Anisha Riggs
The Incense Altar is a block added by Blood Magic, a mod in Minecraft. The Incense Altar can be upgraded by increasing its tranquility, which is determined by the items surrounding it. To increase tranquility, players can craft and place different Path Blocks, such as Wooden Path, Brick Path, and Mossy Brick Path blocks, in specific patterns around the Incense Altar. The arrangement and variety of these blocks are crucial, as using more blocks of the same type in one area provides diminishing returns. The Incense Altar's tiers, ranging from 1 to 5, require expanding areas and specific materials for upgrades. The Blood Altar, another feature in Blood Magic, is used for crafting, generating Life Essence, and transferring it to the Soul Network.
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What You'll Learn
Create the Incense Altar
To create the Incense Altar, you must first have a Blood Altar, which is a block added by the Blood Magic mod. The Blood Altar is used to transmute items, generate Life Essence, and transfer Life Essence into a Soul Network. It has an internal buffer of 10,000 LP and a single inventory slot.
The Incense Altar is also added by Blood Magic and is used to gain a bonus to the LP gained when self-sacrificing. It has a vertical range of 6 blocks, and players who intend to put it under their Blood Altar should ensure that the base of the Incense Altar is level with the tier 6 Blood Runes. The Incense Altar can be placed on a 3x3 square of blocks made from any material and starts at 0 Tranquility and a bonus of 20% to self-sacrifice.
To increase the bonus received from the Incense Altar, you need to increase the tranquility. This can be done by crafting different Path Blocks and placing them in specific patterns around the Incense Altar. The basic pattern involves creating a 9x9 cross of 36 Wooden Path blocks, with each side extending from the base of the Incense Altar in the four cardinal directions. These blocks can be placed one level higher or lower than the previous level, as long as each side matches the pattern.
Once the Wooden Path blocks are placed, you can start adding different types of blocks to the 3x3 squares in each corner. These blocks can be placed on the same level as the path blocks or up to 2 blocks higher. There are various materials that can be used, each providing different types and values of tranquility. It is important to note that using more blocks of the same type provides diminishing returns, so it is optimal to mix types.
Additionally, the arrangement of the blocks around the Incense Altar matters. For example, placing 4 blocks of Life Essence north of the altar and 4 blocks south of it will create more tranquility than placing all 8 blocks in the same location.
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Place it on a 3x3 square
To upgrade your Incense Altar, you need to increase the bonus you receive from the incense by increasing the tranquility. The Incense Altar can be placed on a 3x3 square of blocks of any material and starts at 0 tranquility and a bonus of 20% to self-sacrifice. The second tier is created by extending the four cardinal directions with 3x3 blocks of Wooden Path or Tiled Wooden Path blocks.
You can start by making 36 Wooden Path blocks and placing them in a 3x3 square in each cardinal direction from the base of the Incense Altar, creating a 9x9 cross of blocks. These blocks can be one higher or one lower than the previous level, as long as each side matches the pattern. You can then start adding different types of blocks to the 3x3 squares in each corner. These blocks can be added on the same level as the path blocks and as much as two blocks higher.
There are several materials you can use, and they each have different tranquility types and values. The amount of actual tranquility you get from each tranquility type follows a logarithmic scale, meaning the more of a particular type of tranquility block you have, the less value each additional block of that type will add. For example, using a combination of Stone Paths (tier 3) and Worn Stone Paths (tier 4) blocks, you can extend the 9x9 wooden path cross with 2x3 blocks of stone path in each direction, then add 2x3 more with worn stone paths, and finally add the last 2x3 with obsidian paths.
The Incense Altar is used to gain a bonus to the LP gained when self-sacrificing. The Sacrificial Knife transforms into the Sacrificial Dagger when the player is within 6 blocks from the Incense Altar. The Dagger cannot be used unless it is within 2 blocks of a Blood Altar. It drains 90% of the player's current health and applies bonus LP depending on the bonus given by the Incense Altar.
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Check tranquility blocks
To check tranquility blocks, you need to use a divination sigil on the Incense Altar to see its Current Tranquility and Current Bonus. The altar begins at Tier 1 with a Current Tranquility of 0 and a Current Bonus of +20%.
