Advanced Automation and Magical Devices in Botania

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This guide covers advanced automation techniques and useful magical devices available in Botania.

Mana Pylon

A Mana Pylon draws natural energy from the earth to power enchanting processes. Placing a Mana Pylon next to an Enchanting Table, similar to how a bookshelf is positioned, significantly boosts the table's power. Two pylons are sufficient to allow an Enchanting Table to reach Level 30.

Botanical Brewery

The Botanical Brewery allows for the creation of Brews, which are variations of Potions. Brews use Mana as a base and are crafted with specific ingredients. Unlike standard Potions, Brews have fixed recipes that require multiple reagents, and each brewed vial provides multiple doses.

To create a Brew, you need a Botanical Brewery, Vials, Mana, and the necessary reagents. Mana acts as both the solvent and energy source, drawn from Mana Bursts. Simply direct a Mana Spreader towards the Botanical Brewery to supply Mana.

Using the Botanical Brewery

Working with a Botanical Brewery is straightforward:

Add a Vial to the brewery by right-clicking or dropping it.
Add all required ingredients in the same way.
Once all reagents are present, allow a few moments for the brewery to absorb the necessary Mana. The finished Brew will then automatically drop into your inventory.

Partially empty Vials containing the same Brew can be combined in a crafting grid to top them up.

Brew Examples

The Botanical Brewery offers 20 different brew recipes. Some examples of ingredient combinations include:

Nether Wart + Golden Apple + Potato
Nether Wart + Raw Cod + Nether Quartz + Golden Carrot
Nether Wart + Fermented Spider Eye + Lapis Lazuli + Fire Charge + Iron Ingot
Nether Wart + Nether Quartz + Emerald + Melon Slice
Nether Wart + Gunpowder + Rotten Flesh + Bone + String + Ender Pearl
Nether Wart + Feather + Leather + White Wool
Nether Wart + Magma Cream + Netherrack
Nether Wart + Sugar + Gold Nugget
Nether Wart + Glistering Melon Slice + Potato
Nether Wart + Snowball + Glowstone Dust
Nether Wart + Feather + Carrot
Nether Wart + Spider Eye + Golden Carrot
Nether Wart + Blaze Powder + Sugar + Glowstone Dust + Manasteel Ingot + Spider Eye
Nether Wart + Ghast Tear + Glowstone Dust
Nether Wart + Iron Ingot + Leather
Nether Wart + Soul Sand + Paper + Apple + Bone
Nether Wart + Sugar + Redstone Dust
Nether Wart + Blaze Powder + Glowstone Dust
Nether Wart + Prismarine Crystals + Glowstone Dust
Nether Wart + Ghast Tear + Redstone Dust

Certain brews mimic existing potions, such as one that provides a Speed II effect, another that grants Strength II, and one that gives Haste II.

Mana Enchanter

The Mana Enchanter is a structure that uses the magical power from Mana Pylons to apply enchantments from books without consuming the books. Constructing a Mana Enchanter requires significant space and materials.

Mana Enchanter Construction

The Mana Enchanter occupies an area approximately 11x7 blocks. Its construction requires:

17 Obsidian blocks
10 Mystical Flowers in any colour — Glimmering and Floating forms are accepted too
6 Mana Pylons
1 Lapis Lazuli Block

Once the shape is finished, a Wand of the Forest used on the Lapis Lazuli Block at its centre wakes the enchanter up.

Using the Mana Enchanter

Place the item to be enchanted into the enchanter by right-clicking it. Items that are already enchanted cannot be placed in the enchanter.
Drop Enchanted Books containing the desired enchantments within the obsidian circle.
Start an enchantment by using the Wand of the Forest on the assembled structure.
The enchanter will scan nearby books, and a spell circle will appear around its core once the scan is complete, indicating that the books can be safely retrieved. Only the first enchantment on a given book will be applied; multiple enchantments from a single book are not transferred.
Mana is required during the enchantment process. It can be supplied via Mana Bursts or, more quickly, by placing a Spark over the enchanter's core.
Once sufficient Mana is received, the enchantment process concludes, and the enchantments are applied to the item.
The Mana cost varies based on the number of enchantments, their rarity, and their levels.
The item being enchanted cannot be removed while the process is underway.

Hovering Hourglass

The Hovering Hourglass is a precise, sand-based timer that provides redstone pulses. It hovers and rotates automatically.

Using the Hovering Hourglass

A single stack fits inside, and it takes Sand, Red Sand or Soul Sand; right-click to load it. Right-click a full one and the sand comes back out.
The moment there is sand inside, it starts running through from the upper chamber to the lower.
When the sand finishes draining, the hourglass emits a single redstone pulse and flips, restarting the timer.
The time between pulses depends on the type and quantity of sand:
- One block of Sand takes one second.
- One block of Red Sand takes ten seconds.
- One block of Soul Sand takes one minute.
Two different sands will not share one hourglass. To read the interval it is keeping at the moment, hold a Wand of the Forest and look at it.
Sand cannot be added incrementally by hand; adjust the stack size in your inventory before adding it.
Hoppers or similar mechanisms can adjust the sand within the hourglass.
That same wand, used on the hourglass itself, locks and unlocks it so no sand can be tipped in or pulled out by mistake.
A Mana Burst colliding with an hourglass will pause the timer. Another Mana Burst will resume it.

Mana Powder as a Counter

Mana Powder can be used instead of sand, transforming the hourglass into a counter. Instead of draining over time, the hourglass drops one unit of powder each time a Mana Burst collides with it. For example, ten pieces of powder will require ten Mana Bursts to emit a redstone pulse.

Open Crate

For situations where devices like Droppers or Dispensers lack precision or speed, an Open Crate offers a simple solution. This crate effectively has a hole in its bottom, allowing for item output.

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