Useful Things
by Xiaoxianben
Useful Things adds a small set of Forge machines for 1.12.2 that gather, compress and burn spiritual energy, the Ling Qi resource.
What it does
The mod adds some useful items and blocks to the Magic category. Its core is a chain of three machines: the Ling Qi Gatherer Machine collects spiritual energy from the air, the Ling Qi Compression Machine turns it into spiritual energy liquid, and the Ling Qi Generator consumes that liquid, spiritual energy ingots, and produces electricity.
Machine upgrades can be installed in some of these machines. Each upgrade raises the extra FE energy the machine consumes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Forge is the only loader, and the single build, 0.1.0, targets 1.12.2 and is marked as an alpha release.
Key features
Ling Qi Gatherer Machine
A machine that collects spiritual energy from the surrounding air and stores it for later processing.
Ling Qi Compression Machine
Compresses gathered spiritual energy into a liquid form that other machines can use.
Ling Qi Generator
Burns spiritual energy liquid and spiritual energy ingots to produce electricity for other machines.
Machine upgrades
Upgrades can be placed in some machines to raise their FE energy consumption in exchange for added output.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Energy chains in Magic packs
Players who run a Magic-themed modpack can use the three machines as a power source built from spiritual energy.
Who it’s for: Players who want a spiritual energy power chain on Forge for 1.12.2, and server owners who run Magic-category content.
How it compares
EnerGizeXP is a Forge mod for 1.12.2 with client and server environment, released under the MIT License and open source. Spiritual Alchemy targets 1.20.1 on Forge, is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and shares the client and server environment. Useful Things covers only 1.12.2 on Forge and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Useful Things | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2024-06-28 |
| EnerGizeXP | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2025-07-26 |
| Spiritual Alchemy | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-10-10 |
Questions
Does Useful Things need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and game version does Useful Things support?
Where can the source code be found?
In the catalog
Useful Things is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/useful-things
- Owner
- Xiaoxianben
- Published
- 2024-06-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-06-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15