Flames now render how I want them to! Tomorrow I add logic, such as the burning of entities and the smelting of blocks.

src/main/java/mekanism/client/ClientTickHandler.java

@@ -361,8 +361,6 @@ public class ClientTickHandler
 			
 			if(isFlamethrowerOn(mc.thePlayer) != Mekanism.flamethrowerActive.contains(mc.thePlayer.getCommandSenderName()))
 			{
-				ItemFlamethrower flamethrower = (ItemFlamethrower)mc.thePlayer.getCurrentEquippedItem().getItem();
-				
 				if(isFlamethrowerOn(mc.thePlayer))
 				{
 					Mekanism.flamethrowerActive.add(mc.thePlayer.getCommandSenderName());

src/main/java/mekanism/client/render/entity/RenderFlame.java

@@ -18,14 +18,13 @@ public class RenderFlame extends Render
 {
     public void doRender(EntityFlame entity, double x, double y, double z, float f, float partialTick)
     {
-    	float alpha = (float)entity.ticksExisted/100F;
+    	float alpha = (float)(entity.ticksExisted+partialTick)/(float)EntityFlame.LIFESPAN;
     	float size = alpha*8;
     	
         GL11.glPushMatrix();
         MekanismRenderer.glowOn();
         MekanismRenderer.blendOn();
         GL11.glColor4f(1, 1, 1, 1-alpha);
-        GL11.glScalef(size, size, size);
         
         bindTexture(getEntityTexture(entity));
         
@@ -34,37 +33,18 @@ public class RenderFlame extends Render
         GL11.glRotatef(entity.prevRotationPitch + (entity.rotationPitch - entity.prevRotationPitch) * partialTick, 0.0F, 0.0F, 1.0F);
         
         Tessellator tessellator = Tessellator.instance;
+        
         int i = 0;
         float f2 = 0.0F;
         float f3 = 0.5F;
         float f4 = (float)(0 + i * 10) / 32F;
         float f5 = (float)(5 + i * 10) / 32F;
-        float f6 = 0.0F;
-        float f7 = 0.15625F;
-        float f8 = (float)(5 + i * 10) / 32F;
-        float f9 = (float)(10 + i * 10) / 32F;
-        float scale = 0.05625F;
+        float scale = 0.05625F*(0.8F+alpha);
         
         GL11.glEnable(GL12.GL_RESCALE_NORMAL);
         GL11.glRotatef(45F, 1.0F, 0.0F, 0.0F);
         GL11.glScalef(scale, scale, scale);
         GL11.glTranslatef(-4F, 0.0F, 0.0F);
-        
-        GL11.glNormal3f(scale, 0.0F, 0.0F);
-        tessellator.startDrawingQuads();
-        tessellator.addVertexWithUV(-7D, -2D, -2D, f6, f8);
-        tessellator.addVertexWithUV(-7D, -2D, 2D, f7, f8);
-        tessellator.addVertexWithUV(-7D, 2D, 2D, f7, f9);
-        tessellator.addVertexWithUV(-7D, 2D, -2D, f6, f9);
-        tessellator.draw();
-        
-        GL11.glNormal3f(-scale, 0.0F, 0.0F);
-        tessellator.startDrawingQuads();
-        tessellator.addVertexWithUV(-7D, 2D, -2D, f6, f8);
-        tessellator.addVertexWithUV(-7D, 2D, 2D, f7, f8);
-        tessellator.addVertexWithUV(-7D, -2D, 2D, f7, f9);
-        tessellator.addVertexWithUV(-7D, -2D, -2D, f6, f9);
-        tessellator.draw();
 
         for(int j = 0; j < 4; j++)
         {

src/main/java/mekanism/common/entity/EntityFlame.java

@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 package mekanism.common.entity;
 
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import mekanism.api.Pos3D;
 import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
+import net.minecraft.util.MathHelper;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.registry.IEntityAdditionalSpawnData;
 
-public class EntityFlame extends Entity
+public class EntityFlame extends Entity implements IEntityAdditionalSpawnData
 {
+	public static final int LIFESPAN = 60;
+	
 	public EntityFlame(World world)
 	{
 		super(world);
@@ -17,29 +22,42 @@ public class EntityFlame extends Entity
 	{
 		super(player.worldObj);
 		
-		Pos3D playerPos = new Pos3D(player);
-		Pos3D flameVec = new Pos3D(0.8, 0.8, 0.8);
+		Pos3D playerPos = new Pos3D(player).translate(0, 1.6, 0);
+		Pos3D flameVec = new Pos3D(1, 1, 1);
 		
 		flameVec.multiply(new Pos3D(player.getLook(90)));
-		flameVec.rotateYaw(15);
+		flameVec.rotateYaw(6);
 		
 		Pos3D mergedVec = playerPos.clone().translate(flameVec);
 		setPosition(mergedVec.xPos, mergedVec.yPos, mergedVec.zPos);
 		
-		Pos3D motion = new Pos3D(8, 8, 8);
+		Pos3D motion = new Pos3D(0.2, 0.2, 0.2);
 		motion.multiply(new Pos3D(player.getLookVec()));
 		
+		setHeading(motion);
+		
 		motionX = motion.xPos;
 		motionY = motion.yPos;
 		motionZ = motion.zPos;
 	}
 	
+    public void setHeading(Pos3D motion)
+    {
+        float d = MathHelper.sqrt_double((motion.xPos * motion.xPos) + (motion.zPos * motion.zPos));
+        
+        prevRotationYaw = rotationYaw = (float)(Math.atan2(motion.xPos, motion.zPos) * 180.0D / Math.PI);
+        prevRotationPitch = rotationPitch = (float)(Math.atan2(motion.yPos, d) * 180.0D / Math.PI);
+    }
+	
 	@Override
 	public void onUpdate()
 	{
+		ticksExisted++;
+		
         prevPosX = posX;
         prevPosY = posY;
         prevPosZ = posZ;
+        
         prevRotationPitch = rotationPitch;
         prevRotationYaw = rotationYaw;
         
@@ -47,7 +65,7 @@ public class EntityFlame extends Entity
         posY += motionY;
         posZ += motionZ;
         
-		if(ticksExisted > 100)
+		if(ticksExisted > LIFESPAN)
 		{
 			setDead();
 			return;
@@ -71,4 +89,16 @@ public class EntityFlame extends Entity
 	{
 		
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void writeSpawnData(ByteBuf dataStream) 
+	{
+		
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void readSpawnData(ByteBuf dataStream) 
+	{
+		
+	}
 }