MekaSuit and Meka-Tool Modules

Modules are the upgrades that go into Mekanism’s MekaSuit and Meka-Tool, and almost everything those two are able to do comes from them. There are 31 in the base mod and 2 more in Mekanism Generators, so you’ll have 33 to pick from in most modpacks, and each one only fits certain items.

Every module is crafted from a Module Base and installed at a Modification Station. After that, you’ll set them up with the Module Tweaker key, which is the backslash key by default. The table below has all of them with where they go, how many can be installed and what they cost to run.

How Modules Work

A module is an item until it’s installed, and it’ll stay inside the armor piece or tool until you take it out again at the station. Some of them can be installed more than once, and the extra copies either make the effect stronger or unlock a higher setting, like the bigger squares on the Blasting Unit.

The Module Tweaker and mode keys

Pressing the Module Tweaker key while you’re holding or wearing one of the items opens a screen with every module in it. That’s where you’ll switch them on and off, pick their level, and choose which ones show on the HUD. Modules that use energy take it from the item they’re installed in, so each armor piece pays for its own.

Holding sneak while you press one of the mode keys will cycle backwards instead. The Energy Unit and the Color Modulation Unit are the only two without an on and off switch, as they’re always active once they’re installed.

Every MekaSuit and Meka-Tool Module

The Goes In column can be used to filter the list down to one armor piece or to the Meka-Tool. Max is how many copies will fit in a single item, and the energy costs are the ones that come with the mod, shown in FE (1 FE is 2.5 J). Each recipe is listed under the module’s name.

