BLOCKS DOCUMENTATION
Version: 1.12.0.28

Index#

Blocks#

minecraft:loot#

Loot table component used to set what loot table is used when a block is destroyed.

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
table	String		The path of the loot table that this component will use.

minecraft:destroy_time#

The destroy time propety for a block

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
value	Decimal	0.0	Sets the destroy time property for the block. Greater numbers result in greater mining times.

minecraft:explosion_resistance#

The explosion resistance property for a block.

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
value	Decimal	0.0	Sets the explosion resistance for this block.

minecraft:friction#

Property describing the friction for this block. Friction effects an entities movements when it walks on the block.

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
value	Decimal	0.1	Sets the friction property for this block.

minecraft:flammable#

Describes the flammable properties for this block.

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
flame_odds	Integer	0	How likely the block will catch flame when next to a fire.
burn_odds	Integer	0	How likely the block will be destroyed by flames when on fire.

minecraft:map_color#

Modifies the map color for a block.

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
color	String		A color represented as a hex value. This will be the color rendered to a map.

minecraft:block_light_absorption#

How a block absorbs light

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
value	Integer	0	The amount of light this block will absorb. For ice blocks, this describes at what light level the ice will melt.

minecraft:block_light_emission#

Makes the block emit light.

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
emission	Decimal	0.0	The amount of light this block will emit in a range [0.0, 1.0].

Block Definition Properties#

These properties are part of the Block Definition. This helps the system determine how to parse and initialize this block.

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
format_version			Specifies the version of the game this entity was made in. If the version is lower than the current version, any changes made to the entity in the vanilla version will be applied to it.

Code Example

Example

{
  "format_version": "1.10.0",
  "minecraft:block": {
   "components": {
      ...
    }
    ...
  }
}

Block Description Properties#

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
identifier	String		The identifier for this block. The name must include a namespace and must not use the Minecraft namespace unless overriding a Vanilla block.
register_to_creative_menu	Boolean	false	Whether or not to register this block to the creative inventory menu.
is_experimental	Boolean	false	If this block is experimental, it will only be registered if the world is marked as experimantal.