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The Chem Lab is one of MCLabs’ main systems for crafting chem compounds out of raw chems. To begin utilizing the Chem Lab, use either /chemlab or /lab to open the Chem Lab GUI. From here you can complete all Chem Lab actions and navigate to different menus inside the GUI. See below for more information on this system and how to use it!

Chem Lab Basics

Unlocking Formulas

Each base chem has a set of compounds that can be crafted within the Chem Lab GUI. However, in order to craft these compounds, you must first unlock their unique formulas. Ranks gradually provide access to new chem compound formula unlocks, with the first unlock being awarded at the Bioengineer rank. Chem Lord status allows players to unlock all chem compound formulas within the Chem Lab.

See the Ranks page for info. on which ranks provide additional formula unlocks

You can see how many formula unlocks you have available by hovering over the nether star in the Chem Lab GUI

You cannot craft a compound in the Chem Lab until its formula has been unlocked, although using a crafting table to craft chem compounds (see /recipes in-game) is always a slow but reliable option

Crafting Recipes

Once you have unlocked the formula for a compound, you can begin crafting it through the Chem Lab GUI.

For example, if you have a carrot and potato farm (a common starter farm), a great early-game compound to unlock is Cartatonide:

Open the Chem Lab GUI with /chemlab
Navigate to one of the base chems you are working with (e.g., Carrotenium or Potatium)
Click on it to view all of the available compounds that are derivatives of the base chem
You will now see:
- The required base chems for the compound
- The ratio of base chems to craft the compound
- The output compound
With all of the required ingredients in your inventory, you can then left-click to craft as many times as possible, or right-click to craft only once!

Note the ratio of base chems required to craft a compound! Make sure that you have enough of each of the base chems considering the ratio, or else you will not be able to craft the compound!

Returning to our example, lets look at the Cartatonide recipe:

This recipe requires these base chems:
- 1x Carrotenium
- 1x Potatium
This recipe yields this compound:
- 1x Cartatonide

Note how this is a 1:1 crafting ratio, meaning that for every 1x Carrotenium, you will need 1x Potatium to craft the recipe. This makes the recipe one of the easiest recipes for beginners to start with!

Consequently, selling 1x Cartatonide will yield 1x Carrotenium prestige progress (before multipliers are considered when selling) and also 1x Potatium prestige progress. Thus, it's easier and more profitable to craft and then run chem compounds as opposed to just running the base chems separately!

Chem Names

From within the Chem Lab GUI, you can click on the name tag at the top-left of the GUI to view all Chem Names. This menu splits all of the chems into three brackets:

Manual Chems
Automatic Chems
Refined Chems

Note that you can also access this page directly with the command /chemnames!

Chem Lab Calculator

The Chem Lab Calculator is a powerful tool that helps you plan your crafting and selling goals. To access the Chem Lab Calculator, follow these steps:

Open the Chem Lab GUI with /chemlab and click on the redstone dust at the top-left of the GUI
Navigate to the base chem that you would like to run a calculation on

Within the Chem Lab Calculator for a specific chem, you can modify the calculation:

Click on the Emerald to view the required inventories of the chem remaining to complete the prestige progress for the chem

Click on the White Cross to change the quantity of chems being calculated

Click on the Green $ to change the Money Multiplier

Click on the Pink P to change the Prestige Progress Multiplier

Click on the Blue L to change the Leaderboard Score Multiplier

From there, hovering over the chem in the center of the GUI will show you:

The quantity being calculated

The cash that will be generated from selling the specified quantity of that chem, after any Money Multipliers

The prestige progress that will be generated from selling the specified quantity of that chem, after any Prestige Progress Multipliers

The leaderboard score that will be generated from selling the specified quantity of that chem, after any Leaderboard Score Multipliers

You can use the Chem Lab Calculator to calculate the results of selling your chems on boosts at various rates. Note that you currently cannot accurately adjust the calculator for different dealer rates, but this is a planned improvement coming soon!

Chem Lab Energy

Chem Lab Energy boosts your crafting efficiency when using Chem Lab!

