Mekanism Additions in FTB Skies 2: Aero
FTB Skies 2: Aero 1.13.0 ships version 10.7.19 · First seen in 1.0.3
Mekanism Additions is a mod in FTB Skies 2: Aero 1.13.0, where it is version 10.7.19. Additions module for Mekanism, contains things that don't quite fit in the other modules. (Summary from the mod's Modrinth page.)
Mekanism Additions guide for FTB Skies 2: Aero
Last verified for FTB Skies 2: Aero v1.10.0 on Oct 16, 2026 · text last changed Oct 11, 2026
This is the newest guide. It hasn't been checked against 1.13.0 yet.
Also applies to:FTB Skies 2 1.0.1 to 1.24.0
- Sections
- 6
- Recipes shown
- 16
- Items named
- 20
5 sections are written for this pack; 1 is shared from another pack's guide.
Every recipe and number here was checked against FTB Skies 2: Aero 1.10.0, read from the running game on Sep 22, 2026.
What is Mekanism Additions?
3 parts
Same as in the FTB Skies 2 1.22.0 guide
Mekanism Additions is an official addon for Mekanism. It collects the miscellaneous features that don't quite fit in the other Mekanism modules. Most of them used to live in the main Mekanism mod in 1.12 and earlier, and they now have their own module.[1]
This pack includes version 10.7.19 of the mod.[2]
What it adds
- Baby mobs: Creepers, Endermen, Skeletons, Strays and Wither Skeletons.[1]
- Obsidian TNT.[1]
- Glow Panels.[1]
- Balloons.[1]
- Plastic variants of various block shapes.[1]
- A voice server.[1]
Who it is for
If you already use Mekanism and want extra decorative blocks and a few fun extras, this is the module for you. The plastic blocks, Glow Panels and Balloons are mostly about building and decoration. Obsidian TNT and the baby mobs are novelty additions on top of that.[1]
Where it fits in the progression
Unverified The sources I have don't show where Mekanism Additions fits into this pack's progression. They also don't show any quests, an ATM Star path connection, or pack-specific recipe or config changes for the mod. Treat it as an optional extra alongside the main Mekanism progression, and check in-game recipes before relying on any item. This site does hold FTB Skies 2: Aero's own recipes, read from the pack itself: look the item up in the item browser.
How do you get started with Mekanism Additions?
5 parts
Mekanism Additions is an official Mekanism addon for the odds and ends that don't fit in the other modules. It adds baby mobs, Obsidian TNT, glow panels, balloons, plastic blocks in lots of shapes, and a voice server. Here is the order I'd try the craftable parts in, starting with the simplest.[1]
Balloons first
Start with a Black Balloon. It's a shapeless crafting recipe and one craft gives you 2 balloons. Every color has its own recipe, and black is just the example. Crafting any balloon also earns you the Balloon advancement.[3][4]
Crafting Shapeless
- any leather
- any string
- any black dye
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:balloon/black
Black is the example, the other colors follow the same pattern.
You don't need to start over to change a balloon's color. A shapeless recolor recipe turns a balloon into another color, and there is also a painting recipe type that does the same job.[3]
Crafting Shapeless
- any black dye
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:balloon/recolor/black
The recolor recipe for black balloons.
The Walkie-Talkie
Next, make the Walkie-Talkie. The pack changed this recipe, so don't trust what you remember from other packs. Craft it from the recipe below.[3]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any basic circuit | ||
| Empty slot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:walkie_talkie
This recipe is changed by the pack.
Glow panels
The Black Glow Panel gives you light-emitting decoration, and one craft makes 2 panels. Crafting any glow panel earns the Glow in the Dark advancement. You can then recolor panels, and that recolor recipe makes 4 panels at once.[3][4]
Crafting Shaped
| any glass panes | any glass panes | |
| any black dye | ||
| any glowstone dust | any glowstone dust |
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:glow_panel/black
One craft makes 2 black glow panels.
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | Empty slot |
| Empty slot | any black dye | Empty slot |
| Empty slot | Empty slot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:glow_panel/recolor/black
The recolor recipe makes 4 panels.
Plastic blocks
Plastic is the biggest part of this mod. Each color comes as a plastic block with slab, stairs, road, barrier, gate, glow and transparent versions. Slabs are the easiest place to start: one Black Plastic Block gives you 6 Black Plastic Slab.[3][4]
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:plastic/slab/black
One plastic block makes 6 slabs.
