[1.7.10][LISTED] InfiTech 2 Modpack v3.2.21 [HQM][GregTech balanced hard-mode modpack]

[Tsuko]

Actually thinking about my previous palladium question, is there some kind of list somewhere that says what all the materials are good for? Something that says like horde your manganese and chrome as they're good later but don't bother caring about any beryllium as it's just next to useless or something like that? Because that could be pretty handy with the vast array of materials.

Also is there really no way of getting osmium except for the 0.21 osmium per iridium ore we can get via the centrifuge and pulverizer?

On a different note poking around the configs and what's with the DOB bee? It seems to be some super secret bee but it looks unobtainable, is it meant to be a test bee or something that can't be obtained?

I think beryllium can be useful actually, you have to dig deep for it though, for fusion and plasma arc and crafting certain blocks, i'm guessing it is a late game resource.

I actually need it to make platinum so i can gather nebrisium from it so i can complete my warded jar collection.. alternatively i could just break the nebrisium node i have but i want to fill my node with as much nebrasium as possible but that would be a huge waste to do!

I want the two hardest aspects to gather: nebrisium and strontio and i think strontio is the hardest because the only source of it is apparently aura nodes, so i just have to find a node with it and break that node to gather some of it but i need 8 to fill a phial so i might even need to find two nodes with this and that is quite hard to do.

I could feed a node the strontio as slowly as possible and get more out of a single node tho so i shouldn't need more than one node if done this way at least.

This is quite stupid, just to complete my warded jar collection and strontio lives up to it's name of stupidity

There is also mana beans tho.. i need to start with them, as the wiki said strontio can only be found in nodes, does that mean that i cannot develop strontio beans as well? i'm gonna assume it is possible and the wiki just made an misake or just assumed we would assume something else, actually i'm having second thoughts, strontio is an addon aspect so it isn't common sense there will be a mana bean for it.

 

[Pyure]

Also is there really no way of getting osmium except for the 0.21 osmium per iridium ore we can get via the centrifuge and pulverizer?

Without minechem and ihl, I believe your only option to start getting osmium is exactly what you mentioned.

Of course, once you have around 10 osmium (I forget the exact amount) you can start replicating more of it.

 

[Ieldra]

What was the reason for removing minechem? That was a mod I never used before, and I had looked forward to playing with it.

 

[Ieldra]

They "ask" for more voltage than the machine can handle though ^.^ else we wouldn't have explosions?

As I understand it, the machines request EU packets from the nearest source. They don't ask for more packets (amps) than they need, but they assume the cable will send them packets of a certain size (voltage), and if they can't handle the size, they explode.

 

[Ieldra]

Is it intentional that some recipes require an industrial diamond specifically, rather than just "a diamond"?

 

[Pyure]

What was the reason for removing minechem? That was a mod I never used before, and I had looked forward to playing with it.

We've had minor buggy issues with it, and its been a challenge to balance out, but mostly i think jason had performance concerns.
I'd suggest you re-add it for your own amusement except I think the chemical scripting isn't there, particularly the clever stuff that @Xavion (I think) did.

The gregified machine recipes do seem to be shipped however.

As I understand it, the machines request EU packets from the nearest source. They don't ask for more packets (amps) than they need, but they assume the cable will send them packets of a certain size (voltage), and if they can't handle the size, they explode.

That's basically it in nutshell.

Is it intentional that some recipes require an industrial diamond specifically, rather than just "a diamond"?

I dunno, I always found that really annoying. Btw, the diamonds are shapeless in one direction to convert them (Industrial->Vanilla I believe)

 

[Jason McRay]

Is it intentional that some recipes require an industrial diamond specifically, rather than just "a diamond"?

Industrial diamonds are more durable and higher quality, so they are needed for some of the recipes.

 

[Jason McRay]

What was the reason for removing minechem? That was a mod I never used before, and I had looked forward to playing with it.

We've had minor buggy issues with it, and its been a challenge to balance out, but mostly i think jason had performance concerns.
I'd suggest you re-add it for your own amusement except I think the chemical scripting isn't there, particularly the clever stuff that @Xavion (I think) did.

Scripts can be downloaded from older versions of the pack, or via github: https://github.com/JasonMcRay/InfiT...7708f7b2eb5bf3e44985e2d61/scripts/minechem.zs.
if you will add it make sure to remove: this line and this line otherwise you will have script error shouting in your face and maybe even not working scripts at all

 

[Ieldra]

Scripts can be downloaded from older versions of the pack, or via github: https://github.com/JasonMcRay/InfiT...7708f7b2eb5bf3e44985e2d61/scripts/minechem.zs.
if you will add it make sure to remove: this line and this line otherwise you will have script error shouting in your face and maybe even not working scripts at all

Thank you. I think I'll do that.

 

[Pyure]

Let me know how that goes Ieldra; I miss minechem and will likely follow suit.

 

[Ieldra]

Let me know how that goes Ieldra; I miss minechem and will likely follow suit.

