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Hello, and welcome to the starting guide for the [[Voltz]] mod pack. For information on how to install the Voltz modpack, [[Tutorials/Voltz_installation|click here]].  
Hello, and welcome to the starting guide for the [[Voltz]] mod pack. For information on how to install the Voltz modpack, [[Tutorials/Voltz_installation|click here]].


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


==First Steps: Preparing Materials==
''Note that this tutorial is for the Voltz mod-pack version of UE mods. It is does not apply to UE mods based on MC 1.5.2.'' For instance, it tells you to build a [[Coal Generator]] and a [[Battery Box]], but those no longer exist. Instead, be sure to have Mekanism installed and substitute [[Coal Generator]] with [[Heat Generator]] and [[Battery Box]] with [[Basic Energy Cube]]. You will also find that there is no [[Platinum Ore]]. Mekanism provides [[Osmium Ore]], however, which has replaced platinum. Another part of this tutorial that no longer applies is the requirement for [[Bronze]] and an [[Enrichment Chamber]]. You don't need either of those to get a heat generator and basic energy cube, but you'll want to get them anyway so the information is still useful for a starter guide.
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{{#ev:youtube|UPy2YCCNXw0|300|right|Getting Started Guide}}
==First Steps: Prepare Materials==
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Assuming you already have your basic tool set and a form of shelter, we can begin some of the basic construction.  
Assuming you already have your basic tool set and a form of shelter, we can begin some of the basic construction.  
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'''Note:''' The [[Paxel]] has the same durability as a single normal tool. While it will save inventory space by combining three tools into one, it will also wear out after as many uses as a single normal tool.  
'''Note:''' The [[Paxel]] has the same durability as a single normal tool. While it will save inventory space by combining three tools into one, it will also wear out after as many uses as a single normal tool.  


Now that you have your [[Paxel]] 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 the materials, melt some of your metal ores into ingots, but not all of them. Here is a good minimum shopping list of materials for a [[Coal Generator]] and a [[Battery Box]].
Now that you have your [[Paxel]] 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 [[Osmium 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 the materials, melt some of your metal ores into ingots, but not all of them. Here is a good minimum shopping list of materials for a [[Coal Generator]] and a [[Battery Box]].  


{{Grid|Furnace}}{{Grid|Copper Ingot, 17}}{{Grid|Leather,6;White Wool,6}}{{Grid|Iron Ingot,11}}{{Grid|Tin Ingot,22}}{{Grid|Coal,64}}{{Grid|Redstone (Dust),3}}
{{Grid|Furnace, 3}}{{Grid|Copper Ingot, 10}}{{Grid|Leather,6;White Wool,6}}{{Grid|Iron Ingot,22}}{{Grid|Tin Ingot,10}}{{Grid|Coal,64}}{{Grid|Redstone (Dust),64}}{{Grid|Redstone (Dust), 64}}{{Grid|Osmium Ingot, 16}}


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


==Second Step: Get Power==
==Fundamentals==
You will need quite a few new materials before you can truly delve into the full experience Voltz provides, which we will go over here. Make sure to keep an ample supply of [[Iron Ingot]]s, [[Coal]], [[Copper Ingot]]s and [[Osmium Ingot]]s from here on out, as they are used in many recipes in this modpack.


===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.
Now that we have collected some of the fundamental items, we must combine them to create the mod's first essential crafting materials.[[Bronze Ingot|Bronze]] and [[Steel Ingot|Steel]] ingots are some of the most utilized components, so we will craft these first.
 
