FTB Unearthed in FTB StoneBlock 4
FTB StoneBlock 4 1.23.0 ships version 21.1.10 · First seen in 1.0.0
FTB Unearthed is a mod in FTB StoneBlock 4 1.23.0, where it is version 21.1.10. Unearth the worlds potential using brushes, with the help of your friendly villagers! (Summary from the mod's Modrinth page.)
FTB Unearthed guide for FTB StoneBlock 4
Last verified for FTB StoneBlock 4 v1.23.0 on Oct 17, 2026 · text last changed Oct 17, 2026
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- Recipes shown
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- Items named
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- Quests covered
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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 FTB Unearthed?
This pack ships FTB Unearthed version 21.1.10. The pack's quest book puts the mod's items in the Getting Started chapter, so you meet it early rather than as an endgame extra.[1][2]
The four Unearthed items below each appear as a quest task, and the last three quests form one chain, so you can use them as a rough roadmap.[2]
- Quest "The Strands of Time" quest asks for the Crude Brush.[2]
- Quest "The First World Craft" quest has three tasks: the item irons_spellbooks:amethyst_resonance_charm, an observation task, and the Echo Encoder.[2]
- Quest "A Token of the Mindless" quest comes right after that and asks for the Worker Token.[2]
- Quest "Putting Villagers To Work" quest follows it and asks for the Unearther, which is the Unearther.[2]
Going by the quest order, the Crude Brush is the entry point, and the Worker Token and Unearther come after the Echo Encoder quest.[2]
Unverified What the Unearther actually does, how its items are crafted in this pack, and any pack-specific config changes are not confirmed by the available sources, so this overview doesn't describe them. The quest titles are also blank, so the quest chain is the only guidance on progression.
How do you get started with FTB Unearthed?
5 parts
This pack gives FTB Unearthed its own quest line in the getting_started chapter, and the order below follows it: brush first, then Echo Encoder, Worker Token and finally the Unearther. The quests in that chapter are untitled, so I point to them by ID.[2]
First: make a Crude Brush
Your first Unearthed task is to get a Crude Brush ("The Strands of Time" quest). The recipe was added by the pack, so use the one below and not whatever you remember from the mod's defaults.[2][3]
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Recipe id: ftb:unearthed/crafting/crude_brush
Next: get an Echo Encoder
The next quest, "The First World Craft" quest, has three tasks. You need to hand in an Amethyst Resonance Charm, complete an observation task, and hand in an Echo Encoder.[2]
The Echo Encoder is how you turn a villager into a worker. Sneak and right-click a villager with it to encode that villager into a Worker Token. The tooltip also shows how many charges the encoder has left, so keep an eye on it.[4]
Then: encode a villager into a Worker Token
Once you have the encoder, the next quest asks for a Worker Token ("A Token of the Mindless" quest). It unlocks after the encoder quest, so do them in that order.[2]
Worker tooltips can show a required level, a required profession and a required village type. They also show a progress percentage toward the worker's next level. Which villagers meet which requirements is not covered by my sources.[4]
Last: craft the Unearther
The last quest in this line asks for the Unearther, which is the Unearther ("Putting Villagers To Work" quest). This recipe is also added by the pack.[2][3]
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Recipe id: ftb:unearthed/crafting/unearther
Optional: upgrade to a Reinforced Brush
The pack also has a smithing recipe for the Reinforced Brush. The getting_started quests I have don't ask for it, so you can treat it as an upgrade for later.[2][3]
How does FTB Unearthed work?
4 parts
Here's the honest picture: the sources I have for FTB Unearthed only cover its crafting recipes and a handful of tooltips. That's enough to show you how to get the main tools and how the worker system is set up, but not enough to explain the machine's internals in depth.[3][4]
The Unearther
The Unearther is the Unearther. In this pack it has a custom recipe added by the pack, so check the recipe below rather than relying on any default you may know from the mod.[3]
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Recipe id: ftb:unearthed/crafting/unearther
Brushes
The pack adds its own recipes for the brushes. The Crude Brush is a shaped crafting recipe that uses a pebble tag, so any pebble from that tag works.[3]
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Recipe id: ftb:unearthed/crafting/crude_brush
The Reinforced Brush is made at a smithing table as a smithing transform rather than in a normal crafting grid.[3]
Workers
FTB Unearthed has a worker system built around villagers. The Echo Encoder turns a villager into a Worker Token: sneak and right-click the villager with it. The item's tooltip also shows how many charges it has left.[4]
Workers have requirements and progression, all shown in tooltips. A worker can require a minimum level, a specific profession and a specific village type. A worker also tracks its progress to the next level as a percentage.[4]
The super brush bonuses
The mod has a tooltip for a "super brush" with these effects: workers and players work faster by a percentage that the tooltip fills in, workers don't consume food, and workers always work at level 5.[4]
Unverified How the Unearther processes items, and any power, fluid, item input or output, or automation details, are not shown in the sources here. No config files for this mod were available either.
