Charged Explosives FAQ

Craft an explosive using the recipe shown in your crafting menu or JEI. Once you have one, hold it in your hand and right-click to open the configuration GUI where you can set the width, height, and depth of the explosion before placing it.

After placing an explosive and confirming the explosion preview (red rectangle), right-click on it to start the countdown. Alternatively, place the explosive while holding a redstone torch in your offhand to automatically begin the timer without needing to right-click.

Yes, you can activate an explosive with a redstone signal instead of right-clicking it. Place the explosive, confirm the preview, then power it with redstone to start the countdown timer remotely.

The red rectangle is a visual preview of the explosion area based on your configured width, height, and depth settings. Check this preview carefully before detonating to make sure the blast radius matches what you want to destroy.

Yes, charged explosives can be placed on any surface—floors, walls, or ceilings. The explosion will still detonate in the direction and dimensions you configured regardless of placement orientation.

Place multiple explosives with different countdown timers or trigger them sequentially using redstone signals and repeaters. This lets you control the order and timing of detonations for complex demolition projects.

No, you must configure the width, height, and depth before placing the explosive. If you need different dimensions, break the explosive and craft a new one with the settings you want.

Configure the explosive dimensions to match the ore vein or area you want to mine, place it, preview the blast radius, then detonate. This lets you precisely control which blocks get destroyed rather than using vanilla explosions.

Charged explosives work like standard explosives and will detonate in most environments, but some blocks may be immune to explosions depending on your mod configuration. Test in your world to see which blocks can be destroyed.