:Make some [[Bronze Dust]]
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Copper Ingot|B1=Tin Ingot|C1=Copper Ingot
|Output=Bronze Dust}}
 
:And smelt it to make [[Bronze Ingot]]s
{{Grid/Furnace
|Input=Bronze Dust,7
|Output=Bronze Ingot,7
|Fuel=Coal}}
 
:Do the same thing for [[Steel Dust]] and [[Steel Ingot]]s
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Coal
|A2=Coal|B2=Iron Ingot|C2=Coal
|B3=Coal
|Output=Steel Dust}}
<p>
{{Grid/Furnace
|Input=Steel Dust,10
|Output=Steel Ingot,10
|Fuel=Coal,2}}
 
Before moving on to the next step make sure you have {{Grid|Steel Ingot,10}} and {{Grid|Bronze Ingot,7}}.
 
===Motors, Batteries, and Wire===
 
Now we can start making some components.
 
:[[Insulated Copper Wire]] - These are used for the Motor Below
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Leather;White Wool|B1=Copper Ingot|C1=Leather;White Wool
|A2=Leather;White Wool|B2=Copper Ingot|C2=Leather;White Wool
|A3=Leather;White Wool|B3=Copper Ingot|C3=Leather;White Wool
|Output=Insulated Copper Wire,6}}
 
:Now we can make a [[Motor]]
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Insulated Copper Wire|B1=Steel Ingot|C1=Insulated Copper Wire
|A2=Steel Ingot|B2=Iron Ingot|C2=Steel Ingot
|A3=Insulated Copper Wire|B3=Steel Ingot|C3=Insulated Copper Wire
|Output=Motor}}
 
:The last components we need are some [[Battery|Batteries]].
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Tin Ingot
|A2=Tin Ingot|B2=Redstone (Dust)|C2=Tin Ingot
|A3=Tin Ingot|B3=Coal|C3=Tin Ingot
|Output=Battery}}
 
After all your crafting you should have {{Grid|Motor}}, {{Grid|Insulated Copper Wire,2}}, and {{Grid|Battery,3}}
 
===Put It All Together===
Finally, we have everything we need to make our first power connection. Here are the final things we need to build.
 


:[[Coal Generator]]
In order to get these, we must first have crafted a [[Metallurgic Infuser]]. This machine allows us to create more advanced ingots like Bronze and Steel by taking two items and fusing them together.
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Bronze Ingot|B1=Bronze Ingot|C1=Bronze Ingot
|A2=Bronze Ingot|B2=Furnace|C2=Bronze Ingot
|A3=Bronze Ingot|B3=Motor|C3=Bronze Ingot
|Output=Coal Generator}}


 
To craft our infuser, we will need the two items shown below:
:[[Battery Box]]
3 [[Enriched Alloy]]s
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Steel Ingot|B1=Steel Ingot|C1=Steel Ingot
|A2=Battery|B2=Battery|C2=Battery
|A3=Steel Ingot|B3=Steel Ingot|C3=Steel Ingot
|Output=Battery Box}}
 
You can now place the [[Battery Box]] and the [[Coal Generator]] in the world. To connect them, place 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]].
 
[[File:Generator_Battery_Front.png|300px]][[File:Generator_BatteryBox_Back.png|300px]]
 
 
Place some [[Coal]] into the [[Coal Generator]] and it should spring to life after roughly 10 seconds.
 
[[File:Coal_Generator_Interface.png|500px]]
 
Right-click on the [[Battery Box]] and you should see it filling with power!
 
[[File:Battery_Box_Interface.png|500px]]
 
==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 [[Enriched Alloy]]s
{{Grid/Crafting Table
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=|B1=Redstone (Dust)|C1=
|A1=|B1=Redstone (Dust)|C1=
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|Output=Enriched Alloy}}
|Output=Enriched Alloy}}


:Craft 2 [[Control Circuit]]s  
2 [[Control Circuit]]s  
{{Grid/Crafting Table  
{{Grid/Crafting Table  
|B1 = Platinum Ignot
|B1 = Osmium Ingot
|A2 = Platinum Ignot|B2 = Enriched Alloy|C2 = Platinum Ignot
|A2 = Osmium Ingot |B2 = Enriched Alloy|C2 = Osmium Ingot
|B3 = Platinum Ignot
|B3 = Osmium Ingot
|Output = Control Circuit}}
|Output = Control Circuit}}


