FTB Ultimine guide for All the Mods 11 0.1.0 to 0.9.0-beta

Same as in the All the Mods 10 0.38 guide

FTB Ultimine is part of this pack. This pack ships version 2100.1.0, using the NeoForge build (ftb-ultimine-neoforge-2100.1.0.jar).^[1]

It isn't a new addition. It was already in the pack in 0.32 or earlier, so it has been part of the pack for several releases.^[1]

Unverified The sources I have don't describe what FTB Ultimine does in this pack, so I can't confirm its mechanics, keybinds, config options or any pack-specific changes. Check the in-game controls and config screen yourself before relying on any of that.

Unverified Where it fits in progression is unconfirmed. No quests involving this mod were found, and it doesn't appear to be on the ATM Star quest path. I haven't found anything in the sources that says it gates or unlocks other content.

With FTB Ultimine your first steps are about controls and rules, not crafting. The sources for this pack show the keybinds and the server rules that decide whether Ultimining works, so that is what we cover here, in order.^[2]

Step 1: Learn the keys

1. Find the "Activate Ultimining" keybind in the controls screen, under the "FTB Ultimine" category. By default it is the backtick key.^[2]
2. Set up shape cycling. "Cycle to Next Shape" and "Cycle to Previous Shape" are separate keybinds, and by default they use the up and down cursor keys.^[2]
3. By default the Ultimine key has to be held to cycle shapes with the keyboard. A client setting lets you cycle at any time if you turn that requirement off.^[2]
4. Open the shape menu by pressing the Ultimine key. A client setting decides whether you must also sneak to show it. With the menu open you can see a set number of shape names above and below the selected one.^[2]
5. If you want a message when you change shape, there is a client option to show it on the hotbar.^[2]

Step 2: Check your tool

The server can require a tool before Ultimining works. If that option is on, you need to have equipped either a damageable tool or an item in the ftbultimine:tools item tag. A separate option can also require the tool to be valid for the block you are mining, meaning it can harvest the dropped items.^[2]

There is also a durability guard. Ultimining stops when your equipped tool has the configured amount of durability or less left. Setting it to 0 allows tools to break, so keep an eye on this before you commit a good tool to a big vein.^[2]

Step 3: Know the limits

• There is a maximum number of blocks that can be broken or modified in one operation.^[2]
• There is a cooldown between uses, measured in ticks (20 ticks = 1 second).^[2]
• Each block can cost hunger (exhaustion) and experience, and both amounts can be fractional.^[2]
• If FTB Ranks is installed, its nodes for max blocks, cooldown, exhaustion per block and experience per block take priority over the server settings.^[2]

One extra for farmers: when single crop harvesting is on, right-clicking a crop without the Ultimine key held harvests it.^[2]

Unverified The pack's actual values for the block limit, cooldown, exhaustion, experience and tool durability guard are set in the mod's server settings, and the sources here do not show them. Check them in game if a limit surprises you.

Same as in the All the Mods 10 8.1 guide

The sources for FTB Ultimine only cover its settings tooltips, so this section explains what those settings do. It is a set of controls and server-side rules for breaking or modifying many blocks in one operation. Anything the tooltips don't confirm is left out.^[3]

Choosing a shape

You work with Ultimining shapes through the Ultimine key, which is the backtick key by default. Shapes are cycled with the up and down cursor keys by default. A client setting decides whether you must hold the Ultimine key to cycle. If it is off, you can cycle shapes at any time.^[3]

• Shape menu: hold the Ultimine key and sneak at the same time to show the shape selection menu. A client setting controls whether sneaking is required when you press the Ultimine key.^[3]
• Menu context lines: you can set how many shape names appear above and below the selected shape in the menu.^[3]
• Hotbar feedback: you can turn on a hotbar message that names the new shape whenever you change it.^[3]
• Overlay: there are settings for the horizontal and vertical inset, which is measured toward the center of the screen and ignored when that axis is centered. The overlay scale looks best in multiples of 0.25.^[3]
• Preview lines: you can adjust the opacity of preview lines that sit inside blocks.^[3]

Costs and limits

The server controls how much Ultimining can do and what it costs you. If FTB Ranks is installed, its matching nodes take priority over these settings when present.^[3]

• Max blocks: the maximum number of blocks that can be broken or modified in one operation. FTB Ranks can override it with the ftbultimine.max_blocks node.^[3]
• Exhaustion per block: the hunger exhaustion each block costs. It can be a fractional amount, and FTB Ranks can override it with the ftbultimine.exhaustion_per_block node.^[3]
• Experience per block: the experience each block costs. It can also be fractional, and FTB Ranks can override it with the ftbultimine.experience_per_block node.^[3]
• Cooldown: the time in ticks required between uses of Ultimine, where 20 ticks is 1 second. FTB Ranks can override it with the ftbultimine.ultimine_cooldown node.^[3]

Tool rules

Several server settings decide which tools can Ultimine. One requires you to have equipped either a damageable tool or an item in the ftbultimine:tools item tag. Another requires the equipped tool to be valid for the block being Ultimined, meaning it must be able to harvest dropped items.^[3]

Tool protection is a separate setting. Ultimining stops once the equipped tool has this much durability or less remaining, and setting it to 0 allows tools to break.^[3]

Which blocks get included

The merge-tag settings widen what counts as the same kind of block. In shapeless digging mode, any block in the listed tags that shares a block tag with the block you mined is a valid candidate. Shaped digging modes have their own list that works the same way, and its default of '*' means any block is a valid candidate.^[3]

An advanced setting controls what happens when the dig meets unbreakable blocks. It can stop digging there instead of skipping over them.^[3]

Extra features

• Single crop harvesting: when enabled, right-clicking a crop without the Ultimine key held harvests it.^[3]
• Right-click crystals: this harvests vanilla Amethyst and other modded crystals. It requires the FTB Ez Crystals mod and is NeoForge only.^[3]

Unverified The pack's actual values for the settings above (max blocks, cooldown, exhaustion and experience costs, tool protection, and which options are enabled) are not shown in the sources here, because no config files for this mod were available. They are set in the mod's own config files, so check them in game before relying on any default.