Getting started with Galacticraft

Volume 1 By Micdoodle8
Table of Contents
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Welcome to the first edition of Getting started with Galacticraft. New planets to explore can be daunting, but within these pages you will learn the basics of traversing the blocky universe with success.

This book is a magic copy; it updates whenever the original has been modified. Check back occasionally for information on new things.

## Oil

The Pickaxe is a basic mining tool. It is the simplest method of chewing through rock and harvesting ores.
Class: Precision Tool Effective on: Stone or rock, ores, and metal.
pickicon
Pickaxe Head
pickhead
Tool Rod
toolrod
Tool Binding
binding

## Shovel

The Shovel is a basic digging tool. It is the most common way of moving earth around.
Class: Precision Tool Effective on: Dirt, sand, gravel, and snow.
shovelicon
Shovel Head
shovelhead
Tool Rod
toolrod

## Hatchet

The Hatchet is a basic chopping tool. It is the simplest way to shape lumber.
Class: Precision Tool Effective on: Wood, Leaves, and Trees.
axeicon
Hatchet Head
axehead
Tool Rod
toolrod

## Mattock

The Cutter Mattock is a versatile farming tool. Its primary purpose is to till soil. It also works somewhat like an axe and a shovel, but is not a replacement for either.
Class: Multitool Effective on: Wood, dirt, and plants.
mattockicon
Axe Head
axehead
Tool Rod
toolrod
Shovel Head
shovelhead

## Broadsword

The Broadsword is a defensive weapon. It is a favorite of many Tinkers and is useful in a wide variety of situations.
Right-click: Block - Blocking cuts a wide variety of damage types in half.

Class: Melee Weapon Effective on webs.
swordicon
Sword Blade
swordblade
Tool Rod
toolrod
Wide Guard
wideguard

## Longsword

The Longsword is an offensive weapon. It is used for full-speed charges and plowing through enemy lines
Right-click: Lunge - When released, it sends you careening forward at breakneck speed.

Natural Abilities: - Charge Boost, does 1.5x damage and knockback while sprinting

Class: Melee Weapon Effective on webs.
longswordicon
Sword Blade
swordblade
Tool Rod
toolrod
Hand Guard
handguard

## Rapier

The Rapier is a special weapon. The dancing swordplay lets you get in and out of battle quickly. While the Rapier's damage is low, it makes up for this with its other abilities.
Right-click: Backpedal - Take a small hop backwards

Natural Abilities: - Charge Boost, does 1.5x damage and knockback while sprinting. - Armor Pierce, ignores armor and blocking. - Quick Strike, the enemy is stunned for less time.

Class: Melee Weapon
rapiericon
Sword Blade
swordblade
Tool Rod
toolrod
Crossbar
crossbar

## Dagger

The Dagger is a short weapon. It is light and usable as both a striking and throwing weapon.
Right-click: Throw Dagger - Toss the item for a ranged attack

Class: Ranged/Melee Weapon
daggerIcon
Knife Blade
knifeblade
Tool Rod
toolrod
Crossbar
crossbar

## Frying Pan

The Frying is a heavy weapon that uses sheer weight to stun foes or a place to cook your food. It is common to hunt pigs and cook them with the same pan.
Right-click: Block - Blocking cuts a wide variety of damage types in half.

Shift+Right-click: Place Item - The frying pan cooks a large amount of food at a time.

Natural Abilities: - Bash, does extra knockback and stuns the foe.
frypanicon
Pan
pan
Tool Rod
toolrod

## Battlesign

The Battlesign is an advance in weapon technology worthy of Zombie Pigmen everywhere.
Right-click: Block - Blocking cuts a wide variety of damage types in half.

Class: Lethal Joke Weapon
battlesignicon
Board
board
Tool Rod
toolrod

## Chisel

The Chisel is an advanced detailing tool for carving shapes into blocks.
Right-click: Chisel - Transforms various blocks into bricks. Crafting grid: Chisel - Some items can only be chiseled in the crafting grid.

Class: Utility Tool
chiselicon
Chisel Head
chiselhead
Tool Rod
toolrod

## Hammer

The Hammer is a heavy mining tool meant for digging out large areas. It is also effective on undead.
Natural Abilities: - Area of Effect, Mines a 3x3 area. The direction depends on which face is pounded. - Smite II, Does 2-4 extra hearts of damage against undead. - Huge Durability, this tool has very high durability to make up for the constant beating it will recieve.

Class: Broad Mining Tool
hammericon
Hammer Head
hammerhead
Large Plate
largeplate
Tough Rod
toughrod
Large Plate
largeplate

## Lumber Axe

The Lumber Axe is capable of bringing down whole trees or clearing large swaths of food in a single swing.
Natural Abilities: Fell Trees - Harvests entire trees. It has a max height of 30. Trees are defined as Leaves on top of Logs. Area of Effect - Mines a 3x3x3 area. This is a fallback if a tree is not found.

