FTB Ultimine in FTB Skies 2

Same as in the All the Mods 10 0.38 guide

FTB Ultimine is part of this pack. This pack ships version 2100.1.0, using the NeoForge build (ftb-ultimine-neoforge-2100.1.0.jar).^[1]

It isn't a new addition. It was already in the pack in 0.32 or earlier, so it has been part of the pack for several releases.^[1]

Unverified The sources I have don't describe what FTB Ultimine does in this pack, so I can't confirm its mechanics, keybinds, config options or any pack-specific changes. Check the in-game controls and config screen yourself before relying on any of that.

Unverified Where it fits in progression is unconfirmed. No quests involving this mod were found, and it doesn't appear to be on the ATM Star quest path. I haven't found anything in the sources that says it gates or unlocks other content.

Same as in the FTB Skies 2 1.22.0 guide

FTB Ultimine lets you break or modify a whole group of blocks in one go. The sources I have for this pack only cover the mod's in-game text, so this section sticks to the controls and settings you will meet first, rather than a crafting order.^[2]

Find your Ultimine key

The mod adds its own key binding, listed under the FTB Ultimine category in your controls. The default key is the backtick key. Holding it is how you switch Ultimine on while you mine.^[2]

Pick a shape

Ultimine can break blocks in different shapes. With the default keys, the up and down cursor keys cycle through them. You can also hold the Ultimine key and sneak at the same time to open the shape selection menu, which shows the selected shape with some shape names above and below it.^[2]

A few client settings change this. One decides whether you must hold the Ultimine key to cycle shapes with the keyboard. If it is off, you can cycle at any time. Another decides whether you must sneak to show the shapes menu. There is also an option to show a hotbar message with the new shape whenever you change it.^[2]

Use a proper tool

The server can require that you hold either a damageable tool or an item in the ftbultimine:tools item tag before Ultimine works. A separate option can require the tool to be valid for the block, meaning it can actually harvest the drops. If Ultimine does nothing, check your tool first.^[2]

There is also a durability guard: Ultimining stops when your tool has a set amount of durability or less left. Setting that value to 0 lets tools break.^[2]

Limits to know about

• A maximum number of blocks can be broken or modified in one operation.^[2]
• A cooldown, measured in ticks, applies between uses. 20 ticks is 1 second.^[2]
• Each block can cost hunger exhaustion and experience. Both amounts can be fractional.^[2]
• If FTB Ranks is installed, its permission nodes for max blocks, cooldown, exhaustion and experience take priority over the mod's own settings.^[2]

Farming

There is a server option for single crop harvesting. When it is on, right-clicking a crop without the Ultimine key held harvests it.^[2]

Unverified The sources here do not show the pack's actual Ultimine values, such as the block limit, cooldown, costs, or whether a tool is required. Those are set in the mod's server settings, and the sources here do not show them.

FTB Ultimine has no machines, multiblocks, power, fluids or item automation that the sources show. It is a player-side mod that lets you break or modify a whole group of blocks in one action. So the core mechanics here are about shapes, limits, costs and which tools and blocks are allowed.^[2]

Activating and choosing a shape

You activate Ultimine with the Ultimine key, which is the backtick key by default. You can cycle shapes with the up and down cursor keys. A client option decides whether you have to hold the Ultimine key while cycling. If it is off, you can cycle shapes at any time.^[2]

The shape selection menu shows when you hold the Ultimine key and sneak together. Another client option controls whether sneaking is required for the menu. You can also set how many shape names show above and below the selected one. Optionally, the mod shows a hotbar message with the new shape whenever you change it.^[2]

Limits and costs

The server side sets how much one Ultimine action can do. The mod has a maximum number of blocks that can be broken or modified in one operation. It also has a cooldown measured in ticks between uses, where 20 ticks is 1 second. On top of that, each block can cost hunger (exhaustion) and experience, and both amounts can be fractional.^[2]

If FTB Ranks is installed, its permission nodes for max blocks, cooldown, exhaustion per block and experience per block take priority over those settings when present.^[2]

Tool rules

The server can require that you hold a damageable tool or an item in the ftbultimine:tools item tag. A separate option requires the tool to be valid for the block you are mining, meaning it can harvest the dropped items.^[2]

There is also tool protection. Ultimining stops when your tool has a set amount of durability or less left. Setting that amount to 0 lets tools break.^[2]

The mod's data tags can exclude certain tools. The jar ships an excluded tools tag that points to a strict list. That list names Mining Gadget MK3, Enchanter's Wand and the Ars Nouveau spell books: Novice Spell Book, Mage's Spell Book, Archmage Spell Book and Creative Spell Book. All entries are marked as not required, so they only matter if those mods are present. The included tools tag in the jar is empty.^[3][4][5]

Which blocks get picked up

In shapeless digging mode, blocks that share a block tag with the block you first mined can be part of the same Ultimine, provided they are in the merge tags. Shaped modes have their own merge tag option. Its default of '*' means any block is a valid candidate.^[2]

Another advanced option decides what happens when Ultimine meets a block it can't break. It can stop digging, or skip over those blocks.^[2]

The jar also ships block tags for a block whitelist, excluded blocks and a single crop harvesting blacklist. All of these are empty in the jar, so the mod itself adds no entries.^[6][7][8]

Tilling, flattening and crops

The farmland tillable tag and the shovel flattenable tag have the same contents in the jar: minecraft:dirt, minecraft:grass_block and minecraft:coarse_dirt, plus the optional dirt tags from Forge and the common namespace.^[9][10]

When single crop harvesting is on, right-clicking a crop block without the Ultimine key held harvests it. Another feature harvests vanilla amethyst and other modded crystals with right-click, but it needs the FTB Ez Crystals mod installed and is NeoForge only.^[2]

Unverified The pack's actual values for the server settings (max blocks, cooldown, exhaustion, experience, tool requirements, durability protection) are unverified, because no config files for this mod were available to the sources here.

Ultimine has no tiers to climb in the data available for this pack. There are no tier items, no upgrade steps and no recipes to show here, so this section covers what the mod's own data files say about which tools and blocks it works with.^[5][6][7]

Tools Ultimine skips

The mod has an excluded tools tag, and in the mod's own file it only points at a stricter sub-tag. That sub-tag lists the tools Ultimine stays away from: the Mining Gadget MK3 and several Ars Nouveau items.^[3][4]

• Mining Gadget MK3^[4]
• Enchanter's Wand^[4]
• Novice Spell Book^[4]
• Mage's Spell Book^[4]
• Archmage Spell Book^[4]
• Creative Spell Book^[4]

Blocks for tilling and flattening

The mod has one block tag for what can be tilled into farmland and another for what can be flattened with a shovel. Both list the same blocks: anything in the common dirt tags, plus Dirt, Grass Block and Coarse Dirt.^[9][10]

Lists that start empty

The mod's own files ship several other lists with no entries: the block whitelist, the excluded blocks, the single crop harvesting blacklist and the included tools tag. Out of the box they don't add or remove anything.^[5][6][7][8]

Unverified The sources here do not show any quests or crafting recipes for Ultimine in this pack, so there is no tier breakdown to give.