GeckoLib support for MCreator is back! Now more powerful than ever, GeckoLib allows you to animate your entity, block, armor and item models using smooth keyframe animations made with blockbench. This plugin implements an easy to use method of applying those animations and models in only a few simple steps!
The java plugins feature needs to be enabled as this is a java plugin
-This plugin is not maintained or supported by the the creators of GeckoLib.
As I am currently serving in the military, I have little time to test and update the plugin, so expect to encounter bugs. I will eventually fix them, but don't count on a specific timeline. However, you are making it harder on yourself by not using my issue tracker and expecting me to read every comment here to see if anyone is encountering issues every time I release a new version.
Example
How to use?
2023.4+ tutorial for versions 5.2 or above
Changelog
v5.6.4
-Fixed animated items causing a build error in 1.19.4
-Fixed animated items causing build errors if more than 1 existed
-Fixed animated items not generating code in 2023.4
-Fixed animated blocks without blockstates causing build errors
v5.6
-Added blockstates to animated blocks
-Added the option to disable the swing animation of animated items
v5.5.1
-Fix import formatter not working in some cases
v5.5
-Support for MCreator 2024.1
-Support for neoforge 1.20.4
-Added the step height parameter to animated entities
-Removed particle parameters from animated blocks
-Cleaned up some messy code
-Updated the behaviour page of animated entities
v5.4.4
-Fixed mineable tags not generating when fluids existed in the workspace
v5.4.3
-Fixed mineable tags not generating when plant elements existed
-Fixed itemstates still not working below version 1.20.1
-Fixed itemstates causing build errors below version 1.20.1
v5.4.2
-Fixed the shield blocking property not registering in 1.20.1
v5.4.1
-Fixed animated items not saving
v5.4
-Updated geckolib API versions
-Animated items can now have custom player model arm poses
-Fixed imported animation names not automatically renaming properly
-Fixed animated entity models' head movement calculations
v5.3
-Fixed animated items bobbing when using animation procedures
-Fixed animated block stop animation procedure blocks not working
-Fixed animated item stop animation procedure blocks not working
-Fixed plant elements causing build errors in 1.19.2
-Updated the chinese translations
v5.2
-Fixed looping animations not being stoppable
-Fixed hold on last frame animations not being stoppable
-Cleaned up outdated animation controller code
-Removed the conditional animation option as it is obsolete
-Removed the loop condition as it is obsolete
v5.1.2
-Fixed procedure start blocks duplicating when creating the procedure
v5.1.1
-Fixed entity data procedures not working with animated entities
v5.1
-Added the entity data page to animated entities
-Animated entity textures are now saved automatically when changed
-Animation files are now automatically renamed to the name of the model when imported
-Fixed the geckolib models and display settings tab not properly refreshing
-Fixed animation files not being deleted when deleting the model file
v5.0.2
-Added back 1.19.2 support for now
-Added a built-in update notification dialog
V5.0.1
-Fixed custom sounds causing crashes
v5.0
-Updated to 2023.4
-Fixed some build errors with animated blocks
-Fixed some missing translation keys
-Ranged entities are now compatible with the projectile element
-Updated the geckolib version
v4.9.2
-Fixed itemstates being broken in 1.19.4
-Fixed head animation groups not working unless named "head"
-Fixed the mineable tag fix not being in versions below 1.20.1
-Fixed animated blocks breaking mineable tags
-Fixed a 1.20.1 build error with ridable entities
-Fixed some 1.20.1 issues
-MCreator 2023.3 support
-Forge 1.20.1 support
-Fixed the ranged item model issue caused by the geckolib mod
v4.8.7
-Fixed villager professions causing a build error
-Fixed animated block elements not opening (again)
-Fixed entity visual scale not working in forge 1.19.4
-Fixed the plugin causing biomes to not compile in forge 1.19.4
-Support for the latest MCreator snapshot
-Added Chinese translations
-Fixed creative tabs causing build errors
-Fixed blocks not compiling on 1.19.4
-Fixed the animated block element not opening
-Added support for forge 1.19.4
-Fixed animated armor not being available in the item selector
-Fixed the game not being able to launch when animated blocks had 0 procedure animations
-Dropped support for 2023.1 due to incompatibilities in the code
-Blockbench loop types (play once, loop, hold onto last frame) now work in-game for forge 1.19.4
v4.7.2
-Fixed workspaces freezing when used on macs
-Fixed animated blocks lagging the game (now you need to be specify how many procedure animations they can use)
Comments
Hello author, I would like to take one texture from this plugin, but I don’t know how, please (can you help me get the texture, model and animation). I'm just making my first mod and it's very difficult for me to draw, animate and write a procedure, can you help? (Sorry for my English, I translated via Google Translate, I'm from Ukraine)
I studied more about the problem associated with mob heads on the latest versions of the game. Apparently it is more connected with the X axis. For some reason, rotation in mob animations along this axis stops working if the entity has “head movement animation” activated. I also noticed that now if the model group is not named “head” then the motion animation is no longer applied to it. In any case, thank you for your plugin, without it my mods wouldn’t have the look they have now, and don’t think that I’m somehow picking on your work. I understand how little time you may now have for all this and I appreciate that you manage to do such work.
Reading some comments, some people don't appreciate and realize how gteat this plugin is, Id dare say it's basically the best mcreator plugin to date and thr most "essential" due to mcreator's limited animation system.
Thank you for your lovely work Nerdy, this is truly great!
I 100% agree, your plugins are amazing!
Oh yeah btw when it comes to your Configuration plugin would you mind uploading the source code of it to like Github or similar as it's a Java one it's pretty difficult to try to port myself with the whole decompiling process and as I know you have some other more important stuff to deal with right now I kinda wanted to give it a shot, cheers :D
I noticed one problem, if the entity has head rotation set, then if at this time an idle animation or death animation is played in which there is head rotation, then the preset head movement function will interrupt the head rotation in the animation. Simply put, if in the death animation a mob’s head flies off rotating, then when the head movement function is set, the mob’s head will fly off statically without using animation. This problem is only present on 1.19.4 - 1.20.1, and I don't know if this is related to the latest versions of Gekkolib or is it a plugin issue. Also, invisible mobs have luminous elements that are no longer visible on new versions of the game.
@NerdyPuzzle Please tell my why it crashes when i try to spawn my mob in a world. Am i missing some other plugin or is it some kind of bug with the newer versions? Please help. and don't just tell me something generic like "There is no problem" or "There's nothing wrong with the plugin". Actually tell me if there is something wrong.
Ah, the classic 'it crashes, help me, but don't dare suggest I messed up' saga. No need for a standing ovation on how flawlessly you've followed instructions. Let's cut to the chase – drop the crashlog. Spare me the crystal ball guesses; they won't crack this case.
half the comments would not exist if people bothered to read the tutorial and check their crashlogs.