HQM HAS MADE THIS GUIDE NO LONGER NECESSARY!
Dont worry about this guide. It was made before HQM was a thing.
Guide was made for version 1.0.3 and prior. it will NO LONGER be updated.
NOT YET COMPLETE!
Welcome fellow Skyblock expanders! This is a guide for the Magic Farm Skyblock. A modpack with map by user Jadedcat. I will update this guide as needed when the map updates or when mods update.
now before you ask... I'm gonna expect a few questions- so let me answer them right here.
Q: What...? I dont see that pack on the launcher
A: Its in beta. Check this thread for getting it.
Q: Still not on the launcher....
A: Scroll down... private packs generally appear on the bottom of the list.
Q: Why no pictures?
A: because I wanted to get the meat of the guide done before adding any pictures.
Something I noticed when I updated to 1.0.2....
Before you do anything, rename one of the three provided maps (preferrably either of the top two, the bottom one is old and has some balance issues). Then before you touch anything, jump off the skyblock or clear your inventory, then enable Rain and the full night cycle. I doubt Jaded would want you to have a Creative Builder's Wand so early in the game as well as a Thaumium Capped Silverwood Wand.
Fixed in 1.0.3
Nope, not quite fixed for the flatmaps- but perfectly ok in the new house, which is the cutest little thing I've ever seen...
When you start off with the map you are granted by Jadedcat 1 oak sapling, 1 Birch sapling,1 Spruce Sapling, 3 stacks of bonemeal and 8 pieces of Flint. If you've played Magic Farm or Magic Farm 2, your initial instinct will be to make all the tinker things- including tools with flint. While thats not a bad option (especally with the amount of wood you will be getting from each tree you grow) Theres a much more efficent option- and you will want to make these anyway for silk.
the Crook
You will want to make a few of these, as you will need to get yourself some silkworms from the leaves. Go ahead and make the tinker's setup to make yourself an axe and a pickaxe.
In the current version of Magic Farm- there is enough layers on the skyblock platform that one could use it as an indoor base for things that dont need a line-of-sight to the sky. This may not stay in the map when the next major map update comes out.
1.0.3: This applies ONLY to the flatmaps
When you get a silkworm, go ahead and break one of the dirt blocks and move it somewhere away from the initial location of your treefarm. I recommend farming a few birch saplings before going after silk- as when you infect the tree with the silkworms, you wont get any saplings from said tree back- and the saplings are what you will need going forward.
To get to Tier 1 from Tier 0 you will need at least
18 string
33 saplings of at least 1 kind of tree (preferrably Oak)
By the time you have the saplings, you should have more than enough wood by then. This is not a barrel from Jabba/Factorization, this barrel is from Ex Nihilo - which makes this particular skyblock possible.
You should make four of these- and make sure you have a shelter going. If you came from the future and theres a house on your skyblock, put three of them outside and one inside your house, but fill them all up with the saplings and construct the next tool- the Sieve.
Silk Mesh
Sieve
Place the Sieve nowhere near the edge of your skyblock if you don't wish to loose materials.
Sieve enough dirt to get 12 stones and make yourself a wooden hammer so that you may pound them into dust blocks....
Its Hammer Time! - Smash bros style!
Stone -> Gravel -> Sand -> Dust
Remember this order- it will be useful later.
To move into Tier 2... you need to wait for rain...Leave a few barrels out, and make sure they stay empty. With the last barrel, try to sieve as much dirt as you can so that you can get enough stone to make a furnace, as well as begin grinding stone into gravel... with a hammer-
With a furnace in hand, you can actually start feeding yourself some cooked grubs- the silkworms make a very early source of food- though I still recommend keeping one in case you need more string. Also Oak trees drop apples, which can not only be used for food, but also multiple other options as well- including making dirt with em.
Getting grass is a good idea to get at this stage as well- It is worth sifting more dirt so that one can try and locate the very elusive grass seeds- so that one can bonemeal and get all kinds of Harvestcraft Goodies to plant.
It is also worth noting that you are in a jungle biome, So expect things you find in the jungle (like ocelots) when you start expanding your grassy field. When working with expanding your section of the sky, turn on biome overlay and try to expand your grassy area into nearby river / ocean biomes.
With the stone you get, try to get yourself as much gravel as you can. Gravel will be highly useful for getting all the regular metals. Sift the gravel- and you can get a plethora of ores and materials.
When it finally rains, You will notice that the barrel or barrels you left outside will be filling up with water. Place the dust you made earlier into the barrel and that dust will turn into clay. Combine the clay with bonemeal in a crafting table (shapeless recipe) and make 7 pieces of Porcelain clay. Make yourself a clay bucket and a clay cauldron.
