yeah a BE was the way to go

Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/GaslightingModel.java

@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-package at.petrak.hexcasting;
-
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.model.BakedQuad;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.model.ItemOverrides;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.model.ItemTransforms;
-import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureAtlasSprite;
-import net.minecraft.client.resources.model.BakedModel;
-import net.minecraft.core.Direction;
-import net.minecraft.util.RandomSource;
-import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
-
-import java.util.List;
-
-public class GaslightingModel implements BakedModel {
-    private static int GASLIGHTING_AMOUNT = 0;
-    private static boolean HAS_RENDERED_THIS_FRAME = false;
-
-    private final List<BakedModel> variants;
-    private final BakedModel wrapped;
-
-    public GaslightingModel(List<BakedModel> variants) {
-        this.variants = variants;
-        this.wrapped = this.variants.get(0);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public List<BakedQuad> getQuads(@Nullable BlockState state, @Nullable Direction direction, RandomSource random) {
-        HAS_RENDERED_THIS_FRAME = true;
-
-        var idx = Math.abs(GASLIGHTING_AMOUNT % this.variants.size());
-        return this.variants.get(idx).getQuads(state, direction, random);
-    }
-
-    public boolean useAmbientOcclusion() {
-        return this.wrapped.useAmbientOcclusion();
-    }
-
-    public boolean isGui3d() {
-        return this.wrapped.isGui3d();
-    }
-
-    public boolean usesBlockLight() {
-        return this.wrapped.usesBlockLight();
-    }
-
-    public boolean isCustomRenderer() {
-        return this.wrapped.isCustomRenderer();
-    }
-
-    public TextureAtlasSprite getParticleIcon() {
-        return this.wrapped.getParticleIcon();
-    }
-
-    public ItemTransforms getTransforms() {
-        return this.wrapped.getTransforms();
-    }
-
-    public ItemOverrides getOverrides() {
-        return this.wrapped.getOverrides();
-    }
-
-    public static void postFrameCheckRendered() {
-        if (!HAS_RENDERED_THIS_FRAME) {
-            GASLIGHTING_AMOUNT += 1;
-        }
-        HAS_RENDERED_THIS_FRAME = false;
-    }
-}

Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/client/ClientTickCounter.java

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package at.petrak.hexcasting.client;
 
-import at.petrak.hexcasting.GaslightingModel;
+import at.petrak.hexcasting.client.be.BlockEntityQuenchedAllayRenderer;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 
 public class ClientTickCounter {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class ClientTickCounter {
         if (!Minecraft.getInstance().isPaused()) {
             ++ticksInGame;
             partialTicks = 0.0F;
-            GaslightingModel.postFrameCheckRendered();
+            BlockEntityQuenchedAllayRenderer.postFrameCheckRendered();
         }
     }
 }

Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/client/RegisterClientStuff.java

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package at.petrak.hexcasting.client;
 
-import at.petrak.hexcasting.GaslightingModel;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.item.IotaHolderItem;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.item.MediaHolderItem;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.misc.MediaConstants;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.utils.NBTHelper;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.client.be.BlockEntityAkashicBookshelfRenderer;
+import at.petrak.hexcasting.client.be.BlockEntityQuenchedAllayRenderer;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.client.be.BlockEntitySlateRenderer;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.client.entity.WallScrollRenderer;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.common.blocks.BlockQuenchedAllay;
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.blockentity.BlockEntityRendererProvider;
 import net.minecraft.client.resources.model.BakedModel;
 import net.minecraft.client.resources.model.ModelBakery;
-import net.minecraft.client.resources.model.ModelResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraft.server.packs.resources.ResourceManager;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.Item;
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntityType;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ import java.util.function.ToIntFunction;
 import static at.petrak.hexcasting.api.HexAPI.modLoc;
 
 public class RegisterClientStuff {
+    public static List<BakedModel> QUENCHED_ALLAY_VARIANTS = new ArrayList<>();
+
     public static void init() {
         registerSealableDataHolderOverrides(HexItems.FOCUS,
             stack -> HexItems.FOCUS.readIotaTag(stack) != null,
@@ -204,6 +206,8 @@ public class RegisterClientStuff {
         registerer.registerBlockEntityRenderer(HexBlockEntities.SLATE_TILE, BlockEntitySlateRenderer::new);
         registerer.registerBlockEntityRenderer(HexBlockEntities.AKASHIC_BOOKSHELF_TILE,
             BlockEntityAkashicBookshelfRenderer::new);
+        registerer.registerBlockEntityRenderer(HexBlockEntities.QUENCHED_ALLAY_TILE,
+            BlockEntityQuenchedAllayRenderer::new);
     }
 
