Applied Greg

Extended the functionality of Programmable Processing Pattern: Now supports replacing catalysts for machines (such as molds)

Its working principle is: an internal slot is added to each single-block machine. Before the pattern pushes items to the machine, if the pattern has catalysts, it will clear the items in the machine's internal slot and pull catalysts from the AE network into the internal slot.

This makes it possible for a single extruder machine to support multiple molds without requiring overly complex operations.

To create this type of pattern, you can mark items as catalysts by pressing T in the Pattern Encoding Terminal. If you have EMI installed, you can also directly click the + button on the recipe page, and non-consumed items will be automatically marked as catalysts.

Supports up to 4 types of catalysts, currently does not support fluid catalysts.

When AE starts calculating recipe consumption, catalysts will not be counted, so it's best to keep several catalysts prepared in your AE network beforehand.

For multiblock machines, this operation is not currently supported. Since bus isolation needs to be enabled, replacing catalysts would significantly slow down recipe processing time. I still recommend using the multiple hatch, which is only suggested for single-block machines.