--- ../src_base/common/net/minecraft/src/Block.java
+++ ../src_work/common/net/minecraft/src/Block.java
@@ -2,11 +2,21 @@
 
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.asm.SideOnly;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Random;
 
+import net.minecraftforge.common.*;
+import static net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection.*;
+
 public class Block
 {
+    protected static int[] blockFireSpreadSpeed = new int[4096];
+    protected static int[] blockFlammability = new int[4096];
+    protected String currentTexture = "/terrain.png";
+    public boolean isDefaultTexture = true;
+    
     /**
      * used as foreach item, if item.tab = current tab, display it on the screen
      */
@@ -279,6 +289,7 @@
             lightOpacity[par1] = this.isOpaqueCube() ? 255 : 0;
             canBlockGrass[par1] = !par2Material.getCanBlockGrass();
         }
+        isDefaultTexture = (getTextureFile() != null && getTextureFile().equalsIgnoreCase("/terrain.png"));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -417,9 +428,10 @@
         return this.needsRandomTick;
     }
 
+    @Deprecated //Forge: New Metadata sensitive version.
     public boolean hasTileEntity()
     {
-        return this.isBlockContainer;
+        return hasTileEntity(0);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -442,7 +454,7 @@
      */
     public float getBlockBrightness(IBlockAccess par1IBlockAccess, int par2, int par3, int par4)
     {
-        return par1IBlockAccess.getBrightness(par2, par3, par4, lightValue[par1IBlockAccess.getBlockId(par2, par3, par4)]);
+        return par1IBlockAccess.getBrightness(par2, par3, par4, getLightValue(par1IBlockAccess, par2, par3, par4));
     }
 
     @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
@@ -452,7 +464,7 @@
      */
     public int getMixedBrightnessForBlock(IBlockAccess par1IBlockAccess, int par2, int par3, int par4)
     {
-        return par1IBlockAccess.getLightBrightnessForSkyBlocks(par2, par3, par4, lightValue[par1IBlockAccess.getBlockId(par2, par3, par4)]);
+        return par1IBlockAccess.getLightBrightnessForSkyBlocks(par2, par3, par4, getLightValue(par1IBlockAccess, par2, par3, par4));
     }
 
     @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
@@ -621,8 +633,7 @@
      */
     public float getPlayerRelativeBlockHardness(EntityPlayer par1EntityPlayer, World par2World, int par3, int par4, int par5)
     {
-        float var6 = this.getBlockHardness(par2World, par3, par4, par5);
-        return var6 < 0.0F ? 0.0F : (!par1EntityPlayer.canHarvestBlock(this) ? 1.0F / var6 / 100.0F : par1EntityPlayer.getCurrentPlayerStrVsBlock(this) / var6 / 30.0F);
+        return ForgeHooks.blockStrength(this, par1EntityPlayer, par2World, par3, par4, par5);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -640,18 +651,13 @@
     {
         if (!par1World.isRemote)
         {
-            int var8 = this.quantityDroppedWithBonus(par7, par1World.rand);
-
-            for (int var9 = 0; var9 < var8; ++var9)
+            ArrayList<ItemStack> items = getBlockDropped(par1World, par2, par3, par4, par5, par7);
+
+            for (ItemStack item : items)
             {
                 if (par1World.rand.nextFloat() <= par6)
                 {
-                    int var10 = this.idDropped(par5, par1World.rand, par7);
-
-                    if (var10 > 0)
-                    {
-                        this.dropBlockAsItem_do(par1World, par2, par3, par4, new ItemStack(var10, 1, this.damageDropped(par5)));
-                    }
+                    this.dropBlockAsItem_do(par1World, par2, par3, par4, item);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -985,7 +991,7 @@
         par2EntityPlayer.addStat(StatList.mineBlockStatArray[this.blockID], 1);
         par2EntityPlayer.addExhaustion(0.025F);
 
-        if (this.canSilkHarvest() && EnchantmentHelper.getSilkTouchModifier(par2EntityPlayer.inventory))
+        if (this.canSilkHarvest(par1World, par2EntityPlayer, par3, par4, par5, par6) && EnchantmentHelper.getSilkTouchModifier(par2EntityPlayer.inventory))
         {
             ItemStack var8 = this.createStackedBlock(par6);
 
@@ -1249,4 +1255,816 @@
         canBlockGrass[0] = true;
         StatList.initBreakableStats();
     }
+        
+    /* =================================================== FORGE START =====================================*/    
+    /**
+     * Get a light value for this block, normal ranges are between 0 and 15
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y position
+     * @param z Z position
+     * @return The light value
+     */
+    public int getLightValue(IBlockAccess world, int x, int y, int z) 
+    {
+        return lightValue[blockID];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if a player or entity can use this block to 'climb' like a ladder.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y position
+     * @param z Z position
+     * @return True if the block should act like a ladder
+     */
+    public boolean isLadder(World world, int x, int y, int z) 
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Return true if the block is a normal, solid cube.  This
+     * determines indirect power state, entity ejection from blocks, and a few
+     * others.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y position
+     * @param z Z position
+     * @return True if the block is a full cube
+     */
+    public boolean isBlockNormalCube(World world, int x, int y, int z) 
+    {
+        return blockMaterial.isOpaque() && renderAsNormalBlock();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the block is a solid face on the given side, used by placement logic.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y position
+     * @param z Z position
+     * @param side The side to check
+     * @return True if the block is solid on the specified side.