:Craft the [[Metallurgic Infuser]]
 
Integrate the above items along with 2 furnaces and 4 iron ingots to craft the [[Metallurgic Infuser]]
 
{{Grid/Crafting Table  
{{Grid/Crafting Table  
|A1 = Iron (Ingot) |B1 = Furnace |C1 = Iron (Ingot)
|A1 = Iron (Ingot) |B1 = Furnace |C1 = Iron (Ingot)
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|Output = Metallurgic Infuser}}
|Output = Metallurgic Infuser}}


Now that we have the Infuser, we can go ahead and make some [[Bronze Ingot (Mekanism)|Bronze Ingots]] as well as [[Steel Ingot (Mekanism)|Steel Ingots]]. First will be the [[Steel Ingot (Mekanism)|Steel Ingots]], which are made by putting [[Enriched Iron]] and [[Compressed Carbon]] in the Infuser.


:Craft some [[Enriched Iron]]
Although we have the machine, we cannot yet create our ingots. We still require some [[Enriched Iron]] and [[Compressed Carbon]] to be used inside the infuser.
 
To make Enriched Iron, we need 2 [[Enriched Alloy]]s
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1 = |B1 = Redstone Dust |C1 =
|A2 = Redstone Dust |B2 = Iron Ingot |C2 = Redstone Dust
|A3 = |B3 = Redstone Dust |C3 =
|Output = Enriched Alloy}}
 
Use the alloys with an iron ingot to make [[Enriched Iron]]
{{Grid/Crafting Table
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Enriched Alloy
|A1=Enriched Alloy
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}}
}}


 
Then smelt some [[Compressed Carbon]] in a furnace
:Now for some [[Compressed Carbon]]
{{Grid/Furnace|Input=  Coal |IA= 1|Output= Compressed Carbon |OA= 1|Fuel=  Coal  |FA= 1}}
{{Grid/Furnace|Input=  Coal |IA= 1|Output= Compressed Carbon |OA= 1|Fuel=  Coal  |FA= 1}}




Add those together in the Infuser with some redstone in the charge slot and you get [[Steel Dust (Mekanism)|Steel Dust]]. Make 9 Steel Dust and smelt it in a furnace. We will use the steel for the next machine, the [[Enrichment Chamber]], which is where the [[Tin Ore]] will go.
Using Compressed Carbon, Enriched Iron, and some Redstone to power the Metallurgic Infuser, we can finally create the first of our two essentials, a Steel ingot:
 


[[File:Metalurgic_steel_dust.png]]
[[File:Metalurgic_steel_dust.png]]




Make a [[Steel Block]] with the 9 ingots you just created, 2 more [[Control Circuits]], 2 redstone, and 4 [[Enriched Alloy]]s.
Using this Steel, we can create an [[Enrichment Chamber]], which is the final component needed to produce [[Bronze Dust]], and thus Bronze ingots. First, craft a [[Steel Casing]] with 3 [[Osmium Ingot]]s and one [[Steel Ingot (Mekanism)|Steel Ingot]]:
{{Grid/Crafting Table


|A1=Steel Ingot|B1=Steel Ingot|C1=Steel Ingot
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A2=Steel Ingot|B2=Steel Ingot|C2=Steel Ingot
|A2 = Steel Ingot|B1 = Steel Ingot|B3 = Steel Ingot|C2 = Steel Ingot
|A3=Steel Ingot|B3=Steel Ingot|C3=Steel Ingot
|B2 = Osmium Ingot
|Output=Steel Block}}
|Output = Steel Casing}}




Add the items from the previous steps together like so to create the Enrichment Chamber.
Using the previous recipes, make 2 more [[Control Circuit]]s, 4 more [[Enriched Alloy]]s. With the addition of 2 Redstone Dusts, combine all of the materials to craft the Enrichment Chamber:


