If more rockets are ever added, I think the next logical step for Galacticraft is to add Gas Giant Moon dimensions. Let's talk astronomy, since you can't physically land on Gas Giants, adding the Gas Giants themselves would make the mod less realistic than it is currently... But their moons are arguably the most interesting objects in the Solar System, from the thick hydrocarbon lakes of Titan, to the geysers of Triton. Adding the gas giant moons would add new items, mobs, and dimensions to the already popular Minecraft mod.
In this thread, I will discuss the the new machines I think should be added into Galacticraft.
Evaporator
Crafting Recipe(s):
Crafting Components: Fluid Manipulator, Water Electrolyzer, 4 Fire Charges, Electric Furnace, Coal Generator, Electric Arc Furnace
Purpose: The Evaporator is the counterpart to the Gas Liquefier, meaning the Evaporator turns liquids into gases. For example, the Evaporator turns Liquid Ammonia into Ammonia (which can be refined into fuel).
Usage: Pressing use on the Evaporator will open a GUI similar to that of a Furnace. The player inserts a bucket of the desired liquid in the top slot, a heat source (coal, charcoal, lava, propane, etc.), places an empty canister in the remaining slot, and clicks the ‘Evaporate’ icon. After a short process the bucket of the liquid is replaced by an empty bucket, and the empty canister is replaced by a canister of the gas.
Hydrocarbon Collector
Crafting Recipe(s):
Crafting Components: Fluid Manipulator, 2 Atmospheric Valves, Hydrogen Pipe, Redstone Torch, Oxygen Collector, Coal Generator, Methane Synthesizer
Purpose: The Hydrocarbon collector is a machine that collects Hydrocarbon gases from the atmospheres of planets and moons
Usage: Pressing use on the Hydrocarbon Collector will open a GUI resembling the one below
The player places Empty Canisters in the top row of slots (not all the slots have to be filled), places an Atmospheric Valve in the bottom right slot. If the player completes this process (and let’s say he fills all the slots with canisters) the GUI should look like this
The player the clicks ‘Activate’ which as logic would dictate, activates the machine. The Collector has a “headlight” on its texture that lights up when all the canisters have been filled. If the player presses use on the machine after this happens, he’ll/she’ll find that each of the Empty Canisters has been replaced by a Methane Gas Canister, Ethylene Gas Canister, or Acetylene Gas canister (if you are using the Hydrocarbon Collector on Triton it will always be Methane).
Plastic Synthesizer
Crafting Recipe(s):
Crafting Components: Fluid Manipulator, Refinery, Compressor, Electric Furnace, Electric Arc Furnace
Purpose: The Plastic Synthesizer is used to refine Oil into Plastic Ingots
Usage: Pressing use on the Plastic Synthesizer will open a GUI resembling the one below
The player places Oil Canisters in the first 6 slots on the top row, places a heat source (coal, charcoal, lava, propane, etc.) in the first bottom row slot, and places an Ethylene Gas Canister in the other bottom row slot. If the player completes this process (and let’s say he uses coal as the fuel) the GUI should look like this
The player the clicks ‘Activate’ which as logic would dictate, activates the machine. After a short time, the Oil Canister, Ethylene Gas Canister, and Fuel source will disappear, and a stack of 9 Plastic Ingots will appear in the far right slot (basically just like a furnace)
Other Machines
In this thread, I will discuss the the new machines I think should be added into Galacticraft.
Evaporator
Crafting Recipe(s):
Crafting Components: Fluid Manipulator, Water Electrolyzer, 4 Fire Charges, Electric Furnace, Coal Generator, Electric Arc Furnace
Purpose: The Evaporator is the counterpart to the Gas Liquefier, meaning the Evaporator turns liquids into gases. For example, the Evaporator turns Liquid Ammonia into Ammonia (which can be refined into fuel).
Usage: Pressing use on the Evaporator will open a GUI similar to that of a Furnace. The player inserts a bucket of the desired liquid in the top slot, a heat source (coal, charcoal, lava, propane, etc.), places an empty canister in the remaining slot, and clicks the ‘Evaporate’ icon. After a short process the bucket of the liquid is replaced by an empty bucket, and the empty canister is replaced by a canister of the gas.
Hydrocarbon Collector
Crafting Recipe(s):
Crafting Components: Fluid Manipulator, 2 Atmospheric Valves, Hydrogen Pipe, Redstone Torch, Oxygen Collector, Coal Generator, Methane Synthesizer
Purpose: The Hydrocarbon collector is a machine that collects Hydrocarbon gases from the atmospheres of planets and moons
Usage: Pressing use on the Hydrocarbon Collector will open a GUI resembling the one below
The player places Empty Canisters in the top row of slots (not all the slots have to be filled), places an Atmospheric Valve in the bottom right slot. If the player completes this process (and let’s say he fills all the slots with canisters) the GUI should look like this
The player the clicks ‘Activate’ which as logic would dictate, activates the machine. The Collector has a “headlight” on its texture that lights up when all the canisters have been filled. If the player presses use on the machine after this happens, he’ll/she’ll find that each of the Empty Canisters has been replaced by a Methane Gas Canister, Ethylene Gas Canister, or Acetylene Gas canister (if you are using the Hydrocarbon Collector on Triton it will always be Methane).
Plastic Synthesizer
Crafting Recipe(s):
Crafting Components: Fluid Manipulator, Refinery, Compressor, Electric Furnace, Electric Arc Furnace
Purpose: The Plastic Synthesizer is used to refine Oil into Plastic Ingots
Usage: Pressing use on the Plastic Synthesizer will open a GUI resembling the one below
The player places Oil Canisters in the first 6 slots on the top row, places a heat source (coal, charcoal, lava, propane, etc.) in the first bottom row slot, and places an Ethylene Gas Canister in the other bottom row slot. If the player completes this process (and let’s say he uses coal as the fuel) the GUI should look like this
The player the clicks ‘Activate’ which as logic would dictate, activates the machine. After a short time, the Oil Canister, Ethylene Gas Canister, and Fuel source will disappear, and a stack of 9 Plastic Ingots will appear in the far right slot (basically just like a furnace)
Other Machines
- Propane Stove: Cooks food instantly
- Liquifier: Turns Solids into Liquids (e.g Metallic Methane into Fuel)
