Break Me Down (BMD)

  1. Introduction
  2. Compatibility
  3. Downloading and Installation
  4. Recipes
  5. Advancements

1. Introduction

Break Me Down (BMD) is a datapack that allows you to revert some recipes and craft some blocks into their ingredients. It’s useful to store more resources in a compact way. If some ingredients can be crafted into a block, this datapack allows you to craft those blocks back into ingredients.

2. Compatibility

At the moment datapack is compatible with Vanilla Minecraft on versions from 1.20 to 1.21.5. If you want me to add support for newer game versions or some Fabric mod, please inform me on the Support Discord.

3. Downloading and Installation

You can download this datapack from Modrinth.

After downloading BMD, please follow the standard Datapack installation guide in order to install it on your Minecraft world or server.

4. Recipes added by “Break Me Down”

BMD add in total 17 new recipes that allows you to break down blocks into their ingredients. Below, you will find all of them.

4.1. Amethyst shard

Minecraft recipe showing amethyst block being crafted into 4 amethyst shards

Using this recipe is required in order to get the advancement [Break that crystal!]

4.2. Wool into string

Minecraft recipe showing all wool variants being crafted into 4 string pieces

You can use any type of wool in this recipe.

4.3. Clay ball

Minecraft recipe showing clay block being crafted into 4 clay balls

Using this recipe is required in order to get the advancement [Made a ball from a cube]

4.4. Melon slice

Minecraft recipe showing melon block being crafted into 9 melon slices

Using this recipe is required in order to get the advancement [Slicing melons]

4.5. Glowstone dust

Minecraft recipe showing glowstone block being crafted into 4 glowstone dust

Using this recipe is required in order to get the advancement [Shiny dust]

4.6. Brick

Minecraft recipe showing bricks block being crafted into 4 bricks

Using this recipe is one of the requirements to get the advancement [Brick by brick]

4.7. Nether brick

Minecraft recipe showing nether bricks block being crafted into 4 nether bricks

Using this recipe is one of the requirements to get the advancement [Brick by brick]

4.8. Prismarine shard

Minecraft recipe showing prismarine block being crafted into 4 prismarine shards

4.9. Copper ingot from lightning rod

Minecraft recipe showing lightning rod being crafted into 3 copper ingots

4.10. Nether quartz

Minecraft recipe showing quartz block being crafted into 4 quartz shards

Using this recipe is required in order to get the advancement [Quartz shattering]

4.11. Honeycomb

Minecraft recipe showing honeycomb block being crafted into 4 honeycombs

4.12. Cobweb into string

Minecraft recipe showing cobweb being crafted into 5 string pieces

4.13. Magma cream

Minecraft recipe showing magma block being crafted into 4 balls of magma cream

Using this recipe is required in order to get the advancement [Fiery cream]

4.14. Nether wart

Minecraft recipe showing nether wart block being crafted into 9 nether warts

Using this recipe is required in order to get the advancement [Is it for potions?]

4.15. Packed ice

Minecraft recipe showing blue ice block being crafted into 9 packed ice blocks

Using this recipe is one of the requirements to get the advancement [Crushed ice]

4.16. Ice

Minecraft recipe showing packed ice block being crafted into 9 ice blocks

Using this recipe is one of the requirements to get the advancement [Crushed ice]

4.17. Resin bricks

Only in 1.21.4 and above!

Using this recipe is one of the requirements to get the advancement [Brick by brick]

5. Advancements added by “Break Me Down”

BMD adds in total 11 new advancements, 2 of which are granted to player after installing the datapack and are meant to be a way of categorizing the rest of advancements. The other 9 advancements can be acquired by using recipes introduced by this datapack. Below you will find complete list of all advancements.

5.1. Break me down!

Minecraft advancement
Icon: Iron axe
Title: Break me down!
Description: Install BMD datapack

This is the root of the BMD’s Advancement tree. This advancement is granted to the player when the datapack is installed. It’s purpose is to be a “parent” of all the other advancements. This advancement doesn’t give any reward after granting, doesn’t announce to chat or show toast notification.

5.2. Brick by brick

Minecraft advancement
Icon: Resin brick
Title: Brick by brick
Description: Break down bricks, resin bricks or nether bricks

Parent: Break me down!

To get this advancement you have to craft bricks, resin bricks or nether bricks using recipes added by this datapack.

After granting, it gives player 5 experience points as the reward.

5.3. Crushed ice

Minecraft advancement
Icon: Packed ice
Title: Crushed Ice
Description: Break down blue ice or packed ice

Parent: Break me down!

To get this advancement you have to craft packed ice or ice using recipes added by this datapack.

After granting, it gives player 10 experience points as the reward.

5.4. Slicing melons

Minecraft advancement
Icon: Melon slice
Title: Slicing melons
Description: Slice melon block into melon slices

Parent: Break me down!

To get this advancement you have to craft melon slice using the recipe added by this datapack.

After granting, it gives player 5 experience points as the reward.

5.5. Made a ball from a cube

Minecraft advancement
Icon: Clay ball
Title: Made a ball from a cube
Description: Break down clay block

Parent: Break me down!

To get this advancement you have to craft clay ball using recipe the added by this datapack.

After granting, it gives player 5 experience points as the reward.

5.6. Break that crystal!

Minecraft advancement
Icon: Amethyst shard
Title: Break that crystal!
Description: Break down amethyst block

Parent: Break me down!

To get this advancement you have to craft amethyst shard using the recipe added by this datapack.

After granting, it gives player 10 experience points as the reward.

5.7. Break down the nether

Minecraft advancement
Icon: Crying obsidian
Title: Break down the nether
Description: Section about breaking down nether blocks

Parent: Break me down!

This advancement is granted to the player when the datapack is installed and it’s purpose is to be a “parent” of other advancements dedicated to nether blocks. This advancement doesn’t give any reward after granting, doesn’t announce to chat or show toast notification.

5.8. Is it for potions?

Minecraft advancement
Icon: Nether wart
Title: Is it for potions?
Description: Break down nether warts block

Parent: Break down the nether

To get this advancement you have to craft nether wart using the recipe added by this datapack.

After granting, it gives player 10 experience points as the reward.

5.9. Fiery cream

Minecraft advancement
Icon: Magma cream
Title: Fiery cream
Description: Break down magma block

Parent: Break down the nether

To get this advancement you have to craft magma cream using the recipe added by this datapack.

After granting, it gives player 10 experience points as the reward.

5.10. Shiny dust

Minecraft advancement
Icon: Glowstone dust
Title: Shiny dust
Description: Break down glowstone

Parent: Break down the nether

To get this advancement you have to craft glowstone dust using the recipe added by this datapack.

After granting, it gives player 10 experience points as the reward.

5.11. Quartz shattering

Minecraft advancement
Icon: Nether quartz
Title: Quartz shattering
Description: Break down quartz block

Parent: Break down the nether

To get this advancement you have to craft nether quartz using the recipe added by this datapack.

After granting, it gives player 10 experience points as the reward.



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