Machine Heat

All Terumetal mod machinery runs on heat energy as shown by a meter with a flame icon.

Machines currently all have a fuel slot in the upper-right for providing heat them. Only two items in the Minetest world currently can give enough direct heat for powering machinery:

• Buckets of Lava
• Heated Thermese Blocks

Buckets of lava are fairly self-explanatory; they will provide a large boost to heat and return the empty bucket at the cost of losing the lava.

Heated thermese blocks are a renewable source of heat, but are a bit slower because they provide less heat than lava itself. When used as a heat source in a machine, the Thermese Block drained of its heat is returned.