ZPM: fusion and Stargate

Phase id: p13 · Era: ZPM & Classic Stargate

Fusion MK I, then MK II with argon plasma power and tritanium, the era multiblocks and the Classic Stargate. Typical pace (community reports, not independent samples): players report about 13 days from ZPM to the Classic Stargate (3 runs, 12 to 13).

Fusion MK II (darmstadtium)

• Module key: plan:fusion2 · step 73
• Chain: Fusion MK II (ZPM): URD superconducting coil → fusion coil, advanced reflector casing, then the reactor (needs 4 UV circuits) and darmstadtium; also ZPM power: argon plasma in Fusion MK II (carbon + magnesium) into Large Plasma Turbines
• Uses: gtceu:uranium_rhodium_dinaquadide_ingot, gtceu:trinium_ingot, gtceu:naquadria_ingot, gtceu:zpm_machine_hull, gtceu:zpm_electric_motor, gtceu:research_station
• Makes: start_core:zpm_fusion_reactor, gtceu:darmstadtium_bucket, gtceu:darmstadtium_ingot, gtceu:argon_plasma_bucket, gtceu:tritanium_ingot
• Power: buffer up to 320 MEU; argon plasma 24 576 EU/t
• Watch out:
  • MK II needs station research, a URD superconducting coil and the advanced reflector casing; the reactor takes 4 UV circuits.
  • Darmstadtium is the UV hull metal.
  • Buffers (start_core lang): MK I 160 MEU, MK II 320 MEU, MK III 640 MEU.
  • Argon plasma (zpm_argon): reflector T2, 144 mB carbon + 144 mB magnesium → 1000 mB, 24 576 EU/t, 7.2 s, 180 MEU start: the ZPM power players actually use.
  • Tritanium does not need MK III: reflector T3 (complex reflector casing), 30 720 EU/t, 21.6 s, 200 MEU start, fits MK II. Neutronium (600 MEU start) does need MK III.
  • A reflector above the recipe tier raises the overclock cap by the tier difference; each overclock doubles EU/t and halves time; recipes with a higher minimum reflector tier do not run.

Era multiblocks and the Classic Stargate

• Module key: plan:zpmmultis · step 74
• Chain: Era multiblocks 1: Component Part Assembly, Heat Chamber, Large Rotor Machine (Assembly Line, ZPM power, 4 UV circuits each, station research 16 CWU/t); also Era multiblocks 2: Runic Engraver (RCAS), Stargate Component Assembly, Dimensional Finder with coordinate crystals, Stargate rods: rod base → raw rod (Large Rotor Machine, foil reams, lubricant) → activated rod (Heat Chamber, nether star concentrate), Classic Stargate: runes (RCAS) + gate parts (Component Part Assembly) + activated rods → ring, chevron, base blocks (Stargate Component Assembly) → Create mechanical crafting
• Uses: gtceu:zpm_robot_arm, gtceu:zpm_electric_motor, gtceu:zpm_machine_hull, gtceu:crystal_processor_mainframe, gtceu:research_station, gtceu:dragonsteel_ingot
• Makes: gtceu:component_part_assembly, gtceu:heat_chamber, gtceu:large_rotor_machine, gtceu:runic_circuitry_assembling_station, gtceu:stargate_component_assembly, sgjourney:classic_stargate, sgjourney:classic_stargate_base_block
• Watch out:
  • Each controller is an Assembly Line recipe with 4 UV circuits and station research (16 CWU/t).
  • Rods and gate parts are UV-power recipes: a LuV 16A hatch gives UV speed (quest).
  • The whole gate needs 24 ring blocks and 484 activated rods.
  • Unverified foil ream recipe.
  • The Classic Stargate is the ZPM → UV step: its bars, ring, chevrons and base (Stargate Component Assembly) are UV-voltage recipes. Without a UV hatch, 4 A of ZPM (two 2 A ZPM hatches) counts as 1 A at UV (GT amperage rule, verified for MV/HV).