does this only work in creative ?

I'll give my contribution: if you changed the default G key (that opens block selection panel) then Ctrl+G won't work, you need to do Ctrl+ the key u binded to open that panel!

Took me a year to figure out XD

thank you

This covers a sorely needed gap in functionality. Bless.

Upon pressing Ctrl+G on `Automaton Timer Block` which is linked oiny to two blocks (programmable block on left + event controller on right side) getting this exception:

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BlockPickerSession: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at Sandbox.Game.Entities.Cube.CubeBuilder.MyCubeBuilderState.GetCurrentBlockForBlockVariantGroup(Int32 idx, MyBlockVariantGroup variants, Boolean respectRestrictions)
at Sandbox.Game.Entities.Cube.CubeBuilder.MyCubeBuilderState.UpdateCurrentBlockToLastSelectedVariant()
at Sandbox.Game.Entities.Cube.CubeBuilder.MyCubeBuilderState.SetCubeSize(MyCubeSize newCubeSize)
at Sandbox.Game.Entities.MyCubeBuilder.ActivateBlockCreation(Nullable`1 blockDefinitionId)
at Sandbox.Game.Entities.MyCubeBuilder.Activate(Nullable`1 blockDefinitionId, Boolean groupwideDLCCheck)
at nevcairiel.BlockPicker.BlockPickerSession.HandleInput()

Is it possible to disable the automatic switch from small grid to large grid?

This is a great plugin. It would be a little greater if maybe it worked with projections, as well as regular blocks? Maybe I'm just doing it wrong! :)

Also, it would be helpful if it started with the orientation of the block being picked.

For those like me, who find that the Control-G keybind doesn't work with Block Picker, check whether you have rebound the Toolbar Config function!

The key command for Block Picker is NOT Control-G de jure; it is Control-G de facto. Technically speaking, the key command is Control + [Toolbar Config Key], which DEFAULTS to G, but is not necessarily G !

Maybe I'm a bit pedantic on the subject; however, I would suggest author edits the mod description accordingly.

Beyond that, thank you for the mod! I know it's going to be a huge help now that I figured out why it wasn't working for me!

F.e. the armor replacer mod, changes block armor type, but not the shape. I would imagine a Block Changer to do both, for a selection of blocks. Whereby that selection as said below can be of all blocks of one type, or added addtional different block shapes/materials and then be replaced by a predetermined stored other block of chosen shape and material.

Thanks a lot for this mod. It has become a staple for my creative mod list.
I hope you are open to suggestions for expanding your mod, if not maybe someone else could pick em up :).

With different shortcuts, select all blocks of the type you are currently holding(selected by shift g or a block chosen from the toolbar). These then are marked by colored boxes like one of the pluginloader script for projectors allows for.
Add or remove additional blocks to that selection by yet some other shortcuts(shift +, shift - and looking at the block).
and then have those blocks swapped out all at once with a different block that is f.e. stored in the clipboard.

That then would allow for an intuitive mass change of blocks on the whole grid, with the capability of finetuning the selection of blocks that should be changed or left out from that change.

It doesn't copy any block settings, just blocks.

@nevcairiel, it doesn't copy pilot seat toolbars saddly, could you have a look please?

Disregard, keybinds were fucking up

Sadly this mod doesn't work anymore, ctrl+g does nothing

Can you use this on a Dedicated server when the DS does NOT have the mod?

Is it possible to change the keybind anywhere? Ctrl+G is already used to switch build/flight mode in a cockpit and I'd rather swap this to a different keybind

Same issue, trying to pick a basic interior wall says it requires heavy industry dlc and doesn't actually pick the block

When I try to copy an Interior Wall, it says I need a Heavy Industries DLC for it. Is that a bug? I can place the block without that DLC.

Build Info Ctrl-R works very differently. It asks you to place it on your toolbar somewhere and requires you using it from there, rather then just letting you build the block right away with no extra interaction or messing with your toolbar configuration.

You are free to just ignore this mod though if you don't like it.

you know that build info has this built in right? Just use Ctal + r to use it's been in that mod for years and I'm still using it every time a play SE so why does this mod exist?

color and skin for those look into the paint gun mod, that does some interesting workaround stuff that might allow you to do more

Thats not really possible with a mod, I'm afraid.

oh yes, copy settings. Like Timerblock Events, this would be priceless

Does this copy settings of the picked block? That would be priceless!

@Yung it's like a color picker but for blocks.
You can use it to pick an already build block as the next block to be placed down instead of having to go find it in the G-Menu

Still not sure what this does

will this be made as a client pugin at some point?

Amazing

I've wanted this forever. The one feature from Minecraft I desperately wanted in SE.

Thank you!

Awesome mod, saves so much time / hassle when building so I don't have to sort out my hotbars like a sensible person might do!

it would be nice if SE allowed mods interact with colors and skins.
There's only one that i know of that does its called color replacer its a very useful mod.

Why waiting someone to AirDrop you a block when you can Eyesdrop one yourself.

Excuse me.

@Abisius
I believe it'll try to do the block picking as well from a cockpit. I'll test and possibly disable it, since aiming is going to be rather inaccurate.

I rather have block replacer.
many times when i design i get to point i need replace block that will split ship if removed.

@nevcairiel
if i remember it correctly ctrl+g inside a cockpit did let you place blocks form that cockpit.
if i now sit in a cockpit while aiming at a block and press ctrl+g to switch from flight cockpit function to build cockpit functions or vise versa how does it get handled?

honestly i don't think you should add the functionality of picking the color. like you said you can always use shift+p and i personally don't like using that keybind since it tends to erase colors in my palette. thank you for making this though this'll come really in handy with armor panels in survival.

@Bluestar: Unfotunately thats not a thing so easily done.

@Stretch: It will prevent you from building DLC blocks you do not own.

For block colour couldn't yo have your Ctrl-G hotkey just trigger a Shift-P
So pressing Ctrl-G performs your function and the vanilla Shift-P at the same time as if you rebind the Shift-P to Ctrl-G but still keeping the vanilla keybind

Just out of curiosity, If you don't have the DLC for the block you're selecting, will it a) Do nothing, b) Let you use it, c) crash the game?

Oh! It's like middle-click on Minecraft. Very nice, I like this functionality.

Fantastic! A realy wanted mod:)
one hard thing is missing mods then try past a blueprint....
Hope its gonna be a solution for it to.
But very good job!

It will put whatever block you're looking at into your hand, so you can place that precise block down and build it somewhere else

wait so what exactly does this do?

Ah, gotcha! Good for me to know more, but sorry for belaboring you with the obvious. :)

Plugins and Mods cannot do the same things. Mods are limited by what Keen wants you to do. And interfacing with Skins is not one of those things.

But regardless, as mentioned in the post, you can just copy the color/skin with Shift-P

Hi nev! I've been using a version of this via plug-in for the past year, that IIRC does select the target picked block's color and skin as well. I don't know the first thing about plug-in mod scripting, but maybe you could look at whatever code they have on their github to see how it works.

Just happy to be told about shift P. Thank you.

Nice job!

That was quick...