Super Beacon Crafting and Tainted Block Conversions

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The Super Beacon in Cracker's Wither Storm Mod acts as an advanced catalytic converter, transforming common building blocks into tainted materials through concentrated storm energy. As the storm spreads across terrain, collecting and utilizing its altered matter allows survivors to craft defensive constructs, masonry fortifications, and ritual beacons.

Catalytic Conversion Recipes

When an Item Craft Super Beacon is activated, it transforms stacks of mundane materials placed within its focus into tainted equivalents:

6 Cobblestone converts into 1 Tainted Cobblestone.
6 Dirt converts into 1 Tainted Dirt.
6 Redstone Dust converts into 1 Tainted Dust.
6 logs convert into 1 Tainted Log.
6 Sand converts into 1 Tainted Sand.
3 torches convert into 1 Tainted Torch.

These conversions provide the foundational materials required for tainted masonry, defensive barriers, and arcane synthesis.

Refining and Shaping Tainted Building Materials

Tainted raw blocks can be further processed in furnaces, stonecutters, and crafting tables:

Smelting 1 Tainted Sand in a furnace produces 1 Tainted Glass block.
Smelting 1 Tainted Cobblestone produces 1 Tainted Stone block.
Smelting 1 Tainted Sandstone produces 1 Tainted Smooth Sandstone.
In a crafting table, combine 8 Tainted Flesh Blocks with 1 Tainted Dust to create 1 Infected Flesh Block.

In addition, players can use a Stonecutter to rapidly carve architectural blocks from tainted rock:

Cutting 1 Tainted Cobblestone can produce 1 Tainted Cobblestone Slab, 1 Tainted Cobblestone Stairs, or 1 Tainted Cobblestone Wall.
Cutting 1 Tainted Sandstone produces 1 Tainted Chiseled Sandstone, 1 Tainted Sandstone Slab, 1 Tainted Sandstone Stairs, or 1 Tainted Sandstone Wall.
Cutting 1 Tainted Cut Sandstone yields 1 Tainted Cut Sandstone Slab.

These stonework pieces allow builders to construct sturdy shelters that resist the corrosive environmental influence of storm debris.

Assembling Ritual Beacons and Relics

Processed tainted matter unlocks unique beacons and tracking eyes:

Eye of the Storm: Place 1 Command Block Sword, 4 Tainted Flesh Blocks, 1 Tainted Dust, and 1 Carrot into the Item Craft Super Beacon to synthesize 1 Eye of the Storm.
Withered Beacon: Craft using 5 Tainted Glass, 1 Withered Nether Star, 2 Tainted Flesh Blocks, and 1 Amulet.
Withered Support Beacon: Combine 5 Tainted Glass, 1 Nether Star, and 3 Tainted Flesh Blocks in a crafting grid.

These specialized beacons provide anchor points and powerful tactical signals during extended encounters, giving groups of defenders dedicated staging grounds.