StevesCarts2 guide for All the Mods 10: To the Sky 1.9 to 2.0.5

StevesCarts2 is part of the pack's mod list. This pack ships version 1.2.18, built for NeoForge on Minecraft 1.21.^[1]

Unverified The sources I have don't describe what StevesCarts2 adds, who it suits, or where it fits in the pack's progression. There is also no confirmed information on quests or an ATM Star path for this mod, so I'm not guessing. Check the mod in-game and treat anything beyond its presence and version as unconfirmed for now.

Steve's Carts 2 is built around modular carts, and in this pack everything starts at one block: the Cart Assembler. Here is the order I'd tackle things in, with the exact in-pack recipes so you don't have to guess.^[2][3]

Start with the Cart Assembler

Make this first. The pack changed its recipe from the mod's, so use the one below. It also takes a Component Simple Pcb, which is why you'll keep seeing that item in this mod.^[2]

Cart AssemblerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	Stone	any iron ingot
Stone	any iron ingot	Stone
Component Simple Pcb	Stone	Component Simple Pcb

Recipe id: stevescarts:block/cart_assembler

This recipe is changed by the pack.

Then the Advanced PCB

Next, craft the Component Advanced Pcb. The pack changed this recipe too, and it is built from a Simple PCB. You need it for the Module Toggler and for the Component Blank Upgrade.^[2]

Component Advanced PcbChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any redstone dust	any iron ingot	any redstone dust
Component Simple Pcb	any iron ingot	Component Simple Pcb
any redstone dust	any iron ingot	any redstone dust

Recipe id: stevescarts:component/component_advanced_pcb

This recipe is changed by the pack.

Track pieces

Once you can assemble carts, you'll want some track control. The Junction Rail has a pack-changed recipe, and the Advanced Detector Rail uses the mod's own recipe.^[2]

Junction RailChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any redstone dust	Empty slot
any redstone dust	Rail	any redstone dust
Empty slot	any redstone dust	Empty slot

Recipe id: stevescarts:block/junction_rail

This recipe is changed by the pack.

Advanced Detector RailMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	Stone Pressure Plate	any iron ingot
any iron ingot	any redstone dust	any iron ingot
any iron ingot	Stone Pressure Plate	any iron ingot

Recipe id: stevescarts:blockadvdetector

This one is the mod's own recipe.

Automation blocks

When you're ready to automate, look at the Module Toggler and the External Distributor, which both have pack-changed recipes. The Cargo Manager uses the mod's own recipe, and the Liquid Manager is changed by the pack.^[2]

Module TogglerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Orange Dye	any gold ingot	Blue Dye
any stone crafting material	any iron ingot	any stone crafting material
any redstone dust	Component Advanced Pcb	any redstone dust

Recipe id: stevescarts:block/module_toggler

This recipe is changed by the pack.

External DistributorChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone crafting material	Component Simple Pcb	any stone crafting material
Component Simple Pcb	any redstone dust	Component Simple Pcb
any stone crafting material	Component Simple Pcb	any stone crafting material

Recipe id: stevescarts:block/external_distributor

This recipe is changed by the pack.

Cargo ManagerMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Component Large Iron Pane	Component Huge Iron Pane	Component Large Iron Pane
Component Huge Iron Pane	Component Large Dynamic Pane	Component Huge Iron Pane
Component Large Iron Pane	Component Huge Iron Pane	Component Large Iron Pane

Recipe id: stevescarts:block/cargo_manager

This one is the mod's own recipe.

Liquid ManagerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Module Advanced Sctank	any iron ingot	Module Advanced Sctank
any iron ingot	Empty slot	any iron ingot
Module Advanced Sctank	any iron ingot	Module Advanced Sctank

Recipe id: stevescarts:block/liquid_manager

This recipe is changed by the pack.

Good to know

Same as in the All the Mons 1.3.0 guide

StevesCarts2 is built around modular carts. You put a cart together in the Cart Assembler, and a set of rules decides which modules fit on which hull. This section draws on the mod's own tooltip and error text plus the recipe dump for this pack.^[4][5]

The Cart Assembler

The assembler builds carts from modules, and its tooltips show that assembly takes time. They list a module assembling time, a cart assembling time and a module disassembling time. This pack changed the assembler's crafting recipe, so don't rely on the mod's default.^[4][5]

Cart AssemblerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	Stone	any iron ingot
Stone	any iron ingot	Stone
Component Simple Pcb	Stone	Component Simple Pcb

Recipe id: stevescarts:block/cart_assembler

This recipe is changed by the pack.

