Balanced Cobblestone Funnel
If you have ever built a cobblestone generator in Minecraft, you know the drill: dig a trench, place water and lava, and wait for a single block to appear. The Balanced Cobblestone Funnel mod takes that familiar concept and turns it into a full production system. Instead of one boring block, you get a family of funnels that generate cobblestone, overworld ores, and even Nether materials, all while consuming the fluids you feed them.
What the Mod Actually Adds
At its core, this add-on introduces funnel blocks that produce resources whenever lava and water are present inside them. Big shock, right? Cobblestone from lava and water is classic Minecraft logic, but the Balanced Cobblestone Funnel expands that idea into a configurable factory. Some funnels generate standard overworld ores, while others cover the full range of stones found across the overworld. Every funnel is highly customizable, and you can add entirely new ones through the config files.
When you place a funnel down, you will usually need to supply it with lava and water before it starts working. Certain funnels come with an infinite supply of one or both fluids, though the configuration can change that. As long as the fluids are present, the funnel keeps generating resources, and those fluids slowly drain away over time.
How to Install and Which Versions Work
Getting started is straightforward. The Balanced Cobblestone Funnel is built for modern Minecraft releases and runs through the Fabric loader, so make sure Fabric and the matching Fabric API are installed before you drop the mod into your mods folder. If you want to download Balanced Cobblestone Funnel for Minecraft, grab the file that matches your game version, place it in the mods directory, and launch the game. That is the whole how to install process, no complicated setup required.
Players who prefer a smoother path can use the foxygame.net launcher, where Balanced Cobblestone Funnel sits in a curated add-on catalog and installs with a single click, keeping everything version-matched automatically. It is a handy option if you juggle multiple modpacks or just want updates handled without manual file shuffling.
Filling Funnels with Fluids
Fluid management is the heart of the system. By default, you can top up a funnel using a water bucket and a lava bucket. Dispensers can also insert fluids automatically, which makes full automation possible for larger builds.
- Right-click with a bucket to add water or lava directly.
- Use dispensers to automate fluid insertion in farms.
- Check the current fluid level through the windows on the funnel.
- Read levels with a comparator: subtract mode checks lava, compare mode checks water.
That comparator behavior is a small detail, but it matters when you wire funnels into redstone circuits. You can monitor lava reserves and water reserves separately, which helps you build reliable shutoff systems.
Configuring Funnels and Fluids
The config file is where the Balanced Cobblestone Funnel really opens up. It splits into fluid data, funnel data, and miscellaneous settings.
Fluid Data
Fluid data defines what counts as input and output for each fluid type. The default config only handles lava buckets and water buckets, but you can expand it easily. Just keep the input and output lists aligned by index, and use minecraft:air when an item should not return anything.
Funnel Data
Each funnel lives under the funnels tag and has a name that also becomes its in-game ID, such as bcf:nether_funnel. Every funnel needs a speed value, measured in ticks per generation cycle. The uses_per_lava and uses_per_water values control how many resources each fluid unit produces; set them to -1 to ignore fluid consumption entirely.
The generates list holds blocks with weights. For example, a nether funnel might have a weight of 4 for netherrack and 1 each for nether quartz ore and nether gold ore, giving a 4/6 chance of netherrack and 1/6 for either ore. Weights are added together to form the odds, so balancing your output is just a matter of adjusting numbers.
Miscellaneous Settings
There is also a miscellaneous section, currently focused on whether an infinite tank needs to be filled before use, controlled by the autofill_when_uses_ignored option. It is a small toggle, but it changes how infinite funnels behave on startup.
Final Thoughts
The Balanced Cobblestone Funnel turns a tired vanilla mechanic into a flexible resource engine. Whether you want passive cobblestone, a steady trickle of ores, or fully custom generation rules, the config system gives you the control. Install it, feed it fluids, and let your base fill itself.