ngm's TAF

Progression and Quest Improvements

• Expanded quest descriptions to explain what important machines, items, and upgrades do.
• Added clearer beginner guidance for:
  • Thermal Expansion
  • Sophisticated Storage
  • Sophisticated Backpacks
  • Pretty Pipes
• Added practical explanations for machine side configuration, energy input, fluid supply, filters, priorities, upgrade slots, and troubleshooting.
• Added a Thermal Energy Duct setup tutorial.
• Added an optional Gourmand Dynamo quest for generating FE from food.
• Added a practical Pretty Pipes item-transfer tutorial.
• Added guidance for Item Terminals and Crafting Terminals.
• Improved quest dependencies so basic setup steps are completed before advanced automation.
• Added warnings for Void Upgrades and unsafe automated extraction networks.
• Added recommendations to keep progression catalysts and valuable ProjectE items separate from general logistics systems.

Thermal and Farming Automation

• Added Phytogenic Insolator support for Vinery Apple Trees.
• Added Phytogenic Insolator support for Vinery Dark Cherry Trees.
• Vinery tree recipes now follow Thermal’s original tree recipe structure:
  • Average 6 logs
  • Average 1.1 saplings returned
  • Average 0.5 fruit
  • 3× energy usage
  • 3× water usage
• Added an optional automated orchard quest explaining Vinery tree processing.
• Expanded existing Phytogenic Insolator guidance for water, FE, input and output configuration, and blocked output slots.

ProjectE Balance

• Preserved the existing late-game ProjectE progression restrictions.
• Added explicit EMC exclusion for all six custom progression items:
  • Herbal Essence
  • Basic Alchemical Catalyst
  • Vinous Essence
  • Refined Alchemical Catalyst
  • Advanced Alchemical Catalyst
  • Sunlit Alchemical Core
• Preserved existing EMC restrictions for Thermal machines, storage systems, logistics components, food, crops, drinks, and late-game ProjectE devices.

Technical Changes

• Updated Forge to 47.4.10 Recommended.