Outro. The General tab contains master settings that govern all sounds played by the block. The other 3 tabs each represent a phase of the sound block's use cycle, and each contain a list of sounds to be played in that phase.
- Sounds listed in the Intro tab are played once, as soon as the Sound Block is activated.
- Sounds listed in the Loop tab will play indefinitely, as soon as the loop delay (starting with the Intro phase) has elapsed, and as long as the Sound Block remains active. Whenever a sound in this list finishes, it is replayed from the beginning - meaning each sound looks individually.
- Sounds listed in the Outro tab are played once, as soon as the Sound Block is deactivated.
A sound block is said to be "activated" if:
- it is powered by a redstone signal, or
- the "force-powered" checkbox in the General tab is checked.
The Intro phase correlates with the block's state transition from being deactivated to being activated, while the Outro phase correlates with the block's transition from being activated to being deactivated.
- Explain the general tab
- Explain the purpose of each text field in sound entries
- Reference Minecraft resource pack sounds definitions
- Add a note for server admins
- Make a video showcasing the mod?