MODs........requires some assemble

And instructions are partially included.  Thank god for LPers on YouTube is all I can say.  

Why did we sudden jump into a story about assembling MODs? <We'll get to it.............eventually.  Hopefully by the end of today's recollections.

Well, picking up from where we last left off, I finally got my lava and all we really needed to do was move the darn thing into an old fashion cobble generator.  After looking around and counting some blocks, I decided that the generator could be placed at the back of the house.  Picking the back of the house for the generator spot comes with two benefits for me.  

First off, it was relatively far away from the platform I had built for my tree farm. My all wooden tree farm.   I have a bad habit of making my cobble generators too close to my tree farms and end up finding something going up in flames a number of times when I play skyblocks.  Take a quick jaunt out to the mob tower and looks back to see a tower of flames. Never fails really.

Second, there was still nothing out there at the back of the house - only open air above and void below.  It just screaming for me to do something back there and I did have a few things I wanted some space to build and they were things that I normally don't like having close to me anyway, you know thing like lots of lava, hostile mobs, bulky workstations and stuff.  At least if it's in the back of the house, I don't have to see it unless I chose to go out, walk around the house and go visit the back area.  Out of sight, out of mind.  

*and if we keep getting off the tracks like this the mod part of the story is likely to be in tomorrow's entry*

Anyway, since I did get lucky in my reward bags - been getting a lot of jerkies (staved the starvation away a few times<3) and a set of angel blocks (for the generator) at this point - I was relieved that I would not have to build the generator out of dirt or even out of the island clay.  I really like the island for all it's 'natural grace' so to speak and wanted to leave it intact as much as possible.  I didn't really want to even place the initial crucible where I did because I had to remove a block or two.  I did it there eventually though because it was close to water - just in case. 

Of course, I suppose I could have made one of those lesser mat consuming models with better efficiency than the one I did make.  One particular model I saw on PurpleMentat LP for Agrarian Skies seemed a much more logical choice.  I know myself though.  And I can see what will happen to me if I were to make that particular design.  And though I did have some third thoughts (way past second thoughts) about making them with angel blocks, you gotta take some risks, after all.

What risk is there in making a cobblestone generator out of angel blocks, you're thinking?  Ha, this is me we're talking about.  If it's possible to make a mess of it, I probably will.  In particular, it was the property of the angel block that did make me think thrice about it.  

Angel blocks are wonderful blocks to work with, added on from the Extra Utilities MOD < another mod I'm having so much fun looking into.  The most wonderful thing about this block is IT CAN BE PLACED IN MID AIR WITH NO SUPPORT.  Meaning you can look at that space right at the edge of your skyblock, and think I want to build out in that direction.  Normally, you'd kill your little pinky finger hanging on for dear life to place that block walking backward and looking down.  Which would apparently be a really bad idea on this spot because the edges here are made with microblocks which don't really recognize the fact you are straining your pinky to cling to it - or so I hear.  It's like eye candy, I suppose, serves no good purpose except to look good.  There's a time to use it wisely, this wouldn't not be one of them.  

Anyhowz, this is where the angel blocks would come in handy because of how they work.  You don't have to strain your pinky (q.q baibai sore pinkies).  Just look at the air block and BOOM - place it and it's suppose to go there - as long as it's not diagonal to you.  You could then also make a staircase going up with this, no more torches to place blocks in mid air needed, etc.  Just this alone would make it a wonderful block for me <3.  

But it's got an even better property for skyblock.  It returns to you.  It's like a frisbee.  It's like your dog with a ball.  It's like a yoyo.  Most blocks when you break them, might return to you but it might also drop down to feed the void monster.  Which is good I suppose so it doesn't eat you but it does feel like a waste of good mats and time.  Angel blocks, however, will alway return to your inventory when you break them so no more feeding the void monster with this block.  Although, I do suppose, you could misthrow your frisbee,  your dog could keep running, and your yoyo might get tangled up.  Let's be optimistic though.

The only problem with this block though, is that it's extremely breakable.  Which is good sometimes, but for me, in this case, it might prove otherwise.  Just one hit and BAM - it'll be back in your inventory.  So if you happen to make your cobble generator with this, and manage somehow to hit the angel block because your aim was bad, the block would return to your inventory.  Now, if it were a block on your water side of the cobble generator this might not be so bad.  Well, it might if you get swept away in the water and manage to fall of the edge I suppose......Anyway, if this were to happen on your lava side of things and the block holding the lava in place were to break.  Let's just say, my luck with lava has not been very good.  And jumping ahead of the story, take a look at the finished product. 

Note that there is a block missing so you can stand there to pound or pick away.  This was not intentional.  Note that there is also a brown clay block at the back of the cobble piece.  This was also not there to begin with.  And currently the angel blocks holding the lava have been replaced with cobblestone.  Just in case.

