Event Horizon

Quickstart

1. Craft the Event Horizon block using the recipe below.
2. Place it on solid ground wherever you want it.
3. Use (interact with) the block to arm it — you'll hear a click and see flames flickering above it.
4. Back away! After a short fuse, it detonates in a massive dome-shaped blast that levels the area and leaves behind a temporary radiation zone.

Overview

Event Horizon is a single, devastating block for players who want to reshape the landscape (or clear out anything standing on it) in one dramatic moment. Place it, arm it, and run — it rolls fire and destruction across the land in an above-ground blast that carves out a dome of terrain and threatens anything nearby.

What It Adds

• Event Horizon Block – a heavy, gold-and-explosive-crafted block that can be placed like any other block and later armed to explode.
• A dramatic detonation sequence featuring a growing dome of destruction, secondary rolling explosions, and a lingering radiation zone.

How To Use

• Placing: Treat the Event Horizon block like a normal building block — place it on the ground where you want the eventual blast to originate.
• Arming: Interact with (use) the placed block to arm it. Once armed, it cannot be re-armed or disarmed — it's committed to going off.
• Warning signs: While armed, the block emits flame particles and clicking sounds, giving you a brief window to retreat before it detonates.
• Detonation: After the fuse runs out, the block explodes with a huge blast effect and sound, then:
  • Carves out an above-ground dome of terrain around the blast center, leaving anything below the block's level untouched.
  • Sends out several rolling secondary explosions across the surface in the surrounding area, adding visual and damage effects without destroying more terrain.
  • Damages or kills nearby entities depending on how close they are — anything very close is destroyed outright, while creatures farther out take scaled damage that fades with distance.
  • Leaves behind a temporary radiation zone in the blast area after the dust settles.
• Mining it (before arming): If you break the block before arming it, it drops itself so you can move or reuse it elsewhere.

Crafting And Obtaining

The Event Horizon block is crafted at a crafting table using gold blocks surrounding a block of TNT:

This is a costly recipe by design — the Event Horizon block is meant to be a rare, high-impact tool rather than something you spam.

Abilities And Mechanics

• Delayed arming: The block doesn't do anything until you interact with it — this lets you place it safely and choose your moment.
• One-time use: Once armed, the countdown cannot be stopped, and once detonated, the block is destroyed along with a large area around it.
• Above-ground focus: The dome of destruction only affects terrain and entities at or above the block's placed height — nothing beneath the block is harmed, making it safer to use on the surface without carving into the world below.
• Radiation aftermath: After the explosion, the crater area becomes a hazardous radiation zone for a period of time — avoid lingering in the blast site immediately after detonation.
• Area denial: The combination of terrain removal, secondary blasts, and lingering radiation makes this block useful for clearing large builds, mob farms, or terrain features in one dramatic event.

Progression And Strategy

• Because of its expensive crafting cost, treat each Event Horizon block as a significant investment — plan your target area before arming it.
• Use the warning period (flames and clicking sounds) to clear the area of allies, animals, or valuables you don't want destroyed.
• Since the radiation zone lingers after detonation, wait before returning to collect drops or survey the aftermath.
• Great for terraforming, clearing out unwanted structures, or creating dramatic set-pieces in adventure maps or minigames.