Custom Recipes

Introduction

This file is the README of Applied Energistics 2 for Custom Recipes. Applied Energistics 2 is extremely configurable and supports 100% customize-able recipes if desired. This page will direct you on how to get started. The entry file for the recipe system is index.recipe.

Auto-Generation

AE2 will generate 2 folders in your AE2 configuration folder config/AppliedEneristics2/. One is generated-recipes/ and the other is user-recipes/. Recipes will be automatically exported from AE2 into generated-recipes/ on every start-up containing always the latest valid recipes.

You require file system permissions to generate the folders. Recipes will be loaded directly from AE2 if user has no permissions.

Recipe Modification

You can modify the recipes by copying over the recipes from generated-recipes/ into user-recipes/. You do not need to copy over all files, but the ones you will be changing. AE2 will prefer loading a user recipe if one would replace a generated recipe.

That way changed recipes by us are not overwriting your modified files.

Item References

In Minecraft each item is referenced by a namespace and a name, for example all of minecrafts items use the namespace minecraft. A glass block would be minecraft:glass.

The recipe system also exposes access to the oredictionary via a namespace, so you can use oredictionary:glass to use any type of glass.

Recipe Types

Different recipe types are there to interface with specific machines or mods. Use a , to add a new row to the recipe.

Shapeless

• crafted in a minecraft crafting table
• can take any shape as long as the inputs are correct
• takes up to 9 items as input
• outputs a single item as output, optionally with quantity
• Example: Log -> Planks recipe
• AE2:
  shapeless = minecraft:log -> 4 minecraft:planks

Shaped

• crafted in a minecraft crafting table
• requires the specific shape
• takes up to 9 items as input
• outputs a single item as output, optionally with quantity
• Example: 8 Cobblestone -> Furnace recipe
• AE2:

  shaped =
      minecraft:cobblestone minecraft:cobblestone minecraft:cobblestone,
      minecraft:cobblestone _                     minecraft:cobblestone,
      minecraft:cobblestone minecraft:cobblestone minecraft:cobblestone
      -> minecraft:furnace

Smelt

• items to be burned in furnaces
• takes 1 item as input
• takes 1 item as output, optionally with quantity
• Example: Log -> Charcoal recipe
• AE2:
  smelt = minecraft:log -> minecraft:coal:1

Grind

• items to be grinded in the grindstone
• takes 1 item as input
• takes 1 item as output, optionally with quantity
• Example: Gravel -> Flint recipe
• AE2:
  grind = minecraft:gravel -> minecraft:flint

Grindfz

Same as grind for Factorization Grinder

Mekcrusher

Same as grind for Mekanism Crusher

Mekechamber

Same as grind for Mekanism Enrichment Chamber

Hccrusher

Same as grind for HydrauliCraft Crusher

Crusher

Same as grind for RailCraft Crusher

Macerator

Same as grind for IndustrialCraft Macerator

Pulverizer

Same as grind for Thermal Expansion Pulverizer

Inscribe

• used in the AE2 Inscriber
• takes 2 or 3 items as input, first item is the center item
• takes 1 item as output, optionally with quantity
• center item is consumed
• Example: duplicate logic processor plate
  Iron Block + Logic Processor Plate -> Logic Processor Plate
• AE2:

  inscribe =
      minecraft:iron_block
      appliedenergistics2:ItemMaterial.LogicProcessorPress
      -> appliedenergistics2:ItemMaterial.LogicProcessorPress

Press

• used in the AE2 Inscriber
• takes 2 or 3 items as input, first item is the center item
• takes 1 item as output, optionally with quantity
• all items are consumed
• Example: create logic processor
  Redstone + logic processor print + silicon print -> logic processor
• AE2:

  press =
      minecraft:redstone
      appliedenergistics2:ItemMaterial.LogicProcessorPrint
      appliedenergistics2:ItemMaterial.SiliconPrint
      -> appliedenergistics2:ItemMaterial.LogicProcessor

Recipe Function

Adds convenience for easier recipe management.

Alias

• creates a shorthand for a longer value
• AE2: alias appliedenergistics2 to ae2
alias = ae2 -> appliedenergistics2
• appliedenergistics2:ItemMaterial.LogicProcessorPrint could be aliased to ae2:ItemMaterial.LogicProcessorPrint

Ore

• lets you add items into an ore dictionary value.
• AE2: add minecraft wool to OreDictionary as blockWool
ore = minecraft:wool:* -> blockWool
• oredictioned items can be accessed as oredictionary:blockWool for example

Group

• lets you create a item group for 1 or more inputs
• Example: define a common group for both different AE2 interfaces
  Block Interface + Part Interface = Interface
• AE2:
  group = ae2:BlockInterface ae2:ItemPart.Interface -> interface
• This also enables shortening annoying names for example
  group = ae2:ToolNetherQuartzWrench -> wrench

Import

• lets you load an additional recipe file
• this works with subdirectories, but the path needs to be always a relative path to the root recipe directory
• AE2: import all recipes for stairs
  import = stairs.recipe
• Any knowledge through alias, ore, group are carried over to the imported file