Deus Ex Machina in FTB StoneBlock 4
FTB StoneBlock 4 1.23.0 ships version 1.2.0 · First seen in 1.8.0
Deus Ex Machina is a mod in FTB StoneBlock 4 1.23.0, where it is version 1.2.0. Configurable difficulty aid. Gain stacking resistance and strength against specific bosses every time you fall in battle. (Summary from the mod's Modrinth page.)
Deus Ex Machina guide for FTB StoneBlock 4
Last verified for FTB StoneBlock 4 v1.23.0 on Oct 13, 2026 · text last changed Oct 13, 2026
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Every recipe and number here was checked against FTB StoneBlock 4 1.23.0, read from the running game on Oct 13, 2026.
What is Deus Ex Machina?
Deus Ex Machina is part of this pack, which ships version 1.2.0 of the mod (the 1.21.1 build).[1]
The one place the sources show it in your progression is the "gearing_up" quest chapter. There, quest "Deus Ex Machina" quest has a single task: you hand in a Bottle of Ambrosia. Since that quest sits in the gearing-up chapter, the Bottle of Ambrosia is something you are expected to deal with fairly early on your way to better gear.[2]
Unverified The sources I have do not describe what the mod's features do in general, how the Bottle of Ambrosia is obtained, or who the mod is best suited for, so I am not covering those here. The same goes for how the mod fits into the rest of the pack's progression beyond that single quest.
How do you get started with Deus Ex Machina?
2 parts
Deus Ex Machina doesn't give you a long crafting chain to work through in this pack. The sources I have only confirm one concrete first step, so this section is short.[2]
Your first target: Bottle of Ambrosia
The one thing from this mod that the pack points you at is the Bottle of Ambrosia. It shows up as the task of quest "Deus Ex Machina" quest in the "gearing_up" quest chapter. That placement suggests the pack treats it as part of your early gear progression, so keep an eye on that chapter in your quest book.[2]
What the mod's effect does
The mod adds an effect whose in-game description says it puts you in a state where you are even tougher, and that after you die you become a little tougher still. That's the idea behind the mod: dying isn't purely a setback.[3]
Unverified How you obtain the Bottle of Ambrosia is unconfirmed. No recipe in the sources produces this mod's items, so there is no recipe block here. Check the quest in your quest book for hints. It's also unverified whether the Bottle of Ambrosia is what applies the effect described above, and what exact numbers the effect uses in this pack.
How does Deus Ex Machina work?
3 parts
Deus Ex Machina is not a machine or multiblock mod as far as the pack's sources show. What they describe is a status effect that makes you tougher, plus a small config that controls how its bonuses reset.[3][4]
The effect
The mod's effect is described as a state in which you are even tougher. After you die, you become a little tougher still.[3]
Resets when you kill a mob
The options attackBoostReset and resistanceReset decide what happens to the Attack Boost and Resistance bonuses when a mob is killed by the player. Each accepts FULL, PARTIAL or NONE.[4]
- FULL resets the bonus to its minimum.[4]
- PARTIAL reduces the bonus by the increase value.[4]
- NONE keeps the current value.[4]
This pack sets both options to FULL. When you kill a mob, the Attack Boost and Resistance bonuses go back to their minimum.[4]
HUD and debugging
How do you progress through Deus Ex Machina?
1 part
Deus Ex Machina has very little structured progression in this pack. The only link I can confirm is one quest in the "gearing_up" chapter, "Deus Ex Machina" quest, which has no title. Its task is to obtain Bottle of Ambrosia.[2]
What the quest tells you
Because the quest sits in the gearing_up chapter, the pack seems to treat the Bottle of Ambrosia as part of your early-to-mid gear progression. That placement is all the source shows. It gives no rewards, prerequisites or description.[2]
Unverified How you obtain the Bottle of Ambrosia in this pack is not confirmed. No recipe for it was found, so check in-game, for example in JEI, before planning around it. This site does hold FTB StoneBlock 4's own recipes, read from the pack itself: look the item up in the item browser.
Unverified No tier breakdown for this mod could be confirmed, including tier names, unlock order and per-tier recipes. The mod is also not on the ATM Star quest path, so there is no further quest chain to follow.
Which FTB StoneBlock 4 quests use Deus Ex Machina?
