[GregTech-5][1.7.10-FORGE-1355+][Unofficial but approved Port][Stable] Even GT5 Experimental is slowly getting stable.

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Quoted from "Cocolumbo"

You have an ME system and you haven't set up automation for the water cells? Not that I have much room to talk - I'm only using my ME system for storage, and haven't really set up any permanent AE2 automation. I'm not making any drilling fluid though - my choice of title should tell you how I'm getting my oil

Well.... it was probably a bit of a stretch to call it a "ME System" it is essentially a glorified Wall of barrels and i only use it for storage. Iam currently busy with moving my steam turbines for the third time which is why i didnt have much time to setup automation...

Is there any Information on how the Speed of the Advanced miner is affected by the energy supplied?
I've read that it takes some amount of energy per block mined, but since it is very slow, I was wondering on how I could speed it up?

Also, would anyone mind sharing some reactor designs? I'm particular in need of a Plutonium breeder and an efficient Uranium and MOX Setup.

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Is there any Information on how the Speed of the Advanced miner is affected by the energy supplied?
I've read that it takes some amount of energy per block mined, but since it is very slow, I was wondering on how I could speed it up?

Most multiblocks, presumably including the Advanced Miner II, can be overclocked by using a higher-tier energy hatch (or multiple energy hatches).

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Most multiblocks, presumably including the Advanced Miner II, can be overclocked by using a higher-tier energy hatch (or multiple energy hatches).

Yeah Iam aware of that. Its the only way to make tungstensteel production bareable.
But I was looking for more infoirmation on how exactly the miner chooses blocks to mine and how that speed is affected by overclocking.

right now I have 2 miners set up, both using an HV hatch and pulling arround 250 EU/t. But one isnt doing very much and the other one is producing ores like crazy. They are both setup directly over veins.

And, another question: Where should I look for Osmium? Does it generate in the Overworld?

Quote from Cocolumbo

Yeah Iam aware of that. Its the only way to make tungstensteel production bareable.
But I was looking for more infoirmation on how exactly the miner chooses blocks to mine and how that speed is affected by overclocking.

right now I have 2 miners set up, both using an HV hatch and pulling arround 250 EU/t. But one isnt doing very much and the other one is producing ores like crazy. They are both setup directly over veins.

Skimming the source code, it look like it has about a 5% chance of actually doing anything each time it consumes EU and drilling fluid, but when it does, it performs the following rough steps:
1. If the list of known ore locations on the current Y level is empty, it checks +/-48 in the X and Z coordinates for GT ores (it technically operates in a 97x97 area), reading north to south in each column west to east.
2. If the list is still empty (possibly due to having already mined all the ore on the current layer), it tries to extend the mining pipe down one layer.
3. If there's anything in the list, it takes the ore from the noted location and produces up to 5 of each of the macerator recipe outputs of the ore drop (or up to 5 of each of the ore drops, for oilsands ore and small ores)

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And, another question: Where should I look for Osmium? Does it generate in the Overworld?

Not directly by default - it's the second byproduct of iridium ore, which appears in Platinum mix veins (Overworld mix veins have a 1 in 332 chance of being Platinum veins, End mix veins have a 1 in 52 chance of being Platinum veins), and small iridium ore generates in the End.

Also, there's an Iridium Ore mod (availabe here in the IC2 forum), which uses the ore dictionary, so the iridium ore from that mod can be processed in GregTech machines to get osmium dust. Possibly a bit OP to get osmium that way, though.

Wonderful, exactly what I was looking for. I guess that means I'll slap EV Eneregy hatches on the Miners and Power them with Nukes. I need to burn the uranium anyways

Oh boy.. guess I'll be prospecting for a while.

Thank you very much

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2. Would any of you mind sharing your Reactor designs?

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now i can't get advanced pumps to work.

btw. if u need just water - u should use drain cover on fluid pipe closely to water source

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EU/t Effitiency Total eU Size Fuel rods

320 4,00 -> 64 000 000 [+6] (4x4)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…2vwbpyn260iqt4w

280 4,67 -> 56 000 000 [+6] (2x4+2х2) OHV-18/CHV-20/HV-5/HE-5
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…79etcsdge6i483k

270 3,86 -> 54 000 000 [+6] (14x1)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…qk7ezxe90qq12bk

260 4,73 -> 52 000 000 [+6] (2x4+3x1)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…ogfsa4v4ed1wkcg

260 4,33 -> 52 000 000 [+5] (3x4)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…dajftwcbv7jqio0

165 3,67 -> 33 000 000 [+3] (9x1)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…2c7t0xmal4rhreo

160 4,00 -> 32 000 000 [+2] (2x4)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…fhjtpj5u7dl7ri8

140 7,00 -> 28 000 000 [+4] (1x4) OHV-17/CHV-10/CHE-7
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…7ief1b1bbl9eoe8

140 3,50 -> 28 000 000 [+2] (8x1)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…l113j6swa1clc00

120 3,00 -> 24 000 000 [+0] (2x4)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…q3drvaitpng1ybk

100 3,33 -> 20 000 000 [+0] (6x1)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…onfoolys5g23280

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EU/t Effitiency Total eU Size Fuel rods

252 2.93 -> 252 000 000 [+6] (20x4+3x2)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…liod7iz6ktn3ugw

240 3,0 -> 240 000 000 [+6] (20x4)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…0kmuwov3ldlxm9s

176 5,50 -> 176 000 000 [+6] (8x4) OHV-16/CHV-18/HV-5/HE-5/RHE-1
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…x4mqivr7x0h7280

