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AE2 Mechanics: Terminals
| Author | Applied Energistics Team |
|---|---|
| Category | Storage & Automation |
While ME Pattern Providers, ME Import Busses, ME Storage Busses, and other devices are how a ME Network interacts with the world, Terminals are how the network interacts with you.
There are several variants, each with unique functions. Terminals inherit the color of the cable they are mounted on. They are cable subparts.
Terminal Placement
As terminals are often the first subpart someone places, it is common to accidentally place them backwards.
A correctly placed terminal will connect directly into the network, often alongside an energy acceptor, and fit neatly into a smaller space.
Terminal
The basic terminal allows you to view and access network storage contents, as well as request items from your autocrafting setup.
The UI
| Section | Functions |
|---|---|
| Center | Access stored items and fluids. Insert and extract freely. |
| Left-click → grabs a full stack | |
| Right-click → grabs half a stack | |
| Pick block key (usually middle-click) → opens the autocrafting UI if the item can be crafted; accepts formulas like `3*64/2` or `=32` | |
| Shift → freezes the display, preventing reorganization when counts change | |
| Right-click with a fluid container → deposits the fluid | |
| Left-click a fluid with an empty container → withdraws the fluid | |
| Left | Settings: Sorting (name, mod, quantity), Display (stored / craftable / both), Display (items / fluids / both), Sort order, Terminal settings, UI height |
| Right | Slots for View Cells |
| Top-right (hammer) | Opens the autocrafting status UI showing crafting CPU activity and progress |
Recipe
Crafting Terminal
The Crafting Terminal has all the features of a regular terminal, plus a crafting grid that auto-refills ingredients from network storage.
Be cautious when shift-clicking outputs, as large amounts may move unexpectedly.
Upgrade to a crafting terminal early.
The UI
| Section | Extra Features |
|---|---|
| Crafting Grid | Central 3×3 crafting grid with auto-refill from network |
| Buttons | Empty grid into network storage / Empty grid into your inventory |
Recipe
Pattern Encoding Terminal
The Pattern Encoding Terminal resembles a crafting terminal, but its grid is for pattern creation, not crafting. This is essential for setting up autocrafting patterns.
The UI
| Element | Function |
|---|---|
| Blank Pattern slot | Insert blank patterns to encode |
| Encode arrow | Finalizes a pattern |
| Encoded Pattern slot | Insert an existing pattern to edit, then re-encode |
| Tabs (4) | Select mode: Crafting / Processing / Smithing / Stonecutting |
Crafting Mode
- Place ingredients via JEI/REI
- Right-click to remove
- Enable substitutions (e.g. any plank → stick)
- Fluid substitutions allow stored fluids instead of buckets
- Encode directly from JEI/REI recipes
Processing Mode
- Define inputs/outputs with items or fluids
- Left/right click or pick block key to set stack sizes
- Outputs allow a primary and optional secondary results
- Input (81 max) and output (26 max) slots scroll
- Encode directly from JEI/REI recipes
Smithing / Stonecutting Modes
- Match their vanilla UIs
Recipe
Pattern Access Terminal
The Pattern Access Terminal solves the problem of hard-to-reach Pattern Providers in dense Molecular Assembler towers. It gives network-wide access to all pattern providers without walking to them.
The UI
| Feature | Function |
|---|---|
| Adjustable Height | Change terminal display height |
| Provider Options | Choose which pattern providers to display |
| Sorting | Rows sorted by block type or custom name (via anvil or Inscriber Name Press) |
Recipe
