Hi everybody! I'm Crowley, and I'm totally addicted to playing Skyblock maps, which is the major influence for this mod. I love starting from nothing and working my way up, but I have always felt that there were a few glaring omissions in vanilla skyblock that didn't make any sense. This is how I fixed them.
You can use this mod with any map and it will be both fun and useful, not just Skyblock. Still, I recommend using the original Skyblock map by Noobcrew.
There is plenty of information in this post, but a community built wiki is currently in development to better organize this mess. Feel free to look around or lend a hand! Community Wiki
Zerokyuuni has released an expansion mod called Ex Aliquo which adds support for a fairly large and diverse collection of other mods. Make sure you check it out in his thread.
LoveHoly also has an expansion which adds extra mod compatibility called Ex Astris. You can find it here.
If you enjoy the mod, please consider supporting me through my Patreon account.
Just give me the download already!
Downloads can be found here.
Changelog:
- Fixed a crash bug that happened when using some item transport mods with barrels. (EnderIO)
Blocks and items added by this mod.
What good are they? So glad you asked.
Compost
Give them a little time...
TADA! Fresh squeezed, brand new, sparkly clean DIRT! Just right click to take it out of the barrel.
What can be composted?
Oak Leaves
Spruce Saplings
Spruce Leaves
Birch Saplings
Birch Leaves
Jungle Saplings
Jungle Leaves
Rotten Flesh
Spider Eyes
String
Wheat
Bread
Dandelions
Roses
Brown Mushrooms
Red Mushrooms
Apples
Carrots
Potatoes
Baked Potatoes
Poison Potatoes
Pumpkins
Jack-o-lanterns
Pumpkin Pie
Melons
Melon Slices
Cactus
Lily pads
Vines
Sugar Cane
Tall Grass
Nether Wart
Pork (raw and cooked)
Beef (raw and cooked)
Chicken (raw and cooked)
Eggs
Fish (raw and cooked)
I wonder what happens when you mix this really fine dust with a full barrel of water...
Is... is that clay? YES!
The extra moisture might cause mushrooms to spontaneously erupt from the ground.
The spores that rise from the tainted soil have a strange effect on the water though, slowly turning it into the vile and hungry Witch Water. Don't have any mycelium handy? Mushroom Stew would probably work also.
The resulting water is just brimming with dark powers. DO NOT DRINK! NOT KOOL-AID!
You can try mixing some sand with it though.
It should quickly congeal into a dense mass. The product of this combination seems to have unique heat-producing properties...
This new stone is instantly cold to the touch. Very spooky. Tastes a bit like processed cheese.
Simply mix some milk with a barrel of water.
Give it some time to ripen...
And scoop it out by the handful. It makes a great glue. Strangely enough, it tastes a bit like egg yolk. Not bad actually. Don't let it sit too long, or it might get hungry...
If the conditions are just right, the extra moisture might help some moss to grow on nearby surfaces. Moss is pretty delicate though, so it'll need some shade and protection from the sun and the rain. Keep that in mind if you decide that you want to set up a Mossery.
Hammers
Resource Production
Just beat it up a little bit aaaand, instant GRAVEL!
Not good enough you say? Okay, give it another go!
Behold, SAND! Surely, you can't smash sand can you? YOU CAN!
Dust? What can you do with dust?
Hammers can also turn sandstone back into sand and turn stone bricks into cracked stone bricks.
Ok, now what can we do with these...?
Try putting 4 of them together... You'll probably have extra in your inventory, but thats a GOOD thing, because every once in a while you'll have enough to get a free block!
Then we can smelt the gravel...
Want more free metal? You could always smash the gravel too. Each time you smash the ore down, you have another chance of having a little left over to add to your next ingot.
Just remember, you can only smelt BLOCKS. The items have far too little metal content to smelt by themselves.
Still not enough? Maybe a magical lucky hammer would help...
Crook
A quick right click will pull the animal to you and away from those dangerous ledges. That should buy you enough time to repair a fence or fix a wall.
If an enemy does manage to spawn on your island, hitting it with a crook will do exactly zero damage. However, it will shove the enemy backwards. With some planning, you could arrange for them to be shoved into the void.
And finally, the improved reach allows you to better inspect leaves as you break them, making it twice as likely to get saplings (and apples) from leaf blocks as you break them.How do you get your hands on one?
Silkworms
If you let it free on a nearby leaf, it will colonize the tree with renewed vigor, slowly spreading to nearby leaf blocks!
Truly, these industrious little workers can perform miracles... They won't leave any leaves uneaten!