How do you progress through FTB Unearthed?
3 parts
FTB Unearthed doesn't have a long tier ladder in this pack. What the sources show is a short quest line in the getting_started chapter, plus three recipes the pack added for the mod's key items. Here is how they fit together.[2][3]
Step 1: The Crude Brush
Your first Unearthed milestone is the Crude Brush, and the quest "The Strands of Time" quest asks you to get one. The pack added its own recipe for it, shown below.[2][3]
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Recipe id: ftb:unearthed/crafting/crude_brush
Step 2: Echo Encoder, Worker Token and the Unearther
The next three quests form one chain, and each unlocks the next. First comes "The First World Craft" quest, which has three tasks: hold the Amethyst Resonance Charm, complete an observation task, and obtain the Echo Encoder.[2]
After that, "A Token of the Mindless" quest asks for a Worker Token. Finishing it unlocks "Putting Villagers To Work" quest, where you obtain the Unearther, the Unearther.[2]
The Unearther uses a recipe added by the pack, so check this one rather than relying on what you remember from the mod elsewhere.[3]
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Recipe id: ftb:unearthed/crafting/unearther
Upgrading your brush
The pack also adds a smithing recipe that turns a vanilla brush into a Reinforced Brush. This is the upgrade over the Crude Brush, and the recipe uses an Apotheosis smithing template.[3]
None of the quests in the sources ask for the Reinforced Brush, so it is an optional upgrade rather than a quest requirement.[2][3]
Unverified The sources don't show how to craft or obtain the Echo Encoder or the Worker Token, what the observation task in the Echo Encoder quest requires, or what the Unearther produces. They also don't compare the Crude Brush and Reinforced Brush in speed or drops, so those details are unconfirmed.
How does FTB Unearthed work with other mods?
3 parts
In this pack, FTB Unearthed doesn't stand alone. Several of its items are crafted with, or alongside, items from other mods, and the early quests lead you through that chain. Here is what the recipes and quests actually show.[2][3]
Brushes
The Crude Brush is crafted with Straw, so a Farmer's Delight item is part of your first Unearthed tool. The pack added this recipe, and it also accepts any item from the #ftb:pebble tag. The quest "The Strands of Time" quest in the getting_started chapter asks you to get the Crude Brush.[2][3]
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Recipe id: ftb:unearthed/crafting/crude_brush
The Reinforced Brush is an upgrade made at a smithing table. The pack added a smithing recipe that uses the Smithing Template from Apotheosis, together with a Brush and a Diamond.[3]
World Engine recipes
Two pack-added Custom Machinery recipes in the world_engine group take Unearthed items as inputs, mixed with items from other mods. The Echo Encoder is combined with an Iron Stick and an Amethyst Resonance Charm. The Worker Token is combined with an Enchanted Spell Book.[3]
Custom Machine (custommachinery)
Recipe id: ftb:world_engine/echo_encoder2
Custom Machine (custommachinery)
Recipe id: ftb:world_engine/villager_spell_book
Unverified The recipe dump doesn't list what these two World Engine recipes produce, so their outputs are unconfirmed. Check the rendered recipes above or look in the game.
Quest progression
The getting_started chapter ties these items together in order. The quest "The First World Craft" quest has you handle the Amethyst Resonance Charm and the Echo Encoder, and it also has an observation task. "A Token of the Mindless" quest follows it and asks for the Worker Token. After that, "Putting Villagers To Work" quest asks for the Unearther, the Unearther.[2]
Which FTB StoneBlock 4 quests use FTB Unearthed?
