Okay, this might be a stupid question... But how exactly do i get the crystals for the recipes?
I know the mod description said "the crystals they leave behind after their destruction.", however when I tried destroying a purple power crystal I got insta gibbed by a huge nuclear explosion. That jumpscare made me actually jump in my chair.

Am I missing something, or is that supposed to happen?

look near the exploded crystal there should be fragments

Okay, but is it supposed to explode and kill me, or is it a different way to destroy them "safely"? 😅

Can be safely destroyed with a sniper rifle from the K2 mod or other long-range weapons

Okay I'll try that thanks :)

I was thinking maybe there where a way to drain them first, or something, so it's possible to destroy them safely.

drain? like this?

Drain them of the energy stored, but I guess they are self sufficient creating energy and have storage.

I'll try some long range weapons. But unsure if True Nukes mod I also use changes the size of the explosion so it's impossible to survive anyway.
We'll see!

It is not possible to drain energy, but you can also use it as an endless power source