Quantum Force Transformer
The Quantum Force Transformer (QFT) is a UEV tier multiblock that uses huge amounts of energy and quantum field stabilisation to disassemble simple molecules and reassemble them into more complex ones. For a true breacher of technology, the constraints of physics and chemistry are not essential. This machine replaces nearly every processing chain in GTNH with a one-step recipe and none of the extra chemicals that are added to purify the inputs into the outputs. The intent is to improve TPS and lag by saving the player from making hundreds of machines for resources that should essentially be free that late into the game. There are four tiers of casings that are increasingly difficult to craft, but each unlocks a new set of recipes and bonuses for lower tier recipes. The QFT is mandatory for progression to UXV since it is the only machine capable of crafting eternity.
Unlike most other multiblocks, the QFT offers unlimited parallels depending on the number of catalysts in the input bus. This means only one is necessary per recipe but expect to build upwards of 14 to passively craft everything you might want and perhaps a few compact fusion reactors to supply enough fermium and neptunium plasma for focusing.
Construction
There are four tiers to the Quantum Force Transformer but each simply requires a new set of pulse manipulator casings (the overall structure does not change). Crafting input buffer/bus is supported but is NOT recommended because not only does that limit the number of catalysts/parallels that can be used, but none of the outputs are 100% guaranteed which clogs AE2 crafting requests. The tier of the pulse manipulator casings determine the tier of the QFT and which recipes can be run. The tier of the shielding core casings determine the efficiency and strength of focusing. A Multiblock Structure Hologram Projector can be used to quickly build a QFT with subchannels "manipulator" and "shielding" specifying the tier of each of those casings. Use a screwdriver on the controller to enable fluid mode which turns all outputs into their fluid equivalent, if possible.
A tier 1 QFT takes 237 quantum anomalies to craft which is obtained from either running cyclotron(s) for a very long time or a Dimensionally Transcendent Plasma Forge with at least awakened draconium coils. Every subsequent tier requires 944 of a specific material that can only be crafted from the previous tier.
Requires:
- 1 Quantum Force Transformer (Controller)
- 224 Force Field Glass
- 177 Quantum Force Conductor
- 153 Bulk Production Frame
- 236 Pulse Manipulator Casings[1]
- 142 Shielding Core Casings[1]
- 0-1 Neptunium Plasma Input Hatch (left side of controller)
- 0-1 Fermium Plasma Input Hatch (right side of controller)
- 1-2 Energy Hatches OR 1 TecTech Energy Hatch (any bottom casing)
- 1 Maintenance Hatch (any top or bottom casing)
- 1+ Input Bus (any bottom casing)
- 1+ Input Hatch (any bottom casing)
- 1+ Output Bus (any top casing)
- 1+ Output Hatch (any top casing)
Wallsharing
The QFT can wallshare all of its outer pulse manipulator casings and shielding core casings. This is highly recommended because the higher tiers of the pulse manipulator and shielding core casings can be quite expensive.
Usage
All recipes in the Quantum Force Transformer have 3 or more outputs, but none are guaranteed to appear with each craft. The probability of each output appearing is 100% divided by the total number of outputs INCLUDING liquids (ie. A recipe with 5 outputs means there is a 20% chance to see each one). These probabilities are completely independent which means a single craft could potentially produce all, none, or just a few of the possible outputs. See the next section on focusing to increase these probabilities.
Each recipe requires a particular catalyst in the controller or input bus. The catalyst is never consumed and each one adds one parallel. This means a stocking input bus offers virtually unlimited parallels for the QFT given enough catalyst.
The following are the recipes that are unlocked with each new pulse manipulator casing or tier of the QFT. Those marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory for progression to the next tier. This list is NOT all-inclusive.
