Block Compressors
This module allows you to compress stacks of items into a single item for better storage.
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| Module Type | Reliant |
|---|---|
| Created by | Sparks |
| Last Updated by | SunderB, Misode and BluePsychoRanger |
| Complementary Modules | Relocators |
| Compatible MC Versions | 1.9+ |
Features
General
The Block Compressor is a machine that compresses and decompresses items on top of it. Compressed items enable containers like chests and shulker boxes to hold vastly greater quantities of items.
Compressed items can easily be decompressed back into their original state to be used in crafting and building. Be careful though, if a compressed item is placed as a block it will lose its compressed state. For example, if a *64 compressed diamond block is placed on the ground, 63 diamond blocks will have just been lost.
Crafting
The Block Compressor can be crafted in a Custom Crafter using iron, purpur, obsidian, and pistons.
| Item | Ingredients | Recipe (Custom Crafter) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block Compressor | Iron Ingot +
Purpur Block + Obsidian + Piston + Cobblestone |
Custom Crafter |
Compressing and Decompressing
The GUI of a Block Compressor is used as a settings interface for the type of compression it will do. A Block Compressor has 2 modes: compression and decompression. Compression mode is set if an item with a stack size greater than 1 (e.g. 16 or 64) is in the Compressor, while decompression mode is set if a single item (stack size of 1) is in the Compressor.
Once Block Compressors mode is set, throw items on-top of the Compressor to compress/decompress them.
Compatibility
Compressors can be moved with Relocators.
Technical Details
A chest full of *64 compressed items can hold a total of 110,592 items, 6400% more than a chest of uncompressed items (1728 items).
A chest full of shulker boxes, each full of *64 compressed items, can hold 2,985,984 items.
A block compressor will do 1 compression per 16 game ticks, 8 redstone ticks, or 0.8 seconds.
Advancements
| Advancement | Requirement |
|---|---|
Clever Crushing Make yourself a Block Compressor |
Have a Block Compressor in your inventory |
A Compressed Diet Eat too much of everything. This can't be good for you... |
Eat a max compressed item of each food item. Uses the same list as A Balanced Diet, but excludes the soups/stews and enchanted golden apples. Most items must be 64x compressed, however honey bottles must be 16x compressed, as their max stack size is 16. |
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History
| Version | Date | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | 03 Feb 2016 | Released Block Compressors |
| 1.14 | 10 Jul 2019 | Fixed an issue of nbt being lost when compressing |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Patched a duplication exploit resulting from decompressing
items that were compressed before the 1.14 module update | |
| 1.16 | 29 Nov 2020 | Block Compressors drop a custom block when moved with Relocators |
| 1.17 | 23 Aug 2021 | Compression can now occur with any stack size |
| 1.18 | 23 Apr 2022 | Custom Crafters is now a library and no longer needs to be downloaded separately |
| Compressors are now crafted as items instead of upgraded from custom crafters | ||
| Updated crafting recipe | ||
| "Clever Crushing" advancement trigger changed to picking up a Compressor | ||
| Compressors will drop as an item when broken instead of the crafting components | ||
| A fake pressure plate has been added to Compressors to indicate that items should be thrown on top of them |
Previous Versions
MC 1.9-1.13 Versions
Prior to 1.14, items that got compressed would lose custom NBT, such as enchantments, Skull texture, and lore.
MC 1.9-1.17 Versions
Prior to 1.18, the recipe used to be
Custom Crafter
Crafting a Block Compressor converted the Custom Crafter into a Block Compressor. Additionally, breaking the Block Compressor dropped the items used to craft them instead of a custom item.