Forming Press

This module adds some more efficient crafting recipes for vanilla items.

Forming Press

Module Type	Reliant
Created by	Bloo
Last Updated by	Bloo and BluePsychoRanger
Complementary Modules	Relocators
Compatible MC Versions	1.8+

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)
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
Stone Bricks	Cobblestone + Clay Ball	16
End Stone Bricks	End Stone + Clay Ball	16
Purpur Block	Chorus Fruit + Clay Ball	16
Prismarine Bricks	Prismarine Shard + Clay Ball	2
Nether Bricks	Netherrack + Clay Ball	4
Red Nether Bricks	Nether Wart + Netherrack + Clay Ball	4	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	16
Deepslate Bricks	Cobbled Deepslate + Clay Ball	16
Mud Bricks	Mud + Clay Ball	16
Block of Charcoal	Log + Wheat	2	Any type of log works, as long as they are all the same
Bricks	Clay Ball	4
Lava Bucket	Netherrack + Bucket
Packed Mud	Wheat + Mud	8

Compatibility

Forming Presses can be moved with Relocators.

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History

Version	Date	Change
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
1.19	15 Nov 2022	Added Mangrove Logs
		Fixed bug where using Dark Oak Logs for the Charcoal Block recipe would always give two Charcoal Blocks
		Added Deepslate Bricks, Mud Bricks, and Polished Blackstone Bricks recipes
	9 April 2023	Added recipe for Wheat + Mud to give two Packed Mud Bricks

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
Item Name	Ingredients	Recipe (Master Crafter)	Additional Notes
Stone Bricks	Stone + Clay Ball	16
Block of Coal	Log		Any type of log works, as long as they are all the same
Bricks	Clay Block + Ladder	12
Lava Bucket	Bucket + Netherrack

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.