Depositing Chem Lab Energy

To deposit energy:

Open the Chem Lab GUI with /chemlab
Left-click the Amethyst Shard in the top-right corner of the Chem Lab GUI
Deposit any of the following materials for Chem Lab Energy:
Material (1x) Lab Energy Output
Coal 3 Energy
Copper Ingot 4.5 Energy
Iron Ingot 12 Energy
Emerald 150 Energy

Using Chem Lab Energy

To use energy, right-click the Amethyst Shard in the top-right corner of the Chem Lab GUI! This will enable the use of Chem Lab Energy when crafting compounds:

+10% Output Bonus: Your output will be increased by approximately 10%

0.2 Energy Per Craft: Each craft consumes around 0.2 energy from your stored supply

Chemtainer Deposit: Bonus chems will go into your Chemtainer

Chemtainer

Your chemtainer is where you can store your chems for quick access in other worlds, or quick storage while you're farming. /chemtainer or /ch to access the chemtainer GUI. Quickly deposit chems from your inventory into your chemtainer with /ch qd. Quickly move chems from your chemtainer into your inventory with /ch withdraw <chemname>, the chems that you have in your chemtainer will be "tabbable" (can use tab-to-complete instead of typing out the full chem name). Your chemtainer capacity increases as you rank up. See Ranks for more information on chemtainer capacity increases!

