Ceramics is a mod designed to increase Minecraft’s gameplay using clay. Originally inspired by the clay bucket from Iguana Tinker Tweaks, this mod simply added a clay bucket, but now it adds quite a few other features made from clay to both improve the early game and be used in long term builds.<\/p>\n
In the mods current form, it adds features in three categories.<\/p>\n
### Tools
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Ceramics adds various tools designed to extend options for tools using clay. Available tools include:<\/p>\n
\u00a0**Terracotta buckets**:\u00a0Early game bucket alternative.<\/p>\n
* Can transport cold liquids with ease, but cracks when filling with hot fluid.
\n* Cracked buckets break on emptying, making it effectively single use for hot fluids.
\n* Cool fluids can be transported freely.
\n* Unlike other clay bucket mods, these are fully dynamic and will automatically add variants for all available fluids (such as Tinker Construct or Forestry).<\/p>\n
**Terracotta plate armor**:\u00a0Alternative to leather armor early game.<\/p>\n
* Leather is often hard to obtain before iron, so clay provides a more affordable alternative.
\n* Apparently clay plate armor was once a thing, so kinda historically accurate.<\/p>\n
### Fluids<\/p>\n
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Ceramics adds several different fluid related blocks to store and transport fluids in world.<\/p>\n
**Cisterns**:\u00a0An extendable liquid storage block.<\/p>\n
* In comes in all 17 clay colors which have a capacity of 4 per barrel, plus an additional 16 porcelain colors which have a capacity of 6 buckets per barrel.
\n* The capacity can be further extended by stacking the cistern vertically, which add the base value for each extension placed on top.
\n* Will visually connect to faucets, channels, and gauges.<\/p>\n
**Gauges**: Read fluid level.<\/p>\n
* Place on the side of any fluid tank, including cisterns and those from other mods.
\n* Right click to display the name of the contained fluid and the amount.<\/p>\n
**Faucets**: Allow simple fluid extraction.<\/p>\n
* Can connect to the side or bottom of a block and pour into one below the faucet.
\n* Can be activated by right click or redstone, and will slowly pour until the tank below is full or it runs out of fluid.
\n* Primary way to fill channels.<\/p>\n
**Channels**:\u00a0Allow simple fluid transport.<\/p>\n
* Cannot extract fluids, require a faucet to fill. Will push fluids into nearby tanks or blocks.
\n* Each side has a direction, which will be set on placement and can be configured afterwards by right click.
\n* Can additionally pour downward, which can be enabled by hand or redstone.
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\nAll fluid blocks come in two variants:<\/p>\n
* Terracotta: Will crack over time if filled with hot fluids, but can transport and store cool fluids freely. Cracked terracotta can be repaired using raw clay.
\n* Porcelain: Heat resistant, allowing transporting hot fluids without damage to the block. Require the addition of porcelain.<\/p>\n
### Decoration
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Apart from functional blocks, Ceramics adds a range of decorative blocks to spruce up any base.<\/p>\n
**Porcelain**: Decorative block that is similar to stained terracotta or concrete, but in pastel colors.<\/p>\n
**Porcelain Bricks**:\u00a0White variant of bricks. Can be made into slabs, stairs, and walls<\/p>\n
**Fancy Bricks**:\u00a0Six additional styles of bricks with a slightly more random pattern. Each type comes in slabs, stairs, and walls.<\/p>\n
* *Dark Bricks*:\u00a0Dark red bricks with a factory tones
\n* *Monochrome Bricks*: gray bricks with the occasional black accent
\n* *Golden Bricks*: Bright yellow bricks designed to show riches
\n* *Marine Bricks*: Oceanic bricks to decorate a prismarine build.
\n* *Lava Bricks*: Magmatic bricks to improve a Nether base
\n* *Dragon Bricks*: Endish bricks to provide a dark pop<\/p>\n
**Rainbow Bricks and Clay**:\u00a0feature a colorful, but gradual rainbow animation.<\/p>\n
* Clay comes in 8 variants based on where the animation starts.
\n* Bricks can be made into stairs, slabs, and walls.
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### More Information<\/p>\n
For information, check out the gallery tab. You can also come discuss Ceramics on the SlimeKnights Discord.<\/p>\n
Feel free to use this mod in a mod pack, provided you give a link back to this page<\/p>\n
If you want to support me on Patreon, use the link in the sidebar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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