Class: Broad Mining Tool
lumbericon
Broad Axe Head
broadaxehead
Large Plate
largeplate
Tough Rod
toughrod
Tough Binding
toughbinding

## Excavator

The Excavator is a large digging tool used for clearing out large swaths of land, gravel, or snow.
Natural Abilities: Area of Effect - Mines a 3x3 area. The direction depends on which face is scooped.

Class: Broad Mining Tool
excavatoricon
Excavator Head
excavatorhead
Large Plate
largeplate
Tough Rod
toughrod
Tough Binding
toughbinding

## Scythe

The Scythe is well known for its large swinging area. It can be used to harvest crops, leaves, and is a decent weapon.
Natural Abilities: Area of Effect - Attacks mobs in a 3x3x3. - Harvests a 3x3x3 area.

Class: Broad Melee Weapon
scytheicon
Scythe Head
excavatorhead
Tough Rod
toughrod
Tough Binding
toughbinding
Tough Rod
toughrod

## Cleaver

The Cleaver is a heavy defensive weapon. The sword is unwieldly, but the sheer weight of the tool crushes foes.
Right-click: Block - Blocking cuts a wide variety of damage types in half.

Natural Abilities: - Beheading II, Beheads mobs. Their head is dropped as loot. - Heavy, Base attack is increased at the cost of swing time

Class: Heavy Melee Weapon
cleavericon
Large Sword Blade
largeswordblade
Large Plate
largeplate
Tough Rod
toughrod
Tough Rod
toughrod

## Battleaxe

The battleaxe is an offensive melee weapon that can also bring down small trees.
Right-click: TBD - This ability is incomplete

Natural Abilities: - Area of Effect, harvests wood blocks in a 1x9 tower. - Bash, knocks the enemy further away than normal.

Class: Heavy Melee Weapon
battleaxeicon
Broad Axe Head
broadaxehead
Broad Axe Head
broadaxehead
Tough Rod
toughrod
Tough Binding
toughbinding

## Shortbow

The Shortbow is a weapon used to fire arrows. It has a quick, short range.
Right-click: Draw bow - The further a bow is drawn, the further an arrow flies and the more damage it does.

Class: Ranged Projectile Launcher
shortbowIcon
Tool Rod
toolrod
Bowstring
bowstring
Tool Rod
toolrod

## Arrow

Arrows are fired from bows as projectiles. They can also be used as stabbing weapons in a pinch.
Class: Ammunition
arrowIcon
Arrowhead
arrowhead
Tool Rod
toolrod
Fletching
fletching

## Material Traits

Some materials have traits that augment their natural uses.

- Reinforced: 10% chance per level of not using durability - Stonebound: The tool mines faster as it wears out, but does less damage - Jagged: The tool attacks with does more damage as it wears out, but mines slower - Writable: One extra modifier per piece

## Wood

woodaxe
It seems to grow everywhere.
woodplanks

## Stone

stonepick
One of the most common materials in the world.
stoneblock

## Iron

ironpick
A staple for tools, it can be refined and processed. - Requires the Smeltery
ironingot

## Flint

flintshovel
More durable than stone. The material of choice for cavemen.
flint

## Cactus

cactussword
A form of wood found only in the desert.
cactus

## Bone

bonerapier
A material with many uses, dead or alive.
bone

## Obsidian

bonefrypan
Tough as nails, but fragile when shaped.
obsidian

## Alumite

alumitepick
An uncommon alloy. It seems to be quite durable. - Requires the Smeltery
alumiteingot

## Netherrack

netherrackmattock
This is made of what?!
netherrack

## Blue Slime

blueslimebattlesign
Converting it from food has made it stronger.
BlueSlime
blueslimecrystal

## Green Slime

slimebattlesign
Soft and springy, it seems to last forever.
Slime
slimecrystal
Slimy Mud
slimymud
three
Slime Crystal
slimecrystal

## Paper

paperpick
It's very weak, but can take a lot of modification.
paperstack
Paper Stack
paperstack
two

## Cobalt

cobaltlongsword
One of the nether materials. It's bright blue. - Requires the Smeltery
cobaltingot

## Ardite

arditelongsword
One of the nether materials. It seems to mine faster as it wears out. - Requires the Smeltery
arditeingot

## Manyullyn

manyullynlongsword
The nether alloy. It's stronger than diamond. - Requires the Smeltery
manyullyningot

## Copper

copperaxe
A common metal found in the ground. - Requires the Smeltery
copperingot

## Bronze

bronzeaxe
A common alloy. It's a bit better than iron. - Requires the Smeltery
bronzeingot

## Steel

steelsword
An Iron alloy. The method for obtaining this is unknown. Enemy chainmail seems to be made of it. - Requires the Smeltery
steelingot

## Diamond

Adding a diamond to the edge of a tool seems to make it more resilient.

