What do I need to know before I try to make a power system

[kepler68]

I am new to minecraft modding and I would like to make a power system similar to RF or MJ. Because I am new to this, what other things (like tile entities) should I master before attempting this? 

Edited February 28, 2017 by kepler68
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[MCenderdragon]

well you need to know what is tranfered, and how to store them , in and int/flaot also do you need some kind of path tracing so the eergy knows were to flow to. Also to what extend do you plan your power system, simple like RF or complex like real V and A

[kepler68]

Simple like RF, nothing too crazy because I'm learning

[Animefan8888]

The building of a system, you need to know how your energy will work. Is it going to be pipe based or wireless? If it is pipe based you need to know how to transfer that energy between pipes, will you store it in a single pipe, if you have pipes connected from one place to another and break one connection in the middle what happens, how do you separate the pipe system? If you plan on it being wireless how will you send it, in an area, through whitelisting, or through the player like extra utils?

[Draco18s]

Note:

Forge has an energy capability system already set up for use, you just need to implement it.

[kepler68]

39 minutes ago, Draco18s said:

Note:

Forge has an energy capability system already set up for use, you just need to implement it.

Really!? Wow thanks for telling me  I'll have to find forge's github page to see how it works