Functional/Utility Blocks

From Decorational to Functional

Not all mods have to be one-hundred percent their original intentions. In this case, Thingamajigs offers some utility functions to help operators with servers, survival players with obtaining better resources, and to allow certain specific use cases and integration with other mods.

Some decorations have real storage use. When right clicked, they open a UI like a chest or barrel, and will save the contents to the world when the world/UI is closed.

Note that in the future, more blocks will have this functionality. For now, mailboxes and fridges have storage abilities. Mailboxes can be locked with the Key item, as well.

One such utility is the Converter block (internally known as the sludge_converter). This block converts certain items and fluids to other materials, resources, and more.

Some "included by default" recipes require the player to do some exploration and gathering of expensive materials. Other recipes require other mods to be active and usable.

Some default recipes are as follows:

• Have liquid Sludge above the Converter and it will be turned into Byproduct.

• Have a Purifying Block below the Converter and it will spill endless amounts of Purifying Water out the top (not drinkable nor has a bottle form).

• Right click with a Sludge Bucket to get an Empty Bucket back and a Byproduct which will pop out of the Converter.

• Right click with a Purifying Water Bucket to get an Empty Bucket back and a Golden Apple Shard that will pop out the top of the Converter (don't lose this!).

Note that these recipes are used for producing very late game and exploration based items and liquids.

The Converter is the ONLY way to obtain these items.

Obtaining them once is good, but if you lose them it will take a long time to get them back. Don't misplace or lose these items. Store them in a good place.

The following rare items are as follows:

• Golden Apple Shard

• Globized Golden Apple Shard

• Purifying Ingots and Nuggets

• Purifying Block

A list of mods is below that will unlock new Converter recipes specific for that mod:

• Create

Here is a list of recipes that are unlocked by installing Create and Thingamajigs together:

• Netherrack Dupe: Place lava below the Converter block, then make an infinite cobblestone generator using water and lava above (or another mod to place the cobble above the Converter) and the cobble will be transformed into netherrack.

• Wheat to Egg: Place Purifying Water below the Converter, then right click the Converter with Wheat in your hand, and an egg will pop out the top of the Converter.

If you attempt to insert a fluid or specific items that don't work with the Converter, the Converter will tell you that the item or fluid is invalid, or doesn't have recipes yet.

There is no JSON system for Converter recipes currently, nor any plans to add a system. Sorry, ☹️.

Other recipes will be made in the future for other mods 😄👍.

Depending on need and how much they might break the original intended methods for obtaining certain items and blocks, recipes may be tweaked for balance.

Other utility blocks include ones for server operators and owners.

These are disabled by default, but can be accessed if enabled in the config options of the mod.

Once enabled, they will appear in the operator items creative mode tab for easy access.

Several items for easy placement of blocks without the fill command are shown at the top.

These are the Water Source, Nether Portal, End Portal, and End Gateway blocks, respectively. These representations of blocks allow operators to directly place blocks in the world of their respective types. Nether Portals when placed this way won't face the direction properly, so it is recommended you use a Debug Stick along with these blocks to get them working the way you want them to. Water Sources are like the blocks from past versions of the game, they are the literal block form of the liquid they say they are, and can be placed without bucket restrictions, useful for example, water in the nether.

Other blocks are for interacting with the world. Such as the Super Sponge. The Super Sponge allows you to take a bigger chunk out of the water, enough to stop it from filling back in again (if placed in the right spots and quickly).

Remember that operator blocks can't be accessed normally if the config option is disabled for the mod.