Using Energy Beams to Automate Farms and Unlock Late-Game Items

Aligning Beams for Farming Contraptions

Advanced automation in Crossroads uses colored energy beams to interact directly with world blocks and specialized devices. A prime application is building an automated birch tree farm.

Mount beam emitters targeting the growth area where saplings are planted. Direct green energy beams across the farming zone to stimulate or harvest the trees. Use vanilla redstone clocks or sensor circuits overhead to pulse the energy beams at set intervals. This prevents continuous beam firing, saving power while allowing saplings time to grow between harvesting pulses.

Progressing to Late-Game Equipment

Mastering beam mechanics alongside your heat networks and gear setups lets you transition from basic resource generation to high-tier utility.

• Combine Specialized Subsystems: Feed the output of your automated resource contraptions and beam setups into your advanced processing networks.
• Unlock Combat and Mobility Tools: Successful automation networks provide the materials and conditions required to craft staffs that shoot lightning and to secure your own flying mounts for fast overworld travel.