To increase the bonus received from the Incense, you need to increase the tranquility. To do this, craft different Path Blocks. You can start by making 36 Wooden Path blocks and placing them in a 3x3 square in each cardinal direction from the base of the Incense Altar, creating a 9x9 cross of blocks. These blocks can be one higher or lower than the previous level, as long as each side matches the pattern.
You can then start adding different types of blocks to the 3x3 squares in each corner. These blocks can be placed on the same level as the path blocks, or up to 2 blocks higher. There are several materials you can use, each with different tranquility types and values. The amount of actual Tranquility you get from each tranquility type follows a logarithmic scale, meaning the more of a particular type of tranquility block you have, the less value each additional block of that type will add.
To get the most out of your altar, you'll need to vary the materials and types you use. For example, you can use Stone, Worn Stone, and Obsidian Paths, each of which requires a higher tier Blood Altar to craft (Tiers 3, 4, and 5, respectively). Stone Paths will allow you to extend another 2x3 past your Wooden Paths, almost tripling the amount of tranquility blocks available. Worn Stone Paths extend another 2x3 past the Stone, and Obsidian Paths add another 2x3 past that, almost doubling the amount of tranquility blocks each time.
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Use modifiers to increase tranquility
To increase the bonus you receive from the Incense, you need to increase the tranquility. To do this, you need to craft different Path Blocks. Firstly, make 36 Wooden Path blocks and place them in a 3x3 square in each cardinal direction from the base of the Incense Altar, creating a 9x9 cross of blocks. These blocks can be one higher or one lower than the previous level, as long as each side matches the pattern.
Now, you can add different types of blocks to the 3x3 squares in each corner. You can add these materials on the same level as the path blocks, and as much as 2 blocks higher. There are several materials you can use, and they each have different tranquility types and values. The amount of actual Tranquility you get from each tranquility type is a logarithmic scale, meaning the more of a particular type of tranquility block you have, the less value each additional block of that type will add. For example, the more Earth Tranquility you have, the less value each additional Earth Tranquility block will add.
You can also place modifiers like Water, Lava, Crops, Trees, Leaves, and Animals to elevate tranquility by up to 200%. The stone paths (tier 3) and worn stone paths (tier 4) can be placed after the 9x9 wooden path cross, extending 2x3 on each side. Then, you can add 2x3 more with worn stone paths, and finally, add the last 2x3 with obsidian paths.
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Upgrade the altar's tier
The Incense Altar is a block added by Blood Magic. It is used to gain a bonus to the LP gained when self-sacrificing. The Incense Altar can be placed on a 3x3 square of blocks made from any material. The altar begins at Tier 1, and as you create runes and collect specific materials, you can upgrade it in steps to a maximum tier of 5.
To upgrade the altar's tier, you need to increase the tranquility. This can be done by crafting different Path Blocks. Start by making 36 Wooden Path blocks and placing them in a 9x9 cross pattern in each cardinal direction from the base of the Incense Altar. These blocks can be one higher or one lower than the previous level, as long as each side matches the pattern.
The second tier is created by extending the four cardinal directions with 3x3 blocks of Wooden Path or Tiled Wooden Path blocks. You can then start adding different types of blocks to the 3x3 squares in each corner. These blocks can be placed on the same level as the path blocks or up to 2 blocks higher.
Different materials have different tranquility types and values. It is important to note that the amount of actual tranquility you get from each tranquility type follows a logarithmic scale. This means that the more of a particular tranquility type you have, the less value each additional block of that type will add. For example, using a combination of Life Essence blocks north and south of the Incense Altar will create more tranquility than using all 8 blocks in the same location.
By increasing the tranquility, you can upgrade your Incense Altar to higher tiers, which will provide greater bonuses to the LP gained when self-sacrificing.
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Frequently asked questions
To upgrade your Incense Altar, you need to increase the tranquility. This can be done by crafting different Path Blocks and placing them in a 3x3 square in each cardinal direction from the base of the Incense Altar, creating a 9x9 cross of blocks.
Path Blocks are "Wood Path", "Brick Path", "Mossy Brick Path" and "Obsi".
The maximum tier for the Incense Altar is 5. There is a 6th tier, but the ritual required to create the components for it has not been implemented.
The Incense Altar has a vertical range of 6 blocks.
The Incense Altar has a default effect of 20% tranquility.
