Oritech Things in FTB Skies 2: Aero

Oritech Things is an open-source add-on tech mod that adds extra things for Oritech, and it has a strong dependency on Oritech. This pack includes version 0.0.46.^[1][2]

What it adds

The headline feature is tiered addons for your Oritech machines. Here is what the mod page lists:^[1]

• Speed, Efficiency, Capacitor and Acceptor addons in tiers 2 to 9, for example Speed Addon Tier 2 and Acceptor Addon Tier 9.^[1]
• Efficient Speed addons (speed and efficiency combined in one addon) and Processing addons, also in tiers 2 to 9.^[1]
• Particle Accelerator extras: the Advanced Target Designator, which stores the position of a Particle Accelerator, a Particle Accelerator Speed Control block that emits a redstone signal of 15 when the accelerator speed is greater than your value, and an Accelerator Magnetic Field block that can shrink the particle ring using energy.^[1]
• The Exo JetPack, which grants creative flight while consuming energy or turbo fuel, and the Frame Placer, a tool to define and auto-build the Frame Structure for the Destroyer.^[1]
• Infested Amethyst Blocks that replace some Amethyst Blocks in geodes, and the Amethyst Fish mob that spawns when one is broken.^[1]

Where it sits in the quest book

In this pack's quest book, the mod's addons appear in the Oritech chapter, which is in the Tech Mods group (chapter 30 of 31 in the book) and has 38 quests. You start with "Welcome To Oritech!" quest, then "Making Multiblocks with Machine Cores" quest, then "Machine Customization!" quest.^[3]

Four quests come right after Machine Customization! and list an Oritech Things tier 2 to 9 addon among their tasks, next to the base Oritech addon: "Machine Speed Addon" quest, "Machine Efficiency Addon" quest, "Machine Capacitor Addon" quest and "Machine Acceptor Addon" quest. They sit alongside "Redstone Control Unit Addon" quest, "Quarry Addon" quest and "Machine Hunter Addon" quest.^[3]

The text of 15 quests in this chapter is not covered here, so read those in the quest book itself.^[3]

Unverified The sources here do not show this mod on the ATM Star quest path, so this guide does not place it there.

Oritech Things is an add-on for Oritech, and its project page describes it as an open-source mod currently for Minecraft 1.21, so your first steps are Oritech steps. The pack's quest book covers them in the "Oritech" chapter (group "Tech Mods", chapter 30 of 31, 38 quests). For now, follow it in order and you'll reach the Oritech Things items naturally.^[1][3]

The first steps, in order

1. For now, start with "Welcome To Oritech!" quest. The quest text says Raw Nickel is the main crafting material for the mod, and the quest task asks you for a nickel ingot.^[3]
2. Make a Machine Core and a Motor (Motor) for "Making Multiblocks with Machine Cores" quest. The quest text says most machines are multiblocks built with Machine Cores, that the machine's tooltip tells you how many cores it needs, and that there are 7 core tiers. For now, it says the first 2 tiers are enough to get started.^[3]
3. Next comes the Foundry (Foundry) from "The Foundry" quest. The quest text says it needs 3 Machine Cores in total and calls it key for progression, because it makes the alloys needed for Oritech machines.^[3]
4. For now, the Assembler (Assembler) from "The Assembler" quest comes after the Foundry in the quest book. The quest text says it has a 2x2 crafting grid.^[3]
5. For now, craft the Machine Extender (Machine Addon Extender) for "Machine Customization!" quest. The quest text says addons attach to specific sides of a machine or to an Extender, and the Tier 2 addon recipes shown for this pack each take one.^[3][4]

Your first Oritech Things items

Oritech Things adds tiered addons, from Tier 2 up to Tier 9, on top of the basic Oritech addons. Tier 2 is where you start, and the recipes need the matching basic addon first.^[4][5]

In the quest book these addon quests sit right after "Machine Customization!" quest. For now, the speed, efficiency, capacitor and acceptor addon quests each ask you for the basic Oritech addon plus a tier addon from this mod, for example Speed Addon Tier 2.^[3]

The Tier 2 Speed Addon can be crafted by hand. The pack changed this recipe from the mod's version.^[4]

Speed Addon Tier 2Changed by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any plastic plate	any plastic plate	any plastic plate
Speed Addon	Machine Addon Extender	Speed Addon
Silicon	Block of Biosteel	Silicon

Recipe id: oritechthings:addon_block_speed_tier_2

This hand-crafting recipe is changed by the pack.

