Construction Sticks guide for All the Mods 11 0.1.0 to 0.9.0-beta

Construction Sticks is part of this pack, and the version you get is 3.2.0 (the file is ConstructionSticks-26.1.2-3.2.0.jar). It was already in the pack by 0.8.0-beta, though the sources don't say exactly when it first arrived.^[1]

Unverified The sources I have don't describe what Construction Sticks does in this pack, how its items are crafted, or which config options it has, so I'm not guessing at any of that. They also don't place the mod anywhere in the pack's progression. I found no quests for it and no sign that it sits on the ATM Star path. Check the mod in-game before relying on any of those details.

Construction Sticks let you extend a building quickly by placing a row of blocks at once. In this pack the first goal is simple: craft a stick, learn the controls, then pick the upgrades you want. The mod even has an advancement for the first step, "Craft any Construction Stick".^[2]

First, craft the Stickiest Stick

Start with the Stickiest Stick. In this pack it has a shaped crafting recipe, shown here:^[2][3]

Stickiest StickMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Empty slot	any wooden rod
Empty slot	any wooden rod	Empty slot
any wooden rod	Empty slot	Empty slot

Recipe id: constructionstick:wooden_stick

Once you have it, the stick places blocks at the side of a building that is facing you. Shulker boxes, bundles and many containers from other mods can supply building blocks for it. If you hold a block in your offhand, the stick places that block instead of the one you are looking at.^[2]

Next, learn the controls before you build big

• Press the bound lock key to change the placement restriction: Horizontal, Vertical, North/South, East/West or No lock.^[2]
• Open the option screen with its own bound key. It has settings such as replacing fluids, snow and tallgrass, and placing random blocks from your hotbar.^[2]
• Hold the bound undo key while looking at blocks to see your last placements outlined in green. Press the undo key while looking at any of them to undo the operation and get the items back.^[2]

Then make a Stick Template

The Stick Template is the base template item, and the recipe is shown below. The upgrade templates each have their own crafting recipes too. The higher stick tiers (Copper Stick, Iron Stick, Diamond Stick and Netherite Stick) are made through smithing transform recipes.^[3]

Stick TemplateMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any wooden rod	Empty slot
any wooden rod	any wooden button	any wooden rod
Empty slot	any wooden rod	Empty slot

Recipe id: constructionstick:stick_template

Copper StickMod recipe

Smithing Transform

Recipe id: constructionstick:smithing_transform/copper_stick

The Copper Stick is made with a smithing transform recipe.

Finally, pick an upgrade

There is a template for each upgrade. The Angel Stick Template places a block on the opposite side of the block or row you are facing, so you can build in mid-air. The Battery Template lets the stick use energy instead of durability. The Destruction Stick Template destroys blocks on the side facing you.^[2][3]

The Replacement Stick Template swaps blocks for the type you hold in your offhand, which is handy for replacing walls after placement. The Unbreakable Template lets you place blocks without using durability, so the stick never breaks.^[2][3]

To apply an upgrade, put the template, your stick and the required item together in a Smithing Table. To switch between upgrades, press the bound switch key while holding the stick, or use the option screen. Here is the Angel upgrade on the Stickiest Stick:^[2][3]

Stickiest StickMod recipe

Smithing Upgrade (constructionstick)

Recipe id: constructionstick:smithing_upgrade/wooden_stick_with_template_angel

Each stick tier has matching smithing upgrade recipes for each template.

Construction Sticks is a family of handheld building tools. This section covers how the sticks place blocks, what each upgrade changes, and how undo and inventory access work.^[2][3]

Basic placement

A stick extends a building on the side facing you. It places several blocks at once, and how many, plus how long the stick lasts, depends on the stick you hold. The tooltip fills in those values in game, but the sources here don't show them, so check the tooltip on your own stick.^[2]

You can change the placement restriction with a bound key, or open the option screen with another bound key. The lock modes are Horizontal, Vertical, North/South, East/West and No lock.^[2]

• Horizontal builds a horizontal column in front of the original block, and Vertical builds a vertical column in front of it.^[2]
• North/South and East/West build a row in that direction on top of the original block.^[2]
• No lock extends from any side of the original block.^[2]

Option screen settings

• Direction: blocks can be placed facing the player, or with the same direction as the target block.^[2]
• Match: Exact only extends blocks that are exactly the same. Similar treats similar blocks, such as dirt and grass types, as equal.^[2]
• Random: when on, the stick places random blocks from your hotbar. When off, it doesn't randomize.^[2]
• Replace: when on, the stick replaces certain blocks like fluids, snow and tallgrass.^[2]

Where the blocks come from

Shulker boxes, bundles and many containers from other mods can supply building blocks to the stick. Blocks in your offhand take priority: the stick places those instead of the block you're looking at.^[2]

Undo

Hold the bound undo-preview key while looking at blocks and the last blocks you placed get a green border. Press the bound undo key while looking at any of them to undo the operation and get the items back. If you used the Destruction upgrade, undo restores the destroyed blocks.^[2]

Upgrades

Upgrades are applied in a Smithing Table. You put the upgrade template, your stick and the required item together. The Smithing Table recipes show which item is required. To switch between installed upgrades, press the bound key while holding the stick, or use the option screen.^[2]

The pack has a smithing upgrade recipe for every combination of the Copper, Iron, Diamond and Netherite sticks with each of the five upgrade templates. The Stick Template is its own crafting recipe.^[3]

Stick TemplateMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any wooden rod	Empty slot
any wooden rod	any wooden button	any wooden rod
Empty slot	any wooden rod	Empty slot

Recipe id: constructionstick:stick_template

The Stick Template is a crafting recipe in the pack.

