BlockBuster engine

#BlockbasterEngine **Cinematic Engine for Minecraft** Blockbaster Engine is a powerful datapack for creating professional cinematics, cutscenes, and animated sequences directly in Minecraft. The engine provides a complete set of tools for recording, editing, and playing back complex scenes with multiple actors. --- ## 🎬 Key Features ### Actor System Create and manage virtual characters for your scenes: - **Actor creation** with unique names and IDs - **Custom skins** — apply any skins to actors - **Visibility control** of names and display parameters - **Actor database** with the ability to save and load - **Interactive menu** for editing actor properties ### Motion Recording Capture player actions in real time: - **Frame-by-frame recording** of all player movements, turns, and actions - **Save to storage** for later use - **Playback via mannequins** — precise repetition of recorded actions - **Support for multiple recordings** for a single scene - **Indexing system** for organizing large numbers of recordings ### Scene Editor A professional tool for creating Cinematography: - **Create and manage scenes** with unique IDs - **Add multiple recordings** to a single scene - **Link actors to recordings** for synchronized playback - **Load and edit** existing scenes - **Interactive menu** with a user-friendly control interface ### Playback System (Player) Smooth and synchronized playback: - **Frame-by-frame execution** of recorded actions - **Synchronize multiple actors** in a single scene - **Control the player's camera** during cutscene playback - **Automatic player state restoration** upon completion - **Callback system** for integration with other systems ### Mannequin System Advanced NPC playback system: - **Dynamic creation** of mannequins with specified skins - **Frame-by-frame animation** of movements and rotations - **Support Indexed records** for optimization - **Automatic cleanup** after playback completes - **Macro system** for efficient data loading --- ## 🚀 Quick Start ### Installation 1. Download the datapack 2. Place the `blockbaster-engine` folder in the `datapacks` directory of your world 3. Reload the world or run `/reload` ### Launching the Editor To work with Blockbaster Engine, use the **visual editor** instead of commands: ```mcfunction /function _blockbuster:open ``` After launching, the editor interface will open with a menu in the actionbar (above the hotbar). --- ## 🎮 Working with the Editor ### Interface Controls **Menu Navigation:** - **Mouse Wheel** (Slot Change) — Switch between menu items - **RMB** (Right Mouse Button) — Select the current menu item **Main Menu Structure:** 1. 🔴 **Record** — Start recording movements 2. ⏹ **Stop** — Stop the current recording 3. ▶ **Play** — Play the last recording 4. 🎬 **Scenes** — Open the scene management menu 5. 🎞 **Cutscene** — Cutscene Editor 6. 👤 **Character** — Actor Management Menu 7. ❌ **Exit** — Close the editor ### Creating Your First Scene **Step 1: Open Editor** ```mcfunction /function _blockbuster:open ``` **Step 2: Create a Character** - Scroll to **👤 Character** - Right-click to open the menu - Select the desired action (create, list, edit) **Step 3: Record Actions** - Scroll to **🔴 Record** - Right-click to start recording - Perform the desired actions (move, turn, jump) - Scroll to **⏹ Stop** and right-click **Step 4: Create a Scene** - Scroll to **🎬 Scenes** - Right-click to open the scenes menu - Create a new scene and add recordings **Step 5: Play** - Select **▶ Play** to preview the results --- ## 🎯 Character Menu After selecting **👤 Character** in the main menu: 1. **Character List** — view all created actors 2. **Stop All** — stop playback of all mannequins 3. **Back** — return to the main menu ### Working with Characters - Create actors with unique names - Assign custom skins - Manage name visibility - Link recordings to specific characters --- ## 🎬 Scene Menu After selecting **🎬 Scenes** in the main menu: - **Create Scene** — new cinematic scene - **Scene List** — all saved scenes - **Edit** — change scene parameters - **Add Recording** — link a recording to a scene - **Play** — start a scene ### Working with Scenes - One scene can Contain multiple recordings - Each recording is linked to a specific actor - Automatic synchronization of all actors during playback - Saving scenes to files for reuse --- ## 🔧 Technical features ### Data Storage System - Use of **storage** for temporary data - Loot tables** for persistent storage of scenes and actors - Predicates** for conditional logic and checks ### Optimization - Indexed system** for working with large numbers of records - Macro functions** for dynamic data loading - Efficient memory management** by cleaning up unused data ### Integration - Callback system** for interacting with other datapacks - Cutscene Engine support** for advanced features - Modular architecture** for easy functionality expansion --- ## 📋 Requi