Tech Reborn Fusion Reactor Tutorial

The Fusion Control Computer is one of the most advanced machines in Tech Reborn, representing the ultimate challenge in the mod’s power generation system. This comprehensive guide will walk you through everything you need to know to construct and operate a fusion reactor, from gathering materials to understanding the recipes and power output.

Understanding the Fusion Control Computer

The Fusion Control Computer is the heart of the fusion reactor system. When you interact with it, you’ll access a sophisticated crafting and power generation interface. This machine combines two items into one while simultaneously generating massive amounts of energy—but first, you need to charge it up to initiate the chain reaction.

Required Materials and Ingredients

Core Components

Before you begin building a fusion reactor, you’ll need to gather several key components:

Energy flow chips

Advanced machine casings

Microchrome heating coils

Fusion coils (you’ll need many of these)

Fusion Coils: The Critical Ingredient

Fusion coils are expensive and require significant preparation. The smallest fusion reactor (size 6) needs sixteen fusion coils arranged around the control computer.

Superconductors for Power Transfer

Superconductors are essential for efficient power transfer to your reactor. You’ll need to craft superconductors using:

60k helium coolant cells

Tin ingots

Original alloy

Tungsten

To make a 60k helium coolant cell, you’ll need helium and tin ingots. Since you’ll need a lot of superconductors to charge up the fusion reactor, plan to craft multiple batches.

Helium Production

Helium is relatively easy to produce early on. The simplest method is to use a centrifuge with glowstone dust and empty cells, which yields redstone dust, sulfur, and helium. This is your starting point for helium production before you can use the fusion reactor itself to create more advanced helium variants.

Radium Neutron Reflectors: The Challenging Component

Radium neutron reflectors are the most time-consuming ingredient to craft. Each reflector requires:

Eight thick neutron reflectors

One radium ingot

Thick neutron reflectors are made from standard neutron reflectors, which require beryllium. Beryllium is created by fluid replicating UU matter—the most efficient method available. Alternatively, you can electrolyze emerald dust and endopold dust to produce beryllium cells.

To create one thick neutron reflector, you need one bucket of beryllium. Since you need eight thick neutron reflectors for each radium neutron reflector, and each fusion coil requires one radium neutron reflector, this becomes a significant time investment for larger reactors.

Fusion Reactor Sizes and Configuration

The Fusion Control Computer allows you to build reactors of various sizes, each with different power output capabilities. When you access the machine interface, you can select your desired size, and it will display the multi-block structure you need to construct.

Size Progression

The available sizes range from size 6 (smallest) up to a “gargantuan size” (largest). As you increase the size:

The multi-block structure grows larger

The number of fusion coils required increases

The power generation multiplier increases

The maximum energy capacity increases significantly

Starting Small

For your first fusion reactor, it’s recommended to start with size 6, which is the smallest configuration. This allows you to learn the mechanics without the massive resource investment required for larger sizes. As you accumulate more resources and understand the system better, you can upgrade to larger reactors.

How the Fusion Reactor Works

The Jump Start Requirement

The Fusion Control Computer operates on a unique principle: it produces enormous amounts of power, but it needs to be charged up first. You must slowly build up energy in the machine until it reaches a threshold that allows it to “jump start” and begin fusion reactions.

For charging, you can use any power generation method you prefer. Creative solar panels work well for testing purposes, though they take time to fully charge the reactor.

Recipes and Energy Requirements

Once charged, the Fusion Control Computer can combine two items into one while generating power. Here are the primary recipes:

Tritium and Deuterium Recipe

Input: Tritium + Deuterium

Output: Helium-3 free cell

Energy consumption: 16,000 energy per tick

Minimum charge required: 40 million energy

Duration: 2,048 ticks

Total energy produced: 33,554,400 energy

Deuterium and Helium-3 Recipe

Input: Deuterium + Helium-3 free cell

Output: Helium-3 free cell

Energy consumption: 16,000 energy per tick

Minimum charge required: 40 million energy

Total energy produced: 33,554,400 energy

Wolfram and Barium Recipe

Input: Wolfram + Barium

Output: Platinum dust

Energy consumption: 2,000 energy per tick

Minimum charge required: 80 million energy

Total energy produced: 2 million energy

Ridium Ore Production

Wolfram + Lithium = Ridium ore

Power Generation and Capacity Scaling

Size 6 Specifications

Fusion coils required: 16

Generation multiplier: 1

Energy generated per tick: Base amount

Size 7 Specifications

Fusion coils required: 16

Generation multiplier: 1.74

Energy generated per tick: 28,000

Total energy capacity: 58 million

Scaling to Larger Sizes

As you upgrade to larger reactor sizes, the power generation increases exponentially. Using the power generation table as your guide, you can calculate exactly what each size will produce. The bigger you build your reactor, the more energy you can generate—eventually reaching “insensitive amounts of energy” at the largest configurations.

This scaling also means that your UU matter replicators and other energy-intensive machines can run indefinitely once you’ve achieved a large enough fusion reactor.

Fusion Reactor as End-Game Content

The Fusion Control Computer represents the absolute pinnacle of Tech Reborn’s power generation system. It is the ultimate challenge and the final frontier of the mod. Once you’ve mastered fusion reactor construction and operation, you can consider yourself an expert in Tech Reborn.

While Fabric currently has limited technical mods, reducing the use cases for this advanced machine, it remains an incredibly impressive and rewarding accomplishment. Building and operating a fusion reactor demonstrates mastery of all the systems Tech Reborn has to offer.

Conclusion

The Tech Reborn Fusion Reactor is a complex but rewarding system that ties together material processing, energy production, and advanced crafting. By following this guide and carefully gathering the necessary materials—particularly the expensive fusion coils and time-intensive radium neutron reflectors—you’ll be able to construct a fusion reactor capable of powering even the most demanding operations in your Tech Reborn world. Start small with a size 6 reactor, learn the mechanics, and gradually work your way up to larger configurations as you expand your resource production capabilities.

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