Chapter 05 · Calculation
Create-built processors and practical ME logistics.
Main production route
Precision Mechanism → Calculation Processor → Logic Processor → Certus Quartz Wrench → Press → Calculation Mechanism.
The wrench has 256 durability and loses one per use. Craft the Calculation Machine from four Quartz Glass corners, four Calculation Mechanisms and Certus Dust in the centre. Stonecut one Machine into one ME Controller. The Controller is never its own prerequisite.
Your milestone
Produce Calculation Mechanism consistently before expanding its consumers. Keep a buffer of the previous chapter’s components and a route for incomplete items to continue through the line.
Renewable Certus
A Growth Lens turns Certus Dust into a Small Quartz Bud. Three separate 100 mB Water Spout operations advance each bud stage. Small → Medium → Large → Cluster uses nine operations and 900 mB Water. Wheels return two guaranteed crystals and two independent 50% rolls: 2–4 crystals, average 3. Natural budding remains available.
Read AE2 and storage for reusable dies and processor assembly.
Recipe reference
tnk:chapter_05/sequenced_assembly/calculation_mechanism
Recipe IDs are stable technical references; the visible item name can differ from a historical ID. Use the exact installed JEI recipe for auxiliary machine construction.
