Kinetic Theory

🛠️ Changelog v1.2 - "The Digital Evolution Update"

📦 Storage & Logistics

• Tom's Simple Storage Integration: Added an "Early-to-Mid Game" storage solution. Recipes have been revamped to require Create and Immersive Engineering components, ensuring you can organize your hoard without bypassing the expert progression.

• Applied Energistics 2 (The Digital Leap): AE2 is now the direct evolution of Tom’s system. To craft digital terminals and drives, you will now need parts from your old mechanical system, combined with high-tech resources like Plastic and Oritech Processors.

⚙️ Integration & Balancing

• Industrial Charcoal Cycle: Added a new Mixing (Create) recipe for mass charcoal production using Creosote Oil as a catalyst. Say goodbye to slow furnaces!

• KubeJS Recipe Refinement:

  • Furnace Heater (IE): Fixed and rebalanced the Mechanical Crafting pattern.

  • Machine Core 4 (Oritech): Fine-tuned the recipe structure for technical consistency.

  • Vacuum Tube (IE): Corrected item IDs and integrated them with Create’s iron sheets.

🧪 Industry & Resources

• Plastic Refining Optimization: Streamlined the production chain. Petroleum is now your best friend for industrial scale, but renewable alternatives via Industrial Foregoing have been mapped out for Late-Game stability.

• Bug Fixes: General cleanup of server scripts to prevent recipe validation errors and improve /reload performance.

💡 Developer’s Note:

"This update focuses on providing the tools to manage the growing complexity of your factory. We are moving from the era of wooden chests to the era of data. Long-distance logistics and basic resource automation are now vital.