Void Recycler

Void Recycler

A minimalist tech block for pack makers and builders who hate lag. Throw anything into the Void Recycler: it is destroyed instantly and turned into Resonance Points. Spend the points to fabricate any item that has a price, by hand or straight out of a pipe.

No ticking block entity, no polling, no mixins. Everything happens only when something is inserted or extracted.

Features

• Void and fabricate: insert = recycle, extract = fabricate. Works by hand and through hoppers and pipes (NeoForge item capability, fully transactional: a pipe that cannot place the items rolls the points back).
• Zero lag by design: the block has no ticker. All maths are O(1), the balance is a long with saturating arithmetic, and sounds and particles are throttled.
• Data-driven economy: recycling values and fabrication prices are NeoForge data maps, synced to clients, with #tag support. Modpack makers rebalance everything with a plain datapack.
• Catalog GUI: a side panel with every fabricable item, paging, sorting (name / price) and an "only affordable" filter. Pick a target with one click.
• Upgrades: Resonance Amplifier (more recycling efficiency, up to 4) and Throughput Module (higher pipe extract cap, up to 4).
• Resonance Capsule: a portable battery. Carry points between blocks.
• Resonance Link: link several blocks to one shared pool per owner. Recycle in one place, fabricate in another.
• Statistics: hover the points card to see lifetime points, items recycled and fabricated, and your top 3 recycled items.
• Owner and access: lock the GUI to everyone, your team or only you. Redstone works as a kill-switch for pipes. Comparator output shows how many items you can afford.
• Auto-pricing command: /voidrecycler generate prices every craftable item from its recipe, so a big modpack gets a full economy in minutes.
• Safe by tags: #void_recycler:never_recycle and #void_recycler:never_fabricate keep dangerous or unobtainable items out.
• Tech-minimalist dark GUI with neon cyan and orange highlights, animated counter and gain/spend feedback.
• JEI categories (Void Recycling, Void Fabrication) and an optional Jade tooltip.
• English and Russian translations.

Crafting

• Void Recycler: 5 obsidian, ender pearl, 2 diamonds, hopper.
• Resonance Amplifier: 4 amethyst shards, 4 redstone, diamond.
• Throughput Module: 4 iron ingots, 4 redstone, hopper.
• Resonance Capsule: 4 obsidian, ender pearl.

Config

serverconfig/void_recycler-server.toml

config/void_recycler-client.toml: show_economy_tooltips (default false), gui_animations (default true). Everything is editable in game (Mods, Void Recycler, Config).

For modpack makers

Override or extend the economy from your own datapack:

• data/void_recycler/data_maps/item/recycling_values.json: points per one item, before efficiency
• data/void_recycler/data_maps/item/fabrication_prices.json: points per one fabricated item

{ "values": { "minecraft:iron_ingot": { "points": 100 }, "#minecraft:logs": 4 } }
{ "values": { "minecraft:diamond": { "cost": 5000 } } }

Tags: #void_recycler:never_recycle, #void_recycler:never_fabricate (admin blocks are already excluded).

Commands (game master): /voidrecycler validate finds price loops, /voidrecycler generate [markup] prices everything craftable that has no entry yet, points and owner for admin fixes.

The mod ships a small starter economy (a couple of dozen common items). For a full pack use generate and tune the result.

Compatibility and notes

• Minecraft 26.1.2, NeoForge 26.1.2.107 or newer, Java 25.
• JEI is optional (recycling and fabrication categories, drag an item onto the Target Slot). Jade is optional (balance, efficiency, owner on the tooltip).
• Install on both the server and the client.
• Report bugs and balance ideas in Issues.