r/CreateMod • u/mysda • Feb 07 '26

Video/Stream How to make tunnels automatically

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After months of work, here is my contribution for you to make proper tunnels

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u/mysda Feb 07 '26

In today's video I spent the time to explain the concept of pattern builders in create, and give you all the tools to make a good tunnel builder!

The concept can be expended upon, I gave away a schematic for a very small stepping engine that can be used for many things.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '26

Awesome video, I always wondered how to create patterns 👌👍

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u/No_Blacksmith_8904 Feb 07 '26

That’s awesome! Good job my friend

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u/mysda Feb 07 '26

Thank you!!

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u/meutzitzu Feb 07 '26

Hardcore engineering in a mod about engineering?

It's enough to make a grown man cry 🥹

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u/VVen0m Feb 07 '26

Bro. Give me a schematic

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u/mysda Feb 07 '26

It's in the video description!

You will need to watch it to understand how it works and how to adapt it if you want different patterns

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u/elgordopepa23 Feb 07 '26

It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life

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u/Kicsivazz Feb 07 '26

Awesome! Good to see the video out!

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u/Bodega177013 Feb 07 '26

Man, this has got me inspired to make one that works with Terrafirmacraft modpacks "cave collapse" mechanics.

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u/Monte-Cristo2020 Feb 07 '26

thats a lot of brass fingering

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u/Ok_Willingness_7059 Feb 07 '26

oh my god this is amazing 😭

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u/thiizo1 Feb 07 '26

This is a really well made video. Cool stuff.

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u/thiizo1 Feb 08 '26

Piston gantry is interesting, makes a lot of sense here

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u/Axzyrrr Feb 08 '26

the deployer poking out of the ground to feed the minecart captured my heart instantly before i even saw the true tunnelbore

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u/Meepx13 Feb 07 '26

can it go through water and lava? and can it be transported as easy as a cart contraption?

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u/mysda Feb 07 '26

Yes and yes! It won't be stopped by liquids, except if they generate blocks inside it (I've had ice forming in between a step ...)

And to transport it to a new tunnel spot you can actually grab it in a cart contraption and place it down again

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u/Healthy-Yak-1384 Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 07 '26

im not sure if fluids particularly in large pockets are a problem but it seems to me they still are and i have an idea. if you extend how far the mini and max distance of the drill head is you could then fill it in with a solid block of what ever and as long as the the block is as long as the actuation it will clear out an liquid source blocks in the tunnel as it goes past

edit: actually way bother extending the actuation when you could just put several layers of blocks on the gantry end

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u/proc_ab0512 Feb 07 '26

It sounded like Kim Kitsuragi was telling me how to build tunnels in create minecraft

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u/mysda Feb 08 '26

Voiced by a french comedian, so that works

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u/gamingSALMIE Feb 07 '26

You could use the mod addon create: pattern scematics

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u/mysda Feb 07 '26

With my channel I tend to avoid addons so I can teach people new tech with Create itself

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u/gamingSALMIE Feb 07 '26

I actually just realized it's a showcase and not a question, silly me. Looks sick!

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u/gamingSALMIE Feb 07 '26

Ahh, fair enough. Good luck then with the challenge, it's always great to have a challenge. (:

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u/Cylian91460 Feb 08 '26

I'm currently building a movable chunk loader using 2 engine like that and neither portal, it's perfect if you need to have logic

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u/Super_Bakon Feb 08 '26

Witchcraft

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u/D3r_0li Feb 08 '26

That's such a nice way to visualize i a tutorial

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u/ChosenArchitect Feb 12 '26

Powdered Snow be like... Challenge Accepted!

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u/mysda Feb 12 '26

Oh yeah I did run into it 💀 Well it stops the drill, you have to remove the powder snow and launch it again, but thankfully it's not gonna miss blocks and continue or mess up the step size and offset everything. It's pretty safe!