+     */
+    public boolean isBlockSolidOnSide(World world, int x, int y, int z, ForgeDirection side) 
+    {
+        int meta = world.getBlockMetadata(x, y, z);
+        if (this instanceof BlockHalfSlab)
+        {
+            return (((meta & 8) == 8 && (side == UP)) || isOpaqueCube());
+        }
+        else if (this instanceof BlockFarmland)
+        {
+            return (side != DOWN && side != UP);
+        }
+        else if (this instanceof BlockStairs)
+        {
+            boolean flipped = ((meta & 4) != 0);
+            return ((meta & 3) + side.ordinal() == 5) || (side == UP && flipped);
+        }
+        return isBlockNormalCube(world, x, y, z);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if a new block can be replace the space occupied by this one,
+     * Used in the player's placement code to make the block act like water, and lava.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y position
+     * @param z Z position
+     * @return True if the block is replaceable by another block
+     */
+    public boolean isBlockReplaceable(World world, int x, int y, int z) 
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if this block should set fire and deal fire damage
+     * to entities coming into contact with it.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y position
+     * @param z Z position
+     * @return True if the block should deal damage
+     */
+    public boolean isBlockBurning(World world, int x, int y, int z) 
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Determines this block should be treated as an air block
+     * by the rest of the code. This method is primarily
+     * useful for creating pure logic-blocks that will be invisible 
+     * to the player and otherwise interact as air would.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y position
+     * @param z Z position
+     * @return True if the block considered air
+     */
+    public boolean isAirBlock(World world, int x, int y, int z) 
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if the player can harvest this block, obtaining it's drops when the block is destroyed.
+     * 
+     * @param player The player damaging the block, may be null
+     * @param meta The block's current metadata
+     * @return True to spawn the drops
+     */
+    public boolean canHarvestBlock(EntityPlayer player, int meta) 
+    {
+        return ForgeHooks.canHarvestBlock(this, player, meta);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called when a player removes a block.  This is responsible for
+     * actually destroying the block, and the block is intact at time of call.
+     * This is called regardless of whether the player can harvest the block or
+     * not.  
+     * 
+     * Return true if the block is actually destroyed.
+     *
+     * Note: When used in multiplayer, this is called on both client and
+     * server sides!
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param player The player damaging the block, may be null
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y position
+     * @param z Z position
+     * @return True if the block is actually destroyed.
+     */
+    public boolean removeBlockByPlayer(World world, EntityPlayer player, int x, int y, int z) 
+    {
+        return world.setBlockWithNotify(x, y, z, 0);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called when a new CreativeContainer is opened, populate the list 
+     * with all of the items for this block you want a player in creative mode
+     * to have access to.
+     * 
+     * @param itemList The list of items to display on the creative inventory.
+     */
+    public void addCreativeItems(ArrayList itemList)
+    {           
+    }
+        
+    /**
+     * Chance that fire will spread and consume this block.