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-One of the core components of gameplay on MCLabs is the crafting of chemical compounds from raw chemicals. The Chem Lab is the central compound crafting system, providing access to unlock new compound formulas, craft recipes, and purify your crafted compounds.
+The Chem Lab is one of MCLabs’ main systems for crafting chem compounds out of raw chems. To begin utilizing the Chem Lab, use either '''/chemlab''' or '''/lab''' to open the Chem Lab GUI. From here you can complete all Chem Lab actions and navigate to different menus inside the GUI. See below for more information on this system and how to use it!
-To get started, you can use the command '''/chemlab''' to open the Chem Lab GUI. From here you can complete all Chem Lab actions and navigate to any subpages. Read on in the sections below to learn more about each part of the Chem Lab!
 ==Chem Lab Basics==
 ===Unlocking Formulas===
+Each '''base chem''' has a set of '''compounds''' that can be crafted within the Chem Lab GUI. However, in order to craft these compounds, you must first '''unlock their unique formulas'''. [https://labs-mc.com/wiki/Ranks#Chem_Ranks Ranks] gradually provide access to new chem compound formula unlocks, with the first unlock being awarded at the '''Bioengineer''' rank. Chem Lord status allows players to unlock all chem compound formulas within the Chem Lab.
-Each '''base chem''' has a set of '''compounds''' that can be crafted within the Chem Lab GUI. However, in order to craft these compounds, you must first '''unlock their formulas'''.
+* See the [https://labs-mc.com/wiki/Ranks#Chem_Ranks Ranks] page for info. on which ranks provide additional formula unlocks
-Formulas are unlocked by ranking up on the server.
-* See the [[Ranks]] page for what ranks provide formula unlocks
 * You can see how many formula unlocks you have available by hovering over the nether star in the Chem Lab GUI
-* You cannot craft a compound in Chem Lab unless its formula has been unlocked
+* You cannot craft a compound in the Chem Lab until its formula has been unlocked, although using a crafting table to craft chem compounds (see '''/recipes''' in-game) is always a slow but reliable option
 ===Crafting Recipes===
+Once you have unlocked the formula for a compound, you can begin crafting it through the Chem Lab GUI.
-Once you have unlocked the formula for a compound, you can begin crafting it through the Chem Lab GUI.
+For example, if you have a '''carrot''' and '''potato''' farm (a common starter farm), a great early-game compound to unlock is '''Cartatonide''':
-For example, if you have a '''carrot''' and '''potato''' farm, a great early-game compound to unlock is '''Cartatonide''':
 # Open the Chem Lab GUI with '''/chemlab'''
 # Navigate to one of the '''base chems''' you are working with (e.g., '''Carrotenium''' or '''Potatium''')
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 #* The ratio of base chems to craft the compound
 #* The output compound
-# With all of the required ingredients in your inventory, you can then '''left click''' to craft as much as possible, or '''right click''' to craft once!
+# With all of the required ingredients in your inventory, you can then '''left-click''' to craft as many times as possible, or '''right-click''' to craft only once!
-Note the ratio of '''base chems''' required to craft a '''compound'''! Make sure that you have enough base chems for the ratio, or else you will not be able to craft the compound!
+Note the ratio of '''base chems''' required to craft a '''compound'''! Make sure that you have enough of each of the base chems considering the ratio, or else you will not be able to craft the compound!
-Returning to our example, lets look at the '''Cartatonide Recipe''':
+Returning to our example, lets look at the '''Cartatonide recipe''':
 * This recipe requires these '''base chems''':
 ** <code>1x Carrotenium</code>
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 ** <code>1x Cartatonide</code>
+Note how this is a <code>1:1</code> crafting ratio, meaning that for every <code>1x Carrotenium</code>, you will need <code>1x Potatium</code> to craft the recipe. This makes the recipe one of the easiest recipes for beginners to start with!
-Note how this is a <code>1:1</code> crafting ratio, meaning that for every <code>1x Carrotenium</code>, you will need <code>1x Potatium</code> to craft the recipe. This makes the recipe one of the easiest recipes for beginners to start with!
+Consequently, selling <code>1x Cartatonide</code> will yield <code>1x Carrotenium</code> prestige progress (before multipliers are considered when selling) and also <code>1x Potatium</code> prestige progress. Thus, it's easier and more profitable to craft and then run chem compounds as opposed to just running the base chems separately!
 ===Chem Names===
+From within the Chem Lab GUI, you can click on the name tag at the top-left of the GUI to view all '''Chem Names'''. This menu splits all of the chems into three brackets:
-From within the Chem Lab GUI, you can click on the nametag at the top-left of the GUI to view all '''Chem Names'''. This page splits all of the chems into three brackets:
 * Manual Chems
 * Automatic Chems
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 ===Chem Lab Calculator===
 The Chem Lab Calculator is a powerful tool that helps you plan your crafting and selling goals. To access the Chem Lab Calculator, follow these steps:
 # Open the Chem Lab GUI with '''/chemlab''' and click on the redstone dust at the top-left of the GUI
-# Navigate to the base chem that you would like to calculate on
+# Navigate to the base chem that you would like to run a calculation on
 Within the Chem Lab Calculator for a specific chem, you can modify the calculation:
 * Click on the '''Emerald''' to view the required inventories of the chem remaining to complete the prestige progress for the chem
 * Click on the '''White Cross''' to change the quantity of chems being calculated
 * Click on the '''Green $''' to change the Money Multiplier
 * Click on the '''Pink P''' to change the Prestige Progress Multiplier
 * Click on the '''Blue L''' to change the Leaderboard Score Multiplier