{{Grid/Crafting Table
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Enriched Alloy|B1=Redstone (Dust)|C1=Enriched Alloy
|A1=Enriched Alloy|B1=Redstone (Dust)|C1=Enriched Alloy
|A2=Control Circuit|B2=Steel Block|C2=Control Circuit
|A2=Control Circuit|B2=Steel Casing|C2=Control Circuit
|A3=Enriched Alloy|B3=Redstone (Dust)|C3=Enriched Alloy
|A3=Enriched Alloy|B3=Redstone (Dust)|C3=Enriched Alloy
|Output=Enrichment Chamber}}
|Output=Enrichment Chamber}}




With the [[Enrichment Chamber]] we can make dust straight from ores, which is what we're gonna do with [[Tin Ore]]. The Enrichment Chamber will give 2 dust per ore.<br />
With the addition of the Enrichment Chamber, we can turn freshly mined ores into pairs of dust, some of which can then be further smelted into ingots at a 2:1 ration or used in later recipes found throughout Voltz. However for our purposes we need only do this with [[Tin Ore]] to create [[Tin Dust]].


[[File:EC_Tinore_to_dust.png]]
[[File: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]] into it. This will then start producing your [[Bronze Ingot]]s, which will create our power source. When you're ready, continue on to the next tutorial, located here: [[Tutorials/Electricity_Tutorial|Electricity Tutorial]]<br />
Using the tin dust and some copper ingots, create [[Bronze Ingot]]s using the Metallurgic Infuser:
 
[[File:Bronze_metallurgic.png]]
[[File:Bronze_metallurgic.png]]


==Complete Video Tutorial Guides==
[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP-Veb5P_JxM5p5wQnRAi3Omuaa42gPHW&feature=view_all Click here for link to complete playlist!]


Example: Episode 1
With these materials that we have collected, we can begin to create the items necessary for power generation and storage.
{{#ev:youtube|B_9i700kpo0|300}}


===Motors, Batteries, and Wire===


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_9i700kpo0&list=PLP-Veb5P_JxM5p5wQnRAi3Omuaa42gPHW&index=1 Episode 1 - Basic Electricity]
To begin crafting the machines and items necessary for a successful power configuration, we must first create more items that will be used in their recipes.


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMlWQ2xtAlU&list=PLP-Veb5P_JxM5p5wQnRAi3Omuaa42gPHW&index=2 Episode 2 - Using the RailGun]
[[Insulated Copper Wire]]: These are used for the Motor below, as well as connecting your machines and other components together.
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Leather;White Wool|B1=Copper Ingot|C1=Leather;White Wool
|A2=Leather;White Wool|B2=Copper Ingot|C2=Leather;White Wool
|A3=Leather;White Wool|B3=Copper Ingot|C3=Leather;White Wool
|Output=Insulated Copper Wire,6}}


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb5FnxY5TeI&list=PLP-Veb5P_JxM5p5wQnRAi3Omuaa42gPHW&index=3 Episode 3 - Missiles & ICMB]
Using the wires, we can now craft a [[Motor]]
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Insulated Copper Wire|B1=Steel Ingot|C1=Insulated Copper Wire
|A2=Steel Ingot|B2=Iron Ingot|C2=Steel Ingot
|A3=Insulated Copper Wire|B3=Steel Ingot|C3=Insulated Copper Wire
|Output=Motor}}


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04PxWl991-Y&list=PLP-Veb5P_JxM5p5wQnRAi3Omuaa42gPHW&index=4 Episode 4 - How To Make Steel]


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A4ST-DZrOo&list=PLP-Veb5P_JxM5p5wQnRAi3Omuaa42gPHW&index=5 Episode 5 - Conveyor Belts]
Lastly, we will need a set of [[Battery|Batteries]].
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|B1=Tin Ingot
|A2=Tin Ingot|B2=Redstone (Dust)|C2=Tin Ingot
|A3=Tin Ingot|B3=Coal|C3=Tin Ingot
|Output=Battery}}


