GregTech-6 Main Thread

Gregorius · August 13, 2019, 10:03am

And Update Post, not on Patreon due to still being bugged, so its on the Forums.

Gregorius · August 15, 2019, 8:29am

Just DON’T download 6.11.01 or 6.11.02, they are both broken to the point of breaking your Setups! Download 6.11.03 instead!

system · August 15, 2019, 8:40am

Another GregTech Update has been released!

Cue the fully automatic Changelog:
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The Logistics Core. Managing your Warehouses and Factories in a simple way, while not taking away the need for things like Filter Blocks or Extenders!

And as always, the Patreon Post should follow up later today or somewhen tomorrow.

Gregorius · August 15, 2019, 8:42am

Very Important World Corrupting Bugfix for Versions 6.11.01 and 6.11.02! Use 6.11.03 instead of those two!

system · August 18, 2019, 5:21pm

Another GregTech Update has been released!

Cue the fully automatic Changelog:
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More Logistics Equipment such as Logistics Mass Storages and Logistics CPU Load Display Covers. I also kinda managed to cause some sort of Infinite Loop, that used up all CPU Cores by importing from a Logistics Mass Storage. XD (And yes I’m gonna foolproof that right away)

And as always, the Patreon Post should follow up later today or somewhen tomorrow.

Gregorius · August 21, 2019, 8:13pm

I just noticed I forgot the Patreon Post, no wonder since the Editor is so broken I didn’t spend any real time making those short Posts. I would have had time yesterday to write something bigger, but i simply forgot about it, and now I dont have any energy for anything Blog Post alike, so I hope the Changelog is enough.

To make it short, I am always a bit physically exhausted when I arrive back home (asthma), and this week I happen to need to be outside 4 times instead of 2-3, so I hope I at least get something done on the GT6 front this week.

system · August 26, 2019, 2:38pm

Another GregTech Update has been released!

Cue the fully automatic Changelog:

Logistics Item Covers can now handle exact Stacksizes for Insertion and Extraction. Also Logistics Tanks for storing Fluids! 1 Million Liters per Barrel alike Tank.

And as always, the Patreon Post should follow up later today or somewhen tomorrow.
^{unless Patreon is broken.}

Gregorius · August 26, 2019, 4:11pm

The Patreon Post is even more broken, than the previous ones, so no sense in linking to it.

Since I didnt really do a proper update Post last week due to lack of Time, broken Patreon Editor, and general physical exhaustion, I will do both now:

First lets do the one real non Logistics Feature, which is turning molten Copper into molten Annealed Copper and molten Iron into molten Wrought Iron using the Smelter. Simple and straight forward.

As for Logistics:

There is now Covers that can display the CPU Load on a per CPU Type basis, so you know which thing to upgrade next if the load becomes too much.
We got Mass Storages with integrated Logistics Support now. They are slightly more expensive than Logistics Wire but less expensive than Logistics Wire + Storage Cover, so ideally balanced, at least Osmium wise. You can upcraft any Metal Mass Storage into a Logistics one.
Analogous to that we also got Logistics Tanks, which are simply 1000000L Drums that can store pretty much anything and auto-connect to the Logistics Network. They also keep the last Fluid they stored as a Filter until you whack them with a Rubber Hammer.
And last but not least, the Regulator Mode for Item Import and Export Covers, so you can insert or extract precise amounts of Items.

So there we go with the Update itself, I guess I should also do some Blog Update, but that doesn’t belong here. Thank you all for your Support and Download Page Link is above so I dont need it here. ^^

system · September 2, 2019, 3:40pm

Another GregTech Update has been released!

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Earlygame Recipe improvements for making Bronze, Brass and Bismuth Bronze as well as for getting Dust from Crushed Ores. I’ve been somewhat busy IRL and it’s the last hot week of Summer so I didn’t do much GT6. ^^"

And as always, the Patreon Post should follow up later today or somewhen tomorrow.
^{unless Patreon is broken.}

system · September 9, 2019, 1:32pm

Another GregTech Update has been released!

Cue the fully automatic Changelog:
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Earlygame Recipe improvements for making Bronze, Brass and Bismuth Bronze as well as for getting Dust from Crushed Ores. I’ve been somewhat busy IRL and it’s the last hot week of Summer so I didn’t do much GT6. ^^"

And as always, the Patreon Post should follow up later today or somewhen tomorrow.
^{unless Patreon is broken.}

Gregorius · September 9, 2019, 2:11pm

Lets see if Patreon fixed Oneboxes at least, I know for sure they broke something that overbot used on my IRC channel (as in they turned the Description Text of the Page into an empty String), so I am pessimistic about it.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/29831019

Aaaaaaand it became a regular Link and not a Onebox.

system · September 16, 2019, 5:01pm

Another GregTech Update has been released!

