Tank: Open Block or Railcraft
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I'm actually surprised with that aswell. I'd have gone with Dynamic Tanks aswell, as those are less laggy, can be used in all kinds of shapes and forms, and can be camouflaged, similar to how XYcraft tanks looked like
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I've always used RC tanks- they've been fairly reliable; and I like the way they only drain out the bottom blocks.
Side note - If you want highest fluid density (buckets/block of space used)
As well as base dimensions only being certain sizes- the building design process can become quite involved; instead of whacking down an omnitank of universal size.
Side note - If you want highest fluid density (buckets/block of space used)
Liquid transposer into wooden bucket/forestry cans or capsules (or any cheapo liquid holder), then stack up in a traditional barrel or AE drive?
OB tanks are essentially cooler looking, and more customizable, BuildCraft tanks.
Each block stores 16 buckets of a liquid, which is really small.
I'd say make either Iron or Steel Tanks, just because they are much, much bigger in terms of storage.
Each block stores 16 buckets of a liquid, which is really small.
I'd say make either Iron or Steel Tanks, just because they are much, much bigger in terms of storage.
I usually use railcraft tanks as well. But, don't forget the resonate portable tank from TE3. They hold 64 buckets each and can be stacked into a tower.
Dynamic Tanks FTW, use drums for transport and IF you need to use buildcraft gates just attach a fluiduct to the tank wich pumps into an Open block one that is 1x1x(any height you want) so it doesnt lag you.. I got serious tps problems when using big Open Block tanks, but if they are a column i have none 
Another strong contender i've come across recently is HPT (High Pressure Tanks). I will follow its development closely as i can see those as a late game replacement for RaC iron/steel tanks.
They weren't mentioned because the thread is rc vs ob. But as long as I'm here they store SIGNIFICANTLY more fluid per block.
Normally I use RC steel tanks. They hold a lot more and their are a known size -- this makes base planning MUCH easier.
I tried an openblocks tank once, but it was too laggy for my tastes. plus the inability to fill buckets from it was major turnoff.
Drums are great for early-mid game portable storage, and for powering quarries.
I tried an openblocks tank once, but it was too laggy for my tastes. plus the inability to fill buckets from it was major turnoff.
Drums are great for early-mid game portable storage, and for powering quarries.
Hmmrrphh... High pressure LIQUID tanks? Right...
But I guess I cant throw the "flawed physics" card when we are talking about tanks already holding 16 or 32 cubic meters of liquid per cubic meter
(And yes I know that there are some compressible fluids, but most of those we would ever store are not
)Wasn't my idea for the mod nameHmmrrphh... High pressure LIQUID tanks? Right...
But I guess I cant throw the "flawed physics" card when we are talking about tanks already holding 16 or 32 cubic meters of liquid per cubic meter
(And yes I know that there are some compressible fluids, but most of those we would ever store are not
And the flawed physics have been in since Buildcraft with the simple tank which holds 16 Buckets
(on another note: A bucket capable of holding one m³ of water is BIG and likely not something one can carry.... so yeah minecraft physics)BTW from the thread:
So technically he is correct as air and other gases are described as fluids in engineering and those are compressible. On the other hand the tanks store liquids which are incompressible(yeah i know all real liquids have some sort of compressibility but it's so small that one could argue it doesn't matter except for special cases). So meh i won't care too much and enjoy playing MC.
Don't forget about being able to carry 2304m^3 of stoneWasn't my idea for the mod name
And the flawed physics have been in since Buildcraft with the simple tank which holds 16 Buckets
As long as people are tossing in hats from other mods, how about extracells? I can store billions of buckets in a single block and its already part of the autocrafting system at that point too. Just have to be careful, fuels will lose efficiency when moved in and out of the AE system.
Speaking of Xycraft tanks .... what happened to Xycraft anyways?
Faded into the twilight after Ultimate? I know it had a love / hate relationship with many players, but had some neat features that I liked (gief dat fabricator back!)
Official site contains nothing above 1.4.x, so I guess development stopped?
Faded into the twilight after Ultimate? I know it had a love / hate relationship with many players, but had some neat features that I liked (gief dat fabricator back!)
Official site contains nothing above 1.4.x, so I guess development stopped?