Mod Feedback [By Request] RotaryCraft Suggestions
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Rotarycraft fertilizer machine sure still works, and you can use the mfr harvester with a compatibility mod, but IMO Rotarycraft fertilizer makes magic crops a bit over powered
Reika, have you seen the hilburn has created Advanced System Manager and apparently it has Electricraft support? Does Electricraft have an api to allow support? Hope this doesn't start or spread drama.
I know hilburn, so I doubt his intentions are malicious. That said, ElC has no API, so how he did this is unknown to me. Also, what kind of support does it have?
There is a post on the feedthebeast reddit that links to curse. On there it simply states Electricraft support, which I'm assuming is intended to transfer Electricraft energy the same as rf? Idk
If he doesn't have an API, I think the key information to take away from this is that it's "on the list" rather than "in development".
Hello, I (we, 2players) started yesterday with a harder mod-modded FTB Infinity
(-Myst -ComputerCraft -Portal -Wichery +RotaryCraft +ReactorCraft +ElectriCraft +SpiceOfLive)
I did a overhoul of cofh/world gen which adds Veins, Spikes, Geodes and adds/mods configs for
Vanilla, FTBInfinity; adds Custom Chisel, adds RotaryCraft ores.
/oredistribution 128; is about 1/2-2/3 of (FTBInfinity+Rotary@10%)
(forgot Gravel/Dirt though will retrogen it)
Would anyone be interested in the configs or (xray-)screenshots ? (After I fix/retrogen dirt and gravel)
(-Myst -ComputerCraft -Portal -Wichery +RotaryCraft +ReactorCraft +ElectriCraft +SpiceOfLive)
I did a overhoul of cofh/world gen which adds Veins, Spikes, Geodes and adds/mods configs for
Vanilla, FTBInfinity; adds Custom Chisel, adds RotaryCraft ores.
/oredistribution 128; is about 1/2-2/3 of (FTBInfinity+Rotary@10%)
(forgot Gravel/Dirt though will retrogen it)
Would anyone be interested in the configs or (xray-)screenshots ? (After I fix/retrogen dirt and gravel)
They are probably talking about chaining four DC electric engines (16nm) >> worm gear (16:1) >> Grinder to skip wind/steam power sources. I can't imagine why this would be preferable for the time it would take to complete a single operation (~32 seconds) with a perishable gearbox, all in exchange for the upfront cost of a little more HSLA steel.
In either case, making the ethanol engine is not strictly necessary - it has its applications, but it's not gating anything either. AC Electric engines, while more expensive, offer renewable power with a higher output. Consequently, by the time I'm ever ready to start burning ethanol, the performance engine is a more attractive option.
tl;dr They aren't skipping ethanol tech, per se, but there are portions of the tree that seem rather redundant.
In either case, making the ethanol engine is not strictly necessary - it has its applications, but it's not gating anything either. AC Electric engines, while more expensive, offer renewable power with a higher output. Consequently, by the time I'm ever ready to start burning ethanol, the performance engine is a more attractive option.
tl;dr They aren't skipping ethanol tech, per se, but there are portions of the tree that seem rather redundant.
Curious: Is this actually a problem to the point where most people are doing it? Multiple routes to an objective, including glossing a single tier, are fun if implemented and designed well.
On the other hand, if this is a scenario of "nobody does the other method at all because they're just skipping it", that's a problem.
On the other hand, if this is a scenario of "nobody does the other method at all because they're just skipping it", that's a problem.
Do your worm gears generate heat? I've never used them in game and I'm not in a position to test it at the moment, but it's supposed to be one of the primary mechanical disadvantages of the assembly as they do generate quite a lot of heat from friction. Adjusting the 16:1 ratio might be a simpler gating mechanism.
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As for the ethanol engine, I have thought about it before, as I honestly don't find that I get much mileage out of them. The performance engine is just a more attractive alternative for the kinds of jobs where I want/need to burn ethanol. Even with its increased fuel costs, the power out put at that stage makes it a more cost effective engine in terms of material investment and power output. Not to mention the real estate footprint.
In any event, I'm normally swimming in sludge and ethanol. I'm loathe to suggest it because it would impact one of my favorite early power setups, but maybe the thing to do would be to detect when AC Electric engines are being used to charge magnetized cores and prevent the chain from working in that manner. It is effectively an overunity device when it comes right down to it and "would make better sense" if magnetized cores could only be charged by other sources of power. As compensation, I might suggest reverting the maximum achievable charge based on rad/s to the way it was before. I kind of like being able to charge up a core that's going to last for a month at at time
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