Another Config Manager in FTB Evolution 2

Another Config Manager is part of the pack, and this version of the pack ships it as version 1.0.0.0.0, in the file another_config_manager-1.0.0.0.0-neoforge-26.1.2.jar.^[1]

It was first included in 1.0.2 or earlier, so it is not a recent addition. Nothing in the sources here describes what the mod does or lists its items, recipes or config options, so this section sticks to what the pack's mod list confirms.^[1]

Another Config Manager is a config editing tool, not a crafting mod. Your first steps are about opening its screens and knowing which settings the pack gives you.^[2][3]

Unverified The sources here show no in-pack recipe for any item from this mod, so there is nothing to craft first. They also do not show where, or whether, the pack's quest book covers it.

Step 1: Open the mod browser

Run the command /another_config_manager config. It always opens the ACM mod browser, whatever the button setting below is. The browser screen is titled "Mod Configs", and if no mod has registered configs it shows "No mods with registered configs."^[2][3]

Step 2: Decide if you want the Mods button to open it

In this pack replace_mods_button is set to false. That means the Mods button on the title screen and pause menu still opens the NeoForge Mod List. Set it to true and that button opens the ACM mod browser instead.^[3]

Step 3: Save your edits

Row edits are buffered, and the screen marks them "Queued for save." The Apply button applies the buffered row changes and takes you back.^[2]

Optional: Colors and CSV rules

The editor can treat some values specially. With Declare Color you pick 3 values for RGB or 4 for RGB+Alpha. Only matching values with a range of 0 to 255 are listed. With Declare CSV you enter a separator of 1 to 8 characters, and you can then switch between CSV view and List view.^[2]

The pack leaves color_manager empty, as []. Mods register their own default color bindings, and entries in this option override them.^[3]

The same goes for csv_manager: the pack sets it to []. Mods register their own default CSV bindings, and entries in this option override them.^[3]

Another Config Manager is an in-game config editor, so the mechanics here are about screens, buffering and bindings rather than machines, power or pipes. The sources for this pack show nothing about multiblocks or item and fluid handling for it, so this section covers how the editor itself works.^[2]

Opening the config browser

The browser is titled "Mod Configs". If no mod has registered configs, it shows "No mods with registered configs." Once you open a mod, the screen is titled "Configs: " followed by the mod's name. Configs are grouped by type: Client, Common, Server and Startup. There is also a search box.^[2]

In this pack replace_mods_button is set to false. That means the Mods button on the title screen and pause menu still opens the NeoForge Mod List. If you set it to true, that button opens the ACM mod browser instead. The command /another_config_manager config opens the browser either way.^[3]

Buffered edits and saving

Your edits are not written straight away. A changed row is marked "Queued for save." and sits in a buffer until you commit it. Invalid input is flagged with "Invalid value."^[2]

• Apply: applies the buffered row changes and returns.^[2]
• Save: writes pending changes to the config file.^[2]
• Undo: undoes the last buffered edit.^[2]
• Reset: puts a single value back to its default. Reset all does the same for every value in that config.^[2]
• Revert: puts a value back to how it was when you opened the config.^[2]

If you try to leave with pending changes, you get an "Unsaved changes" prompt asking "Save changes before leaving?" with Cancel, Discard and Save options.^[2]

List values

List-type values open an editor that shows the entry count. You can add an empty row, add an empty entry below a given one, or remove an entry. Type into the edit box and press Set to apply the text to the selected row.^[2]

CSV view

A list of strings can be declared as CSV, which turns it into a table editor. When you declare it, you enter a separator of 1-8 characters. From then on you can switch between CSV view and a plain list view, and the CSV rule stays in place when you switch.^[2]

• Rows: add an empty row below the current one, or remove a row.^[2]
• Columns: insert an empty column before or after one, delete the selected column from all rows, or swap a column with its left or right neighbour.^[2]
• Cells: type in the edit box and press Set to apply the text to the selected cell.^[2]

Your own CSV bindings are stored in csv_manager. In this pack it is an empty list. Other mods can register default rules, and entries in this option override them.^[3]

Color declarations

Some values are really colors split across several numbers. The editor lets you declare them so you get a color picker. Only values with a range of 0-255 qualify, and they must be the same type, not already declared as color, and not lists. You pick 3 values for RGB or 4 for RGB+Alpha.^[2]

1. Use the color channel selector to pick the 3 or 4 values.^[2]
2. Click again when you are ready to assign channels. A screen titled "Assign color channels" opens.^[2]
3. Click each value's role to cycle through R, G, B and, when four values are chosen, A. Every role must be unique, and you must assign them all.^[2]
4. Confirm. This saves the binding with the roles you chose, then opens the color picker.^[2]

The picker shows alpha as a value out of 255. Color bindings are stored in color_manager, which is also an empty list in this pack. Mods can register their own defaults, and entries there override them.^[2][3]

Another Config Manager keeps its settings in one file, config/another_config_manager-common.toml. The options in it, and the values this pack uses, are below.^[3]

Mods button behaviour

replace_mods_button is set to false in this pack. That means the Mods button on the title screen and pause menu opens the NeoForge Mod List rather than the ACM mod browser.^[3]

If you would rather have the ACM browser behind that button, set the option to true. You don't need to change anything to reach the browser, though: the /another_config_manager config command always opens it, whatever this option is set to.^[3]

Binding overrides

color_manager holds color binding overrides. Mods register their own defaults through ColorRuleRegistry, and each override entry you add follows the format {storage};{order};{modId}:{type}:{primaryPath};{extra...}. This pack leaves the list empty, so it adds no overrides of its own.^[3]

csv_manager works the same way for CSV bindings used by Config Opener. Mods register defaults through CsvRuleRegistry, and an override entry follows {len}{SEP}{rulePath};{modId}:{type}:{configPath};{colDef};... This pack leaves it empty too, so there are no CSV overrides here.^[3]

So for Another Config Manager in this pack, the Mods button toggle is the one option set to a concrete value, and both override lists are empty.^[3]