've often seen people use the words "flux" and "taint" wrong and there seems to be some people who have problems with taint in the current beta, so here's how it works. Flux Each chunk has aura and flux. Flux is pollution of aura. It is caused by various alchemical processes. It shows in purple on the thaumometer gauge. I think (but don't quote me on this) if the flux exceeds the golden marker, bad stuff can start to happen. When the flux in a chunk is high, Taint Seeds and Taint Crawlers start spawning there. Taint Seeds are the purple chodes that squirt purple goo up into the air (really, Azanor?????) Taint Crawlers are the purple silverfish that leave taint fibers where they step. These two creatures spread taint. Taint Taint is when these mobs infect the terrain, turning blocks purple. This taint can spread from one block to the next. after the initial infection, no mobs need to present to further spread it. The spread does not stop unless you remove all tainted blocks or it runs into a barrier of some sort. Chunks with no flux do seem to have some trouble "sustaining" the taint and some blocks will occasionally turn back to dirt, but since overall, blocks are acquired quicker than the individual ones die off, it's more than likely going to retake that dirt. Most opaque, full blocks can be turned into tainted ones. Transparent blocks and tile-entities cannot be taken by taint. This means blocks like slabs and glass are safe. Now here's the trick to polluting without worries... These taint mobs spawn only on the highest blocks in the polluted chunk. All you have to do is build a ceiling up high in the sky above where you keep your flux-causing contraptions. This ceiling should span the entire surface of the chunk so it intercepts all taint mob spawn attempts. Transparent blocks work, so make it a glass ceiling and it won't even be noticeable. Picture of purple sky chode - I put a name tag on him. Meet Billy. As a bonus, if you need vitium, just place some blocks on your ceiling for it to infect, and then you can go harvest them later.

1x Salis mundis + 1x Dirt a hodit zelezo

focal manipulator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDQZRhQq584&t=1296s essentia smeltery https://youtu.be/5tt91hNjs3o?t=196 Gaugle of revelaling - information what aspect is in arcane alembic jars -right click on alembic to collect essentia -shit right click - to empy them tube - ak unika para - je problem - pouzit tube s valve (essentia valve) essentia centrifuge thaumatorium - automatizacia - https://youtu.be/5tt91hNjs3o?t=807 essentia resonator - infusion - https://youtu.be/5tt91hNjs3o?t=972 https://youtu.be/5tt91hNjs3o?t=1210 transporation: https://youtu.be/5tt91hNjs3o?t=1410 recharge pedestal - https://youtu.be/5tt91hNjs3o?t=1511 - workbech charger - https://youtu.be/5tt91hNjs3o?t=1567 golemancy - https://youtu.be/af54VcazPes?t=10 magic mirror - teleporter

10 potentia (1x redstone) 10 ignis (2x obsidian) 10 lux (2x torch) + vhodit glowstone -- Yellow Nitor

alchemical brass : Instrumentum (stone or wooden pickaxe, stone or wooden shovel) + iron

essencia smeltery: essentia smeltery + 2 x arcane alembics + 1x aux. slurry pump

thaumium ingot: 5 Terra(1xdirt) + 5 Praecantatio (1x salis mundis)

syngas generator 1x aqueos accumulator,  fluid intake valve, syngas producer controller, 5x mixing chamber, heating chamber,  item input port

generator fluid intake valve, gas turbine controller, gas mix compressor, manylyn turbine flux generator

when you have scribing tools and paper in inventory, right click your thaumometer when looking at each quadrant of the sky at night, or at the moon or sun.

when you have scribing tools and paper in inventory, right click your thaumometer when looking at each quadrant of the sky at night, or at the moon or sun.

Start

To start, you will need to mine some vis crystal (three kinds of them at least), then take a sleep. Upon wake up you will get a book. Then you can start from there.

Don't mine the whole vein tho, as they will grow and spread (in theory, I didn't experience that in my games).

I will also suggest you to get some quartz too.

Research

Blocks nearby your research table (5 block within) can help to increase certain cards, for example bookshelf. I will suggest you to put your newly-crafted block beside the research table to see if any thing comes up. You will need to click on the icon to apply its effects before starting a research.

List of Helpful Blocks:

Bookshelf, Enchanting Table, Arcane Workbench, Crucible, Focal Manipulator, Golem Press, Infusion Matrix, Brain in a Jar

Essentia Sources

There are some handy method for certain essentia. You can now scan a chest, and everything inside will be scanned too!

Praecantatio: Breaking down Alkemia from nether warts

Auram: Arcane Workbench

You can suggest in the comments if you find any worth mentioning sources.

Flux

Upgrade your smelter as soon as possible. Make cleaning fans for your smelter.

Unlocking Research

Basuc Auromacy: Walk on fire instead of finding a normal projectile

Flying Creatures: Bat

Projectile Launcher: Dispenser

Projectile "Arrow”: Get hit by a skeleton

Projectile “Fireball”: Take a fireball from a Blaze

Projectile “Sticky projectile": Piss off a Llama

Bugs

Bugs are expected in the BETA stage. To unlock something, you can use the command:

/tc research UNLOCKGOLEMANCY /tc research UNLOCKGOLEMANCY

Replace GOLEMANCY with the name of your research. You may have to guess a little bit sometimes.

Do not invest too much when playing the BETA.

BE PREPARE TO LOSE YOUR PROGRESS WHEN UPDATING THE MOD.

Also I will suggest to always visit the last five pages of the Thaumcraft thread on the thaumcraft forum if you experience any issue. Also the issue page of Azanor Github. They usually have a cure/workaround/explanation there.

Feel free to correct me or provide more info in the comments

https://www.reddit.com/r/Thaumcraft/comments/8gfiqp/tc6_some_tips_for_start_and_progress/

plant gatherer plant sower

Sparks are your friend for mass mana storage.

Recessive spark on the mana pool(s) receiving the mana from producers.

Normal sparks on your storage mana pool(s)

Dominant sparks on consumer mana pool(s)

Large mana consumers include, but are not limited to:

Item duplication - Items like redstone, glowstone and quartz can be duplicated with a conjuration catalyst using a bit of mana

Mass Terrasteel production - For Gaia summoning and/or crafting

Keeping the Elven Portal open - Granted, this is mostly a given in mid-game Botania

Terra Shatterer upgrades - Terra Shatterer is a tool that can be upgraded by dumping it on a mana pool. It drains the mana, in exchange for a larger radius. D > C takes a bit of mana, and each subsequent level takes 10 x the previous amount.

Loonium - Generates loot chest drops (mineshafts, dungeons etc.) and drops the in-world around them

Orechid - Generates ores when stone is placed around it

https://www.reddit.com/r/feedthebeast/comments/32t8ed/botaniamass_mana_storage_layouts_tips/