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.

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.

Rain
If a 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 1 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.


 * If a Water-filled (or partially filled) Barrel has Stone or Cobblestone blocks near it, and those blocks cannot see the sky, then those Stone blocks will start to become Moss Stone and Mossy Cobblestone. However, 100 mB Water will drain from the Barrel for each Stone block converted.
 * If a Water-filled (or partially filled) Barrel has Stone or Cobblestone blocks near it, and those blocks cannot see the sky, then those Stone blocks will start to become Moss Stone and Mossy Cobblestone. However, 100 mB Water will drain from the Barrel for each Stone block converted.


 * Right-click a Water-filled Barrel with a Milk Bucket to convert the Barrel's contents to up to 4 Slimeballs over 50 seconds (the Barrel appears to be filled with green water but will produce slimeballs when right-clicked).
 * Right-click a Water-filled Barrel with a Milk Bucket to convert the Barrel's contents to up to 4 Slimeballs over 50 seconds (the Barrel appears to be filled with green water but will produce slimeballs when right-clicked).


 * 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. Once added, items cannot be removed. When the Barrel is full, its contents will gradually convert to Dirt which can be removed by right-clicking.

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