Once you have an Assembler you can make addons there too. The pack changed this Assembler recipe for Efficiency Addon Tier 2 as well.^[4]

Efficiency Addon Tier 2Changed by the pack

Assembler (oritech)

• Block of Electrum
• 2× Efficiency Addon
• Machine Addon Extender

Recipe id: oritechthings:assembler/addon_block_efficiency_tier_2

This Assembler recipe is changed by the pack.

A handy early tool

The mod's project page, which describes the mod as currently for Minecraft 1.21, says the Frame Placer is a tool for defining and auto-building the frame structure for the Destroyer. It automatically destroys all the blocks in the area and places the frame around the perimeter, so be careful what's inside before you use it.^[1]

Frame PlacerMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Machine Frame
• Motor

Recipe id: oritechthings:frame_placer

The Particle Accelerator Speed Sensor can wait for now. It links to a target Particle Accelerator, and in the quest book the Particle Accelerator quest comes after the Atomic Forge quest.^[3][5]

Oritech Things is an add-on for Oritech, so everything here plugs into Oritech machines. It adds a long ladder of tiered addons, plus a few tools and blocks that change how the Particle Accelerator, the Drone Port and the Destroyer frame work. Here is how each system behaves in this pack.^[1][5]

Tiered addons

The mod adds six addon families, each running from tier 2 to tier 9: Speed, Efficiency, Efficient Speed (which combines speed and efficiency in one block), Processing, Capacitor and Acceptor. You attach them to a machine or to a machine extender. An addon that is actually in use gives off light at level 15.^[1][5]

Tiers build on each other. The tier 3 recipes shown in the sources take the tier 2 addon as an ingredient and are made in the Assembler, and Acceptor Addon Tier 6 takes Acceptor Addon Tier 5 and is made in the Atomic Forge. The Atomic Forge has 27 recipes that make this mod's items.^[4]

Acceptor Addon Tier 2Changed by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any plastic plate	any plastic plate	any plastic plate
Acceptor Addon	Machine Addon Extender	Acceptor Addon
Electrum Ingot	any energite storage block	Electrum Ingot

Recipe id: oritechthings:addon_block_acceptor_tier_2

Crafting table version, changed by the pack.

Acceptor Addon Tier 2Mod recipe

Assembler (oritech)

• 2× Acceptor Addon
• Machine Addon Extender
• any energite storage block

Recipe id: oritechthings:assembler/addon_block_acceptor_tier_2

Assembler version of the same addon, unchanged from the mod.

Efficiency Addon Tier 2Changed by the pack

Assembler (oritech)

• Block of Electrum
• 2× Efficiency Addon
• Machine Addon Extender

Recipe id: oritechthings:assembler/addon_block_efficiency_tier_2

Assembler recipe, changed by the pack.

Efficiency Addon Tier 3Changed by the pack

Assembler (oritech)

• Electrum Ingot
• Efficiency Addon
• Magnetic Coil
• Efficiency Addon Tier 2

Recipe id: oritechthings:assembler/addon_block_efficiency_tier_3

Changed by the pack. It uses the tier 2 addon.

Capacitor Addon Tier 2Mod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any plastic plate	any plastic plate	any plastic plate
Capacitor Addon	Machine Addon Extender	Capacitor Addon
Energy Pipe	any energite storage block	Energy Pipe

Recipe id: oritechthings:addon_block_capacitor_tier_2

Processing Addon Tier 2Changed by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any plastic plate	any plastic plate	any plastic plate
Auxiliary Processing Chamber Addon	Machine Addon Extender	Auxiliary Processing Chamber Addon
Comparator	Block of Electrum	Comparator

Recipe id: oritechthings:addon_block_processing_tier_2

Crafting table recipe, changed by the pack.