To be continued tomorrow......(yes, I know we didn't get to the assemble part yet.  It's coming............probably.  Haven't even moved the lava yet q.q).

MODってムズカシイ?

先の話です。ハイ。色々と書く事が追い付いていないのですがMODって難しいのが実感出来ています。

先ずは昨日の続きからです。丸石製造機無事完成したのは上記の写真でもお分かりになると思いますが中々説明だけで延々ダラダラと引っ張ってしまいました。何の説明かと言うと場所設定理由と作る素材に付いてでした。

場所設定。大事なことです。一度造ると其の侭放置が方針な自分です。滅多な事が無いと又作り直そうとしない自分です。要するにモノグサ坊主です。ハイ。

なので出来るだけ最初に作る場所をゆっくりじっくり煮炊きしてから作り出します。大抵は行き当たりバッタリだったりしますが。現実とは厳しいモノなのです。ハイ。

けど今回は割りとアッサリきまりました。家の裏側でした。此方には未だ何も立っていません。そして未だ未だ建てたい建てなければいけない様々なモノがあり、割りと嵩張るモノだったり、怖い方々がお住まいに成ったり、実害が無いのかそうではないのか良く判らないものだったりもするので出来るだけ目に入らない処にこれ等のモノを設置しょうと思い立ちました。頭隠して尻隠さずです。何か違う。えっと・・・・・鳴！荒れです！臭い物には蓋使用です。

で、これ等のモノが作り出されるのには矢張り建築材料(この場合丸石）が大量に必要となり製造機を手近にあった方が早いし、場所も大きな物を作っても島の形を邪魔しない最高な場所だったと思えたので決まりました。後、これだけ離れていれば材木問屋からの苦情も来ないかなと思ったりもしました。材木問屋ってやっぱり木材ですし、燃えやすいし、溶岩設置って大事と想えてしまうんですよね。モブタワーに主張中に山林が燃えていたら虚しいですからね・・・・遠い目。ハイ。

で、ですね？これ迄幾つかのクエストもコンプして(いきなりクエストの話です全然関係ないですが)宝箱成らん宝袋を貰っていたのですが主に食材だったりしました。否、このASでは食料って貴重ですからね美味しく飢えを凌がせて頂いていましたよ。お魚の燻製もお肉の燻製も美味しかったです。でも、ですね？食べられないお宝もゲットしていました。それがAngelBlockというextra utilities MODの追加ブロックだったのです。

このAngelBlockというブロックの優れた点を挙げますと空気ブロックの上に設置出来ることと出戻り機能が付いている万能ブロックです。普通マイクラブロックって他のブロックにくっ付けなければ設置できません。頭上に置くにしても側近しているブロックが無いと駄目、空気しかないとなれば全然駄目。けれど、このAngelBlockなら空気しかない頭上にも置けます。但し斜めブロックには置けないそうです。後、このブロックの在り難い処はブロックを回収する際普通のブロックは落っことしてしまう場合もありますがこのブロックは必ず持ち主の荷物に戻ってきてくれるのです。迷子無しのブロックです。


難点は・・・・無い様に思えますが其処は自分。難点を敢えて挙げます。自分用難点、それは壊れ易いブロックなのです。1クリックで出戻りです。普通なら在り難い機能ですが今回丸石製造機素材に使いたいと想った時点でこの機能は非常に危険なシロモノです。溶岩を入れるんです。間違ってクリックするとラバー（Lava)にダバーです。下手すると自分だけでも済まなくなるのです。また夢落ちになるのです。

でも敢えてAngelBlockを使って丸石製造機を造るんです。他に材料と言えば土、木材、島を作る粘土しかないからです。勿論気長に逝けば10個の丸石をSieveから作り出せば良いだけなのですが我慢が限度なのです。丸石欲しいんです。モブタワー造りたいんです。工房建てたいんです。在庫に箱並べたいんです。なのでAngelBlockを今使うんです。今使わないで何時使うんだと言う啓示下っているんです。天使ブロックから。後、木材は燃えるし、島は壊したくないし、土は見た目アレです。ので、AngelBlock～見た目重視で選ばれた素材でした。 

では又明日。溶岩をやっと移します。どれにしようか随分悩みました。

今日の三言。
その一。クエストって順調に進めると色々知ることが出来ますが色々悩まされます。 人間選択肢が多い程幸せとは限らないそうです。＜実際の研究談だそうです。

その二。MOD製作者のJadedCatさんって意地悪です。腐った心には死が宿る。ご褒美は気を付けて選びましょう（Q.Q）

その三。島の端がMicroblockで出来ていると色々落ちやすいんだそうな。小指必死に押しても無視されるそうな。普通に落ち死だそうな。罠だらけな島です。Microblockこそ見た目重視の基本ブロックだそうです。