+     * 300 being a 100% chance, 0, being a 0% chance.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x The blocks X position
+     * @param y The blocks Y position
+     * @param z The blocks Z position
+     * @param metadata The blocks current metadata
+     * @param face The face that the fire is coming from
+     * @return A number ranging from 0 to 300 relating used to determine if the block will be consumed by fire
+     */
+    public int getFlammability(IBlockAccess world, int x, int y, int z, int metadata, ForgeDirection face)
+    {
+        return blockFlammability[blockID];
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Called when fire is updating, checks if a block face can catch fire.
+     * 
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x The blocks X position
+     * @param y The blocks Y position
+     * @param z The blocks Z position
+     * @param metadata The blocks current metadata
+     * @param face The face that the fire is coming from
+     * @return True if the face can be on fire, false otherwise.
+     */
+    public boolean isFlammable(IBlockAccess world, int x, int y, int z, int metadata, ForgeDirection face)
+    {
+        return getFlammability(world, x, y, z, metadata, face) > 0;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Called when fire is updating on a neighbor block.
+     * The higher the number returned, the faster fire will spread around this block.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x The blocks X position
+     * @param y The blocks Y position
+     * @param z The blocks Z position
+     * @param metadata The blocks current metadata
+     * @param face The face that the fire is coming from
+     * @return A number that is used to determine the speed of fire growth around the block
+     */
+    public int getFireSpreadSpeed(World world, int x, int y, int z, int metadata, ForgeDirection face)
+    {
+        return blockFireSpreadSpeed[blockID];
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Currently only called by fire when it is on top of this block.
+     * Returning true will prevent the fire from naturally dying during updating.
+     * Also prevents firing from dying from rain.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x The blocks X position
+     * @param y The blocks Y position
+     * @param z The blocks Z position
+     * @param metadata The blocks current metadata
+     * @param side The face that the fire is coming from
+     * @return True if this block sustains fire, meaning it will never go out.
+     */
+    public boolean isFireSource(World world, int x, int y, int z, int metadata, ForgeDirection side)
+    {
+        if (blockID == Block.netherrack.blockID && side == UP)
+        {
+                return true;
+        }
+        if ((world.provider instanceof WorldProviderEnd) && blockID == Block.bedrock.blockID && side == UP)
+        {
+                return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called by BlockFire to setup the burn values of vanilla blocks.
+     * @param id The block id
+     * @param encouragement How much the block encourages fire to spread
+     * @param flammability how easy a block is to catch fire
+     */
+    public static void setBurnProperties(int id, int encouragement, int flammability)
+    {
+        blockFireSpreadSpeed[id] = encouragement;
+        blockFlammability[id] = flammability;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called throughout the code as a replacement for block instanceof BlockContainer
+     * Moving this to the Block base class allows for mods that wish to extend vinella 
+     * blocks, and also want to have a tile entity on that block, may.
+     * 
+     * Return true from this function to specify this block has a tile entity.
+     * 
+     * @param metadata Metadata of the current block
+     * @return True if block has a tile entity, false otherwise
+     */
+    public boolean hasTileEntity(int metadata)
+    {
+        return isBlockContainer;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Called throughout the code as a replacement for BlockContainer.getBlockEntity
+     * Return the same thing you would from that function.
+     * This will fall back to BlockContainer.getBlockEntity if this block is a BlockContainer.
+     * 
+     * @param metadata The Metadata of the current block
+     * @return A instance of a class extending TileEntity
+     */
+    public TileEntity createTileEntity(World world, int metadata)
+    {
+        if (this instanceof BlockContainer)
+        {
+            return ((BlockContainer)this).createNewTileEntity(world, metadata);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }    
+    
+    /**
+     * Metadata and fortune sensitive version, this replaces the old (int meta, Random rand)
+     * version in 1.1. 
