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What is the main difference between Permanent Sponges and regular Minecraft sponges?
Permanent sponges not only remove water and lava but also prevent liquids from flowing back into the cleared area as long as the sponge remains placed.
What are sponge sticks used for?
Sponge sticks are tools infused with sponge particles that allow you to quickly clear waterlogged blocks and small pockets of water or lava in tight spaces.
What is a magmatic sponge?
A magmatic sponge is a special variant of the permanent sponge designed specifically to handle lava and hot fluids, making it ideal for building in the Nether.
What are some good uses for Permanent Sponges?
Permanent sponges are ideal for building underwater bases, clearing ocean monuments, draining lava lakes, and constructing underground structures.
Can Permanent Sponges clear large areas of liquid at once?
Yes, permanent sponges can instantly clear out large volumes of liquid, making them efficient for big water or lava removal projects.
Do Permanent Sponges work on both water and lava?
Regular permanent sponges remove both water and lava, though the mod also includes a specialized magmatic sponge variant designed specifically for lava and hot fluids.
What does the Permanent Sponges Mod do?
It adds sponges that remove liquids and keep them from flowing back into an area as long as the sponge stays placed. This makes it easier to build underwater bases or clear out lava lakes.
What items and blocks does Permanent Sponges add?
It registers four blocks : aqueous sponge , aqueous sponge block , magmatic sponge , and magmatic sponge block . It also includes sponge sticks for clearing small pockets of fluids.
What is the magmatic sponge for?
The magmatic sponge is a variant made specially for lava and other hot fluids, which makes it useful for Nether builds.
Which Minecraft versions does Permanent Sponges support?
The mod lists support for Minecraft 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, 26.2, and 26.3.
Which mod loaders does Permanent Sponges work on?
It is available for Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge.
What dependencies does Permanent Sponges require?
Puzzles Lib is required on both Fabric and NeoForge. On Fabric it also requires Fabric API and Forge Config API Port .
Does Permanent Sponges need to be installed on the server?
Yes, the mod is required on both the client and the server.
Can I configure Permanent Sponges in-game?
Yes, if the mod supports configuration you can edit it in-game through the mod menu , which requires Mod Menu on Fabric. Config files are also found in .minecraft/config named MOD_ID-client.toml, MOD_ID-common.toml, or MOD_ID-server.toml.
Are there sponge sticks in Permanent Sponges?
Yes, the mod includes sponges on sticks for quickly clearing small pockets of water or lava in tight spaces.
Do the sponges stop water from flowing back?
Yes, liquids stay away and cannot flow back into the area as long as the sponge remains placed.