Introduction

Throughout the GTO process, AE's auto-crafting function is very important and should be completed as early as possible. However, in the process of building the auto-crafting network and filling recipes into templates, I believe many employees will also be confused about one thing: some recipes require specific programming circuits. How should I solve this problem?

In the following text, I will give the corresponding solutions, hoping to help you.

Step 1: Build a virtual item supplier and connect it to the AE network.

The virtual item supply machine can only connect to AE cables from the front side. Please ensure that the connection between this block and AE is as shown in the figure below.

Now check the terminal of AE. If you see a virtual item provider appear in the terminal, the connection is successful. Please proceed to the next step.

Step 2: Put the non-consumable items in the recipe into the virtual item supplier.

Right-click the virtual item supply device to open its GUI, you can see the interface as shown below.

Next, just put in the programming circuit we need. Taking the recipe for the synthesis of vinyl chloride in the introduction as an example, we need programming circuit No. 1, so insert No. 1.

At this point, we can start writing the template.

Step 3: Write a template

In this step, the only thing to note is that when filling the recipe into the template, you need to hold Ctrl and left mouse button to fill the template.

Step 4: Attach the programmable cover plate to the corresponding machine.

After writing the template and placing it into the corresponding template provider, we also need to attach a programmable cover to the machine that will execute this template. The cover can be attached to any side of the machine, and its main function is to enable the machine to receive virtual items sent by AE. Note that the programmable cover is only suitable for single-block small machines. For multi-block machines, please replace the input bus/input hatch with a programmable hatch.

At this point, we can happily complete the automatic synthesis of similar recipes (remember to turn on the blocking mode of the template supplier). Finally, there are three points to note. First, this method is not only applicable to recipes that require programming circuits to participate, but also for molds, dies, lenses needed by the press, alloy furnace, laser engraver, and even nickel plates, etc. As long as they are items not consumed in the recipe, most can be placed into the virtual item supply machine, following the above steps to solve automatic synthesis. Second, virtual items themselves cannot be stacked, so when the number of unconsumed items in a recipe is greater than 1 (for example, a recipe requires 16 unconsumed platinum foils), synthesis using the virtual item supply machine is not possible. Third, single-block machines and programmable warehouses can only receive one type of virtual item at a time. If two types of unconsumed items are needed for a recipe, place one of them in the machine in advance and the other into the virtual item supply machine, following the steps above.