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT3nrNem5Iw&list=PLP-Veb5P_JxM5p5wQnRAi3Omuaa42gPHW&index=6 Episode 6 - Nuclear Power - Fission Reactor]
After completing all of the necessary crafting, you should have these items: {{Grid|Motor}}, {{Grid|Insulated Copper Wire,2}}, and {{Grid|Battery,3}}


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPxQRcZr5II&list=PLP-Veb5P_JxM5p5wQnRAi3Omuaa42gPHW&index=7 Episode 7 - Nuclear Power - Fusion Reactor]
===Connection===
Finally, we have everything we need to make our first power connection. Here are the final things we need to build.


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Q_X-A-uek&list=PLP-Veb5P_JxM5p5wQnRAi3Omuaa42gPHW&index=8 Episode 8 - Force Field]
[[Coal Generator]]
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Bronze Ingot|B1=Bronze Ingot|C1=Bronze Ingot
|A2=Bronze Ingot|B2=Furnace|C2=Bronze Ingot
|A3=Bronze Ingot|B3=Motor|C3=Bronze Ingot
|Output=Coal Generator}}


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-8CVFZJjt4&list=PLP-Veb5P_JxM5p5wQnRAi3Omuaa42gPHW&index=9 Episode 9 - Defense! Radar & EMP]
[[Battery Box]]
{{Grid/Crafting Table
|A1=Steel Ingot|B1=Steel Ingot|C1=Steel Ingot
|A2=Battery|B2=Battery|C2=Battery
|A3=Steel Ingot|B3=Steel Ingot|C3=Steel Ingot
|Output=Battery Box}}


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgEcbFEcVRY&list=PLP-Veb5P_JxM5p5wQnRAi3Omuaa42gPHW&index=10 Episode 10 - Particle Accelerator - Large Hadron Collider]
You can now place the [[Battery Box]] and the [[Coal Generator]] in the world. To connect them, place 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 hole in the [[Battery Box]]. In Voltz, the black holes will always represent a machines output and red holes will always represent a machines input.


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk2V8mndHpY&list=PLP-Veb5P_JxM5p5wQnRAi3Omuaa42gPHW&index=11 Episode 11 - Heat Generator]
[[File:Generator_Battery_Front.png|300px]][[File:Generator_BatteryBox_Back.png|300px]]


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQO5nX8nFZQ&list=PLP-Veb5P_JxM5p5wQnRAi3Omuaa42gPHW&index=12 Episode 12 - Solar Generators]
To generate Electricity from the [[Coal Generator]], place some [[Coal]] in the single middle slot. It should begin to rise in hull heat, eventually reaching a value of 100%. After this point it will begin to generate electricity in the form of Watts(W). One Watt is worth one Joule (J) of energy, which is what the storage units found in Voltz read their current energy levels in. As you leave the generator on it will continue to generate Watts at a steadily increasing rate, capping at 10kW (The k stand for "kilo", which means 1000. This means that the machine is generating 10,000W, or 10,000J per second!). 


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DReGsVNvvZA&list=PLP-Veb5P_JxM5p5wQnRAi3Omuaa42gPHW&index=13 Episode 13 - Advanced Solar Generators]
[[File:Coal_Generator_Interface.png|500px]]


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar7UMWnCRsY&list=PLP-Veb5P_JxM5p5wQnRAi3Omuaa42gPHW&index=14 Episode 14 - Manipulators, Robot Arms and Encoders]
By right clicking on the [[Battery Box]] you should see it filling with power as shown by the power bar in the top middle section of the GUI. The top bar will represent the current level of charge and the bottom number represents the maximum amount of charge (In our case, 5MJ. The M here stands for mega, or million, so the machine can contain a maximum or 5 million joules!).


