Have you ever wondered why you couldn't craft something even thought it would make sense, or you have stacks of seeds and not being able to do anything with them only to just throw them out? What about wanting to craft something but you couldn't because it was only available in creative mode? This mod adds new recipes that are completely vanilla. (With the exception of a few things to make it different compared to similar mods). I also added some new items and tweaks to make somethings more useful
I hope you enjoy!
Recipe Screenshots
Grass Block
A very common idea thought of by many players, so of course I put this one first. Makes sense right?
Mycelium
Mycelium is basically mushroom growing on grass, I decided to use red mushrooms because brown mushrooms had more uses than the red ones.
Mossy Cobblestone
Another well known one, although I think vines would make more sense but I want seeds to have more uses.
Saddle
Again well known, nothing really to say here...
Ice
Okay, I think this is one of the last well known ones, and again nothing to say here...
Sponge
Don't you wish sponges would come back? Well now they're back! v1.3 will bring back classic functions!
Sand
If 4 sand blocks make sandstone why not the other way around? Works with all kinds of sandstone.
String
Same idea for wool...
Dirt
I found out you can compost leaves, I guess that's obvious. At least leaves have a use and dirt is now renewable! Useful for places like the end or nether.
Wooden Plank
Why can we make 4 sticks with planks but not 4 sticks to make 1 wooden plank. I guess this doesn't really make sense but I don't think 1 wooden plank would just give you 4 sticks in real life though...
Stick
Too much saplings? Take off the small leaves to make sticks!
Fire
Want a legit way to get fire? Here, using netherrack and blaze powder you can break open the fire charge to give you fire. Don't ask me how you can hold fire...
Flint
Save your time, just craft flint. I also changed the output to 4 mostly because I pretty sure you can get more than 1 flint from gravel in real life.
Slime Ball
Don't like making potions? Want a better use for magma balls? Then cool them down to make slime balls!
Nether Brick
If you can make stone brick with stone, then why not nether brick?
Glowstone Dust
Hate how you have to travel so far just to get glowstone? Then light up your redstone using netherrack to transform it into glowstone dust.
Bottle'O Enchanting
Have some extra books lying around? No use for fermented spider eye? Using your knowledge with your books to make an enchanting potion gaining you levels!
Spider Web
Something I've wanted since 1.5 beta, you can now make spider webs!
Soul Sand
There's so much netherrack, we need more uses for it. Here's one...
Stone Bricks
Put a stoneBrick on the crafting table and smash it silly, you get cracked stonebrick.
Let it grow! More uses more seeds, this makes mossy stonebrick.
Not creative exclusive anymore, here's circle stonebrick.
Lily Pad
Making a flower grow in water makes a lily pad! This also works with a red flower
Double Slab
Hate having to place a slab twice? Well hate no more, here is a double slab!
End Stone
This one was difficult to come up with, If you see end stone is just blue cobblestone with inverted colours. I decided to put in cobble stone and since the colour of end stone is like sand I decided to go with that and because I was thinking since end stone has a fairly high blast resistance then it would make sense if you compact sand and cobblestone together it makes end stone.
Locked Chest
If you don't know what this is, it's a block for April Fools. I'm not sure why I put this in, I might put a use for it later.
Nether Wart
Useful if you can't find netherwart or if you just need one and you don't want to farm them.
Obsidian
Don't you hate it if you dont have a diamond pickaxe you have to mold a nether portal or any other obsidian building? Craft it and BAM! No need to mold, saves a lot of time and electricity, so it's good for the environment
Music Discs
This one if for the record "Cat"
Click the spoilers for the other recipes
The shape of the obsidian is the same but here are the things you put in the middle
Record
13: Gold Ingot
Blocks: Orange Dye
Chirp: Red Dye
Far: Lime Dye
Mall: Purple Dye
Mellohi: Magenta Dye
Strad: Bone Meal
Stal: Ink Sack
Ward: Cyan Dye
11:
Burn the disc Stal to make the disc 11.