     @FunctionalInterface
@@ -219,12 +223,10 @@ public class RegisterClientStuff {
     }
 
     public static void onModelBake(ModelBakery loader, Map<ResourceLocation, BakedModel> map) {
-        var quenchedName = new ModelResourceLocation(modLoc("quenched_allay"), "");
-        var variants = new ArrayList<BakedModel>(BlockQuenchedAllay.VARIANTS);
         for (int i = 0; i < BlockQuenchedAllay.VARIANTS; i++) {
             var variantLoc = modLoc("block/quenched_allay_" + i);
-            variants.add(map.get(variantLoc));
+            var model = map.get(variantLoc);
+            QUENCHED_ALLAY_VARIANTS.add(model);
         }
-        map.put(quenchedName, new GaslightingModel(variants));
     }
 }

Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/client/be/BlockEntityQuenchedAllayRenderer.java

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package at.petrak.hexcasting.client.be;
+
+import at.petrak.hexcasting.client.RegisterClientStuff;
+import at.petrak.hexcasting.common.blocks.BlockQuenchedAllay;
+import at.petrak.hexcasting.common.blocks.entity.BlockEntityQuenchedAllay;
+import at.petrak.hexcasting.mixin.accessor.client.AccessorBlockEntityRenderDispatcher;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack;
+import net.minecraft.client.model.geom.EntityModelSet;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.BlockEntityWithoutLevelRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.MultiBufferSource;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.BlockRenderDispatcher;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.model.ItemTransforms;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.blockentity.BlockEntityRenderDispatcher;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.blockentity.BlockEntityRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.blockentity.BlockEntityRendererProvider;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
+
+public class BlockEntityQuenchedAllayRenderer implements BlockEntityRenderer<BlockEntityQuenchedAllay> {
+    private static int GASLIGHTING_AMOUNT = 0;
+    private static boolean HAS_RENDERED_THIS_FRAME = false;
+
+    private final BlockEntityRendererProvider.Context ctx;
+
+    public BlockEntityQuenchedAllayRenderer(BlockEntityRendererProvider.Context ctx) {
+        this.ctx = ctx;
+    }
+
+    private static void doRender(BlockRenderDispatcher dispatcher, PoseStack ps, MultiBufferSource bufSource,
+        int packedLight, int packedOverlay) {
+        HAS_RENDERED_THIS_FRAME = true;
+
+        var buffer = bufSource.getBuffer(RenderType.translucent());
+        var pose = ps.last();
+
+        var idx = Math.abs(BlockEntityQuenchedAllayRenderer.GASLIGHTING_AMOUNT % BlockQuenchedAllay.VARIANTS);
+        var model = RegisterClientStuff.QUENCHED_ALLAY_VARIANTS.get(idx);
+
+        dispatcher.getModelRenderer().renderModel(pose, buffer, null, model, 1f, 1f, 1f, packedLight, packedOverlay);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void render(BlockEntityQuenchedAllay blockEntity, float partialTick, PoseStack poseStack,
+        MultiBufferSource bufferSource, int packedLight, int packedOverlay) {
+        doRender(this.ctx.getBlockRenderDispatcher(), poseStack, bufferSource, packedLight, packedOverlay);
+    }
+
+    public static void postFrameCheckRendered() {
+        if (!HAS_RENDERED_THIS_FRAME) {
+            GASLIGHTING_AMOUNT += 1;
+        }
+        HAS_RENDERED_THIS_FRAME = false;
+    }
+
+    public static class BWELRWrapper extends BlockEntityWithoutLevelRenderer {
+        private final BlockRenderDispatcher dispatcher;
+
+        public BWELRWrapper(BlockEntityRenderDispatcher blockEntityRenderDispatcher, EntityModelSet entityModelSet) {
+            super(blockEntityRenderDispatcher, entityModelSet);
+            this.dispatcher =
+                ((AccessorBlockEntityRenderDispatcher) blockEntityRenderDispatcher).hex$getBlockRenderDispatcher().get();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void renderByItem(ItemStack stack, ItemTransforms.TransformType transformType, PoseStack poseStack,
+            MultiBufferSource buffer, int packedLight, int packedOverlay) {
+            doRender(this.dispatcher, poseStack, buffer, packedLight, packedOverlay);
+        }
+    }
+}

Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/blocks/BlockQuenchedAllay.java

@@ -1,11 +1,29 @@
 package at.petrak.hexcasting.common.blocks;
 
