Practical Additions

Organize your gear. Light up the depths. Get practical.

🛠️ Practical Additions v1.0.1 – Summary

Visual & Model

• Split model: solid opaque frame + emissive lens (no transparency bugs).
• Emissive neon glow using “eyes” render type (visible in darkness).
• State textures: Active (bright neon), Inactive (dark lens).
• Auto-OFF when placed on a Helmet Stand.

Items & Compatibility

• Durability bar fixed.
• Mining Helmet defaults to Tier 1 (600 capacity).
• Helmets/batteries craft fully charged.
• Loot tables fixed (blocks drop correctly).
• Replaced copper_ingot with gold_ingot (1.16.5 JEI fix).
• Added final recipes for Charging Station & Mining Helmet.

Practical Additions is a Minecraft Forge mod for 1.16.5 that adds functional storage displays, a battery-powered Mining Helmet with a dynamic headlamp, and a rechargeable battery system — all designed to fit naturally into the vanilla Minecraft experience.

🎮 Controls

⚔️ Weapon & Tool Racks

Display your weapons, tools, and gear using wall-mounted or freestanding racks.

Wall Racks

• Attach to any solid vertical surface.
• Hold 2 items.
• Visually connect when placed side by side.
• Variants: Wooden Wall Rack, Metal Wall Rack.

Floor Racks

• Freestanding design.
• Hold 2 vertically displayed items.
• Automatically connect into multi-rack variants.
• Variants: Wooden Floor Rack, Metal Floor Rack.

Features

• ✅ Simple Interaction: Right-click to place; Right-click with an empty hand to remove.
• ✅ Rotation: Sneak + Right-click to rotate items.
• ✅ Precision: Slot selection based on where you click.
• ✅ Compatibility: Accepts swords, axes, pickaxes, shovels, hoes, tridents, bows, crossbows, and all tiered tools.

⛑️ Mining Helmet

A wearable iron-tier helmet with a built-in dynamic headlamp.

The light follows your exact look direction, including vertical movement. When the battery runs out, the light turns off automatically.

How It Works

1. Craft the Mining Helmet.
2. Equip it in your head slot.
3. Insert a battery.
4. The headlamp activates automatically.
5. Battery drains over time while the light is on.

Features

• 🔦 Directional dynamic lighting (follows your gaze).
• 🔋 5 battery tiers with different durations.
• 📊 HUD battery indicator with color levels and low-charge warnings.
• 🔑 Toggleable light via keybind.
• 🛡️ Iron-tier protection (2 armor points).
• 🎒 Optional Curios API support.

🔋 Batteries (5 Tiers)

Rechargeable batteries power the Mining Helmet.

• 🟢 Durability bar shows current charge level.
• 💬 Tooltip shows charge percentage.
• 🔄 Easy Install: Can be installed while wearing the helmet.
• ⚡ Reusable: Fully rechargeable at the Charging Station.

🔌 Charging Station

Recharge all battery tiers without wasting resources.

• Input: Insert a battery with a Right-click.
• Visuals: The station lights up while actively charging.
• Output: Remove the battery with an empty-hand Right-click.
• Universal: Works with all 5 battery tiers.

🗿 Helmet Stands

Decorative stands to display your headgear collection.

• Variants: Wooden, Metal, Stone.
• Usage:
  • Right-click with head armor to place.
  • Right-click with an empty hand to remove.
  • Right-click with a different helmet to swap them instantly.
  • Visuals: Helmets render realistically on the stand.

📦 Content Summary

Blocks

• Wall Racks (Wooden, Metal)
• Floor Racks (Wooden, Metal)
• Helmet Stands (Wooden, Metal, Stone)
• Charging Station

Items

• Mining Helmet
• Battery (Tiers 1–5)

🛠 Technical Information

• Mod ID: practicaladditions
• Minecraft Version: 1.16.5
• Loader: Forge
• Optional Dependency: Curios API (1.16.5-4.1.0.0)

Practical Additions — immersive utility blocks and reusable lighting for survival gameplay.