Barrel (Ex Nihilo)

The Barrel is one of the most basic but most useful blocks in Ex Nihilo. It can be used to process a wide range of biological materials into Dirt, to collect Water from rain, or to perform certain combinations of fluids and items.

Recipe
The color of the Barrel created is dependent upon the Wood used to craft it.

Usage
The Barrel can be used to hold liquids or to convert blocks and items into other blocks and items.

Items and fluids may be imported to and exported from a Barrel by any item or fluid transport system (Hoppers, Itemducts, Transfer Nodes, etc.). Items must be input from the top, fluids must be input from the sides, and all outputs must be taken from the bottom.

Liquids
Right-click on a Barrel with a liquid container to transfer the liquid to the Barrel. A Barrel can hold 1,000 mB.

Lava can be placed in a Barrel, but the Barrel will start to smoke and catch fire within a few seconds. To safely carry out operations with Lava, use a Stone Barrel.

If an empty Barrel can see the sky and it starts to rain, water will start to collect in the Barrel. It takes 10 seconds of rain to fully fill a Barrel with one Bucket of Water (1,000 mB).

Processing
Barrels can be used to convert blocks and items into other blocks and items.


 * Right-click a Water-filled Barrel with Dust to instantly change the Barrel's contents to a Clay Block. Right-click the Barrel to remove the Clay Block.
 * Right-click a Water-filled Barrel with Dust to instantly change the Barrel's contents to a Clay Block. Right-click the Barrel to remove the Clay Block.


 * Drop a Creepy Doll into a Witch Water-filled Barrel to summon an Enderman.
 * Drop a Creepy Doll into a Witch Water-filled Barrel to summon an Enderman.


 * A Water-filled (or partially filled) Barrel can randomly convert nearby Cobblestone and Stone Bricks blocks to Moss Stone and Mossy Stone Bricks respectively. Blocks to be converted must be in a 4-high 5×5 square centered on the Barrel (two blocks above to one block below the Barrel), and must have another opaque block somewhere above them (i.e., they cannot have sky light 15 directly above them). 100 mB Water is removed from the Barrel for each block converted.
 * A Water-filled (or partially filled) Barrel can randomly convert nearby Cobblestone and Stone Bricks blocks to Moss Stone and Mossy Stone Bricks respectively. Blocks to be converted must be in a 4-high 5×5 square centered on the Barrel (two blocks above to one block below the Barrel), and must have another opaque block somewhere above them (i.e., they cannot have sky light 15 directly above them). 100 mB Water is removed from the Barrel for each block converted.
 * A Water-filled (or partially filled) Barrel can randomly convert nearby Cobblestone and Stone Bricks blocks to Moss Stone and Mossy Stone Bricks respectively. Blocks to be converted must be in a 4-high 5×5 square centered on the Barrel (two blocks above to one block below the Barrel), and must have another opaque block somewhere above them (i.e., they cannot have sky light 15 directly above them). 100 mB Water is removed from the Barrel for each block converted.


 * Right-click a Water-filled Barrel with a Milk Bucket to begin the process of "sliming" the Barrel—the Barrel's contents will slowly turn green over 50 seconds. Once this process is complete, the Barrel may be right-clicked to yield 1 to 4 Slimeballs. If the Slimeballs are not collected within another 50 seconds, the Barrel will spawn a Slime (losing its contents). The spawned Slime can be of any natural size and thus may ultimately yield more Slimeballs.
 * Right-click a Water-filled Barrel with a Milk Bucket to begin the process of "sliming" the Barrel—the Barrel's contents will slowly turn green over 50 seconds. Once this process is complete, the Barrel may be right-clicked to yield 1 to 4 Slimeballs. If the Slimeballs are not collected within another 50 seconds, the Barrel will spawn a Slime (losing its contents). The spawned Slime can be of any natural size and thus may ultimately yield more Slimeballs.
 * Right-click a Water-filled Barrel with a Milk Bucket to begin the process of "sliming" the Barrel—the Barrel's contents will slowly turn green over 50 seconds. Once this process is complete, the Barrel may be right-clicked to yield 1 to 4 Slimeballs. If the Slimeballs are not collected within another 50 seconds, the Barrel will spawn a Slime (losing its contents). The spawned Slime can be of any natural size and thus may ultimately yield more Slimeballs.


 * Right-click a Witch Water-filled Barrel with Sand to instantly change the Barrel's contents to Soul Sand. Right-click the Barrel to remove the Soul Sand.
 * Right-click a Witch Water-filled Barrel with Sand to instantly change the Barrel's contents to Soul Sand. Right-click the Barrel to remove the Soul Sand.


 * If a Water-filled Barrel is sitting on Mycelium, Mushrooms will start to appear, and the Water will slowly begin to change into Witch Water.
 * If a Water-filled Barrel is sitting on Mycelium, Mushrooms will start to appear, and the Water will slowly begin to change into Witch Water.

Composting
A Barrel can be used to convert "compostable" items into Dirt. Right-click on a Barrel to add a compostable item. Each added item contributes some percentage to filling the Barrel (see Compostable Items below). Once added, items cannot be removed. When the Barrel is full (added items equal or exceed 100%), its contents will gradually convert to Dirt which can be removed by right-clicking. Excess items are not carried over to the next operation.

In addition, "organic" items from other mods may also be compostable.