Iron StickMod recipe

Smithing Upgrade (constructionstick)

Recipe id: constructionstick:smithing_upgrade/iron_stick_with_template_angel

One example of a smithing upgrade recipe, here for the Iron Stick with the Angel template.

• Angel Stick Template places a block on the opposite side of the block or row you are facing. Right-click empty space to place a block in midair, with the block you want to place in your offhand. The maximum distance depends on the stick tier.^[2][3]
• The Angel upgrade also lets you place blocks below you while you fall more than 10 blocks. That can save you from drops or the void.^[2]
• Battery Template lets the stick use energy instead of durability. The stick can store energy, but you can only charge it if another mod provides a way to do so.^[2][3]
• Destruction Stick Template destroys blocks on the side facing you, but not block entities. The maximum number of blocks depends on the stick tier. Destroyed blocks disappear into the void, so use undo if you make a mistake.^[2][3]
• Replacement Stick Template swaps blocks for the block type in your offhand, which is handy for replacing walls after placing them.^[2][3]
• Unbreakable Template lets you place blocks without using durability, so the stick never breaks.^[2][3]

The stick tiers

The sticks are Stickiest Stick, Copper Stick, Iron Stick, Diamond Stick and Netherite Stick. Their in-pack recipes are shown below.^[3]

Stickiest StickMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Empty slot	any wooden rod
Empty slot	any wooden rod	Empty slot
any wooden rod	Empty slot	Empty slot

Recipe id: constructionstick:wooden_stick

Stickiest StickMod recipe

Smithing Transform

Recipe id: constructionstick:smithing_transform/wooden_stick

Copper StickMod recipe

Smithing Transform

Recipe id: constructionstick:smithing_transform/copper_stick

Iron StickMod recipe

Smithing Transform

Recipe id: constructionstick:smithing_transform/iron_stick

Diamond StickMod recipe

Smithing Transform

Recipe id: constructionstick:smithing_transform/diamond_stick

Netherite StickMod recipe

Smithing Transform

Recipe id: constructionstick:smithing_transform/netherite_stick

Configuration

The mod's config tooltips describe options for the maximum placement range, the number of undoable operations, a block entity whitelist or blacklist, a list of blocks treated as equal in Similar mode, and whether sticks can be upgraded at all. They also cover the Angel distance limit, the Destruction block limit and the battery's storage and usage per block. The maximum placement range option is described as a lag-prevention setting that affects all sticks.^[2]

Unverified No config files for this mod are available for the pack, so the actual values for range, undo history, block limits, battery storage and battery usage can't be confirmed here. Per-tier block counts and durability are also unconfirmed.

Construction Sticks in this pack climb through a ladder of stick tiers: the Stickiest Stick, the Copper Stick, the Iron Stick, the Diamond Stick and the Netherite Stick. Each tier has its own smithing transform recipe in the pack.^[3]

The stick tiers

The Stickiest Stick (shown in game as the Stickiest Stick) is the only stick that also has a normal shaped crafting recipe, so it's the natural starting point. Here are both of its in-pack recipes.^[3]

Stickiest StickMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Empty slot	any wooden rod
Empty slot	any wooden rod	Empty slot
any wooden rod	Empty slot	Empty slot

Recipe id: constructionstick:wooden_stick

Stickiest StickMod recipe

Smithing Transform

Recipe id: constructionstick:smithing_transform/wooden_stick

The rest of the tiers are each made with a smithing transform recipe. Here they are as the pack defines them, from copper up to netherite.^[3]

Copper StickMod recipe

Smithing Transform

Recipe id: constructionstick:smithing_transform/copper_stick

Iron StickMod recipe

Smithing Transform

Recipe id: constructionstick:smithing_transform/iron_stick

Diamond StickMod recipe

Smithing Transform

Recipe id: constructionstick:smithing_transform/diamond_stick

Netherite StickMod recipe

Smithing Transform

Recipe id: constructionstick:smithing_transform/netherite_stick

Templates and upgrades

The mod also adds a base Stick Template, plus special templates that each have their own crafting recipe: the Angel Stick Template, Battery Template, Destruction Stick Template, Replacement Stick Template and Unbreakable Template.^[3]

Stick TemplateMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any wooden rod	Empty slot
any wooden rod	any wooden button	any wooden rod
Empty slot	any wooden rod	Empty slot

Recipe id: constructionstick:stick_template

Angel Stick TemplateMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any glass blocks	any gold ingot
any glass blocks	any feather	any glass blocks
any gold ingot	any glass blocks	Empty slot

Recipe id: constructionstick:template_angel

Battery TemplateMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any glass blocks	any redstone dust
any glass blocks	Potato	any glass blocks
any redstone dust	any glass blocks	Empty slot

Recipe id: constructionstick:template_battery

Destruction Stick TemplateMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any glass blocks	Diamond Pickaxe
any glass blocks	Tnt	any glass blocks
Diamond Pickaxe	any glass blocks	Empty slot

Recipe id: constructionstick:template_destruction

Replacement Stick TemplateMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any glass blocks	Sculk
any glass blocks	any ender pearl	any glass blocks
Sculk	any glass blocks	Empty slot

Recipe id: constructionstick:template_replacement

Unbreakable TemplateMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any glass blocks	any crying obsidian
any glass blocks	any nether star	any glass blocks
any crying obsidian	any glass blocks	Empty slot

Recipe id: constructionstick:template_unbreakable

Every stick tier, from wooden through netherite, has a smithing upgrade recipe for each of those special templates. As an example, here is the angel upgrade on the copper stick.^[3]

Copper StickMod recipe

Smithing Upgrade (constructionstick)

Recipe id: constructionstick:smithing_upgrade/copper_stick_with_template_angel

The other template and stick combinations have their own smithing upgrade recipes in the pack, named in the same pattern.