Aeronautics Was Way Too EASY
So here at Celeste Create Hell: Reforged, we fixed it.
Building an airplane should be an achievement—not something you casually assemble beside a crafting table after finding a few pieces of iron.
This datapack completely rebalances the progression of Create: Aeronautics and its supporting Simulated machinery. Aircraft construction now demands proper factories, expanded resource processing, repeated mechanical assembly, and much more expensive control systems.
Flight is no longer a small side project.
It is now an industrial milestone.
What Has Changed?
Iron Is Valuable Again
Aircraft production now consumes significantly more:
- Iron Blocks
- Iron Sheets
- Industrial Iron Blocks
- Iron Wire
- Iron Nuggets
- Create machinery
Iron is used throughout engine production, propeller bearings, sensors, springs, portable engines, weapons, control systems, and structural components.
A functioning iron factory is strongly recommended before beginning serious aircraft production.
Airplanes Require Real Factories
Many important components can no longer be made through basic crafting alone.
Expect to use:
- Mechanical Crafters
- Mechanical Presses
- Mechanical Saws
- Deployers
- Heated Mixers
- Crushing Wheels
- Spouts
- Brass machinery
- Fluid infrastructure
- Sequenced Assembly lines
Advanced aircraft will require several connected factories rather than one isolated crafting station.
Recipes Are More Interconnected
Aircraft components now depend on other manufactured components.
A navigation system may require a gyroscopic mechanism. That gyroscopic mechanism requires repeated deployment of precision mechanisms, shafts, cogwheels, and brass. Those parts require their own production lines.
The result is a much deeper progression chain where every major aircraft system feels engineered rather than simply crafted.
Levitite Is Much Harder to Produce
Levitite now requires End exploration, probabilistic crushing, heated mixing, zinc, water, and Ender Pearls.
You can no longer obtain large quantities of it without constructing a dedicated processing facility.
Complete Recipe Breakdown
Levitite and End-Stone Processing
End Stone Powder
End Stone must now be processed through Crushing Wheels.
Input:
- 1 End Stone
Processing time:
- 250 ticks
Possible results:
- 40% chance to produce End Stone Powder
- 10% chance to recover the original End Stone
This means Levitite production now begins with a proper End Stone crushing facility, and every block is no longer guaranteed to produce usable powder.
Levitite Blend
Levitite Blend must be created inside a heated Mechanical Mixer.
Ingredients:
- 4 End Stone Powder
- 2 Zinc Nuggets
- 1 Ender Pearl
- 500 mB of Water
Result:
- 100 units of Levitite Blend
Because End Stone Powder only has a chance of being produced, large-scale Levitite manufacturing requires a steady End Stone supply and automated crushing.
Engine and Gyroscopic Assembly
Engine Assembly
Engine Assemblies now require an eight-cycle Sequenced Assembly process.
Starting material:
- 1 Iron Sheet
Each assembly cycle performs:
- Cutting with a Mechanical Saw
- Pressing with a Mechanical Press
The sequence must repeat eight times before the component is completed.
Possible failed or imperfect results include:
- Iron Sheets
- Iron Nuggets
- Industrial Iron Blocks
- Iron Bars
- Iron Helmets
Engine production is now designed around a repeated processing line rather than a single crafting recipe.
Red Portable Engine
The Red Portable Engine now requires a completed Engine Assembly and considerably more iron.
Ingredients:
- 1 Engine Assembly
- 2 Iron Blocks
- 1 Iron Sheet
- 1 Blast Furnace
This component is also required for the new Adjustable Burner recipe, making the engine production line relevant to multiple aircraft systems.
Gyroscopic Mechanism
Gyroscopic Mechanisms now require one of the most demanding assembly processes in the datapack.
