Tier System

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Items and machines in IndustrialCraft 2 are grouped into tiers based on the maximum EU it can output or recieve per tick (EU/t).

Tier 0

Tier 0 machines run on micro-voltage. The micro voltage level is 0-8 EU. There is no need for voltages this low because the basic machines accept a minimum of 32 EU/t, nor is there a transformer that steps down to this voltage level.

Tier 1

Tier 1 machines run on low voltage, or 9-32 EU. Most basic machines are tier 1.

Tier 1 Items

• Tin Cable
• BatBox (Chargepad)
• RE Battery (Charging)
• Macerator
• Compressor
• Extractor
• Electric Furnace
• Metal Former
• Recycler
• etc.

Tier 2

Tier 2 machines run on medium voltage, or 33-128 EU.

Tier 2 Items

• Copper Cable
• CESU
• LV Transformer
• Advanced RE Battery (Charging)
• Tesla Coil

Tier 3

Tier 3 machines run on high voltage, or 129-512 EU.

Tier 3 Items

• Gold Cable
• MFE
• MV Transformer
• Energy Crystal (Charging)
• Terraformer
• Mass Fabricator
• Nanosuit

Tier 4

Tier 4 machines run on extreme voltage, or 513-2048 EU.

Tier 4 Items

• HV Cable
• MFSU
• HV Transformer
• Lapotron Crystal (Charging)
• QuantumSuit

Tier 5

Tier 5 machines run on "insane" voltage, or 2049-8192 EU.

Tier 5 Items

• Glass Fibre Cable
• EV Transformer