+     * 
+     * @param meta Blocks Metadata
+     * @param fortune Current item fortune level
+     * @param random Random number generator
+     * @return The number of items to drop
+     */
+    public int quantityDropped(int meta, int fortune, Random random)
+    {
+        return quantityDroppedWithBonus(fortune, random);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * This returns a complete list of items dropped from this block.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z Position
+     * @param metadata Current metadata
+     * @param fortune Breakers fortune level
+     * @return A ArrayList containing all items this block drops
+     */
+    public ArrayList<ItemStack> getBlockDropped(World world, int x, int y, int z, int metadata, int fortune)
+    {
+        ArrayList<ItemStack> ret = new ArrayList<ItemStack>();
+        
+        int count = quantityDropped(metadata, fortune, world.rand);
+        for(int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+        {
+            int id = idDropped(metadata, world.rand, 0);
+            if (id > 0)
+            {
+                ret.add(new ItemStack(id, 1, damageDropped(metadata)));
+            }
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Return true from this function if the player with silk touch can harvest this block directly, and not it's normal drops.
+     * 
+     * @param world The world
+     * @param player The player doing the harvesting
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z Position
+     * @param metadata The metadata
+     * @return True if the block can be directly harvested using silk touch
+     */
+    public boolean canSilkHarvest(World world, EntityPlayer player, int x, int y, int z, int metadata)
+    {
+        if (this instanceof BlockGlass || this instanceof BlockEnderChest)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return renderAsNormalBlock() && !hasTileEntity(metadata);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Determines if a specified mob type can spawn on this block, returning false will 
+     * prevent any mob from spawning on the block.
+     * 
+     * @param type The Mob Category Type
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x The X Position
+     * @param y The Y Position
+     * @param z The Z Position
+     * @return True to allow a mob of the specified category to spawn, false to prevent it.
+     */
+    public boolean canCreatureSpawn(EnumCreatureType type, World world, int x, int y, int z) 
+    {
+        int meta = world.getBlockMetadata(x, y, z);
+        if (this instanceof BlockStep)
+        {
+            if (MinecraftForge.SPAWNER_ALLOW_ON_INVERTED)
+            {
+                return (((meta & 8) == 8) || isOpaqueCube());   
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return isNormalCube(this.blockID);
+            }
+        }
+        else if (this instanceof BlockStairs)
+        {
+            if (MinecraftForge.SPAWNER_ALLOW_ON_INVERTED)
+            {
+                return ((meta & 4) != 0);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return isNormalCube(this.blockID);
+            }
+        }
+        return isBlockSolidOnSide(world, x, y, z, UP);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Determines if this block is classified as a Bed, Allowing 
+     * players to sleep in it, though the block has to specifically 
+     * perform the sleeping functionality in it's activated event.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z Position
+     * @param player The player or camera entity, null in some cases.
+     * @return True to treat this as a bed
+     */
+    public boolean isBed(World world, int x, int y, int z, EntityLiving player)
+    {
+        return blockID == Block.bed.blockID;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the position that the player is moved to upon 
+     * waking up, or respawning at the bed.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z Position
+     * @param player The player or camera entity, null in some cases.
+     * @return The spawn position
+     */
+    public ChunkCoordinates getBedSpawnPosition(World world, int x, int y, int z, EntityPlayer player)
+    {
+        return BlockBed.getNearestEmptyChunkCoordinates(world, x, y, z, 0);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called when a user either starts or stops sleeping in the bed.
+     *  
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z Position
+     * @param player The player or camera entity, null in some cases.
+     * @param occupied True if we are occupying the bed, or false if they are stopping use of the bed
+     */
+    public void setBedOccupied(World world, int x, int y, int z, EntityPlayer player, boolean occupied)
+    {
+        BlockBed.setBedOccupied(world,  x, y, z, occupied);        
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the direction of the block. Same values that 
+     * are returned by BlockDirectional
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z Position
+     * @return Bed direction
+     */
+    public int getBedDirection(IBlockAccess world, int x, int y, int z) 
+    {
+        return BlockBed.getDirection(world.getBlockMetadata(x,  y, z));
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Determines if the current block is the foot half of the bed.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z Position
+     * @return True if the current block is the foot side of a bed.
+     */
+    public boolean isBedFoot(IBlockAccess world, int x, int y, int z)
+    {
+        return BlockBed.isBlockHeadOfBed(world.getBlockMetadata(x,  y, z));
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Called when a leaf should start its decay process.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z Position
+     */
+    public void beginLeavesDecay(World world, int x, int y, int z){}
+    
+    /**
+     * Determines if this block can prevent leaves connected to it from decaying.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z Position
+     * @return true if the presence this block can prevent leaves from decaying.
