Gadgets
A grab-bag chapter about the “unique and quirky items/blocks in Prominence” — many of them useful even for the tech mods. No strict progression; just discover and craft the gadgets you want. See Quality-of-Life & UI Mods and Tech & Automation Mods.
Notable gadgets
Ore & resource tricks
- Copper Pan — an early-game alternative to tech-mod ore farms: put sand/gravel below and water above, and it rarely generates ore nuggets, gravel, emeralds, and misc items.
Effect & filter blocks
- Blank Plates → Effect Plates — step on an Effect Plate to get its effect. Make plates by striking Blank Plates with lightning.
- Damage Plate — hurts mobs down to 1 HP but never kills, perfect for a Looting IV sword (“hurt mobs, but kill them yourself”). Plates don’t apply enchants — your weapon does.
- Mob Filters — blocks only certain entities can pass through (more than just player filters).
- Cog Blocks (Supplementaries) — act like redstone but can be placed in mid-air.
Movement
- Gliders (Kibe) — affordable, one of the best ways to traverse large areas before the End (“not quite flying, not quite falling”).
- Levitation Block — a limited zone of creative flight (alternatives: Flügel Tiara, Gravichestplate).
- Earthdive Spear — pass through a wall without hurting your head.
Utility & base blocks
- Trash Can — deletes unwanted items (“apex predator of an unorganized base”); also a handheld version.
- Animal Feeding Trough — auto-feeds your animals.
- Waxing Staff — wax blocks without doing it by hand.
- Quiver (Supplementaries) — store lots of arrows.
- Mob Ward (Bosses of Mass Destruction) — stops hostile spawns in a large area.
- Spawn-blocking torches — one stops animal spawns, another stops aquatic spawns (handy for a trident farm).
Links
- Quality-of-Life & UI Mods · Supplementaries · Animal Feeding Trough
- Tech & Automation Mods (the Copper Pan complements ore automation)
Anticipated questions
- Early ore source without a tech mod? The Copper Pan (sand/gravel below, water above) slowly yields nuggets and odds and ends.
- How do I make Effect/Damage Plates? Strike Blank Plates with lightning.
- Best pre-End travel gadget? A Glider.
- Do the damage plates use my sword’s Looting? Plates don’t apply enchants; they just leave mobs at 1 HP so you land the killing blow with your enchanted weapon.