Acceptor Addon Tier 6Mod recipe

Atomic Forge (oritech)

• Advanced Computing Engine
• Acceptor Addon
• Acceptor Addon Tier 5

Recipe id: oritechthings:atomicforge/addon_block_acceptor_tier_6

Made in the Atomic Forge from the tier 5 addon, a mod recipe.

Unverified The exact stat values of each addon tier are set in the mod's config, and the sources here do not show that config for this pack, so they are not confirmed.

Linking the Particle Accelerator

The Advanced Target Designator stores the position of a Particle Accelerator. Both the Magnetic Field and the Speed Sensor use that stored position to link to the accelerator. The pack changed its recipe.^[1][4][5]

Advanced Target DesignatorChanged by the pack

Crafting Shapeless

• Silicon
• Target Designator

Recipe id: oritechthings:advanced_target_designator

The in-game tooltip says to right-click the accelerator with the designator to save its position, while the mod's project page says shift right-click. If one does not work for you, try the other.^[1][5]

Accelerator Magnetic Field

The Accelerator Magnetic Field helps particles take tight turns with magnetic guidance. Once it is linked to an accelerator, you can make the particle ring much smaller, at the cost of energy. Efficiency and Capacitor addons are compatible with it. The pack changed its recipe.^[1][4][5]

Accelerator Magnetic FieldChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Magnetic Coil	Electrum Ingot	Magnetic Coil
Electrum Ingot	Super AI Chip	Electrum Ingot
Magnetic Coil	Electrum Ingot	Magnetic Coil

Recipe id: oritechthings:accelerator_magnetic_field

1. Use the Advanced Target Designator on the particle accelerator to save its position.^[5]
2. Place the Magnetic Field block within the particle accelerator ring.^[5]
3. Right-click the magnetic field to link it to the accelerator.^[5]

The game also warns that magnetic fields can be turned off in the server configuration. If yours does nothing, check that setting first.^[5]

Accelerator motor and Speed Sensor

For the accelerator motor, place Speed or Efficiency addons underneath it to improve its performance.^[1][5]

The Particle Accelerator Speed Sensor is a redstone block. You link it to an accelerator with the Advanced Target Designator, and it can be switched ON or OFF in its GUI. It outputs a redstone signal of 15 when the accelerator speed is greater than the value you set. The page also mentions a greater or lesser check. The speed limit accepts values up to 999,999.^[1][5]

The sensor has two modes. In Manual mode you set a specific velocity threshold. In Auto mode it detects the speed required by the active particle recipes by itself. The linked accelerator has to be within 128 blocks of the sensor.^[1][5]

Cross-dimensional Drone Ports

Attach the Cross Dimensional to a Drone Port, then use the Advanced Target Designator to set a destination Drone Port in another dimension. After that, the drone delivers across dimensions whenever its inventory is not empty. Drone Ports are the only machines that support cross-dimensional transfers. The pack changed this addon's recipe.^[1][4][5]

Cross DimensionalChanged by the pack

Assembler (oritech)

• Electrum Ingot
• Ender Pearl
• Advanced Computing Engine
• Heisenberg Compensator

Recipe id: oritechthings:assembler/addon_block_cross_dimensional

Without the addon, the game tells you it is required for inter-dimensional transfers. Cross-dimensional addons can also be disabled in the server configuration. You may see warnings that the target dimension or the server is unavailable.^[5]

Frame Placer

The Frame Placer defines and builds the frame structure for the Destroyer. It destroys every block in the chosen area and places the frame around the perimeter. You set the dimensions and an offset, and the screen shows how many frame blocks are required before you confirm or abort.^[1][5]

Frame PlacerMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Machine Frame
• Motor

Recipe id: oritechthings:frame_placer

Exo Jetpack

The mod also adds an Exo Jetpack. It grants creative flight and consumes energy or turbo fuel, and it warns you when its energy is low.^[1][5]

In this pack, Oritech Things adds higher-tier versions of the Oritech machine addons, running from tier 2 up to tier 9.^[4]

