Centered around the Create mod and complete with a broad selection of addons and AE2 you can build a fully automated factory to create anything you desire and exploit the worlds resources.
With the power of kinetic energy you can build a sprawling factory to create and process materials and items, these could be ores dug from mineral deposits which you can melt down and refine into ingots; or organics such as wood and crops grown in automatic farms of your own design.
Transport everything with belts, parcels and trains as you spread out across the your surroundings.
Use your new found wealth to construct anything you desire with a broad selection of cosmetic block mods included.