Hostile Neural Networks in All the Mods 11

Same as in the FTB Evolution 2 1.1.0 guide

Hostile Neural Networks lets you simulate mobs to get their drops without hunting them. It is based on Deep Mob Learning. You train data models, run simulations with them, and turn the resulting predictions into mob loot. This pack ships version 7.0.0 of the mod.^[1][2]

How the loop works

The core idea is the Data Model, an item that holds information about one type of entity. To get one, you craft a Data Model Framework and use it on the target entity to build the model. After that, you have to train it.^[1]

1. Build a Data Model from a Data Model Framework by using the framework on the target entity.^[1]
2. Train the model. You can do this with a Deep Learner or with a Simulation Chamber. The Deep Learner holds a few models, and the kills you make begin to train them. Every model starts out Faulty and has to be trained up to Basic in the Deep Learner.^[1]
3. Once the model is Basic or higher, run simulations in the Simulation Chamber. This needs energy (based on the model type) and a catalyst item, which is usually a Prediction Matrix.^[1]
4. Feed the Mob Predictions into a Loot Fabricator. It uses power to turn predictions into mob drops.^[1]

Simulations always give a generalized prediction, and they may also give a Mob Prediction depending on how accurate the model is. Higher model tiers are more accurate, up to 99.5% at Self Aware.^[1]

Custom models

Data Models can also be added with a datapack. Each model is a single file in the data_models subfolder.^[1]

Hostile Neural Networks lets you simulate mobs and turn the results into real mob drops. The whole mod is built around the Data Model, an item that holds information about one type of entity. Here is the order I'd go in, and why.^[1]

Step one: make a Model Framework

Everything starts with the Model Framework. You use it on the mob you want to target to build that mob's Data Model.^[1]

Model FrameworkMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Clay Ball	Repeater	Clay Ball
any redstone dust	Smooth Stone	any redstone dust
Clay Ball	any gold ingot	Clay Ball

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:framework

Use the finished framework on the target entity to build its Data Model.

Step two: craft a Deep Learner

A fresh model is no use yet. Every model starts in the Faulty state and has to be trained up to Basic in the Deep Learner. It holds a few data models, and the kills you get start training them.^[1]

Deep LearnerMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

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any obsidian	Repeater	any obsidian
Repeater	any glass panes	Repeater
any obsidian	any redstone dust	any obsidian

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:deep_learner

Step three: build the Simulation Chamber and Prediction Matrices

Once a model is Basic or higher, you can run simulations with the Simulation Chamber. Simulations always produce a generalized prediction, and they may also produce a Mob Prediction. The chance depends on the model's accuracy, which rises with its tier, up to 99.5% at Self Aware.^[1][4]

Simulation ChamberMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any glass panes	Empty slot
Ender Pearl	any obsidian	Ender Pearl
any lapi gems	Comparator	any lapi gems

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:sim_chamber

Simulations cost energy, which depends on the model type, and they need a catalyst item. That is usually the Prediction Matrix, so craft some before you start.^[1]

16× Prediction MatrixMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any glass panes	Empty slot
any glass panes	Clay Ball	any glass panes
Empty slot	any glass panes	any gold ingot

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:prediction_matrix

One craft gives you 16 Prediction Matrices.

Step four: set up a Loot Fabricator

Mob Predictions are not the loot itself. You process them in the Loot Fabricator, which uses power to materialize predictions into real items. You choose a target drop for each type of model, and the fabricator remembers your choice for each type. That means one fabricator can take several kinds of prediction.^[1][4]

Loot FabricatorMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any netherite ingot	Empty slot
any diamond gem	any obsidian	any diamond gem
any gold ingot	Comparator	any gold ingot

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:loot_fabricator

The Fabrication Directive stores selections from a Loot Fabricator. Right-click to copy, and Shift-Right-Click to apply. It's handy when you want to reuse a layout.^[4]

Fabrication DirectiveMod recipe

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Empty slot	any generalized prediction	Empty slot
Paper	Prediction Matrix	Paper
Empty slot	Paper	Empty slot

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:fab_directive

Later: the Data Center

When you want automation, the Data Center runs up to 25 Data Models at once. Each active slot consumes one input per cycle and produces the drop chosen by its Fabrication Directive.^[4]

Data CenterMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

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Echo Shard	Nether Star	Echo Shard
Simulation Chamber	any obsidian	Loot Fabricator
any obsidian	any obsidian	any obsidian

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:data_center

It needs a hollow 7×7×7 shell. The floor must be obsidian, and the walls and ceiling must be black stained glass. The controller replaces one bottom-wall block and must face outwards.^[4]

The Data Center IO Port can replace any wall or ceiling block in the shell. Right-click it to cycle its mode between Energy, Models, Inputs and Outputs.^[4]

Data Center IO PortMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	Black Stained Glass	any iron ingot
Black Stained Glass	Redstone Block	Black Stained Glass
any iron ingot	Black Stained Glass	any iron ingot

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:data_center_io_port

Hostile Neural Networks, based on Deep Mob Learning, turns mobs into loot through a simple chain. You build a Data Model of a mob, train it, run simulations to get predictions, then turn those predictions into real drops. Here is how each machine in that chain works in this pack.^[1]

Building and training a Data Model

The Data Model is the core unit of the mod. You craft a Model Framework, then use it on the target entity to build the model.^[1]

Model FrameworkMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Clay Ball	Repeater	Clay Ball
any redstone dust	Smooth Stone	any redstone dust
Clay Ball	any gold ingot	Clay Ball

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:framework

The Model Framework is the blank you use on a mob.