+import at.petrak.hexcasting.common.blocks.entity.BlockEntityQuenchedAllay;
+import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.EntityBlock;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.RenderShape;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-public class BlockQuenchedAllay extends Block {
+public class BlockQuenchedAllay extends Block implements EntityBlock {
     public static final int VARIANTS = 4;
 
     public BlockQuenchedAllay(Properties properties) {
         super(properties);
     }
+
+    @Nullable
+    @Override
+    public BlockEntity newBlockEntity(BlockPos pos, BlockState state) {
+        return new BlockEntityQuenchedAllay(pos, state);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public RenderShape getRenderShape(BlockState state) {
+        return RenderShape.INVISIBLE;
+    }
 }

Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/blocks/entity/BlockEntityQuenchedAllay.java

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package at.petrak.hexcasting.common.blocks.entity;
+
+import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.block.HexBlockEntity;
+import at.petrak.hexcasting.common.lib.HexBlockEntities;
+import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
+
+/**
+ * No-op BE just to have a BER
+ */
+public class BlockEntityQuenchedAllay extends HexBlockEntity {
+    public BlockEntityQuenchedAllay(BlockPos pos, BlockState blockState) {
+        super(HexBlockEntities.QUENCHED_ALLAY_TILE, pos, blockState);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void saveModData(CompoundTag tag) {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void loadModData(CompoundTag tag) {
+
+    }
+}

Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/lib/HexBlockEntities.java

@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ package at.petrak.hexcasting.common.lib;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.HexAPI;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.common.blocks.akashic.BlockEntityAkashicBookshelf;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.common.blocks.circles.BlockEntitySlate;
-import at.petrak.hexcasting.common.blocks.entity.BlockEntityConjured;
-import at.petrak.hexcasting.common.blocks.entity.BlockEntityLookingImpetus;
-import at.petrak.hexcasting.common.blocks.entity.BlockEntityRightClickImpetus;
-import at.petrak.hexcasting.common.blocks.entity.BlockEntityStoredPlayerImpetus;
+import at.petrak.hexcasting.common.blocks.entity.*;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.xplat.IXplatAbstractions;
 import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
@@ -51,6 +48,9 @@ public class HexBlockEntities {
         "slate_tile",
         BlockEntitySlate::new, HexBlocks.SLATE);
 
+    public static final BlockEntityType<BlockEntityQuenchedAllay> QUENCHED_ALLAY_TILE = register(
+        "quenched_allay_tile", BlockEntityQuenchedAllay::new, HexBlocks.QUENCHED_ALLAY);
+
     private static <T extends BlockEntity> BlockEntityType<T> register(String id,
         BiFunction<BlockPos, BlockState, T> func, Block... blocks) {
         var ret = IXplatAbstractions.INSTANCE.createBlockEntityType(func, blocks);

Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/lib/HexBlocks.java

@@ -147,8 +147,12 @@ public class HexBlocks {
     public static final BlockAkashicLigature AKASHIC_LIGATURE = blockItem("akashic_connector",
         new BlockAkashicLigature(akashicWoodyHard().lightLevel(bs -> 4)));
 
-    public static final BlockQuenchedAllay QUENCHED_ALLAY = blockItem("quenched_allay",
-        new BlockQuenchedAllay(BlockBehaviour.Properties.copy(Blocks.AMETHYST_BLOCK)));
+    // we have to make it emit light because otherwise it occludes itself and is always dark
+    public static final BlockQuenchedAllay QUENCHED_ALLAY = blockItem("quenched_allay", new BlockQuenchedAllay(
+        BlockBehaviour.Properties
+            .copy(Blocks.AMETHYST_BLOCK)
+            .lightLevel($ -> 4)
+            .noOcclusion()));
 
     // Decoration?!
     public static final Block SLATE_BLOCK = blockItem("slate_block", new Block(slateish().strength(2f, 4f)));

Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/mixin/accessor/client/AccessorBlockEntityRenderDispatcher.java

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package at.petrak.hexcasting.mixin.accessor.client;
+
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.BlockRenderDispatcher;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.blockentity.BlockEntityRenderDispatcher;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.gen.Accessor;
+
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+@Mixin(BlockEntityRenderDispatcher.class)
+public interface AccessorBlockEntityRenderDispatcher {
+    @Accessor("blockRenderDispatcher")
+    Supplier<BlockRenderDispatcher> hex$getBlockRenderDispatcher();
+}

Common/src/main/resources/hexplat.mixins.json

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "accessor.CriteriaTriggersAccessor"
   ],
   "client": [
+    "accessor.client.AccessorBlockEntityRenderDispatcher",
     "accessor.client.AccessorCompositeRenderType",
     "accessor.client.AccessorEmptyTextureStateShard",
     "accessor.client.AccessorMouseHandler",