diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 6fadbded..813e896e 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,22 +1,16 @@
-# Auto detect text files and perform LF normalization
+# text stuff
 *.java text
+*.sh text eol=lf
+*.bat text eol=crlf
+*.md text
 
-# Custom for Visual Studio
-*.cs     diff=csharp
-*.sln    merge=union
-*.csproj merge=union
-*.vbproj merge=union
-*.fsproj merge=union
-*.dbproj merge=union
-
-# Standard to msysgit
-*.doc	 diff=astextplain
-*.DOC	 diff=astextplain
-*.docx diff=astextplain
-*.DOCX diff=astextplain
-*.dot  diff=astextplain
-*.DOT  diff=astextplain
-*.pdf  diff=astextplain
-*.PDF	 diff=astextplain
-*.rtf	 diff=astextplain
-*.RTF	 diff=astextplain
+#binary
+*.dat binary
+*.bin binary
+*.png binary
+*.exe binary
+*.dll binary
+*.zip binary
+*.jar binary
+*.7z binary
+*.db binary
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ff007088..47becfaa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
-/bin
-/build
-/download
+#eclipse
+.project
+.classpath
+.metadata
+bin
+
+#idea
+*.iml
+.idea
+out
+
+#gradle
+build
+.gradle
+
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70198168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+// DONT TOUCH THE BUILDSCTPT[] BLOCK
+// its special, and it is only there to make forgegradle work correctly.
+
+buildscript {
+    repositories {
+        mavenCentral()
+        maven {
+            name = "forge"
+            url = "http://files.minecraftforge.net/maven"
+        }
+        maven {
+            name = "sonatype"
+            url = "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/"
+        }
+    }
+    dependencies {
+        classpath 'net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.1-SNAPSHOT'
+    }
+}
+
+apply plugin: 'forge' // adds the forge cuntionality
+apply plugin: 'maven' // for uploading to a mnven repo
+
+// grab buildNumber
+ext.buildnumber = 0 // this will be referenced as simply project.buildnumber from now on.
+
+if (System.env.hasProperty('buildnumber'))
+    project.buildnumber = System.getenv().BUILD_NUMBER
+else
+    logger.lifecycle "SETTING BUILDNUMBER TO 0"
+
+version = "5.0.0"
+group= "com.mod-buildcraft"
+archivesBaseName = "buildcraft" // the name that all artifacts will use as a base. artifacts names follow this pattern: [baseName]-[appendix]-[version]-[classifier].[extension]
+
+minecraft {
+    version = "1.7.2-10.12.0.1029" // McVersion-ForgeVersion     this variable is later changed to contain only the MC version, while the apiVersion variable is used for the forge version.  Yeah its stupid, and will be changed eentually.
+
+    assetDir = "run/assets" // the palce for FOrgegradle to download the assets. The assets that the launcher gets and stuff
+
+    // replacing stuff in the source
+    replace '@VERSION@', project.version
+    replace '@MC_VERSION@', version
+    replace '@BUILD_NUMBER@', project.buildnumber
+}
+
+// configure  the source folders
+sourceSets {
+    main {
+        java {
+            srcDir 'common/buildcraft'
+            // exclude 'some exclusion'
+            // include 'some inclusion'
+        }
+        resources {
+            srcDir 'buildcraft_resources'
+            // exclude 'some exclusion'
+            // include 'some inclusion'
+
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+processResources
+{
+    // replace stuff in mcmod.info, nothing else
+    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
+        include 'mcmod.info'
+                
+        // replace version and mcversion
+        // ${version}   and    ${mcversion}    are the exact strings bieng replaced
+        expand 'version':project.version, 'mcversion':project.minecraft.version, 'buildnumber':project.buildnumber
+    }
+        
+    // copy everything else, thats not the mcmod.info
+    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
+        exclude 'mcmod.info'
+    }
+
+    // the localization repo... this wont crash if the localization folder does not exist
+    from('../BuildCraft-Localization/lang/buildcraft') {
+        into 'build/resources/main/assets/buildcraft/lang'
+    }
+}
+
+// --------------------
+// extra jar section
+// -------------------
+
+// for the benfit of the jars, we will now now add the buildnumber to the jars
+project.version += '.' + project.buildnumber
+
+// add a source jar