Starting material:
- 1 Iron Sheet
The sequence repeats five times. During every cycle, Deployers must apply:
- 1 Cogwheel
- 1 Precision Mechanism
- 1 Shaft
- 1 Brass Nugget
Producing one mechanism therefore requires up to:
- 5 Cogwheels
- 5 Precision Mechanisms
- 5 Shafts
- 5 Brass Nuggets
Possible failed results include:
- Iron Sheets
- Andesite Alloy
- Brass Nuggets
- Crushed Raw Iron
- Compasses
Gyroscopic Mechanisms are used throughout advanced propulsion, navigation, receiver, and sensor recipes. Automating their production is highly recommended.
Adjustable Burner
The Adjustable Burner is now an advanced engine-driven component.
Ingredients:
- 1 Red Portable Engine
- 1 valid Burner Fire source
- 2 Andesite Alloy
- 4 Iron Sheets
This connects burner progression directly to the new Engine Assembly production chain.
Propellers, Bearings, and Lift Components
Andesite Propeller
Ingredients:
- 1 Create Propeller
- 1 Wooden Slab
- 1 Shaft
- 2 Iron Sheets
Even the basic aircraft propeller now requires processed iron and Create rotational components.
Propeller Bearing
Ingredients:
- 1 Wooden Slab
- 1 Iron Block
- 1 Brass Casing
Propeller Bearings are now considerably more expensive and require established brass production.
Gyroscopic Propeller Bearing
Ingredients:
- 1 Iron Block
- 1 Gyroscopic Mechanism
- 1 Brass Casing
Advanced stabilized propulsion now depends directly on the expensive Gyroscopic Mechanism production chain.
Smart Propeller
Ingredients:
- 1 Create Propeller
- 1 Gyroscopic Mechanism
- 1 Brass Casing
Result:
- 2 Smart Propellers
Smart Propellers are produced in pairs, but each batch requires a complete Gyroscopic Mechanism.
Steam Vent
Ingredients:
- 1 Copper Block
- 3 Gold Plates
Steam systems now require both bulk copper and processed gold.
Swivel Bearing
Ingredients:
- 1 Wooden Slab
- 1 Industrial Iron Block
- 1 Andesite Alloy Block
Swivel Bearings now require bulk manufactured materials rather than inexpensive individual components.
Navigation, Sensors, and Aircraft Control
Altitude Sensor
Ingredients:
- 1 Paper
- 1 Iron Block
- 1 Andesite Casing
Altitude measurement now consumes a full Iron Block instead of being a cheap early-game device.
Analog Transmission
Ingredients:
- 1 Brass Casing
- 1 Shaft
- 1 Precision Mechanism
- 1 Electron Tube
Analog transmission systems now require both precision engineering and brass infrastructure.
Directional Gearshift
Ingredients:
- 1 Gearshift
- 1 Cogwheel
- 1 Electron Tube
- 1 Shaft
Directional control is now built from a complete collection of mechanical and electronic components.
Directional Linked Receiver
Ingredients:
- 1 Transmitter
- 2 Brass Casings
- 1 Iron Sheet
- 1 Gyroscopic Mechanism
Directional wireless control now requires an expensive gyroscopic core.
Gimbal Sensor
Ingredients:
- 1 Directional Linked Receiver
- 1 Gyroscopic Mechanism
- 1 Brass Casing
The Gimbal Sensor combines two different advanced control systems and requires another Gyroscopic Mechanism.
Modulating Linked Receiver
Ingredients:
- 1 Directional Linked Receiver
- 1 Golden Sheet
- 1 Brass Casing
This upgrades an existing directional receiver instead of allowing the advanced version to be crafted independently.
Navigation Table
Ingredients:
- 1 Brass Sheet
- 1 Gyroscopic Mechanism
- 1 Brass Casing
Navigation Tables now represent advanced flight equipment and depend on the full gyroscope production chain.
Optical Sensor
Ingredients:
- 1 Amethyst Shard
- 1 Electron Tube
- 1 Brass Casing
Laser Pointer
Ingredients:
- 1 valid Laser Point Lens
- 1 Electron Tube
- 1 Andesite Casing
Laser Sensor
Ingredients:
- 1 Tinted Glass
- 1 valid Laser Point Lens
- 1 Andesite Casing
Laser components now require dedicated optical materials and Create electronics.
