Caterpillar mod is a drill that makes 3x3 mineshafts for you. You can add or not add any part to customize your drill.
This also has an auto Updater (that can be turned off) that will keep this mod up to date!
This is a Beta (WIP), Server is supported at this time.
This is the drill base, its used for all parts
This is the drill head, its used to drill and has the inventory for the drill.
this collects drilled items
this add torches and supports for the mine.
this fixes lava, water, gravel, sand, and holes...
Storage
Drill Heads
Upgrading, use this for any section. It goes in order Wood, Stone, Iron, Diamond
Wood to Stone
Stone to Iron
Iron to Diamond
Iron to Gold
this is the inventory of the drill
You may redistribute this mod for free, as long as you place a link back to this forum and give credit.
Make for 1.16.5 please!
is this mod still maintained?
please make it for 1.12.2 i really want to use this mod
1.12.2 plz!!!
No reply for a year then one in 2019. Its been 2 years and still not 1.12 or 1.11 or 1.10, last time it was updated was in 2016, it's 2019 now. I would like to use it but I'm not going back to 1.9 when you have 1.13. Is there a new/updated mod somewhere else?
1.12.2 please?
Please, please, please, make this mod for 1.12.1 version :(
Can you please make this for 1.7.10, thanks
Could you please fix the bug in the 1.8.9 and 1.9 versions of Caterpillar where it will freeze for 60 seconds timing out on "at com.gmail.cgfreethemice.caterpillar.Reference.getupdateNBT(Reference.java:196)"? Or, at the very least, add a config option to disable this check...
In reply to asiekierka:
drill heads look like recyclable signs
In reply to uu_matter:
1.10.2?
Hello, I'm a player from french switzerland and sorry for my english writing.
I have been playing with Minecraft for some time and for a month I have switched to version 1.8.9 + forge + optifine as well as liteloader for Voxelmap (all these mods adapted for 1.8.9).
By surfing the sites dedicated to Minecraft I found the mod Caterpillar (Caterpillar-1.1.189b74) which I found very interesting so I installed it, operation happened without problem.
And now I try to master the tool ....
Questions:
1) what is the use of upgrading the unit (from wood to stone, from stone to iron, then from iron to diamond)
2) you are talking about a new unit: incinerator ... how to make it:
3) what is the order of placement of units (first drill) and ???
4) As the mod is installed in my home, if I build a machine more than 3 units the last is detached and the machine is not working properly
Hello, I am a user who use this useful mod everyday, so I think I can answer some questions for you. Since I am not a guy who born in England and not using English very well, answers below may lead you confused.
1) what is the use of upgrading the unit (from wood to stone, from stone to iron, then from iron to diamond)
It seems no upgrading features in 0.4.18, so don't worry.
3) what is the order of placement of units (first drill) and ???
You should place the drill head first. Then other units goes. It seems have no requirement for orders.
4) As the mod is installed in my home, if I build a machine more than 3 units the last is detached and the machine is not working properly
Your drill head is not strong enough. You should try using diamond drill, because there is a "Dragg" index for drill heads (shown in inventory of the drill) , when you attach something, the Dragg index will increase. If your drill head can't suffer it, the last unit will be automatically detached until index is acceptable.
EDIT: typo
Hello, I'm a player from french switzerland and sorry for my english writing.
I have been playing with Minecraft for some time and for a month I have switched to version 1.8.9 + forge + optifine as well as liteloader for Voxelmap (all these mods adapted for 1.8.9).
By surfing the sites dedicated to Minecraft I found the mod Caterpillar (Caterpillar-1.1.189b74) which I found very interesting so I installed it, operation happened without problem.
And now I try to master the tool ....
Questions:
1) what is the use of upgrading the unit (from wood to stone, from stone to iron, then from iron to diamond)
2) you are talking about a new unit: incinerator ... how to make it:
3) what is the order of placement of units (first drill) and ???
4) As the mod is installed in my home, if I build a machine more than 3 units the last is detached and the machine is not working properly
I hope you update this mod. Its great early-game time saver
This is a fantastic mod. It's my favorite early-game mining mod by far. I now do this before I do a TiCo 3x3 hammer. And, it scales to 9x9 (3x3 drill heads in a square pattern) or larger.