Latex
| Latex | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Properties | |
| Type | Natural Polymer |
| Made With/By | Crafting |
| Difficulty of Production | Very Easy |
| Exists in Reality | Yes |
| Atomic Number | N/A |
Latex is a cheap, natural, organic polymer, notably used as an alternative to rubber in certain recipes. It can be obtained without an oil refinery, which means you can obtain it just when you spawn and get your first furnace. It is used in recipes that don't need insulation.
Production
To get latex, simply place four dandelions in a crafting table or in your mini inventory grid, this will give you a ball form of latex, which then you have to smelt in order to get the bar form.
Alternatively, latex can be obtained from pressing jungle wood logs using a flat stamp, which is likely to be the preferred method once automated presses and jungle tree farms are made.
Uses
- In almost every recipe that uses rubber.
- Some recipes still stay only exclusive to rubber though.
Trivia
- Latex can be made just when you spawn in the overworld, making it possibly the first item from NTM you may have contact with (excluding the book).
- In real life, latex is usually made from trees that give milky juice.