Getting Started
To start using the data pack you'll need a turtle. You can craft an egg using the recipe below, use it to spawn your turtle.
| Turtle Egg Recipe | Items |
|---|---|
 |
6 Cobblestone 1 Block of Diamond 1 Observer 1 Block of Redstone |
- The cobblestone can be replaced with cobbled deespslate or blackstone.
Turtles have inventories with 15 slots and an additional slot for their equipped tool, which is used for certain tasks.
To access a turtle's inventory, right-click it while sneaking. The first player who interacts with a turtle becomes its owner and, by default, only they can interact with it.
Hit a turtle (left-click) to open its 5-page menu:
| Page | Contents |
|---|---|
| Home | Basic information, status, movement keys |
| Edit | Create programs |
| Counters | List of counters and their values |
| Options | Change turtle's options |
| More | Credits and useful links |
Hit a turtle while sneaking and holding certain items to use them (fuel items are consumed).
| Action | Items |
|---|---|
| Switch equipped item | Any sword, axe, pickaxe, shovel or hoe |
| Save/load program | Any music disc |
| Fuel turtle (increase speed) | Coal, charcoal, block of coal, blaze rod |
| Change turtle's appearance | Observer, dropper, dispenser, pumpkin, ... |
| Start/stop turtle | Lever |
| Remove turtle (drop items) | Stick |
Every turtle has this list of toggleable options that affect its behavior:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Auto Mine | Automatically mine blocks in the turtle's path when moving |
| Pause On Error | Pause the turtle when an error occurs while running an instruction |
| Locked | Only the turtle's owner can interact with it. This doesn't lock its inventory |
| Auto Fuel | Automatically consume the first fuel item when the fuel level reaches zero |
| Safe Mine | Prevent the turtle from mining important blocks and containers |
| Show Text | Display the current instruction above the turtle, useful for debugging |
| Damage Players | The attack instruction can damage and kill players |
| Clear Counters | Counters are cleared on program start |
| Silent | Stops the turtle's sounds |
These options are considered part of a turtle's program since they affect how it behaves.