Building Tips

This is Minecraft, I can't tell you how to build... But I can give you tips for it!

To build you will need Tools. And you will want Tools. Tools that can help you get Blocks, Tools to help you get different versions of those Blocks, and Tools to help you place Blocks! You'll need to start with a Stick!

Asks for: Stick

Tools are very important in Minecraft but so is inventory space. So why not clear some space up by making a Paxel! Paxels are a combination of Pickaxes (P), Axes (axe), and Shovels (els). They can strip wood, make paths, and mine any blocks that same pickaxe/axe/shovel tier can!

Compact Machines allow you to enter a compacted dimension. After placing a Compact Machine, you can enter it using the Personal Shrinking Device. The size of the Compact Machine is dependent on the recipe, ranging from 5x5x5 to 45x45x45! You can't break the Compact Machine's walls, and you can exit by Right Clicking the Personal Shrinking Device.

Asks for: Personal Shrinking Device

Building Gadgets 2 is a Mod that adds a few very helpful Items. All for of course, building! Each requires Energy to work and has a Menu which is pulled up by default G.

Asks for: Building Gadget, Copy Paste Gadget, Cut Paste Gadget, Destruction Gadget, Exchanging Gadget

Ever miss Construction Wands? Well I did, and so did Mrbysco! So he made Construction Sticks! There's a few different Tier of Construction Stick. The more expensive they are, the more Durability they have and the more Blocks they can place. They will start by just placing Blocks to fill a space, but their options can be changed by opening their GUI. You'll need to set a Keybind yourself to do it. Once you open it, you can change everything about them. Where they place Blocks, in what pattern, and even what Blocks to place down! They also have their own Upgrades you can Craft. To use them, combine the Upgrade with your Construction Stick in a Smithing Table.

Asks for: Copper Stick, Diamond Stick, Iron Stick, Netherite Stick, Stickiest Stick

Terraforming is an important part to even the simplest of Builds. But we Minecraft Players just simply don't have the time or effort to do so. So why not let Machines do it for us? Quarries are very easy ways of doing so but they all start with Block Breakers. The Simple Block Breaker will only break what is in front of it, not the most helpful... But the Advanced Block Breaker will Mine a set Area! Much better for Terraforming!

Asks for: Simple Block Breaker

Minecraft already adds hundreds of Blocks, and Mods add hundreds more! But sometimes it is still not enough. With some Mods we can change the Blocks we already have into ones with different shapes, designs, and even into entirely new Blocks!

Chisel Reborn is another Mod based off of Chiseled. The essence of the Mod is using the Chisel Tool to change the designs of some Blocks. You can Right Click with the Chisel to open its GUI, there you can put up to a stack of Blocks into it, then choose a design you want, and take it out. Or you can keep it in the Chisel, I don't see why you would want to though. You can also Left Click a Block with the Chisel to change its design without opening the Chisel GUI! Don't worry this one doesn't have Durability.

Asks for: Chisel

Chipped is similar to Chisels Mods as it changes the designs of Blocks, but Chipped has their own way of doing so! Chipped instead uses Stations you'll need to go to, to change Blocks. There's 7 different Stations each change different Blocks: Carpenters Table changes Wood, Glassblower changes Glass. And 6 of those Stations can be changed into a handheld Item for easier access. There's even Backpack Upgrades for them!

Asks for: Alchemy Bench, Alchemy Book, Botanist Workbench, Carpenters Table, Chisel, Glassblower

Framed Blocks is the single most important Building Mod. Infact if you give me a Modpack and Framed Blocks is not in it, I won't play. It is that important! Framed Blocks gives us mock Blocks that can be filled in with any Block that isn't a Block Entity (Block Entities are Blocks like Crafting Table, Furnace, or Enrichment Chamber). These Frames can be just about any shape or anything! From vertical Slabs, to slopes, even quarter blocks! You want Netherite Stairs? Then use Framed Blocks! You want a Haybale Crafting Table? You can get it! You want perfect angles in your build? Then start making Framed Blocks!

Camol is the answer to camouflaging EVERYTHING. From Pipez to Mekanism Cables to ATM Stars, and everything but the- no, wait, the Kitchen Sink, too. Craft the Camo Block together with the block you want to use for the camo, then right click it on the block you want to camouflage, like some kind of cable or something. By default the Camo Block will take on the collision shape of the camoed block. You can change this to the Shape Retaining version by putting it into a crafting grid by itself. This will make it take on the shape of the camoing block. If you want to remove a Camo Block, right click the camoed block with another Camo Block.

Asks for: Camo Block

A continuation of Chiseled, Rechiseled! All of this Mod works within the Chisel Tool, Right Click with it to pull up its GUI. On the Left is where you choose the design and the Bottom Right is where you put the Blocks. Above it you can view the design in set patterns: just the 1 Block, 3x1 Blocks, or 3x3 Wall of that Block. You can also set the image to either spin or not spin by clicking the button! Next to where the Blocks go, you can click the Chisel, doing this will set the selected design, to every Block in your Inventory that can be changed. Also does not have Durability!

