Problem with Thaumcraft

[Wikcrafter]

I've been trying to do research for Thaumcraft. I successfully researched a few basic items but for some reason the research table has stopped working. Whenever I try to research something new, the table will take my items but no discoveries would be made. I have tried moving the location of my research but the same thing happens. Am I doing something wrong and is there a way to fix it?

 

[RedBoss]

try new items. Unfortunately this is a flaw in the mod in that research is almost random at the beginning and consumes lots of resources. If you want to go the easy route then try looking at a few Thaumcraft wikis to supply you with research info. If you want to go it alone, then I'd recommend getting a supply of greatwood (praecantatio & lignum iirc), some cobble, and various farmable items like leather, carrots, etc. These are all items that trigger research early on in the process.

But in essence this is the worst part of the mod, the grind for research. I did it the hard way the first time and I just use the wikis after that since there's no point in wassting time on the reseach after your first go round unless you have add ons like Thaumic Tinkerer.

 

[Bibble]

This usually happens when there isn't a research available that uses aspects from that item. For example, if you were using potentia -based items, after nitor and alumentium, there wouldn't be anything to research until Tier 2 (i.e. after the unified whatsit theory). Try items with other aspects. I'd suggest permutatio (eggs/seeds), precantio or wood/stone.

 

[PeggleFrank]

If you keep using the same items for research, it's possible to find all the research that can be found with those items, and thus you won't ever get anything new if you keep researching those items.

Trying throwing in things that you don't normally use for research. There's also a thaumcraft boost list, which helps with research.

EDIT: Double ninja'd