# Mechanical Factory
\n## Description
\nA factory style mod that uses mechanical processes to generate blocks items etc. All intended to work with vanilla clients.<\/p>\n
Mod Demonstration. use of sieve (demo 1) has changed slightly<\/p>\n
## Data driven _recipes_
\nPut a .json folder with any name into a datapack within the folders anvil, generator, sieve, or weathering.
\nCall the json file “default(-optionaltext).json” to overwrite the original recipes.
\nFiles named “original(-optionaltext).json” can be overwritten by default files.<\/p>\n
### Anvil recipes
\n“`json
\n[
\n {
\n “input”: [
\n “minecraft:input_block_one”,
\n “modid:input_block_two”,
\n “anothermodid:input_block_there”
\n ],
\n “ouput”: [
\n “minecraft:output_block_one”,
\n “modid:output_block_two”
\n ]
\n }
\n]
\n“`<\/p>\n
In the recipe object, `”mixed”: false`, can be included to only allow the recipe in the given order, otherwise every permutation of the inputs is included.
\nThe `”mixed”` field defaults to true.<\/p>\n
### Generator recipes
\n“`json
\n[
\n {
\n “primary_fluid”: “minecraft:water”,
\n “secondary_block”: “minecraft:blue_ice”,
\n “output_block”: “minecraft:ice”
\n },
\n {
\n “primary_fluid”: “minecraft:flowing_lava”,
\n “secondary_fluid”: “minecraft:water”,
\n “underneath_block”: “minecraft:nether_bricks”,
\n “output_block”: “minecraft:netherrack”
\n }
\n]
\n“`<\/p>\n
### Sieve recipes
\n“`json
\n[
\n {
\n “input”: [
\n “minecraft:input_block_one”,
\n “modid:input_block_two”,
\n “anothermodid:input_block_there”
\n ],
\n “ouput”: [
\n “minecraft:output_block_one”,
\n “modid:output_block_two”
\n ]
\n }
\n]
\n“`<\/p>\n
### Weathering recipes
\n“`json
\n[
\n {
\n “input”: “minecraft:granite”,
\n “total_weight”: 6,
\n “delay”: 70,
\n “outputs”: [
\n {
\n “weight”: 5,
\n “min”: 3,
\n “max”: 8,
\n “item”: “minecraft:raw_copper”
\n },
\n {
\n “weight”: 6,
\n “min”: 1,
\n “max”: 1,
\n “item”: “minecraft:stone”
\n }
\n ]
\n }
\n]
\n“`<\/p>\n
### Anvil :green_circle:
\n– cobble -> gravel
\n– gravel -> sand
\n– sandstone -> sand
\n– stone -> cobblestone
\n– cobblestone + gravel -> tuff
\n– tuff + gravel -> deepslate
\n– andesite + sand -> calcite
\n– stone + sand -> diorite
\n– stone + gravel -> andersite
\n– stone + redsand -> granite
\n– concrete -> concrete powder :yellow_circle:
\n– netherrack + soul soil -> soul sand + soul soil
\n– netherrack + flowing lava -> magma block
\n– sand + flowing source -> redsand
\n– sand + flowing water -> clay block
\n– mossy cobble + ice -> prismarine<\/p>\n
### Seive :green_circle:
\nworks by dispensing an input into a scaffolding, after a specific amount of time an item is dropped and the scaffolding is broken<\/p>\n
further details at this page<\/p>\n
### Generator :green_circle:
\n– water + blue ice -> frosted ice
\n– water + purpur block + lava -> endstone
\n– blue ice + netherbrick + lava -> netherack<\/p>\n
### Weathering :green_circle:
\n– cobble + water -> mossycobble
\n– stone bricks + water -> mossy stone bricks
\n– log + lava -> block of coal (small probability)<\/p>\n
### Other features
\n– dispenser with a diamond tool in the centre attempts to break the block infront :green_circle:
\n– dispenser with center popped chorus fruit uses one and places a block :green_circle:
\n– dispenser with bucket pointed into a full cauldron will remove its contents :green_circle:
\n– piston can push budding amethyst :green_circle:
\n– piston with a netherwart block in front of it can push lava source blocks
\n– piston with a wet sponge in front of it can push w<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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