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Questions tagged [minecraft-buildcraft]

A modification for Minecraft that provides crafting, mining, and building automation.

Use the tag for questions that are specifically about BuildCraft features:

  • Automatic building, mining, and crafting
  • Pipes
  • Engines

If you want to ask about vanilla Minecraft features, use the tag instead.

Arqade is not the official support channel for BuildCraft: for technical support, follow the instructions under "Common Problems and Resolutions" in the Minecraft forum thread for the mod.

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Is there a way to prevent pipe overflow in Buildcraft?

In the Technic Pack, especially with BuildCraft, a common problem I have when setting stuff up is that I end up filling up a machine, and then it starts overflowing if the machine fills up, or is processing another material. Is there any way to…
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How can I clean up item drops on my server?

I'm running a private Minecraft server for a few friends. It's running the SMP technic pack for Minecraft Beta 1.8. We've started building some rather complex machines which produce a large amount of items. Sometimes, storage becomes an issue - and…
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Are BuildCraft and IndustrialCraft compatible with each other?

I installed IndustrialCraft into my BuildCraft game, as I would like to have electric (or some other renewable energy powered) engines using the IndustrialCraft power running my buildcraft custom sized quarries to extract resources for equivalent…
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What happens to items in pipes when a chunk is unloaded?

I have a quarry, which keeps its chunks loaded, outputting into buildcraft pipes. If I were to disconnect from the server, what would happen to the items in the pipes in the chunks that were unloaded? What about new items heading through pipes into…
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Solar powered quarry in Tekkit?

I am trying to build a quarry in Tekkit 3.1, but I am unable to figure out how to power it if I want to use solar panels. Basically, nothing I try seems to give it power. I've found a bunch of tutorials on YouTube, but they all seem to use some kind…
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Can a silk touch pickaxe be used in a quarry?

Silk Touch isn't exactly a rare enchantment, but it's far between enough that I'd rather not waste a silk pick in an experiment; I'm hoping someone else has tried this (with success). The main crafting ingredient in a BuildCraft quarry is an…
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What happens when a quarry mines a chest?

I have a quarry mining above an abandoned mine. There's a good chance eventually the quarry will mine a chest block. Will the quarry suck up the chest with its contents, or just the chest?
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How is MJ distributed?

Let's say I am generating 50MJ/t and I connect a quarry (max 55MJ/t) and a Pulverizer (max 4MJ/t). Will it send the full 4MJ/t to the Pulverizer and the rest to the quarry? Does it look at the total power demand and provide everything with an…
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How can I up the quarry chunk loading limit?

When I try and place a quarry with a large area I get the following: Quarry size is outside the chunk loading bounds or too small 251 (25) [BUILDCRAFT]the quarry at 28 68 284 will keep 2 chunks loaded And instead of following the markers, it places…
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Does a quarry keep chunks loaded after it has finished?

After a quarry has finished its dig (reached bedrock or lava), will the chunks be unloaded or will they remain loaded until the quarry block is removed?
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Can quarry borders overlap in buildcraft?

Can I lay down a quarry which shares a frame border with another quarry, or will it get stuck trying to make the frame?
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Horrible Lag in Technic/Tekkit?

Overview So, I'm playing Tekkit and Technic, and it seems like there is horrible lag. The lag is so terrible that I died trying to kill a wolf on Peaceful. I have an average of 2-3 fps for the first ~5 minutes. Once the chunks are all loaded and…
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Can I use a steam engine to extract items from chests or automatic crafting tables?

The BuildCraft wiki is rather light on information, but I need to know: is it possible to use a steam engine to extract items from chests or automatic crafting tables without the engine blowing up? If so, how?
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How many chunks do I need to keep loaded to keep quarries working in Buildcraft?

In my SMP world I have large Buildcraft quarries operating and I wish to ensure that they keep on operating even when I'm not around. I know that I can use the Teleport Tether to keep chunks loaded, however I'm not sure how many chunks I need to…
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BuildCraft waterproof pipes and water/oil pumping, does liquid get lost?

I found an oil well the other day and have now successfully pumped it dry into a ton of tanks, some 450 tank blocks, spread over 25 high tank towers. Now I want to refine it. The question is, do I have to empty each tank at a time, to avoid loosing…
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