Every model starts in the Faulty state. The Deep Learner holds a few models, and kills you make begin to train them. You must train a model up to Basic in the Deep Learner before it can be used in a simulation. The pack also adds a keybind category for the mod with an option to open the Deep Learner as a Curio.^[1][4]

Deep LearnerMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any obsidian	Repeater	any obsidian
Repeater	any glass panes	Repeater
any obsidian	any redstone dust	any obsidian

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:deep_learner

The Simulation Chamber

Once a model is Basic or higher, the Simulation Chamber can run simulations of it. A simulation always produces a generalized prediction, and it may also produce a Mob Prediction. The chance depends on the model's accuracy, which rises with the model tier, up to 99.5% at Self Aware.^[1]

A simulation needs energy, based on the model type, plus a catalyst item. The catalyst is usually a Prediction Matrix. Every Eternal Starlight model this pack adds uses the Prediction Matrix as its input.^[1][5]

Simulation ChamberMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any glass panes	Empty slot
Ender Pearl	any obsidian	Ender Pearl
any lapi gems	Comparator	any lapi gems

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:sim_chamber

16× Prediction MatrixMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any glass panes	Empty slot
any glass panes	Clay Ball	any glass panes
Empty slot	any glass panes	any gold ingot

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:prediction_matrix

One craft makes 16 Prediction Matrix.

The chamber has two modes. In training mode, simulations increase model data but produce no outputs. In inference mode, simulations produce output but the models gain no data. Pick the mode that matches what you want from the run.^[4]

The Loot Fabricator

Mob Predictions are processed in the Loot Fabricator, which uses power to convert predictions into mob drops. The available drops come from a predefined list, and you pick a target for each type of model. The fabricator remembers your choice per type, so one fabricator can take several types of prediction.^[1][4]

Loot FabricatorMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any netherite ingot	Empty slot
any diamond gem	any obsidian	any diamond gem
any gold ingot	Comparator	any gold ingot

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:loot_fabricator

If you set up several fabricators, a Fabrication Directive saves you the clicking. Right-click a fabricator with it to copy its selections, then Shift-Right-click another to apply them.^[4]

Fabrication DirectiveMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any generalized prediction	Empty slot
Paper	Prediction Matrix	Paper
Empty slot	Paper	Empty slot

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:fab_directive

The mod also has Overworld, Nether, Twilight and Ender generalized predictions. The pack has crafting recipes for the Nether and Ender ones.^[3][4]

Generalized Nether PredictionMod recipe

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Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Overworld Prediction	Empty slot
Overworld Prediction	Netherrack	Overworld Prediction
Empty slot	Overworld Prediction	Empty slot

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:living_matter/overworld_to_nether

Generalized Ender PredictionMod recipe

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Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Generalized Nether Prediction	Empty slot
Generalized Nether Prediction	End Stone	Generalized Nether Prediction
Empty slot	Generalized Nether Prediction	Empty slot

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:living_matter/nether_to_ender

The Data Center multiblock

The Data Center is the automation endgame of the mod. It runs up to 25 Data Models at once, each producing one drop per cycle into a shared output buffer.^[4]

To operate it, put Data Models in the 5×5 grid and matching items in the four input slots. Each active slot uses one input per cycle and produces the drop chosen by its Fabrication Directive.^[4]

It needs a 7×7×7 hollow shell. Here is what the shell is made of:^[4]

• The floor must be obsidian. The floor block tag accepts the common obsidians tag.^[4][6]
• The walls and ceiling must be black stained glass.^[4]
• The controller replaces one bottom-wall block and must face outwards.^[4]

Data CenterMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Echo Shard	Nether Star	Echo Shard
Simulation Chamber	any obsidian	Loot Fabricator
any obsidian	any obsidian	any obsidian

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:data_center

Data Center IO Ports

The Data Center IO Port is how you automate the Data Center. It can replace any wall or ceiling block in the shell, and the controller detects it automatically.^[4]

Right-click a port to cycle its mode between Energy, Models, Inputs and Outputs. Energy accepts power, while Models, Inputs and Outputs expose the matching item slots. Pipes, hoppers or cables can then feed or empty the Data Center through the port.^[4]

Data Center IO PortMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	Black Stained Glass	any iron ingot
Black Stained Glass	Redstone Block	Black Stained Glass
any iron ingot	Black Stained Glass	any iron ingot

