Crystalix in FTB Evolution 2

Same as in the All the Mods 11 0.8.0-beta guide

Crystalix adds colored glass blocks that can do a lot more than just look pretty. This pack includes version 4.1.0 of the mod.^[1][2]

The mod has only 3 different types of glass (this has been the case since version 2.3.0), and the first one is basically invisible. You can apply any color to any glass type, so the color combinations are practically endless.^[1]

The Crystalix Wand

You change a block's properties with the Crystalix Wand. Hold V (the default key) to open the config window, then set the block's properties there.^[1]

• Crouch while using the wand to edit all connecting blocks at once.^[1]
• Hold CTRL to apply properties without applying color.^[1]
• Press X to copy the properties of the block you are targeting onto the wand.^[1]
• Left click or scroll down to cycle forwards, right click or scroll up to cycle backwards.^[1]

Properties

Properties can be mixed and matched however you like. Here are the ones the mod offers:^[1]

• Invisibility: the block has no visual, but keeps the properties of the glass.^[1]
• Transparent: the texture is fully transparent and color only shows on a few specks.^[1]
• Waterloggable: sets whether the block can be waterlogged.^[1]
• Reinforced: indestructible to everything, including the wither and ender dragon, except a player mining it. It is also 10x harder to mine.^[1]
• Shadeless: removes the shadows and shade from the block.^[1]
• Redstone: the block emits a redstone signal of 15.^[1]
• Conductor: the block conducts redstone through it like a solid block.^[1]
• Ghost: makes the block passthrough for nothing, everything, only players, everything except players, only hostile mobs, everything except hostile mobs, only passive mobs, or everything except passive mobs.^[1]
• Light: cycles through None, Light (glows at light level 15), Dark (blocks light like tinted glass) and Fake Light (glows at light level 15 but still allows mobs to spawn).^[1]
• Color: opens the color picker so you can choose any color for your glass.^[1]

Same as in the All the Mods 11 0.8.0-beta guide

Crystalix adds colored glass blocks that can do a lot more than look pretty. The setup is short: make the glass, then make the wand that unlocks everything else.^[1]

Step one: craft Crystalix Glass

Start with Crystalix Glass. This is the block you build with. The mod has 3 different versions of glass, and you can apply any color to any of them.^[1][3]

4× Crystalix GlassMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any glass blocks	any quartz gem	any glass blocks
any quartz gem	Empty slot	any quartz gem
any glass blocks	any quartz gem	any glass blocks

Recipe id: crystalix:crystalix_glass

The in-pack recipe for Crystalix Glass.

Next: craft the Crystalix Wand

Next, make the Crystalix Wand. The mod's own tooltip says you need the wand to modify block properties and to reach the different textures and colors, so the glass is quite limited without it.^[3][4]

Crystalix WandMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any block	any diamond gem
Empty slot	Stick	any block
Stick	Empty slot	Empty slot

Recipe id: crystalix:crystalix_wand

The in-pack recipe for the Crystalix Wand.

Step three: learn the wand controls

The wand cycles through the glass properties. By default you open its config window by holding V. Here is what else you need to know:^[1]

• Left click or scroll down cycles forward. Right click or scroll up cycles backward.^[1][4]
• Crouching lets you edit all connecting blocks at once.^[1]
• Holding CTRL applies the properties but not the color.^[1][4]
• Pressing X copies the properties of the block you are currently targeting onto the wand.^[1]
• The wand can open a color picker and a material picker. The materials are normal, bordered and clear.^[4]

Same as in the All the Mods 11 0.8.0-beta guide

Crystalix currently adds colored glass blocks with many different functions. Everything is driven by one tool, the Crystalix Wand, which sets properties on Crystalix Glass. This section covers how the wand and those properties currently work.^[1][3][4]

Getting the tools

Crystalix WandMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any block	any diamond gem
Empty slot	Stick	any block
Stick	Empty slot	Empty slot

Recipe id: crystalix:crystalix_wand

The wand's crafting recipe in the pack.

4× Crystalix GlassMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any glass blocks	any quartz gem	any glass blocks
any quartz gem	Empty slot	any quartz gem
any glass blocks	any quartz gem	any glass blocks

Recipe id: crystalix:crystalix_glass

The glass block's crafting recipe in the pack.

