Thanks a lot for the rundown.
So if I have a bright node to be energized, the CV I'd get from it would be grater/faster?
Bright is a 20% bonus before rounding, pale is a 20% penalty, again before rounding. I'm not sure how Fading fits in, and the type of node doesn't matter at all for this calculation.
If you interested in it, first convert all compounds to all primals they contain. Then take the highest value for each primal then square root it. It's at this point the bright bonus or pale penalty kicks in. Then you round down that number and that's the CV/t you'll get. For example, if you had a 25 aer 16 iter normal node, when energised, you'd get 5 cv/t in aer, and 4 cv/t in both terra and ordo.
EDIT:
Hello guys, I didn't play for a while, hence the question:
What is the best combination of TiC materials currently for:
- a pickaxe
- a hammer / excavator
- a longsword
Thanks in advance.
This is partly down to preference and depends on if ExtraTiC is avaible. Idon't know all the stuff from ExtraTiC so i'll use vanilla TiC materials.
Pickaxe, i personally go for a manyullium head, Obsidian Binding and Manyullium Rod. I usually add a Moss or Flux upgrade with Maxed Lapis. Some people would say use Cobalt Head, paper binding, Thaumium Rod + tons of redstone over what mods I add, but for a pick I usually want precision myself, hence i dont' want it to break blocks too quickly. Many is just the right speed for me. As for Moss, Once i got my hammer, I find I use that for mass mining, moss is usually more than enough for the light usage of my pickaxe. If you using Luck, note that 1 lapis sooner is good to have, as the pickaxe (or other tool) will slowly accumulate more luck whilst in use.
Hammer, Here's where i pretty much go all out on speed.
Cobalt Head, 1 Paper Plate, 1 Obsidian/Paper Plate (sometimes i do double paper sometimes i do one of each, idk why.) 1 Thaumium Rod. Flux modifer, Silky Jewel + Redstone galore.
I make my hammer as fast as I can make it, I usually use it to tear though terrain, switching to a pickaxe when there something i want fortune for. (Usually Gems).
Excavator:
I usually go for a pretty much full bronze Excavator, Perhaps with a stone or Paper Binding, or an Obby Plate. I don't usually need much more Durabilty or speed on this thing. I usually only give this flux, mossy or maybe silk touch.
Longsword:
I generally actually make a Cutlass if i can, although I'm a big fan of Botania's Terra Blade and Excaibur, so I dont' really use Tinkers weaponry except in early game. But the best Longsword is Many Blade (no questions here, highest damage), Paper Guard, Thaumium Tool Rod. You could possibly replace the Tool Rod or Guard with Cactus if you really want the Jagged modifer. I usually give my sword Moss, Lapis, then Quartz for sharpness.
Again this is down partly to personal preference, but for the top teir vanilla TiC materials her's the general drift:
Many: Highest Damage, Highest Durability.
Cobalt: Highest Speed.
Ardite: Stonebound 2.0. A full Ardite Tool is actually extremely Fast when it's close to breaking. But since Ardite is a tad harder to get than Cobalt in my opinion, I'd stick with cobalt.