Compressed Plants — Minecraft block

Compressed Plants

Compressed Plants are an IC2 item made by compressing a Plant Ball, combined with an Empty Cell to craft a Bio Cell for biofuel.

Block ID ic2:compressed_plants
Mod Industrial Craft 2
Game versions
1.19.2 1.12.2 1.11.2 1.11 1.10.2 1.10 1.9.4 1.8.9 1.7.10 1.7.2 1.6.4

Description

Compressed Plants are an intermediate item from the IndustrialCraft 2 (IC2) mod, obtained by putting a Plant Ball into a Compressor. The Compressor spends about 800 EU and roughly 20 seconds to squeeze one Plant Ball into a single unit of Compressed Plants, turning loose biomass into a compact, stackable form. A Plant Ball itself is crafted from eight pieces of plant matter — saplings, wheat, seeds, sugar cane, or leaf blocks — so Compressed Plants are a fully renewable resource. Their main purpose is biofuel: combine one unit of Compressed Plants with an Empty Cell in a shapeless recipe to create a Bio Cell, which feeds IC2's biogas and biomass energy chain. Because they pack plant matter into a single slot, Compressed Plants are also a handy way to store large farm harvests before processing them into fuel.

Java Edition Guide

How to make and use Compressed Plants in Minecraft (IndustrialCraft 2)

  1. 1

    Craft a Plant Ball

    Fill a crafting grid with eight plant items such as saplings, wheat, seeds or sugar cane to craft one Plant Ball (saplings yield two).

  2. 2

    Power a Compressor

    Wire a charged Compressor to an EU source; it needs about 800 EU for a single operation.

  3. 3

    Compress the Plant Ball

    Place the Plant Ball in the Compressor's input slot and wait about 20 seconds to get one unit of Compressed Plants.

  4. 4

    Craft a Bio Cell

    Combine the Compressed Plants with an Empty Cell in a shapeless recipe to produce a Bio Cell for the biofuel chain.

Version difference

In classic IC2 Compressed Plants make a Bio Cell, while modern IC2 Experimental processes biomass into Bio Chaff inside a Fermenter instead.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Compressed Plants in IC2?

Put a Plant Ball into a powered Compressor; after about 800 EU and 20 seconds it produces one unit of Compressed Plants.

What are Compressed Plants used for?

They are combined with an Empty Cell in a shapeless recipe to craft a Bio Cell, part of IndustrialCraft 2's biofuel and biogas chain.

Are Compressed Plants renewable?

Yes. They come from Plant Balls made of farmable plant matter like saplings, wheat, seeds and sugar cane, so the supply is fully renewable.

Do Compressed Plants work in Bedrock Edition?

No. IndustrialCraft 2 is a Java Edition mod, so Compressed Plants exist only in modded Java Minecraft, not Bedrock.

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