Seroconverter

Seroconverter
Name	Seroconverter
Source Mod	Thaumic Horizons
ID Name	ThaumicHorizons:bloodInfuser
Type	Block
Stackable	Yes (64)
Blast Resistance	3.0
Hardness	1.0
Solid	Yes
Transparent	Yes
Affected by Gravity	No
Emits Light	No
Flammable	No
Required Tool

Seroconverter is a block added by the Thaumic Horizons mod. It is a machine that allows to create potions from Essentia and player's blood.

In order to create a potion, first place Blast Phials in the left slot in the GUI of the machine. Then choose 1-8 Aspects from the list below. Each aspect has an affinity to a certain effect, either strong or weak. The level of affinity is shown in the small window on the right in the GUI if the aspect is selected. The player can combine different aspects to create the potion with various effects. Only the strongest affinities will be used in the potion. Next one of the modes should be selected: single run or infinite runs. Then the player should pump all the required Essentia into the machine. Once all the essentia is gathered, the blast phial will be attuned with these effects.

Thaumcraft 4 Research Notes[edit]

Blood Alchemy
Not for the faint of heart

Research aspects in this block[edit]

Thaumonomicon Entry[edit]

"The art of potion-making has been practiced for centuries, but its need for esoteric reagents limits its scalability. What if you could achieve the same ends using essentia?

Of course, the idea of drinking essentia makes thaumaturges wince, and for good reason - the human stomach was not built to process raw magical energies. On the other hand, alchemically treating a sample of your own blood and injecting it back into yourself has proven to be a reliable method of applying temporary magical effects.

Alchemical injections can be created with a blood syringe and up to eight units of essentia in any combination, selected via the Seroconverter's interface. The injection's effects depend on the aspects chosen and can be somewhat unpredictable, but you have noticed a few patterns.

Each aspect seems to have an affinity for several potion effects, but an injection can only provide one effect per two essentia used. It appears that only the effects with the highest cumulative affinity are actually manifested.

Since an individual aspect's affinities often include both positive and negative effects, it would be wise to experiment with different combinations in order to dilute unwanted effects.

For example, Lux essentia has a strong affinity for night vision and a weak affinity for blindness. You can create a short-lived injection of night vision with two Lux, but adding a third will also apply a blindness effect. If the fourth unit of essentia is Perfodio, which has a very strong affinity for haste, the resulting injection will instead apply night vision and haste.

The Seroconverter can operate in either automatic or single mode. The former will continue to produce injections as long as the device is provided with blood and essentia (and has free output slots), while the latter will stop after one successful treatment.

Drawing your blood with warded syringes can be performed with a simple right-click. Should you have a need for it, you can also draw blood from any living creature by right-clicking it with an empty syringe. It should be noted that animal blood is not suited for alchemical processing.

Injections can be applied to yourself by right-clicking or applied to another creature by striking it with the syringe. For sanitary reasons, warded syringes should be discarded after a single use."