Effects: - 500 extra durability - Mining level increased to level 3

Type: Single-use Stackable: No
tool
diamondmod

## Emerald

Affixing an emerald to a tool's weakest point appears to make it more resilient.

Effects: - 50% more durability - Mining level increased to level 2

Type: Single-use Stackable: No
tool
emeraldmod

## Speed

Adding redstone to a tool seems to increase its mining speed.

Effects: - Each redstone dust increases mining speed by 0.08. - At 50/50 the boost is 4.0, making a wood pickaxe equivalent in speed to iron. - Not useful on weapons

Type: Multi-use Stackable: Yes
tool
redstonemod

## Auto-Repair

Attaching moss to a tool infuses it with life. The tool appears to be capable of regenerating wear and tear.

Effects: - The tool slowly repairs itself - Sunlight speeds up the process

Type: Single-use Stackable: Yes
tool
mossmod

## Auto-Smelt

Melting a lava crystal onto the end of a tool gives it the power of a furnace.

Effects: - Smelts blocks as they're harvested - Sets mobs on fire for 3 seconds - Stacks with Luck - Not compatible with Silky

Type: Multi-use Stackable: No
tool
lavacrystalmod
Ball of Moss
mossball
three
Lava Crystal
lavacrystal
three

## Luck

Encrusting lapis on tools is a gift to the gods of luck. They will bless your tool with great fortune and loot.

Effects: - Adds fortune or looting, depends on tool type - Increases level at a maximum threshold, but has a chance of increasing before - Sometimes adds extra luck to the tool - Not compatible with Silky

Type: Single-use Stackable: No
tool
lapismod

## Sharpness

Adding quartz to the edge of a tool seems to make it sharper.

Effects: - Increases attack damage - Has less of an effect on tools with piercing properties

Type: Multi-use Stackable: Yes
weapon
quartzmod

## Fiery

Adding blaze powder to a tool gives it a fiery tinge.

Effects: - Sets enemies on fire - Every 5 powder adds another second to the flame.

Type: Multi-use Stackable: Yes
weapon
blazemod

## Necrotic

Placing the bone of a Wither Skelton on a tool gives it nefarious life-stealing powers.

Effects: - Heals the player every time a monster is attacked - Heals one heart per bone

Type: Single-use Stackable: Yes
weapon
necroticmod

## Silky

Adding a large glob of alunimum brass or gold and a bunch of string seems to give the tool silky-smooth properties.

Effects: - Allows blocks to be harvested directly - Not compatible with Luck or Auto-Smelt

Type: Single-use Stackable: No
tool
silkymod
Silky Cloth
silkycloth
three
Silky Jewel
silkyjewel
three

## Reinforced

Adding an obsidian plate to the tool seems to help with its durability.

Effects: - Adds the material trait Reinforced to the tool - Stacks with previous levels of Reinforced

Type: Single-use Stackable: Yes
tool
reinforcedmod

## Knockback

Attaching a piston to the tool and activating it at the right time seems to throw mobs further away.

Effects: - Adds extra knockback to the tool.

Type: Multi-use Stackable: Yes
weapon
pistonmod

## Beheading

Working an ender pearl and some obsidian on a weapon has the curious effect of separating the target's head from its body.

Effects: - Beheads mobs. Enemies drop their heads as a result.

Type: Single-use Stackable: Yes
weapon
beheadingmod

## Bane of Arthropods

Striking a spider with its own eyeball causes it to recoil in fear.

Effects: - Does extra damage to spiders. - 1-2 hearts per level.

Type: Multi-use Stackable: Yes
weapon
spidermod

## Smite

The raw power of consecrated soil empowers your weapon, smiting enemies from on high.

Effects: - Does extra damage to undead. - 1-2 hearts per level.

Type: Multi-use Stackable: Yes
weapon
smitemod
Graveyard Soil
graveyardsoil
two
Consecrated Soil
consecratedsoil

## Electric

Adding a battery and a circuit to a tool gives it an electric field. The tool still functions properly when the battery has no charge.

Effects: - Allows the tool to be charged with electricity - Uses energy instead of durability while charged - Available from IndustrialCraft 2

Type: Single-use Stackable: No
tool
electricmod

## Additional Modifiers

Working the tool with a block of gold and a diamond makes the tool more malleable, allowing for more modification.

Effects: - Adds an additional modifier slot to the tool

Type: Single-use Stackable: No
tool
tier1free

## Additional Modifiers

Working the tool with a nether star gives it the ability to attach parts they would not otherwise stay.

Effects: - Adds an additional modifier slot to the tool

Type: Single-use Stackable: No
tool
tier2free