Be careful though, because once your wiggly friends finish with a tree, there won't be enough living foliage left to replant any saplings.It does make a great source of string though! The closer to white the leaves are, the more silk you'll get, so make sure you give them enough time to work!
If you want to get more silkworms, try using your crook on the infested leaves! If you manage to accumulate a lot of the little guys and you get pretty desperate, they are pretty high in protein...
Sieves
Just throw some stuff in there with a right click. It'll accept dirt, gravel, sand, dust and soul sand.
Right click a lot, or just right click and hold...
In no time, out pops your reward. If you're lucky... If not... You'll just have to keep trying.
Here's how you make them.
So what can you get out of them?
From dirt:
Stones (Always)
Wheat seeds (Common)
Grass seeds (Common)
Melon seeds (Uncommon)
Pumpkin seeds (Uncommon)
Sugarcane seeds (Uncommon)
Carrot seeds (Rare)
Potato seeds (Rare)
Oak seeds (Rare)
Spruce seeds (Very Rare)
Birch seeds (Very Rare)
From gravel:
Flint (Extremely Common)
Broken Iron Ore (Very Common)
Broken Gold Ore (Very Common)
Coal (Common)
Lapis Lazuli (Uncommon)
Diamond (Very Rare)
Emerald (Very Rare)
From sand:
Crushed Iron Ore (Very Common)
Crushed Gold Ore (Very Common)
Cocoa Beans (Uncommon)
Cactus seeds (Uncommon)
Jungle Tree seeds (Rare)
Ancient Spores (Very Rare)
From dust:
Pulverized Iron Ore (Very Common)
Pulverized Gold Ore (Very Common)
Bone Meal (Common)
Gunpowder (Common)
Blaze Powder (Uncommon)
Redstone Dust (Uncommon)
Glowstone Dust (Uncommon)
From soul sand:
Nether Quartz (Always)
Nether Wart (Uncommon)
Ghast Tears (Rare)
Crucibles
They require a heat source directly beneath them to function.
Anything that burns can be set on fire. Netherrack is nice because it lasts forever. If you're low on resources, a lit furnace could do the trick. Even a torch can work in a pinch. Keep in mind though, the lower the quality of the heat source, the longer it will take to melt things.
Just right click to add something to melt...
Then give it some time...
To make one, combine some clay with bonemeal to make porcelain, and carefully sculpt the crucible.
After that, you'll need to fire it in a furnace to harden the porcelain.
Agriculture
Ancient Spores:Use them on dirt to start growing mycelium.
Cows seem to have a strange allergic reaction to these spores. Use at your own risk!
Other Seeds
If you are lucky with a sieve you might find seeds for (from left to right) oak trees, spruce trees, birch trees, jungle trees, sugar cane, cactus, potatoes or carrots.
Stones
Stones? These fit perfectly in my hand. I'm suddenly overcome with the urge to throw them at EVERYTHING!
Or perhaps I'll just put them back together. Better safe than sorry.
I also found some of these little things while sifting dirt. That might be useful to know if I should ever find myself without any lava handy...
Dolls
This guy has quite the hot temper! He should take a nice bath to cool off, but he insists on having the water scorching so it doesn't help much. I think he was actually more angry after the bath. He started throwing things and mumbling about burning the whole building down. I ended up giving him a restraining order (and a stapler, just to be safe).
HINT: Add it to a barrel of lava and wait.
This friend is a bit on the goth side. He likes movies about vampires and witches. He's been practicing to be a vocalist in a metal band. Not a bad guy overall, but keep an eye on him. If he thinks you're not looking, he'll pocket anything he can get his hands on.
HINT: Add it to a barrel of witch water and wait.
Compatibility with other mods.
Silkworms and Crooks are mod compatible by default, meaning they will work on almost any trees added by any mods. So yes, a crook can help you find those rare Silverwood saplings.
IC2 Experimental
Find Crushed Uranium while sifting Sand.
Find Sulfur while sifting Dust.
Find Rubber Tree seeds while sifting Dirt.
Forestry
Find Apatite while sifting Gravel
Beeeeees!
Next, you'll need to create at least one bucket full of seed oil using a Squeezer. Put the seed oil into a barrel.
Right click the artificial hive on the barrel to give it a quick dip.
Find a place that looks attractive to bees and set down the scented artificial hive. The seed oil will wear off eventually if no bees move in. You'll have to treat it again and keep trying. Bees are extremely picky about choosing a new place to live. A hint though: all bees (unless otherwise stated) require a direct path between the hive and the sky to be empty. Leaves don't count as obstructions though, so you don't have to worry about trees too much.
What do these stupid bees want!?
