eqbalance
Dynamic covalence loss per item for ProjectE. The more you burn an item, the closer its EMC return approaches 100%.
Equivalence Balance
What it does
ProjectE's global covalenceLoss config applies the same conversion penalty to every item. This means you can farm thousands of cobblestone and get full EMC return just like burning a Nether Star.
Equivalence Balance replaces that with a per-item, per-player, burn-count-based dynamic loss system.
How it works
Every time you burn an item in the Transmutation Table/Tablet, that specific item type "progresses" toward its true EMC value. The more you burn it, the closer the return rate gets to 100%.
Formula:
targetBurns = maxBurns / (EMC^accelerateExponent)
coefficient = minLoss + (1-minLoss) × min(1.0, burnCount / targetBurns)
EMC received = round(rawEMC × coefficient)
Example (default config)
| Item | EMC | Burns to 100% | Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobblestone | 1 | 64,000 | ~1,000 stacks |
| Iron Ingot | 256 | 9,183 | ~144 stacks |
| Diamond | 8,192 | 2,735 | ~43 stacks |
| Dark Matter | 139,264 | 1,014 | ~16 stacks |
| Red Matter | 466,944 | 664 | ~10 stacks |
| Red Matter Block | 4,202,496 | 320 | ~5 stacks |
Config
All parameters are adjustable in config/eqbalance-common.toml:
[covalence_curve]
minLoss = 0.5
# Starting coefficient when an item has never been burned.
# 0.5 = 50% EMC on first burn.
maxBurns = 64000.0
# How many burns for an EMC=1 item (cobblestone) to reach 100%.
# 64000 ≈ 1000 stacks.
accelerateExponent = 0.35
# How much faster expensive items converge.
# 0.35 = Red Matter Block ~5 stacks, Iron ~144 stacks.
# Higher = expensive items converge MUCH faster.
Use /reload after editing — no restart or recompile needed.
Requirements
- Minecraft 1.20.1
- Forge 47.4+
- ProjectE (required — this is an addon)
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