The pack's quest book places Oritech in the Tech Mods group, as chapter 30 of 31, with 38 quests. That chapter is your roadmap for unlocking the addons.^[3]

The quest path

The chapter opens with "Welcome To Oritech!" quest, which asks for a Nickel Ingot. The quest text says Raw Nickel is the main crafting material for the mod. Next comes "Making Multiblocks with Machine Cores" quest. Its text says there are 7 tiers of Machine Cores, and each tier raises the total number of addons that can be attached to the machine multiblock. For now, it says, you can make either of the first 2 tiers to get started.^[3]

After that the quest book's main chain runs "The Foundry" quest, then "The Assembler" quest, then "The Power Of The End" quest, then "Flux Gate" quest, and finally "Atomic Forge" quest. The Foundry quest says the machine needs 3 Machine Cores in total and calls it the machine that creates the alloys needed for Oritech machines. The Flux Gate quest describes flux gates as advanced components used to craft late-game machines.^[3]

"Machine Customization!" quest also follows the Machine Cores quest and leads to the addon quests: "Machine Acceptor Addon" quest, "Machine Capacitor Addon" quest, "Machine Speed Addon" quest and "Machine Efficiency Addon" quest. Each of those quests asks for the base Oritech addon plus any one of the tier 2 to 9 versions from Oritech Things.^[3]

Addon tier breakdown

• Tier 2: you can craft these in a normal crafting grid or in the Assembler. The pack changed the grid recipes for the Acceptor, Efficiency, Speed and Processing addons, while the Capacitor grid recipe is the mod's own.^[4]
• Tiers 3 to 5: these are made in the Assembler, and each one builds on the tier below it. The pack changed the Assembler recipes for Efficiency (tiers 2 to 5), Processing (tiers 2 to 5) and Speed (tiers 3 to 5). The Acceptor and Capacitor Assembler recipes are the mod's own. Every tier 5 addon recipe uses a Flux Gate.^[4]
• Tiers 6 to 9: these move to the Atomic Forge, and again each builds on the previous tier. The Acceptor and Capacitor recipes are shown for tiers 6 to 9, and Efficiency for tiers 6 and 7. Tier 8 uses Prometheum and tier 9 uses the Ultimate Machine Core.^[4]

The "Prometheum" quest quest comes after the Atomic Forge quest. It describes Prometheum as an advanced material that can only be produced in an Atomic Forge, and says it is essential for crafting Prometheum Tools and the Ultimate Machine Core.^[3]

Speed Addon Tier 2Changed by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any plastic plate	any plastic plate	any plastic plate
Speed Addon	Machine Addon Extender	Speed Addon
Silicon	Block of Biosteel	Silicon

Recipe id: oritechthings:addon_block_speed_tier_2

Speed Addon Tier 2 by hand, using the pack's changed recipe.

Speed Addon Tier 3Changed by the pack

Assembler (oritech)

• Steel Ingot
• Speed Addon
• Magnetic Coil
• Speed Addon Tier 2

Recipe id: oritechthings:assembler/addon_block_speed_tier_3

Speed Addon Tier 3 in the Assembler, also changed by the pack.

Acceptor Addon Tier 6Mod recipe

Atomic Forge (oritech)

• Advanced Computing Engine
• Acceptor Addon
• Acceptor Addon Tier 5

Recipe id: oritechthings:atomicforge/addon_block_acceptor_tier_6

The Atomic Forge stage starts at tier 6.

