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Wiki - Auto Farming Machine

Overview

The Auto Farming Machine is a machine that can harvest and replant vanilla crops. The block has the similar properties as an Block Of Iron. As of 0.3.0 you can now use upgrades to make the machine work faster. It is possible to havest on more then one level as of 0.3.0.

As of version 0.4.0 it is now possible to add support for custom crops, for a indepth guide read Auto Farming Machine Cross Mod Support.

Recipes

The machine can be crafted at a Crafting Table with the following recipe below.

Crafting Table

Dispenser
Machine Block
Any Hoe
Auto Farming Machine

Upgrades & Yeilds

Upgrades can make the machine work faster and even increase the yield of the harvest. All upgrades from wooden to netherite can work with the farming machine since 0.3.0. You can apply the upgrade to "slot 0", depending on the tier of upgrade will change the speed and yield. If you have upgrades enabled there is a chance that you may gain a bit more crops based on the type of upgrade you use.

Upgrade Chart
NAME SPEED/TICKS YEILD
None 30 +0
Wooden 25 +0
Stone 20 +1
Iron 15 +1
Gold 10 +2
Diamond 5 +2
Netherite 1 +3

Settings

SETTING VALUE
Renewable Yes
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool Iron Pickaxe or better
Blast resistance 6.0
Hardness 5.0
Luminant No
Transparent No
Flammable No
Tick rate 1
Map color Metal
Inventory slots 3 (Stack size 64)
Piston pushing Blocked
Gravity No
Drops Self (1)
Material Metal
Sound Metal

Harvesting

Having the following item in the seed slot will enable harvesting/planting that type of block. Most farming blocks are supported, however, not every kind is supported yet.

ITEM RETURN BASE AMOUNT
Wheat Seeds Wheat Seeds, Wheat Seeds: 0-3, Crop: 1
Beetroot Seeds Beetroot Seeds, Beetroot Seeds: 0-3, Crop: 1
Carrot Carrot Seeds: 2-5
Potato Potato Seeds: 2-5
Sugar Cane Sugar Cane Seeds: 1
Cocoa Beans Cocoa Beans Seeds: 3
Melon Slice Melon Slice Seeds: 3-7
Pumpkin Pumpkin Seeds: 1
Bamboo Bamboo Seeds: 1
Cactus Cactus Seeds: 1
Kelp Kelp Seeds: 1
Sweet Berries Sweet Berries Seeds: 2-3
Nether Warts Nether Warts Seeds: 2-4
Custom Custom Custom

Tags

The item has some tags to allow for cross mod support.

Block / Item Tags
NAMESPACE TAG
nwtg_automation machines/auto_farming
nwtg_automation machines/auto_farming/off
nwtg_automation machines/auto_farming/on
Recipe Tags
NAMESPACE TAG
nwtg_automation dispenser
nwtg_automation machine_block
nwtg_automation tools/hoes

Here are some screenshots of the Auto Farming Machine.

Auto Farming Machine
Auto Farming Machine

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Changes

Below are a list of changes made to the block.

  • NWTG Automation 0.4.0
    • Added cross mod support.
    • Fixed issue with progress bar when taking item out before items can be added.

  • NWTG Automation 0.3.0
    • Added support for multi-levels
    • Added upgrade support
    • Added new GUI slot icons
    • Added new GUI progress icon
    • Added new GUI status and process lights
    • Changed recipe tags
    • Changed block tags
    • Removed slot 3 from the auto farming machine.