Feed the Factory

Mods Added

• Logistics Pipes
• Akashic Tome
• Facade Painter
• Simple Storage Network

Major Changes

• Added research for logistics pipes and balanced its recipes to fit progression! I made sure its autocrafting works with game stages! Next update will have tutorial quests/book
• Simple Storage Networks configured to ONLY provide storage (even remote), with no needed research
• Completed late-game! All that’s left to make are the very end game challenges!
• Individual Nuclearcraft reactor coolants and turbine blades/coils require research to unlock, found in the "Research: Upgrades" tab
• Research production is now much quicker.

Small Fixes

• Added note to basic researcher research quest that you need to craft the single-use capsule to deploy it. The blue capsule is only for moving already deployed researchers. Blue capsule reward should say “For moving already deployed researchers”. Hopefully this solves a lot of confusion!
• “An Actual Researcher” quest no longer auto completes, and its capsule links to a JEI recipe
• Added warning to Signalum Upgrade quest that the upgrade requires HV cables to craft.
• Gear die for compactor quest now says “it fits in a single block of space” instead of “automatable.”
• Added quest to showcase thermal satchels, Thermal Expansion’s version of backpacks.
• Made starter water quest repeatable
• Added formula to researcher upgrade text for total time and power reductions
• Added easy recipe for marble
• (hopefully?) Added all crafting stages to Integrated Dynamics’ crafting
• Added recipe to convert IE concrete to vanilla concrete- 8 concrete in a ring for light gray
• Researcher upgrade quests now show correct percentage bonuses
• Updated description of Infinity Miner quest to describe recipe and suggest using JEI
• Add minecarts to Carryon blacklist
• Confirmed correct crude oil bucket is given in quest, set for correct crude oil type to be usable in IP distillation tower (was forced to disable the old one due to crashes)
• Added quest to showcase Crafting Calculator
• Added compacting drawer compat to research (thanks to Aurora Latios on Discord for the config!)
• Added recipe to upgrade EIO conduits to next tier. No need to toss them away after upgrading!
• Fixed typo in Monster free enchanting quest- the word “anvils” (was “avils”)
• Fixed typo in Thermal Elemental Data quest- the word “blizz” (was “bliz”)
• Added warning to IE/IW wires quests that passing too much power will cause wires to be destroyed

Balance Changes and Bug Fixes

• Removed Factory0 drill blocks/entities from being able to be put into capsules
• Better Boilers now only needs a 25 block base to reach max capacity for steam instead of a 100 block base (25 block base = 20 Reinforced max upgraded Steam Dynamos)
• Factory0 burner drills are cheaper
• Halved processing time for all researches, made burner researcher take the same time as the regular researcher. The coal requirement and lack of upgradability of the burner researcher should encourage crafting the powered researcher.
• Fixed Integrated Dynamics Energy Exporter (Interface and Importer work)
• Made Pressure Pipes’ Canister use steel in the recipe
• Merged Integrated Dynamics item transfer into the main ID unlock research
• Adjusted research costs of final automation mods (ID, LP, SFM)
• Merged both Nuclearcraft reactor researches into one. Molten salt is complicated enough that I’m allowing take-backsies if it’s not your thing

To Do in FUTURE VERSIONS:

• Creosote Boiler custom multiblock that takes creosote and water to produce steam
• Steam Turbine custom multiblock that’s as powerful as 5-10 Reinforced Steam Dynamos
• Patchouli book with modpack-specific information to use as a reference guide
• Logistics Pipes quest tutorial and/or Patchouli book
• Added way to automate aluminum, uranium, and thorium