Swab

Swab

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Registry ID: bioforge:swab.

#Tools The Swab collects a sample of infection data from a living entity or from certain infected blocks. It stores the full pathogen profile (pathogen type, transmission types, symptom values). This sample can then be used to inoculate a Petri dish or Contaminated Substrate.

How to use it

Action	Result
Right‑click on a living entity (mob or player)	Takes a sample from that entity. Swab becomes contaminated.
Right‑click on air (no target)	Takes a sample from yourself (requires you to be infected).
Right‑click on an infected block (see list below)	Takes a sample from that block. Swab becomes contaminated.

• The swab starts clean and can only be used once - after contamination it cannot take another sample.
• The target (entity or block) must contain a valid infection strain. If not, you get a message (e.g., “Target not infected” or nothing happens).

Which blocks can be swabbed

From the code, these blocks are swabbable (they call SwabItem interaction and store strain data):

Block	What you get
Microbial Mat	Sample of the mat's fungal/bacterial colony
Infested Block	Sample of the underground infestation
Sporocarp	Sample of the fruiting body (fungal)
Colony Core	Sample of the main colony strain
Infected crop (any block tagged infectable_crops)	Sample of the crop infection (via right‑click, not break)

• For crops, you right‑click the crop block while holding a clean swab. If the crop is infected, the swab becomes contaminated.
• For the other blocks, right‑click them directly with the swab.

What data it stores

When you take a sample, the swab’s NBT captures the entire infection state:

• Pathogen type (VIRUS, BACTERIA, FUNGI, PARASITE, PRION)
• Transmission types (AIRBORNE, FOODBORNE, CONTACT_BASED, etc.)
• All symptom values (heart rate, lung sounds, temperature, visual findings, reflexes, oxygen, perfusion, infection strength, colony radius, max infested blocks)

Data is obfuscated using NbtObfuscator - cannot be read with /data commands.

Interaction with other systems

• Petri Dish - Right‑click a clean Petri dish while holding a contaminated swab in off‑hand to inoculate the dish.
• Contaminated Substrate - Use contaminated swab on a clean substrate item to inoculate it, then place it to start an underground colony.

Visual & text feedback

• Tooltip - Clean: “Clean swab” + usage hint. Contaminated: “Contains a sample”.
• Messages -
  • “Sample collected from entity”
  • “Sample collected from yourself”
  • “Swab contaminated with microbial mat strain.”
  • “Swab contaminated with sporocarp strain.”
  • “Swab contaminated with colony core strain.”
  • “Swab contaminated with infected crop strain.”