Processing Cores
The scrapping behavior of the Thermal Recycler can be changed by installing a processing core. There are two types of processing cores available:
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Core: Decomposition |
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Core: Extraction |
The decomposition core allows the Thermal Recycler to break an item down into it’s components (ingredients). The extraction core allows for the extraction of dust resources from Scrap and Scrap Boxes.
The Extraction Core allows resources to be “extracted” from other items using the Thermal Recycler. Most common items to be extracted are Scrap and Scrap Boxes.
Extracting Scrap Boxes is superior than extracting the same tier of Scrap. The Scrap Box extraction yields the equivalent of 9 Scrap of the same tier using the same amount of power and time. The bonus given to a Scrap Box can be adjusted by changing the configuration file.
Applies to v0.4.3.0ALPHA+
Other items can be extracted as well to obtain other resources:
- Soul Sand => Sand, Gravel, or Ghast Tear
- Netherrack => Gravel, Glowstone Dust, Redstone Dust, or Electrum Dust
- End Stone => Stone or Ender Pearl
- Pumpkin => 6 Pumpkin Seeds
- Melon => 12 Melon Seeds
- Wheat => Wheat Seeds
Various levels of decomposition cores can be crafted, each level granting special abilities to the scrapping process:
| Level | Description |
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| Basic | This is the basic core. |
| Hardened | This core reduces the chance of destroying an item or having it made into Debris by 50%. As a consequence the chances of keeping a component, dusting, converted to scrap, etc. are increased. |
| Reinforced | This core reduces the chance of destroying an item or having it made into Debris by another 50%. Also, the chances of converting an item to dust is decreased by 50%, and the chance of keeping an item is increased by 50%. |
| Resonant | This core eliminates the chance of destroying an item or having it converted to Debris. The chance of having it converted to dust is further reduced by 50%, and the chance of keeping it increases by 50%. |
| Ethereal | With this core component parts are preserved. Components that are normal scrubbed from output are still scrubbed (like glass, wood, etc.). |
Crafting of these cores is similar to that of the different tiers of Thermal Expansion machines. You can use an appropriate machine frame while crafting the core, or an existing core can be upgraded using and upgrade recipe.
Because of output variability the Scrap Assessor can be used to show the scrapping outcome when processing an item. Hovering the cursor over an item in the Scrap Assessor output region will show lore that contains this probability information. This information will change based on the level of decomposition core installed.
(This lore can be disabled by changing the configuration settings in the config file.)
If you are playing in Creative Mode and want to spawn in the different Tiers of decomposition cores use the /give command:
/give OreCruncher recycling:ProcessingCore 1 0 {Level:0}
The command above would give the player OreCruncher one Core: Decomposition (Basic). To give a higher tier core change the value of Level in the command: 0-Basic, 1-Hardened, 2-Reinforced, 3-Resonant, 4-Ethereal. Note that if you give yourself an Ethereal core this way it will not have the enchantment glow, but it will still function.