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 From there, hovering over the chem in the center of the GUI will show you:
 * The quantity being calculated
 * The cash that will be generated from selling the specified quantity of that chem, after any Money Multipliers
-* The prestige progress that will be generated from selling the specified quantity of that chem, after any prestige progress Multipliers
+* The prestige progress that will be generated from selling the specified quantity of that chem, after any Prestige Progress Multipliers
 * The leaderboard score that will be generated from selling the specified quantity of that chem, after any Leaderboard Score Multipliers
-You can use the Chem Lab Calculator to caclulate the results of selling your chems on boosts at various rates. ''Note that you currently cannot accurately adjust the calculator for different dealer rates, but this is a planned improvement coming soon!''
+You can use the Chem Lab Calculator to calculate the results of selling your chems on boosts at various rates. ''Note that you currently cannot accurately adjust the calculator for different dealer rates, but this is a planned improvement coming soon!''
 ==Chem Lab Energy==
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 '''Chem Lab Energy''' boosts your crafting efficiency when using '''Chem Lab'''!
+===Depositing Chem Lab Energy===
 To deposit energy:
 # Open the Chem Lab GUI with '''/chemlab'''
 # Left-click the '''Amethyst Shard''' in the top-right corner of the Chem Lab GUI
-# Deposit any of the following materials for Chem Lab Energy: <table class=wikitable><<tr><th colspan="2">Chem Lab Energy Materials</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;">Coal</td><td style="text-align:center;">3 Energy</td></tr></table>
+# Deposit any of the following materials for Chem Lab Energy: <table class=wikitable><tr><th style="text-align:center;">Material (1x)</th><th style="text-align:center;">Lab Energy Output</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;">Coal</td><td style="text-align:center;">3 Energy</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;">Copper Ingot</td><td style="text-align:center;">4.5 Energy</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;">Iron Ingot</td><td style="text-align:center;">12 Energy</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;">Emerald</td><td style="text-align:center;">150 Energy</td></tr></table>
-{| class="wikitable"
-!colspan="2"|Chem Lab Energy Materials
-|-
-|'''Material (1x)'''
-|'''Lab Energy Output'''
-|-
-| Coal
-|style="text-align:center;" | 3 Energy
-|-
-| Copper Ingot
-|style="text-align:center;" | 4.5 Energy
-|-
-| Iron Ingot
-|style="text-align:center;" | 12 Energy
-|-
-| Emerald
-|style="text-align:center;" | 150 Energy
-|}
+===Using Chem Lab Energy===
 To use energy, right-click the '''Amethyst Shard''' in the top-right corner of the Chem Lab GUI! This will enable the use of '''Chem Lab Energy''' when crafting compounds:
 * '''+10% Output Bonus''': Your output will be increased by approximately 10%
 * '''0.2 Energy Per Craft''': Each craft consumes around 0.2 energy from your stored supply
-* '''Chemtainer Deposit''': Bonus chems will go into your [[Chemtainer]]
-==Chem Lab Purity==
-The Chem Lab Purity system allows you to purify crafted compounds in order to increase their multipliers. There are three main purity branches:
-* '''Value''' - How much a compound sells for at the dealer
-* '''Progress''' - How much prestige progress the compound gives towards prestige unlocks
-* '''Score''' - How much score the compound gives towards leaderboards, events, and missions
-===How Purity Works===
-Each chem has a three-number format that represents its purity levels!
-For example: '''Glompkinide-2-0-3'''
-* <code>2</code> → Level 2 Value Purity
-* <code>0</code> → No Progress Purity
-* <code>3</code> → Level 3 Score Purity
-[[File:Lab_Purity.png|thumb|300px|You can access the Chem Purity Manager from within '''/chemlab'''.]]
-===Using the Chem Purity System===
-Using the Chem Lab Purity system is simple! To navigate to the configuration page, first open the Chem Lab GUI with '''/chemlab''' and then click on the '''Chem Purity''' potion at the top-right. This opens the Chem Purity Manager where you can:
-* See and adjust current values for each purity branch
-* See the cost-per-craft for your current purity levels
-* Deposit purity elements to be used when crafting
-You can also use the command '''/lab purity <0-3> <0-3> <0-3>''' to manually set your purity values!
-''Note that you must unlock the chem compound recipe before crafting it. See the [[Ranks]] page for what ranks provide formula unlocks.''
+* '''Chemtainer Deposit''': Bonus chems will go into your '''Chemtainer'''
-===Purity Multiplier Effects===
+===Chemtainer===
-Each level of purity for a given branch has a multiplier effect when sold at a dealer:
+Your chemtainer is where you can store your chems for quick access in other worlds, or quick storage while you're farming. '''/chemtainer''' or '''/ch''' to access the chemtainer GUI. Quickly deposit chems from your inventory into your chemtainer with '''/ch qd'''. Quickly move chems from your chemtainer into your inventory with '''/ch withdraw <chemname>''', the chems that you have in your chemtainer will be "tabbable" (can use tab-to-complete instead of typing out the full chem name). Your chemtainer capacity increases as you rank up. See [https://labs-mc.com/wiki/Ranks#Chem_Ranks Ranks] for more information on chemtainer capacity increases!
-{| class="wikitable"
-!colspan="5"|Purity Boost Rates
-|-
-|'''Purity Type'''
-|'''Level 0'''
-|'''Level 1'''
-|'''Level 2'''
-|'''Level 3'''
-|-
-|'''Value'''
-|style="text-align:center;" | 1.00x
-|style="text-align:center;" | 1.15x
-|style="text-align:center;" | 1.30x
-|style="text-align:center;" | 1.50x
-|-
-|'''Progress'''
-|style="text-align:center;" | 1.00x
-|style="text-align:center;" | 1.15x
-|style="text-align:center;" | 1.30x
-|style="text-align:center;" | 1.50x
-|-
-|'''Score'''
-|style="text-align:center;" | 1.00x
-|style="text-align:center;" | 1.15x
-|style="text-align:center;" | 1.30x
-|style="text-align:center;" | 1.50x
-|}

Material (1x)	Lab Energy Output
Coal	3 Energy
Copper Ingot	4.5 Energy
Iron Ingot	12 Energy
Emerald	150 Energy