[Mod] Technic [0.4.16-dev] [technic]

[swordpaint12]

What folders did you rename? Are you calling the mod 'technic'(no capitals)? How did you rename the folder?

Also, I have a question of my own. What kind of wires are used for nuclear reactor, etc? I've been using mesecons. I don't know what else to use. What is the inventory name of the wire? Does it come with another mod? I have moreores, mesecons, pipeworks, and digiline working. Is there anything else I need?

[benrob0329]

The technic wires are made from copper. There are LV, MV, and HV variants.

The Nuklier Reactor needs HV wires.

[Dartmouth]

@Aberts10
You need to extract the Zip folder from GitHub to minetest\mods, which should give you a folder called technic, with a file called modpack.txt and several subfolders in it.

@swordpaint12
technic comes with LV, MV, and HV cables for this. The reactor, being a HV machine, needs HV cables to transfer the power to machines.

[swordpaint12]

Oh okay I was searching for wires not cables. Thank you! Also, What are the networks and how do I set them?

[DoyleChris]

Each Tier has advantages.

LV items easy to make (cheap) but machines are slow, and cant send things through the tubes.

MV more expansive, needs rare materials but machines more effiecant and you can use tubed with upgraded.

Best start with LV machines then upgrade.

[swordpaint12]

I know about lv, mv, and hv, but I don't know how to establish a network.

[DS-minetest]

I know about lv, mv, and hv, but I don't know how to establish a network.

you need a switching station

[DoyleChris]

You have a solar array connected to a switch then a battery and machines.

[Aberts10]

What folders did you rename? Are you calling the mod 'technic'(no capitals)? How did you rename the folder?

Also, I have a question of my own. What kind of wires are used for nuclear reactor, etc? I've been using mesecons. I don't know what else to use. What is the inventory name of the wire? Does it come with another mod? I have moreores, mesecons, pipeworks, and digiline working. Is there anything else I need?

So appearently, there are some items in the game that I found when I searched "technic", but there only a few, no reactors, power systems.... so I'm still having a problem

[swordpaint12]

@ Aberts10 huh. That's strange.

I put a switching machine under the HV generator but apparently that needs a network too and I'm clueless as to how to set it.

[uind_w]

I put a switching machine under the HV generator but apparently that needs a network too and I'm clueless as to how to set it.

Put switching machine "ON the cable".
other machine can connect from side,front,back,top,bottom.
But switching machine must connect from bottom.
(So, One switching machine can connect Only one Network)

Example:
[Switch Machine]
[HV Cable][HV generator]

[hb.operandi]

My gameplay has been leaning heavily on this mod. Love it.

Made a killer Nuclear Powerplant. I would absolutely suggest building it underground (i.e. the top of the plant is level with the ground) since a big concrete box looks ugly. Plus if it ever (mine hasn't but who knows) melts down, it melts into the earth rather than over whatever structure is built around it. No harm done. (Don't tell the environmentalists I said that!)

Also if you build it close to sea level it gives you an awesome setup for the quarry machine. Simply run an HV cable down through the bottom and have it extend out, this'll provide MORE than enough power to keep several of them running consistently. If you couple this with the Pipeworks mod than you can run teleporting tubes out and you won't have to see the underside again. Just clear out your inventory.

The top of the structure should also have a cable running out. (This can be broken if you need to hop back in and refuel it) How I have mine set up is with two outputs, one HV cable running to an HV battery box (for charging my drill) and then the other to a supply converter which outputs an MV cable that goes to the machines. All of which is nestled in a neat little house above the power plant.

It makes the perfect home base for all of my exploration and mining operations. Especially since it's not dependant on the time of the day.

What I'd like to see?
More HV machines. From what I've gathered HV isn't really necessary unless you're making a quarry or a force-field. The first is taken care of by all this power, and I have no use for the second; so really all of my power needs can be handled by a few solar panels. Doable, sure; exciting? Nah.

Secondly, I know it sounds lame, but lighting would be awesome. Little bulbs that need power to be on, a switch (without a mesecon) that can turn a dark house bright, and could be flipped off to conserve juice.

I know i'm probably late to the game for suggestions, but I like this mod so I'd figure my two cents still have some worth.
cheers

[DoyleChris]

I set up a reactor and some quarry machines in one of mine mines. And they started digging Then all of a sudden started diggig a checker board patteran. I noticed on the minimap that there is a checker pattern by the reactor. I have a anchor block on top of the reactor to keep the machines alive.

[ShadowAce]

OK--I've done the Google thing, but for some reason, some of the crafting recipes for technic are not working--what am I missing?

Running minetest 4.12 on Fedora 64-bit
technic mod plus dependencies are installed in ~/.minetest/mods
I am trying to make two things--a steel ingot and a grinder
I cannot find a recipe to convert an iron (wrought or cast) ingot into steel
The recipe I found to make a grinder does not work (5 desert stone, 1 diamond, 2 stone, and 1 copper ingot)

Is there an updated page for technic recipes?

[DoyleChris]

I have a question about the admin anchor. If i tell it i want 8 blocks, how many are kept alive. Would it be a 8*8*8, or 8*8 and all the way up and down.

