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==Second Step: Get Power==
==Second Step: Get Power==
The first order of business is to start producing some electricity. To do this, we will build a [[Coal Generator]], along with a [[Battery Box]] in order to store the power we create. Later on, you will be able to build other types of generators (e.g. a [[Solar Generator]]), but for now our coal-powered electricity will work just fine.


===Steel and Bronze===
===Steel and Bronze===
Now that we have our stuff we need to start combining it all together. First we need to turn some of our materials into [[Bronze Ingot]]s and [[Steel Ingot]]s.
We'll first need to turn some of our raw materials into [[Bronze Ingot]]s and [[Steel Ingot]]s. Combine the [[Tin Ingot]]s and [[Copper Ingot]]s you mined previously to make [[Bronze Dust]], and then smelt that into [[Bronze Ingot]]s:
 
:Make some [[Bronze Dust]]
{{Grid/Crafting Table
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Copper Ingot|B1=Tin Ingot|C1=Copper Ingot
|A1=Copper Ingot|B1=Tin Ingot|C1=Copper Ingot
|Output=Bronze Dust}}
|Output=Bronze Dust}}
 
<p></p>
:And smelt it up to make our [[Bronze Ingot]]s
{{Grid/Furnace
{{Grid/Furnace
|Input=Bronze Dust,7
|Input=Bronze Dust,7
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|Fuel=Coal}}
|Fuel=Coal}}


:Do the same thing for [[Steel Dust]] and [[Steel Ingot]]
 
Similarly, [[Steel Ingots]] are crafted from [[Steel Dust]], which is made using regular coal and iron ingots:
{{Grid/Crafting Table
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Coal
|B1=Coal
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|B3=Coal
|B3=Coal
|Output=Steel Dust}}
|Output=Steel Dust}}
<p>
<p></p>
{{Grid/Furnace
{{Grid/Furnace
|Input=Steel Dust,10
|Input=Steel Dust,10
|Output=Steel Ingot,10
|Output=Steel Ingot,10
|Fuel=Coal,2}}
|Fuel=Coal,2}}
'''Important:''' This recipe for steel is extremely expensive, as it requires 4 coal and 1 iron  ingot to make a single [[Steel Ingot]]. In just a little while, we'll be creating machines to make steel more efficiently, so don't waste all of your coal on making steel ingots at this stage!


After this step make sure you have {{Grid|Steel Ingot,10}} and {{Grid|Bronze Ingot,7}}
After this step make sure you have {{Grid|Steel Ingot,10}} and {{Grid|Bronze Ingot,7}}
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===Motors, Batteries, and Wire===
===Motors, Batteries, and Wire===


Now we start making some components.
Now we start making some component parts. The generator requires a [[Motor]], which in turn requires [[Insulated Copper Wire]]:
 
:[[Insulated Copper Wire]] These are used for the Motor Below
{{Grid/Crafting Table
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Leather;White Wool|B1=Copper Ingot|C1=Leather;White Wool
|A1=Leather;White Wool|B1=Copper Ingot|C1=Leather;White Wool
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|Output=Insulated Copper Wire,6}}
|Output=Insulated Copper Wire,6}}


:Now we can make a [[Motor]]
 
Combine the wires with your [[Steel Ingot]]s and a [[Tin Ingot]] to create our [[Motor]]:
{{Grid/Crafting Table
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Insulated Copper Wire|B1=Steel Ingot|C1=Insulated Copper Wire
|A1=Insulated Copper Wire|B1=Steel Ingot|C1=Insulated Copper Wire
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|Output=Motor}}
|Output=Motor}}


:The last component we need is some [[Battery]]s
 
The last component we need is a [[Battery]] for the [[Battery Box]]. Make 3 of these:
{{Grid/Crafting Table
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Tin Ingot
|B1=Tin Ingot
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|A3=Tin Ingot|B3=Coal|C3=Tin Ingot
|A3=Tin Ingot|B3=Coal|C3=Tin Ingot
|Output=Battery}}
|Output=Battery}}