Asks for: Chisel

Get a Block. Literally any Block. Every Player should know Blocks are the building Blocks of building. To actually build something you will need Blocks.

While being the most expensive, they also are the prettiest! And that is what matters for Builds!

Asks for: Amethyst Block, Copper Block, Diamond Block, Emerald Block, Gold Block, Iron Block

AllTheOres is a built in-house mod made to help unify ores. With that comes a ton of very useful decorative blocks! Fluorite and Sapphire both look very cool!

You'll get this eventually, it's quite literally the most abundant Block in Minecraft.

Asks for: Cobblestone

Color is one of the most important parts of making a Build more lively! It gives it life, personality, and color! Start with the Dyes!

Remember when it was just Stone and Cobblestone?

Asks for: Andesite, Basalt, Blackstone, Deepslate, Diorite, Granite

If you're like me and don't like living in a Box (it reminds me too much of School), then you'll like to have Glass in your Builds to see outside. While the normal Vanilla ones are nice of course we can do much better! We can even get some use out of it!

Asks for: Glass

Is this necessary?

Windows, Windows Panes, Winder Shutters, Curtains, Blinds, to even Parapets! I don't even know what that is!

Only some of theses stones are chipped though.

Don't even complain about this one. There are dozens of ways of getting Iron and it's needed for even just normal progression. You will get Iron, you will make it into a Block, and you will make it pretty!

Redstone, Lapis, Quartz, Amethyst, Emerald, and Diamonds are all precious Gems. So of course we are turning them into Blocks, very pretty precious Blocks to be exact!

While they can be expensive they're also plenty stylish!

I've always hated how boring Concrete is, especially in real life. Well atleast in Minecraft with the Chipped Mod we can get different designs with it!

While protecting our Nuclear Reactors are important and viewing the contents of them relate to the safety of it. The Glass can also be used to make our bases look better! And really what's more important: safety and protection of our nuclear reactors? Or making our bases look better!

Asks for: Reactor Glass (Basic), Turbine Glass (Basic), Fluidizer Glass, Reactor Glass (Reinforced), Turbine Glass (Reinforced), Reprocessor Glass

XyCraft is all about the 5 different Colors, this includes using them for Blocks! Green, Red, Blue, Dark, and Light Blocks of all sorts!

Plastic Construction Bricks are Blocks made through PneumaticCraft: Repressurized. Just like their real life counter parts they hurt to step on! So either wear Shoes or smooth down the Bricks.

New types of Glass that can be used with your Trains! Or bases, I can't make you use it for anything specific.

XyCraft adds plenty of Glasses with it's World Core! From ones you can walk through, to glowing ones, to stronger ones!

More Blocks added by Railcraft? I'm starting to doubt if it's even about Trains!

What rolls down stairs Alone or in pairs... Rolls over your neighbor's dog What's great for a snack And fits on your back? It's Log! Log! Log!

The Logs from Vanilla Minecraft, found in the different Vanilla Biomes! I shouldn't have to explain anymore than that!

Asks for: Acacia Log, Birch Log, Cherry Log, Crimson Stem, Dark Oak Log, Jungle Log

Productive Trees is all about Trees and Breeding Trees to make more Trees. So you are safe to guess it brings more Wood types to Minecraft! Heck even some specialty Wood!

The 10 Vanilla Logs are wonderful, but they only have so many designs! So of course Chipped, chipped in by adding dozens of new designs for those Logs!

What does Crystalix give us you ask? It gives Glass! All different types of Glass! There is Normal, Clear, and Bordered. Bordered is the normal Minecraft Glass pattern. It has borders and pixels near corner to let you know it is Glass. Clear has the borders but no pixels near the corners, so the inside is all clear. Normal has no borders or pixels, it is entirely 100% clear and one color. Each Crystalix Glass has its own properties as well: Shadeless, Reinforced, Light, and Ghost. Shadeless will affect how it reacts to Shaders and even Minecraft lighting. Reinforced will affect Blast Resistance. Light will affect whether it gives Light, ignores Light, or acts like normal Glass, letting Light in. Ghost will be able to change who can walk through the Glass, this one has the most settings.

Don't worry, these won't set on fire!

Even Glazed versions!

Glassential is very important Mod for building, even for builds with purposes! It's not just normal Glass, these have abilities which can be read while hovering over the Item! Like Ethereal Glass which you can walk through but Mobs can't. (I used that for my Bee Dome in 9sky!)

The original Minecraft Chair, the stairs. Welcome to Modded Minecraft, we have much more than just stairs for decoration. There are dozens of mods that add decoration and even more that add items that can be used for decoration!

