Mekanism – Pipes, Cables & Storage Full Tutorial

Mekanism offers multiple methods for transporting and storing energy, items, fluids, and gases. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the different transport systems and storage solutions available in Mekanism, from basic to ultimate tier variants.

Understanding Mekanism’s Transport & Storage Systems

Mekanism provides four tier variants for all transport and storage items: basic, advanced, elite, and ultimate. Each tier offers increased capacity and efficiency, allowing you to scale your infrastructure as your base grows.

Transport Methods Overview

Universal Cables

Universal cables handle electricity transportation throughout your Mekanism setup. They come in all four tier variants and are essential for power distribution.

Mechanical Pipes

Mechanical pipes are used for fluid transportation. Like all Mekanism transport systems, they are available in basic, advanced, elite, and ultimate versions.

Pressurized Tubes

Pressurized tubes are designed for gas transportation. They allow you to move gases efficiently through your system.

Logistical Transporters

Logistical transporters handle item transportation. These are ideal for moving items between machines and storage systems.

Thermodynamic Conductors

Thermodynamic conductors are used for heat transportation, allowing you to distribute heat energy throughout your base.

Creating Basic Universal Cables

To create a basic universal cable, you’ll need:

2 Steel Ingots

Redstone Dust

You can check the recipe by pressing R in JEI (Just Enough Items) to see the exact crafting layout.

Other Basic Transport Items

All basic tier transport items follow a similar pattern to universal cables, with variations based on their function:

Basic Mechanical Pipes

Recipe: Steel Ingot + Bucket

Basic Pressurized Tubes

Recipe: Steel Ingot + Glass

Basic Logistical Transporters

Recipe: Steel Ingot + Basic Control Circuit (made in the Metallurgic Infuser)

Basic Thermodynamic Conductors

Recipe: Steel Ingot + Copper

How to Make Steel

Steel is the foundational material for all basic Mekanism transport items. To produce steel, you’ll need a Metallurgic Infuser and an Energized Smelter set up in your tutorial laboratory or crafting area.

Step 1: Create Carbon

Place a Metallurgic Infuser in your setup. Insert coal into the yellow resource slot. The infuser will convert the coal into carbon.

Step 2: Create Enriched Iron

Take your iron ingots and feed them through the first Metallurgic Infuser (the one containing carbon). This process converts the iron ingots into enriched iron.

Step 3: Create Steel Dust

Set up a second Metallurgic Infuser with carbon in the resource slot. Feed the enriched iron into this infuser to produce steel dust.

Step 4: Smelt into Steel Ingots

Place your steel dust into an Energized Smelter. The smelter will convert the steel dust into steel ingots, which you can then use for crafting transport items and other Mekanism recipes.

Upgrading to Advanced Tier

To craft advanced tier transport items or storage, you’ll need:

8 Basic tier items of the same type

1 Infused Alloy

To create an Infused Alloy, place iron ingots into a Metallurgic Infuser with redstone dust in the resource slot. This infuses the iron with redstone to create the alloy needed for advanced tier items.

Upgrading to Elite Tier

To craft elite tier transport items or storage, you’ll need:

8 Advanced tier items of the same type

1 Reinforced Alloy

To create a Reinforced Alloy, use a Metallurgic Infuser to infuse your previously made Infused Alloy with diamond.

Upgrading to Ultimate Tier

To craft ultimate tier transport items or storage, you’ll need:

8 Elite tier items of the same type

1 Atomic Alloy

To create an Atomic Alloy, use a Metallurgic Infuser to infuse your Reinforced Alloy with refined obsidian. This is the final upgrade material tier in Mekanism.

Energy Storage: Energy Cubes

Energy cubes are Mekanism’s primary energy storage solution. They come in four tiers with increasing storage capacities:

Basic Energy Cube: 1.6 million RF storage

Advanced Energy Cube: 6.4 million RF storage

Elite Energy Cube: 25 million RF storage

Ultimate Energy Cube: 102 million RF storage

Energy cubes follow the same upgrading recipe structure as the transport items: combine 8 of the lower tier with the appropriate alloy to create the next tier up.

Fluid Storage: Fluid Tanks

Mekanism offers fluid tanks in all four tier variants for storing liquids:

Basic Fluid Tank

Advanced Fluid Tank

Elite Fluid Tank

Ultimate Fluid Tank

These follow the exact same crafting recipes as the energy cubes and transport items, using the alloy upgrade system to progress through tiers.

Chemical Storage: Chemical Tanks

For storing gases and chemicals, Mekanism provides chemical tanks in all four tier variants:

Basic Chemical Tank

Advanced Chemical Tank

Elite Chemical Tank

Ultimate Chemical Tank

Chemical tanks use the same tier progression and recipe system as fluid tanks and energy cubes.

Summary

Mekanism’s transport and storage systems provide a comprehensive solution for moving and storing every type of resource in your modpack. By understanding the tier progression system and the alloy requirements, you can efficiently scale your infrastructure from early-game basic setups to late-game ultimate tier installations. Whether you’re transporting energy, items, fluids, gases, or heat, Mekanism has a dedicated transport system for each need, with storage solutions to match.

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