| “ | The barrels were in fact already standing in rows in the middle of the floor waiting to be pushed off. Some of them were wine-barrels, and these were not much use, as they could not easily be opened at the end without a deal of noise, nor could they easily be secured again. But among them were several others, which had been used for bringing other stuffs, butter, apples, and all sorts of things, to the king's palace. | ” |
–The Hobbit, Barrels Out of Bond | ||
Barrels are blocks used for brewing and storing all manner of drinks ranging from alcoholic beverages to herbal tinctures. They can also be used like a boat (this is a reference to The Hobbit).
Usage
Brewing
The GUI of a barrel after right-clicking on it.
Since the Public Beta 8 version, barrels are needed to brew Middle-earth drinks and potions. For this, you will need three buckets of water and six other ingredients; more information on brewing can be found here.
Note that when broken while brewing, a barrel will pause, but not fully stop brewing; once placed again, it will resume.
Crafting
Barrels can be crafted on a normal crafting table using six wood planks of any type on the top and bottom rows, an empty bucket in the center, and two iron ingots in the two remaining slots.
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Wood + Iron Ingots + Bucket |
Obtaining
Barrels can also be found in many structures, in which case they will already contain a certain drink. Examples for this are the Rohan Mead Halls, containing mead barrels, or Gondor Fortresses, containing ale barrels. However, they most frequently appear in taverns, and in the beginning of the game, the first tavern you will find will be a Hobbit Tavern.
Riding
Barrels can be placed in water by right-clicking the water with the barrel in hand. The barrel can then be ridden, similar to a boat, but slightly slower. Barrels do not break when they hit the shore, but when broken with your hand or a tool, it drops itself as an item. As barrels do not break when they hit land like vanilla boats do, they make a sturdy and well-used alternative and are often regarded as superior to the vanilla boat in that regard. Note that a barrel is more difficult to navigate and has a larger turning radius than the boat.
Riding a barrel in the rivers of Mirkwood Corrupted merits an achievement, "Out of bond".
Special note:
In order to ride in barrels, the barrel must be placed in water that is two blocks deep; placing it in water that is one block deep will just place the barrel as a block.
Gallery
Gameplay mechanics of the Lord of the Rings Mod
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Combat System •
Conquest •
Fort Besieging Tips •
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