Stargate

The Stargate (SG) is the crowning achievement of GTNH and the final multiblock in the game. It is a transportation device developed by a long-vanished alien civilization known as the Ancients. Their vast network of stargates was later taken over by the Goa'uld, a race of nasty sentient parasites. The Goa'uld brought stargate technology to Earth, enslaved the ancient Egyptians, and then largely lost interest in us. The only traces remaining of them on Earth are their influence on Egyptian culture and a few pieces of mysterious technology. How the Stargate actually works is not known in detail, but it appears to create a space-time wormhole linking it to another stargate in a distant location. Once the wormhole is established, a person can step into one stargate and be instantly transported to the other. A network of Stargates is similar in some ways to a telephone network. Each stargate has an address, and you establish a connection by dialing the address of the stargate you want to connect to.

The Stargate is a vertical 5x5 hollow square with the stargate base at the bottom center and alternating ring/chevron blocks along the edges. The Multiblock Structure Hologram Projector is incompatible with the Stargate so use the following image as a reference. Once formed, place an RF power unit underneath one of the five blocks on the bottom layer and power it with any GregTech cable or even a chaotic capacitor bank. Also place a stargate controller within five blocks of the stargate base. The sphere at the center of the console should turn orange if it is close enough. In the Stargate GUI, there is an option for "base camouflage" which lets the five blocks on the bottom layer take the form of any blocks placed there.

Only ONE Stargate needs a stargate controller and RF power unit to open a portal; the receiving end just needs to be formed. However, portals are one-directional and last for only 5 minutes so it may be useful to include a second set anyway. Portals cannot cross dimensions without the stargate chevron upgrade installed on BOTH Stargates. Dialing is as simple as entering the alphanumeric code of the target into the stargate controller.

There are two available upgrades to the Stargate. Both are applied by right-clicking the Stargate Base with the upgrade component in hand and both drop when the Stargate Base is broken.

• Stargate Chevron Upgrade - This adds two chevrons to the Stargate which unlocks the ability to dial up to 9 characters and travel interdimensionally.
• Iris Upgrade - This adds a toggleable cover to the Stargate which allows it to temporarily close upon receiving a redstone signal.

In order for a player/team to be eligible for the official Stargate role on the GTNH discord (or higher tier stargate roles), each run must fit the following rules. This list is not all inclusive--admins reserve the right to withhold or revoke the Stargate role if they feel a player is exploiting an obviously illegitimate loophole. These rules may also change at any time without notice. Use the discord command !stargaterules or view the official rulebook here for more information.

Required Parts: 1 Stargate with 1 Stargate Controller, 1 RF Stargate Power Unit, 1 Stargate Chevron Upgrade, and 1 Iris Upgrade. Post pictures of your base and the number of hours played in ⁠#screenshot-brag as proof.

1. Teams and individual players only need to craft ONE Stargate to be eligible. The size of the team is irrelevant.
2. Plugins are deemed acceptable as long as they do not exceed the quality of life provisions provided by the official servers. This provision allows the user to use /home and /tp to other players, or use some similar methods to achieve this goal, such as teleporting to waypoints.
3. Rollbacks are permitted in the case of accidents, testing, or corruption. They may NOT be used to reroll any loot bags.
4. Custom Mods such as WorldEdit, Optifine, Fastcraft, or anything else that does not substantially impact gameplay are permitted. Note that WorldEdit can ONLY be used for decorative purposes.
5. Pollution can be disabled.
6. Exploiting Bugs that provide a substantial advantage is grounds for disqualification (ie. duping or infinite EU).
7. Disabling Mobs is allowed after EV to save on lag. Mob griefing and fire ticking can also be disabled.
8. Cheating Items is only allowed if an item is unobtainable due to a bug (ie. broken recipe). Players must make a best effort to throw away the prerequisite materials where possible. Players are permitted to cheat in admin anchors for chunk loading if ServerUtilities is not installed.
9. Exceptions may be provided for silly runs (skyblock, no rocket, etc.)

An absurd amount of resources and very impressive infrastructure is needed to obtain the mere 18 blocks that comprise a Stargate. The following is a cost breakdown of ONE Stargate including a Stargate Controller, an RF Stargate Power Unit, and both Stargate upgrades--everything needed for the Discord role. Significant items or costs are bolded for increased visibility.

The high-level cost breakdown is all the materials that are 1-2 steps away from crafting a full Stargate. The low-level cost breakdown is almost entirely in terms of raw materials. Everything listed is MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE (e.g. the chevrons needed to craft the chevron upgrades are not added to the total count). There is also an assumption that superconductors are made in the DTPF, component parts are made in the CoAL, batteries up to the energy cluster are made in the Space Elevator assembler module, and circuit boards are made in the PCB Factory with a trace size of 50. For more information on superdense MHDCSM plates and the blank computation singularities, visit the BHC page.

Optionally, the Stargate can be configured through OpenComputers instead of the controller. The following are the additional parts required and a short description on setting it up. Note that this is the ONLY way to dial another Stargate prior to GTNH 2.7.

Structure

• 1 OpenComputers Stargate Interface
• 1 Tier 3 Computer Case
• 1+ Tier 3 Screen
• 1 Tier 3 Memory
• 1 Tier 3 Hard Disk Drive
• 1 Power Converter
• 1 Keyboard
• 1 Creative APU
• 1 Internet Card
• 1 EEPROM (Lua BIOS)
• 1 OpenOS Floppy Disk

First, place the OC Stargate Interface directly underneath the Stargate Base and the RF Stargate Power Unit adjacent to it. The power unit MUST touch one of the Stargate ring blocks or Stargate chevron blocks in order to function properly. As the name suggests, the power unit only takes RF power which can be supplied through a capacitor bank.

Next, place the screen(s) and the computer case somewhere nearby and connect everything with OC cable. Also place the keyboard adjacent to the screen(s)--in the image it is sitting on top and out of view. Power everything with the power converter and a neutronium energy cell.

Lastly, place the remaining components inside the computer case and turn it on. Nothing will happen right away because there is nothing installed on the computer yet.

1. Install OpenOS by following the commands on screen install --> Y --> Y.

2. Install the required scripts by copying this line of code into the computer (middle-click to paste).

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OneDayStudios/DiallingComputer/master/StargateControl.lua

3. Type StargateControl to launch the Stargate Control Program.

4. In the top left, enter the address of a DIFFERENT Stargate and press dial to initiate the connection. Do not include the hyphens and only type in lowercase.

5. Enjoy! You can now teleport anywhere within the same dimension (as if you could not do so already)! Note that this connection is only one-way and building the same setup on the receiving Stargate does not make it two-way.