Flight Feather
Using the magic powers of gold nuggets, transform any ordinary feather into a set of 8 flight feathers! See for info under Other Tweaks.
Blaze Powder
Take your fire and put sugar on it to transform it into blaze powder. Adds more uses for sugar and therefore more uses to sugar cane.
Blaze Rod
Take some gold to give it it's shiny look and have some netherrack to give it's nether attribute.
Expedition Spider Egg
Take an egg and give it some spider attributes, adding some slime to transform it with a gold touch.
Slime Ball
This one may be confusing but it was also a request. Basically you take some leaves and rotten flesh and mush them together with water. Since it's so gross and mushy it makes it like a slime ball. Adds more uses for rotten flesh.
Snow Golem Egg
Basically the normal way to craft snow golems, useful for quick placement.
Iron Golem Egg
Same thing for snow golems.
Bone
Playing on peaceful? Need some bones? Get some chicken and take the bones, also works with cooked chicken.
Gunpowder
This one was really hard to come up with, I did some researching and I took the closest materials to real life and got this. Note: You must use charcoal for the recipe, coal will not work.
Fire Igniter
The recipe for the new block, cobblestone body and redstone activated fire charge to light up netherrack. Look at tweaks and additions for more information.
Throwing Knife
Simple, combine the handle and an iron blade to make a throwing knife. See tweaks and additions for more information.
Handle
We need more uses for leather so here's one, you need this to make a throwing knife.
Iron Blade
2 iron ingots make 6 iron blades used for throwing knives.
Other Tweaks and Additions
TNT Dispenser Cannon
Something I have really wanted, adds more uses for dispensers. Put a TNT block inside a dispenser and activate it, watch and see.
Throwing Knives
Similar to the bow but does a lot more damage, use it for emergencies where you need to kill quick. Hold the use button to charge it up making it stronger and go farther. Uncharged throwing knives do 5 hearts of damage and fully charged ones do 10 hearts of damage.
Pig Controlling
When you first discovered saddles, haven't you always wanted to control the pig? Well now you can! Pig's are lazy at first when you climb onto the, so you must panic it by either hitting it or using a snowball/egg/fishing rod. After that it will go full speed, to make it walk just hold the sneak button.
Fire Igniter
I've seen some servers that have plugins that have netherrack spawn fire above it when activated with redstone. I decided to make a block for this, useful for traps, nether portal activators and more.
Seed Placing Dispenser
Dispensers now place seeds on any block but if it's not farmland it will disappear overtime and bone meal will also make it disappear.
Lightning Dispenser
Put in a gold nugget inside a dispenser and activate it. Watch and see. I wanted gold to have more of a use and gold nuggets were pretty useless so why not add lightning? Be creative, make zombie pigman or charged creepers!
Giant Spawn Egg
I wanted giants to at least be able to be spawned with spawn eggs, so now you can!
Iron Golem Spawn Egg
Useful if you're in creative and don't want to manually craft them yourself.
Snow Golem Spawn Egg
Useful if you're in creative and don't want to manually craft them yourself.
EnderDragon Spawn Egg
If you want to spawn an enderdragon for whatever crazy reason you might have, well you have the ability to now.
Flight Feather
Ever needed a jump boost? finding gold useless or even feathers too? Using the magical power of flight feathers they will give you a boost jump, but careful you can only carry up to 8 per stack! ! jump consumes 1 flight feather.
Expedition Spider
Aren't exploring caves sometimes hard? Need a mount to go through different obstacles? Well here it is, an expedition spider! It as a step height of 1 meaning you don't have to jump 1 block high, you can go through spider webs with no hassle, you can climb any wall, and you cannot die from heights due to the mutant attributes of the spider. Also the spider will never attack and you don't need a saddle, just one thing. You cannot attack.