In this pack, the only quest I can confirm for this mod is in the "gearing_up" chapter. It's an untitled quest, "Deus Ex Machina" quest, and its single task is an item task for the Bottle of Ambrosia.[2]
So if you're following the questbook and hit that quest, you'll need to get hold of a Bottle of Ambrosia to complete it.[2]
Unverified The quest data I have doesn't show where this quest sits in the chapter's order, what its prerequisites are, or whether it rewards anything. It also doesn't say whether the Bottle of Ambrosia is handed in or just needs to be in your inventory. I also can't confirm any other chapters that involve this mod.
Which Deus Ex Machina config options matter?
2 parts
Deus Ex Machina keeps its settings in config/deus_ex_machina-common.toml. The options cover how your buffs reset after kills, whether a HUD icon shows, and a debug switch.[4]
Reset behavior
The reset options decide what happens to your boost when you kill a mob. Each accepts NONE, FULL or PARTIAL. FULL resets the value to its minimum, PARTIAL reduces it by the increase value, and NONE keeps your current value.[4]
- attackBoostReset is set to FULL in this pack. When you kill a mob, your Attack Boost resets to its minimum.[4]
- resistanceReset is also set to FULL in this pack. Killing a mob resets your Resistance to its minimum.[4]
HUD and logging
Sources
- FTB StoneBlock 4 1.21.0 mod list · pack file
- FTB StoneBlock 4 1.21.0 quests: "gearing_up" · pack file
- deus_ex_machina tooltips and descriptions (English lang file) · official mod data
- FTB StoneBlock 4 1.21.0 config: config/deus_ex_machina-common.toml · pack file
Where this guide comes from
Written from what FTB StoneBlock 4 itself ships: its files and recipes, the in-game guidebooks and the mods' own pages. Every statement links to the source it came from, and the numbers are checked against the pack before publishing.
Guide last verified Oct 13, 2026.
Guides for other versions: 1.8.0 to 1.8.1
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Version in each release
32 releases, first in 1.8.0
| FTB StoneBlock 4 | Version | Jar | Where it came from |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.23.0 Oct 12, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.22.0 Sep 22, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.21.0 Sep 9, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.20.1 Sep 1, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.20.0 Aug 26, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.19.1 Aug 12, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.19.0 Aug 11, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.18.0 Aug 9, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.17.2 Jul 29, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.17.1 Jul 28, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.17.0 Jul 24, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.16.0 Jul 2, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.15.3 Jun 17, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.15.2 Jun 16, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.15.0 Jun 13, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.14.2 Jun 3, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.14.1 May 31, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.14.0 May 27, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.13.1 May 12, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.13.0 May 12, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.12.0 May 7, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.11.1 Apr 24, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.11.0 Apr 16, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.10.0 Apr 8, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.9.6 Apr 3, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.9.5 Apr 1, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.9.4 Mar 25, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.9.3 Mar 23, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.9.1 Mar 19, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.9.0 Mar 17, 2026 | 1.2.0 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.2.0.jar | From the published release |
| 1.8.1 Mar 11, 2026 | 1.0.1 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.0.1.jar | From the published release |
| 1.8.0 Feb 10, 2026 | 1.0.1 | deus_ex_machina-1.21.1-1.0.1.jar | From the published release |
"From pack files" means the list came from the pack's own files; "from the published release" means ForgeBase read the jars of the release itself.
Items and blocks
1 items from the 1.23.0 recipe dump.
FTB StoneBlock 4 quests (1)
Quests from the pack's FTB Quests book that ask for this mod's items.
Gearing Up (1)
- Deus Ex Machina
Config options (how FTB StoneBlock 4 sets them)
4 settings this pack ships for the mod. We don't have the mod's own defaults to compare them against yet.
Show settings
| Setting | FTB StoneBlock 4 value |
|---|---|
attackBoostReset Default reset behavior for Attack Boost when a mob is killed by the player. FULL resets to minimum, PARTIAL reduces by the increase value, NONE keeps current value. Can be overridden per-mob via datapacks (data/<namespace>/deus_mobs/<name>.json) config/deus_ex_machina-common.toml | FULL |
debugMode Enable debug mode for additional logging. config/deus_ex_machina-common.toml | false |
resistanceReset Default reset behavior for Resistance when a mob is killed by the player. FULL resets to minimum, PARTIAL reduces by the increase value, NONE keeps current value. Can be overridden per-mob via datapacks (data/<namespace>/deus_mobs/<name>.json) config/deus_ex_machina-common.toml | FULL |
showIcon Show Deus Ex Machina icon on the player's HUD when the effect is active. config/deus_ex_machina-common.toml | true |
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