After all your crafting you should have {{Grid|Motor}}, {{Grid|Insulated Copper Wire,2}}, and {{Grid|Battery,3}}
After all your crafting you should have {{Grid|Motor}}, {{Grid|Insulated Copper Wire,2}}, and {{Grid|Battery,3}}


===Put It All Together===
===Put It All Together===
Finally we have everything we need to make our first power connection, first the final things we need to build.
Finally, we have everything we need to make our first power connection! Build the [[Coal Generator]] and [[Battery Box]] from all the components you just crafted:
 
 
:[[Coal Generator]]
{{Grid/Crafting Table
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Bronze Ingot|B1=Bronze Ingot|C1=Bronze Ingot
|A1=Bronze Ingot|B1=Bronze Ingot|C1=Bronze Ingot
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:[[Battery Box]]
{{Grid/Crafting Table
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Steel Ingot|B1=Steel Ingot|C1=Steel Ingot
|A1=Steel Ingot|B1=Steel Ingot|C1=Steel Ingot
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|A3=Steel Ingot|B3=Steel Ingot|C3=Steel Ingot
|A3=Steel Ingot|B3=Steel Ingot|C3=Steel Ingot
|Output=Battery Box}}
|Output=Battery Box}}


You can now place the [[Battery Box]] and the [[Coal Generator]] in the world. To connect them, use the remaining [[Insulated Copper Wire]] on the ground like you would redstone, making sure to connect the black hole on the [[Coal Generator]] to the red hold in the [[Battery Box]].  
You can now place the [[Battery Box]] and the [[Coal Generator]] in the world. To connect them, use the remaining [[Insulated Copper Wire]] on the ground like you would redstone, making sure to connect the black hole on the [[Coal Generator]] to the red hold in the [[Battery Box]].  
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[[File:Generator_Battery_Front.png|300px]][[File:Generator_BatteryBox_Back.png|300px]]
[[File:Generator_Battery_Front.png|300px]][[File:Generator_BatteryBox_Back.png|300px]]


A note about placement: At this stage, you probably won't have a [[Wrench]] to help rotate your machines, unless you managed to find diamonds during your mining excursion. By default, when you place the [[Coal Generator]], '''the black hole will be on the back side''' (the side facing away from you). When you place the [[Battery Box]], '''the black hole will be on the left-hand side, the red hole will be on the right-hand side.''' It's a bit awkward at first, but luckily, both machines can be removed quite easily with your bare hands (unlike machines from other mods, which are sometimes destroyed without using a special tool).


Place some [[Coal]] into the [[Coal Generator]] and it should spring to life after about 10 seconds.
Place some [[Coal]] into the [[Coal Generator]] and it should spring to life after about 10 seconds.

Revision as of 20:23, 2 February 2013

Voltz Banner Logo

Hello and welcome to the starting guide for the Voltz mod pack. For information on how to install the Voltz modpack, go here.

Now that you have it installed, you are probably wondering where to start, or what to do next. Well you have come to the right page to help you out. By now, you already know how to make all your basic tools, shelter and most of everything found in the vanilla Minecraft. What Voltz mod pack does is expands on vanilla Minecraft, while maintaining a "universal electricity" system, unlike Tekkit. It also adds many new features, equipment, and ores. Here we will go over some of the new some of the things that will help you get started on new projects and game play.

First Steps: Preparing Materials

Basic Electricity
Getting Started Guide

Assuming you already have your basic tool set and a form of shelter already, we can begin some of the basic construction.

Tools

One of the first tools you're gonna wanna make is a Paxel. This way you can have all the benefits of a shovel, axe, and pickaxe all in one tool. All you need to do is gather some sticks and cobblestone. Make yourself a stone shovel, stone pickaxe, and a stone axe. Place those along the top row in a crafting table, and then two sticks down the middle. Then you have yourself a Paxel. Paxels can also be made from different types of tool sets such as diamond or gold tools, as well as many other ore tools that have been added to the game by Mekanism.