Light is a very important part of any Base. It keeps Monsters from Spawning, helps to see, and even adds more Color and life to your Builds! Or you can just use Night Vision but where's the fun in that!

Asks for: Copper Bulb, Exposed Copper Bulb, Glowstone, Jack O Lantern, Lantern, Ochre Froglight

Man some Light Sources are just so butt ugly! Lets change that!

The magical realm of Ars Nouveau brings us Magelights! Light Sources of pure magic! They can either be placed normally using Spells or you can craft a Magelight Lantern and place that instead.

Asks for: Archwood Magelight Lantern, Golden Magelight Lantern, Magelight Lantern, Polished Sourcestone Magelight Lantern, Soul Magelight Lantern, Sourcestone Magelight Lantern

Macaw decided the furniture wasn't enough, he needed his Macaw home to have more than just natural lighting from his Macaw Windows. So now we have Macaw's Lights and Lamps which adds all sorts of Light Sources. From Lamps to Lanterns to Chanderliers!

Works similar to the Simply Lights, Inverted will Light when no Redstone is applied to it while normal will only work with Redstone. These need to be attached to a Wall to be placed though.

Asks for: Black Wall Lamp, Blue Wall Lamp, Brown Wall Lamp, Cyan Wall Lamp, Gray Wall Lamp, Green Wall Lamp

These are Mods that I've found perfect for decorating your house or base! Feel free to check out even more than what's shown here!

Cooking for Blockheads is all about making the Kitchen your home. I recommend using everything it gives as every Item has a use and looks amazing!

Handcrafted is for everything Decoration wise. There's Beds (that look good enough to sleep in, and I'm a picky sleeper!) and Nightstands for the Bedrooms. There's Chairs and Tables for Living Room. There's an Oven, Plates, and Bowls for the Kitchen. Heck there's even Statues just for showing off!

Macaw Sketch is a very popular Mod Developer. He is known for Decor Mods. From Windows, to Pathways, to Drawers. He makes just about everything. Can you craft it all?

Macaw's Doors adds all sorts of different Doors and variants of Doors. You want the Birch design but with Spruce Wood? You can have it! Heck it even has Hospital Doors!

This one adds Non-Minecraft Blocks so I'd rather not discuss it.

This Macaw Mod adds new types of Fences, Gates, and Walls. Yes, the barbed wire will hurt you. No, you can't jump over any of them normally.

Similar to Macaw's Doors this one adds different types and versions of Trapdoors. You want a Jungle Trapdoor with the Spruce Pattern? Well now you can!

Simply Lights adds very simple to make and easy to use lights. When inverted they will work without Redstone and will turn off when the Redstone signal goes activates it. There are plenty of different colors and shapes of it!

The quintessential Macaw Mod, Macaw's Furniture! It adds everything you need! Chairs, Tables, Bookshelves, and even Drawers!

Now these are super helpful, you should definitely check them out! The actual Light Source is the Feral Flare Lantern. It will place invisible Light Sources around 20 Blocks or more around it. The Mega Torch is different: it doesn't emit Light but it does Block all Hostile Mob spawns with 64 Blocks of it! Useful for those using Night Vision. The Dread Lamp does the opposite, it blocks Passive Mob spawns in the same area.

Farmer's Delight is all about Farming and Cooking Food Items! We can also use those same Items for Decoration and usage! The Stove, Pots, and Pans are perfect for a Kitchen. The Food Barrels are great for a Pantry. The Farm stuff is great for outdoor decor and the Cabinets are perfect for anywhere!

Paths and Pathways adds tons of different Carpet like Blocks (and full Blocks and Slab versions). These are obviously used as Paths, they just look much nicer than the Minecraft Path Block.

XyCraft of course with being all around Colors, the Lights are also based on Color. The RGB Lights will be whatever Dye they are made with. The Dye specifically not the Gem.

Asks for: RGB Cube Lamp, RGB Flush Lamp, RGB Lantern Lamp, RGB Pillar Lamp

You got one of everything from Macaw's Mods. I think you've earned it. And by it I mean you're own Macaw!

From normal Glass, to Glass with Panes, to even Mosaics!

Copper is the most abundant Ore in Minecraft and its main use is for decoration. There's already plenty of different variants added by Minecraft but Chipped didn't think it was good enough! So we got more! Even variants for the oxidized versions. You can make faux Emerald Blocks.

Luminax is a very simple Mod. You like Colored Lights? You can have Colored Lights. They are all one color with no Texturing and can come in different Shapes like Stairs or Slabs or even Pressure Plates! They even work with Dyenamics!

Ars Nouveau is a very fun magic Mod and with it brings its own set of Wood! Archwood comes in 5 different colors of trees that spawn in most Biomes but mostly in their Archwood Biome!