Cue the fully automatic Changelog:

Reactor Core Model WIP with 4 colorful Rods (which are absolutely not functional right now). Also changed the Color of Lead to be more blueish, and added Mortars made of Diamonds and Sapphires.

6.11.10:
[FIXED] A Bug that made any Burning Boxes and the Heat Exchanger consume half as much Fuel as they should. The Rate of Output was unaffected.
[FIXED] GT6 Bar Placement Code for the Catwalk/Cage Bars Block.
[FIXED] The Activity Detector for “Running Possible” did not work on Rotational Pumps.
[CHANGED] Tungsten Burning Boxes and Heat Exchangers now have 100% instead of 95% Efficiency.
[CHANGED] Newly generated ZPMs now have 500 times more Energy (10^15 QU), due to me realising just how ridiculous Nuclear Energy is going to be in regards of Power with 36 000 000 000 HU per Unit of U-235 at Max Efficiency.
[CHANGED] I decided to give Lead a darker Color.
[CHANGED] Inventory Refill now also works with any Food that is aligned in the same Column, just like identical Items in the same Column of your Inventory already do.
[ADDED] Diamond and Sapphire Mortars. Gating them behind Iron doesn’t make that much sense.
[WIP]
Nuclear Reactor Core. Not gonna be done this week… Took a bit too long to do, and I want to setup random new irl hardware first. XD
Uranium-235 will be worth about 36 000 000 000 HU at Max Efficiency, so a /10 nerf compared to what it is IRL (if you compare to the Ingame Value of Coal).
If you go least Efficiency (which is 10% of the normal Maximum) you will end up with about 3 600 000 000 HU per Uranium-235, or 1 800 000 000 HU per Rod (Since Rods are gonna be half an Ingot worth).

And as always, the Patreon Post should follow up later today or somewhen tomorrow.
^{unless Patreon is broken.}

system · September 22, 2019, 5:56pm

Another GregTech Update has been released!

Cue the fully automatic Changelog:
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The Reactor Core is now stable enough for a Release. The IC2-Type Coolant will be used for keeping the current Bbehavior, other Coolants might have different Mechanics in the future.

6.11.11:
[ADDED] Recipes for Coolant when IC2-Exp is not installed. Also Coolant Recipes can be seen when looking up Recipes for the Reactor Core in NEI.
[ADDED] Indium as a Byproduct of Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite, because it is needed for Neutron Absorbers.
[ADDED]
Nuclear Reactor and all the relevant Rods.
So here is the thing, this Reactor is more me experimenting with Game Mechanics than actually being balanced and well thought out. So please experiment with it in Creative, and have Fun with it. ^^
The IC2-Type Coolant will be used for keeping this current Bbehavior, other Coolants might have different Mechanics in the future, this way I wont fuck over pre-existing Setups.
I had to nerf it multiple times and while the Math is very simple in the Code, it’s still complicated in the real World, and found out the easiest way by literally experimenting around, but I will give it a shot at explaining:
Every Nuclear Fuel Rod emits X Neutrons to each of the 4 Rods around it, and Y Neutrons to itself. Thing is, the more Neutrons a Rod has (compared to its Self Neutrons), the more Neutrons it will emit too!
This would obviously lead to exponential growth, if I didn’t divide the emitted extra Neutrons by a Number that is six or greater (also seen as “Factor” in the Tooltip).
The Fuel Rods have Tooltips for showing the IRL Time they have left and the Neutron related Stats.
Also available are Neutron Reflector Rods, which simply reflect the Neutrons sent outside by a Rod back onto the Rod itself.
And Neutron Absorber Rods that emit twice the Power per Neutron, compared to a Fuel Rod, but at the cost of not using the Neutrons to increase overall Output. I found that actually increases Fuel Efficiency in some cases even.
Depleted Fuel Rods will later be Centrifugable into more Byproducts than now. I just didn’t research the appropriate Byproducts yet on Wikipedia.
As long as you have enough Coolant inside the Reactor to convert all the Heat into Hot Coolant, also called Heatant, it will never explode. Also make sure the Heatant doesn’t build up either.
But please wear a Radiation Compatible Hazard Suit whenever you get close to it, because it does radiate every living being closeby depending on how powerful the Fuel is.
The Reactor Core can also easily be used like an RTG from IC2 if you use Low Power Fuels with it and place a Heat Exchanger right ontop of it, might even be useful as a Crucible Heater.
It can be turned ON/OFF by other Machines, it can also turn single Rods ON/OFF using Mode Switches.
Hot and Cold Coolant can be emitted from the Reactor Core using the Primary and Secondary Facing. This makes Reactor Building more convenient.
Rightclick on the Top to insert Rod, Pincers to extract Rods. Make sure the Reactor is OFF while inserting Stuffs or it will instantly start running.
Hint: It is possible to use Universal Extenders and Mini Portals to do all sorts of whacky bullshit with the Reactor.

