Porting Dead Libs in FTB Evolution 2

Porting Dead Libs is a library mod, so it doesn't add gameplay content of its own. It's shared code that other Porting Dead Mods build on, which is why you may see it in the mod list without ever meeting it in the world.^[1]

What the library provides

• A multiblock API with support for dynamically sized multiblocks, multiblocks with dynamic blocks, and a preview renderer.^[1]
• A block entity API that wraps NeoForge's capabilities and supports sided I/O.^[1]
• A screen API called "components", which lets mod authors split GUI features into reusable pieces.^[1]
• Auto-capability registration for items and block entities.^[1]
• A collection of general utilities for mod developers.^[1]

In this pack

FTB Evolution 2 1.1.0 ships Porting Dead Libs 1.1.14. It has been part of the pack since version 1.0.2 or earlier.^[2]

Since it's a dependency, you don't craft or configure anything for it directly. If a Porting Dead Mods machine uses a multiblock, a sided I/O setup or one of those custom GUIs, this library is what's working behind the scenes.^[1]

Good news: there is nothing to craft first. Porting Dead Libs is a library mod, a shared toolkit that other mods from the same developer group build on, so it is not something you progress through yourself.^[1]

What it gives other mods

The project page lists what the library provides to the mods that depend on it. This is what you may notice working behind the scenes:^[1]

• A multiblock API with support for dynamically sized multiblocks, multiblocks with dynamic blocks, and a preview renderer.^[1]
• A block entity API with abstractions for NeoForge capabilities, including support for sided I/O.^[1]
• A screen API called "components", which lets a mod split GUI features into reusable parts.^[1]
• Automatic capability registration for items and block entities, plus a collection of general utilities.^[1]

What you may see in game

The mod's own language file includes a multiblock info string that shows block coordinates in the format "Coordinates: %d, %d, %d". If you see a multiblock readout like that in another mod's screen, this library is the likely source of the feature.^[1][3]

Unverified The sources here show no quests, recipes or config files for this mod in the pack, so there is no first item to make and no setting to change. If you want to know how a specific multiblock or machine works, check the mod that uses this library.

Porting Dead Libs is a library mod for all of Porting Dead Mods' mods. It supplies shared building blocks that other mods use, so the sources describe what the library offers to developers. They do not describe any machines, recipes or settings that belong to the library itself.^[1]

Multiblocks

The library has a multiblock API. It supports dynamically sized multiblocks, multiblocks with dynamic blocks, and a preview renderer.^[1]

The library's language file also has a multiblock info string that displays a block's coordinates.^[3]

Block entities, power, fluids and items

The library has a block entity API that provides abstractions for NeoForge's capabilities. This API also supports sided I/O.^[1]

The library also does auto-capability registration for both items and block entities.^[1]

Screens

The screen API is called "components". It lets you split GUI features up into components and reuse them.^[1]

FTB Evolution 2 1.1.0 ships Porting Dead Libs at version 1.1.14. The mod was already in the pack in 1.0.2 or earlier, so it isn't a recent addition.^[2]

The mod's own changelog for 1.1.14 only shows the version heading and lists no individual changes, so there is nothing notable to report from it.^[4]

Unverified The pack changelogs available here have no entries for this mod, so what changed for Porting Dead Libs between pack releases is not shown in these sources.