The tooltips describe these assembler effects:^[4]

• Assembling efficiency, which is shown as a percentage.^[4]
• Redstone-controlled assembling.^[4]
• An input chest with a set number of slots.^[4]
• Deployment of finished carts.^[4]
• Disassembling and modifying carts, plus a transposer effect that can pick up carts for modifying.^[4]
• Blueprint carts.^[4]
• A bridge that connects the assembler with a Manager.^[4]
• Power from several sources: standard combustion fuel, a generator that produces a number of units per minute, a solar effect that only works while in the sun, and a thermal effect that powers the assembler with lava from an internal tank.^[4]

The tooltips describe each of these as an effect. They don't say which item gives which effect, so check each tooltip in-game.^[4]

Hull and module rules

Each hull limits what you can fit, and the mod has error messages for the rules you can break. These are the limits and errors it reports:^[4]

• Capacity: if the cost of your modules is greater than the capacity of the hull, you get an error. Hulls show a modular capacity value.^[4]
• Complexity: a hull has a module complexity cap, and a module that is too complex for it is rejected.^[4]
• Engines and addons: a hull shows a maximum engine count and a maximum addon count.^[4]
• Duplicates: some modules can be added more than once and others can't. The tooltip says "Duplicates are allowed" when they can.^[4]
• Parents: some modules require another module to work, and the message names the missing one.^[4]
• Conflicts: some modules won't work together, and tooltips list what a module conflicts with.^[4]
• Sides: a module can occupy sides of the cart, and two modules that want the same side will clash. Some modules occupy no sides at all.^[4]

Some modules also report their own status. The Information Provider addon, for example, shows coordinates and tells you whether a tool is being repaired or isn't damaged.^[4]

Managers, distributor and rails

The mod has several logistics blocks: the Cargo Manager, the Liquid Manager, the External Distributor and the Module Toggler. It also has rails: the Junction Rail and the Advanced Detector Rail. The sources here don't explain how any of these behave, so I'm only covering their crafting. The pack changed the External Distributor, Liquid Manager, Module Toggler and Junction Rail recipes. The Cargo Manager and Advanced Detector Rail keep the mod's own recipes.^[5]

Cargo ManagerMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Component Large Iron Pane	Component Huge Iron Pane	Component Large Iron Pane
Component Huge Iron Pane	Component Large Dynamic Pane	Component Huge Iron Pane
Component Large Iron Pane	Component Huge Iron Pane	Component Large Iron Pane

Recipe id: stevescarts:block/cargo_manager

Liquid ManagerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Module Advanced Sctank	any iron ingot	Module Advanced Sctank
any iron ingot	Empty slot	any iron ingot
Module Advanced Sctank	any iron ingot	Module Advanced Sctank

Recipe id: stevescarts:block/liquid_manager

This recipe is changed by the pack.

External DistributorChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone crafting material	Component Simple Pcb	any stone crafting material
Component Simple Pcb	any redstone dust	Component Simple Pcb
any stone crafting material	Component Simple Pcb	any stone crafting material

Recipe id: stevescarts:block/external_distributor

This recipe is changed by the pack.

Module TogglerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Orange Dye	any gold ingot	Blue Dye
any stone crafting material	any iron ingot	any stone crafting material
any redstone dust	Component Advanced Pcb	any redstone dust

Recipe id: stevescarts:block/module_toggler

This recipe is changed by the pack.

Junction RailChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any redstone dust	Empty slot
any redstone dust	Rail	any redstone dust
Empty slot	any redstone dust	Empty slot

Recipe id: stevescarts:block/junction_rail

This recipe is changed by the pack.

Advanced Detector RailMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	Stone Pressure Plate	any iron ingot
any iron ingot	any redstone dust	any iron ingot
any iron ingot	Stone Pressure Plate	any iron ingot

Recipe id: stevescarts:blockadvdetector

Unverified The sources here show no quests that involve StevesCarts2 in this pack, and no in-jar guidebook for it. So this section follows the in-pack recipes instead of a quest path.

Stage 1: the Cart Assembler

Everything starts at the Cart Assembler. The pack changed its recipe, so don't rely on old tutorials or the mod's default. Use this one.^[2]

Cart AssemblerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	Stone	any iron ingot
Stone	any iron ingot	Stone
Component Simple Pcb	Stone	Component Simple Pcb

Recipe id: stevescarts:block/cart_assembler

This recipe is changed by the pack.

