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

[Dlur100]

Plutonium 244 is no longer generated in the world. This change happened a few versions back. I still get some that was generated in chunks created back then, but none otherwise.

Yep, I've only found 2 Plutonium veins on the official IT2 server (one manually, and 1 with an ender quarry). I do have piles and piles of plutonium though which I get from running uranium ore through a thermal centrifuge and also bees.

Sheldonite is Supposed to be located at between levels 40 to 50. Though I have not found that yet either.

I've found 2 Sheldonite veins on the overworld, again one manual and 1 with ender quarry. The best way to find platnium/iridium is to fly around in the End at the same height.

 

[twisto51]

The tier 1 rocket was the easy part, recipes for the rest of the gear are a nightmare.

 

[asb3pe]

The tier 1 rocket was the easy part, recipes for the rest of the gear are a nightmare.

I was on a server that died but I got the world files for it and thus could go thru people's stuff (hehe) - one cool thing I found in someone's chest is a book by the Enchiridon (sp?) mod listing all the GT ores... that's how I discovered there are only two ore veins I didn't find in my exploring (Sheldonite and Pu244). Sorry to hear there isn't any Plutonium in the Overworld, however the book says it can also be found on (recalling from memory here) End Asteroids, the Moon, Mars, and space asteroids, so I'm certainly not out of luck. And I also realize, as dlur said, that I'll likely get more than enough Pu244 just from processing Uranium Ore itself. I was hoping to skip the whole reactor/uranium thing entirely and just go for a whole bunch of those little 16 EU/t magic boxes. hehe Obv that's why Pu244 in the Overworld was removed - precisely because of people like myself.

And that brings me on topic with my reply... yeah. Galacticraft recipes do not seem like a lot of fun, from all appearances, but that's where I'm headed for sure. The End scares me still, with the Hardcore Ender Expansion (no idea what that does to the End yet) and of course I'll need to kill the Dragon if/when I decide to go there. So it's not just a "pop in for a brief visit" kinda thing, The End. It's a major project/headache. So Galacticraft seems like perhaps the lesser of two headaches? But no matter my words... it does seem fun to make a base in outer space, so I'm excited about it. But now I have to track down some videos and figure out how it all works, what I need, etc. From looking at recipes, I have to make the Implosion Compressor before I do anything else, and that also means I'm gonna need gunpowder. I was contemplating building a vanilla mob farm and just let it run to collect gunpowder, but I also see there's a nice recipe using only redstone dust and coal dust - both of which can be had in very large supply if I can just get my act together with mining/processing.

 

[asb3pe]

So with Pu244 out of the picture, that means Sheldonite is probably the rarest Overworld ore vein to find, since I didn't find a single deposit.
The rarests ores I did find in my 1024x1024 block excavation was a tie between Scheelite and Wulfenite - there were two deposits of each. Scheelite is required to make Tungstensteel in mass quantity, however I'm still not sure what Wulfenite/Powellite/Molybdenum is used for. Since it's so rare I figured it would be quite important but I don't see any great big exciting use for it. Probably just means I haven't progressed far enough yet.

 

[asb3pe]

So since I can't do Pu244 pellets, I've been researching IC2 nuclear reactors, and I found mementh's video. I had no idea there are now "fluid" reactors using IC2 coolant but if you're familiar with building these, is there anything I should know before I dive head-first into the pool? Is it all worth it? I don't see much other choice since I need to get off coal/steam, I really need to go to nuclear. I suppose the best thing is make a test world and see if it works but any tips/advice is appreciated as always.

 

[Jason McRay]

Btw the Oregen Guide book is outdated for Uranium and Plutonium.

 

[asb3pe]

This whole nuclear power thing is like a black hole sucking me in, with no hope of escape. LOL I did find a lot of Thorium ores in my travels... but now I have to go look up Thorium reactors and see if that's a potential solution or if its out of my league for right now. I haven't even made a simple little reactor yet... I was planning to, when I suddenly found the whole "IC2 Fluid Reactor" thing which I'd never even seen before. This is what I mean about a black hole. The further I go, the more there is to learn. The light at the end of the tunnel is actually an oncoming train. haha

 

[twisto51]

Adventure Time!​

Lift off!

OK, maybe I brought too much stuff with me. Gave me something to do while waiting for meteorites.

I wonder if I'm the only one who had to go to the moon to find a hungry node?
Got my meteorites, maybe I'll do Mars tomorrow?​

 

[Dlur100]

I haven't played with IC2 Fluid Reactors yet (despite being at Fusion stage). I am messing around with non-fluid reactors using thorium fuel in my quest for lutetium to get to MK3 fusion. I currently have 4 of these thorium reactors that each produce 173 EU/t:

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The 7 chamber 173 EU/t reactor is fine, but it's not stackable or automatable, so I came up with this very, very simple 5 chamber design:

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http://i.imgur.com/vU14TVU.png

It produces 84 EU/t. It's probably not that efficient (but I don't care about that as I"m trying to deplete the thorium as fast as possible), and it is stackable. It can also be automated. I've got around 18,000 thorium dusts right now so I'm trying to deplete as much of it as fast as I can Once I get this all depleted and get enough americium for MK3 fusion then I can start messing around with uranium and mox reactors.

If you are going to mess around with IC2 reactors, I highly recommend the offline reactor planner: https://github.com/MauveCloud/Ic2ExpReactorPlanner/releases

A couple of GT specific reactor designs: http://forum.industrial-craft.net/index.php?page=Thread&postID=90096

Blackpalt's IC2 Reactor Design Thread: http://forum.industrial-craft.net/index.php?page=Thread&postID=194193#post194193

 

[asb3pe]

omg thanks Dlur, yeah the offline planner link is def what I was looking for (but could not find).

