Recursive AE2 Pattern Provider

 🔄 Overview

Recursive AE2 Pattern Provider revolutionizes Applied Energistics 2 automation by automatically generating dependency patterns for complex recipes. Say goodbye to tedious manual pattern creation and hello to effortless multi-tier crafting automation!

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✨ Features

🎯 Automatic Pattern Generation

- Smart Dependencies: Automatically creates patterns for missing crafting ingredients - Recursive Logic: Generates patterns for ingredients of ingredients, as deep as you configure - Recipe Discovery: Only creates patterns for items that have valid crafting recipes - If you set a no crafting pattern as Recursive you need to put in a pattern provide attached to a Molecular Assembler

 

🔧 Per-Pattern Control

- Add Recursion: Craft any AE2 pattern with the configured recipe item (default: iron ingot) to make it recursive - Universal Support: Works with ALL AE2 pattern types: - Crafting Patterns - Processing Patterns - Smithing Table Patterns - Stonecutting Patterns - Remove Recursion: Craft recursive pattern alone (without the recipe ingot) to make it normal

 

🎨 Visual Feedback

- Enhanced Tooltips: Clear indicators showing recursive status and usage instructions

 

⚙️ Configuration Options

- Recursion Depth: Control how deep pattern generation goes (-1 = unlimited, 0 = disabled, 1+ = limited) - Recipe Item: Customize which item is required to craft recursive patterns (default: `minecraft:iron_ingot`) - Substitute Inheritance: Auto-generated patterns inherit substitute settings from parent patterns - Default Settings: Configure default substitute behavior for patterns without parent context

🎮 How to Use

Step 1: Create Your Pattern

Create any AE2 pattern normally (e.g., Iron Pickaxe recipe)

 

Step 2: Make it Recursive

[AE2 Pattern] + [Recipe Item] → [Recursive Pattern]

Craft the pattern with the configured recipe item (defaul: iron ingot) in any crafting table  

Step 2b: Remove Recursion

[Recursive Pattern] → [Normal Pattern]
Craft the recursive pattern alone (without the recipe item) to make it normal again

 

💡 Customizing the Recipe Item

To change which item is required for crafting recursive patterns, edit your mod configuration:
```toml
[recursiveae2patternprovider-common.toml]
recipeItem = "minecraft:diamond" # Use diamond instead of iron
# Or use any other item:
# recipeItem = "minecraft:gold_ingot"
# recipeItem = "minecraft:emerald"
# recipeItem = "ae2:calculation_processor"
```

Step 3: Install in Pattern Provider

Place the recursive pattern in your Pattern Provider

 

Step 4: Automatic Magic

The mod automatically generates patterns for: - Sticks (if Iron Pickaxe needs them) - Iron Ingots (if you're using raw iron) - Any other missing intermediate components

 

Example Scenario

Traditional AE2: To autocraft Iron Pickaxes, you manually create: - Iron Pickaxe pattern - Stick pattern - Iron Ingot smelting pattern (if using raw iron) - Wood plank pattern (if making sticks from logs) - ... and so on

 

With This Mod: Create ONE recursive Iron Pickaxe pattern → All dependencies auto-generated!

📋 Configuration

The mod includes several configuration options in config/recursiveae2patternprovider-common.toml:

 

```toml # Enable/disable the entire mod enableRecursiveAE2PatternProvider = true

 

# Maximum recursion depth (-1 = unlimited, 0 = disabled, 1+ = limited depth) recursionDepth = -1

 

# Default substitute settings for auto-generated patterns defaultAllowSubstitutes = false defaultAllowFluidSubstitutes = false ```  

 🔧 Technical Details

Compatibility

- Minecraft: 1.21.1 - NeoForge: Latest ( 21.1.205 ) - Applied Energistics 2: Required - Extended AE: compatible ( Assembler from 1.0.5 )
- Advanced AE: compatible from 1.0.6 ( Not their Advanced Processing Pattern) - Server/Client: Works on both dedicated servers and single-player

 

Performance

- Smart Caching: Prevents duplicate pattern generation - Efficient Processing: Only generates patterns when actually needed - AE2 Integration: Uses AE2's existing pattern system for maximum compatibility

 

Transform your AE2 experience from tedious pattern management to effortless automation mastery!