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| | | Minetest technic modpack user manual |
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| | | # Technic User Manual |
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| | | The technic modpack extends the Minetest game with many new elements, |
| | | mainly constructable machines and tools. It is a large modpack, and |
| | | tends to dominate gameplay when it is used. This manual describes how |
| | | to use the technic modpack, mainly from a player's perspective. |
| | | The technic modpack extends Minetest Game (shipped with Minetest by default) |
| | | with many new elements, mainly constructable machines and tools. This manual |
| | | describes how to use the modpack, mainly from a player's perspective. |
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| | | The technic modpack depends on some other modpacks: |
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| | | * the basic Minetest game |
| | | * mesecons, which supports the construction of logic systems based on |
| | | signalling elements |
| | | * pipeworks, which supports the automation of item transport |
| | | * moreores, which provides some additional ore types |
| | | |
| | | This manual doesn't explain how to use these other modpacks, which have |
| | | their own manuals: |
| | | Documentation of the mod dependencies can be found here: |
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| | | * [Minetest Game Documentation](https://wiki.minetest.net/Main_Page) |
| | | * [Mesecons Documentation](http://mesecons.net/items.html) |
| | | * [Pipeworks Documentation](https://gitlab.com/VanessaE/pipeworks/-/wikis/home) |
| | | * [Moreores Forum Post](https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=549) |
| | | * [Basic materials Repository](https://gitlab.com/VanessaE/basic_materials) |
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| | | Recipes for constructable items in technic are generally not guessable, |
| | | and are also not specifically documented here. You should use a |
| | | craft guide mod to look up the recipes in-game. For the best possible |
| | | guidance, use the unified\_inventory mod, with which technic registers |
| | | its specialised recipe types. |
| | | ## Recipes |
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| | | substances |
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| | | Recipes for items registered by technic are not specifically documented here. |
| | | Please consult a craft guide mod to look up the recipes in-game. |
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| | | ### ore ### |
| | | **Recommended mod:** [Unified Inventory](https://github.com/minetest-mods/unified_inventory) |
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| | | The technic mod makes extensive use of not just the default ores but also |
| | | some that are added by mods. You will need to mine for all the ore types |
| | | in the course of the game. Each ore type is found at a specific range of |
| | | elevations, and while the ranges mostly overlap, some have non-overlapping |
| | | ranges, so you will ultimately need to mine at more than one elevation |
| | | to find all the ores. Also, because one of the best elevations to mine |
| | | at is very deep, you will be unable to mine there early in the game. |
| | | ## Substances |
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| | | Elevation is measured in meters, relative to a reference plane that |
| | | is not quite sea level. (The standard sea level is at an elevation |
| | | of about +1.4.) Positive elevations are above the reference plane and |
| | | negative elevations below. Because elevations are always described this |
| | | way round, greater numbers when higher, we avoid the word "depth". |
| | | ### Ores |
| | | |
| | | The ores that matter in technic are coal, iron, copper, tin, zinc, |
| | | chromium, uranium, silver, gold, mithril, mese, and diamond. |
| | | Technic registers a few ores which are needed to craft machines or items. |
| | | Each ore type is found at a specific range of elevations so you will |
| | | ultimately need to mine at more than one elevation to find all the ores. |
| | | |
| | | Coal is part of the basic Minetest game. It is found from elevation |
| | | +64 downwards, so is available right on the surface at the start of |
| | | the game, but it is far less abundant above elevation 0 than below. |
| | | It is initially used as a fuel, driving important machines in the early |
| | | part of the game. It becomes less important as a fuel once most of your |
| | | machines are electrically powered, but burning fuel remains a way to |
| | | generate electrical power. Coal is also used, usually in dust form, as |
| | | an ingredient in alloying recipes, wherever elemental carbon is required. |
| | | Elevation (Y axis) is measured in meters. The reference is usually at sea |
| | | level. Ores can generally be found more commonly by going downwards to -1000m. |
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| | | Iron is part of the basic Minetest game. It is found from elevation |
| | | +2 downwards, and its abundance increases in stages as one descends, |
| | | reaching its maximum from elevation -64 downwards. It is a common metal, |
| | | used frequently as a structural component. In technic, unlike the basic |
| | | game, iron is used in multiple forms, mainly alloys based on iron and |
| | | including carbon (coal). |
| | | Note ¹: *These ores are provided by Minetest Game. See [Ores](https://wiki.minetest.net/Ores#Ores_overview) for a rough overview* |
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| | | Copper is part of the basic Minetest game (having migrated there from |
| | | moreores). It is found from elevation -16 downwards, but is more abundant |
