Create TFMG: Renewable Aluminum

v0.1.0 - Initial Beta

✨ New Features

Aluminum Production Chain

• Complete Bayer process implementation for extracting alumina from basalt (and bauxite ore for extra alumina).
• Hall-Héroult electrolysis process for producing molten aluminum from alumina
• Cryolite synthesis using alumina, crushed amethyst, and soda ash
• Sodium aluminate solution extraction via sintered clinker digestion
• Aluminum hydroxide precipitation and calcination to pure alumina

Chemical Processing

• Caustic soda solution production through brine electrolysis
• Soda ash synthesis with multiple processing routes (electrolysis, thermal decomposition)
• Salt water and brine distillation chain
• Chlorine gas byproduct from caustic soda electrolysis
• Carbon dioxide integration for chemical precipitation

Explosion-Resistant Materials

• Explosion-Resistant Mixture: Advanced refractory compound for industrial construction
• Explosion-Resistant Brick: High-temperature ceramic material with blast protection
• Explosion-Resistant Brick Block: Reinforced structural blocks for hazardous environments

Supporting Materials

• Sintered clinker production from slag, soda ash, and limesand mixtures
• Basalt chips from crushing basalt (renewable resource pathway)
• Crushed amethyst for cryolite synthesis
• White mud byproduct from aluminate processing

🎮 Game Mechanics

Realistic Industrial Processes

• Multi-stage vat reactions with temperature and catalyst requirements
• Electrolysis using dual electrode setups for aluminum and caustic soda
• Distillation tower processing for brine concentration
• Sequential mixing, compacting, and smelting operations
• Fluid handling with precise millibucket measurements

Resource Recycling

• Cryolite recovery chance (90%) during aluminum electrolysis
• Soda solution recycling back to soda ash
• Carbon dioxide capture and reuse in precipitation reactions
• Slag utilization for sintered clinker production

Mod Compatibility

• Dynamic recipes adapt when Destroy mod is installed (enhanced explosion-resistant materials)
• Alternative recipe paths for standalone TFMG installations
• Integration with Create mechanical processing (crushing, mixing, compacting)

🔧 Technical

Processing Systems

• Vat machine recipes with type restrictions (steel/cast iron/firebrick-lined)
• Heat requirements for thermal processes (heated mixing, smelting)
• Minimum vat size requirements (9 blocks) for industrial-scale reactions
• Processing time balancing for realistic production rates

Recipe Architecture

• Conditional recipe loading based on mod presence
• Tag-based ingredient flexibility (salts tag for sodium sources)
• Fluid NBT handling for chemical solutions
• Probability-based outputs for ore processing

Game Integration

• Create crushing wheel compatibility
• TFMG distillation tower support
• Casting basin integration for ingot production
• Mechanical mixer and heated mixing operations

📦 Dependencies

• Required: Minecraft 1.20.1, Forge, Create, TFMG (Create: The Factory Must Grow)
• Optional: Destroy (provides enhanced explosion-resistant material recipes with rare metal powders)