For a Black Slick Plastic Block, put the plastic block through an enriching recipe.[3]
Enriching (mekanism)
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:plastic/slick/enriching/black
The slick plastic recipe uses enriching.
The Black Reinforced Plastic Block recipe was also changed by the pack, and one craft makes 4 blocks.[3]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| Empty slot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:plastic/reinforced/black
This recipe is changed by the pack.
Obsidian TNT
Last is Obsidian TNT, which is crafted in a normal crafting grid with the mod's default recipe.[1][3]
Crafting Shaped
| any normal obsidian | any normal obsidian | any normal obsidian |
| any normal obsidian | any normal obsidian | any normal obsidian |
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:obsidian_tnt
A mod recipe, not changed by the pack.
How does Mekanism Additions work?
4 parts
Mekanism Additions is an official addon module for Mekanism that holds miscellaneous features which don't quite fit in the other modules. Its feature list is baby mobs (Creepers, Endermen, Skeletons, Strays and Wither Skeletons), Obsidian TNT, glow panels, balloons, plastic variants of various block shapes and a voice server. So this section covers how those items are made and changed in the pack.[1]
Plastic blocks and how they change
Plastic comes in many colours and shapes: blocks, slabs, stairs, barriers, gates, roads, transparent and glow variants. Reinforced and slick versions exist too. Take Black Plastic Block as an example. Its slab form, Black Plastic Slab, comes from a normal crafting recipe that gives 6 slabs.[3][4]
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:plastic/slab/black
Slick plastic, such as Black Slick Plastic Block, is not crafted. It comes from a Mekanism enriching recipe that turns a plain plastic block into the slick version.[3]
Enriching (mekanism)
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:plastic/slick/enriching/black
Reinforced plastic, such as Black Reinforced Plastic Block, uses a recipe the pack has changed. Each craft gives 4 reinforced blocks.[3]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| Empty slot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:plastic/reinforced/black
This recipe was changed by the pack, so don't rely on the mod's default.
Recolouring balloons and glow panels
Balloons such as Black Balloon can be recoloured in two ways. One is a shapeless crafting recipe with a dye. The other is a Mekanism painting recipe, which is a different recipe type from normal crafting. The pack has 288 painting recipes for this mod's items.[3]
Painting (mekanism)
- Black
Black Balloon
- any balloon
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:balloon/recolor/painting/black
Glow panels work in a similar way. Crafting a fresh panel such as Black Glow Panel gives 2 panels per craft. Recolouring an existing panel with a dye gives 4 panels of the new colour.[3]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | Empty slot |
| Empty slot | any black dye | Empty slot |
| Empty slot | Empty slot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:glow_panel/recolor/black
Obsidian TNT and the Walkie-Talkie
Obsidian TNT is made with a plain shaped crafting recipe.[3]
Crafting Shaped
| any normal obsidian | any normal obsidian | any normal obsidian |
| any normal obsidian | any normal obsidian | any normal obsidian |
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:obsidian_tnt
The Walkie-Talkie recipe has been changed by the pack. The mod lists a voice server among its features.[1][3]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any basic circuit | ||
| Empty slot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:walkie_talkie
Baby mobs
The mod adds baby versions of Creepers, Endermen, Skeletons, Strays and Wither Skeletons. It also has two advancements about them: one for getting injured by all of the baby mobs, and one for killing any of them.[1][4]
How do you progress through Mekanism Additions?
3 parts
Mekanism Additions is mostly a set of building blocks and a few extras on top of Mekanism, so there is no machine tier ladder to climb here. The recipes in the pack do show a clear upgrade path for the plastic blocks, plus two gear items worth knowing about.[3]
The plastic ladder
Every colour of plastic follows the same steps. Aqua is the example below, but black, blue, brown, cyan and dark red are set up the same way.[3]
- Start with a plain block such as Aqua Plastic Block. One block crafts into 6 slabs, for example Aqua Plastic Slab.[3]
- For a slick version, put the plain block through an enriching recipe. Aqua plastic becomes Aqua Slick Plastic Block.[3]
- For the reinforced version, craft the plain block into 4 blocks at once, such as Aqua Reinforced Plastic Block. The pack changed this recipe for every colour listed above, so use the one shown below rather than what you remember from the mod's defaults.[3]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| Empty slot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:plastic/reinforced/aqua
This is the pack's changed version of the reinforced plastic recipe. The other colours follow the same pattern.
