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Singleblock Machines


Singleblock Machines consist of only one block. They serve very specific purposes and are always slower or less efficient than their multiblock equivalent, if one exists. They are also not easily upgradable; GregTech singleblocks have a fixed voltage tier and must be fully replaced when the time comes. However, they are still required to progress through the early game and some are even used throughout the entire game. Expect to switch to multiblocks in EV and IV when most of them become available.

The input/output (I/O) of items, fluids, and energy is nearly universal amongst GregTech singleblocks. There is always a face side which cannot insert/extract anything and an output side for automatically pushing items or fluids to an adjacent inventory. The remaining sides are valid locations for inputs, covers, or any additional outputs. Singleblocks also have a few configurable options, listed below.

  • Enable auto-output in the GUI of the machine.
  • Set the Programmed Circuit in the GUI of the machine. Necessary for some recipes.
  • Right-click with a wrench to change the direction of the output side. Sneak right-click to change the direction of the face side.
  • Right-click with a screwdriver to enable input from the output side. Very useful for automation with ME interfaces from AE2.
  • Sneak right-click with a screwdriver to enable the input filter which only allows items with a valid recipe into the machine.
Important! Important: Not all singleblock machines in GTNH are from GregTech. There are a select few from other mods (ie. Printing Press and Soul Binder) that do not follow any of the same rules or behavior. Visit their individual pages for more details.

Machines

The following are all the available singleblock machines in GTNH, organized by function. Most are available at every voltage tier from LV to UMV. A few are too complex to describe here and have their own individual pages. Singleblock Generators also have their own page. Exceeding the voltage tier of a recipe grants an imperfect overclock (2x speed for 4x power). Most machines only consume 1A of power although there are some exceptions: thermal centrifuge (2A), arc furnace (3A), crop synthesizer (16A), crop replicator (6A), pollution scrubber (2A), wireless charger (2A), and world accelerator (6A).

Processing

Forging

Separating

  • Extractor - Extracts solids from items. Superseded by the Dissection Apparatus.
  • Fluid Extractor - Extracts fluids from items. Superseded by the Large Fluid Extractor.
  • Centrifuge - Separates solids and fluids with a centrifugal force. Superseded by the Industrial Centrifuge.
  • Electrolyzer - Separates solids and fluids with electricity. Superseded by the Industrial Electrolyzer.
  • Electromagnetic Separator - Separates magnetic and non-magnetic materials. Superseded by the Magnetic Flux Exhibitor.
  • Electromagnetic Polarizer - Separates electrons to polarize magnetic materials. Superseded by the Magnetic Flux Exhibitor.
  • Dehydrator - Removes moisture from solids and fluids to break them down. Superseded by the Utupu-Tanuri.

Chemistry

  • Chemical Reactor - Performs various chemical reactions. Superseded by the Large Chemical Reactor.
  • Distillery - Distills fluids down into their subcomponents using by means of their boiling points. Superseded by the Distillation Tower.
  • Brewery - Brews organic matter into spirits. Superseded by the Big Barrel Brewery.
  • Fermenter - Ferments liquids by providing a controlled environment for microorganisms. Superseded by the Bacterial Vat.
  • Bio Lab - Cultivates bacteria on petri dishes.
  • Cold Trap - Condenses volatile substances. Superseded by the Nuclear Salt Processing Plant.
  • Reactor Processing Unit - Recycles depleted salts and sparged salts. Superseded by the Nuclear Salt Processing Plant.

Heating

  • Electric Furnace - Smelts items. Superseded by the Multi Smelter.
  • Electric Oven - Smelts items. Superseded by the Multi Smelter.
  • Microwave - Smelts items. Blows up if used to smelt metal. Superseded by the Multi Smelter.
  • Alloy Smelter - Creates alloys by heating dusts or ingots together. Superseded by the Zyngen.
  • Fluid Heater - Heats up fluids. Superseded by the Thermic Heating Device.
  • Arc Furnace - Heats and disassembles materials with an electric arc through gas. Superseded by the Industrial Arc Furnace.

Ore Processing

  • Seismic Prospector - Obtains ore information from nearby chunks with explosives.
  • Pump - Harvests oil spouts in a small radius. Superseded by the Fluid Drilling Rig.
  • Miner - Drills ore veins in a small radius. Superseded by the Ore Drilling Plant.
  • Macerator - Crushes ores and other items into dust. Superseded by the Industrial Maceration Stack.
  • Simple Washer - Washes ores quickly and without byproducts. Superseded by the Ore Washing Plant.
  • Ore Washer - Washes ores carefully for extra byproducts. Superseded by the Ore Washing Plant.
  • Chemical Bath - Bathes ores and other materials in acid. Superseded by the Industrial Chemical Bath.
  • Sifter - Separates gems from dusts. Superseded by the Large Sifter.
  • Thermal Centrifuge - Separates materials using both heat and a centrifugal force. Superseded by the Large Thermal Refinery.

Packaging

Fabricating

Crops

  • Crop Manager - Hydrates, fertilizes, and harvests crops.
  • Crop Breeder - Breeds crops deterministically at the cost of enriched fertilizer. The success chance scales with the tier of the machine.
  • Seed Generator - Generates identical seeds from an existing seed at the cost of enriched fertilizer.
  • Crop Gene Extractor - Extracts any one of the four genes from crops and stores them on a data orb for the crop synthesizer.
  • Crop Synthesizer - Makes crops from UU-Matter and the genes on four separate data orbs. The data orbs are reusable.

Other

  • World Accelerator - Accelerates tile entities around it. Very useful for IC2 crops and magic mods.
  • Rock Breaker - Generates stone and other naturally generating minerals from water and lava. Superseded by the Boldarnator.
  • Locker - Charges armor inside. Does not work with tools.
  • Wireless Charger - Wirelessly charges armor, tools, and baubles within range.
  • MagLev Pylon - Grants creative flight within a small radius if the player is wearing the MagLev Harness.
  • Pollution Scrubber - Removes pollution from the current chunk. Superseded by the Electric Air Filter.
  • Scanner - Scans informational data onto data sticks. Also identifies crop stats. Superseded by the Research Station.
  • Printer - Prints things onto pages or books.
  • Auto Chisel - Automatically chisel blocks into other variants. Superseded by the Industrial 3D Copying Machine.
  • Monster Repellator - Prevents mobs from spawning within its radius.
  • Jukebox - Plays music and can connect to wireless headphones.
  • Name Remover - Removes various NBT tags, colors, and covers based on the programmed circuit value inside the machine.