123 4,24 -> 123 000 000 [+6] (29x1)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…9thvdg100xwh6o0

112 7,00 -> 112 000 000 [+5] (4x4)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…lx1553lir7qqnls

100 5,00 -> 100 000 000 [+2] (5x4) OHV-12/CHV-5/CHE-5/RHE-1/HE-2
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…5il3abbtkbzbuv4

84 7,00 -> 84 000 000 [+4] (3x4)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…00slvz6vbk1mn7k

28 7,00 -> 28 000 000 [+0] (1x4)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…b9t4598zts4gu0w

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EU/t Effitiency Total eU Size Fuel rods

1500 15,0 -> 300 000 000 [+6] (5x4) AHV-27/CHV-11/CHE-11
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…6vugzfk0dkt5vk0

1200 15,0 -> 160 000 000 [+5] (4x4)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…a2ufl4wu90yu9z4

1000 20,0 -> 200 000 000 [+6] (4x2+2x1) AHV-22/CHV-14/CHE-12
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…ranpdd9x31o2t4w

800 20,0 -> 160 000 000 [+5] (4x2) AHV-8/CHV-12/CHE-8/HV-16
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…duzb5665bp965ts

800 20,0 -> 160 000 000 [+4] (4x2)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…ez7q4g5kyp8w2dc

600 20,0 -> 120 000 000 [+3] (1x4+2x1)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…a05jvuoxfq4hr7k

500 25,0 -> 100 000 000 [+4] (1x4)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v3/reactorplan…ldpwk5rwe9z7if4

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btw. if u need just water - u should use drain cover on fluid pipe closely to water source

Unfamiliar with this method. Would help to see how that's set up...

My new question for the day, is how do transport pipes work now? And do Buildcraft Cobblestone pipes still work?

Got a full blown bronze age working and trying to automate it from machine to machine to chest and then autocrafter ect. also, trying to find out how to differentiate where input / output ect is on machines now... going through the wiki isn't exactly helpful in this regard.

What i'm trying to do -

Steam Macerator - manually place product inside (ore) - Auto transport (pipes) crushed Ore to Steam Furnace - Auto Transport (pipes) the nuggets to autocraft table to make ingots - auto transport ingots to a chest (will do 2 chests once i find more diamonds so i can build a sorting pipe) and then have ingots go to Alloy Smelter and from there to a final chest.

Steam connection (fluid pipes) are connected to the back of each machine in a line. Each machine is 1 space apart. Small boilers on each side of the assembly. Vent for each machine is facing to the right side.

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Unfamiliar with this method. Would help to see how that's set up...

My new question for the day, is how do transport pipes work now? And do Buildcraft Cobblestone pipes still work?

Got a full blown bronze age working and trying to automate it from machine to machine to chest and then autocrafter ect. also, trying to find out how to differentiate where input / output ect is on machines now... going through the wiki isn't exactly helpful in this regard.

What i'm trying to do -

Steam Macerator - manually place product inside (ore) - Auto transport (pipes) crushed Ore to Steam Furnace - Auto Transport (pipes) the nuggets to autocraft table to make ingots - auto transport ingots to a chest (will do 2 chests once i find more diamonds so i can build a sorting pipe) and then have ingots go to Alloy Smelter and from there to a final chest.

Steam connection (fluid pipes) are connected to the back of each machine in a line. Each machine is 1 space apart. Small boilers on each side of the assembly. Vent for each machine is facing to the right side.

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If you want to transport items from something that isn´t an electric machine, you´ll need to set up an item pipe between the macerator and the furnace and then place a conveyor module cover where the pipe is connected to the macerator, than right-click it with the screwdriver and set it to import. Electric machine can output items and fluids, you don´t need pump or conveyor covers for them. I´d recommend that you automate the steam machines using hoppers.

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How tool hardening is going to be like? Because I have been working on a big project where the Gregtech tools can be crafted with some parts to make the tools better. Thanks!

EDIT:
A small suggestion: tool could affect movement's speed of a player depending on material tools made from.

Up (I hope it isn't permitted)

Fixing:
- Fluid regulators not accepting fluids.
- Maintenance covers not reporting turbine dying.
- Required player opening inventory for turbine swap
- Machine casing not conducting Redstone and controller block in the center (forced wireless bullshit)
- Insanely low durability in Large Plasma generators.
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Before new features?

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Fixing:
- Fluid regulators not accepting fluids.
- Maintenance covers not reporting turbine dying.
- Required player opening inventory for turbine swap
- Machine casing not conducting Redstone and controller block in the center (forced wireless bullshit)
- Insanely low durability in Large Plasma generators.
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Before new features?

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I agree, but that will depend on Blood Asp, who hasn't posted a message here or a commit on GitHub since about the end of April.

Edit: he has been active more recently on the FTB forum, though.

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Last activity
Yesterday, 8:20pm

He is still on the Forums, so he isnt dead or anything

Is that IC2 forum activity? I couldn't find an indication of last activity other than last post in his profile.

Anyway, good to know. Too bad we can't say the same for certain (afaik) about Binnie567 (the author of the addon for Forestry called Binnie's Mods).

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If you want to transport items from something that isn´t an electric machine, you´ll need to set up an item pipe between the macerator and the furnace and then place a conveyor module cover where the pipe is connected to the macerator, than right-click it with the screwdriver and set it to import. Electric machine can output items and fluids, you don´t need pump or conveyor covers for them. I´d recommend that you automate the steam machines using hoppers.

Thank you, will research that one for sure. All greek to me for now, but sure i can figure it out pretty quick.