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b8nTAHC5qA&list=PLP-Veb5P_JxM5p5wQnRAi3Omuaa42gPHW&index=15 Episode 15 - Power Armour]
[[File:Battery_Box_Interface.png|500px]]


Episode 16 - Anti-Matter and Red Matter Missile
That just about concludes how to get yourself started in Voltz! Naturally, there are many other mods and features left for you to try out, however it is suggest you move from here to the components found in the [[Mekanism]] mod, as much of what is found there will build on the knowledge gained here. The tutorials below will also help to extend your knowledge of Voltz and the numerous mods it contains!
 
Episode 17 - Assembly Line Automated Furnaces
 
Episode 18 - Teleporters
Episode 18 - Hidden Missile Base (ICMB)
Episode 19 - Automatic Deuterium Extractor with Pumps and Pipes
Episode 20 - Power Bow
Episode 21 - Blast Proof Test
Episode 22 - Duplicate Ores WIth TacticalLion


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Tutorials/ICBM_Tutorial|ICBM Tutorial]]
*[[Tutorials/ICBM_Tutorial|ICBM Tutorial]]
*[[Tutorials/Mining_With_Explosives|Mining With Explosives Tutorial]]
*[[Tutorials/Mining_With_Explosives|Mining With Explosives Tutorial]]
*[[Tutorials/Electricity_Tutorial|Electricity Tutorial]]
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Latest revision as of 03:21, 10 June 2017

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

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

Note that this tutorial is for the Voltz mod-pack version of UE mods. It is does not apply to UE mods based on MC 1.5.2. For instance, it tells you to build a Coal Generator and a Battery Box, but those no longer exist. Instead, be sure to have Mekanism installed and substitute Coal Generator with Heat Generator and Battery Box with Basic Energy Cube. You will also find that there is no Platinum Ore. Mekanism provides Osmium Ore, however, which has replaced platinum. Another part of this tutorial that no longer applies is the requirement for Bronze and an Enrichment Chamber. You don't need either of those to get a heat generator and basic energy cube, but you'll want to get them anyway so the information is still useful for a starter guide.

First Steps: Prepare Materials

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

One of the first tools you'll want to 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 make yourself a stone shovel, pickaxe, and axe, place them along the top row of a crafting table, and then place two sticks down the middle. Now you have yourself a Paxel. Paxels can 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 durability as a single normal tool. While it will save inventory space by combining three tools into one, it will also wear out after as many uses as a single normal tool.

Now that you have your Paxel 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 Osmium 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 the materials, melt some of your metal ores into ingots, but not all of them. Here is a good minimum shopping list of materials for a Coal Generator and a Battery Box.

Furnace3Copper Ingot10Leather6Iron Ingot22Tin Ingot10Coal64Redstone (Dust)64Redstone (Dust)64Osmium Ingot16

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

Fundamentals

You will need quite a few new materials before you can truly delve into the full experience Voltz provides, which we will go over here. Make sure to keep an ample supply of Iron Ingots, Coal, Copper Ingots and Osmium Ingots from here on out, as they are used in many recipes in this modpack.

Steel and Bronze

Now that we have collected some of the fundamental items, we must combine them to create the mod's first essential crafting materials.Bronze and Steel ingots are some of the most utilized components, so we will craft these first.

In order to get these, we must first have crafted a Metallurgic Infuser. This machine allows us to create more advanced ingots like Bronze and Steel by taking two items and fusing them together.

To craft our infuser, we will need the two items shown below: 3 Enriched Alloys

  Redstone (Dust)   Grid layout Arrow (small).png Enriched Alloy
Redstone (Dust) Iron (Ingot) Redstone (Dust)
  Redstone (Dust)  

2 Control Circuits

  Osmium Ingot   Grid layout Arrow (small).png Control Circuit
Osmium Ingot Enriched Alloy Osmium Ingot
  Osmium Ingot  


Integrate the above items along with 2 furnaces and 4 iron ingots to craft the Metallurgic Infuser

Iron (Ingot) Furnace Iron (Ingot) Grid layout Arrow (small).png Metallurgic Infuser
Control Circuit Enriched Alloy Control Circuit
Iron (Ingot) Furnace Iron (Ingot)


Although we have the machine, we cannot yet create our ingots. We still require some Enriched Iron and Compressed Carbon to be used inside the infuser.