[Dartmouth]

There's a difference between blocks and nodes. Nodes are the cubes and other shapes that you run around on, while blocks are large sections of these (I'm not sure how large the mapblocks are, there are also mapchunks, which are 5*5*5 blocks iirc, but don't quote me on that)
Using 1-2 blocks in the admin anchor seems to work fine for me :)

[ShadowAce]

Technic assistance requested!

Can someone *please* list the steps (or point me to a web page with them) to create a Grinder, starting from the raw ore?

From everything I've seen and researched, it looks to me like there is a circular loop going on--one needs a grinder to make stainless steel, but one needs stainless steel to make a grinder.

I really do not want to "cheat" with the /giveme command. I want to do this within the Minetest environment.

[LionsDen]

Technic assistance requested!

Can someone *please* list the steps (or point me to a web page with them) to create a Grinder, starting from the raw ore?

From everything I've seen and researched, it looks to me like there is a circular loop going on--one needs a grinder to make stainless steel, but one needs stainless steel to make a grinder.

I really do not want to "cheat" with the /giveme command. I want to do this within the Minetest environment.

You are looking at the recipe for the MV Grinder which needs more stuff and infrastructure than the LV Grinder. Look at that one and you will be able to build it.

[Dartmouth]

Yes, at first I was puzzled too, but @LionsDen is right, you have to work your way up the tiers of machines

[ShadowAce]

You are looking at the recipe for the MV Grinder which needs more stuff and infrastructure than the LV Grinder. Look at that one and you will be able to build it.

Ahh--Thank you.

[hb.operandi]

A nice in between of cheat and help is to use unified inventory to see the recipes. You don't need to give yourself any and it'd be more useful for research then to be turned off. The great thing is you can reverse the steps,

i.e. How do I make a boat.
[ ][ ][ ]
[x][ ][x]
[x][x][x]

Where x is wood planks, don't know how to make that, click on the material and it'll show you how to make that. It' goes back as far as dig, or chop. You can click on any item (loaded into the directory) from your mods...if you enable creative mode you can see even more.

Personally I use the crap out of it but that's just my builder playing style. But I respect those who want a pure game experience. But seriously some of these recipes get complicated. Just a thought.

[ShadowAce]

I've tried and tried, and researched, and looked through the lua files for the code, but I cannot create an lv_cable.

I've used 3 copper ingots in the crafting table, but nothing appears. I also cannot find the code anywhere in the mod files.

Do I need to DL another module?

[LionsDen]

I've tried and tried, and researched, and looked through the lua files for the code, but I cannot create an lv_cable.

I've used 3 copper ingots in the crafting table, but nothing appears. I also cannot find the code anywhere in the mod files.

Do I need to DL another module?

Checking Unified Inventory, you need 6 paper and 3 copper.

PPP
CCC
PPP

Where P is paper and C is copper ingots.

[ShadowAce]

Checking Unified Inventory, you need 6 paper and 3 copper.

PPP
CCC
PPP

Where P is paper and C is copper ingots.

Paper!! I was thinking rubber for the cable casing. Thank you!

[DoyleChris]

Well you need 6 paper and 3 copper for LV cable then 6 rubber and 3 LV Cable for MV Cable then 6 plastic and 3 MV Cables for HV Cable.

[ShadowAce]

I appreciate the help I've received so far--I have one more request.

I have installed Unified Inventory so I have the crafting guide. It is telling me that to create a brass ingot, I need 2 copper and 1 zinc ingot. I have tried every sort of combination I could think of, but am not getting the brass ingot.

Any ideas?

[Dartmouth]

Did you look at how you need to combine the copper and zinc ingots?

Edit: Just checked, Unified_inventory says "Method: Alloying", so you will need an alloy furnace.

[Ferk]

There's a difference between blocks and nodes. Nodes are the cubes and other shapes that you run around on, while blocks are large sections of these (I'm not sure how large the mapblocks are, there are also mapchunks, which are 5*5*5 blocks iirc, but don't quote me on that.

I think the blocks are 16x16x16 nodes.
So the mapchunks are 80x80x80 (16*5 = 80).
The ground-level mapchunk starts at y=-32 and ends at y=47

But you can configure how many blocks a mapchunk has in the minetest.conf settings.

[ShadowAce]

Did you look at how you need to combine the copper and zinc ingots?

Edit: Just checked, Unified_inventory says "Method: Alloying", so you will need an alloy furnace.

OK--I am finally getting the hang of this. It's getting more fun as I learn new things.

Thanks for all your help!!

[alvinomaster]

Does'nt work
you think it is a very extreme mod but no!!!
Does'nt work i tried to put water can result nothing
Try to use battery box: shows it has no network
try to build a nuclear reactor not working.How can be this a good and famous mod if it has no use!!!..to bored from it only chests and simple building blocks work or have a use... Recomend not to download it untill its fixed..
read many posts about it but no!!!...its just a peace of crap[/color]
either this post should be removed or the mod should be fixed...
If i am wrong please correct mee!