Here is a picture, the spider has green eyes and a brown body. Also no, you cannot ride villagers.
Working Sponges
Classic sponges are back with you radius of 5x5 soaking water, I may change the radius though.
Creative Tools
I felt there was a need to make creative better so I added creative tools.
- The Creative Sword kills any mob in one hit! Even the EnderDragon.
- Set Day automatically makes is morning
- Set Night automatically makes it night
More Fuel
Paper can be now used a fuel, but they last very little. You need 40 pieces of paper to cook one item, although paper is VERY easy to get so it shouldn't be much of a problem. Adds more uses for paper anyways.
Videos
Installation video is in installation instructions below.
For v1.0 Thanks to Paull105! Subscribe, like and comment!
To-do List
-add healing animal item
-more tweaks
-more seed uses
-SMP support, I need to learn how
I need ideas, give me some! I will look into them.
Known Bugs
- None for now!
Downloads
Thanks for downloading, and please comment! It keeps this thread alive and I will update it more, I ask nothing else. Give some feedback or something, it's your comment.
Be sure to download modloader!
NOTE: Be sure to put in ModLoader in jar FIRST, not UsefulCrafts or else Dispensers won't shoot TNT.
[1.2.5]UsefulCrafts v1.0: It got deleted by accident, I am very sorry
Installation Instructions
1. Download Useful Crafts
2. Download ModLoader
3. Open %appdata% in your computer search
4. Open your .minecraft folder
6. Go to the bin folder and open a file called minecraft.jar with either the program Win-Rar or 7-Zip
7. Put all files of ModLoader FIRST,THEN UsefulCrafts in there.
8. Run Minecraft and enjoy! ENJOY IT!
Here is an installation video for v1.2 Thanks to LemonBro3. Subscribe, Like and comment!
Change Log
V1.4 28/07/2012: *Added new item, Throwing Knives
*Added new item, Handle
*Added new item, Iron Blade
* Dispensers now plants seeds
*Added Bone recipe
*Added Gunpowder recipe
*Added new block, Fire Igniter
*Added Fire Igniter recipe.
*Fixed Expedition Spider getting fall damage when no ridden on.
Older Releases
V1.3.1 07/05/2012: *Fixed the recipe for Expedition Spider
V1.3 06/05/2012: *Added Blaze Powder recipe
*Added another Slime Ball recipe
*Added Expedition Spider Egg recipe
*Added Snow Golem Egg recipe
*Added Iron Golem Egg recipe
*Added Blaze Rod recipe
*Added working Sponges
*Added new mob, Expedition Spider
*Added new item, SpiderEgg
*Added new item, Creative Sword
*Added new item, SetDay
*Added new item, SetNight
*Added new fuel, Paper
V1.2 30/04/2012: * You can now control pigs with a saddle!
* Dispensers now shoot TNT properly
* Added item called Flight Feather
* Added Iron Golem Spawn Egg
* Added EnderDragon Spawn Egg
*Fixed Zombies dropping more than 1 rotten flesh
V1.1 15/04/2012: *TNT can now shoot out of dispensers
*Lightning can be shot out of a dispenser
*Added Endstone Recipe
*Added Lilly Pad Recipe
*Added Obsidian Recipe
*Added Double Slab Recipe
*Added Locked Chest Recipe
*Added Soul Sand Recipe
*Added Nether Wart Recipe
*Added Spider Web Recipe
*Added Cracked StoneBrick Recipe
*Added Mossy StoneBrick Recipe
*Added Circle StoneBrick Recipe
*Added new item Giant Spawn Egg
* You can now use Ender Pearls in creative mode!
v1.0 11/04/2012: Official release of Useful Crafts v1.0
Might crash the game. If you replace certain classes it won't crash, it will only take away the ability to do something.
FAQ
Q: Something went wrong! It's all your fault! Help Me!
A: Post me the error report, nothing should go wrong if you read the instructions.
Q: Dispensers won't shoot TNT or lightning!
