I'm new to FTB and noticed that energy is a consistent problem for me. I thought if I could start making advanced solar panels I could fix the issue but now i'm stuck in a bit of a bind as I need UU-matter to make the advanced solar panels, and a matter fabricator to make the UU and a iridium to make the matter fabricator.. which as far as I am aware can only be made with UU.
Energy troubles
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I have the same problem, and am a bit disheartened at the limited amount of mid-tier energy that can feasibly sustain a Matter Fabricator.
The easiest alternative, which I've come to embrace, is geothermal energy.
I play on the Ultimate Pack, so eventually I plan on having lava lake ages to support my lava needs, and that will pump through an endertank to my generators in the overworld. An endertank works the same way as an enderchest, but with liquids, from what I understand. After I've got 10-15 geothermal generators, I'm going to upgrade them into thermal generators, and then use that to power a matter fabricator. From there, I'll simply stock up on UU matter while I start compiling the other necessary materials to make the hybrid panels.
I like the fact that the made solar power endgame, but they may as well just remove the first two tiers of panels. They're virtually worthless, as by the time you have the silicon plates/UU matter necessary to craft them, your energy needs far outweigh what they can produce.
The easiest alternative, which I've come to embrace, is geothermal energy.
I play on the Ultimate Pack, so eventually I plan on having lava lake ages to support my lava needs, and that will pump through an endertank to my generators in the overworld. An endertank works the same way as an enderchest, but with liquids, from what I understand. After I've got 10-15 geothermal generators, I'm going to upgrade them into thermal generators, and then use that to power a matter fabricator. From there, I'll simply stock up on UU matter while I start compiling the other necessary materials to make the hybrid panels.
I like the fact that the made solar power endgame, but they may as well just remove the first two tiers of panels. They're virtually worthless, as by the time you have the silicon plates/UU matter necessary to craft them, your energy needs far outweigh what they can produce.
Iridium can be mined up, very rare, but on average I seem to get one ore per two 64x64 quarries I run
However, a much faster way is to use the ferrous ores you get, so one of them in an industrial grinder + mercury cell = one platinum dust. 9 Platinum dust in a centrifuge = 1 iridium ingot worth of nuggets.
Thus, for 36 ferrous ore, you get 1 iridium plate (edited).
That in my opinion is your best starting off method of getting iridium
However, a much faster way is to use the ferrous ores you get, so one of them in an industrial grinder + mercury cell = one platinum dust. 9 Platinum dust in a centrifuge = 1 iridium ingot worth of nuggets.
Thus, for 36 ferrous ore, you get 1 iridium plate (edited).
That in my opinion is your best starting off method of getting iridium
I've been running geothermal generators fed off a liquid tesseract to the Nether. I feed the Nether pumping station off an energy tesseract, which is fed by an array of magmatic engines. The tesseracts allow for VERY compact systems; my pumping station fits in a 2x1x2 area.
That's held me over well enough to get things started, and can provide more than enough power to get arrays of centrifuges and electrolyzers running.
That's held me over well enough to get things started, and can provide more than enough power to get arrays of centrifuges and electrolyzers running.
You will, indeed! As opposed to 20 EU/t for 20,000 EU, you instead get 24 EU/t for 30,000 EU. So it's more power, quicker.
Depends on play style. Usually when I'm at advanced alloy, I've started the changeover to a steam based infrastructure (100 eu/t and 8 mj/t), which then ultimately leads to fusion (all the EU!) and bluetricity (32mj/t).
But I tend to do a Thermal Expansion/Forestry heavy style, rather than IC2.
But I tend to do a Thermal Expansion/Forestry heavy style, rather than IC2.