Gear
The Walkie-Talkie is another recipe the pack changed, so follow this one exactly.[3]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any basic circuit | ||
| Empty slot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:walkie_talkie
Obsidian TNT uses the mod's normal recipe, with no pack change.[3]
Crafting Shaped
| any normal obsidian | any normal obsidian | any normal obsidian |
| any normal obsidian | any normal obsidian | any normal obsidian |
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:obsidian_tnt
Decoration extras
Balloons and glow panels need no upgrades. A balloon craft gives you 2 balloons, for example Black Balloon. A glow panel craft gives you 2 panels, for example Black Glow Panel.[3]
To change the colour later, use a recolor recipe. A glow panel recolor gives 4 panels in the new colour. Balloons can also be recoloured with Mekanism's painting recipe type.[3]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | Empty slot |
| Empty slot | any black dye | Empty slot |
| Empty slot | Empty slot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:glow_panel/recolor/black
How does Mekanism Additions work with other mods?
3 parts
Mekanism Additions is an official addon for Mekanism, so most of its connections in this pack run straight into Mekanism. A few recipes that the pack changed or added also tie it to FTB's own materials and to PneumaticCraft's pressure chamber.[1][3]
Mekanism
Plastic blocks and glow panels both start from Mekanism's HDPE Sheet. These two recipes are unchanged mod recipes in this pack. Each colour has its own version of the same recipe, and the dump shows the black ones here.[3]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any black dye | ||
| Empty slot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:plastic/block/black
Crafting Shaped
| any glass panes | any glass panes | |
| any black dye | ||
| any glowstone dust | any glowstone dust |
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:glow_panel/black
You can also run the colours backwards. A Mekanism pigment extracting recipe turns a plastic block into pigment: the Aqua Plastic Block gives 48 aqua pigment, for example. The dump counts 216 of these recipes, covering 18 different results.[3]
Pigment Extracting (mekanism)
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:pigment_extracting/plastic/block/aqua
Balloons use Mekanism's painting recipe type to change colour. The Aqua Balloon recipe below shows how it works. The dump counts 288 painting recipes that make Mekanism Additions items, and every one of them is a Mekanism recipe type.[3]
Painting (mekanism)
- Aqua
Aqua Balloon
- any balloon
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:balloon/recolor/painting/aqua
FTB materials: what the pack changed
The reinforced plastic recipes are changed by the pack. They use Osmium Dust and give 4 reinforced blocks per craft. The dump shows this for every colour, and aqua is the example here.[3]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| Empty slot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:plastic/reinforced/aqua
The Walkie-Talkie recipe is also changed by the pack. It is built from Osmium Ingot and Steel Ingot rather than anything from the mod's own defaults.[3]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any basic circuit | ||
| Empty slot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: mekanismadditions:walkie_talkie
PneumaticCraft pressure chamber
The pack adds two pressure chamber recipes that use Obsidian TNT as an ingredient. The first makes 2 Tungsten Ingot from 2 Tungsten Dust plus one Obsidian TNT and 16 entro dust.[3]
Pressure Chamber (pneumaticcraft)
2× Tungsten Dust
Obsidian TNT
- 16× any entro dust
Recipe id: ftb:pncr/pressure_chamber/tungsten_ingot
The second makes Ultradense Polonium Quantized Bamboo and is much heavier on the TNT. It needs 64 Obsidian TNT alongside 32 Polonium Quantized Bamboo Plating, so plan your TNT supply before you start.[3]
Pressure Chamber (pneumaticcraft)
Recipe id: ftb:pncr/pressure_chamber/ultradense_polonium_quantized_bamboo
What changed in Mekanism Additions between versions?