Stage 2: circuit boards and basic parts

A lot of the recipes in the pack build on circuit boards, and the Cart Assembler itself needs a Component Simple Pcb. The Simple PCB has two pack-changed recipe variants, and the Component Advanced Pcb is pack-changed too.^[2]

Component Simple PcbChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any redstone dust	any iron ingot
any redstone dust	any gold ingot	any redstone dust
any iron ingot	any redstone dust	any iron ingot

Recipe id: stevescarts:component/component_simple_pcb_1

One of the two pack-changed Simple PCB recipes.

Component Advanced PcbChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any redstone dust	any iron ingot	any redstone dust
Component Simple Pcb	any iron ingot	Component Simple Pcb
any redstone dust	any iron ingot	any redstone dust

Recipe id: stevescarts:component/component_advanced_pcb

The Advanced PCB recipe is changed by the pack.

Early mechanical parts in the pack include the Component Wheel, Component Iron Wheels, Component Iron Blade, Component Pipe and Component Solar Panel Component, all pack-changed. The Component Wooden Wheels use the mod's own crafting. The block below shows the Wheel.^[2]

Component WheelChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	Stick	any iron ingot
Stick	any iron ingot	Stick
Empty slot	Stick	Empty slot

Recipe id: stevescarts:component/component_wheel

The Wheel recipe is changed by the pack.

Next: reinforced and hardened parts

Next come the metal and tool components: Component Reinforced Wheels, Component Hardened Saw Blade, Component Saw Blade and Component Raw Hardener are all pack-changed, while the Component Hardened Mesh uses the mod's own crafting. The Reinforced Wheels are shown below.^[2]

Component Reinforced WheelsChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any iron ingot	Empty slot
any iron ingot	Component Reinforced Metal	any iron ingot
Empty slot	any iron ingot	Empty slot

Recipe id: stevescarts:component/component_reinforced_wheels

The Reinforced Wheels recipe is changed by the pack.

Component Stabilized Metal is also pack-changed, and it is an ingredient in the pack's Lump of Galgador recipe, so it is your bridge to the Galgador parts.^[2]

5× Component Stabilized MetalChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	Component Hardened Mesh	any iron ingot
any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot
Component Refined Hardener	Component Refined Hardener	Component Refined Hardener

Recipe id: stevescarts:component/component_stabilized_metal

The Stabilized Metal recipe is changed by the pack.

Then: Galgadorian components

The Component Lump Of Galgador is changed by the pack and shown below. The Component Eye Of Galgador and Component Large Lump Of Galgador use the mod's own crafting.^[2]

2× Component Lump Of GalgadorChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Glowstone Dust	any diamond gem	Glowstone Dust
Component Eye Of Galgador	Glowstone Dust	Component Eye Of Galgador
Component Stabilized Metal	Component Eye Of Galgador	Component Stabilized Metal

Recipe id: stevescarts:component/component_lump_of_galgador

The Lump of Galgador recipe is changed by the pack.

Metal blocks can be turned back into components: Galgadorian Block into Component Galgadorian Metal, and Enhanced Galgadorian Block into Component Enhanced Galgadorian Metal. Galgadorian gear includes the Component Galgadorian Wheels, which use the mod's own crafting, and the pack-changed Component Galgadorian Saw Blade. The block below shows the first conversion.^[2]

9× Component Galgadorian MetalMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Galgadorian Block

Recipe id: stevescarts:block/galgadorian_ingot

Galgadorian Metal back into its component, using the mod's own recipe.

Management blocks

The utility blocks sit alongside these stages rather than in one fixed order. The pack changed the recipes for the Module Toggler, External Distributor, Junction Rail and Liquid Manager. The Cargo Manager and Advanced Detector Rail use the mod's own recipes.^[2]

Module TogglerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Orange Dye	any gold ingot	Blue Dye
any stone crafting material	any iron ingot	any stone crafting material
any redstone dust	Component Advanced Pcb	any redstone dust

Recipe id: stevescarts:block/module_toggler

The Module Toggler recipe is changed by the pack.

Liquid ManagerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Module Advanced Sctank	any iron ingot	Module Advanced Sctank
any iron ingot	Empty slot	any iron ingot
Module Advanced Sctank	any iron ingot	Module Advanced Sctank

Recipe id: stevescarts:block/liquid_manager

The Liquid Manager recipe is changed by the pack.