From cd5a3ee1efed4301a946739e72a1dfd8e40febd6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SmallJoker <mk939@ymail.com> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:55:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Denser documentation. 'Slay The Dragon' Part 1 --- manual.md | 152 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------- 1 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 85 deletions(-) diff --git a/manual.md b/manual.md index aeb3a4d..adf028e 100644 --- a/manual.md +++ b/manual.md @@ -1,108 +1,86 @@ -Minetest technic modpack user manual -==================================== +# Technic User Manual -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. -The technic modpack depends on some other modpacks: - -* 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: * [Minetest Game Documentation](https://wiki.minetest.net/Main_Page) * [Mesecons Documentation](http://mesecons.net/items.html) -* [Pipeworks Documentation](https://github.com/minetest-mods/pipeworks/wiki) +* [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) -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 -substances ----------- +Recipes for items registered by technic are not specifically documented here. +Please consult a craft guide mod to look up the recipes in-game. -### ore ### +**Recommended mod:** [Unified Inventory](https://github.com/minetest-mods/unified_inventory) -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 -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. -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* -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* + +#### 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 @@ -110,6 +88,7 @@ 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 @@ -117,6 +96,7 @@ 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. @@ -124,6 +104,7 @@ 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 @@ -132,12 +113,13 @@ 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 -- Gitblit v1.8.0