A: Did you put ModLoader in first or my mod? If you put UsefulCrafts first then it won't work, next time read the instructions. If it still doesn't work tell me, ModLoader replaces the dispensers code.
Q: Can you add a recipe for me?
A: Request it in a post down there, try to give it make sense and I will consider it.
Q: Can I donate?
A: No, it"s okay I don't take donations.
Q: How can I support you?
A: Put a banner in your signature or visit my other links
Useful sums up this mod pretty well! I suggest adding recipes for a couple other mob drops, such as slime balls that are crafted out of water, dirt, and some raw meat (They might sound random, but if you think about it, it would definitely end up as something nasty and slimy). I don't think anything should be too easy to get, but adding some recipes for peaceful players would be nice ;).
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"Victory is like a watermelon. It's hard to spell and it tastes good."
Useful sums up this mod pretty well! I suggest adding recipes for a couple other mob drops, such as slime balls that are crafted out of water, dirt, and some raw meat (They might sound random, but if you think about it, it would definitely end up as something nasty and slimy). I don't think anything should be too easy to get, but adding some recipes for peaceful players would be nice .
That's a pretty good idea adding drops that you can;t get on peaceful, I'll add this on my to-do list
I made a video for this great mod keep up the good work.
Wow thanks! As for your question about the slimeballs, I wanted magma cream to have more of a use so if you put it in water and cool it with snow you would take away the heat and make a slimeball. You could even see the texture of magma cream has a part of a slimeball. Also for the bottle of enchanting, I know it's a bit weird but I was thinking like the eye has a special property that if you learn how to extract them properly you could get experience putting them into a bottle.
- Recipes for Records
- Recipes for Soul Sand
- Recipes for Webs
- Recipes for Lily Pads
- Recipes for Nether Wart
- Recipes for Endstone
- Recipes for Cracked, Mossy, and Circle Stone Brick
- Possibly Glass Shards
- Some other recipes yet to come
Found a bug you can put 2 cobble or wood or stone brick or any slabs and it only makes stone slab blocks and then if you place the stone slab blocks and mine them you get 2 stone slabs please fix
Found a bug you can put 2 cobble or wood or stone brick or any slabs and it only makes stone slab blocks and then if you place the stone slab blocks and mine them you get 2 stone slabs please fix
Oh, I meant to make it so that you can only craft to stone slabs to make 1 double slab because for the other ones you ca just use full blocks, do you want me to change this? Also for the 2 stone slabs and mining one, it was always like that even in vanilla.
Oh, I meant to make it so that you can only craft to stone slabs to make 1 double slab because for the other ones you ca just use full blocks, do you want me to change this? Also for the 2 stone slabs and mining one, it was always like that even in vanilla.
i know about mining a slab block but changing wooden slabs into stone doesn't make sense
if possible can it be changed so you make the slabs to there corresponding block
Also there is a slab you cant normally get the item number is 44:6 it is a type of stone slab that makes the smooth stoneslab block if possible can there be a crafting recipe for this and if there is what is it
also you might want to add that you can make chain Armour in the vanilla crafting using the fire in its descriptionAlso Great mod
I tried putting the recipe for 44:6 and it worked but when you place the block it just becomes a normal double slab... Also for the wooden to stone slab, I fixed that; I forgot to make it a single data value.
Have you ever wondered why you couldn't craft something even thought it would make sense, or you have stacks of seeds and not being able to do anything with them only to just throw them out? What about wanting to craft something but you couldn't because it was only available in creative mode? This mod adds new recipes that are completely vanilla. (With the exception of a few things to make it different compared to similar mods). I also added some new items and tweaks to make somethings more useful
13: Gold Ingot
Bone
Playing on peaceful? Need some bones? Get some chicken and take the bones, also works with cooked chicken.
Gunpowder
This one was really hard to come up with, I did some researching and I took the closest materials to real life and got this. Note: You must use charcoal for the recipe, coal will not work.
