Aura (Aura Cascade)

Aura is a foam of energy added by the Aura Cascade mod. It is a magical fluid that can transferred with aura nodes.

Aura is not created or destroyed, similar to real energy.

Encyclopedia Aura entries
From the Encyclopedia Aura:

Basic Concepts (under Basics)

Aura Flow Mechanics (under Basics)

Transport and Storage
Aura Nodes both transport and store Aura. If another Aura Node is around, the first Aura Node will share and balance it's energy with the other one, creating a network. You can determine the amount of aura a node has by hovering your pointer over it; when that happens, a small window will show the values, as shown below.



Aura naturally moves down due to gravity; if you put an Aura Node under another Aura Node, all the aura in the network will move the lower node.

Production
Aura is produced with Aura Crystals. Right clicking (or tossing) an Aura Node with an Aura Crystal will consume it, and that Aura Node will gain 1000 colored aura, depending on the color of the Aura Crystal. For example, if a Green Aura Crystal is used, the Aura Node will gain 1000 Green Aura; if a Red Aura Crystal is used, the Aura Node will gain 1000 Red Aura.

Usage
Aura is used to make Power. Power is created when Aura is pushed upwards, using a pump. Pumps require a source of fuel, depending on the type of pump.

When power is created, it is distributed to local Consumers. These consumers use power to do something. For example, the most basic consumer is the Cascading Smelter; it uses power to smelt items into their results.

Colors
Aura comes in different colors. Different colors might have different properties.
 * White Aura is the most standard kind of aura.
 * Black Aura cannot be pumped upwards, or it cannot produce power when flowing downwards. Unlike most Aura, it can created and destroyed using an Aura Manipulator.
 * Blue Aura has a massive 50x ascent boost. However, this only occurs when it is raining. Otherwise, the aura will be half as efficient as the white aura.
 * Green Aura takes double the power to pump during the day, but a quarter of the power to pump during night.
 * Orange Aura can only be pumped upward or flowed downward; it cannot go vertically. It also creates a current; other aura colors will move up or down with it.
 * Red Aura is pushed uphill when TNT explodes nearby it, producing 200,000 power.
 * Violet Aura grows over time. However, only 2500 Violet Aura can be stored in a Aura Node at once.
 * Yellow Aura has a 10x ascent boost. However, Yellow Aura will break down over time.