Industrial Credit — Minecraft block
Industrial Credit
Industrial Credit is the token currency of Industrial Craft 2 player economies, paid into Trade-O-Mat and Energy-O-Mat vending machines on Minecraft Java Edition.
Description
The classic recipe places 4 Refined Iron in a 2×2 corner of the crafting grid and yields 16 coins per craft; some servers disable this recipe to prevent currency hyperinflation. A recall recipe converts coins back: 9 Coins filling the 3×3 grid give 1 Refined Iron in classic IC2, and per the 1.12.2 game data a ring of 8 Coins returns 2 Iron Ingots. The exchange is lossy — one coin is worth a quarter of an ingot — and tin appears in no Coin recipe. On long-running servers the Industrial Credit works as a common medium of exchange precisely because every machine owner sets prices independently.
Guide
How to craft and use Industrial Credits in Industrial Craft 2
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Craft 16 coins from 4 refined iron
Place 4 Refined Iron in a 2×2 corner of a crafting table to get 16 Industrial Credits per craft. In IC2-Experimental 1.12.2 refined iron is replaced by regular Iron Ingots; some servers disable the recipe to prevent inflation.
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Convert surplus coins back into iron
Fill the 3×3 grid with 9 Coins for 1 Refined Iron in classic IC2, or place 8 Coins in a ring with an empty centre for 2 Iron Ingots per the 1.12.2 game data. The exchange is lossy: one coin is worth a quarter of an ingot.
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Place a Trade-O-Mat with a stocked chest
Build the Trade-O-Mat and put a chest (or a Personal Safe) filled with the goods you sell next to it. The machine pulls its stock from that chest.
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Set the payment and the price as the owner
In the locked owner slots define the accepted payment — Industrial Credits — and the item stack being sold. The coins customers pay land in your chest automatically.
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Let customers pay coins for goods or EU
Any player inserts coins into the Trade-O-Mat to receive the goods, or drops coins into an Energy-O-Mat to fill its deposit at 4000 EU per coin and let energy flow.
A coin has no fixed value: every Trade-O-Mat and Energy-O-Mat owner sets prices independently, so the currency is only as stable as the server economy behind it.
Used in crafts
Frequently asked questions
What is the crafting recipe for the IC2 Coin?
4 Refined Iron in a 2×2 corner of a crafting grid yield 16 coins in classic IC2; in IC2-Experimental 1.12.2 use regular Iron Ingots instead. Some servers disable the recipe to prevent currency hyperinflation.
Which machines accept Industrial Credits?
The Trade-O-Mat trades item stacks for the payment its owner configured, and the Energy-O-Mat sells EU: each deposited coin adds 4000 EU to its deposit. Coins are the customary but not the only accepted payment.
Can I convert Coins back into iron?
Yes, at a loss: 9 Coins filling the 3×3 grid give 1 Refined Iron in classic IC2, and per the 1.12.2 game data 8 Coins in a ring return 2 Iron Ingots — one coin is worth a quarter of an ingot.
Are Industrial Credits available on Bedrock Edition?
No. Industrial Craft 2 is a Java Edition mod (classic 1.7.10 era and IC2-Experimental for 1.12.2); Bedrock Edition does not support Java mods.
Does the IC2 Coin have a fixed value?
No. A single coin has no inherent gameplay function; each machine owner sets prices per Trade-O-Mat or Energy-O-Mat, which makes the coin a player-driven economy token.