How to Get Started with Random Things

Finding Your First Materials

Random Things content is gated behind materials you gather in the world. Before you can craft anything from the mod, explore caves and the surface for the blocks and items the mod uses as ingredients. Collect everything unusual you find, since several recipes depend on drops or world-generated blocks rather than vanilla ores.

Crafting Your First Tools

Once you have the base ingredients, open your crafting grid and check the recipe for each Random Things item you want. Recipes follow standard shaped and shapeless patterns, so arrange ingredients exactly as shown. Start with the simplest items first, since more advanced blocks usually require earlier Random Things items as components.

Progression Tips

Work through the mod in tiers. Basic items unlock intermediate ones, which in turn unlock the more complex blocks. Keep a chest dedicated to Random Things materials so you do not accidentally use them in vanilla recipes. If a recipe will not craft, double-check that you are using the exact item the recipe calls for and not a similar vanilla substitute. Many players get stuck simply because they assumed a vanilla item would work in place of a mod item.