Other Oritech Things items

• Efficient Speed Addon Tier 2 is made in the Atomic Forge from the Efficiency and Speed Tier 2 addons, and the pack changed that recipe.^[4]
• Cross Dimensional is made in the Assembler, and the pack changed its recipe.^[4]
• Advanced Target Designator is a shapeless upgrade of the Target Designator, and the pack changed its recipe.^[4]
• Accelerator Magnetic Field is crafted by hand with a pack-changed recipe.^[4]
• Particle Accelerator Speed Sensor is made in the Atomic Forge from the regular Particle Accelerator Sensor.^[4]

Oritech Things is an add-on for Oritech, and the mod itself says it has a strong dependency on it. In this pack almost every Oritech Things recipe is built from Oritech parts. The pack also swaps in materials from its own FTB Materials items in a number of recipes.^[1][4]

Oritech addons are the base

Every tiered addon starts from the matching Oritech addon. The Tier 2 versions also need the Machine Addon Extender, and each higher tier takes the previous tier as an ingredient. Tiers 2 to 5 of the acceptor, capacitor, efficiency, processing and speed addons are made in the Oritech Assembler. Efficient Speed Addons are made in the Atomic Forge from Tier 2 onwards.^[4]

For the acceptor, capacitor and efficiency lines, the Atomic Forge recipes for the top tiers ask for progressively rarer Oritech parts. Tier 6 needs an Advanced Computing Engine, Tier 7 a Heisenberg Compensator, Tier 8 Prometheum and Tier 9 an Ultimate Machine Core.^[4]

Where the pack changes things

Several recipes are marked as changed by the pack. The Tier 2 efficiency addon is one of them, and it uses Silicon and Block of Electrum alongside Oritech parts.^[4]

Efficiency Addon Tier 2Changed by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any plastic plate	any plastic plate	any plastic plate
Efficiency Addon	Machine Addon Extender	Efficiency Addon
Silicon	Block of Electrum	Silicon

Recipe id: oritechthings:addon_block_efficiency_tier_2

The same pattern shows up further up the chain. The pack's Assembler recipes for Speed Addon Tiers 3 to 5 use Steel Ingot. Those for Efficiency and Processing Addon Tiers 3 to 5 use Electrum Ingot. The Tier 2 Capacitor Addon recipes are shown as the mod's own, with no pack change.^[4]

Particle accelerator and utility items

The Advanced Target Designator is an upgrade of Oritech's Target Designator, and the pack changed its recipe to use silicon. The mod uses it to store the position of a Particle Accelerator.^[1][4]

Advanced Target DesignatorChanged by the pack

Crafting Shapeless

• Silicon
• Target Designator

Recipe id: oritechthings:advanced_target_designator

The Accelerator Magnetic Field is also a pack-changed recipe. It is built from Oritech's Magnetic Coil and Super AI Chip plus electrum. Once linked to an accelerator with the Advanced Target Designator, it can greatly shrink the particle ring in exchange for energy.^[1][4]

Accelerator Magnetic FieldChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Magnetic Coil	Electrum Ingot	Magnetic Coil
Electrum Ingot	Super AI Chip	Electrum Ingot
Magnetic Coil	Electrum Ingot	Magnetic Coil

Recipe id: oritechthings:accelerator_magnetic_field

• Cross Dimensional is made in the Assembler with an Ender Pearl, an Advanced Computing Engine and a Heisenberg Compensator. The pack changed this recipe, and it also uses electrum. The mod says it lets a Drone Port target another dimension.^[1][4]
• Particle Accelerator Speed Sensor is an Atomic Forge recipe. It takes an Ender Eye, Oritech's Particle Accelerator Sensor and a Duratium Ingot.^[4]
• Frame Placer is a shapeless craft from a Machine Frame and a Motor.^[4]

In the quest book

Oritech Things has no chapter of its own. Its addons appear in the "Oritech" chapter, in the "Tech Mods" group (chapter 30 of 31). The acceptor, capacitor, speed and efficiency addon quests each ask for the Oritech addon plus any Tier 2 to 9 version from Oritech Things. All four come after "Machine Customization!" quest, which asks for the Machine Addon Extender.^[3]

The addon quests are "Machine Acceptor Addon" quest, "Machine Capacitor Addon" quest, "Machine Speed Addon" quest and "Machine Efficiency Addon" quest. The chapter has 38 quests, and the text of 23 of them is not shown here, so check the quest book for those.^[3]

In the pack's quest book, the quests that involve this mod all sit in one chapter: "Oritech", in the Tech Mods group (chapter 30 of 31, with 38 quests). This mod's own items only appear in four of the addon quests, but the quests leading up to them are the path you follow, so here is the order the book gives. These are the tasks the quests ask for, not a full description of the machines.^[3]

