Impregnated Frames

[Chance]

Has anyone actually timed them out and seen how long they last? I cant find any info for them. I am looking for this information so that I can fine tune my production and distribution of the frames.

 

[nevakanezah]

iirc, you cannot pipe frames into an apiary or alveary. alveary maybe, but i cant be sure.

 

[Chance]

You can pipe frames into frame housing. I am doing it very successfully right now.

 

[nevakanezah]

You can pipe frames into frame housing. I am doing it very successfully right now.

Ah, kk. In that case, could you not just use redpower to pipe them in, as it won't travel unless there's space in the inventory? Usually relying on if/then checks is better than trying to time everything.

 

[southernfriedbb]

Ah, kk. In that case, could you not just use redpower to pipe them in, as it won't travel unless there's space in the inventory? Usually relying on if/then checks is better than trying to time everything.

Yes for frame housings, no for apiaries (at least nothing I tried worked).

 

[Bibble]

The only way to get frames into apiaries it to manually place them. This is deliberate, and any loopholes (routers were one) will likely be closed quickly. Frame housings are different (different mod) and do allow automation.

 

[ex13]

To answer the original question: Impregnated frames last exactly 240 cycles, each cycle being 27.5 sec (its exactly the interval after which bees produce their combs and the lifespan decreases). In total thats 110 minutes (only the time when a queen is in the alveary counts - since you are breeding and reinserting the bees inbetween, the actual time will be slightly longer). Proven frames last 720 cycles, untreated frames only 80 cycles (see http://ftbwiki.org/Frames). 240 cycles would be exactly 6 generations of bees with normal lifespan and no modifiers like chocolate frames. The lifespan of bees in cycles is given here: http://ftbwiki.org/Lifespan.

Hope this helps.

 

[Chance]

Thank you for answer and addressing the question!

 

[Slaagathor]

IIRC, you can use a router to place frames into apiaries, but you need to be able to specify the slot (I forget the router upgrade)... I think its slots 9, 10, and 11.

 

[ex13]

Soul frames, same duration as impregnated?

Soul frames have a duration of 80 cycles, like untreated frames. Of course, the reduce the lifespan by 25%, for a bee with normal lifespan from 40 to 30 cycles, so you can use soul frames for more generations of bees than untreated frames.

 

[Milaha]

IIRC, you can use a router to place frames into apiaries, but you need to be able to specify the slot (I forget the router upgrade)... I think its slots 9, 10, and 11.

This was true for a short time, but is no longer true. You can however use routers to pipe them into a whole slew of alveary frame housings to make it easy. Just put a chest between each alveary so that they are a set of continuously connected inventories.

 

[Hydra]

Ah, kk. In that case, could you not just use redpower to pipe them in, as it won't travel unless there's space in the inventory? Usually relying on if/then checks is better than trying to time everything.

It will travel. It will just bounce back if there's no room. That's why I tend to have a return path with a restriction pipe to prevent a whole bunch of them bouncing in the tubes. After a while it will block but then whenever there's room ALL the blocked frames will bounce to and from, which I rather dislike (and can't be good for CPU either).