BetterTech 1

Overview

BetterTech is a large-scale tech-focused modpack built around automation, power generation, and complex factory systems. It combines modern tech mods with exploration, world generation, and quality-of-life improvements to create a long-term progression experience.

⚙️ Core Tech & Automation

• Added Applied Energistics 2 ecosystem:
  • AE2 + ExtendedAE + AdvancedAE + MEGA Cells + AE2 Things
  • Deep storage networks, autocrafting, and large-scale item management
• Integrated Mekanism suite:
  • Advanced machinery, gases, and high-efficiency ore processing
• Included Thermal Series:
  • Early to mid-game tech progression and automation
• Added Ender IO:
  • Conduits, machines, and flexible automation
• Added RFTools:
  • Builder (quarry), automation tools, and dimension systems
• Included LaserIO, Pipez, and Thermal Dynamics:
  • Multiple options for item, fluid, and energy transport

⚡ Power Generation

• Multiple power generation paths:
  • Powah! (starter → endgame scaling)
  • Bigger Reactors / Extreme Reactors
  • Mekanism Generators
  • Solar Generators
• Wireless energy transfer via Flux Networks

🌍 World & Exploration

• Enhanced terrain generation with Biomes O’ Plenty
• Exploration tools:
  • Nature’s Compass
  • Waystones fast travel system
  • JourneyMap minimap

🐝 Production & Resource Systems

• Productive Bees for passive resource generation
• Forestry / Industrial Forestry / Gendustry:
  • Bee breeding and automation chains

🏗️ Building & Aesthetics

• Decorative mods:
  • Chipped
  • Rechiseled (+ addons)
  • Macaw’s Doors & Lights
• Functional building tools:
  • Multi-Piston
  • Structurize (MineColonies integration)

🏙️ Colony & Automation Systems

• Full MineColonies integration:
  • Town building and management
• Automation control systems:
  • Super Factory Manager (SFM)
  • RFTools Control

🧰 Storage & Inventory

• Functional Storage (drawer systems)
• Sophisticated Storage & Backpacks
• Iron Chests for scalable storage
• Trash Cans for cleanup automation

🔧 Performance & Optimization

• Performance-focused mods:
  • Embeddium
  • FerriteCore
  • ModernFix
  • ImmediatelyFast
• Improved FPS stability and reduced memory usage

🎮 Quality of Life

• AppleSkin (food stats)
• Jade (+ addons) for advanced tooltips
• JEI (Just Enough Items) + integrations
• Mouse Tweaks & Crafting Tweaks
• Carry On (move blocks/entities)
• Clumps (XP optimization)

🧪 Misc Features

• Tinkers’ Construct (custom tools)
• Draconic Evolution (endgame tech & gear)
• Scannable (resource scanning)
• Waystones (fast travel)
• Gravestone (death recovery)

⚠️ Notes

• Designed for long-term, automation-heavy gameplay
• Multiple overlapping systems allow flexible playstyles
• Suggested progression path:
  • Early Game → Thermal / Powah
  • Mid Game → Mekanism / AE2
  • Late Game → Reactors / Draconic Evolution / Large AE systems

🐛 Known Issues

• Some mods overlap in functionality (intentional for player choice)
• Large AE2 systems may require chunk loading for stability
• Heavy automation setups can impact performance

📌 Future Plans

• Evaluate and potentially replace selected tool and technology mods to improve:
  • Performance
  • Balance
  • Progression flow
  • Overall gameplay feel
• Test alternative mods for better integration with existing systems (AE2, Mekanism, Thermal, etc.)
• Reduce unnecessary overlap between tech mods where it doesn’t add meaningful gameplay value
• Continue refining the pack based on testing and gameplay feedback