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Create Optical FAQ
10 questions players actually ask, answered.
What does the Create Optical Mod do?
It is a Create addon that adds a system for transporting kinetic energy using light beams. It converts rotational force into directed beams and converts received beams back into rotational energy.
What does Create Optical add?
It adds new blocks, items and mechanics to Create, including optical sources, receptors, sensors, mirrors, polarizing filters, beam splitters, beam condensers, beam focusers, thermal optical sources, hologram displays and beam readers.
What Minecraft versions does Create Optical support?
The Modrinth project page lists Minecraft versions 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1 and 26.1.2.
What mod loaders does Create Optical support?
It supports Forge and NeoForge.
What mod does Create Optical require?
It is an addon for the Create mod.
Does Create Optical add new items and blocks?
Yes. It registers 27 items and blocks, including the optical source, 
optical receptor, optical sensor, mirror, 
polarizing filter, beam condenser, beam focuser, beam modulator, beam reader, 
hologram source, copper coil, golden coil, zinc coil and 
rose quartz catalyst coil.
optical receptor, optical sensor, mirror, polarizing filter, beam condenser, beam focuser, beam modulator, beam reader, hologram source, copper coil, golden coil, zinc coil and rose quartz catalyst coil.How do you transmit power with Create Optical?
An 
optical source emits beams based on the rotational force applied, and an optical receptor transforms a received beam back into rotational force based on its properties.
optical source emits beams based on the rotational force applied, and an optical receptor transforms a received beam back into rotational force based on its properties.How do you split or combine beams in Create Optical?
A beam splitter divides a beam into two and polarizes the resulting beams perpendicularly, while a 
beam condenser merges up to three beams into one and combines their properties.
beam condenser merges up to three beams into one and combines their properties.How do you detect beams in Create Optical?
An 
optical sensor emits a redstone signal based on the incident beam's properties, and a 
beam reader displays those properties.
optical sensor emits a redstone signal based on the incident beam's properties, and a beam reader displays those properties.How do you find Create Optical recipes?
All the crafts can be found with the JEI mod, and most additional mechanics can be explored with the Ponder system.