Disguise player as Block

Hello guys. I'd like to find out how to disguise a player as a block. @Comphenix you might know the answer to how to do this with packets or protocolLib. By the way if you guys don't know what I mean, you can look at mineplex's hide and seek game. That will give you a pretty good idea. I basically want the player to disguise as a falling block.

 

What minecraft version is this for?

 

Any 1.8 version

 

Use LibsDisguises: https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/libs-disguises.81/

Then on actually disguising the players: https://www.spigotmc.org/wiki/lib-s-disguises-disguising-the-entity/

If you have any problems please let me know.

 

I'd rather do it without depending on other external plugins. I'm already using protoclLib so if someone knows how I could do this with protocolLib that'd be nice @Comphenix

 

@CentrumGuy
Then do the following:

1. Create a hashmap for Player, Material, this will store the player's block.
2. Create an arraylist of UUID (this stores all the summoned sand blocks)
   
3. Create a repeating task. If you can, shrink the delay from 20L to possible 2L (if you're server is good and does not have that much lag)
4. Remove all the entities from arraylist (World.getEntities(UUID).remove), and tehn clear arraylist.
   
5. Inside this loop, look to see of the hashmap contains the player , and if so, hide him from all players online (Player.hide(Player)) and summon a sand block with the material of that from the hashmap.
6. Set it so the sand block can never land.

 

@Zombie_Striker not for Player, Material but for String, Material, well I guess you know why just forgot..

@CentrumGuy You actually can't disguise as Block but as FallingBlock/FallingSand instead.

EDIT by Timtower: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

I do not understand this. Do you mind "refrazing" what you just said.

You can though. Hide the player from all other players online and send all the other players a packet that add a block at the players location (Player.sendBlockUpdate(Location,Block) or something like that)

 

Yea but disguising as fallingsand would be A LOT less laggy, ANYWAYS what I meant to say is not to store Player in the hashmap but instead store String of the player's name.

 

What popular servers do is disguise the players as baby chickens, then put a falling block/sand over that.

 

@L3N
Yes, you should not store the player but their UUID (you should use UUID if you are using 1.7+)

As far as Disguising:

 

@Zombie_Striker Though in this case doesn't matter since you're not storing his data in config or something that is meant to be just for him, like there won't be more players with his name in the hashmap xD

 

How can I make it so falling sand doesn't turn into a block when it touches the ground?
I tried canceling the EntityChangeBlockEvent when the getTo() != Material.AIR and then spawning a new falling block in that same location but it made it look glitchy (the block's velocity was messed up) anybody have an idea?

 

Bump.

 

You can also try Silver fish, baby zombies, (and if you're on 1.8+) Endermites.

 

My main issue now is keeping the block from turning solid. Does anyone have any clue on how to make a falling block stay as an entity @Comphenix ?

 

@CentrumGuy
Having a falling block riding an entity will prevent it from turning into a block.

 

I tried making the falling block ride an invisible armor stand but
1. You can't teleport an entity if it has a passenger
2. When the block riding the armor stand was close to another block, the falling block turned into a normal block

 

@CentrumGuy
Then the next step would be to create your own custom entity.

 

Is there a way I could do that using protocolLib and if there is could you post a link or show me how I would make a custom falling block?

 

bump