All The Mods 10 EP3 Yearning For The Mines & Fast Smelting

Exploring Mods and Tool Upgrades in All the Mods 10

Introduction to New Features

• The narrator introduces their role as an architect in "All the Mods 10," highlighting recent upgrades, including a new Dash ability for easier traversal.

• They discuss the addition of lights that can be made invisible by adjusting the Color Picker, enhancing gameplay aesthetics.

• A storage lectern is introduced, providing a means to store items and expand inventory management.

Transitioning to Mining and Tool Upgrades

• The focus shifts towards mining activities and upgrading tools using Silent Gear mods, emphasizing customization options available for vanilla weapons.

• The narrator explains how tool components can be swapped out with blueprints needed for modifications, allowing for extensive personalization.

Crafting Tools with Silent Gear

• To create upgraded tools like an axe head, specific materials are required; lapis is mentioned as necessary for crafting blueprints.

• The concept of a salvager is introduced, which allows players to convert unwanted gear into valuable resources like diamonds.

Understanding Tool Stats and Modifications

• Key stats such as durability, mining speed, attack speed, and damage are discussed concerning tool upgrades. Diamond components significantly enhance durability.

• The comparison between Silent Gear mod mechanics and Tinker's Construct is made; both allow crafting without needing a furnace.

Repairing Tools and Material Traits

• Players can repair tools using repair kits from Silent Gear; higher-tier kits yield better efficiency during repairs.

• An example illustrates how diamonds can be used to repair diamond gear effectively while maintaining its durability traits.

Challenges with Material Customization

• A major complaint about the mod is highlighted: understanding material traits requires extensive research within the game interface (JI).

Diamond Pickaxe Upgrades and Mining Mechanics

Enhancements to Tools

• The diamond pickaxe shows various traits, including unchanged harvest type and rarity, but the harvest speed increases from 8 to 9.2 after adding a binding.

• Adding bone to the sword raises its damage from 7 to 7.6, showcasing how different materials can enhance tool effectiveness.

New Tool Functionality

• A spoon upgrade allows the diamond pickaxe to function as a shovel, expanding its utility in gameplay.

• Tipping the sword with redstone boosts its attack damage to 9.6, enhancing combat capabilities significantly.

Combat Experience

• Testing the new sword against an Enderman demonstrates effective damage output and potential for obtaining valuable items like ender pearls.

• The player expresses excitement about mining while also exploring cobblestone generator mechanics.

Cobblestone Generation Insights

• The cobblestone generator requires both water and lava; it produces stone instead of cobble when set up correctly.

• Using functional storage drawers improves organization compared to regular chests, allowing for easier item management during mining.

Mining Strategy and Exploration

• The player prepares for mining by locating a spawner and planning an entry point into the mines.

• Utilizing vein mining simplifies resource gathering in tunnels, making it more efficient than traditional methods.

Cave System Discovery

• Upon entering a cave system, the player finds abundant ores and mystical agriculture resources that will aid future farming efforts.

Exploring a Cave and Discovering Resources

Initial Discoveries

• The player discovers a looter chest with TNT underneath, indicating potential danger. They express interest in collecting rails due to the presence of the Railcraft mod.

• A sudden encounter with lava causes stress for the player, who mentions having PTSD from similar experiences. However, they find a Power Glove that enhances their damage output.

Resource Collection

• The Power Glove increases damage dealt by 30%, which is seen as beneficial for combat situations.

• The player finds large veins of osmium and silver ore, noting that these are significantly larger than usual, possibly due to mod settings.

• The player expresses excitement about collecting prosperity ores and other valuable resources while mining.

Mining Experience

• Bort is discovered, used for crafting tools and blocks in Silent Gear. The satisfaction of mining with vein miner is highlighted.

• The first dark ore from Evilcraft is found, marking an important step towards utilizing blood-related mechanics from the mod.

Cave Exploration

• The cave structure appears rich in materials and enemies; artifacts from the mod are also present.

• Excitement grows as surface diamonds are spotted along with gold and other valuable resources, showcasing the cave's richness.

Additional Findings

• Runic deep slate is discovered, providing runes related to Forbidden Arcanist. Hidden diamonds are also noted as being cleverly concealed within the cave.

• Black stone (kiwi), essential for ZCraft later on, is collected alongside aluminum which remains elusive at this stage.

Tool Management

• After breaking their pickaxe during mining, the player discusses repairing it using diamonds without losing modifiers.

• An unexpected encounter with marine life such as stingrays and sharks adds an element of danger to cave exploration.

Exploration of Cave Creepers and Mythril Mining

Discovering Cave Creepers

• The speaker notes the presence of cave creepers, indicating their potential for exploitation if they are indeed exploitable.

• It is mentioned that while a diamond pickaxe cannot mine mythril, a spell from "ours the V" can achieve this with the right setup.

Utilizing Spells for Mining

• A specific spell configuration (projectile break and amplify twice) allows breaking mythril, showcasing the flexibility of magic in mining.

• The speaker encounters mimics that provide valuable loot like feral claws, which enhance gameplay mechanics.

Learning New Abilities

• The concept of "Blood Lust" is introduced, enhancing attack speed with each strike; this ability requires further exploration to understand its full potential.

• A zombie spawner is discovered near the base, prompting strategies for dealing with it effectively.

Resource Management and Storage Solutions

• The speaker discusses various resources found in a chest, including dark steel and a new spell book related to fishing.

• Clarification on a previously misnamed item (telekinetic fishing rod), emphasizing its unique function of lifting mobs for resource collection.

Upgrading Storage Systems

• As storage runs out, basic upgrades are proposed to convert chests into sophisticated storage options to manage resources better.

• An iron furnace obtained through quests will be upgraded progressively to improve efficiency in smelting ores.

Automation Strategies

• Plans are laid out for an automated system using barrels and furnaces to streamline resource processing without manual intervention.

Auto Input and Output Configuration

Overview of Auto Input and Output

• The auto input and output feature is designed with the input at the top (blue) and output at the bottom (orange).

• An alternative option allows for both input and output from the same side, which can be beneficial for specific setups.

Fuel Options for Furnaces

• Regular fuel like coal will be used initially; various types of coal are available, including lignite coal.

• Other fuel sources include lava buckets, enhancing versatility in furnace operation.

Enhancements to Furnace Speed

Upgrades Available

• The iron furnace can be upgraded with a blasting augment to significantly increase smelting speed.

• A speed upgrade can also be applied, but it cannot coexist with a fuel efficiency upgrade.

Processing Ores Efficiently

Smelting Process

• Raw osmium can be placed into the blast furnace for quick smelting, demonstrating its efficiency.

• All processed materials are directed into a storage system immediately after smelting.

Future-Proofing Mod Pack Materials

Preparedness for Future Mods

• The mod pack includes all ores in anticipation of future updates or additions to mods like Thermal Expansion.

• This foresight ensures that players have access to necessary materials even if certain mods are not currently included.

Introduction to Mechanism Tech Mod

Benefits of Mechanism

• Mechanism is highlighted as an excellent early-game tech mod due to its high power production rates and processing capabilities.

• It serves as a gateway to explore additional mods that enhance gameplay further.

Conclusion and Community Engagement

Episode Wrap-Up

• The episode concludes with an invitation for viewers to subscribe and engage through comments or Discord.