Fire Igniter
The recipe for the new block, cobblestone body and redstone activated fire charge to light up netherrack. Look at tweaks and additions for more information.
Throwing Knife
Simple, combine the handle and an iron blade to make a throwing knife. See tweaks and additions for more information.
Handle
We need more uses for leather so here's one, you need this to make a throwing knife.
Iron Blade
2 iron ingots make 6 iron blades used for throwing knives.
Giant Spawn Egg
Snow Golem Spawn Egg
Useful if you're in creative and don't want to manually craft them yourself.
Thanks for downloading, and please comment! It keeps this thread alive and I will update it more, I ask nothing else. Give some feedback or something, it's your comment.
Be sure to download modloader!
NOTE: Be sure to put in ModLoader in jar FIRST, not UsefulCrafts or else Dispensers won't shoot TNT.
[1.2.5] UsefulCrafts v1.4: http://www.mediafire...csl97i2vh1jzzv2
Installation Instructions
V1.1 15/04/2012: *TNT can now shoot out of dispensers
*Lightning can be shot out of a dispenser
*Added Endstone Recipe
*Added Lilly Pad Recipe
*Added Obsidian Recipe
*Added Double Slab Recipe
*Added Locked Chest Recipe
*Added Soul Sand Recipe
*Added Nether Wart Recipe
*Added Spider Web Recipe
*Added Cracked StoneBrick Recipe
*Added Mossy StoneBrick Recipe
*Added Circle StoneBrick Recipe
*Added new item Giant Spawn Egg
* You can now use Ender Pearls in creative mode!
Compatibility
For v1.3 anything that changes:
alj.class (Dispenser Block)
rf.class (Sponge)
RenderTNTPrimedDispenser.class
kh.class (Giant)
ItemFlightFeather.class
adw.class (Entity EnderPearl)
aao.class (Entity List)
EntityTNTPrimedDispenser.class
mod_usefulcrafts.class
qr.class (Pig)
ItemCreativeSword.class
ItemSetDay.class
ItemSetNight.class
ItemSpiderEgg.class
EntitySpiderRideable.class
RenderSpiderRideable.class
nc.class (Saddle)
Might crash the game. If you replace certain classes it won't crash, it will only take away the ability to do something.
FAQ
Awesome job
That's a pretty good idea adding drops that you can;t get on peaceful, I'll add this on my to-do list
Wow thanks! As for your question about the slimeballs, I wanted magma cream to have more of a use so if you put it in water and cool it with snow you would take away the heat and make a slimeball. You could even see the texture of magma cream has a part of a slimeball. Also for the bottle of enchanting, I know it's a bit weird but I was thinking like the eye has a special property that if you learn how to extract them properly you could get experience putting them into a bottle.
Awesome mod, very useful. Can't wait for the next one.
- Recipes for Records
- Recipes for Soul Sand
- Recipes for Webs
- Recipes for Lily Pads
- Recipes for Nether Wart
- Recipes for Endstone
- Recipes for Cracked, Mossy, and Circle Stone Brick
- Possibly Glass Shards
- Some other recipes yet to come
Thanks for the support!
Oh, I meant to make it so that you can only craft to stone slabs to make 1 double slab because for the other ones you ca just use full blocks, do you want me to change this? Also for the 2 stone slabs and mining one, it was always like that even in vanilla.
i know about mining a slab block but changing wooden slabs into stone doesn't make sense
if possible can it be changed so you make the slabs to there corresponding block
Also there is a slab you cant normally get the item number is 44:6 it is a type of stone slab that makes the smooth stoneslab block if possible can there be a crafting recipe for this and if there is what is it
also you might want to add that you can make chain Armour in the vanilla crafting using the fire in its descriptionAlso Great mod
Haha what makes it abusable? I should check it out.
Thanks and welcome! Do you have any suggestions on what I should do next?