To make Enriched Iron, we need 2 Enriched Alloys

  Redstone Dust   Grid layout Arrow (small).png Enriched Alloy
Redstone Dust Iron Ingot Redstone Dust
  Redstone Dust  

Use the alloys with an iron ingot to make Enriched Iron

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

Then smelt some Compressed Carbon in a furnace

Coal Grid layout Furnace Progress.png Compressed Carbon
Grid layout Fire.png
Coal


Using Compressed Carbon, Enriched Iron, and some Redstone to power the Metallurgic Infuser, we can finally create the first of our two essentials, a Steel ingot:

Metalurgic steel dust.png


Using this Steel, we can create an Enrichment Chamber, which is the final component needed to produce Bronze Dust, and thus Bronze ingots. First, craft a Steel Casing with 3 Osmium Ingots and one Steel Ingot:

  Steel Ingot   Grid layout Arrow (small).png Steel Casing
Steel Ingot Osmium Ingot Steel Ingot
  Steel Ingot  


Using the previous recipes, make 2 more Control Circuits, 4 more Enriched Alloys. With the addition of 2 Redstone Dusts, combine all of the materials to craft the Enrichment Chamber:

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


With the addition of the Enrichment Chamber, we can turn freshly mined ores into pairs of dust, some of which can then be further smelted into ingots at a 2:1 ration or used in later recipes found throughout Voltz. However for our purposes we need only do this with Tin Ore to create Tin Dust.

EC Tinore to dust.png


Using the tin dust and some copper ingots, create Bronze Ingots using the Metallurgic Infuser:

Bronze metallurgic.png


With these materials that we have collected, we can begin to create the items necessary for power generation and storage.

Motors, Batteries, and Wire

To begin crafting the machines and items necessary for a successful power configuration, we must first create more items that will be used in their recipes.

Insulated Copper Wire: These are used for the Motor below, as well as connecting your machines and other components together.

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

Using the wires, we can now craft a 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


Lastly, we will need a set of Batteries.

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

After completing all of the necessary crafting, you should have these items: Motor, Insulated Copper Wire2, and Battery3

Connection

Finally, we have everything we need to make our first power connection. Here are the final things we need to build.

Coal Generator

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

Battery Box

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, place 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 hole in the Battery Box. In Voltz, the black holes will always represent a machines output and red holes will always represent a machines input.

Generator Battery Front.pngGenerator BatteryBox Back.png

To generate Electricity from the Coal Generator, place some Coal in the single middle slot. It should begin to rise in hull heat, eventually reaching a value of 100%. After this point it will begin to generate electricity in the form of Watts(W). One Watt is worth one Joule (J) of energy, which is what the storage units found in Voltz read their current energy levels in. As you leave the generator on it will continue to generate Watts at a steadily increasing rate, capping at 10kW (The k stand for "kilo", which means 1000. This means that the machine is generating 10,000W, or 10,000J per second!).

Coal Generator Interface.png

By right clicking on the Battery Box you should see it filling with power as shown by the power bar in the top middle section of the GUI. The top bar will represent the current level of charge and the bottom number represents the maximum amount of charge (In our case, 5MJ. The M here stands for mega, or million, so the machine can contain a maximum or 5 million joules!).

Battery Box Interface.png

That just about concludes how to get yourself started in Voltz! Naturally, there are many other mods and features left for you to try out, however it is suggest you move from here to the components found in the Mekanism mod, as much of what is found there will build on the knowledge gained here. The tutorials below will also help to extend your knowledge of Voltz and the numerous mods it contains!

See also




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