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The question is simple. In Feed the Beast, the Direwolf20 pack has had an update. It now has the Applied Energetics mod. I have heard a lot about it, and it seems pretty hard. What is it, though, and what can I do with it?

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Applied Energistics is a very complex mod. To put it into perspective, Direwolf20's mod spotlight on it totals one hour.

The concept of Applied Energistics is all about storing items as data on a disk. This allows one to create very compact storage rooms, that often resemble a server room (since, at the core, an Applied Energistics storage room is a server room).

AE storage is most commonly accessed from an Access Terminal, which will display all of the items in the system on a single, searchable page. In other words, it will sort everything on its own, appear in one location, and display an absolute count of items.

Items are stored on ME storage disks, which can be accessed from a ME Chest or a ME Drive, in conjunction with a ME Controller and a ME Access Terminal.

But wait, there's more: AE also adds a multiblock auto-crafting system, which you can add to your storage system. This will allow you to request that the system craft a piston for you, for example. It's also Ore Dictionary aware, so even if you don't have the correct wood planks, it will still craft.

The downside is that an AE storage system requires power (which makes sense; you can't access a server if the power's out). It will take either Buildcraft MJ or Industrialcraft EU, which is connected directly to your ME Chests or to a ME Controller, if you have a connected system. The power requirement depends on how many components are connected, and will be subject to rebalancing.

AE also adds its own quartz, which will only spawn in new chunks. This quartz is the fundamental material used in the mod.

Again, the details of this mod are extremely complex. But it's a very powerful mod, and there are many more possibilities than just "storage and crafting".

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  • Seems like I should start making a server room then! All the more reason to make a bigger base.
    – user28379
    Commented Apr 4, 2013 at 1:02
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    An AE system can be made to be extremely compact; you can store millions of items in a single block. Given enough quartz and, if I'm not mistaken, diamonds. The only parts that could be space consuming would be an ore processing unit and the crafting multiblock. Basic storage can be accomplished in 3 blocks.
    – Unionhawk ♦
    Commented Apr 4, 2013 at 1:25

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