1.10.2 Railcraft Factory Work-around

[SirDust]

I know now that in Railcraft 1.10.2, factories like the coke oven and blast furnace are not working.
Is there a good way to work around this?
I know the mod immersive engineering has similar factories, but is it possible to use only the factories and none of the rest of the mod? Or is there a better way to get coke and steel in a balanced way?

 

[KingTriaxx]

There's no reason you can't use just the factories from IE, and ignore the rest of the mod. The Coke Oven is a bit more expensive, but the Blast Furnace is a bit cheaper. The Steel and Creosote are completely interchangeable as far as I know.

 

[sgbros1]

If you're using Railcraft just for the coke oven and blast furnace, you may as well not use Railcraft at all.

Last I checked Railcraft is still heavily WIP for 1.10.2 and a lot of things still don't work

 

[KingTriaxx]

He meant that they don't work at the moment, but there are still recipes for rails that use the furnace/crafting table. (Always been an option, but most people use the factory module which adds the Oven/Furnace/Rolling Machine instead.) So using the IE ones to produce steel is a viable alternative until RC Factory machines are fixed.

 

[sgbros1]

but most people use the factory module which adds the Oven/Furnace/Rolling Machine instead

Exactly. Just assuming OP was part of those people

 

[KingTriaxx]

I personally like the look of the RC Coke Oven better than the one from IE, but I like the IE blast furnace better. So I end up using one of each.

 

[Cptqrk]

The RC Coke Oven also holds a hell of a lot more Creosote than the IE one does. Once the oven is full of Creosote, it won't produce more Coal Coke. Just be prepared for that.

 

[Sidorion]

CJ built in alternative recipes until the ovens are done.
You get a bottle of creosote oil if you burn a piece of charcoal in a vanilla oven (two bottles per piece of coal).
I don't know the the recipe for steel atm, but I'm sure a little digging in JEI or NEI will give you an answer.