Utilitarian FAQ

Start with the Angel Block, since it lets you place blocks in mid-air and makes building anything else far easier. The Fluid Hopper and Magnet are good early follow-ups depending on whether you need item or fluid logistics.

Place the Angel Block in mid-air and it stays there, giving you a temporary anchor point to build off of. Break it or place a real block against it once your structure can support itself.

Point the Fluid Hopper at a container or tank and it will pull or push fluids the same way a vanilla hopper moves items. You can usually configure its input and output sides so it only moves the fluid you want.

Soliciting carpets prevent mobs from spawning or walking onto the covered area, keeping creepers and other hostiles out of your base. The trapped variants add a redstone signal when something steps on them.

The carpet covers a floor area to block mob movement and spawning, while the banner marks a zone so mobs avoid it entirely. Use carpets for tight indoor spaces and banners for open outdoor perimeters.

Right-click or activate the Magnet to pull nearby items and entities toward you, which is handy for collecting drops or dragging mobs into a trap. Check its configuration for range and whether it affects items, entities, or both.

Lapis Lamps light up when powered by redstone, while Inverted Lamps stay lit until they receive a signal. Use Inverted Lamps for areas that should be dark only when a lever or button is flipped.

These are decorative variants of grass, dirt, and sand that you craft or convert from the vanilla blocks. They're purely cosmetic, so use them to add color and texture to landscapes without changing gameplay.

Carpets only cover the exact blocks they're placed on, so gaps between them let mobs through. Make sure the carpet area is fully contiguous and that you're using the right variant for the mob type you want to block.

Utilitarian is designed to be lightweight and generally plays well with tech and decoration mods. If you notice lag, it's usually from large numbers of Fluid Hoppers or Magnets running at once, so reduce active instances or check the configuration for tick rate options.

It adds a bunch of different functionality packaged into modules you can enable or disable depending on your needs. It includes utility blocks and items like the angel block, snad, fluid hopper, and redstone clock.

It supports Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.21, and 1.21.1.

It runs on Forge and NeoForge.

Yes. It registers 55 items and blocks, including the angel block, snad, red snad, soul snad, fluid hopper, redstone clock, trowel, magnet, sound muffler, and many colored soliciting carpets.

The Angel Block is a special block you can place in mid-air.

Snad is a type of sand that makes plants grow faster, and it comes in regular, red, and soul versions.

The Fluid Hopper moves fluids, taking them in from the top and pushing them out from the tip.

The TPS Meter outputs a redstone signal based on the server's performance.

The Redstone Clock is a simple block that repeatedly turns a redstone signal on and off.

The No Soliciting module includes a No Soliciting Banner that prevents traders from spawning near its location, and a Restraining Order that when held in your inventory prevents traders in an area around you.