Forming Press
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| Module Type | Reliant |
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| Created by | Sparks |
| Last Updated by | Bloo and BluePsychoRanger |
| Complementary Modules | Relocators |
| Compatible MC Versions | 1.8+ |
This module adds some more efficient crafting recipes for vanilla items.
Features
The Forming Press handles operations that require smelting as well as crafting, such as brick crafting, charcoal creation, and lava generation. The overall output of the Forming Press is approximately doubled compared to normal crafting operations.
Crafting
The Forming Press can be crafted in a Custom Crafter with the following recipe:
| Item | Ingredients | Recipe (Custom Crafter) | ||||||||||
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| Forming Press | Piston +
Cobblestone + Comparator + Furnace |
Custom Crafter |
Recipes
The Forming Press has the ability to craft the following items. The Forming Press recipes will result in an efficiency gain of 2x the normal output of simply crafting the blocks.
| Item Name | Ingredients | Recipe (Forming Press) | Additional Notes | ||||||||||
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| Stone Bricks | Cobblestone +
Clay Ball |
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| End Stone
Bricks |
End Stone +
Clay Ball |
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| Purpur Block | Chorus Fruit +
Clay Ball |
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| Prismarine
Bricks |
Prismarine Shard +
Clay Ball |
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| Nether Bricks | Netherrack +
Clay Ball |
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| Red Nether
Bricks |
Nether Wart +
Netherrack + Clay Ball |
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Netherrack and
Nether Wart can switch places (i.e. Netherrack in the corners and Nether Wart on the sides) | ||||||||||
| Polished Blackstone Bricks | Blackstone + Clay Ball |
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| Block of
Charcoal |
Log +
Wheat |
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Any type of log works,
as long as they are all the same | ||||||||||
| Bricks | Clay Ball |
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| Lava Bucket | Netherrack + Bucket |
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Compatibility
Forming Presses can be moved with Relocators.
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History
| Version | Date | Change |
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| 1.8 | 12 Feb 2015 | Released Master Crafting |
| 1.15 | 27 Mar 2020 | Changed recipes to be more consistent and add all brick types |
| 1.16 | 29 Nov 2020 | Master Crafters drop a custom block when moved with Relocators |
| 1.18 | 23 Apr 2022 | Module renamed from "Master Crafting" to "Forming Press" |
| Custom Crafters is now a library and no longer needs to be downloaded separately | ||
| Forming Presses are now crafted as items instead of upgraded from custom crafters | ||
| Updated crafting recipe | ||
| Forming Presses will drop as an item when broken instead of the crafting components | ||
| Forming Presses can no longer perform normal custom crafter recipes |
Previous Versions
MC 1.8 Versions
In the MC 1.8 Version, the resulting item would be placed in the middle slot of the custom crafter, rather than the bottom right slot.
MC 1.8-1.14 Versions
Prior to 1.15, recipes were very limited, only yielding 4 recipes. In 1.15 the recipes were standardized, adding crafting recipes for all brick types.
| MC 1.8-1.14 Old Crafting Recipes | |||||||||||||
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| Item Name | Ingredients | Recipe (Master Crafter) | Additional Notes | ||||||||||
| Stone Bricks | Stone + Clay Ball |
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| Block of Coal | Log |
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Any type of log works, as long as they are all the same | ||||||||||
| Bricks | Clay Block + Ladder |
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| Lava Bucket | Bucket + Netherrack |
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MC 1.8-1.17 Versions
Prior to 1.18, the module was called "Master Crafting" and was an upgrade of the Custom Crafter, being able to perform normal Custom Crafter recipes along with the additional brick, lava, and coal block recipes. The Master Craftmans's workbench was created using the recipe below:
Custom Crafter
Crafting a Master Crafter converted the Custom Crafter into a Master Crafter. Additionally, breaking the Master Crafter dropped the items used to craft them instead of a custom item.