IC2 Advanced Machines

[ILoveGregTech]

I believe its atomic stryker's. its whatever is in the ultimate pack though. they seemed to freeze up randomly even when powered with both EU and a redstone signal

Probably lagging from speed

 

[Jyzarc]

Probably lagging from speed

I dont know if ill use them much, Because I have gregtech installed I go with more TE machines anyways. so the macerators arent that useful and im not sure about compressors and extractors. Also I noticed gregtech had some fancy "auto" machines. Anyone know what they do?

 

[Jyzarc]

Also regular machines with overclockers don't seem that much slower

 

[Guswut]

Also regular machines with overclockers don't seem that much slower

They break even in blocks smelted around four to five (the induction furnace smelts two stacks while the electro furnace will smelt two stacks in the same time), and the electro furnace moves well beyond that.

 

[ILoveGregTech]

I dont know if ill use them much, Because I have gregtech installed I go with more TE machines anyways. so the macerators arent that useful and im not sure about compressors and extractors. Also I noticed gregtech had some fancy "auto" machines. Anyone know what they do?

They're apparently kind of like pipes and auto put out on one side or something... Haven't really looked into them

 

[noskk]

I dont know if ill use them much, Because I have gregtech installed I go with more TE machines anyways. so the macerators arent that useful and im not sure about compressors and extractors. Also I noticed gregtech had some fancy "auto" machines. Anyone know what they do?

Don't have to bother with them until he adds the overclocker upgrade (which is hopefully soon).

 

[Whovian]

They're apparently kind of like pipes and auto put out on one side or something... Haven't really looked into them

Exactly, they automatically output sorta like TE machines.

 

[KirinDave]

Don't have to bother with them until he adds the overclocker upgrade (which is hopefully soon).

Alternatively, when he adds a way to use GT automation to push to multiple machines at once. I cannot figure out a way to split things up evenly among N possible targets. All GT automation is directed and deterministic. Right now a router is essential to any automated GT pipeline.

 

[Jyzarc]

they are not in the pack of direwolf is because direwolf would use the advanced machines for automatic ore and item processing, but this season he decided to take the Thermal Expansion route and thus didn't find it needed to have advanced machines installed.

This is 100% false. as you can see here he just plans on using overclockers instead. I see his point. Advanced machines is not useless but definitely not essential. And you cant use TE machines for extracting/compressing anyways

 

[Heliomance]

It takes up eight blocks for each possible head (if you only have one or two heads on your industrial grinder, you aren't using it effectively).

If you aren't able to find the space for this machine, your machine workshop is not properly designed as it should be easily expandable.

The standard machines take up 1 block each and can be nicely and neatly set up against a wall, with power going in underneath, produce being pulled out from behind, and the only visible infrastructure being two squares of tube on top as the input, before that too vanishes into the wall.
An industrial grinder is a 3x3x3 construct with an extra block sticking out from each face, and for automation needs three points of access on each face. There's no way to make that look neat and tidy, and it requires designing your entire processing network around it.

Greg actually adds a lot of automation blocks that make automating it extremely easy.

Oh? What like?

I do rather like the TE machines, but they're so slow by comparison, and there's no way to speed them up. Also, it's easier to produce EU in large amounts than most other forms of energy.

 

[Zexks]

The standard machines take up 1 block each and can be nicely and neatly set up against a wall, with power going in underneath, produce being pulled out from behind, and the only visible infrastructure being two squares of tube on top as the input, before that too vanishes into the wall.
An industrial grinder is a 3x3x3 construct with an extra block sticking out from each face, and for automation needs three points of access on each face. There's no way to make that look neat and tidy, and it requires designing your entire processing network around it.




Oh? What like?

I do rather like the TE machines, but they're so slow by comparison, and there's no way to speed them up. Also, it's easier to produce EU in large amounts than most other forms of energy.

Check out the layout from this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/user/yiffraptr?feature=watch

Using greg tech and has a nice setup with automation and power production. I could also see one putting that machine flush or behind a wall, with only one control block showing for manual use while hiding the others behind the wall, you could do the same with several of his machines. Only problem is the implosion compressor since the access block is on top. As for EU production, I don't know, since the addition of the magma engines, I've had no issues with MJ and have ended up using a lot more of it than EU.