So far I can say that minechem's mere presence - together with the edited script - appears to cause no problems. As for using it, that will have to wait for a bit since PneumaticCraft comes first. As for powering the minechem machines - they need RF. What was the recommended method again for powering RF machines with your GT power system?

BTW, does PneumaticCraft's electric compressor accept GT power?

Also, I'm looking for a way to buffer tiny/small dusts so they only go into a packager if there are 9 or 4, respectively. How can I do that? I read somewhere that you can use an item filter for that but I can't see how, unless it's something the filter does automatically and it doesn't appear in the description.

 

[Pyure]

So far I can say that minechem's mere presence - together with the edited script - appears to cause no problems. As for using it, that will have to wait for a bit since PneumaticCraft comes first. As for powering the minechem machines - they need RF. What was the recommended method again for powering RF machines with your GT power system?

Before we disabled Minechem we had more RF options. I imagine by re-adding Minechem you'll need to be a bit more creative to get that power.

PneumaticCraft is, of course, a solution to this problem. Big Reactors will also work when you get to that point.

BTW, does PneumaticCraft's electric compressor accept GT power?

It should. GT can power anything that accepts IC2 eus.

Also, I'm looking for a way to buffer tiny/small dusts so they only go into a packager if there are 9 or 4, respectively. How can I do that? I read somewhere that you can use an item filter for that but I can't see how, unless it's something the filter does automatically and it doesn't appear in the description.

There's actually an item called a chest buffer that I've used for this. iirc you can right-click the output dot with a screwdriver and you get special output options, including 9 at a time.

 

[Ieldra]

There's actually an item called a chest buffer that I've used for this. iirc you can right-click the output dot with a screwdriver and you get special output options, including 9 at a time.

Thank you. LOL, I don't think there's another mod with so many machines.

Also, am I overlooking something or is ruby ore the only source of chrome?

 

[Pyure]

Thank you. LOL, I don't think there's another mod with so many machines.

Also, am I overlooking something or is ruby ore the only source of chrome?

Well, redstone in general is the primary source of chrome. Its also extremely common to find it in chests in dungeons in the overworld.

It used to be stupidly easy to get from flowers via minechem, you may want to see if that's still available (but imo it made this era way too easy)

Personally I tend to have at least three basic centrifuges dedicated to processing chrome around this point.

 

[Ieldra]

Well, redstone in general is the primary source of chrome. Its also extremely common to find it in chests in dungeons in the overworld.

It used to be stupidly easy to get from flowers via minechem, you may want to see if that's still available (but imo it made this era way too easy)

Personally I tend to have at least three basic centrifuges dedicated to processing chrome around this point.

Redstone ore doesn't have chrome as a byproduct. It's really only the accompanying ruby ore. As for running three centrifuges - I only wish I had enough of that ore to justify running three centrifuges.

There are some sources in minechem. It will take some time to browse the 500 items...

 

[Pyure]

Redstone ore doesn't have chrome as a byproduct. It's really only the accompanying ruby ore. As for running three centrifuges - I only wish I had enough of that ore to justify running three centrifuges.

Redstone ore has ruby dust as a byproduct. And if you find a redstone vein you'll get plenty of redstone/ruby for a significant amount of chrome (and mercury)

 

[Ieldra]

Redstone ore has ruby dust as a byproduct. And if you find a redstone vein you'll get plenty of redstone/ruby for a significant amount of chrome (and mercury)

Ruby dust is not listed in the ore byproducts list for redstone ore.

However, you have a 64% of getting some chrome from redstone dust in minechem. Considering the overabundance of redstone in my storage, that pleases me.

 

[Pyure]

I've never been 100% sure of that byproduct page. Maybe that's just the pulverizer byproducts. To be fair, a given ore could theoretically have hundreds of byproducts given how many times you can process things down the chain.

FWIW this is how most people are going to get their chrome.

Your minechem solution is going to be approximately 14billion times faster and more efficient, and you'll never really have to worry about stainless steel and such again. If that suits you, kickass

 

[Ieldra]

I've never been 100% sure of that byproduct page. Maybe that's just the pulverizer byproducts. To be fair, a given ore could theoretically have hundreds of byproducts given how many times you can process things down the chain.

FWIW this is how most people are going to get their chrome.
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Your minechem solution is going to be approximately 14billion times faster and more efficient, and you'll never really have to worry about stainless steel and such again. If that suits you, kickass

Ok, I never thought you could process redstone dust itself again and get something different from processing the ore. That's odd.

Considering that sixty redstone dust equals one chrome dust (now I understand why you're running those centrifuges), I think I'll try my hand at minechem once I have the stainless steel to make its machines.

 

[Pyure]

Considering that sixty redstone dust equals one chrome dust (now I understand why you're running those centrifuges), I think I'll try my hand at minechem once I have the stainless steel to make its machines.

Yep

The good news is that you only need one chrome for 9 stainless steel. Its a hard-to-get, precious but effective resource.