+task sourceJar(type: Jar) {
+    from sourceSets.main.allSource
+    classifier = 'sources'
+}
+
+// add a javadoc jar
+task javadocJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: javadoc) {
+    classifier = 'javadoc'
+    from 'build/docs/javadoc'
+}
+
+// because the normal output has been made to be obfuscated
+task deobfJar(type: Jar) {
+    from sourceSets.main.output
+    classifier = 'dev'
+}
+
+// make sure all of these happen when we run build
+build.dependsOn sourceJar, javadocJar, deobfJar
+
+// --------------------
+// maven section
+// -------------------
+
+// create the deployerJars dependency configuration
+configurations {
+    deployerJars
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    // dependency in deployerJars, for maven deployment. see definition in mavenDeployer{} below
+    deployerJars "org.apache.maven.wagon:wagon-ssh:2.2"
+}
+
+// specify artifacts to be uploaded
+artifacts {
+    // the default jar is already here by defualt
+    archives sourceJar
+    archives javadocJar
+    archives deobfJar
+}
+
+uploadArchives {
+    // make sure this happens after reobfuscation
+    dependsOn 'reobf'
+
+    repositories {
+        if (project.hasProperty("filesmaven")) { // if this is the Forge server, and this stuff is defined...
+            logger.info('Publishing to files server')
+
+            mavenDeployer {
+                // specify the jars that maven needs to deploy here
+                configuration = configurations.deployerJars
+
+                // authentication, again, specially set in the forge server environment
+                repository(url: project.filesmaven.url) {
+                    authentication(userName: project.filesmaven.username, privateKey: project.filesmaven.key)
+                }
+
+                // here you specify all your metadata
+                // this is the definition of the maven pom.xml. This is simply a DSL to define the XML. Not actual fields or things to set.
+                pom {
+                    groupId = project.group
+                    version = project.version + '.' + project.buildnumber
+                    artifactId = project.archivesBaseName
+                    project {
+                        name project.archivesBaseName
+                        packaging 'jar'
+                        description 'A Minecraft mod adding all sourts of machinery'
+                        url 'http://www.mod-buildcraft.com/'
+
+                        scm {
+                            url 'https://github.com/BuildCraft/BuildCraft'
+                            connection 'scm:git:git://github.com/BuildCraft/BuildCraft.git'
+                            developerConnection 'scm:git:git@github.com:BuildCraft/BuildCraft.git'
+                        }
+
+                        issueManagement {
+                            system 'github'
+                            url 'https://github.com/BuildCraft/BuildCraft/issues'
+                        }
+
+                        licenses {
+                            license {
+                                name 'Minecraft Mod Public License'
+                                url 'http://www.mod-buildcraft.com/MMPL-1.0.txt'
+                                distribution 'repo'
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        developers {
+                            developer {
+                                id 'SpaceToad'
+                                name 'SpaceToad'
+                                roles { role 'developer' }
+                            }
+                            developer {
+                                id 'CovertJaguar'
+                                name 'CovertJaguar'
+                                roles { role 'developer' }
+                            }
+                            developer {
+                                id 'SirSngir'
+                                name 'SirSengir'
+                                roles { role 'developer' }
+                            }   
+                            developer {
+                                id 'Krapht'
+                                name 'Krapht'
+                                roles { role 'developer' }
+                            }   
+
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // otherwise publishing to the local repo in ~/.m2 is fine...
