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!

✨ 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

🔧 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 item) to make it normal

🎨 Visual Feedback

• Enhanced Tooltips: Clear indicators showing recursive status and usage instructions
• Color Tinting: Recursive patterns show with distinctive green coloring
• Smart Instructions: Tooltips show how to enable/disable recursion

⚙️ 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 (default: iron ingot) in any crafting table

Step 2b: Remove Recursion (Optional)

[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:

[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:

# 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
• Applied Energistics 2: Required
• 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!