Using the wand

The wand currently cycles through the available properties and sets them on a block. By default you hold V to open its config window. The in-game tooltips also say the wand is how you change block properties and reach the different textures and colors.^[1][4]

• Left click or scroll down currently cycles forward. Right click or scroll up cycles backward.^[1][4]
• Crouching currently lets you edit all connecting blocks at once.^[1]
• Holding CTRL currently applies the properties without the color.^[1]
• Pressing X currently copies the properties of the block you're targeting onto the wand.^[1][4]
• The wand currently also has a key to highlight all Crystalix blocks around you, plus pickers for colors and materials.^[4]

The wand's tooltips currently describe these apply modes. The default mode applies all properties. The colorless mode applies everything except the color. The exact mode only edits exact matches to the first block when you bulk-apply properties.^[4]

Blocks, materials and color

The project page currently says that since version 2.3.0 there are only 3 types of glass, and you can apply any color to any of them. In the tooltips these show up as materials: normal is the default glass texture, bordered is the normal texture without the specs, and clear is a completely clear texture.^[1][4]

The tinted setting currently controls how color is applied. When on, the glass uses the fully tinted texture. When off, it uses the non-tinted texture variant but still applies the selected tint.^[4]

Properties

Properties can currently be mixed and matched however you like.^[1]

• Invisible: the block is currently not rendered. This is handy when you want a block's properties without a visible block.^[1][4]
• Waterloggable: currently decides whether the glass can change its waterlogged state.^[1][4]
• Reinforced: when on, the glass currently can't be destroyed by anything except players, and it takes longer to break. The project page puts that at 10x harder to mine and says it even survives the wither and the ender dragon.^[1][4]
• Shadeless: the block currently renders no shadows.^[1][4]
• Conductor: when on, redstone signals currently pass through the block like a solid block. When off, they are blocked.^[1][4]
• Redstone: the block currently emits a redstone signal. The project page says the level is 15, while the in-game tooltip says it emits a signal at the given level.^[1][4]

Ghost mode

Ghost currently makes the block passable for a chosen group of entities. The in-game tooltips list these options: none, all, allow or block players, allow or block monsters, allow or block animals, and allow or block adults. The project page lists a shorter set: nothing, everything, and players, hostile mobs or passive mobs, each either alone or as an "everything except" option.^[1][4]

Light modes

• None: currently no effect on lighting.^[1][4]
• Light: currently emits light level 15.^[1][4]
• Dark: currently blocks surrounding light from passing through, like tinted glass.^[1][4]
• Fake light: currently renders light with no real impact, so mobs can still spawn.^[1][4]
• Fake dark: currently doesn't render the light effect but keeps a real impact, such as blocking mob spawns.^[4]

Config options

The mod's language file currently describes these options, and the values below are the mod's defaults.^[4]

• jade_mode currently decides when Jade is displayed. The options are ALWAYS, WAND (only while holding a wand) and NEVER, and the default is WAND.^[4]
• max_block_edits currently sets how many blocks the wand's multi-block edit mode handles before it stops. The default is 262,144.^[4]
• max_block_edits_per_tick currently sets the maximum number of blocks modified in a single tick by multi-block edit. The default is 256, and the tooltip suggests lowering it if you have performance issues.^[4]
• show_wand_tooltips currently shows the property tooltips on the wand. The default is false.^[4]

Unverified The sources here include no config file for this mod in the pack, so they do not show whether the pack changes any of these default values.

Crystalix is a small mod in this pack, and the pack data shows it adding Crystalix Glass and Crystalix Wand. The sources show no tiers for it, so this section just covers what you can craft and how the glass behaves.^[5]

Crystalix Glass

Crystalix Glass is a block, and one craft gives you 4 of them.^[5][6]

4× Crystalix GlassMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any glass blocks	any quartz gem	any glass blocks
any quartz gem	Empty slot	any quartz gem
any glass blocks	any quartz gem	any glass blocks

Recipe id: crystalix:crystalix_glass

One craft makes 4 Crystalix Glass.

When you break the glass it drops itself, so you can pick it up and move it around. Its loot table has the survives explosion condition, so a block destroyed by an explosion is not guaranteed to drop.^[7]

Crystalix Wand

The other item in the mod is the Crystalix Wand, which has its own crafting recipe in the pack. One craft makes a single wand.^[5]

Crystalix WandMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	any block	any diamond gem
Empty slot	Stick	any block
Stick	Empty slot	Empty slot

Recipe id: crystalix:crystalix_wand

The pack's crafting recipe for the Crystalix Wand.

Unverified Where this mod fits in the pack's progression is not shown by the sources here. The quest book chapters would be the place to look for any ordering, and the sources here do not show a quest for this mod.

Crystalix only has two config options in its common config, and both of them limit how much the wand can change at once. In this pack neither one has been changed: both sit at the mod default.^[8]

Multi-block edit limits

These settings matter when you crouch with the wand to edit all connecting blocks at once.^[1]

• max_block_edits is set to 262,144 in this pack, the same as the mod default. It decides after how many blocks the wand's multi-block edit mode stops. The config notes say it has no effect on performance, but you may still want to limit it. Any value above 0 is allowed.^[8]
• max_block_edits_per_tick is set to 256 in this pack, which is also the mod default. It is the maximum number of blocks a multi-block edit can modify in a single tick. If you run into performance issues, the config suggests lowering it. Any value above 0 is allowed.^[8]