+            add project.repositories.mavenLocal()
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/buildcraft_resources/mcmod.info b/buildcraft_resources/mcmod.info
index 2ded18c1..049c51ff 100644
--- a/buildcraft_resources/mcmod.info
+++ b/buildcraft_resources/mcmod.info
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 {
   "modid": "BuildCraft|Core",
   "name": "BuildCraft",
-  "version": "@VERSION@",
-  "mcversion": "@MC_VERSION@",
+  "version": "$version",
+  "mcversion": "$mcversion",
   "description": "Extending Minecraft with pipes, auto-crafting, quarries, engines and much more!",
   "credits": "Created by SpaceToad",
   "logoFile": "assets/buildcraft/logo.png",
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 {
   "modid": "BuildCraft|Builders",
   "name": "BC Builders",
-  "version": "@VERSION@",
-  "mcversion": "@MC_VERSION@",
+  "version": "$version",
+  "mcversion": "$mcversion",
   "description": "Extending Minecraft with pipes, auto-crafting, quarries, engines and much more! (Builders Component)",
   "credits": "Created by SpaceToad",
   "logoFile": "assets/buildcraft/logo.png",
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 {
   "modid": "BuildCraft|Energy",
   "name": "BC Energy",
-  "version": "@VERSION@",
-  "mcversion": "@MC_VERSION@",
+  "version": "$version",
+  "mcversion": "$mcversion",
   "description": "Extending Minecraft with pipes, auto-crafting, quarries, engines and much more! (Energy Component)",
   "credits": "Created by SpaceToad",
   "logoFile": "assets/buildcraft/logo.png",
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
 {
   "modid": "BuildCraft|Factory",
   "name": "BC Factory",
-  "version": "@VERSION@",
-  "mcversion": "@MC_VERSION@",
+  "version": "$version",
+  "mcversion": "$mcversion",
   "description": "Extending Minecraft with pipes, auto-crafting, quarries, engines and much more! (Factory Component)",
   "credits": "Created by SpaceToad",
   "logoFile": "assets/buildcraft/logo.png",
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
 {
   "modid": "BuildCraft|Silicon",
   "name": "BC Silicon",
-  "version": "@VERSION@",
-  "mcversion": "@MC_VERSION@",
+  "version": "$version",
+  "mcversion": "$mcversion",
   "description": "Extending Minecraft with pipes, auto-crafting, quarries, engines and much more! (Silicon Component)",
   "credits": "Created by SpaceToad",
   "logoFile": "assets/buildcraft/logo.png",
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@
 {
   "modid": "BuildCraft|Transport",
   "name": "BC Transport",
-  "version": "@VERSION@",
-  "mcversion": "@MC_VERSION@",
+  "version": "$version",
+  "mcversion": "$mcversion",
   "description": "Extending Minecraft with pipes, auto-crafting, quarries, engines and much more! (Transport Component)",
   "credits": "Created by SpaceToad",
   "logoFile": "assets/buildcraft/logo.png",
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c7abdf1
Binary files /dev/null and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99044556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#Sun Feb 16 13:39:47 CST 2014
+distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+distributionPath=wrapper/dists
+zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
+distributionUrl=http\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-1.11-bin.zip
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91a7e269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+##############################################################################
+##
+##  Gradle start up script for UN*X
+##
+##############################################################################
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=""
+
+APP_NAME="Gradle"
+APP_BASE_NAME=`basename "$0"`
+
+# Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
+MAX_FD="maximum"
+
+warn ( ) {
+    echo "$*"
+}
+
+die ( ) {
+    echo
+    echo "$*"
+    echo
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# OS specific support (must be 'true' or 'false').
+cygwin=false
+msys=false
+darwin=false
+case "`uname`" in
+  CYGWIN* )
+    cygwin=true
+    ;;
+  Darwin* )
+    darwin=true
+    ;;
+  MINGW* )
+    msys=true
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# For Cygwin, ensure paths are in UNIX format before anything is touched.
+if $cygwin ; then
+    [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] && JAVA_HOME=`cygpath --unix "$JAVA_HOME"`
+fi
+
+# Attempt to set APP_HOME
+# Resolve links: $0 may be a link
+PRG="$0"
+# Need this for relative symlinks.
+while [ -h "$PRG" ] ; do
+    ls=`ls -ld "$PRG"`
+    link=`expr "$ls" : '.*-> \(.*\)$'`
+    if expr "$link" : '/.*' > /dev/null; then
+        PRG="$link"
+    else
+        PRG=`dirname "$PRG"`"/$link"
+    fi
+done
+SAVED="`pwd`"
+cd "`dirname \"$PRG\"`/" >&-
+APP_HOME="`pwd -P`"
+cd "$SAVED" >&-
+
+CLASSPATH=$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+# Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
+if [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] ; then
+    if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java" ] ; then
+        # IBM's JDK on AIX uses strange locations for the executables
+        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java"
+    else
+        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
+    fi
+    if [ ! -x "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
+        die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: $JAVA_HOME
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+    fi
+else
+    JAVACMD="java"
+    which java >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+fi
+
+# Increase the maximum file descriptors if we can.
