Recursive AE2 Pattern Provider

🎮 How to Use

Step 1: Encode a Recursive Pattern

There are two ways to create a recursive pattern:

Method A: Direct Pattern Encoding Terminal Toggle (Recommended)

1. Open your Pattern Encoding Terminal.
2. Select the Crafting Pattern tab.
3. Next to the substitute buttons, toggle the Recursive Pattern button ON (green checkmark).
4. Insert your recipe into the crafting grid and click Encode Pattern.
5. The encoded pattern will automatically receive the recursive flag!

💡 Note: The GUI toggle button in the Pattern Encoding Terminal can be enabled or disabled in the configuration file via enableEncodingGuiToggle (default: true).

Method B: Crafting Table Recipe

1. Place a standard, already encoded AE2 pattern in a Crafting Table.
2. Add the configured recipe item (default: Iron Ingot).
3. Craft to convert it into a recursive version ([AE2 Pattern] + [Recipe Item] → [Recursive Pattern]).

(To remove recursion using a crafting table, craft the recursive pattern alone: [Recursive Pattern] → [Normal Pattern]).

Step 2: Install in Pattern Provider

Place the recursive pattern into any Pattern Provider connected to a Molecular Assembler.

Step 3: Automatic Magic! ✨

The mod automatically generates dependency patterns for missing intermediate components in real time:

• Sticks (if an Iron Pickaxe needs them)
• Wood Planks (if making sticks from whole logs)
• Any missing crafting dependencies in the chain!

🔄 Pattern Re-encoding & Persistence

When you place an existing recursive pattern back into the Pattern Encoding Terminal to edit its recipe or settings:

• The recursive tag is preserved automatically upon re-encoding.
• You do not need to re-craft the pattern or manually toggle the flag unless you want to disable it.