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BuildCraft Energy

by AlexIIL

BuildCraft Energy adds the energy module of the BuildCraft family, with engines that turn fuel into power and oil fields that generate in the world.

ForgeModLoaderClient and serverCustom licenseb1.7.3 – 1.12.2

What it does

The energy module adds oil fields to world generation, so petroleum can be pumped and refined inside a world. Engines turn that fuel into power: a solid-fuel Stirling Engine and a liquid-fuel Combustion Engine both produce MJ or RF, which feed machines that accept those units. A low-power Redstone Engine also exists, but it only works with specialized low-power consumers.

BuildCraft Energy requires BuildCraft Core, and it runs on client and server, so servers and every player need it. Forge and ModLoader are the supported loaders. Files cover game versions b1.7.3 – 1.12.2, with the latest Forge file 8.0.0 for 1.12.2 and a ModLoader file 3.1.4 for 1.2.3. Snapshot builds are published. The project is under a custom license and is not open source.

Key features

  1. Oil field generation

    Oil fields appear in the world, supplying the raw material for the energy chain.

  2. Stirling Engine

    A solid-fuel engine that produces power from burnable items.

  3. Combustion Engine

    A liquid-fuel engine that converts fluid fuel into MJ or RF.

  4. Redstone Engine

    A low-power engine that only feeds specialized low-power consumers.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.12.28.0.0Not available
1.11.27.99.8.2Not available
1.8.97.2.8Not available
1.7.107.1.27Not available
1.2.53.1.5Not available
1.2.3Not available3.1.4
1.1Not available3.1.3
1.0Not available3.1.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

BuildCraft CoreCore module of BuildCraft, included in the main jar by default.
Required

Questions

Does BuildCraft Energy need BuildCraft Core?

Yes. BuildCraft Core is a required dependency and must be installed alongside Energy.

Must the server have BuildCraft Energy?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Which game versions have files?

Builds exist b1.7.3 – 1.12.2, including 1.7.10, 1.8.9 and 1.11.2.

More from AlexIIL

All projects
BuildCraftb1.4 – 1.12.2BuildCraft Compat1.7.10 – 1.12.2Simple Pipes1.17 – 1.21.1BuildCraft Coreb1.5_01 – 1.12.2Custom Loading Screen1.7.10 – 1.12.2BuildCraft Factoryb1.5_01 – 1.12.2

What the author says

The energy submodule as provided by BuildCraft. Note that the BuildCraft project contains the complete mod in single-JAR format - but not all versions are available in this format; likewise, not all versions are available in this multi-JAR submodule format.
AlexIIL, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
AlexIIL
Published
2023-01-31
Updated on Modrinth
2025-04-02
Facts verified
2026-10-15
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