 

[Dlur100]

Actually, on second thought it might be wise to stay away from any IC2 reactor designs that I came up with myself...

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Bonus before pic (different angle because the old angle is sort of, well missing.)

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[Elthy]

Dlur, now that you have to rebuild it anyway i can recommend you this design i was using:

Its stable (unless something changed since 3.1.16) and propably the most efficient design to produce lutetium.

 

[asb3pe]

When the Infitech server I was playing on went down, I stopped for a while and played a few other modpacks... you know how it feels when an FTB'er goes back and plays some vanilla minecraft? It's kinda simple and easy and boring? Well, that's how I feel about all of modded Minecraft when compared to a GOOD Gregtech pack (which Infitech most certainly is) - they've all become "vanilla" and boring. I dunno if other people feel the same, but it's reached the point where regular modpacks are ridiculously easy (and hence not even worth the time investment). Two weeks in a Forgecraft world and I was done with it. There was nothing left to do in the world except just build for the sake of building. But in this modpack, it seems I never make ANY progress... but the pace is almost perfect to hold my interest over the long haul. Credit goes to two groups - first of all, Gregorious T, the glorious Gregorious... and second, to Jason McRay and whatever team he has working on this modpack. Well done indeed.

 

[Jason McRay]

When the Infitech server I was playing on went down, I stopped for a while and played a few other modpacks... you know how it feels when an FTB'er goes back and plays some vanilla minecraft? It's kinda simple and easy and boring? Well, that's how I feel about all of modded Minecraft when compared to a GOOD Gregtech pack (which Infitech most certainly is) - they've all become "vanilla" and boring. I dunno if other people feel the same, but it's reached the point where regular modpacks are ridiculously easy (and hence not even worth the time investment). Two weeks in a Forgecraft world and I was done with it. There was nothing left to do in the world except just build for the sake of building. But in this modpack, it seems I never make ANY progress... but the pace is almost perfect to hold my interest over the long haul. Credit goes to two groups - first of all, Gregorious T, the glorious Gregorious... and second, to Jason McRay and whatever team he has working on this modpack. Well done indeed.

You forgot @Blood Asp in the list of the groups.... Without him GT would be without any endgame.

 

[twisto51]

It's kinda simple and easy and boring? Well, that's how I feel about all of modded Minecraft when compared to a GOOD Gregtech pack (which Infitech most certainly is) - they've all become "vanilla" and boring.

The problem with packs like that is that you are godlike in a matter of days. I need a pack that is actively trying to kill me like blood n' bonez or a slow progression GT pack.

 

[asb3pe]

You forgot @Blood Asp in the list of the groups.... Without him GT would be without any endgame.

Thanks Jason - and thanks Blood Asp - yes, endgame is extremely, extremely important... something that all other FTB modpacks seem to be lacking. Nor do they even seem to be noticing that they're lacking it. But what do I know? I'm just a player of modpacks, all I can do is offer my opinions (usually too loudly, most likely LOL).

When there is no goal to shoot for, my interest wanes quickly because I'm not really motivated by simply building creative things. I play for the open-world exploration and the progression towards the all-important end-game.

So I guess what I'm saying is - thanks for putting a true (and lengthy!) progression towards a real end-game into the modpack world (which sorely needs such a thing).

 

[Dlur100]

So, my son stranded himself with galacticraft again. This time on the asteroid belt. He brought a telepad (without coordinate selectors) and no spare fuel. I thought maybe since most of his gear is soulbound he could just remove his oxygen and die, and end up back home. Nope. If you die on an asteroid, you respawn on an asteroid. Now I get to gather a bunch of meteoric iron so I can build a Tier 3 rocket and go rescue him.

 

[gatsu]

So, my son stranded himself with galacticraft again. This time on the asteroid belt. He brought a telepad (without coordinate selectors) and no spare fuel. I thought maybe since most of his gear is soulbound he could just remove his oxygen and die, and end up back home. Nope. If you die on an asteroid, you respawn on an asteroid. Now I get to gather a bunch of meteoric iron so I can build a Tier 3 rocket and go rescue him.

Yeah. Going into space is risky. It's easy to end up in an infinite loop of spawning and dying. Happened to me, too. Ultimately had to turn on admin powers and cheat to get out of it.

 

[twisto51]

I'm on Mars. Oh hey, small platinum and iridium ores, sweeeet.

Seeing that EV assembler recipe for thermal garments threw me for a loop though, finally put that 40m EU sitting in an ic2 reactor I ran once to use.

Outside of that, Mars kind of boring. Haven't made any tungstensteel yet though so I guess I'll be here awhile before pushing out to the asteroids.

Hey, every other time I go into an AE2 terminal my 't' key doesn't work for typing in the search box. Ring any bells? Means I find myself searching for sainless every other time.

 

[asb3pe]

Outside of that, Mars kind of boring. Haven't made any tungstensteel yet though so I guess I'll be here awhile before pushing out to the asteroids.

I would gladly trade most of the 600 Tungstensteel ingots I've made (and all that time spent, hours upon hours of cooking up the steel and the tungsten) for your Galacticraft setup (so I don't have to figure it all out and make it on my own).

Boring or not, I'm quite jealous of all these posts and images from around the Solar System!! It seems like I'm never gonna get there myself. But just gotta keep pluggin away, one step at a time.