Technic

A mod for minetest

Overview

The technic modpack extends the Minetest game with many new elements, mainly constructable machines and tools. It is a large modpack, and tends to dominate gameplay when it is used. This manual describes how to use the technic modpack, mainly from a player's perspective.

The technic modpack depends on some other modpacks:

• the basic Minetest game
• mesecons, which supports the construction of logic systems based on signaling elements
• pipeworks, which supports the automation of item transport
• moreores, which provides some additional ore types
• basic_materials, which provides some basic craft items

This manual doesn't explain how to use these other modpacks, which have their own manuals:

• Minetest Game Documentation
• Mesecons Documentation
• Pipeworks Documentation
• Moreores Forum Post
• Basic materials Repository
• mtinfo generated documentation

Recipes for constructable items in technic are generally not guessable, and are also not specifically documented here. You should use a craft guide mod to look up the recipes in-game. For the best possible guidance, use the unified_inventory mod, with which technic registers its specialised recipe types.

Documentation

In-game:

• Resources
• Substances
• Processes
• Chests
• Radioactivity
• Electrical power
• Powered machines
• Generators
• Forceload anchor
• Digilines
• Mesecons
• Tools

Mod development:

• Api

subjects missing from this manual:

• frames
• templates

FAQ

1. My technic circuit doesn't work. No power is distributed.
   • A: Make sure you have a switching station connected.

Notes

This is a maintained fork of https://github.com/minetest-mods/technic with various enhancements. Suitable for multiplayer environments.

• Chainsaw and HV Quarry re-implementation (@OgelGames)
• Switching station lag/polyfuse and globalstep execution (@BuckarooBanzay)
• No forceload hacks
• Additional HV machines (@h-v-smacker)
• LV, MV, and HV digiline cables (@S-S-X and @SwissalpS)
• Chests with digilines and more complete user interface
• Most of network code rewritten
• Many bugs that allowed cheating fixed
• CNC machine with pipeworks, upgrades and digiline support
• Better performance
• various others...

Compatibility

This mod is meant as a drop-in replacement for the upstream technic mod. It also provides some additional machines and items, notably:

• HV Grinder, Furnace, and Compressor
• LV Lamp
• LV, MV, and HV Digiline cables

Recommended mods

Dependencies:

• https://github.com/minetest-mods/mesecons
• https://github.com/minetest-mods/moreores
• https://github.com/mt-mods/pipeworks
• https://github.com/mt-mods/basic_materials

Recommended optional Dependencies:

• https://github.com/minetest-mods/digilines

Recommended mods that build on the technic mod:

• https://github.com/mt-mods/jumpdrive
• https://github.com/OgelGames/powerbanks

Settings (worldpath/technic.conf)

Configuration key	Description
enable_mining_drill
enable_mining_laser
enable_flashlight
enable_wrench_crafting	enable recipe for wrench
enable_wind_mill
enable_frames
enable_corium_griefing
enable_radiation_protection
enable_radiation_throttling	enable lag- and per-second-throttling of radiation damage
enable_entity_radiation_damage
enable_longterm_radiation_damage
enable_nuclear_reactor_digiline_selfdestruct
admin_priv	Privileges required to use administrative chat commands like cache flushing and enabling/disabling machines globally.
quarry_max_depth	max depth of the quarry.
quarry_time_limit	max cpu time in μs allowed per quarry step.
quarry_dig_above_nodes	begin digging this many nodes above quarry node.
quarry_dig_particles	Enables particle effect with the quarry digs a node.
network_overload_reset_time	After network conflict wait this many seconds before attempting to activate conflicting networks again.
switch_off_delay_seconds	switching station off delay.

See defaults for settings here: technic/config.lua

See configuration for CNC machines here: technic_cnc/README.md

Chat commands

• /technic_flush_switch_cache clears the switching station cache (stops all unloaded switches)
• /powerctrl [on|off] enable/disable technic power distribution globally
• /technic_get_active_networks [minlag] list all active networks with additional network data
• /technic_clear_network_data removes all networks and network nodes from the cache

Contributors

• kpoppel
• Nekogloop
• Nore/Ekdohibs
• ShadowNinja
• VanessaE
• BuckarooBanzay
• OgelGames
• int-ua
• S-S-X
• H-V-Smacker
• groxxda
• SwissalpS
• And many others...

License

Unless otherwise stated, all components of this modpack are licensed under the LGPL, V2 or later. See also the individual mod folders for their secondary/alternate licenses, if any.