Better Magnets Mod 1.12.2, Wiki

Better Magnets is designed to solve the common frustrations of item collection in Minecraft. Unlike traditional magnet mods that slowly pull items toward the player—often resulting in items getting stuck on corners or falling into lava—Better Magnets uses an instant suction mechanic. Items and experience orbs within the magnet's radius are teleported directly into the player's inventory or Bauble slots.

The mod is highly optimized, featuring non-tile entity blocks to prevent lag and full compatibility with the Baubles mod. It is particularly useful for large-scale mining, mob farms, and inventory management in complex modded environments.

There are five distinct tiers of magnets available. Each tier increases the effective radius of the suction effect. By default, the radii are as follows:

Suction Mechanics

• Instant Pickup: Items do not travel through the air; they are instantly added to your inventory.
• Obstruction Bypass: Suction works through solid walls and across lava/water without the risk of item destruction.
• XP Collection: All magnets automatically attract experience orbs in addition to items.
• Baubles Integration: Magnets can be equipped in Bauble slots to save space in the main inventory hotbar.

To balance the power of the magnets and prevent them from interfering with automated systems, the mod includes two specialized anti-magnet features.

Anti Magnet Block

The Anti Magnet Block is a utility block designed for automation safety. When placed, it creates a vertical "dead zone" that prevents magnets from functioning within its area of effect.

• Range: Prevents item suction 5 blocks directly above and 5 blocks directly below the block.
• Performance: This is not a tile entity, meaning players can place hundreds of these blocks in a small area without impacting server performance or causing FPS lag.
• Limitation: It only stops item suction; it does not prevent the collection of XP orbs.

Anti Magnet Item

The Anti Magnet Item is a unique counter-measure tool, often used in multiplayer environments or to quickly clear magnet effects.

• Function: If this item enters a player's inventory, it immediately forces all active magnets in that inventory to the OFF state.
• Usage: It does not just temporarily suppress the magnet; it actually toggles the magnet's setting to disabled. The player must manually turn their magnet back on to resume collection.
• Strategy: You can throw this item toward a player with an active magnet. Their magnet will suck the item up, which in turn disables their magnet instantly.

Better Magnets provides two ways to manage your active magnets:

1. Keybind: By default, pressing the 'M' key will toggle all magnets in your inventory or Bauble slots on or off. A chat message will appear to confirm the new status (e.g., "Magnet Enabled" or "Magnet Disabled").
2. Manual Toggle: You can also toggle a magnet by holding it in your hand and using Shift + Right-Click.

All recipes follow a logical progression, requiring the previous tier to craft the next. While recipes are JSON-based and can be modified by modpack authors, the default recipes are listed below.

Magnets

Utility Items

The mod includes a configuration file (bettermagnets.cfg) that allows server owners and players to customize the experience.

• Radius Settings: The suction radius for Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4, and the Ultimate Magnet can be adjusted individually.
• Enable/Disable Suction: Suction can be globally toggled for specific tiers if desired.
• Baubles Support: Toggle whether magnets should function while in Bauble slots.