Shielding Pouch — Minecraft block

Shielding Pouch

Shielding Pouch is the lead-lined Battery Pouch upgrade: 128 weight (two stacks) in one slot, 2,000 EU on board, and contents that irradiate nobody.

Block ID alaindustrial:shielding_pouch
Game versions
All versions

Description

Shielding Pouch is the second tier of the Battery Pouch line in Ala Industrial, a tech mod for Minecraft 26.2 Java Edition that runs on Fabric and NeoForge. The LV-tier item takes a single inventory slot and holds up to 128 weight — about two stacks of ore, ingots or dust — while a 2,000 EU buffer keeps the contents usable: the drain is 1 EU per second, charged only while items sit inside and the pouch travels in an inventory. One full charge covers roughly 33 minutes of carrying, and the Battery Box charge slot refills the Shielding Pouch in about 3 seconds. The recipe is a transmute craft of one Battery Pouch plus four Shielding Plates of shielding alloy (palladium and tempered iron); the layout does not matter, and charge, contents and any custom name carry over to the result.

The one rule that makes the Shielding Pouch worth crafting: radioactive contents irradiate nobody — not the carrier, not nearby mobs, not other players — whether the pouch sits in a hand, on the floor or in someone else's chest. The shielding covers only what lies inside the pouch, so uranium loose in the same inventory, ore piles on the ground, irradiated soil and a running reactor column still radiate as before: the Shielding Suit keeps its job, and the stationary Shielding Chest (36 slots) still handles bulk storage. At zero charge the contents lock but stay shielded, and a pouch destroyed by lava or an explosion drops its load on the ground, where uranium radiates like any uranium on the floor.

Block properties

Item ID alaindustrial:shielding_pouch
/give command /give @p alaindustrial:shielding_pouch
Stackable No
Java Edition 26.2

Java Edition Guide

How to use the Shielding Pouch in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Craft the upgrade

    Combine one Battery Pouch with four Shielding Plates in a crafting grid; the layout does not matter. The transmute recipe carries the charge, the contents and any custom name over to the Shielding Pouch.

  2. 2

    Charge the pouch

    Drop the Shielding Pouch into the Battery Box charge slot. A full 2,000 EU charge takes about 3 seconds.

  3. 3

    Load the uranium

    Right-click a stack of uranium ore onto the Shielding Pouch inside your inventory. Items top up partial stacks of the same type first, up to 128 weight — about two stacks of ore.

  4. 4

    Haul and unload

    Walk the Shielding Pouch out of the mine: the uranium inside irradiates nobody. Right-click the pouch in the air to pull out the whole top stack, last in, first out.

Zero charge and the suit

A flat Shielding Pouch keeps shielding its contents and only blocks putting and taking until recharged. The pouch does not replace the Shielding Suit: a uranium ingot loose in the same inventory still radiates, and so do a running reactor column, ore piles and irradiated soil.

How to craft this block

Crafting
Shielding Pouch
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Shielding Pouch

Frequently asked questions

Does the Shielding Pouch block all radiation?

The Shielding Pouch blocks radiation from the items inside it — in a hand, on the floor or in a chest. Outside sources such as a running reactor column, uranium piles and irradiated soil still reach the player, so the Shielding Suit stays necessary around them.

How much does the Shielding Pouch hold?

One inventory slot holds 128 weight: about 128 ore, ingot or dust items that stack to 64, 32 items that stack to 16, or two unstackable tools — the same weight arithmetic as a vanilla bundle.

How is the Shielding Pouch crafted?

A transmute recipe turns one Battery Pouch plus four Shielding Plates (shielding alloy of palladium and tempered iron) into the pouch. Charge, contents and custom name survive, so a full pouch can be upgraded without unpacking it.

What happens when the 2,000 EU buffer runs flat?

The contents lock: nothing goes in or out until the Shielding Pouch is recharged, but the shielding keeps working. The 1 EU per second drain applies only while items are inside and the pouch is carried; in creative mode the pouch does not drain at all.

What happens if the Shielding Pouch itself is destroyed?

Burnt in lava, caught by an explosion or popped on a cactus, the Shielding Pouch drops its contents on the ground instead of vanishing — and there the uranium radiates like any uranium on the floor.

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