+if [ "$cygwin" = "false" -a "$darwin" = "false" ] ; then
+    MAX_FD_LIMIT=`ulimit -H -n`
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
+        if [ "$MAX_FD" = "maximum" -o "$MAX_FD" = "max" ] ; then
+            MAX_FD="$MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+        fi
+        ulimit -n $MAX_FD
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+            warn "Could not set maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD"
+        fi
+    else
+        warn "Could not query maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# For Darwin, add options to specify how the application appears in the dock
+if $darwin; then
+    GRADLE_OPTS="$GRADLE_OPTS \"-Xdock:name=$APP_NAME\" \"-Xdock:icon=$APP_HOME/media/gradle.icns\""
+fi
+
+# For Cygwin, switch paths to Windows format before running java
+if $cygwin ; then
+    APP_HOME=`cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME"`
+    CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH"`
+
+    # We build the pattern for arguments to be converted via cygpath
+    ROOTDIRSRAW=`find -L / -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d 2>/dev/null`
+    SEP=""
+    for dir in $ROOTDIRSRAW ; do
+        ROOTDIRS="$ROOTDIRS$SEP$dir"
+        SEP="|"
+    done
+    OURCYGPATTERN="(^($ROOTDIRS))"
+    # Add a user-defined pattern to the cygpath arguments
+    if [ "$GRADLE_CYGPATTERN" != "" ] ; then
+        OURCYGPATTERN="$OURCYGPATTERN|($GRADLE_CYGPATTERN)"
+    fi
+    # Now convert the arguments - kludge to limit ourselves to /bin/sh
+    i=0
+    for arg in "$@" ; do
+        CHECK=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "$OURCYGPATTERN" -`
+        CHECK2=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "^-"`                                 ### Determine if an option
+
+        if [ $CHECK -ne 0 ] && [ $CHECK2 -eq 0 ] ; then                    ### Added a condition
+            eval `echo args$i`=`cygpath --path --ignore --mixed "$arg"`
+        else
+            eval `echo args$i`="\"$arg\""
+        fi
+        i=$((i+1))
+    done
+    case $i in
+        (0) set -- ;;
+        (1) set -- "$args0" ;;
+        (2) set -- "$args0" "$args1" ;;
+        (3) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" ;;
+        (4) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" ;;
+        (5) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" ;;
+        (6) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" ;;
+        (7) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" ;;
+        (8) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" ;;
+        (9) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" "$args8" ;;
+    esac
+fi
+
+# Split up the JVM_OPTS And GRADLE_OPTS values into an array, following the shell quoting and substitution rules
+function splitJvmOpts() {
+    JVM_OPTS=("$@")
+}
+eval splitJvmOpts $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS $JAVA_OPTS $GRADLE_OPTS
+JVM_OPTS[${#JVM_OPTS[*]}]="-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME"
+
+exec "$JAVACMD" "${JVM_OPTS[@]}" -classpath "$CLASSPATH" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain "$@"
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aec99730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+@if "%DEBUG%" == "" @echo off
+@rem ##########################################################################
+@rem
+@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
+@rem
+@rem ##########################################################################
+
+@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
+
+@rem Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=
+
+set DIRNAME=%~dp0
+if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.
+set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
+set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
+
+@rem Find java.exe
+if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
+
+set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
+%JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:findJavaFromJavaHome
+set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
+set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
+
+if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME%
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:init
+@rem Get command-line arguments, handling Windowz variants
+
+if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto win9xME_args
+if "%@eval[2+2]" == "4" goto 4NT_args
+
+:win9xME_args
+@rem Slurp the command line arguments.
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=
+set _SKIP=2
+
+:win9xME_args_slurp
+if "x%~1" == "x" goto execute
+
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%*
+goto execute
+
+:4NT_args
+@rem Get arguments from the 4NT Shell from JP Software
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%$
+
+:execute
+@rem Setup the command line
+
+set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+@rem Execute Gradle
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %CMD_LINE_ARGS%
+
+:end
+@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" goto mainEnd
+
+:fail
+rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
+rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
+if  not "" == "%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit 1
+exit /b 1
+
+:mainEnd
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
+
+:omega