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For the record: in most cases, the IC2 circuits will require the least infrastructure/odd resources to set up, and GT allows you to substitute Electrum (from lava) for redstone in those circuit recipes, doubling your yield in the meantime. Circuit unification isn't really necessary if the...

Although be aware that if you're not careful the hobbyist engines can explode. This happens if the engine runs dry, and you try to refill it while it's still hot. Easily avoidable, but still quite a nuisance. You may want to look into hooking up an Aqueous Accumulator, if you've already got gold...

The reason why GT has iridium ore, incidentally, is that its Matter Fabricator (which replaces the IC2 one, in Mindcrack's default config) requires iridium to make, and a huge amount of power to run. Yes, this means you have to mine a LOT to get the Fabricator set up - GT, ladies and gents...

I don't know. Sorry, just blind speculation. (On another note, if by some miracle and/or blood, sweat and tears you actually get this working, consider asking permission to set this up as a Third Party Modpack - I'm sure you'd have many happy customers. Although I don't know if some of those...

Oh, that's simple, actually: The bees will not be recorded into your database until you stuff them into an Apiary - the bees will then be added as they pop back out, no beenalysis required. (Also, all worldgen bees of a given species have exactly the same stats, and new mutations will always...

It's practically a rite of passage to have to run about frantically after your engine blows up your quarry's storage chests, your cooling system, and possibly the quarry itself. And they WILL, no matter how careful you are. Piping can get kinda troublesome that way. (Interactions between...

To add to this... The config files can't just be merged - I'm guessing that mixing them naively will cause item ID conflicts, among other things. You could go through and resolve them all manually, but it's not something I'd do in a weekend. I mean, ouch. (I wonder if there's a way to...

Actually, I recall there is a way to stop NEI from rotating between different equivalent items - a particular key to press. Can't recall which, though, sorry! If that's what you're asking about, anyway. If you're complaining about the pages and pages of recipes, on the other hand...

That said, I am pretty sure that the TE author did not anticipate any metals rarer than gold - Greg apparently does not approve of Iridium replicating shenanigans (GT allows you to turn your bars back into powder at 1:1. Think about that for a second). No idea if he can actually do anything...

Transferring what should be an exclusive enchantment might go under 'exploits due to unexpected interactions', though - so I personally wouldn't count on things staying that way for long.

Ah, that would have been really helpful. Thanks for the tip - I guess I'll just have to keep waiting. FYI, the current version just shows whether they're discovered or not - no information about which branches you should mix.

What, is nobody going to mention the Blaze Spawner route? :p If your mod pack works with Soul Shards, you can produce a Blaze Spawner anywhere, such that the Blazes will drop stuff even when killed by the environment (read: water), by slaughtering hundreds of them. (There's also a special...

Yep, gates are the sensors of Buildcraft. While you're there, look into Autarchic gates - they also function as Redstone Engines, so you can also control when you pull items. A word of warning, though: as you'd expect for a perfect automation item, to make these guys, you'll need diamonds to set...

That said, I am greatly looking forward to the "symbol discovery" mechanic. As well as an increased crafting cost, because the ability to generate a world however you like is just insanely overpowered, even without the "teleport from anywhere for practically free" aspect. (Although hilariously...

At this point I have got to ask: Is the logo and name a reference to Zachtronics' SpaceChem? Will we get automated assembly tables involving waldos and control symbols? :p

Although the utility of those bees is rather questionable - you'll need huge amounts of pulsating propolis and a carpenter to make one pearl, and you could easily do that by slaughtering Endermen in the End instead. On the other hand, you could move the automation to the overworld, so this isn't...

That is true, but even the GT generators only give off 24EU/t, and need a large amount of Nickel/Ferrous. Steel, through GT and TE, is actually a renewable resource, although you have to get very clever about it. Still, if you only need to run a Centrifuge or something, even a geothermal...

BTW, the current version of ExtraBees (1.4.9.12) has a rather severe bug: you'll be able to see the colors of the bees, and not whether you've discovered them, in the mutations listed in the Database even if you haven't achieved them - although given how many bees there are this isn't actually...

In the newest version (which isn't in any of the packs yet, I believe) this was removed. Binnie's website specifically notes that the information showing was a bug - he had to rewrite the database to hide that information.

As a note, sand requires a higher temperature (and thus more power) than glass will. Further, the Fabricator will continue to use power to keep itself hot, so you should work quickly. More amusingly, the Fabricator can also melt metals - you can use this with wax molds to make things, although...