Must be near flowers which are registered with Forestry.
Requires a PLAINS type biome.
Forest:
Must be near leaves, and lots of them.
Requires a FOREST type biome.
Modest:
Must be near Cactus.
Requires a DESERT type biome.
Tropical:
Must be near leaves, and lots of them.
Must be near vines.
Requires a JUNGLE type biome.
Wintry:
Must be near lots of snow (natural snow, not the blocks that you make out of snowballs).
Requires a FROZEN type biome.
Marshy:
Must be near mushrooms (brown or red will work).
Requires a SWAMP type biome.
Ender:
Must be near end stone, and lots of it.
Requires a END type biome.
Is naturally more difficult to lure than the other species.
What about Extra Bees?
Water:
Must be near lots of water.
Must be exactly ONE block below the surface of the water.
Must be near lily pads.
Requires a WATER type biome.
Rocky:
Must NOT be allowed to see the sky.
Must be near smooth stone, and lots of it.
Can spawn in ANY biome.
Is naturally more difficult to lure than the other species.
Embittered:
Must NOT be allowed to see the sky.
Must be near lots of netherrack.
Must be near nether wart.
Requires a NETHER type biome.
What about Magic Bees?
Mystical:
Must be near leaves, and lots of them.
Must be near gourd stalks.
Requires a FOREST type biome.
Sorcerous:
Must be near gourd stalks.
Requires a DESERT type biome.
Unusual:
Must be near gourd stalks.
Requires a JUNGLE type biome.
Attuned:
Must NOT be allowed to see the sky.
Must be near the void below the world.
Requires a MOUNTAIN type biome
Is naturally more difficult to lure than the other species.
Oblivion:
Must NOT be allowed to see the sky.
Must be near lots of end stone.
Requires a END type biome.
Is naturally more difficult to lure than the other species.
Infernal:
Must NOT be allowed to see the sky.
Must be near the void below the world.
Must be near lots of netherrack.
Requires a NETHER type biome.
Is naturally more difficult to lure than the other species.
WARNING!
Because of some technical issues, silkworms will not work on Forestry trees.The crook will still allow you to get more saplings from them though. Also, Forestry saplings will not work as compost in the barrels. However, if you have IC2 installed, you can turn the saplings into plantballs and compost those.
Applied Energistics
Find Charged Certus Quartz while sifting Sand.
Find Certus Quartz Dust while sifting Dust.
Manufacture Sky Stone by mixing Lava and Certus Quartz Dust.
Thermal Expansion
Use Blazing Pyrotheum as a heat source under a crucible for faster lava creation!
Place ore Gravel, Sands and Dusts into the Pulverizer to double your production!
Factorization
Mekanism
Tinkers Construct & Natura
Place ore Gravel, Sands and Dusts into the Smeltery to double your production!
MineFactory Reloaded
Lots more!
LoveHoly has created a mod called Ex Astris which adds support for many of the same mods. You can find it here.
A note on world generation.
To turn them on, you'll have to go into the config settings and locate the following section.
If you turn these settings on, then any new chunks generated in those areas will be void chunks. This is perfect for getting rid of that nasty exploit of building a bridge to land in skyblock maps. This also allows you to get perfect and endless void nether and end dimensions.
Warning!
If you choose to generate the nether as a void dimension, you will not be able to find 'nether fortress' chunks and spawn blazes. Hunting invisible fortresses sucked. If you want to find nether fortresses, enable the nether_fortresses_allowed option. This will allow fortresses to spawn in the void. You'll be able to see them too!
Permission for various things.
You have permission to redistribute my mod in any mod pack, public or private. You don't need to ask permission. I would appreciate if you posted in this thread so I can check it out, but you don't have to.
Videos
Yes please! I watch Let's Plays on YouTube and streams on Twitch. I'd love to see what you are doing with my mod.
Decompilation
I learned a lot from decompiling other mods while I worked on this one. For that reason, (and because I don't want the mod to disappear if I don't have as much time to work on it as I used to...) I have decided to make the source code for this mod public. You can find it here: SOURCE CODE.
Abandonment
IF the time should come that I abandon this mod, then you have full permission to use my source code to create your own releases. My definition of abandon means that ALL of the following have happened.
1) I am a FULL version number behind on Minecraft compatibility. So if the last version I release for is 1.6.4 then you can start thinking about adopting the mod when Minecraft releases version 1.8.
2) I haven't posted in this thread for AT LEAST the last two weeks, consecutively.
If BOTH of those occur, you would probably be doing me a favor by keeping my vision for the mod alive while my attention is demanded elsewhere.
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