Every Mekanism Module

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Every Mekanism Module

Module	Goes In	Max	What It Does	Energy
Energy UnitRecipe 4 Infused Alloy, Basic Induction Cell, 3 HDPE Sheet	Goes InAny piece and Meka-Tool	Max8	What It DoesDoubles the energy capacity and the charge rate for each unit. It can't be switched off.	EnergyNone
Radiation Shielding UnitRecipe 4 Infused Alloy, Block of Lead, 3 HDPE Sheet	Goes InAny MekaSuit piece	Max1	What It DoesRadiation shielding for that piece: Helmet 25%, Bodyarmor 40%, Pants 20%, Boots 15%.	EnergyNone
Laser Dissipation UnitRecipe 4 Infused Alloy, Laser Amplifier, 3 HDPE Sheet	Goes InAny MekaSuit piece	Max1	What It DoesThe piece dissipates and refracts laser beams. One in every piece dissipates 75% of a beam.	EnergyNone
Color Modulation UnitRecipe 2 Pigment Mixer, Laser, 2 Painting Machine, 3 HDPE Sheet	Goes InAny MekaSuit piece	Max1	What It DoesRecolors the piece with a color picked in the Module Tweaker. It can't be switched off.	EnergyNone
Excavation Escalation UnitRecipe 4 Infused Alloy, Iron Pickaxe, 3 HDPE Sheet	Goes InMeka-Tool	Max4	What It DoesSets the mining speed: up to 16 with 1 unit, then 32, 64 and 128.	Energy4 FE per block for each point of mining speed
Attack Amplification UnitRecipe 4 Infused Alloy, Iron Sword, 3 HDPE Sheet	Goes InMeka-Tool	Max4	What It DoesBonus attack damage: up to 8 with 1 unit, then 16, 24 and 32.	Energy800 FE per hit for each 4 bonus damage
Blasting UnitRecipe 2 Atomic Alloy, TNT, 2 Ultimate Control Circuit, 3 Polonium Pellet	Goes InMeka-Tool	Max4	What It DoesMines a flat square: 3×3 with 1 unit, then 5×5, 7×7 and 9×9. Sneak to mine one block.	EnergyNormal cost for every block
Vein Mining UnitRecipe 2 Reinforced Alloy, Diamond Pickaxe, Diamond Axe, Diamond Shovel, 3 Polonium Pellet	Goes InMeka-Tool	Max4	What It DoesMines connected ores and logs, up to 128 at once. Extended Mode takes any block within 2 blocks per unit.	EnergyMore for each block the further away it is
Silk Touch UnitRecipe 2 Reinforced Alloy, Refined Glowstone, 2 Diamond Pickaxe, 3 Polonium Pellet	Goes InMeka-Tool	Max1	What It DoesWorks as Silk Touch on every block mined.	Energy10 times the normal cost per block
Ore Refinement UnitRecipe 2 Reinforced Alloy, Refined Glowstone, 2 Block of Diamond, 3 Polonium Pellet	Goes InMeka-Tool	Max3	What It DoesWorks as Fortune, at a level equal to the number installed.	EnergyNone
Farming UnitRecipe 4 Infused Alloy, Iron Hoe, 3 HDPE Sheet	Goes InMeka-Tool	Max4	What It DoesRight-click to till, strip logs, scrape Copper and make paths: one block with 1 unit, then 3×3, 5×5 and 7×7.	Energy4 FE per block changed
Shearing UnitRecipe 4 Infused Alloy, Shears, 3 HDPE Sheet	Goes InMeka-Tool	Max1	What It DoesThe tool works as Shears on mobs, Leaves, Cobweb and Vines.	Energy4 FE per use
Teleportation UnitRecipe 4 Atomic Alloy, Teleportation Core, 3 Antimatter Pellet	Goes InMeka-Tool	Max1	What It DoesRight-click to teleport onto the block you're looking at, up to 100 blocks away.	Energy4,000 FE at 10 blocks, 400,000 FE at 100
Electrolytic Breathing UnitRecipe 4 Infused Alloy, Electrolytic Core, 3 HDPE Sheet	Goes InHelmet	Max4	What It DoesRefills your air under water, twice as fast for each unit, and at half speed in rain. Spare Hydrogen goes to a Jetpack Unit or a worn Jetpack.	Energy160 FE for each point of air
Inhalation Purification UnitRecipe 4 Reinforced Alloy, Hazmat Mask, Scuba Mask, 2 Polonium Pellet	Goes InHelmet	Max1	What It DoesWears off potion effects 10 times faster (harmful ones by default) and lets the suit absorb magic damage.	Energy16,000 FE per effect each tick; 400 FE per point of magic damage
Vision Enhancement UnitRecipe 4 Reinforced Alloy, Emerald, 3 Polonium Pellet	Goes InHelmet	Max4	What It DoesNight vision and less fog, with more units clearing fog further. It's off until you switch it on.	Energy200 FE/t while on
Nutritional Injection UnitRecipe 4 Reinforced Alloy, Canteen, 3 Polonium Pellet	Goes InHelmet	Max1	What It DoesFeeds you from the Helmet's 128,000 mB Nutritional Paste tank whenever you're hungry, at 50 mB a food point.	Energy8,000 FE per food point
Solar Recharging UnitRecipe 4 Reinforced Alloy, Advanced Solar Generator, 3 Polonium Pellet	Goes InHelmet	Max8	What It DoesCharges the Helmet while your head can see the sun. Cold, dry biomes give more, and rain cuts it to a fifth.	EnergyMakes up to 200 FE/t per unit
Jetpack UnitRecipe 4 Reinforced Alloy, Jetpack or Armored Jetpack, 3 Polonium Pellet	Goes InBodyarmor	Max4	What It DoesA built-in Hydrogen jetpack with 24,000 mB of tank per unit and a thrust setting of up to 4 times.	Energy1 to 4 mB of Hydrogen a tick
Gravitational Modulating UnitRecipe 2 Atomic Alloy, Nether Star, 2 Ultimate Induction Provider, 3 Antimatter Pellet	Goes InBodyarmor	Max1	What It DoesCreative flight, with extra speed while the Boost key is held.	Energy400 FE/t while flying, 1,600 FE/t boosting
Elytra UnitRecipe 4 Reinforced Alloy, HDPE Reinforced Elytra, 2 Polonium Pellet, Antimatter Pellet	Goes InBodyarmor	Max1	What It DoesLets the Bodyarmor glide like an Elytra.	Energy12,800 FE per second of gliding
Charge Distribution UnitRecipe 4 Reinforced Alloy, Basic Induction Provider, 3 Polonium Pellet	Goes InBodyarmor	Max1	What It DoesKeeps the energy level across all worn pieces. It can also charge the items you carry, which is off by default.	EnergyCharges items at 4,000 FE/t
Dosimeter UnitRecipe 4 Infused Alloy, Dosimeter, 3 HDPE Sheet	Goes InBodyarmor	Max1	What It DoesShows your own radiation dose on the HUD.	EnergyNone
Geiger UnitRecipe 4 Infused Alloy, Geiger Counter, 3 HDPE Sheet	Goes InBodyarmor	Max1	What It DoesShows the radiation level around you on the HUD.	EnergyNone
Locomotive Boosting UnitRecipe 2 Reinforced Alloy, Diamond Leggings, 2 Energy Tablet, 3 Polonium Pellet	Goes InPants	Max4	What It DoesA sprint speed boost with one more level for each unit.	Energy20 to 200 FE/t while sprinting
Hydrostatic Repulsor UnitRecipe 4 Reinforced Alloy, Lightning Rod, 3 Polonium Pellet	Goes InPants	Max4	What It DoesFaster walking through water, reaching land speed with 3 units. The fourth unit adds a swim boost.	Energy200 FE/t for the swim boost
Motorized Servo UnitRecipe 2 Reinforced Alloy, Elite Control Circuit, 2 Blue Ice, 3 Polonium Pellet	Goes InPants	Max5	What It DoesFaster sneaking for each unit installed.	EnergyNone
Gyroscopic Stabilization UnitRecipe 2 Reinforced Alloy, 4 Obsidian, 2 Polonium Pellet	Goes InPants	Max1	What It DoesRemoves the mining slowdown for being in the air or under water.	EnergyNone
Geothermal Generator UnitRecipe 4 Reinforced Alloy, Heat Generator, 3 Polonium Pellet	Goes InPants	Max8	What It DoesCharges the Pants from heat, like standing in Lava or being on fire, and absorbs 10% of fire damage per unit.	EnergyMakes 4 FE/t per degree of heat per unit
Hydraulic Propulsion UnitRecipe 2 Reinforced Alloy, Free Runners or Armored Free Runners, 2 Energy Tablet, 3 Polonium Pellet	Goes InBoots	Max4	What It DoesHigher jumps while the Boost key is held, and step assist of up to 2 blocks.	Energy2,000 to 20,000 FE per boosted jump
Magnetic Attraction UnitRecipe 2 Reinforced Alloy, Iron Bars, 2 Elite Control Circuit, 3 Polonium Pellet	Goes InBoots	Max4	What It DoesPulls dropped items to you, with a longer range setting for each unit.	Energy100 FE per item each tick, times the range setting
Frost Walker UnitRecipe 4 Reinforced Alloy, 2 Liquid Hydrogen Bucket, 2 Polonium Pellet	Goes InBoots	Max2	What It DoesWorks as Frost Walker I, or II with 2 units.	EnergyNone
Soul Surfer UnitRecipe 4 Reinforced Alloy, Soul Sand or Soul Soil, Free Runners or Armored Free Runners, 2 Polonium Pellet	Goes InBoots	Max3	What It DoesWorks as Soul Speed at the number installed, and 3 units remove the slowdown from Soul Sand.	EnergyNone

