Vortex Attenuator

The Vortex Attenuator is a device used to suppress the abilities of all special Node Types, usually Hungry Nodes, and later on, Planar Vortexes.

Use
When placed and powered by redstone it fires a beam of energy towards the direction the nozzle is pointing. The beam has a length of 8 and minimum distance of two blocks, and can pass through most blocks which do not fill up an entire blockspace. When a Special Node is impacted by the beam, it is converted into a Normal Node for as long as the Attenuator is active. The intended use is to stop the voracious sucking ability of Hungry Nodes, but it works for all nodes. There is currently a bug in which a jarred Node will be permanently converted to a Normal Node when a Vortex Attenuator is used.

Planar Vortex
The Vortex Attenuator is a key element in creating a Planar Vortex. To keep a Planar Vortex stable, 6 Vortex Attenuators need to aim towards the node before triggering the fourth Transduction Amplifier. Once the Vortex gets created, it will instantly destroy all blocks that Energized it, allowing the Attenuators to impact the Vortex and stabilize it.

Recipe
The research for the Vortex Attenuator requires the Planar Theory to unlock. The Vortex Attenuator is constructed via an Infusion, and has High Instability. In order to create the Vortex Attenuator, you must Infuse a Node Stabilizer with two Void Metal, one Planar Conduit, and one Amber. The required Essentia are:
 * 8 Auram
 * 32 Fames
 * 16 Potentia
 * 32 Vinculum

Thaumonomicon Entry
"'The vast ammount of vis present in hungry nodes has lured more than one apprentice to an early grave. Such an embarrassing end would not befit a thaumaturge of your stature, so you have developed a method of temporaly neutralizing such a node's pull.""When provided with a redstone signal, the vortex attenuator projects a cerulean beam which suppresses flows in the thaumic field. Any hungry node struck by the beam will cease absorbing nearby material until the beam is removed.""It is possible the beam may also disrupt certain other phenonema...'"