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===== Getting Started ===== | ===== Getting Started ===== | ||
**Find a Meteorite** | **Find a Meteorite** | ||
- | * Craft a **Meteorite Compass** to locate a **Mysterious Cube**. Mine the meteorite core for **inscriber presses**, **certus quartz clusters**, **buds**, and **budding certus**. Do **not** break flawless budding certus. | + | |
+ | Craft a **Meteorite Compass** to locate a **Mysterious Cube**. Mine the meteorite core for **inscriber presses**, **certus quartz clusters**, **buds**, and **budding certus**. Do not break flawless budding certus. | ||
**Grow Certus Quartz** | **Grow Certus Quartz** | ||
- | * Buds on **budding certus** mature into clusters. Early breaks drop dust, full clusters drop crystals. Budding blocks can degrade as buds grow. Repair or create budding blocks by tossing a certus block or degraded bud into water with **Charged Certus Quartz**. **Growth Accelerators** speed it up. | + | |
+ | Buds on **budding certus** mature into clusters. Early breaks drop dust, full clusters drop crystals. Budding blocks can degrade as buds grow. Repair or create budding blocks by tossing a certus block or degraded bud into water with **Charged Certus Quartz**. **Growth Accelerators** speed it up. | ||
**Make Fluix** | **Make Fluix** | ||
- | * Throw **Charged Certus**, **Redstone**, | + | |
+ | Throw **Charged Certus**, **Redstone**, | ||
**Inscribers and Processors** | **Inscribers and Processors** | ||
- | * Use the four presses from the Mysterious Cube in an **Inscriber** to make AE2 processors. The machine is sided for simple hopper automation. Rotate with a **Certus Quartz Wrench**. | + | |
+ | Use the four presses from the Mysterious Cube in an **Inscriber** to make AE2 processors. The machine is sided for simple hopper automation. Rotate with a **Certus Quartz Wrench**. | ||
**First ME System** | **First ME System** | ||
- | * Recommended starter kit: | + | |
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+ | Place drive, power it via Energy Acceptor, attach terminal, insert cells, and you have searchable storage. | ||
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===== Core Concepts ===== | ===== Core Concepts ===== | ||
**ME Storage** | **ME Storage** | ||
- | * Items live inside **Storage Cells** which sit in an **ME Drive** or **ME Chest**. The chest lets you access a single cell. The drive scales out. | + | |
+ | Items live inside **Storage Cells** which sit in an **ME Drive** or **ME Chest**. The chest lets you access a single cell. The drive scales out. | ||
**Devices and Channels** | **Devices and Channels** | ||
- | * Many devices require a **channel**. A small network supports up to **8** channels. Add an **ME Controller** to expand beyond that. Use **Smart Cables** to see live channel usage and routing. Channels consume tiny power per node they travel. Keep networks treelike and avoid loops. | + | |
+ | Many devices require a **channel**. A small network supports up to **8 channels**. Add an **ME Controller** to expand beyond that. Use **Smart Cables** to see live channel usage and routing. Channels consume tiny power per node they travel. Keep networks treelike and avoid loops. | ||
**Import/ | **Import/ | ||
- | * **ME Export Bus** pushes items from the network into machines. **ME Import Bus** pulls results back in. | + | |
+ | **ME Export Bus** pushes items from the network into machines. **ME Import Bus** pulls results back in. | ||
**Autocrafting** | **Autocrafting** | ||
- | * Use **patterns** with **ME Pattern Provider** and **ME Interface** to automate recipes, batch to machines, and keep items in stock. Works with items and fluids, and can integrate with other mod materials. Arrange patterns to increase parallelism. | + | |
+ | Use **patterns** with **ME Pattern Provider** and **ME Interface** to automate recipes, batch to machines, and keep items in stock. Works with items and fluids, and can integrate with other mod materials. Arrange patterns to increase parallelism. | ||
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* **Inscriber**, | * **Inscriber**, | ||
* **Meteorite Compass** | * **Meteorite Compass** | ||
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+ | ===== Mechanics ===== | ||
+ | Applied Energistics 2 comes with a number of deeper systems and mechanics. These have their own dedicated pages: | ||
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+ | **Overview** | ||
+ | * [[ae2_mechanics|AE2 Mechanics Overview]] | ||
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+ | **Detailed Guides** | ||
+ | * [[ae2_mechanics_autocrafting|Autocrafting]] | ||
+ | * [[ae2_mechanics_bytes_types|Bytes and Types]] | ||
+ | * [[ae2_mechanics_cable_subparts|Cable Subparts]] | ||
+ | * [[ae2_mechanics_certus_growth|Certus Growth]] | ||
+ | * [[ae2_mechanics_channel|Channels]] | ||
+ | * [[ae2_mechanics_energy|Energy]] | ||
+ | * [[ae2_mechanics_import_export_storage|Import, | ||
+ | * [[ae2_mechanics_meteorites|Meteorites]] | ||
+ | * [[me_network_connections|ME Network Connections]] | ||
+ | * [[ae2_mechanics_p2p_tunnels|P2P Tunnels]] | ||
+ | * [[ae2_mechanics_quantum_bridge|Quantum Bridge]] | ||
+ | * [[ae2_mechanics_spatial_io|Spatial IO]] | ||
+ | * [[ae2_mechanics_subnetworks|Subnetworks]] | ||
+ | * [[ae2_mechanics_devices|Devices]] | ||