Physics Assembler
Ingredients:
- 3 Ender Pearls
- 1 Lever
- 2 Andesite Alloy
- 1 Andesite Casing
Physics Assemblers now require a meaningful amount of End resources before they can be manufactured.
Contraption Diagram
Ingredients:
- 1 Paper
- 1 Physics Assembler
- 1 Velocity Sensor
- 1 Altitude Sensor
Creating a Contraption Diagram now consumes completed measuring and physics equipment. It represents a genuine engineering blueprint rather than an inexpensive piece of paper.
Mechanical Components and Suspension
Spring
Ingredients:
- 8 Iron Wire
- 1 Iron Nugget
Result:
- 2 Springs
Spring production now requires a Powergrid Iron Wire supply.
Torsion Spring
Ingredients:
- 3 Springs
- 1 Shaft
- 1 Andesite Alloy Block
Because three Springs are required, one Torsion Spring indirectly consumes a large quantity of Iron Wire.
Auger Shaft
Ingredients:
- 1 Chute
- 1 Shaft
- 1 Iron Sheet
- 1 Gearbox
Result:
- 2 Auger Shafts
Even relatively simple rotational components now depend on proper Create machinery.
Redstone Magnet
Ingredients:
- 1 Redstone Dust
- 1 Powergrid Magnet
- 1 Industrial Iron Block
The magnet recipe now consumes an entire Industrial Iron Block, making magnetic systems another important iron sink.
Docking, Communication, and Utility Equipment
Docking Connector
Docking Connectors must now be manufactured using Mechanical Crafters.
Ingredients:
- 2 Iron Sheets
- 2 Chutes
- 2 Pistons
- 1 Brass Casing
- 2 Brass Sheets
- 1 Precision Mechanism
Result:
- 2 Docking Connectors
The recipe can be mirrored and requires a multi-row Mechanical Crafter setup.
Linked Typewriter
The Linked Typewriter now requires a large Mechanical Crafting grid.
Ingredients:
- 9 Buttons
- 10 Golden Wires
- 1 Transmitter
- 1 Precision Mechanism
This turns the Typewriter into a proper communications device with a substantial wiring cost.
Honey Glue
Honey Glue must now be produced using a Spout.
Ingredients:
- 1 Iron Sheet
- 5,000 mB of Honey
Result:
- 1 Honey Glue
Each piece consumes five buckets of Honey, making large glue production dependent on a serious fluid-handling setup.
Plunger Launcher
The Plunger Launcher now requires Mechanical Crafting.
Ingredients:
- 2 Slimeballs
- 1 Andesite Alloy
- 2 Copper Ingots
- 1 Precision Mechanism
- 1 Fluid Pipe
- 1 Rope Coupling
This utility tool now requires both precision components and established copper infrastructure.
Mounted Potato Cannon
The Mounted Potato Cannon now requires Mechanical Crafting.
Ingredients:
- 1 Potato Cannon
- 1 Dried Kelp Block
- 2 Fluid Pipes
- 2 Redstone Dust
- 2 Copper Sheets
The recipe can be mirrored and is designed to feel like a mounted mechanical weapon rather than a basic attachment.
Pilot Equipment
Aviator's Goggles
Ingredients:
- 1 Leather
- 1 pair of Create Goggles
- 2 Tinted Glass
The recipe is shapeless, but pilots now need reinforced tinted lenses before taking to the skies.
The New Aeronautics Progression
Under this rebalance, constructing an advanced aircraft may require:
- A large iron-processing factory
- Andesite and brass production
- Precision Mechanism automation
- End Stone crushing
- Heated Levitite mixing
- Engine Sequenced Assembly
- Gyroscopic Mechanism Sequenced Assembly
- Mechanical Crafting arrays
- Fluid storage for Water and Honey
- Dedicated sensor and navigation production
Your first successful aircraft is no longer merely another vehicle.
It is proof that your factory has reached the skies.
Welcome to Celeste Create Hell: Reforged.
We made Aeronautics harder.
You're welcome.

