Mekanism: Nuclear Expansion

# Mekanism: Nuclear Expansion 0.6.11
## Quantum, Automation & Utility Update

0.6.11 is a major cumulative update from the previously published 0.6.1 release.

This update significantly expands the Quantum progression, introduces new machines and utility blocks, improves automation and mod compatibility, adds external configuration, and brings another visual/GUI polish pass to the addon.

## Quantum Progression

The Quantum tier has been significantly expanded.

- Added the full addon-owned **Quantum Tier**
- Added all 9 Quantum Factories with **13 parallel processing lanes**
- Added Quantum Energy Cube
- Added Quantum Fluid Tank
- Added Quantum Chemical Tank
- Added Quantum Bin
- Added Quantum Induction Cell and Provider
- Added Quantum transmitters
- Added Quantum Tier Installer
- Added Quantum Speed and Energy Upgrades
- Added **Quantum Efficiency Upgrade**
- Added **Quantum Processing Upgrade**
- Added Quantum Core
- Added Quantum Matrix
- Added Charged Quantum Core
- Added Quantum Stabilized Solution
- Added Quantum Materializer
- Added new Quantum recipes and progression paths

Quantum machines use the official Nuclear Expansion Quantum visual identity:
**very dark purple with neon green accents**.

## Parallel Chemical Oxidizer

Added the **Parallel Chemical Oxidizer**, a tierless machine based on Mekanism's standard `oxidizing` recipes.

It features:

- 4 completely independent processing lines
- 4 item inputs
- 4 independent chemical output tanks
- Simultaneous processing
- Standard Mekanism Speed and Energy Upgrades
- Balanced input distribution
- Lane priority
- Lane locking
- Strict/Flexible filters
- Per-lane auto-eject
- Global auto-eject
- Item / Chemical / Energy side configuration
- Per-side chemical lane routing
- Independent Dump controls for all 4 chemical tanks
- JEI integration with Mekanism's standard Oxidizing recipes

0.6.11 also gives the Parallel Chemical Oxidizer its own block appearance, making it visually distinct from the standard Mekanism Chemical Oxidizer, and further improves its GUI layout.

## New Materials & Chemical Processing

Added new enriched and chemical processing for the rare-metal progression:

- Enriched Palladium
- Enriched Iridium
- Enriched Rhodium
- Iridium Chemical
- Rhodium Chemical

These resources are integrated into Nuclear and Quantum progression.

## New Utility Blocks

Added:

- **Radiation Scrubber**
- **Advanced Radioactive Waste Barrel**
- **Multi Chemical Buffer**
- **Multi Fluid Buffer**

The Radiation Scrubber consumes FE to gradually reduce nearby Mekanism radiation sources.

The Multi Chemical Buffer and Multi Fluid Buffer each contain **4 independent storage tanks** for automation-heavy setups.

In 0.6.11 the Multi Chemical Buffer, Multi Fluid Buffer and Advanced Radioactive Waste Barrel receive redesigned Mekanism-style textures and improved GUIs.

The Advanced Radioactive Waste Barrel now also has its own Mekanism-style storage GUI.

## External Configuration

Added:

`config/nuclearexpansion-common.toml`

Many important balance values can now be adjusted without recompiling the mod, including:

- processing times
- energy consumption
- machine capacities
- Nuclear and Quantum Factory values
- Parallel Chemical Oxidizer settings
- storage capacities
- ME Nuclear Solution Cells
- Advanced Smithing Table
- Quantum Materializer
- Radiation Scrubber
- utility blocks

The configuration can also be accessed through NeoForge's Mods screen.

## Create Integration

Added optional, data-driven compatibility with **Create 6.x**.

Includes additional Milling, Crushing, Compacting, Mixing and Sequenced Assembly recipes for Nuclear Expansion materials and components.

Create remains completely optional.

## Other Optional Integrations

Expanded or retained optional support for:

- Applied Energistics 2
- Applied Mekanistics
- JEI
- Productive Bees
- Mystical Agriculture
- Almost Unified
- Create

None of these optional integrations are required to run Nuclear Expansion.

## Advanced Smithing & Progression

The Advanced Smithing Table supports Nuclear Expansion's custom progression using:

**Template + Base + Addition + Fluid + Chemical**

Additional Nuclear and Quantum recipes now make use of this system.

Recipe progression has also been reviewed against Mekanism 10.7.19.85 to preserve the intended:

**Ultimate → Nuclear → Quantum**

progression.

## Nuclear Factory Improvements

Multiple fixes and refinements have been made to Nuclear Factories, including:

- Improved shift-click behavior
- Chemical input routing fixes
- Combining Factory EXTRA input behavior aligned with Mekanism
- Improved side configuration
- Improved automation
- JEI transfer improvements
- GUI fixes and visual cleanup

## Visual Updates

0.6.10 and 0.6.11 include a major item/block visual refresh.

Updated official textures include:

- Nuclear Control Circuit
- Quantum Control Circuit
- Nuclear Alloy
- Quantum Alloy
- Multi Chemical Buffer
- Multi Fluid Buffer
- Advanced Radioactive Waste Barrel
- Parallel Chemical Oxidizer

## Important: Experimental Waste Multiblock

The experimental **Advanced Waste Tank / Radioactive Waste Storage Multiblock** has been temporarily removed from the public build due to runtime stability issues.

The independent **Advanced Radioactive Waste Barrel** remains available.

The multiblock will return in a future update after a dedicated redesign and testing cycle.

## Requirements

- Minecraft 1.21.1
- NeoForge 21.1.194+
- Mekanism 10.7.19.85
- Mekanism Generators 10.7.19.85
- Java 21

## Development

Mekanism: Nuclear Expansion is still actively developed.

Recipes, balancing and experimental systems may continue to evolve as the Nuclear and Quantum progression is expanded.