CTMLib in FTB Evolution 2

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

CTMLib is a library mod, so it doesn't add any blocks, items or gameplay of its own. Its job is to give other NeoForge mods a shared toolkit for connected textures, the effect where neighbouring blocks blend into one seamless surface. That way, each mod doesn't have to rebuild the logic itself.^[1]

Who it's for

If you're a player, you don't need to do anything with it. It's only installed because another mod needs it, and on its own you won't see anything new in your world. It's really aimed at mod developers who want consistent connected-texture behavior across their blocks, models and datagen.^[1]

What it offers developers

• Standard connected textures, with horizontal and vertical CTM modes.^[1]
• Multiblock texture patterns in 2×2, 3×3 and 4×4 layouts.^[1]
• Overlay-based connected textures.^[1]
• Bookshelf-style handling of top, bottom and side textures.^[1]
• Vanilla datagen support through CTM model builders.^[1]

In this pack

The pack ships CTMLib version 26.1.2.8 (file ctm-26.1.2.8.jar). It's a background dependency, so there's nothing to craft, configure or unlock for it.^[2]

Unverified No quests and no ATM Star path steps involving CTMLib were found, so it doesn't appear to have a place in the pack's progression. Which specific mods in the pack depend on it is also unconfirmed.

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

Good news: there's nothing to craft here. CTMLib is a library mod, so on its own it doesn't add new blocks, items or gameplay features. You only need it installed because another mod requires it.^[1]

That means there's no first item to make and no order to follow, and the sources don't show any in-pack recipes or quests for it.^[1]

What it does for you

CTMLib gives other mods a shared way to draw connected textures, where neighbouring blocks join up into one seamless surface. It supports overlay-based connected textures, bookshelf-style top, bottom and side textures, and multiblock texture patterns in 2×2, 3×3 and 4×4 layouts.^[1]

If you notice blocks from other mods blending together nicely, a library like this may be behind it. You don't need to set anything up.^[1]

Unverified Which other mods in this pack depend on CTMLib, and any pack-specific configuration for it, can't be confirmed from the available sources.

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

CTMLib is a library, so it has no machines, multiblock structures, power, fluids or item automation of its own. On its own it doesn't add new blocks, items or gameplay features. You only need it installed because another mod requires it.^[1]

What the library actually does

CTMLib is a lightweight connected-texture library for NeoForge mods. Mod developers use it to render blocks with connected textures, overlays and pattern-based texture layouts, so they don't have to rewrite CTM logic themselves. For you as a player, this is purely a visual system.^[1]

• Standard connected textures, with horizontal and vertical CTM modes.^[1]
• Pattern-based texture layouts in 2×2, 3×3 and 4×4 sizes.^[1]
• Overlay-based connected textures.^[1]
• Bookshelf-style handling of top, bottom and side textures.^[1]
• Vanilla datagen support through CTM model builders, which is a developer tool.^[1]

Unverified Whether the pack changes any CTMLib behaviour, and which blocks in the pack use it, could not be confirmed from the available sources.

CTMLib is a library, so it adds no blocks or items of its own. It only matters when another mod needs it. The config file is tiny, though, and this pack sets two options in it.^[1]

• disableCTM is set to false in this pack. The file describes it as disabling connected textures entirely, so with false, connected textures stay on.^[3]
• connectInsideCTM is set to false in this pack. The file describes it as choosing whether the inside corner is disconnected on a CTM block.^[3]

The sources here don't say what the mod's own defaults are for these two options, so I can't tell you whether the pack changed either value.^[3]

CTMLib is a small library mod, and its version history in this pack is short. FTB Evolution 2 1.1.0 ships CTMLib 26.1.2.11.^[4]

The mod was already in the pack before this release. It was first included in FTB Evolution 2 1.0.2 or earlier, so it is not a new addition in 1.1.0.^[4]

The mod's own changelog for 26.1.2.11 has no entry. The author did not specify one, so there are no notable changes to point to for that version.^[5]

Unverified Pack changelog entries for CTMLib are not shown in the sources here, so what changed for this mod between pack releases is unverified.