HEXCraft Beta 0.13.0 - The Energy Node Update

While the Energy Node on itself was functional and usable, it had some drawbacks. The efficiency was dependent on the tier of the core, instead of some other factor. What if one wants to use the core as a power transformer? As such, CelesTek Technologies has designed a new machine, the Conversion Computer, which is from now on the "brain" of the conversion ratios.

While working on this, CelesTek Technologies was contacted by GregoriusT, who taught them how to use the LU energy system from his own creations, creating a new wonderful bond between them.

Lastly, it was recently discovered that the Energized Hexorium can be sliced in smaller pieces, creating the new Mini Energized Hexorium.

NOTE 1: This update brings changes to the Energy Node. Your current setups will produce at 50% efficiency unless updated with the new block described below. NOTE 2: Mortar & Pestle has changed its internal item name. It will despawn from your inventory and you should make a new one, or hack a new one in. This change was done so that it could be placed on a tool rack.

New Features

• Added Conversion Computer
  • A new type of block used to construct the Energy Nodes.
  • Comes in two variants: Basic and Advanced
  • An energy node without any computer always has 50% efficiency.
  • Basic Conversion Computer provides 75% efficiency, while Advanced provides full 100% efficiency.
  • If two nodes are used, the efficiency is calculated as their average.
  • This change was made so that the Energy Nodes can safely be used as transformers for EU or LU energy types without any loss regardless of tier.
• Added Energy Node Port: LU
  • An Energy Node compatible with the LU power from GregTech-6.
  • Available only if GregTech-6 is installed.
  • Default conversion and power rates are identical to those of EU.
  • Craftable using standard components and two GregTech-6 specific components.
• Buffer sizes in the Energy Node Ports can now be set in config file.
• Added Hexorium Saw tool. Used for crafting.
• Added Mini Energized Hexorium.
  • Has an appearance of a regular Energized Hexorium, but with one eighth of the volume.
  • Crafted through a shapeless recipe using the new Hexorium Saw. Eight pieces per recipe. Saw is not consumed.
  • Can be merged back to normal Energized Hexorium by combining the eight on the crafting grid.
  • Used with the Molecular Transposer to swap colors of Glowing Hexorium-Coated Stone, Glowing Hexorium Glass and Hexorium Cables.
  • Deals only one heart damage when used with the Transposer.
• Various Energized blocks can now be improved using Glowstone Dust.
  • These blocks include Energized Hexorium, Mini Energized Hexorium and Energized Hexorium Monolith.
  • Right click on the block while holding Glowstone Dust.
  • The improved block will emit a light level of 10 by default (adjustable in config).
  • It is necessary to dismantle the block with a Hexorium Manipulator to get the dust back.
• Added NotEnoughItems compatibility for Crystal Separator and Matrix Reconstructor recipes.
• Added even more gems from various mods to Crystal Separator.

Changes

• It is no longer possible to restore Energized Hexorium built into Glowing Hexorium-Coated Stone and Glowing Hexorium Glass as this was extremely wasteful. Please use the Mini Energized Hexorium to swap the colors of them instead.
• Mortar & Pestle can now be placed on a BiblioCraft Tool Rack.
• Various changes to the buffer stuff in Energy Node Ports.
• Changed the config for EU power for the Energy Node. The the EU Port is no longer given a raw value, but is instead mapped to an EU tier.
• Recipes are now loaded during the Init phase.
• Redid the gradle.build file for building-from-source convenience.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a hard IC2 api dependency.