Solar Panel Tier Progression: From Leadstone to Ultimate

The Seven Tiers

The mod ships seven panel blocks and seven matching cores and helmets. The order is:

1. Leadstone Solar Panel / Leadstone Solar Core / Leadstone Solar Helmet

2. Hardened Solar Panel / Hardened Solar Core / Hardened Solar Helmet

3. Redstone Solar Panel / Redstone Solar Core / Redstone Solar Helmet

4. Signalum Solar Panel / Signalum Solar Core / Signalum Solar Helmet

5. Resonant Solar Panel / Resonant Solar Core / Resonant Solar Helmet

6. Advanced Solar Panel / Advanced Solar Core / Advanced Solar Helmet

7. Ultimate Solar Panel / Ultimate Solar Core / Ultimate Solar Helmet

Shared Ingredients

Every tier draws on Photovoltaic Cell components, made with shapeless crafting. Lapis Shard is used in the lower tiers. The Solar Core is the tier-defining part — you cannot skip a core and jump straight to a higher panel.

Upgrade Path

Build the Leadstone Solar Core, turn it into a Leadstone Solar Panel, and place it under open sky. When you want more output, craft the Hardened Solar Core and rebuild the panel. Repeat upward through Redstone, Signalum, Resonant, Advanced, and Ultimate.

Helmets Follow the Same Ladder

For each panel you upgrade, craft the matching helmet from the same core. A Signalum Solar Helmet needs a Signalum Solar Core; an Ultimate Solar Helmet needs an Ultimate Solar Core. Keep one helmet per tier you actually use.