Clay Bucket
Unfired Cauldron
Throw that cauldron into a furnace with a piece of wood, or two sticks if you want to conserve your wood.Ya know... for that girl you wa- SHOT! Ahem... where was I...
After you get your newly fired cauldron, get yourself more cobble and throw it in there, and while your at it... make yourself a clay bucket, and some torches. Place the cauldron in a spot with a space underneath it, and a torch right below it. This will allow the cauldron to melt cobblestone into lava.
By this point, you likely have the basics down for surviving in your world. But... what if you want to expand your horizons?
Optimetal- Optimized Metal production; aka the Tinker's Construct smeltery
Automatic functions
Mob Grinders
Thaumcraft
Blood Magic
Beeeeeeeeees
Treeeeeeeeeees
Applied Energistics
Tatsu's Monument - The Endgame Goal - Waiting on the next update- will be for useless things that you wouldn't play with in this pack.
Dont worry about this guide. It was made before HQM was a thing.
Guide was made for version 1.0.3 and prior. it will NO LONGER be updated.
NOT YET COMPLETE!
Welcome fellow Skyblock expanders! This is a guide for the Magic Farm Skyblock. A modpack with map by user Jadedcat. I will update this guide as needed when the map updates or when mods update.
now before you ask... I'm gonna expect a few questions- so let me answer them right here.
Q: What...? I dont see that pack on the launcher
A: Its in beta. Check this thread for getting it.
Q: Still not on the launcher....
A: Scroll down... private packs generally appear on the bottom of the list.
Q: Why no pictures?
A: because I wanted to get the meat of the guide done before adding any pictures.
Something I noticed when I updated to 1.0.2....
Before you do anything, rename one of the three provided maps (preferrably either of the top two, the bottom one is old and has some balance issues). Then before you touch anything, jump off the skyblock or clear your inventory, then enable Rain and the full night cycle. I doubt Jaded would want you to have a Creative Builder's Wand so early in the game as well as a Thaumium Capped Silverwood Wand.
Nope, not quite fixed for the flatmaps- but perfectly ok in the new house, which is the cutest little thing I've ever seen...
When you start off with the map you are granted by Jadedcat 1 oak sapling, 1 Birch sapling,1 Spruce Sapling, 3 stacks of bonemeal and 8 pieces of Flint. If you've played Magic Farm or Magic Farm 2, your initial instinct will be to make all the tinker things- including tools with flint. While thats not a bad option (especally with the amount of wood you will be getting from each tree you grow) Theres a much more efficent option- and you will want to make these anyway for silk.
the Crook
Code:
[S][S][ ]
[ ][S][ ] S = Stick
[ ][S][ ]In the current version of Magic Farm- there is enough layers on the skyblock platform that one could use it as an indoor base for things that dont need a line-of-sight to the sky. This may not stay in the map when the next major map update comes out.
1.0.3: This applies ONLY to the flatmaps
When you get a silkworm, go ahead and break one of the dirt blocks and move it somewhere away from the initial location of your treefarm. I recommend farming a few birch saplings before going after silk- as when you infect the tree with the silkworms, you wont get any saplings from said tree back- and the saplings are what you will need going forward.
To get to Tier 1 from Tier 0 you will need at least
18 string
33 saplings of at least 1 kind of tree (preferrably Oak)
By the time you have the saplings, you should have more than enough wood by then. This is not a barrel from Jabba/Factorization, this barrel is from Ex Nihilo - which makes this particular skyblock possible.
Code:
[W][ ][W] W = Wood
[W][ ][W]
[W][S][W] S = Slab from same woodYou should make four of these- and make sure you have a shelter going. If you came from the future and theres a house on your skyblock, put three of them outside and one inside your house, but fill them all up with the saplings and construct the next tool- the Sieve.
Code:
[S][S][S]
[S][S][S]
[S][S][S] S = String
Code:
[W][M][W] W = Any vanilla wooden plank
[W][M][W] M = Silk Mesh
[S][ ][S] S = StickPlace the Sieve nowhere near the edge of your skyblock if you don't wish to loose materials.
Sieve enough dirt to get 12 stones and make yourself a wooden hammer so that you may pound them into dust blocks....
Code:
[ ][A][ ] A = any vanilla tool material
[ ][S][A]
[S][ ][ ] S = StickStone -> Gravel -> Sand -> Dust
Remember this order- it will be useful later.