Stone Axe Stone Pickaxe Stone Shovel Grid layout Arrow (small).png Stone Paxel
  Stick  
  Stick  

Note: The Paxel has the same as a single normal tool. While it will save inventory space by combining three tools into one, it will wear out after as many uses as a single normal tool.

Let's Go Mining!

Now that you have your Paxel now we can go do some mining for some of the new ores introduced by the Voltz mod pack. Some of the basic materials we are going to need to mine right now are Iron Ore, Tin Ore, Copper Ore and Platinum Ore. You will also need to mine a whole bunch of coal and redstone to power the machines in the beginning. Once you have collected all of that, melt some into ingots, but not all of them. Here is a good minimum shopping list of materials for a Coal Generator and a Battery Box.

FurnaceCopper Ingot17Leather6Iron Ingot11Tin Ingot22Coal64Redstone (Dust)3

Farming

This is an optional (but useful!) step. In addition to your basic home, you should invest in a few small farms to help in gathering additional resources:

  1. Cows / Sheep: Several recipes require Insulated Wire, which uses either leather or wool for the insulation. A farm provides a convenient, renewable source for these components, so you don't need to go running out in the middle of the night looking for an animal to butcher. (The best option is to make a sheep farm and use shears to obtain wool without killing your animals.)
  2. Wheat: In addition to providing food for yourself, a wheat farm will allow you to replace any cows or sheep that you lose in your farm. Wheat can also be used as Bio Fuel later on.
  3. Trees: Early on, you will want to save up your coal to use in a few recipes. Although it's a less efficient form of fuel, wood is infinitely renewable (since trees will often drop more than one sapling) and can be easily farmed, unlike coal which cannot be grown or harvested as easily. With a tree farm, you can use abundant wood planks instead of coal for cooking and smelting.

Once you have done that, we can move onto the next step.

Second Step: Get Power

The first order of business is to start producing some electricity. To do this, we will build a Coal Generator, along with a Battery Box in order to store the power we create. Later on, you will be able to build other types of generators (e.g. a Solar Generator), but for now our coal-powered electricity will work just fine.

Steel and Bronze

We'll first need to turn some of our raw materials into Bronze Ingots and Steel Ingots. Combine the Tin Ingots and Copper Ingots you mined previously to make Bronze Dust, and then smelt that into Bronze Ingots:

Copper Ingot Tin Ingot Copper Ingot Grid layout Arrow (small).png Bronze Dust
     
     

Bronze Dust7 Grid layout Furnace Progress.png Bronze Ingot7
Grid layout Fire.png
Coal


Similarly, Steel Ingots are crafted from Steel Dust, which is made using regular coal and iron ingots:

  Coal   Grid layout Arrow (small).png Steel Dust
Coal Iron Ingot Coal
  Coal  

Steel Dust10 Grid layout Furnace Progress.png Steel Ingot10
Grid layout Fire.png
Coal2


Important: This recipe for steel is extremely expensive, as it requires 4 coal and 1 iron ingot to make a single Steel Ingot. In just a little while, we'll be creating machines to make steel more efficiently, so don't waste all of your coal on making steel ingots at this stage!

After this step make sure you have Steel Ingot10 and Bronze Ingot7

Motors, Batteries, and Wire

Now we start making some component parts. The generator requires a Motor, which in turn requires Insulated Copper Wire:

Leather Copper Ingot Leather Grid layout Arrow (small).png Insulated Copper Wire6
Leather Copper Ingot Leather
Leather Copper Ingot Leather


Combine the wires with your Steel Ingots and a Tin Ingot to create our Motor:

Insulated Copper Wire Steel Ingot Insulated Copper Wire Grid layout Arrow (small).png Motor
Steel Ingot Iron Ingot Steel Ingot
Insulated Copper Wire Steel Ingot Insulated Copper Wire


The last component we need is a Battery for the Battery Box. Make 3 of these:

  Tin Ingot   Grid layout Arrow (small).png Battery
Tin Ingot Redstone (Dust) Tin Ingot
Tin Ingot Coal Tin Ingot


After all your crafting you should have Motor, Insulated Copper Wire2, and Battery3

