Make ME Controller still usable even without channels on. gives energy

discount. 
Hide channel count from Waila and TOP, if channels are disabled

src/main/java/appeng/integration/modules/theoneprobe/part/ChannelInfoProvider.java

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 package appeng.integration.modules.theoneprobe.part;
 
 
+import appeng.core.AEConfig;
+import appeng.core.features.AEFeature;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
@@ -40,6 +42,10 @@ public class ChannelInfoProvider implements IPartProbInfoProvider
 	@Override
 	public void addProbeInfo( IPart part, ProbeMode mode, IProbeInfo probeInfo, EntityPlayer player, World world, IBlockState blockState, IProbeHitData data )
 	{
+		if( !AEConfig.instance().isFeatureEnabled( AEFeature.CHANNELS ) )
+		{
+			return;
+		}
 		if( part instanceof PartDenseCableSmart || part instanceof PartCableSmart )
 		{
 			final int usedChannels;

src/main/java/appeng/integration/modules/waila/part/ChannelWailaDataProvider.java

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ package appeng.integration.modules.waila.part;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import appeng.core.AEConfig;
+import appeng.core.features.AEFeature;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayerMP;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
@@ -65,16 +67,19 @@ public final class ChannelWailaDataProvider extends BasePartWailaDataProvider
 	/**
 	 * Adds the used and max channel to the tool tip
 	 *
-	 * @param part being looked at part
+	 * @param part           being looked at part
 	 * @param currentToolTip current tool tip
-	 * @param accessor wrapper for various world information
-	 * @param config config to react to various settings
-	 *
+	 * @param accessor       wrapper for various world information
+	 * @param config         config to react to various settings
 	 * @return modified tool tip
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public List<String> getWailaBody( final IPart part, final List<String> currentToolTip, final IWailaDataAccessor accessor, final IWailaConfigHandler config )
 	{
+		if( !AEConfig.instance().isFeatureEnabled( AEFeature.CHANNELS ) )
+		{
+			return currentToolTip;
+		}
 		if( part instanceof PartCableSmart || part instanceof PartDenseCableSmart )
 		{
 			final NBTTagCompound tag = accessor.getNBTData();
@@ -99,10 +104,9 @@ public final class ChannelWailaDataProvider extends BasePartWailaDataProvider
 	 * If the client received information of the channels on the server, they are used, else if the cache contains a
 	 * previous stored value, this will be used. Default value is 0.
 	 *
-	 * @param part part to be looked at
-	 * @param tag tag maybe containing the channel information
+	 * @param part  part to be looked at
+	 * @param tag   tag maybe containing the channel information
 	 * @param cache cache with previous knowledge
-	 *
 	 * @return used channels on the cable
 	 */
 	private byte getUsedChannels( final IPart part, final NBTTagCompound tag, final Object2ByteMap<IPart> cache )
@@ -133,12 +137,11 @@ public final class ChannelWailaDataProvider extends BasePartWailaDataProvider
 	 * key.
 	 *
 	 * @param player player looking at the part
-	 * @param part part being looked at
-	 * @param te host of the part
-	 * @param tag transferred tag which is send to the client
-	 * @param world world of the part
-	 * @param pos pos of the part
-	 *
+	 * @param part   part being looked at
+	 * @param te     host of the part
+	 * @param tag    transferred tag which is send to the client
+	 * @param world  world of the part
+	 * @param pos    pos of the part
 	 * @return tag send to the client
 	 */
 	@Override

src/main/java/appeng/me/cache/PathGridCache.java

@@ -103,22 +103,11 @@ public class PathGridCache implements IPathingGrid
 			this.updateNetwork = false;
 			this.setChannelsInUse( 0 );
 
-			if( !AEConfig.instance().isFeatureEnabled( AEFeature.CHANNELS ) )
-			{
-				final int used = this.calculateRequiredChannels();
-
-				final int nodes = this.myGrid.getNodes().size();
-				this.ticksUntilReady = 20 + Math.max( 0, nodes / 100 - 20 );
-				this.setChannelsByBlocks( nodes * used );
-				this.setChannelPowerUsage( this.getChannelsByBlocks() / 128.0 );
-
-				this.myGrid.getPivot().beginVisit( new AdHocChannelUpdater( used ) );
-			}
-			else if( this.controllerState == ControllerState.NO_CONTROLLER )
+			if( this.controllerState == ControllerState.NO_CONTROLLER )
 			{
 				final int requiredChannels = this.calculateRequiredChannels();
 				int used = requiredChannels;
-				if( requiredChannels > 8 )
+				if( AEConfig.instance().isFeatureEnabled( AEFeature.CHANNELS ) && requiredChannels > 8 )
 				{
 					used = 0;
 				}
@@ -168,7 +157,7 @@ public class PathGridCache implements IPathingGrid
 		if( !this.active.isEmpty() || this.ticksUntilReady > 0 )
 		{
 			final Iterator<PathSegment> i = this.active.iterator();
-			while( i.hasNext() )
+			while ( i.hasNext() )
 			{
 				final PathSegment pat = i.next();
 				if( pat.step() )
@@ -330,7 +319,7 @@ public class PathGridCache implements IPathingGrid
 				{
 					final IGridMultiblock gmb = (IGridMultiblock) gb;
 					final Iterator<IGridNode> i = gmb.getMultiblockNodes();
-					while( i.hasNext() )
+					while ( i.hasNext() )
 					{
 						this.semiOpen.add( (IPathItem) i.next() );
 					}