To move into Tier 2... you need to wait for rain...Leave a few barrels out, and make sure they stay empty. With the last barrel, try to sieve as much dirt as you can so that you can get enough stone to make a furnace, as well as begin grinding stone into gravel... with a hammer-
With a furnace in hand, you can actually start feeding yourself some cooked grubs- the silkworms make a very early source of food- though I still recommend keeping one in case you need more string. Also Oak trees drop apples, which can not only be used for food, but also multiple other options as well- including making dirt with em.
Getting grass is a good idea to get at this stage as well- It is worth sifting more dirt so that one can try and locate the very elusive grass seeds- so that one can bonemeal and get all kinds of Harvestcraft Goodies to plant.
It is also worth noting that you are in a jungle biome, So expect things you find in the jungle (like ocelots) when you start expanding your grassy field. When working with expanding your section of the sky, turn on biome overlay and try to expand your grassy area into nearby river / ocean biomes.
With the stone you get, try to get yourself as much gravel as you can. Gravel will be highly useful for getting all the regular metals. Sift the gravel- and you can get a plethora of ores and materials.
When it finally rains, You will notice that the barrel or barrels you left outside will be filling up with water. Place the dust you made earlier into the barrel and that dust will turn into clay. Combine the clay with bonemeal in a crafting table (shapeless recipe) and make 7 pieces of Porcelain clay. Make yourself a clay bucket and a clay cauldron.
Code:
[ ][ ][ ]
[C][ ][C] C = Regular clay
[ ][C][ ]
Code:
[P][ ][P]
[P][ ][P] Porcelain Clay
[P][P][P]Throw that cauldron into a furnace with a piece of wood, or two sticks if you want to conserve your wood.
After you get your newly fired cauldron, get yourself more cobble and throw it in there, and while your at it... make yourself a clay bucket, and some torches. Place the cauldron in a spot with a space underneath it, and a torch right below it. This will allow the cauldron to melt cobblestone into lava.
By this point, you likely have the basics down for surviving in your world. But... what if you want to expand your horizons?
Optimetal- Optimized Metal production; aka the Tinker's Construct smeltery
You are going to need several stacks of grout. Grout is made two ways- one is with clay blocks and four gravel, and four sand to make 8 blocks of grout. Smelting grout will give you seared bricks. Which you can turn into block form. You will need several individual bricks to start- so don't turn any bricks into blocks until you have all the important things built first. So what do these important things consist of?
Smeltery Drain (min: 1)
Smeltery Controller (only 1)
Casting Table (min 1)
Casting Basin (min 0)
Smeltery Tank (min 1, max 3 - fill it with lava. holds 4 buckets)
Making any one of these will give you a book titled "Mighty Smelting" Which will show you how its put together.
However, be careful of what metals you put in there. Several of them turn into alloys.
In the book titled Mighty Smelting, it gives you an incomplete list of alloys the smeltery can make.
In addition to that list, you can get:
Invar: 2 iron, 1 nickel
Maybe a few others, I've not experimented much with it.
Code:
[ ][ ][ ]
[B][ ][B] B = Brick
[ ][B][ ]
Code:
[B][B][B]
[B][ ][B] B = Brick
[B][B][B]
Code:
[B][B][B]
[B][ ][B] B = Brick
[B][ ][B]
Code:
[B][ ][B]
[B][ ][B] B = Brick
[B][B][B]
Code:
[B][B][B] G = Glass
[B][G][B]
[B][B][B] B = Brick
Code:
[B][G][B] G = Glass
[G][G][G]
[B][G][B]B = BrickHowever, be careful of what metals you put in there. Several of them turn into alloys.
In the book titled Mighty Smelting, it gives you an incomplete list of alloys the smeltery can make.
In addition to that list, you can get:
Invar: 2 iron, 1 nickel
Maybe a few others, I've not experimented much with it.
So you want to get started on automation?
Lets start by getting some redstone dust by sifting as much dust as you can. You will need a lot of redstone.
Lets start by setting up an automatic process of producing cobblestone. Go ahead and make yourself an iron bucket. Its a vanilla thing... it could be out of your reach. kidding.
The best way to start the automation of things is with Thermal Expansion. The first recipe you will want to get is the Machine Frame, as well as the Reception and Transmission Coils (these will be useful for making a few other machines)
Machine Frame - your going to need at least two of these for automation
Transmission/reception coil
Fluiducts
Itemducts
You will also need just one set of the itemducts and fluiducts. You will also need some invar ingots - 11 to be precise- though you will want to make more later on.
