New Xycraft block

[crazy_fab]

Hi
I just updated my mindcrack pack, and I am trying to play with the new xycraft block.
I was wondering if any of you knew what they did. I found that
-fabricator are automated crafting table(cf direwolf forgecraft serie)
-valve make tank(cf direwolf forgecraft serie)
-xychorium ice turn instantly any water block(source or flowing) into ice
-fire bassin are just like netherrack
-xychorium soil to grow plant (didn't work with carrot, haven't tried potatoes) BTW does anybodies know a way to abuse those in automated farming, especially with steve cart tree farm/wheat farm
- no idea what to do with item IO


I'll keep looking.

 

[VANtheSven]

The item IO for now is used in multitanks to fill or empty cans, buckets etc. See Dw20's spotlight on Xycraft to find out how they work

 

[tehBlobLord]

-xychorium soil to grow plant (didn't work with carrot, haven't tried potatoes) BTW does anybodies know a way to abuse those in automated farming, especially with steve cart tree farm/wheat farm

I expect due to TC being one of the best-coded mods in the pack, the Straw Golems have absolutely no problem using the Xychorium soil instead of tilled soil.
So basically make a regular Thaumcraft wheat/potatos/notcarrotsyetbecauseForgeisderpy/flax/reed/whatever farm but instead of dirt use the Xychorium soil. It works 100 percent from what i've seen and you can still stack the soil blocks and everything.

The item IO basically gives the tank valve similar properties to a Thermal Expansion machine. It's hard to explain but you can set an input and an output easily for item transport (eg, filling buckets or emptying cans)

 

[Lambert2191]

did you sorta... make an account just to tell us what we already knew?

 

[whythisname]

I think both Carrots and Potatoes are not plantable due to Forge issues, hopefully the guys at Forge dev will fix it soon.

Other than that you can also try the Mine Factory Reloaded Harvester/Planter, they work fine with the new XySoil (tested myself). I've also heard Thaumcraft golems work fine, but I don't play with TC so I don't know.
Steve's carts and Foresty farms are not compatible and it'll depend on the authors of those mods when/if they will feature compatibility.

 

[crazy_fab]

All right thanks. I thought item IO was not linked to tank but would work with item transportation or inventories, guess I was wrong. 0n xycraft wiki there is a tweet from Vswe saying he can easily allow the farmer to use xychorium soil.