Factorization has a barrel upgrade to make the barrels store more. But everything else is correct
So, how does that work then?
Barrels: JABBA vs. Factorization
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So, how does that work then?
Just click on the barrel with the upgrade and I think it allows it to store 1024 stacks.I also think there are more storage upgrades as well.
There is a mod called refined relocation that integrates nicely with Jabba. They add an upgraded barrel called the sorting barrel which you can get by crafting a Jabba barrel with a gold ingot in each corner, or applying a sorting upgrade directly to the barrel like any other Jabba upgrade. Sorting barrels can interact with wider refined relocation systems. If you have a sorting chest connected to a line of sorting barrels, add an item to that chest and if it would fit better inside any of the connected barrels it automagically ends up inside the right barrel. I really like this because it removes the need to have a maze of pipes by your barrels. This made it really straightforward to add a bunch of storage busses on my sorting barrels when I eventually set up my AE system.
I still love FZ though, I like using it a lot and I think it has one of the most charming ore processing processes. One reason to keep FZ barrels around even if you are using Jabba for all of your storage needs is that the Lacerator can act on items inside the FZ barrels.
I still love FZ though, I like using it a lot and I think it has one of the most charming ore processing processes. One reason to keep FZ barrels around even if you are using Jabba for all of your storage needs is that the Lacerator can act on items inside the FZ barrels.
What I'm saying is that these two results differ:
The left is different factorization barrels.
The right is what you get if you were to retexture JABBA barrels. All the same.
The left is different factorization barrels.
The right is what you get if you were to retexture JABBA barrels. All the same.
I believe that FZ is the better choice if you want to balance out with vanilla gameplay, I'm pretty sure the mod is made to be like that. To me JABBA is completely balanced around modded gameplay, so if the people that are playing with the modpack are in favor of a more "vanilla-like" flavor, JABBA may be a bit to easy.
Are you adopting teleportation of itens into the modpack?
Instead of saying that FZ has upgrades for barrels I think it is better explained as FZ has different kind of barrels. The larger barrel can hold 128x64.[DOUBLEPOST=1402930883][/DOUBLEPOST]
I'm may be wrong but I think JABBA also provides an upgrade for that.
Um, they removed that in 1.5. You upgrade the barrels as you craft them now.
I prefer FZ barrels. I like the constraint of having to pipe stuff in & out of specific faces. Forces build creativity.
I also like FZ for the other stuff it adds. Most notably, solar boilers; I like to use them for power for interim bases or outposts. I really like how FZ solar farms look.
I also like FZ for the other stuff it adds. Most notably, solar boilers; I like to use them for power for interim bases or outposts. I really like how FZ solar farms look.
Given you are trying to "balance Vanilla vs modded play", here's a few points.
Factorization adds much more content than just barrels. JABBA is mostly just barrels.
Beware that JABBA's dollys can move blocks other than barrels, like monster spawners.
JABBA barrels are much more automation friendly, with the hopper faces for auto-dispensing, redstone faces for detecting when they are full, and the void upgrade to void new items when full to prevent backing up your automated systems.
If you are trying to keep to vanilla, you may prefer the Factorization barrels because they have many fewer features. Then I would also take a critical look at the other items in Factorization (routers, yet another power system) and ask if you shouldn't just find a simple barrel only mod instead.
Factorization adds much more content than just barrels. JABBA is mostly just barrels.
Beware that JABBA's dollys can move blocks other than barrels, like monster spawners.
JABBA barrels are much more automation friendly, with the hopper faces for auto-dispensing, redstone faces for detecting when they are full, and the void upgrade to void new items when full to prevent backing up your automated systems.
If you are trying to keep to vanilla, you may prefer the Factorization barrels because they have many fewer features. Then I would also take a critical look at the other items in Factorization (routers, yet another power system) and ask if you shouldn't just find a simple barrel only mod instead.
As I stated earlier, I am keeping FZ in for other reasons. In the end, I could always utilize MineTweaker to disable FZ barrels and force people to use JABBA. Similarly, I could disable FZ's routers. For now, I choose to keep them in, because leaving them out would only make things harder, not impossible, which is not what I'm going for.
I'd immediatly pick JABBA if JABBA added a way to add a different texture to the barrels, perhaps somewhat like how Carpenter's Blocks do it. you add a carpenter upgrade to the barrel, and if you shift-right click the barrel with a block, the barrel will take that texture
Noted. It just doesn't really make much of a difference towards my choice to use the mod for more than just barrels.
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(Sorry, couldn't resist)