2 parts
In this pack, FTB Unearthed quests all sit in the "getting_started" chapter. None of them has a title in the quest data, so they appear below by their IDs.[2]
The Crude Brush quest
"The Strands of Time" quest asks you to obtain a Crude Brush. It unlocks after another quest in the chapter that does not involve this mod.[2]
The Echo Encoder, Worker Token and Unearther chain
The other quests form a straight line, and each one unlocks the next. Complete them in this order:[2]
- "The First World Craft" quest asks you to obtain Amethyst Resonance Charm, complete an observation task, and obtain an Echo Encoder. It unlocks after a quest that does not involve this mod.[2]
- "A Token of the Mindless" quest unlocks once the Echo Encoder quest is done. It asks you to obtain a Worker Token.[2]
- "Putting Villagers To Work" quest unlocks after the Worker Token quest. It asks you to obtain the Unearther, which is the Unearther.[2]
Sources
- FTB StoneBlock 4 1.21.0 mod list · pack file
- FTB StoneBlock 4 1.21.0 quests: "getting_started" · pack file
- FTB StoneBlock 4 1.21.0 recipe dump: recipes making FTB Unearthed items · pack recipe dump
- ftbunearthed tooltips and descriptions (English lang file) · official mod data
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 17, 2026.
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Version in each release
48 releases, first in 1.0.0
| FTB StoneBlock 4 | Version | Jar | Where it came from |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.23.0 Oct 12, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.22.0 Sep 22, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.21.0 Sep 9, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.20.1 Sep 1, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.20.0 Aug 26, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.19.1 Aug 12, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.19.0 Aug 11, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.18.0 Aug 9, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.17.2 Jul 29, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.17.1 Jul 28, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.17.0 Jul 24, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.16.0 Jul 2, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.15.3 Jun 17, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.15.2 Jun 16, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.15.0 Jun 13, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.14.2 Jun 3, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.14.1 May 31, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.14.0 May 27, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.13.1 May 12, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.13.0 May 12, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.12.0 May 7, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.11.1 Apr 24, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.11.0 Apr 16, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.10.0 Apr 8, 2026 | 21.1.10 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.10.jar | From the published release |
| 1.9.6 Apr 3, 2026 | 21.1.9 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.9.jar | From the published release |
| 1.9.5 Apr 1, 2026 | 21.1.9 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.9.jar | From the published release |
| 1.9.4 Mar 25, 2026 | 21.1.9 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.9.jar | From the published release |
| 1.9.3 Mar 23, 2026 | 21.1.9 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.9.jar | From the published release |
| 1.9.1 Mar 19, 2026 | 21.1.9 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.9.jar | From the published release |
| 1.9.0 Mar 17, 2026 | 21.1.9 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.9.jar | From the published release |
| 1.8.1 Mar 11, 2026 | 21.1.9 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.9.jar | From the published release |
| 1.8.0 Feb 10, 2026 | 21.1.9 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.9.jar | From the published release |
| 1.7.3 Feb 3, 2026 | 21.1.9 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.9.jar | From the published release |
| 1.7.2 Feb 3, 2026 | 21.1.9 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.9.jar | From the published release |
| 1.7.0 Jan 30, 2026 | 21.1.9 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.9.jar | From the published release |
| 1.6.0 Jan 7, 2026 | 21.1.9 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.9.jar | From the published release |
| 1.5.0 Dec 16, 2025 | 21.1.9 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.9.jar | From the published release |
| 1.4.0 Dec 9, 2025 | 21.1.8 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.8.jar | From the published release |
| 1.3.0 Dec 4, 2025 | 21.1.8 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.8.jar | From the published release |
| 1.2.1 Nov 26, 2025 | 21.1.8 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.8.jar | From the published release |
| 1.2.0 Nov 25, 2025 | 21.1.8 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.8.jar | From the published release |
| 1.1.2 Nov 18, 2025 | 21.1.8 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.8.jar | From the published release |
| 1.1.1 Nov 17, 2025 | 21.1.8 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.8.jar | From the published release |
| 1.0.8 Nov 6, 2025 | 21.1.7 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.7.jar | From the published release |
| 1.0.7 Nov 4, 2025 | 21.1.6 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.6.jar | From the published release |
| 1.0.3 Nov 1, 2025 | 21.1.4 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.4.jar | From the published release |
| 1.0.1 Oct 30, 2025 | 21.1.2 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.2.jar | From the published release |
| 1.0.0 Oct 29, 2025 | 21.1.1 | ftb-unearthed-21.1.1.jar | From the published release |
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Items and blocks
7 items from the 1.23.0 recipe dump.
FTB StoneBlock 4 quests (4)
Quests from the pack's FTB Quests book that ask for this mod's items.
Getting Started (4)
- A Token of the Mindless
- Putting Villagers To Work (Automation)
- The First World Craft
- The Strands of Time
Which FTB StoneBlock 4 mods work with FTB Unearthed?
The FTB StoneBlock 4 mods that share the most recipes with FTB Unearthed. Highlighted ones have a guide.
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