You will need the following machines:
Igneous Extruder
Pulverizer
Magmatic Dynamo
If you want some smoothstone for stone bricks- make a second Igneous Extruder and hook it up to an Aqueous Accumulator- and set it to make Stone- which can be easily crafted into bricks.
Lets start by getting some redstone dust by sifting as much dust as you can. You will need a lot of redstone.
Lets start by setting up an automatic process of producing cobblestone. Go ahead and make yourself an iron bucket. Its a vanilla thing... it could be out of your reach.
kidding.The best way to start the automation of things is with Thermal Expansion. The first recipe you will want to get is the Machine Frame, as well as the Reception and Transmission Coils (these will be useful for making a few other machines)
Code:
[A][G][A] A = Gold
[G][I][G] I = Iron
[A][G][A] G = Glass
Code:
[ ][ ][R] I = Gold for reception, Silver for Transmission
[ ][I][ ]
[R][ ][ ] R = Restone
Code:
[C][L][C] C = Copper
[ ][ ][ ]
[ ][ ][ ] L = Lead
Code:
[T][L][T] T = Tin
[ ][ ][ ]
[ ][ ][ ] L = LeadYou will also need just one set of the itemducts and fluiducts. You will also need some invar ingots - 11 to be precise- though you will want to make more later on.
You will need the following machines:
Code:
[ ][P][ ] G = Glass, P = Piston
[G][F][G] F = Machine Frame,N = Pneumatic Servo
[T][N][T] T = Tin ingot
Code:
[ ][P][ ] P = Piston, C = Reception Coil
[F][M][F] F = Flint, U = Copper
[U][C][U] M = Machine Frame
Code:
[ ][C][ ] C = Transmission Coil, R = Redstone
[G][I][G] G = Invar Gear
[I][R][I] I = Invar IngotIf you want some smoothstone for stone bricks- make a second Igneous Extruder and hook it up to an Aqueous Accumulator- and set it to make Stone- which can be easily crafted into bricks.
Mob Grinders
Mobfarm
I suggest making a water-less / piston-less mobfarm. Monkeyfarm has a tuttorial on that here.
When you get your first enderpearl, I suggest making a vaccum
Squidfarm / slimefarm. - Prerequisite: Automatic cobble Generator
Once you can make yourself a piston (and a button) you can start building downwards from the platform. Make yourself some steps, and 17 stacks of signs (they stack to 16). Make the size of the room down underneath the platform 16 by 17 by 10 tall, if your lucky, slimes will spawn in that room. I do recommend making yourself a safer way down later on. This will give you slimeballs, which can be used to make Rubber Tree saplings.
I suggest making a water-less / piston-less mobfarm. Monkeyfarm has a tuttorial on that here.
When you get your first enderpearl, I suggest making a vaccum
Squidfarm / slimefarm. - Prerequisite: Automatic cobble Generator
Once you can make yourself a piston (and a button) you can start building downwards from the platform. Make yourself some steps, and 17 stacks of signs (they stack to 16). Make the size of the room down underneath the platform 16 by 17 by 10 tall, if your lucky, slimes will spawn in that room. I do recommend making yourself a safer way down later on. This will give you slimeballs, which can be used to make Rubber Tree saplings.
Thaumcraft
Requirements: Access to the Nether and Sugarcane- as well as Squids... LOTS of squids.... and chickens for feathers.
Go to the nether and instead of taking a pickaxe- take a hammer and wack a few netherrack so you can get some Fire Shards. You can make yourself a Thaumometer with those.
If you happen to have a nice mobfarm, and a steady supply of gunpowder, you can go ahead, make some TNT and place them down and hammer to break em.
Go to the nether and instead of taking a pickaxe- take a hammer and wack a few netherrack so you can get some Fire Shards. You can make yourself a Thaumometer with those.
If you happen to have a nice mobfarm, and a steady supply of gunpowder, you can go ahead, make some TNT and place them down and hammer to break em.
Blood Magic
TODO: Blood Magic
Beeeeeeeeees
You need haybails for bees. Combine it with a piece of Silk Mesh, and make a squeezer. Squeeze the seeds to get seed oil and use a liquid transposer to infuse the plain hive with seed oil. This will get you the scented hive.
Treeeeeeeeeees
Requires: Bees
By this point, you can get started in making your tree-breeding farm. just plant any two different saplings to get yourself into tree breeding.
By this point, you can get started in making your tree-breeding farm. just plant any two different saplings to get yourself into tree breeding.
Applied Energistics
Requires: Rubber trees
Tatsu's Monument - The Endgame Goal - Waiting on the next update- will be for useless things that you wouldn't play with in this pack.
Waiting for cool things to happen before adding
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