+     */
+    public boolean canSustainLeaves(World world, int x, int y, int z)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Determines if this block is considered a leaf block, used to apply the leaf decay and generation system.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z Position
+     * @return true if this block is considered leaves.
+     */
+    public boolean isLeaves(World world, int x, int y, int z)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Used during tree growth to determine if newly generated leaves can replace this block.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z Position
+     * @return true if this block can be replaced by growing leaves.
+     */
+    public boolean canBeReplacedByLeaves(World world, int x, int y, int z)
+    {
+        return !Block.opaqueCubeLookup[this.blockID];
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z Position
+     * @return  true if the block is wood (logs)
+     */
+    public boolean isWood(World world, int x, int y, int z)
+    {
+         return false;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Determines if the current block is replaceable by Ore veins during world generation.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z Position
+     * @return True to allow this block to be replaced by a ore
+     */
+    public boolean isGenMineableReplaceable(World world, int x, int y, int z)
+    {
+        return blockID == stone.blockID;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Grabs the current texture file used for this block
+     */
+    public String getTextureFile()
+    {
+        return currentTexture;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the current texture file for this block, used when rendering.
+     * Default is "/terrain.png"
+     * 
+     * @param texture The texture file
+     */
+    public void setTextureFile(String texture)
+    {
+        currentTexture = texture;
+        isDefaultTexture = false;
+    }
+    
+
+    /**
+     * Location sensitive version of getExplosionRestance
+     * 
+     * @param par1Entity The entity that caused the explosion
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z Position
+     * @param explosionX Explosion source X Position
+     * @param explosionY Explosion source X Position
+     * @param explosionZ Explosion source X Position
+     * @return The amount of the explosion absorbed.
+     */
+    public float getExplosionResistance(Entity par1Entity, World world, int x, int y, int z, double explosionX, double explosionY, double explosionZ)
+    {
+        return getExplosionResistance(par1Entity);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine if this block can make a redstone connection on the side provided,
+     * Useful to control which sides are inputs and outputs for redstone wires.
+     * 
+     * Side:
+     *  -1: UP
+     *   0: NORTH
+     *   1: EAST
+     *   2: SOUTH
+     *   3: WEST
+     *
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z Position
+     * @param side The side that is trying to make the connection
+     * @return True to make the connection
+     */
+    public boolean canConnectRedstone(IBlockAccess world, int x, int y, int z, int side)
+    {
+        return Block.blocksList[blockID].canProvidePower() && side != -1;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Determines if a torch can be placed on the top surface of this block.
+     * Useful for creating your own block that torches can be on, such as fences.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z Position
+     * @return True to allow the torch to be placed
+     */
+    public boolean canPlaceTorchOnTop(World world, int x, int y, int z)
+    {
+        if (world.doesBlockHaveSolidTopSurface(x, y, z))
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            int id = world.getBlockId(x, y, z);
+            return id == Block.fence.blockID || id == Block.netherFence.blockID || id == Block.glass.blockID;
+        }
+    }
+    
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if this block should render in this pass.
+     * 
+     * @param pass The pass in question
+     * @return True to render
+     */
+    public boolean canRenderInPass(int pass)
+    {
+        return pass == getRenderBlockPass();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called when a user uses the creative pick block button on this block
+     * 
+     * @param target The full target the player is looking at
+     * @return A ItemStack to add to the player's inventory, Null if nothing should be added.
+     */
+    public ItemStack getPickBlock(MovingObjectPosition target, World world, int x, int y, int z)
+    {
+        int id = idPicked(world, x, y, z);
+        
+        if (id == 0)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Item item = Item.itemsList[id];
+        if (item == null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return new ItemStack(id, 1, getDamageValue(world, x, y, z));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Used by getTopSolidOrLiquidBlock while placing biome decorations, villages, etc
+     * Also used to determine if the player can spawn on this block.
+     * 
+     * @return False to disallow spawning
+     */
+    public boolean isBlockFoliage(World world, int x, int y, int z)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Spawn a digging particle effect in the world, this is a wrapper 
+     * around EffectRenderer.addBlockHitEffects to allow the block more 
+     * control over the particles. Useful when you have entirely different
+     * texture sheets for different sides/locations in the world.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param target The target the player is looking at {x/y/z/side/sub}
+     * @param effectRenderer A reference to the current effect renderer.
