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== Introduction ==
[https://github.com/DylanTaylor1/ic2-crop-automation These Open Computers (OC) scripts] will automatically tier-up, stat-up, and spread (duplicate) crops for you.
==Bare Minimum Components==
Obtaining these components will require access to EV circuits and epoxid (late HV). This is because you need an internet card to pull the scripts from GitHub (it is possible to create all the files manually and then copy and paste the code from GitHub, but that is not recommended). The CPU and Graphics Card can be replaced by a single APU if you feel so inclined. Both inventory upgrades are necessary.
[[File:Robot Components.png|thumb|400x400px|Bare minimum components inside the OC Electronics Assembler.]]
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*'''Tier 3 Computer Case'''
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*'''Tier 1 Graphics Card'''
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==Building the Robot==
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▲# Place the Spade and Transvector Binder into the last and second to last slot of the robot, respectively. Crop sticks will go in the third, but it is not required to put them in yourself. An axe or mattock can also be placed into the tool slot of the robot (optional) to speed up destroying crops. See image to the right.
==Building the Farms==
First off, it is recommended to set everything up in a Jungle or Swamp biome at Y=130 as that will give you the highest humidity and air quality stats. This is most easily done in a personal dimension which you earn as a quest reward from reaching the moon. Do not place any solid blocks above the farm as that will reduce the air quality. All of the machines on the surface are waterproof so do not worry about the rain. Use vanilla dirt because that will allow you to grow crops that require a particular block underneath, and boost the nutrient stat of your crops. The whole farm can easily fit into a single chunk for easy chunk loading.<br>
'''You may change both the size of the working farm and the size of the storage farm''' in the config (default is 6x6 and 9x9, respectively). Larger working farm sizes will extend left and up while larger storage farm sizes will extend down and to the right (see image below). The top row of the working farm will always align with the top row of the storage farm. There is no maximum or minimum size for either farm and it does not matter if the lengths are even or odd. Note that larger storage farm sizes will leave your working farm more susceptible to weeds because the robot will have to travel further when transporting crops which means less time spent scanning the working farm. Also note that the maximum range for the transvector dislocator is 16 blocks. ''Changing anything in the config
[[File:Farm Top 2.png|center|thumb|779x779px|Top-View of the farm. There MUST be a block on top of the water sources.]]
[[File:Farm Side.png|center|thumb|783x783px|Side-View of the farm. There MUST be a block on top of the water sources.]]
First note the orientation of the robot sitting atop the OC charger. It must face
'''The location of the water is completely flexible''': they do not have to be in the same locations as in the photo (underneath all five sea lantern slabs) and you can have as many as you would like on both the working farm and storage farm. However, ''there MUST be a block on top of each water'' and no two can be next to each other. The block can be literally anything, even a lily pad will work, so long as there is something. It is also possible to use garden soil or fertilized dirt and have absolutely no water on the farms at all, but this will sacrifice a few nutrient stats and bar you from growing crops that require a particular block underneath.<br>
'''The starting crops must be placed manually in the checkerboard pattern''' seen in the photo. This layout goes for all three programs. If you cannot fill the entire checkerboard to start, the absolute minimum required is two (one as the target crop and the other next to it for crossbreeding). Even worse, if you have just a single seed of
[[File:Farm_Bottom.png|Bottom-View of the farm.|center|thumb|801x801px]]
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For power, I am using an HV gas turbine and a super tank with some benzene (no transformer needed). This is a little overkill, but the important part is that the charger is always at 100% charging speed which you can see by hovering over it. A set-up such as this will last forever with a few hundred thousand benzene since both machines require very little EU/t. Lastly, a reservoir feeds water into the crop-matron automatically after right-clicking it with a wrench.
==Running the Programs ==
The first program is autoTier. This will automatically tier-up your crops, terminating once the max breeding round is reached (configurable) or the storage farm is full. A storage chest is recommended for this program. Note that unrecognized crops will be moved to the storage farm first before replacing any of the lower tier crops in the working farm. Statting-up crops during this program is also a configurable option. To run, simply enter:
''autoTier''
The second program is autoStat. This will automatically stat-up your
''autoStat''
The third program is autoSpread. This will automatically spread (duplicate) your
''autoSpread''
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''autoStat && autoSpread''
Changing anything in the config requires you to restart your robot.
==Other Helpful Commands==
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*'''Stickreed for sticky resin and discovering/breeding with other crops'''
*'''Spruce Bonsai for all of your benzene and power needs'''
*'''Black Stonelilly for black granite dust (fluorine, potassium, magnesium, aluminium, silicon)'''
*'''Nether Stonelilly for netherrack dust (coal, sulfur, redstone, gold)'''
*'''Yellow Stonelilly for endstone dust (helium, tungstate, platinum metallic powder)'''
*'''Sugarbeet for sugar (oxygen)'''
*'''Salty Root OR Tearstalks for salt (chlorine and sodium)'''
* '''Enderbloom for enderpearls/endereyes'''
*'''Glowing Earth Coral for sunnarium and glowstone (gold and redstone)'''
*'''Rape for seed oil'''
*'''Goldfish plant for fish oil'''
*'''Diareed for diamonds'''
*'''Bobsyeruncleranks for emeralds'''
==Thanks==
My repo is a fork from https://github.com/huchenlei/auto-crossbreeding/tree/improve_autocrossbreed which was originally authored by huchenlei and improved by xyqyear. Huge props to them for getting this off the ground and allowing me to take it further.[[File:Giant Sword.png|center|thumb|775x775px|Happy Farming! To report a bug or have a suggestion, please leave a comment on my GitHub repo linked at the top!]]
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