technic/README.md

Technic

A mod for minetest

Overview

The technic modpack extends the Minetest game with many new elements, mainly constructable machines and tools. It is a large modpack, and tends to dominate gameplay when it is used. This manual describes how to use the technic modpack, mainly from a player's perspective.

The technic modpack depends on some other modpacks:

• the basic Minetest game
• mesecons, which supports the construction of logic systems based on signalling elements
• pipeworks, which supports the automation of item transport
• moreores, which provides some additional ore types
• basic_materials, which provides some basic craft items

This manual doesn't explain how to use these other modpacks, which have their own manuals:

• Minetest Game Documentation
• Mesecons Documentation
• Pipeworks Documentation
• Moreores Forum Post
• Basic materials Repository

Recipes for constructable items in technic are generally not guessable, and are also not specifically documented here. You should use a craft guide mod to look up the recipes in-game. For the best possible guidance, use the unified_inventory mod, with which technic registers its specialised recipe types.

Documentation

Ingame:

• Resources
• Substances
• Processes
• Chests
• Radioactivity
• Electrical power
• Powered machines
• Generators
• Forceload anchor
• Digilines
• Mesecons
• Tools

Mod development:

• Api

subjects missing from this manual:

• frames
• templates

FAQ

1. My technic circuit doesn't work. No power is distributed.

• A: Make sure you have a switching station connected.

Notes

This is a maintained fork of https://github.com/minetest-mods/technic with various enhancements. Suitable for multiplayer environments.

• chainsaw re-implementation (@OgelGames)
• Switching station lag/polyfuse and globalstep execution (@BuckarooBanzay)
• No forceload hacks
• Additional HV machines (furnace, grinder, thx to @h-v-smacker)
• HV-digiline cables (@S-S-X)
• various others...

Recommended mods

Recommended mods that build on the technic mod:

• https://github.com/mt-mods/jumpdrive
• https://github.com/OgelGames/powerbanks

Settings

• technic.quarry.quota.enable enable per-player quarry quota (default: false)
• technic.quarry.quota.limit per-player and second quarry dig limit (default: 10)
• technic.quarry.maxdepth max depth of the quarry (default: 100)
• technic.switch_max_range max cable length (default: 256)
• technic.switch.off_delay_seconds switching station off delay (default: 300 seconds)
• technic.radiation.enable_throttling enable lag- and per-second-trottling of radiation damage

Chat commands

• /technic_flush_switch_cache clears the switching station cache (stops all unloaded switches)

Open issues

• Documentation (markdown)
• Luacheck / testing
• More settings, remove hardcoded values

Contributors

• kpoppel
• Nekogloop
• Nore/Ekdohibs
• ShadowNinja
• VanessaE
• @BuckarooBanzay
• @OgelGames
• @int-ua
• @S-S-X
• And many others...

License

Unless otherwise stated, all components of this modpack are licensed under the LGPL, V2 or later. See also the individual mod folders for their secondary/alternate licenses, if any.