Put It All Together

Finally, we have everything we need to make our first power connection! Build the Coal Generator and Battery Box from all the components you just crafted:

Bronze Ingot Bronze Ingot Bronze Ingot Grid layout Arrow (small).png Coal Generator
Bronze Ingot Furnace Bronze Ingot
Bronze Ingot Motor Bronze Ingot


Steel Ingot Steel Ingot Steel Ingot Grid layout Arrow (small).png Battery Box
Battery Battery Battery
Steel Ingot Steel Ingot Steel Ingot


You can now place the Battery Box and the Coal Generator in the world. To connect them, use the remaining Insulated Copper Wire on the ground like you would redstone, making sure to connect the black hole on the Coal Generator to the red hold in the Battery Box.

Generator Battery Front.pngGenerator BatteryBox Back.png

A note about placement: At this stage, you probably won't have a Wrench to help rotate your machines, unless you managed to find diamonds during your mining excursion. By default, when you place the Coal Generator, the black hole will be on the back side (the side facing away from you). When you place the Battery Box, the black hole will be on the left-hand side, the red hole will be on the right-hand side. It's a bit awkward at first, but luckily, both machines can be removed quite easily with your bare hands (unlike machines from other mods, which are sometimes destroyed without using a special tool).

Place some Coal into the Coal Generator and it should spring to life after about 10 seconds.

Coal Generator Interface.png

Right-click on the Battery Box and you should see it filling with power!

Battery Box Interface.png

Third Step: Using Power

Once you have gathered all your materials from the previous step, we can move on to the next phase.

craft 3 alloys
  Redstone (Dust)   Grid layout Arrow (small).png Enriched Alloy
Redstone (Dust) Iron (Ingot) Redstone (Dust)
  Redstone (Dust)  
craft 2 Control circuits
  Platinum Ignot   Grid layout Arrow (small).png Control Circuit
Platinum Ignot Enriched Alloy Platinum Ignot
  Platinum Ignot  
craft the infuser
Iron (Ingot) Furnace Iron (Ingot) Grid layout Arrow (small).png Metallurgic Infuser
Control Circuit Enriched Alloy Control Circuit
Iron (Ingot) Furnace Iron (Ingot)

Now that we have the infuser, we can go ahead and make some Bronze Ingot (Mekanism) as well as Steel Dust (Mekanism). First will be the Steel ingots by putting enriched iron and compressed carbon in the infuser.

craft some Enriched Iron
Enriched Alloy     Grid layout Arrow (small).png Enriched Iron6
Iron Ingot    
Enriched Alloy    


now for some Compressed Carbon
Coal Grid layout Furnace Progress.png Compressed Carbon
Grid layout Fire.png
Coal


Add those together in the infuser with some redstone in the charge slot and you get steel dust, make 9 dust and smelt them dust in a furnace. We will use the steel for the next machine, the Enrichment Chamber, which is where the saved Tin Ore will go.


Metalurgic steel dust.png


Make a Steel Block with the 9 ingots you just created, 2 more Control Circuits, 2 redstones, and 4 Enriched Alloys.

Steel Ingot Steel Ingot Steel Ingot Grid layout Arrow (small).png Steel Block
Steel Ingot Steel Ingot Steel Ingot
Steel Ingot Steel Ingot Steel Ingot


Add all those items from the previous steps together like so to create the Enrichment Chamber.

Enriched Alloy Redstone (Dust) Enriched Alloy Grid layout Arrow (small).png Enrichment Chamber
Control Circuit Steel Block Control Circuit
Enriched Alloy Redstone (Dust) Enriched Alloy


With the Enrichment Chamber we can make dust straight from ores, which is what were gonna do with Tin Ore. The Enrichment Chamber will give 2 dust per ore.

EC Tinore to dust.png


Once you have some Tin Dust, go back to the Metallurgic Infuser and insert the Tin Dust and Copper Ore. This will then start producing your Bronze Ingots. Which will create our power source, when you're ready continue on the next tutorial located here Electricity Tutorial
Bronze metallurgic.png


See also

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