AetherGrid Synergies

Synergies, Power & Essence

Synergies

Modules look at their direct neighbours (north, east, south, west; diagonals are off by default). When a neighbour has a matching tag, the module gets a bonus.

Synergy	Module (tag)	Neighbour (tag)	Bonus	Stacks
Irrigation	Crop Generator, Lumber (CROP)	Hydro Pump (FLUID)	+50% speed	1
Thermal Refining	Ore Quarry, Deep Core Drill (ORE)	Magma Forge (THERMAL)	+25% chance on rare ores	1
Geothermal Boost	Energy Generator (POWER)	Magma Forge (THERMAL)	+50% power	up to 2
Pollination	Crop Generator, Lumber (CROP)	Apiary (POLLINATOR)	+20% yield	up to 2

"Stacks" = how many matching neighbours count. Pollination with two Apiaries next to a crop tile gives +40% yield.

Where you see synergies:

• the action bar on the tile: (Synergy Boost: +50%)
• the hologram above the core: ✦ Synergy +50%
• the Grid Overview and Tile Manager (a glowing icon, plus each active synergy in the tooltip)

Example layout (5x5)

        x=-1          x=0           x=1             x=2
z=-1    .             Sentry        .               .
z= 0    Crop Gen      CORE          Ore Quarry      Magma Forge
z= 1    Hydro Pump    .             Transmutator    Energy Gen

• Crop Gen ↔ Hydro Pump → Irrigation (+50% speed)
• Ore Quarry ↔ Magma Forge → Thermal Refining (+25% rare ores)
• Energy Gen ↔ Magma Forge → Geothermal Boost (+50% power), which also powers the Magma Forge
• Transmutator next to the Ore Quarry eats its surplus cobblestone into essence

Grid Power ⚡

Some modules need Grid Power to run: Magma Forge (3 per cycle), Transmutator (2), Sentry Turret (1 per shot) and Deep Core Drill (8).

• Power is made by the Energy Generator.
• Every grid can store 100 power by default. Each generator adds +150 storage per level.
• No power? These modules show No Grid Power and pause. Normal producers keep working.
• Turrets and Transmutators get their power back when they had nothing to do.

You see your power in the dashboard statistics and in the action bar (⚡ 177/250).

Grid Essence ✦

Grid Essence is a special currency of your grid (shared by the whole team).

• Earned with the Transmutator (see Modules for the rates).
• Spent on the highest module levels (for example Ore Quarry level 4 and 5) and on the Deep Core Drill.
• Essence costs are paid from the grid, not from your inventory. Any team member can spend it.

You see your essence in the dashboard statistics and in the action bar (✦ 508).

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Server owners: synergies, tags, power and essence costs are all configured in modules.yml, see Custom Modules & Synergies.