+     * @return True to prevent vanilla digging particles form spawning.
+     */
+    @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
+    public boolean addBlockHitEffects(World worldObj, MovingObjectPosition target, EffectRenderer effectRenderer)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Spawn particles for when the block is destroyed. Due to the nature 
+     * of how this is invoked, the x/y/z locations are not always guaranteed 
+     * to host your block. So be sure to do proper sanity checks before assuming
+     * that the location is this block.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X position to spawn the particle
+     * @param y Y position to spawn the particle
+     * @param z Z position to spawn the particle
+     * @param meta The metadata for the block before it was destroyed.
+     * @param effectRenderer A reference to the current effect renderer.
+     * @return True to prevent vanilla break particles from spawning.
+     */
+    @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
+    public boolean addBlockDestroyEffects(World world, int x, int y, int z, int meta, EffectRenderer effectRenderer)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if this block can support the passed in plant, allowing it to be planted and grow.
+     * Some examples:
+     *   Reeds check if its a reed, or if its sand/dirt/grass and adjacent to water
+     *   Cacti checks if its a cacti, or if its sand
+     *   Nether types check for soul sand
+     *   Crops check for tilled soil
+     *   Caves check if it's a colid surface
+     *   Plains check if its grass or dirt
+     *   Water check if its still water
+     *   
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z position
+     * @param direction The direction relative to the given position the plant wants to be, typically its UP
+     * @param plant The plant that wants to check
+     * @return True to allow the plant to be planted/stay.
+     */
+    public boolean canSustainPlant(World world, int x, int y, int z, ForgeDirection direction, IPlantable plant)
+    {
+        int plantID = plant.getPlantID(world, x, y + 1, z);
+        EnumPlantType plantType = plant.getPlantType(world, x, y + 1, z);
+
+        if (plantID == cactus.blockID && blockID == cactus.blockID)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (plantID == reed.blockID && blockID == reed.blockID)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (plant instanceof BlockFlower && ((BlockFlower)plant).canThisPlantGrowOnThisBlockID(blockID))
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        switch (plantType)
+        {
+            case Desert: return blockID == sand.blockID;
+            case Nether: return blockID == slowSand.blockID;
+            case Crop:   return blockID == tilledField.blockID;
+            case Cave:   return isBlockSolidOnSide(world, x, y, z, UP);
+            case Plains: return blockID == grass.blockID || blockID == dirt.blockID;
+            case Water:  return world.getBlockMaterial(x, y, z) == Material.water && world.getBlockMetadata(x, y, z) == 0;
+            case Beach:
+                boolean isBeach = (blockID == Block.grass.blockID || blockID == Block.dirt.blockID || blockID == Block.sand.blockID);
+                boolean hasWater = (world.getBlockMaterial(x - 1, y - 1, z    ) == Material.water || 
+                                    world.getBlockMaterial(x + 1, y - 1, z    ) == Material.water || 
+                                    world.getBlockMaterial(x,     y - 1, z - 1) == Material.water ||
+                                    world.getBlockMaterial(x,     y - 1, z + 1) == Material.water);
+                return isBeach && hasWater;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if this soil is fertile, typically this means that growth rates 
+     * of plants on this soil will be slightly sped up.
+     * Only vanilla case is tilledField when it is within range of water.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z position
+     * @return True if the soil should be considered fertile.
+     */
+    public boolean isFertile(World world, int x, int y, int z)
+    {
+        if (blockID == tilledField.blockID)
+        {
+            return world.getBlockMetadata(x, y, z) > 0;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Location aware and overrideable version of the lightOpacity array,
+     * return the number to subtract from the light value when it passes through this block.
+     * 
+     * This is not guaranteed to have the tile entity in place before this is called, so it is
+     * Recommended that you have your tile entity call relight after being placed if you
+     * rely on it for light info.
+     * 
+     * @param world The current world
+     * @param x X Position
+     * @param y Y Position
+     * @param z Z position
+     * @return The amount of light to block, 0 for air, 255 for fully opaque.
+     */
+    public int getLightOpacity(World world, int x, int y, int z)
+    {
+        return lightOpacity[blockID];
+    }
 }