Copper Contraptions

This datapack adds many machines that automate long and boring tasks!

# Datapack Guide

## Getting Started To get started you will need a decent amount of copper so you can create power sources and lightning rods for wiring. Without that you won't be able to use any machines!

## Power Sources Power sources are vital for powering your machines! Some power sources can be useful for specific situations so experiment with the different options to find the best one for the job!

### Solar Panel A solar panel can be made by placing a daylight detector and throwing a copper block on top of it. It produces 1 energy unit per second when there is enough sunlight.

### Bioelectric Composter A bioelectric composter can be made by placing a composter and throwing a copper block inside of it. It produces 10 energy units when filled.

### Electric Furnace An electric furnace can be made by placing a furnace and throwing a copper block on top of it. It produces 5 energy units per second when burning fuel.

### Electric Smoker An electric smoker can be made by placing a smoker and throwing a copper block on top of it. It produces 17 energy units per second when burning fuel.

### Electric Blast Furnace An electric blast Furnace can be made by placing a blast furnace and throwing a copper block on top of it. It produces 17 energy units per second when burning fuel.

### Catalystic Converter A Catalystic Converter can be made by placing a sculk catalyst and throwing a copper block on top of it. It produces 4 energy per tick (32/second) when blooming.

## Electricity Electricity will be needed to power all of your machines. Electricity can be moved an stored by different blocks! With the right blocks you can distribute power all across your base. Make sure not to let electricity leak out of your power distribution system or else it will create a harmful electric field!

### Lightning Rods Most wiring will be done with lightning rods. Electricity flows through copper rods towards the larger end of the rod and into the next block. It is the fastest and simplest way to get your electricity from point A to point B.

### Repeaters Electricity flows through repeaters in the same direction as redstone. If you lock a repeater then electricity will stop on the repeater.

### Comparators Comparators output power to one of its sides and will switch which side it outputs to depending on if the comparator is powered.

### Hoppers Hoppers will take energy from the block above and move it to the block below. No mater what direction the hopper is pointing it will always output power downwards! To stop the hopper from taking power you can lock the hopper by powering it.

### Redstone Lamp When energy is given to a redstone lamp it will use 1 energy unit to turn on the lamp and store the rest. The redstone lamp will turn off when given a block update.

### Target Block A target block will tell you how much power is stored inside of it! If there is an unpowered hopper underneath it then it will show how much energy goes through every second!

### TNT TNT will explode instantly when powered!

### Chains Chains will divert energy bursts evenly between two directions!

### Hopper Minecarts Hopper Minecarts can collect energy and drop off energy! Use activator rails to switch the cart between collecting or dropping off energy!

## Machines Machines allow you to utilize the power you generate to automate long and boring tasks! Get creative and experiment with the machines to create powerful contraptions!

### Block Miner By placing a dropper and throwing an iron pickaxe on it you will get a block miner! The block miner will break the block in front of it at a cost of 10 energy units

### Block Placer By placing a dispenser and throwing a piston on it you will get a block placer! The block placer will place a block in front of it as a falling block at a cost of 10 energy units

### Air Compressor By placing a copper block and throwing 16 breeze rods on it you will get an air compressor! The air compressor will create a wind charge below it at a cost of 100 energy units

### Freezer By placing an iron block and throwing blue ice on it you will get a freezer! The Freezer freezes the block below it at a cost of 100 energy units! It will turn water to ice, lava to obsidian, and water in a cauldron to powdered snow in a cauldron!

### Electric Bulb By placing a copper bulb and throwing an glowstone block on it you will get an electric bulb! The electric bulb will light up a large area (area size base on oxidization level) when turned on at a cost of 1 energy unit per second

### Chunk Loader By placing a redstone block and throwing a compass or nether star (depends on config) on it you will get a chunk loader! When standing next to a chunk loader it will show you the border of the chunk it is in! The color of the border shows whether it is loaded or n