Basins hold recipe ingredients beneath processing machinery. The Mechanical Mixer acts on basin contents and can require heat for advanced recipes such as material progression into brass.
Basin processing
- Use basins where recipes combine multiple ingredients or fluids rather than processing one item passing on a belt.
- A Blaze Burner beneath the basin can supply heat levels required by specific recipes.
- Funnels, belts or mechanical arms can automate input and output around the basin.
Troubleshooting
- Confirm the recipe’s heat requirement and that the burner is fuelled appropriately.
- Ensure the mixer is rotated and positioned correctly over the basin.
Heat and recipes
- The Basin holds ingredients for mixing or compacting-style operations.
- The Mechanical Mixer performs compatible basin recipes when powered.
- Recipes that require heat depend on the appropriate Blaze Burner state, so heat infrastructure becomes part of the process.
Production-line design
- Every process has an input position, an operation condition and an output path.
- Buffering at depots, vaults or chests prevents one slow stage from freezing the whole line.
Recipe verification
- Use the recipe viewer to confirm steps and required heat or fluids.
- Use Ponder to see how the machine expects items to be presented.
Recipe cells and heat
A basin cell teaches a more advanced form of automation: several ingredients occupy a controlled work area, a powered machine performs the recipe and some products require a heat condition beneath the basin.
Arrange input storage and heat access before decorating. If the basin is difficult to restock, inspect or heat, the whole production line becomes awkward to maintain.
Processing as modules
A processing cell should make four things obvious: its input, its required condition, its operation and its output. For example, a press needs items placed under its working head; a basin process needs ingredients, powered operation and sometimes heat.
Once one cell is reliable, repeat or connect cells using belts, chutes, funnels, arms and storage. Modular processing lines are easier to upgrade, supply by train and sell from a player market.
Throughput and storage
Higher speed is useful only when every downstream stage can accept the results. When a line stalls, the apparent failure may be a full output inventory rather than the machine that stopped moving.