Add an option using material tags to add an existing material to a em…

…bellishment stat type

src/generated/resources/data/tconstruct/tinkering/tags/materials/generator_stat_type/plate.json

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "replace": false,
+  "values": []
+}

src/generated/resources/data/tconstruct/tinkering/tags/materials/generator_stat_type/slimesuit.json

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "replace": false,
+  "values": []
+}

src/main/java/slimeknights/tconstruct/common/TinkerTags.java

@@ -594,6 +594,11 @@ private static void init() {}
     /** Materials available in nether */
     public static final TagKey<IMaterial> NETHER = tag("nether");
 
+    /** Tag override to add an existing material to the plate embellishment. Typically better to do via the render info but this is an alternative for addons to use. */
+    public static final TagKey<IMaterial> PLATE_EMBELLISHMENT = tag("generator_stat_type/plate");
+    /** Tag override to add an existing material to the slime embellishment Typically better to do via the render info but this is an alternative for addons to use. */
+    public static final TagKey<IMaterial> SLIME_EMBELLISHMENT = tag("generator_stat_type/slimesuit");
+
     private static TagKey<IMaterial> tag(String name) {
       return MaterialManager.getTag(TConstruct.getResource(name));
     }

src/main/java/slimeknights/tconstruct/common/data/tags/MaterialTagProvider.java

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ public MaterialTagProvider(DataGenerator generator, ExistingFileHelper existingF
 
   @Override
   protected void addTags() {
+    tag(TinkerTags.Materials.PLATE_EMBELLISHMENT);
+    tag(TinkerTags.Materials.SLIME_EMBELLISHMENT);
     tag(TinkerTags.Materials.NETHER).add(
       // tier 1
       MaterialIds.wood, MaterialIds.flint, MaterialIds.rock, MaterialIds.bone,

src/main/java/slimeknights/tconstruct/library/client/data/material/AbstractMaterialSpriteProvider.java

@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
 import slimeknights.tconstruct.library.client.data.spritetransformer.ISpriteTransformer;
 import slimeknights.tconstruct.library.client.data.spritetransformer.RecolorSpriteTransformer;
 import slimeknights.tconstruct.library.client.materials.MaterialRenderInfoJson.MaterialGeneratorJson;
+import slimeknights.tconstruct.library.materials.IMaterialRegistry;
 import slimeknights.tconstruct.library.materials.MaterialRegistry;
 import slimeknights.tconstruct.library.materials.definition.MaterialId;
+import slimeknights.tconstruct.library.materials.definition.MaterialManager;
 import slimeknights.tconstruct.library.materials.definition.MaterialVariantId;
 import slimeknights.tconstruct.library.materials.stats.MaterialStatsId;
 import slimeknights.tconstruct.tools.stats.ExtraMaterialStats;
@@ -105,10 +107,14 @@ public boolean supportStatType(MaterialStatsId statType) {
         return true;
       }
       // if material registry is loaded and we are not ignoring it, allow checking that
+      // also allow a tag as an override, useful mainly for making existing materials a new embellishment
       if (!ignoreMaterialStats && MaterialRegistry.isFullyLoaded()) {
-        return MaterialRegistry.getInstance().getMaterialStats(new MaterialId(texture), statType).isPresent();
+        IMaterialRegistry materials = MaterialRegistry.getInstance();
+        MaterialId id = new MaterialId(texture);
+        return materials.getMaterialStats(id, statType).isPresent()
+          || materials.isInTag(id, MaterialManager.getTag(new ResourceLocation(statType.getNamespace(), "generator_stat_type/" + statType.getPath())));
       }
-      return super.supportStatType(statType);
+      return false;
     }
   }