Tile Entities

Tile Entities are blocks that contain additional data, beyond the 4-Bit Metadata/Damage Value every item/block has.

1. Base
2. Sign
3. Mob Spawner
4. Chest
5. Furnace
6. Dispenser

Base

All tile entities share a common layout that they then add their additional fields onto.

Field	Type	Description
id	String16	The label of the tile entity
x	Integer	The X position of the block
y	Integer	The Y position of the block
z	Integer	The Z position of the block

As these are always the same, they will only be included as part of the examples.

Sign

Signs just store what lines they contain. The rest is handled by the block they attach to, namely their rotation. Their data needs to be sent to any clients via the designated Sign Packet. Each line of a sign should only have 15 characters.

Field	Type	Description
Text1	String16	First Line on the sign
Text2	String16	Second Line on the sign
Text3	String16	Third Line on the sign
Text4	String16	Fourth Line on the sign

Example

Field	Value
Text1	Welcome to
Text2	the Beta Wiki
Text3	Thank you
Text4	for helping!
id	Sign
x	17
y	55
z	60

Mob Spawner

Field	Type	Description
Delay	Short	How often per tick a mob spawn attempt can be issued
EntityId	String16	The label of the spawnable entity

Example

Field	Value
Delay	20
EntityId	Zombie
id	MobSpawner
x	17
y	55
z	60

Chest

Field	Type	Description
Items	List	A list of Compound-taged items

Large Chests are just normal chests that happen to be adjacent when opened. They do not share a tile entity entry!

Example

Field	Value
Items
id	Chest
x	20
y	55
z	61

Furnace

Field	Type	Description
Items	List	A list of Compound-taged items
BurnTime	Short	Time remaining in ticks until the fuel is used up
CookTime	Short	Time remaining in ticks until the item is cooked

Example

Field	Value
Items
BurnTime	0
CookTime	0
id	Furnace
x	20
y	55
z	61

Dispenser

The Dispenser is internally referred to as Trap.

Field	Type	Description
Items	List	A list of Compound-taged items

Example

Field	Value
Items
id	Trap
x	20
y	55
z	61