- Introduction
- Compatibility
- Installation
- Recipes
- 4.1. Amethyst shard
- 4.2. Wool into string
- 4.3. Clay ball
- 4.4. Melon slice
- 4.5. Glowstone dust
- 4.6. Brick
- 4.7. Nether brick
- 4.8. Prismarine shard
- 4.9. Copper ingot from lightning rod
- 4.10. Nether quartz
- 4.11. Honeycomb
- 4.12. Cobweb into string
- 4.13. Magma cream
- 4.14. Nether wart
- 4.15. Packed ice
- 4.16. Ice
- Advancements
- 5.1. Break me down!
- 5.2. Brick by brick
- 5.3. Crushed ice
- 5.4. I made melon, I break melon
- 5.5. Made ball from a cube
- 5.6. Break that crystal!
- 5.7. Break down the nether
- 5.8. Is it for potions?
- 5.9. That feels like cheating
- 5.10. Shiny dust
- 5.11. Bring back the quartz!
1. Introduction
Break Me Down (BMD) is a datapack that allows you to break down some blocks into their ingredients. It’s useful to store more resources in a compact way by reversing few in game crafting recipes. 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. If you want me to add support for newer game versions, some Fabric mod or Bukkit plugin, please inform me on the Support Discord.
3. Installation
You can download this datapack from Modrinth.
After downloading BMD, please follow the standard Datapacks installation guide in order to install it on your Minecraft world.’
4. Recipes added by “Break Me Down”
BMD add in total 16 new recipes that allows you to break down blocks into their ingredients. Below, you will find all of them.
4.1. Amethyst shard

Using this recipe is required in order to get the advancement [Break that crystal!]
4.2. Wool into string

You can use any type of wool in this recipe.
4.3. Clay ball

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

Using this recipe is required in order to get the advancement [I made melon, I break melon]
4.5. Glowstone dust

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

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

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

4.9. Copper ingot from lightning rod

4.10. Nether quartz

Using this recipe is required in order to get the advancement [Bring back the quartz!]
4.11. Honeycomb

4.12. Cobweb into string

4.13. Magma cream

Using this recipe is required in order to get the advancement [That feels like cheating]
4.14. Nether wart

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

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

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

This is the root of the BMD’s Advancement tree. This advancement is granted to the player the moment datapack is installed and 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

Parent: Break me down!
To get this advancement you have to craft 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

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. I made melon, I break melon

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

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!

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

Parent: Break me down!
This advancement is granted to the player the moment 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?

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. That feels like cheating

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

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. Bring back the quartz!

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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