Infernos MekAcc - Mekanism / CC:Tweaked Bridge

Minecraft 1.21.1 - NeoForge only - Advanced computers and turtles only

This mod turns Mekanism's QIO storage network into something CC:Tweaked can drive like a real automation brain: turtles pull materials, craft, place multiblocks, list other machines on the same network, and open remote terminals - without a forest of peripheral.find calls.

Screenshots

Turtle-built fission reactor

Advanced QIO turtle with dig paxel builds a full Mekanism fission reactor from QIO stock.

MekAcc builder menu

Run the mekanism program on a QIO-linked advanced turtle - reactors, energy storage, multiblocks.

Portable QIO Dashboard

Browse your QIO network inventory from the portable dashboard (remote terminal ready with flash drive).

QIO Flash Drive installed

Permanently install a QIO Flash Drive for remote ComputerCraft terminal access on the frequency.

MekAcc program UI

Compact TUI: build tools, storage / QIO, and network PCs.

How the network works (read this first)

MekAcc treats a QIO frequency as a shared computer network. There are two ways to join that network:

1) Server computer (ethernet) - required for "wifi" / remote UI

A server computer is an advanced ComputerCraft computer placed next to a wall QIO Dashboard, on a set frequency.

Piece	Role
Wall QIO Dashboard	Mekanism block; set the QIO frequency here (same as normal Mekanism).
Advanced computer touching that dashboard	Becomes the network server for that frequency ("ethernet").

Why it matters

It is the home base for that QIO frequency on the computer network.
Portable / remote features (flash-drive terminal UI, long-range open) look for at least one server computer on the same frequency.
If you only equip turtles and never place a wall dashboard + advanced computer, remote "Computer" UI on a portable dashboard will say there is no server computer on the frequency.

Typical setup

Place a wall QIO Dashboard, open it, create or join a frequency (e.g. MainBase).
Place an advanced computer on any face of that dashboard.
That computer is now the server for MainBase. Leave it on / accessible.
Everything else on that frequency (turtles, portable dashboards) can talk to the same QIO stock and appear in the network list.

You can have multiple advanced computers next to dashboards on the same frequency; they all register as server endpoints. You only need one for remote/wifi features to work.

2) Turtle QIO upgrade (workhorses)

Equip a Portable QIO Dashboard in a turtle's left or right upgrade slot (not the inventory grid).

The turtle then:

Accesses the same QIO frequency (set with qio.setFrequency("MainBase"), copy from a wall dash with qio.linkAdjacent(), or equip a pre-linked portable dashboard).
Can import/export items to/from QIO.
Can craft using QIO stock (the QIO upgrade provides crafting - you do not need a crafting-table upgrade).
Can run the mekanism builder program.
Auto-refuels from combustible items in QIO (and waits if empty, instead of crashing the build).

Important: builders and dig-through paths need the Turtle Diamond Paxel (see below).

QIO Flash Drive (portable "wifi" terminal)

The QIO Flash Drive permanently upgrades one Portable QIO Dashboard so it can open a ComputerCraft terminal UI from the dashboard screen (the Computer button), as long as a server computer exists on that frequency.

Install (one-time, permanent)

Craft or take a QIO Flash Drive (Infernos MekAcc creative tab / recipe).
Put a Portable QIO Dashboard in your offhand (shield slot).
Hold the flash drive in your main hand.
Right-click - the drive is consumed and permanently bound to that dashboard item.
Tooltip on the dashboard shows the flash is installed. You cannot uninstall it; use another dashboard if you need a second portable UI.

What it unlocks

Without flash	With flash
Portable dashboard is still a normal Mekanism QIO item	Dashboard GUI gains a Computer control
No remote CC terminal from the handheld dashboard	Opens a remote CC terminal when a server computer is online on the same frequency

What still must be true

Flash installed on that portable dashboard.
Dashboard has a QIO frequency set (same as the wall/server network).
At least one advanced computer next to a wall QIO Dashboard on that frequency (the server computer).
Remote terminals enabled in config (default on).

Wall dashboards do not need a flash drive: if a computer is physically next to the wall dashboard, the Computer button uses that local/ethernet link.

The mekanism menu (in-game program)

On an advanced turtle (with QIO upgrade) or advanced computer, open the shell and type:

mekanism

That launches the MekAcc TUI (text UI) for QIO + builders + plant control.

