Pulverizer

MACHINE SMASH! Puny ore.

A pulverizer is a machine that crushes items. It is commonly used to process ores and other items more efficiently, and to recycle certain items.

Obtaining

A placed pulverizer can be instantly picked up by dismantling it with a wrench. Its configuration is preserved in the item. It can also be mined using a pickaxe, though this can be much slower.

Crafting

Upgrading

A pulverizer is initially at the lowest tier (basic). It can be upgraded to higher tiers using upgrade kits and conversion kits.

Usage

Placement

When placed, a pulverizer faces the player. It can face any of the four cardinal directions, and can be rotated using a wrench.

Processing

When items are placed in a pulverizer’s input slot, the machine will start consuming Redstone Flux to process them. Every item requires a certain amount of energy to process. When enough energy has been consumed for an item, the input is consumed and the output is placed in the primary output slot. A secondary output may be produced when processing certain items, which is placed in the secondary output slot.

When installed, a tectonic initiator allows a pulverizer to consume tectonic petrotheum, which is stored in an added input tank.

The speed at which a pulverizer processes items depends on how much energy it can use per tick. This in turn depends on how much power is being supplied, and on the machine’s maximum power usage. A basic pulverizer has a maximum power usage of 20 RF/t. This can be increased by upgrading the machine to a higher tier, and by installing certain augments.

Input and output

Items and fluids can enter and exit a pulverizer through its sides. Every side of a pulverizer may correspond to its input slot, one of its output slots, or certain slots at the same time. Fluids can enter a pulverizer through any side.

A pulverizer can automatically transfer items out of any sides that directly correspond to one of its output slots. This is called auto-output. It can also transfer items from adjacent inventories into any sides that directly correspond to its input slot. This is called auto-input. Auto-output and auto-input occur whenever the machine finishes processing an item, or every 32 ticks (1.6 seconds) if the machine is inactive.

A basic pulverizer can automatically transfer up to 16 items at a time. This amount can be increased by upgrading the machine to a higher tier.

Which sides correspond to which slots/tanks and whether auto-output and auto-input are enabled can be configured using the Configuration tab in the machine’s GUI.

Redstone control

A pulverizer may be configured to respond to redstone signals. It can be in one of three modes:

Ignored

Redstone control is disabled. The pulverizer works whenever possible. This is the default mode.

Low

The pulverizer works when not powered. When powered, it stops working.

High

The pulverizer only works when powered.

The current mode can be set using the Redstone Control tab in the machine’s GUI.

Security

A pulverizer can have a signalum security lock installed to restrict who can access it.

Redprints

A pulverizer’s configuration can be saved on a redprint to be copied to other pulverizers.

Light source

When a pulverizer is active, it emits a light level of 4.

Tiers

Pulverizers come in five tiers.

Augmentation

A pulverizer can have augments installed to improve certain properties or to change how it works. The amount of augments that can be installed depends on the machine’s tier. A basic pulverizer cannot be augmented.

Augments can be installed in the Augmentation tab in a pulverizer’s GUI.

	Augment	Installable in	Description
	Auxiliary Reception Coil	Any machine	Increases a machine's maximum power usage (speed). However, also increases the amount of energy required per operation. Can be installed multiple times.
	Auxiliary Sieve	Machines with secondary products	Increases the chances of a machine producing a secondary product. However, also increases the amount of energy required per operation. Can be installed multiple times.
	Nullification Chamber	Machines with secondary products	Destroys excess secondary products when a machine's secondary output slot/tank is full, allowing it to keep working.
	Tectonic Initiator	Pulverizer	A specialization that allows for a pulverizer to process ores more efficiently using tectonic petrotheum. 100 mB of petrotheum is consumed per ore.

Recipes

Blocks

Items

Result(s)	Ingredients	Energy	Pulverizer recipe
Metal Dust	Any Metal Ingot	2,000 RF
Fluxed Electrum Blend	Fluxed Electrum Ingot	2,000 RF
Pulverized Coal Sulfur	Coal	2,000 RF	15%
Pulverized Charcoal	Charcoal	2,000 RF
Pulverized Obsidian	Obsidian	6,000 RF	4
Bone Meal	Bone	3,000 RF	6
Glowstone Dust	Glowstone	4,000 RF	4
Magma Cream	Magma Block	4,000 RF	4
Prismarine Crystals	Prismarine Shard	2,000 RF
Blaze Powder Sulfur	Blaze Rod	3,000 RF	4 50%
Blizz Powder Snowball	Blizz Rod	3,000 RF	4 50%
Blitz Powder Niter	Blitz Rod	3,000 RF	4 50%
Basalz Powder Pulverized Obsidian	Basalz Rod	3,000 RF	4 50%
Sawdust	Any Wood	2,000 RF	8
Sawdust	Any Wood Planks	1,000 RF	2

Ore processing

Result(s)	Ingredients	Energy	Pulverizer recipe
Pulverized Iron x2 Pulverized Nickel	Iron Ore	4,000 RF	2 10%
Pulverized Gold x2 Cinnabar	Gold Ore	4,000 RF	2 10%
Pulverized Copper x2 Pulverized Gold	Copper Ore	4,000 RF	2 10%
Pulverized Tin x2 Pulverized Iron	Tin Ore	4,000 RF	2 10%
Pulverized Silver x2 Pulverized Lead	Silver Ore	4,000 RF	2 10%
Pulverized Lead x2 Pulverized Silver	Lead Ore	4,000 RF	2 10%
Pulverized Aluminum x2 Pulverized Iron	Aluminum Ore	4,000 RF	2 10%
Pulverized Nickel x2 Pulverized Platinum	Nickel Ore	4,000 RF	2 10%
Pulverized Platinum x2 Pulverized Iridium	Platinum Ore	4,000 RF	2 10%
Pulverized Mana Infused Metal x2 Pulverized Gold	Mana Infused Ore	4,000 RF	2 10%
Pulverized Iridium x2 Pulverized Platinum	Iridium Ore	4,000 RF	2 10%
Coal Pulverized Coal	Coal Ore	4,000 RF	3 25%
Lapis Lazuli Sulfur	Lapis Lazuli Ore	4,000 RF	10 20%
Redstone Cinnabar	Redstone Ore	4,000 RF	6 25%
Diamond	Diamond Ore	4,000 RF	2
Emerald	Emerald Ore	4,000 RF	2
Nether Quartz Sulfur	Nether Quartz Ore	4,000 RF	3 15%
Bitumen Tar	Oil Sand	4,000 RF	3 50%
Bitumen Flint	Oil Shale	4,000 RF	3 50%
Destabilized Clathrate Cinnabar	Destabilized Redstone Ore	4,000 RF	3 50%
Energized Clathrate Sulfur	Energized Netherrack	4,000 RF	3 30%
Resonant Clathrate	Resonant End Stone	4,000 RF	3

Flower processing

Recycling