1 part
FTB Skies 2: Aero 1.10.0 ships Mekanism Additions 10.7.19, built for Minecraft 1.21.1. The mod has been in the pack since version 1.0.3 or earlier, so it's a long-standing part of Aero.[5]
What's in 10.7.19
This is the changelog for the version you're running. It lists these changes:[6]
- A fix that removes an incorrect increase of the configured radiation range.[6]
- A green rear port added to the Isotopic Centrifuge.[6]
- Translation updates from Crowdin, including Chinese Simplified.[6]
- A version bump to 10.7.19.[6]
The changelog doesn't say how any of these changes behave in play, so treat the descriptions above as the full extent of what's confirmed.[6]
I don't have pack changelog entries for this mod, so I can't tell you how it changed between Aero releases.[5]
Sources
- Mekanism Additions project page (modrinth) · official mod data
- FTB Skies 2 1.22.0 mod list · pack file
- FTB Skies 2: Aero 1.10.0 recipe dump: recipes making Mekanism Additions items · pack recipe dump
- mekanismadditions names, screen text and descriptions (English lang file) · official mod data
- FTB Skies 2: Aero 1.10.0 mod list · pack file
- Mekanism Additions 10.7.19 changelog · changelog
Where this guide comes from
Written from what FTB Skies 2: Aero itself ships: its files and recipes, the in-game guidebooks and the mods' own pages. Every statement links to the source it came from, and the numbers are checked against the pack before publishing.
Guide last verified Oct 16, 2026.
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Version in each release
21 releases, first in 1.0.3
| FTB Skies 2: Aero | Version | Jar | Where it came from |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.13.0 Sep 28, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.12.1 Sep 22, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.12.0 Sep 21, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.10.0 Sep 8, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.9.1 Sep 2, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.9.0 Sep 1, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.8.0 Aug 25, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.7.3 Aug 19, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.7.2 Aug 18, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.7.1 Aug 18, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.6.1 Aug 13, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.6.0 Aug 11, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.5.1 Aug 8, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.4.1 Aug 4, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.4.0 Aug 3, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.3.0 Jul 30, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.2.1 Jul 28, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.2.0 Jul 28, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.1.1 Jul 25, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.1.0 Jul 24, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
| 1.0.3 Jul 17, 2026 | 10.7.19 | MekanismAdditions-1.21.1-10.7.19.85.jar | From the published release |
"From pack files" means the list came from the pack's own files; "from the published release" means ForgeBase read the jars of the release itself.
Items and blocks
296 items from the 1.10.0 recipe dump.
Aqua Glow Panel
Aqua Plastic Block
Aqua Plastic Barrier
Aqua Plastic Gate
Aqua Glow Plastic Block
Aqua Glow Plastic Slab
Aqua Glow Plastic Stairs
Aqua Plastic Road
Aqua Plastic Slab
Aqua Plastic Stairs
Aqua Transparent Plastic Block
Aqua Transparent Plastic Slab
Aqua Transparent Plastic Stairs
Aqua Reinforced Plastic Block
Aqua Slick Plastic Block
Baby Bogged Spawn Egg
Baby Creeper Spawn Egg
Baby Enderman Spawn Egg
Baby Skeleton Spawn Egg
Baby Stray Spawn Egg
Baby Wither Skeleton Spawn Egg
Black Glow Panel
Black Plastic Block
Black Plastic Barrier
Black Plastic Gate
Black Glow Plastic Block
Black Glow Plastic Slab
Black Glow Plastic Stairs
Black Plastic Road
Black Plastic Slab
Black Plastic Stairs
Black Transparent Plastic Block
Black Transparent Plastic Slab
Black Transparent Plastic Stairs
Black Reinforced Plastic Block
Black Slick Plastic Block
Blue Balloon
Blue Glow Panel
Blue Plastic Block
Blue Plastic Barrier
Blue Plastic Gate
Blue Glow Plastic Block
Blue Glow Plastic Slab
Blue Glow Plastic Stairs
Blue Plastic Road
Blue Plastic Slab
Blue Plastic Stairs
Blue Transparent Plastic Block
Blue Transparent Plastic Slab
Blue Transparent Plastic Stairs
Blue Reinforced Plastic Block
Blue Slick Plastic Block
Brown Balloon
Brown Glow Panel
Brown Plastic Block
Brown Plastic Barrier
Brown Plastic Gate
Brown Glow Plastic Block
...and 236 more.
Which FTB Skies 2: Aero mods work with Mekanism Additions?
The FTB Skies 2: Aero mods that share the most recipes with Mekanism Additions. Highlighted ones have a guide.
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