| | | from elevation -64 downwards. It is a common metal, used either on its |
| | | own for its electrical conductivity, or as the base component of alloys. |
| | | Note ²: *These ores are provided by moreores. TODO: Add reference link* |
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| | | #### Coal ¹ |
| | | Use: Fuel, alloy as carbon |
| | | |
| | | Burning coal is a way to generate electrical power. Coal is also used, |
| | | usually in dust form, as an ingredient in alloying recipes, wherever |
| | | elemental carbon is required. |
| | | |
| | | #### Iron ¹ |
| | | Use: multiple, mainly for alloys with carbon (coal). |
| | | |
| | | #### Copper ¹ |
| | | Copper is a common metal, used either on its own for its electrical |
| | | conductivity, or as the base component of alloys. |
| | | Although common, it is very heavily used, and most of the time it will |
| | | be the material that most limits your activity. |
| | | |
| | | Tin is part of the basic Minetest game (having migrated there from |
| | | moreores). It is found from elevation +8 downwards, with no |
| | | elevation-dependent variations in abundance beyond that point. |
| | | It is a common metal. Its main use in pure form is as a component |
| | | of electrical batteries. Apart from that its main purpose is |
| | | as the secondary ingredient in bronze (the base being copper), but bronze |
| | | is itself little used. Its abundance is well in excess of its usage, |
| | | so you will usually have a surplus of it. |
| | | #### Tin ¹ |
| | | Use: batteries, bronze |
| | | |
| | | Zinc is supplied by technic. It is found from elevation +2 downwards, |
| | | with no elevation-dependent variations in abundance beyond that point. |
| | | It is a common metal. Its main use is as the secondary ingredient |
| | | in brass (the base being copper), but brass is itself little used. |
| | | Its abundance is well in excess of its usage, so you will usually have |
| | | a surplus of it. |
| | | Tin is a common metal but is used rarely. Its abundance is well in excess |
| | | of its usage, so you will usually have a surplus of it. |
| | | |
| | | Chromium is supplied by technic. It is found from elevation -100 |
| | | downwards, with no elevation-dependent variations in abundance beyond |
| | | that point. It is a moderately common metal. Its main use is as the |
| | | secondary ingredient in stainless steel (the base being iron). |
| | | #### Zinc |
| | | Use: brass |
| | | |
| | | Uranium is supplied by technic. It is found only from elevation -80 down |
| | | to -300; using it therefore requires one to mine above elevation -300 even |
| | | though deeper mining is otherwise more productive. It is a moderately |
| | | common metal, useful only for reasons related to radioactivity: it forms |
| | | the fuel for nuclear reactors, and is also one of the best radiation |
| | | shielding materials available. It is not difficult to find enough uranium |
| | | ore to satisfy these uses. Beware that the ore is slightly radioactive: |
| | | it will slightly harm you if you stand as close as possible to it. |
| | | It is safe when more than a meter away or when mined. |
| | | Depth: 2m, more commonly below -32m |
| | | |
| | | Zinc only has a few uses but is a common metal. |
| | | |
| | | #### Chromium |
| | | Use: stainless steel |
| | | |
| | | Depth: -100m, more commonly below -200m |
| | | |
| | | #### Uranium |
| | | Use: nuclear reactor fuel |
| | | |
| | | Depth: -80m until -300m, more commonly between -100m and -200m |
| | | |
| | | It is a moderately common metal, useful only for reasons related to radioactivity: |
| | | it forms the fuel for nuclear reactors, and is also one of the best radiation |
| | | shielding materials available. |
| | | |
| | | Keep a safety distance of a meter to avoid being harmed by radiation. |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | #### Silver ² |
| | | |
| | | Silver is supplied by the moreores mod. It is found from elevation -2 |
| | | downwards, with no elevation-dependent variations in abundance beyond |
| | |
| | | notably used in electrical items due to its conductivity, being the best |
| | | conductor of all the pure elements. |
| | | |
| | | #### Gold ¹ |
| | | Gold is part of the basic Minetest game (having migrated there from |
| | | moreores). It is found from elevation -64 downwards, but is more |
| | | abundant from elevation -256 downwards. It is a precious metal. It is |
| | |
| | | combination of good conductivity (third best of all the pure elements) |
| | | and corrosion resistance. |
| | | |
| | | #### Mithril ² |
| | | Mithril is supplied by the moreores mod. It is found from elevation |
| | | -512 downwards, the deepest ceiling of any minable substance, with |
| | | no elevation-dependent variations in abundance beyond that point. |
| | |
| | | here it is entirely fictional, being derived from J. R. R. Tolkien's |
| | | Middle-Earth setting. It is little used. |
| | | |
| | | #### Mese ¹ |
| | | Mese is part of the basic Minetest game. It is found from elevation |
| | | -64 downwards. The ore is more abundant from elevation -256 downwards, |
| | | and from elevation -1024 downwards there are also occasional blocks of |
| | |
| | | used in many recipes, though mainly not in large quantities, wherever |
| | | some magical quality needs to be imparted. |
| | | |
| | | #### Diamond ¹ |
| | | Diamond is part of the basic Minetest game (having migrated there from |
| | | technic). It is found from elevation -128 downwards, but is more abundant |
| | | from elevation -256 downwards. It is a precious gemstone. It is used |
| | | moderately, mainly for reasons connected to its extreme hardness. |
| | | |
| | | ### rock ### |
| | | ### Rock |
| | | |
| | | In addition to the ores, there are multiple kinds of rock that need to be |
| | | mined in their own right, rather than for minerals. The rock types that |