Reappearing Block

Dark Tower Mechanism Blocks are blocks that can be found in the Dark Tower. These blocks have varying purposes.

Reappearing Block

Reappearing Block
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Transparency	No (inactive)
Luminance	4 (activated)
Hardness
Blast Resistance	6,000
Tool	Axe
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes
Flammable	No
ID	tower_device (value:0)

Reappearing Blocks, when right-clicked, open up, but after a brief time, they close again. These blocks can also be used as a doorway, and can be broken, harvested, and crafted.

Vanishing Block

Vanishing Block
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Transparency	No
Luminance	4 (activated)
Hardness
Blast Resistance	6,000
Tool	Cannot be harvested 32px
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes
Flammable	No
ID	tower_device (value:2)

Vanishing Blocks open up when right-clicked, and disappear forever. These blocks cannot break and cannot be harvested, but they can be crafted.

Locked/Unlocked Vanishing Block

Locked/Unlocked Vanishing Block
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Transparency	No (inactive)
Luminance	4 (activated)
Hardness
Blast Resistance	6,000 (unlocked) 6,000,000 (locked)
Tool	Cannot be harvested 32px
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes
Flammable	No
ID	tower_device (value:4/5)

Locked Vanishing Blocks are just like regular Vanishing Blocks except you need a Tower Key to open them up. These blocks cannot be broken, harvested, or crafted.

Carminite Builder

Carminite Builder
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Transparency	None
Luminance	4 (activated)
Hardness
Blast Resistance	6,000
Tool	Axe
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes
Flammable	No
ID	tower_device (value:6)

Carminite Builder Blocks are a very unique and useful block. Once turned on with a Lever, they will begin to build a bridge wherever you are facing. These blocks are very useful when trying to get to another platform. Carminite Builder Blocks can be broken, harvested and crafted.

Anti-builder

Anti-builder
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Transparency	None
Luminance	4
Hardness
Blast Resistance	6,000
Tool	Axe (will not drop) 32px
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes
Flammable	No
ID	tower_device (value:9)

Anti-builder Blocks are rather annoying blocks that will break anything you place when near them, making a challenging obstacle to pass. These blocks will also turn anything you break into a glass-like block. Anti-builder Blocks cannot be harvested nor crafted, but can be broken.

Carminite Reactor

Carminite Reactor
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Transparency	None
Luminance	15 (active)
Hardness
Blast Resistance	6,000
Tool	Axe
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes
Flammable	No
ID	tower_device (value:12)

Carminite Reactors are rather dangerous. When activated using Redstone Blocks, they will turn the nearby Obsidian and Netherrack into Gold and Diamond Blocks, turn green, suck nearby blocks up, and then explode, summoning 5 Carminite Ghastlings. It can be broken, harvested, and crafted.

If the Reactor is placed anywhere else in the world, it will still create Gold and Diamond Blocks, but it won't directly affect Netherrack and Obsidian, rather making a 3x3 block of false resource blocks.

Ghast Trap

Ghast Trap
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Transparency	None
Luminance	15 (activated)
Hardness
Blast Resistance	6,000
Tool	Axe
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes
Flammable	No
ID	tower_device (value:10)

Ghast Trap blocks are utilized by the Ur-ghast to spawn its minions, which are weaker versions of Carminite Ghastlings, since a hit from any weapon will kill them. After killing a Carminite Ghastling, red particles will descend into the Ghast trap. For every Ghastling you kill the Ghast Traps will become louder and play more musical notes, until it begins to smoke. When it's smoking, if activated by Redstone it will shoot out a red laser killing any nearby Carminite Ghastlings and Carminite Ghastguards. It will not kill the Ur-ghast instantly, but it will do critical damage.

History

Version	Details
1.14.0	Added Reappearing Block, Vanishing Block, Ghast Trap and Locked Vanishing Block. The latter did not generate properly.
1.15.2	Added Carminite Builder and Anti-builder. Refactored code to support multiple Tower Device doors. Inactive Reappearing Blocks can be harvested.
1.15.4	Changed texture of Reappearing Block to differentiate it from Vanishing Block more. Reappearing Blocks now shed some light when activated, similar to Vanishing Block. If a Reappearing Block is exposed to a Redstone signal, it will activate. Anti-builders can no longer be harvested. Added a "timed-out" texture to Carminite Builder. Anti-builder-generated blocks can be broken like glass. Anti-builder can now generate Anti-builder blocks over it's own broken blocks.
1.16.1	Added recipes for Vanishing Block, Reappearing Block, Carminite Builder Block and Carminite Reactor. Added textures for the Carminite Reactor. Added a lid texture for Ghast Trap.
1.17.1	Added activation animation, sounds and effects for Carminite Reactor. Added sounds and effects for Ghast Trap to signify status, where small particles and little noise meant not ready, while lots of smoke and loud noises meant it was ready.
1.17.2	Carminite Reactor should destroy less unbreakable blocks. If a Carminite Builder is broken while active, the bridge will begin to collapse.
1.19.2	Fixed a bug where Special Tower Device blocks that should not be obtainable can be obtained with Silk Touch.
3.3.202	Added a config for Anti-builder blacklist. This is crucial for mods that utilise Gravestone.
3.5.263	Fixed a serious bug where interacting within the Anti-builder's radius will crash the server.