AE2: Power Integration — Changelog

Added Direct FE Power Pass-Through

New Features

• Added direct FE power transfer between generators and machines connected to the same ME network.
• Machines can receive FE directly without requiring energy to be stored in AE2 energy cells first.
• Added configurable directFePowerPassThrough setting, enabled by default.
• Direct power transfer operates independently of AE2's internal energy storage.
• Existing AE2 energy storage can supplement machine power when direct FE sources are insufficient.

Power Transfer Improvements

• Direct FE transfer is performed before buffered AE2-to-FE delivery.
• Added source and destination transfer budgeting.
• Direct transfers respect individual machine limits and cable tier limits.
• Direct transfers count toward the network-wide FE transfer limit.
• Added safeguards against transferring energy back into the same machine.
• Added safeguards against using the same endpoint as both a source and destination during a single tick.
• Improved handling of partially accepted FE transfers.
• Improved transfer endpoint rotation and distribution.

Endpoint Discovery and Reliability

Fixed

• Replaced persistent block capability caches with live capability lookups.
• Fixed stale FE capability references after replacing neighboring machines or cables.
• Improved recovery when ME network components are broken and replaced.
• Improved endpoint rediscovery after ME controller replacement.
• Prevented outdated endpoint references from interfering with power delivery.
• Improved handling of unloaded chunks and unavailable endpoints.
• Added additional validation for discovered FE endpoints.

Compatibility

• Preserved existing generator/reactor FE intake into the ME network.
• Preserved AE2 energy-buffered FE delivery.
• Retained Mekanism energy compatibility.
• Preserved existing cable, bus, interface, and pattern provider endpoint discovery.

Cable Tiers

• Highest discovered cable tier determines the connected machine's cable limit.
• Transfer limits remain configurable.

Configuration

• Added directFePowerPassThrough to the main mod configuration.
• Enabled by default.
• Can be disabled to turn off direct FE pass-through while retaining buffered AE2 power delivery.
• Preserved existing machine, network, cable tier, and energy reserve settings.