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title: Machine Basics
icon: oritech:assembler_block
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All Oritech machines require energy to operate. Energy can be inserted at any point for all machines.

The items contained in a machine will always be dropped when the machine is destroyed, while the energy and fluids contained will be lost.
Machines can be broken using a pickaxe; there's no need for a special wrench or anything similar.

To insert water into a machine, simply click it with a fluid container. The portable tank also counts as fluid container,
allowing you to insert or extract from fluid storages by right-clicking them.

## Machine Paints

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Most oritech machines (specifically the animated ones) can be repainted with different color schemes. To do so, machine paints can be crafted. They exist in 9 different variants,
each with a slightly different style.

To apply a new color to a machine, simple shift-click the machine with the paint in hand. If nothing happens, the machine can't be repainted.