And as always, the Patreon Post should follow up later today or somewhen tomorrow.
^{unless Patreon is broken.}

Gregorius · September 22, 2019, 6:38pm

https://www.patreon.com/posts/30159450

Patreon Post and HEY THEY FIXED ONEBOXES AT LEAST!!!

system · September 30, 2019, 6:15pm

Another GregTech Update has been released!

Cue the fully automatic Changelog:
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The Reactor Core is now stable enough for a Release. The IC2-Type Coolant will be used for keeping the current Bbehavior, other Coolants might have different Mechanics in the future.

And as always, the Patreon Post should follow up later today or somewhen tomorrow.
^{unless Patreon is broken.}

Gregorius · September 30, 2019, 7:11pm

So I mentioned earlier how the Temperature was yoyo-ing me around, and by now everything is fine but it was kinda too late for this weeks release to add some more content. If my “plans” for reducing the impact of temperature and breathing issues are going to work, then i should be fine for a while.

So as for Plans for GT6, Single-Rod Nuclear Reactor Core Blocks are gonna be worked on this time. Just need to find a good way to split up the 2x2 Cores when placed adjacent to the 1x1 Cores. ^^

system · October 7, 2019, 6:21pm

Another GregTech Update has been released!

Cue the fully automatic Changelog:
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The 1x1 Reactor Core is much easier to handle than the 2x2, and yes both can work together adjacently. Also Geiger Counter and a Hand Drill.

6.11.14:
[FIXED] Mekanisms Fake Osmium being used in Mixer Alloying Recipes for Osmiridium instead of Real Osmium by accident.
[CHANGED] Mixer Recipes for Alloys now have a Selector Tag in them! (Also added a few useful shortcuts for Mixer Alloying thanks to that)
[CHANGED] Bark can now be used to make Paper and Dynamite.
[ADDED] Hand Drill for basically drilling Trees.
[ADDED] Geiger Counter for measuring Neutron Levels in Reactors.
[ADDED] Fluid Slot to the Welder because someone requested it. I don’t have much use but maybe someone with MineTweaker wants to do something.
[ADDED] Liquid Methane from GalaxySpace should now be convertable to 643 Liters of regular Gaseous Methane.
[ADDED]
1x1 Reactor Core.
Yes it is possible to mix 1x1 and 2x2 Reactors with each other
But apart from saving Material on Neutron Reflectors and Absorbers its not THAT useful to mix them, because fuel Rods in a 1x1 Reactor will split their Neutron Emissions in half over the 2 adjacent Slots of the 2x2 Reactor.

And as always, the Patreon Post should follow up later today or somewhen tomorrow.
^{unless Patreon is broken.}

Gregorius · October 9, 2019, 7:11pm

https://www.patreon.com/posts/30631390

Yay for One-Boxed Patreon Post, less yay for them fucking with the Editor again.

system · October 14, 2019, 7:00pm

Another GregTech Update has been released!

Cue the fully automatic Changelog:
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Cryo Distillation Tower for separating Air into Noble Gasses and some less useful Gasses. And Multiblock Autoclave for 16x Parallel Processing.

6.11.15:
[FIXED] Axles were not saving their Rotation Direction, leading to weird Low Power Issues after loading a Chunk.
[REMOVED] Dirty/Impure/Pure Piles of Dust do no longer generate Items unless they are from Stone. This will make existing Impure Piles useless, so get rid of them. (Note: I already removed them from all outputs, so you should actually not have any that stem from non-Stone anymore, except the ones from Mekanism if that is installed, but those stay too)
[CHANGED] Small Ores will now drop regular Dust instead of Impure Dust as a Stone Byproduct Pile. This means Impure Bedrock Dust should be the only Impure Pile of Dust to remain obtainable.
[CHANGED] Certus Quartz and Nether Quartz related Sifting Recipes are now more streamlined, and also dont output Charged Certus Quartz Dust anymore.
[CHANGED] The Ore Byproduct List now has the Indicator Rocks instead of Purified Dusts.
[CHANGED] Regular Distillation Tower now uses Nonuple Pipes instead of Gears in its Recipe.
[CHANGED] Both Distillation Towers now accept Energy Sideways if it comes into the Heat Acceptors.
[ADDED] Cryo Distillation Tower for separating Air into other Gasses. The old Centrifuge Recipe for that does no longer exist.
[ADDED] Large Autoclave. Can do 16 Processes at once.

And as always, the Patreon Post should follow up later today or somewhen tomorrow.
^{unless Patreon is broken.}

Gregorius · October 15, 2019, 12:37pm

https://www.patreon.com/posts/30774012

All the relevant Stuffs of this Weeks happenings. ^^