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:data_center_io_port

What this pack changes

The pack uses a KubeJS script to add Data Models for Eternal Starlight mobs, and it only does so when that mod is loaded. Each model has a sim_cost of 128, 256, 512 or 8,192, uses the Prediction Matrix as its input, and has a base drop of a pack-made starlight prediction item. Each model also lists its own set of fabricator drops with fixed counts.^[5]

Two of the models, Lunar Monstrosity and Starlight Golem, have the highest sim_cost at 8,192 and the longest fabricator drop lists. Both also define data per kill: 3 for faulty, 12 for basic, 30 for advanced and 45 for superior.^[5]

No quests in this pack involve Hostile Neural Networks, and the mod is not on the ATM Star quest path. So there is no quest chain to follow here. Your progression comes from the machines and from the tiers of Generalized Predictions, using the recipes the pack ships.^[3]

Starter items and machines

The Prediction Matrix recipe makes 16 per craft, so one craft stocks you up for a while.^[3]

Model FrameworkMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Clay Ball	Repeater	Clay Ball
any redstone dust	Smooth Stone	any redstone dust
Clay Ball	any gold ingot	Clay Ball

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:framework

The Model Framework.

16× Prediction MatrixMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any glass panes	Empty slot
any glass panes	Clay Ball	any glass panes
Empty slot	any glass panes	any gold ingot

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:prediction_matrix

One craft gives you 16 Prediction Matrix.

Deep LearnerMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any obsidian	Repeater	any obsidian
Repeater	any glass panes	Repeater
any obsidian	any redstone dust	any obsidian

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:deep_learner

The Deep Learner.

Simulation ChamberMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any glass panes	Empty slot
Ender Pearl	any obsidian	Ender Pearl
any lapi gems	Comparator	any lapi gems

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:sim_chamber

The Simulation Chamber.

Loot FabricatorMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any netherite ingot	Empty slot
any diamond gem	any obsidian	any diamond gem
any gold ingot	Comparator	any gold ingot

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:loot_fabricator

The Loot Fabricator.

Fabrication DirectiveMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any generalized prediction	Empty slot
Paper	Prediction Matrix	Paper
Empty slot	Paper	Empty slot

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:fab_directive

The Fabrication Directive.

Building the Data Center

The Data Center has block tags for its floor and walls. The floor accepts blocks from the obsidians tag. The walls accept black stained glass or the Data Center IO Port, and several black glass variants from other mods are accepted as optional wall blocks.^[6][7]

Data CenterMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Echo Shard	Nether Star	Echo Shard
Simulation Chamber	any obsidian	Loot Fabricator
any obsidian	any obsidian	any obsidian

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:data_center

The Data Center.

Data Center IO PortMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	Black Stained Glass	any iron ingot
Black Stained Glass	Redstone Block	Black Stained Glass
any iron ingot	Black Stained Glass	any iron ingot

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:data_center_io_port

The IO Port counts as a wall block.

Prediction tiers

The mod groups its Generalized Predictions into Overworld, Nether, End and Twilight tiers. This pack has crafting recipes for the Nether and Ender ones, filed under living_matter.^[3][8]

Generalized Nether PredictionMod recipe

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Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Overworld Prediction	Empty slot
Overworld Prediction	Netherrack	Overworld Prediction
Empty slot	Overworld Prediction	Empty slot

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:living_matter/overworld_to_nether

Crafts the Generalized Nether Prediction.

Generalized Ender PredictionMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Generalized Nether Prediction	Empty slot
Generalized Nether Prediction	End Stone	Generalized Nether Prediction
Empty slot	Generalized Nether Prediction	Empty slot

Recipe id: hostilenetworks:living_matter/nether_to_ender

Crafts the Generalized Ender Prediction.

What this pack changes

The pack adds its own shaped recipe for the Dragon Head. It is built around the Generalized Ender Prediction and a prediction for the Wither data model, so the End tier has a use beyond the machines.^[9]

When Enderman Overhaul is loaded, the pack also generates its own Enderman data model, covering the base Enderman and the Enderman Overhaul variants. Its simulation cost is 512, its input is the Prediction Matrix, and its base drop is the Generalized Ender Prediction.^[9]

• The Loot Fabricator drops for the Enderman model include 16 Ender Pearls and 1 End Crystal.^[9]
• Some further drops are marked optional: 4 Ender Tears from EvilCraft, 2 Nebulous Hearts from Reliquary Reincarnations and 4 Enderman Heads from Ender IO.^[9]

All the Mods 11 0.12.0-beta ships Hostile Neural Networks version 7.0.0, using the file HostileNeuralNetworks-26.1.2-7.0.0.jar. The pack's mod list says it was first included in 0.12.0-beta or an earlier release, so this is the version you are playing with.^[10]

Unverified What changed in Hostile Neural Networks between releases is not shown in the sources here. The pack changelogs have no entries for this mod, and the mod's 7.0.0 changelog text is not included, so no notable changes are listed in this section.