Default config. Every recipe also takes 1 Module Base in the middle of the grid. The Solar Recharging Unit and the Geothermal Generator Unit need Mekanism Generators installed.

The cheaper modules use Infused Alloy and HDPE Sheets, so they can be made as soon as you’ve got HDPE going. Most of the rest need Polonium Pellets, and three of them need Antimatter Pellets, which come from the SPS.

Modules That Conflict

A few modules do the same kind of job, and only one from each group can be switched on at once. You’re still able to install all of them in the same item, as turning one on in the Module Tweaker will just turn the others in its group off, and they can be swapped back at any time.

The Elytra Unit isn’t in a group, but it won’t glide while a Jetpack Unit is hovering with Hydrogen left, or while you’re sneaking. It also ignores the mode key until that’s turned on in its settings.

Protection Modules

A MekaSuit absorbs most damage without any modules, but there are three things it won’t stop by itself. Radiation is the main one, as a piece only shields you once it has a Radiation Shielding Unit, and you’ll need one in each of the four pieces to match a full Hazmat Suit.

Magic damage, like an Instant Damage potion, is only absorbed with the Inhalation Purification Unit in the Helmet. Lasers need the Laser Dissipation Unit, where a full set takes 75% out of a beam and bends the rest of it away.

Energy and Recharging Modules

Energy Unit

The Energy Unit fits every piece and the Meka-Tool, and each one doubles the 6,400,000 FE that an item starts with. Two of them give 25,600,000 FE and all 8 give about 1.6 billion FE. The charge rate doubles along with it, and taking units back out will cut the stored energy down to the new limit.

Solar and geothermal charging

With Mekanism Generators installed, the Solar Recharging Unit charges the Helmet at up to 200 FE a tick for each unit while you’re out in the sun. The Geothermal Generator Unit does the same for the Pants from heat, where being on fire is worth 800 FE a tick per unit and standing in Lava is worth up to 4,000 FE.

Neither of those shares its energy with the other pieces though, which is the job of the Charge Distribution Unit in the Bodyarmor. The suit itself, with what each piece absorbs, is covered on the MekaSuit page.

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