Create: More Cogwheels

Create: More Cogwheels is a Create add-on that adds cogwheels, bevel cogwheels and shafts made from andesite alloy, copper, gold, iron, brass and netherite.

Every material has small and large cogwheels that can be encased in Create's Andesite or Brass Casing, a bevel cogwheel for turning a corner, and metal shafts — 57 new blocks in total. By default they behave just like normal Create parts. An optional material limits system can turn them into a progression ladder for modpacks.

Install on both the client and the server. Works in singleplayer out of the box.

Dependencies: Create is required on every loader. Fabric also needs Fabric API and Architectury API. NeoForge 1.21.1 also needs Architectury API. Forge needs nothing else. On NeoForge 1.20.1, use the Forge 1.20.1 file, as Create itself does.

Free to use in any modpack — public or private, no permission needed.

What it adds

• Six materials — andesite alloy, copper, gold, iron, brass and netherite.
• Both sizes — every material has a small and a large cogwheel.
• Encased variants — right-click any cogwheel with an Andesite or Brass Casing, just like Create's own cogwheels. Removing the casing with a Wrench or breaking the block returns the cogwheel of the same material.
• Bevel cogwheels — two gears meeting at a right angle in an open housing. Rotation comes in through a shaft on one face and leaves through a perpendicular one, always 1:1. A Wrench turns the corner through all twelve orientations.
• Metal shafts — copper, gold, iron, brass and netherite, bare or in Create's Andesite or Brass Casing. They work like Create's Shaft; andesite alloy has no shaft of its own, because Create's Shaft already is one.
• Full Create compatibility — cogwheels mesh with Create's cogwheels and each other, keep the normal 1:2 gear ratio, accept brackets and the Wrench, work on contraptions, and add no stress of their own.
• Netherite is fireproof — netherite cogwheels, bevel cogwheels and shafts survive fire and lava, like every netherite item.
• Optional material limits — each material can have its own configurable limits, completely disabled by default.
• Mechanical fuses — with limits enabled, weaker parts can intentionally become the first to break in an overloaded network.
• Engineer's Goggles support — look at a cogwheel or metal shaft while wearing goggles to see its current values and configured limits.
• Four Ponder scenes — press W over any block from the mod for an in-game explanation, including "Turning a corner" for bevel cogwheels.
• Ten languages — English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean and Italian, using Create's own terms in each.

Crafting

Every cogwheel has two shapeless crafting options.

From scratch — combine a Create Shaft with the material ingredient. Large cogwheels require two material ingredients.

Reforged — combine an existing Create Cogwheel or Large Cogwheel with the corresponding material.

Bevel cogwheel — two cogwheels of the material and a Create Shaft, shaped as the corner.

Metal shafts — eight Create Shafts around one ingot give eight metal shafts.

Material	Ingredient
Andesite Alloy	Andesite Alloy
Copper	Copper Ingot
Gold	Gold Ingot
Iron	Iron Ingot
Brass	Brass Ingot
Netherite	Netherite Ingot

Recipes appear in the vanilla recipe book after you obtain the required ingredient.

Material Limits — off by default

For modpacks that want more progression, optional material limits can be enabled.

When a part exceeds one of its configured limits, it tears itself apart and drops as an item. This allows different materials to act as progressively stronger components — or lets weaker cogwheels serve as intentional mechanical fuses.

Material	Speed limit	Load limit
Wood	32 RPM	256 SU
Andesite Alloy	64 RPM	512 SU
Copper	96 RPM	1024 SU
Gold	128 RPM	1536 SU
Iron	160 RPM	2048 SU
Brass	192 RPM	4096 SU
Netherite	256 RPM	4194304 SU

Limits are disabled by default, so every part behaves like normal Create parts unless the system is explicitly enabled.

What the limits cover:

• Cogwheels, bevel cogwheels and metal shafts obey the limits of their material.
• Create's own wooden cogwheels, bare or encased, can count as wood, and Create's own shafts (bare, encased or in a girder) can count as andesite alloy. Each is controlled by its own switch, so a modpack can restrict the new parts while leaving Create's blocks untouched.
• Cogwheels from other mods built on Create's cogwheel are never limited as wood.
• Only cogwheels and shafts have limits. A steam engine's own shaft is never limited, and Create's gearboxes, chain drives, belts, clutches and gearshifts never break from one.

Brief network spikes are tolerated before an overloaded part breaks, preventing normal network rebuilding from immediately destroying components.

With the default values, netherite effectively reaches Create's normal practical limits: 4194304 SU is what a creative motor delivers at 256 RPM.

Configuration

Everything is configured through:

config/morecogwheels-server.toml

It is a server config: on a multiplayer server, the server's copy controls the active settings. Singleplayer worlds use the local server config.

To override it for a specific world, place a copy at:

saves/<world>/serverconfig/morecogwheels-server.toml

Default config

[limits]
# Master switch. While false, nothing below has any effect.
enabled = false

# Also apply limits to Create's own wooden cogwheels.
include_wooden_cogwheels = true

# Also apply the andesite alloy limits to Create's own shafts.
include_andesite_shafts = true

[limits.speed]
wood = 32
andesite_alloy = 64
copper = 96
gold = 128
iron = 160
brass = 192
netherite = 256

[limits.load]
wood = 256
andesite_alloy = 512
copper = 1024
gold = 1536
iron = 2048
brass = 4096
netherite = 4194304

Set a material to 256 RPM and 4194304 SU to leave it effectively unrestricted under normal Create limits.

Accepted values:

• Speed: 1–4096
• Load: 1 or more, with no upper bound

A limit that is not a valid number counts as the material's default.

How to use

1. Craft a cogwheel from a shaft and the material you want, or reforge an existing Create cogwheel.
2. Place it exactly like a normal Create cogwheel.
3. Right-click it with an Andesite or Brass Casing to create an encased variant.
4. Use a bevel cogwheel to send rotation around a corner, and turn it with a Wrench to pick the orientation.
5. Press W over a block from the mod to open its Ponder scenes.
6. If material limits are enabled, wear Engineer's Goggles and look at a cogwheel or shaft to see its current state and limits.

For modpack makers

• Limits are off by default — enable the system with one config option and adjust every material independently.
• Create's own parts are optional — Create's wooden cogwheels and shafts can join the progression system or remain unaffected.
• Recipes are datapack-driven — replace or remove them like normal Minecraft recipes if you want different progression.
• Loot tables are datapack-driven — block drops can also be customized through standard datapacks.
• Server settings are authoritative — multiplayer uses the server's configured limits.
• Clients receive the active settings — the Engineer's Goggles overlay shows the values actually enforced by the server.
• Limits apply to the kinetic network — the system uses Create's existing kinetic network and stress mechanics rather than introducing a separate power system.
• Adding new materials requires code — each material has its own blocks, models and textures.

Compatibility

• Create: Gears n' Kinetics (NeoForge 1.21.1) — its gears, cogwheels, cog cranks and Creative Gear Motor mesh with every metal cogwheel exactly as with Create's wooden ones, and metal shafts turn through its hollowed cogwheels.

Known limitations

• Custom materials cannot be added through a datapack — new materials require their own blocks and assets.
• Only Create's Andesite and Brass Casings are supported — casings added by other mods are not automatically available for these cogwheels.
• Create: Gears n' Kinetics' hollowed cogwheels only take Create's own Shaft, not a metal shaft.

Feedback

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