The opening quests

1. "Welcome To Oritech!" quest is the entry point. The quest text says you start with Raw Nickel, the main crafting material of the mod, and the task asks you to hand in a Nickel Ingot.^[3]
2. "Making Multiblocks with Machine Cores" quest comes next. It asks for any Machine Core (the text says there are 7 tiers) plus a Motor, and it says that for now you can make either of the first 2 tiers.^[3]
3. The chapter then branches. "The Foundry" quest, "Machine Customization!" quest, "It's Crushing Time" quest and "Spin To Win" quest all come after the core quest.^[3]

Addon quests (where this mod comes in)

"Machine Customization!" quest asks for a Machine Extender, and the addon quests come after it. Four of them ask for two items: the base Oritech addon, plus one of the tier 2 to 9 addon blocks from this mod.^[3]

• "Machine Acceptor Addon" quest: any Acceptor Addon block, from Acceptor Addon Tier 2 up to Acceptor Addon Tier 9.^[3]
• "Machine Capacitor Addon" quest: any Capacitor Addon block, from Capacitor Addon Tier 2 up to Capacitor Addon Tier 9.^[3]
• "Machine Speed Addon" quest: any Speed Addon block, from Speed Addon Tier 2 up to Speed Addon Tier 9.^[3]
• "Machine Efficiency Addon" quest: any Efficiency Addon block, from Efficiency Addon Tier 2 up to Efficiency Addon Tier 9.^[3]
• The other addon quests after Machine Customization only ask for the Oritech addon itself: "Redstone Control Unit Addon" quest, "Quarry Addon" quest and "Machine Hunter Addon" quest.^[3]

Machines and progression

• "The Foundry" quest is followed by "The Assembler" quest. After that the book opens two routes: "The Power Of The End" quest (Enderic Lasers) and "Nuclear Reactor Control Panel" quest (the reactor).^[3]
• After The Power Of The End the book lists "Flux Gate" quest, "Machine Yield Addon" quest, a quest in "Oritech" and a quest in "Oritech". Flux Gate is followed by "Atomic Forge" quest.^[3]
• After the Atomic Forge come "Soul Enchanting" quest, "Particle Accelerator" quest and "Prometheum" quest.^[3]
• "Spin To Win" quest is also followed by "Cybernetic Augmentation Center" quest and a quest in "Oritech". The Spin To Win text says that for now you use the Centrifuge to make Carbon Fiber Strands.^[3]

Reactor quests

After "Nuclear Reactor Control Panel" quest the book lists "Designing Your Reactor" quest, "Reactor Rods" quest, "Reactor Heat Absorbers" quest and "Energy & Redstone Ports" quest. "Heat Vents & Heat Pipes" quest also comes after the control panel.^[3]

Souls and the Particle Accelerator

"Soul Enchanting" quest is followed by "Collecting Souls" quest, a checkmark quest, and then by "Spawning Mobs" quest. "The Tainted Refinery" quest comes after both the Refinery quest and Soul Enchanting, and it is an observation quest.^[3]

The quest text says "Particle Accelerator" quest is split into several smaller quests that come after it: "Accelerator Designs" quest, "Accelerator Setup" quest, "Particle Accelerator Sensor" quest and "Tachyons" quest.^[3]

Oritech Things has been in FTB Skies 2: Aero since version 1.0.3 or earlier, and Aero 1.10.0 ships version 0.0.46. Here are the changes from the mod's own changelogs, up to the release in your pack.^[2]

Mod changelog

• 0.0.46 (the version in this pack): fixed the Ukrainian translations, and removed a useless recipe that pointed to an item that doesn't exist.^[2][6]
• 0.0.45: credited Tenwoc for the Ukrainian translation.^[7]
• 0.0.44: fixed a bug that happened when Mekanism cables were connected to tiered addons.^[8]

The 0.0.44 fix is the one to know about if you run Mekanism cables next to tiered addons. The 0.0.46 build in your pack is newer than that release.^[2][8]