Tier 1 (Neutron Pulse Manipulators)
- Adhesion Polymers*
- Rubber Polymers
- Plastic Polymers
- Platinum Group (+ Combs)
- Bauxite Group
- Thorium/Uranium
Tier 2 (Cosmic Fabric Manipulators)
- Monazite Group*
- Bastnasite Group
- Grade 1-4 Water
- Naquadah
- Enriched Naquadah
Tier 3 (Infinity Infused Manipulator)
- Naquadria*
- Unknown Particle
- Stem Cells
Tier 4 (Spacetime Bending Core)
- Radox Polymer Group
- Kevlar Group
- Grade 5-8 Purified Water
- Seaweed Extract
- Bio Cells
- Eternity
Focusing
This mechanic is completely optional and never required for any of the recipes or upgrading the casings. However, it is highly recommended when there are a lot of parallels and for recipes with only one really useful output. Focusing in general means to increase the probabilities of the outputs in a recipe and can be done in two different ways, or possibly both at the same time. Both methods require a new plasma that is unlocked with a tier 4 fusion reactor and mass produced in a tier 5 fusion reactor. Focusing may be difficult at first due to the cost of the plasma, but later it is an excellent alternative to throwing more power at the QFT even if there are unlimited parallels.
Neptunium Plasma
With neptunium plasma in the input hatch to the LEFT of the controller, the current recipe can focus one of the outputs at the expense of the rest. This type of focusing does NOT increase the total output of a recipe. The specific output is chosen with a programmed circuit in the input bus (ie. A programmed circuit of 2 will focus the 2nd output visible in NEI). How much an output is focused depends on the tier of the shielding core casing, which must be greater than or equal to the tier of the recipe for this to work. If the shielding core casings are the same tier as the recipe, all the other outputs have their probabilities divided by 2 and added to the one being focused. If the shielding core casing are 1 tier above the recipe, all the other outputs have their probabilities divided by 4 and added to the one being focused. If the shielding core casings are 2 or 3 tiers above the recipe, all the other outputs have their probabilities reduced to 0% and the one being focused is 100% guaranteed.
Take the tier 2 recipe for bastnasite as an example. This recipe has 5 outputs which means the original probability of each is 1/5 = 20% (without focusing). Add neptunium plasma and a programmed circuit of 4 to change those probabilities to the following. The tier 1 shielding core casings have no effect because they are below the tier of the recipe and therefore do not benefit from focusing.
- Neptunium Focusing with T1 Shielding Core Casings (-1 Below Recipe): 20% / 20% / 20% / 20% / 20%
- Neptunium Focusing with T2 Shielding Core Casings (+0 Above Recipe): 10% / 10% / 10% / 60% / 10%
- Neptunium Focusing with T3 Shielding Core Casings (+1 Above Recipe): 5% / 5% / 5% / 80% / 5%
- Neptunium Focusing with T4 Shielding Core Casings (+2 Above Recipe): 0% / 0% / 0% / 100% / 0%
Fermium Plasma
With fermium plasma in the input hatch to the RIGHT of the controller, the current recipe has all of its output chances boosted. This type of focusing DOES increase the total output of a recipe, but does so equally for all possible outputs. The output probabilities are increased based on how far they are from 100% and the tier of the shielding core casing, which must be greater than or equal to the tier of the recipe for this to work. If the shielding core casings are the same tier as the recipe, each output probability is increased by 1/4 of the failure probability (complement). If the shielding core casings are 1 tier above the recipe, each output probability is increased by 1/3 of the failure probability. If the shielding core casings are 2 or 3 tiers above the recipe, each output probability is increased by 1/2 of the failure probability.
Take the same tier 2 recipe for bastnasite as an example. Again, this recipe has 5 outputs which means the original probability of each is 1/5 = 20% (without focusing). Add fermium plasma to change those probabilities to the following. The tier 1 shielding core casings have no effect because they are below the tier of the recipe and therefore do not benefit from focusing.
- Fermium Focusing with T1 Shielding Core Casings (-1 Below Recipe): 20% / 20% / 20% / 20% / 20%
- Fermium Focusing with T2 Shielding Core Casings (+0 Above Recipe): 40% / 40% / 40% / 40% / 40%
- Fermium Focusing with T3 Shielding Core Casings (+1 Above Recipe): 47% / 47% / 47% / 47% / 47%
- Fermium Focusing with T4 Shielding Core Casings (+2 Above Recipe): 60% / 60% / 60% / 60% / 60%
Combined with neptunium focusing, the two together have the potential turn the same 20% / 20% / 20% / 20% / 20% recipe into 50% / 50% / 50% / 100% / 50%. That is 2.5x more of each one of the secondary outputs and 5.0x more of the focused output.