Door To Babel [Ancient Technology Mod][FABRIC]

Gateway to Babel: Ancient Technologies

The Door To Babel modification offers a comprehensive system of ancient technologies, focusing on item transportation and player movement while providing basic tools for resource processing and ore smelting.

This video clearly demonstrates the mod's capabilities, but for complete information, it's recommended to review the description below.

Four Core Modules

The project is divided into four interconnected systems:

• Aqueducts
• Optics and Mirrors
• Springs and Clockwork
• The Tower of Babel

Aqueduct System

Aqueducts, Corners, and Drop Mechanisms:

• Primary transport network for item movement
• Used for powering water wheels
• Installed facing opposite the player's direction
• Fill level can be checked with a glass bottle
• May dry up except during rain

Collectors and Distributors:

• Distributors manage water flow every 2 seconds
• Collectors add fluid volume (2 units, 4 during rain)
• Hoppers enable item transfer between systems

Rotational Power

Water Wheels and Mechanisms:

1. Water Wheels require flow speed of 5 units
2. Grinding Hoppers and Water Elevators need an active water wheel
3. Grinding Hopper processes items from upper to lower hopper

Supported processing recipes:

GRINDABLE = (Items.WHEAT, Items.IRON_ORE, Items.GOLD_ORE, Items.DIAMOND_ORE, Items.SANDSTONE, Items.QUARTZ_BLOCK);
OUTPUTS = Arrays.asList(Items.BREAD, DoorToBabel.IRON_CHUNK, DoorToBabel.GOLD_CHUNK, Items.DIAMOND, Items.SAND, Items.QUARTZ);

4. Water Elevator moves items using rotor power

Construction Systems

Scaffolding and Winch Lines:

• Automatic placement when clicking
• Scaffolding absorbs fall damage and enables climbing
• Winch lines provide movement over ravines
• Powered winch lines can move blocks with inventory drop

Solar Technologies

Solar Furnace, Magnifying Glass, and Heat Ray:

• Function only in warm biomes under direct sunlight
• Solar furnace smelts items through hopper system
• Magnifying glass replaces flint and steel
• Heat ray targets entities up to 100 blocks away

Weaponry

Repeating Crossbow:

• Fires arrows from offhand slot
• May jam with 1/16 probability
• Break risk when jammed - 1/32 chance
• Currently doesn't support enchantments

Tower of Babel

• Spawns when solar furnace and grinding hopper are created
• Contains Gateway to Babel at the summit
• Leads to underground dimension with bosses and treasures
• Floors generate in 3×3, 5×5, 7×7 patterns
• Structures made of unbreakable babelstone

Technical Features

• All items in hoppers should have receivers below
• Configurable temperature for optical blocks
• Adjustable mechanism processing frequency

Development Plans

content, new processing recipes, dungeon expansion, crossbow enchantments, tiered blocks