On turtles (main use)

QIO status - frequency, stock tools, network info.
Network list - other computers/turtles on the same frequency; rename endpoints; open remote sessions when allowed.
Plant control - scan formed fission / fusion / turbine / boiler / SPS; status, SCRAM, setpoints.
Multiblock builders - guided construction of Mekanism structures from QIO stock, for example:

- Fission reactor - Fusion reactor - SPS - Turbine / boiler / TEP - Induction matrix (and related) - Extra structures when Mekanism Extras is installed (e.g. Naquadah)

Crafting / BOM - full bill of materials from QIO first; recursive grid crafting through the QIO craft path; no half-built reactors because glass was short.

The turtle walks the structure, places blocks, crafts missing craftable parts, and deposits leftovers back to QIO.

On plain advanced computers

QIO / network status, endpoint list, and plant control.
Still useful next to the wall dashboard as the server and control terminal.

Related shell commands

Command	Purpose
mekanism	Full menu (builders + network + plants on turtles)
qio	CLI helpers: status, set frequency, list items/computers, refuel, open remote, rename
qio.help() / mekacc.help() in Lua	API hints

Diamond paxel - required for dig-through builds

Multiblock placement often needs the turtle to move through solid blocks (path above the place layer, dig obstacles, clear the build volume).

Requirement	Detail
Item	Turtle Diamond Paxel (infernos_mekacc:diamond_paxel) from the Infernos MekAcc tab - or Mekanism Tools Diamond Paxel if that mod is installed
Where	Turtle left or right upgrade slot (same kind of slot as the Portable QIO Dashboard), not a normal inventory slot
Why	Builders only dig when a paxel upgrade is equipped. Without it you get "Blocked - equip diamond paxel to dig" and the path stops.
Creative	Prebuilt Advanced Paxel Turtle / Advanced QIO Paxel Turtle already have it installed

Minimum turtle for real builds

Portable QIO Dashboard upgrade (storage + craft + network)
Diamond paxel upgrade (dig-through) - required
Same QIO frequency as your base stock (and ideally a wall server computer for network UI)

Global qio API (no peripheral.find)

On a QIO-linked advanced turtle or an advanced computer next to a wall dashboard:

qio.isAvailable()
qio.setFrequency("MainBase")
qio.setFrequency("PublicNet", true)
qio.getItemCount("minecraft:iron_ingot")
qio.listComputers()
qio.refuel()
qio.scanPlants()
qio.plantStatus("fission_...")
qio.help()

Optional: website / mobile bridge

Pack authors can opt in to the Infernos website bridge so players with a linked Minecraft username can monitor plants and open terminals from the web/app. Off by default - never phones home unless configured. See docs/BRIDGE.md in the repo / config comments for bridgeEnabled, bridgeUrl, bridgeToken.

End-to-end setup checklist

Wall QIO Dashboard + frequency (e.g. MainBase) + put building materials in QIO.
Advanced computer adjacent to that dashboard -> server computer.
Advanced turtle with:

- Portable QIO Dashboard upgrade - Diamond paxel upgrade (required for dig builds)

On the turtle: qio.setFrequency("MainBase") (or link adjacent).
Run mekanism -> pick a multiblock -> confirm BOM -> build.
Optional: install QIO Flash Drive on a portable dashboard for remote Computer UI while walking around (still needs the server computer on that frequency).

Requirements

Need	Detail
Minecraft	1.21.1
Loader	NeoForge 21.1.x only
Required mods	Mekanism, Mekanism Generators, CC:Tweaked
Machines	Advanced computers and/or advanced turtles only
Dig builds	Diamond paxel turtle upgrade required
Optional	Mekanism Tools (their diamond paxel), Mekanism Extras (extra blueprints e.g. Naquadah)

Config (config/infernos_mekacc-common.toml)

Option	Detail
enableChunkLoading	Force-load QIO-linked chunks
chunkLoadRadius	Extra radius (0-2)
maxListedItemsPerCall	Cap for listItems
enableRemoteTerminals	Computer button on dashboards opens CC terminal
enablePlantControl	SCRAM / status / setpoints via qio
bridgeEnabled / bridgeUrl / bridgeToken	Opt-in Infernos web bridge (off by default)

Credits

Author: Imbavirus / Infernos
Depends on Mekanism and CC:Tweaked ecosystems

Infernos MekaCC