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Automation and Logistics

PhoenixCore introduces advanced tools and machines to simplify the logistics of high-tier GregTech manufacturing, particularly when dealing with complex tags and large-scale networks.

1. ME Tag Input Bus & Hatch

These are specialized Applied Energistics 2 components that revolutionize how you move items and fluids into your multiblocks.

How they work:

Instead of manually placing items or fluids into configuration slots, these components use Expression Filtering. You type in what you want, and the bus/hatch pulls everything matching that description from your ME network.

Features:

  • Expression Strings: Support for item names, fluid names, and tags (e.g., #forge:ores/iron).
  • Wildcards: Use * to match groups (e.g., *ingot pulls all ingots).
  • Blacklisting: Prevent specific items from being pulled even if they match a tag.
  • Auto-Config: The bus automatically scans your ME network every second and adds matching items to its internal buffer.
  • Large Capacity: Designed to handle millions of items, perfect for late-game resource hungry machines.

2. Data Stick Management

You can copy the complex tag configurations from one ME Tag Bus/Hatch to another using a standard GTM Data Stick. - Copy: Shift + Right-Click a configured Tag Bus with a Data Stick. - Paste: Right-Click another Tag Bus to apply the settings.

3. Threaded Machines

The Threaded Machine framework allows a single multiblock to do the work of eight.

  • Independent Threads: Unlike "Parallel" machines that run the same recipe multiple times, a Threaded machine can run 8 different recipes at the exact same time.
  • Smart Scheduling: If you give it multiple different inputs, it will automatically assign them to free threads.
  • Progress Tracking: You can see the individual progress of all 8 threads by looking at the machine's HUD or using Jade.

4. Advanced Sensor Hatches

New sensor hatches provide more granular control over your automation.

  • Shield Stability Sensor: Detects the integrity of a machine's containment shield. Essential for automating hazardous processes without causing meltdowns.
  • Fission Stability Sensor: Specifically for Fission Reactors, providing a redstone signal proportional to the reactor's heat level or safety status.