Render Performance Improvements (#4721)

* Return a fixed bounding box for frustrum culling of AE tile entity renderers to prevent Forge from re-retrieving the TE from the world and calculating the collision box (very costly for cables).

* Changed dynamic cable bus lighting to be based on block states to improved rendering speed and fix optifine issues. (Potential fix for #4716).

build.gradle

@@ -190,6 +190,13 @@ publishing {
             groupId = project.group
             artifactId = project.archivesBaseName
             version = project.version
+
+            // ForgeGradle will generate wild dependency definitions, see https://github.com/MinecraftForge/ForgeGradle/issues/584
+            // Since we don't actually depend on anything, just remove the entire node.
+            pom.withXml {
+                asNode().remove(asNode().dependencies)
+            }
+
             from components.java
             artifact sourcesJar
             artifact javadocJar

src/api/java/appeng/api/implementations/items/IGrowableCrystal.java

@@ -23,13 +23,23 @@
 
 package appeng.api.implementations.items;
 
-import net.minecraft.block.Block;
-import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
 
 public interface IGrowableCrystal {
 
     ItemStack triggerGrowth(ItemStack is);
 
-    float getMultiplier(Block blk, Material mat);
+    /**
+     * Gets the crystal growth multiplier based on the material it is submerged in.
+     *
+     * @param state The blockstate of the block the crystal is currently in.
+     * @return The multiplier for the growth tick progress. Zero if the crystal
+     *         cannot grow in the current material.
+     */
+    float getMultiplier(BlockState state, @Nullable World world, @Nullable BlockPos pos);
 }

src/api/java/appeng/api/networking/GridNotification.java

@@ -28,4 +28,9 @@ public enum GridNotification {
      * the visible connections for this node have changed, useful for cable.
      */
     CONNECTIONS_CHANGED,
+
+    /**
+     * the owner of the grid node has changed, and the node needs to be re-saved
+     */
+    OWNER_CHANGED
 }

src/api/java/appeng/api/networking/IGridBlock.java

@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ public interface IGridBlock {
     AEColor getGridColor();
 
     /**
-     * Notifies your IGridBlock that changes were made to your connections
+     * Called by the {@link IGridNode} to notify its {@link IGridBlock} about
+     * events.
      */
     void onGridNotification(@Nonnull GridNotification notification);
 

src/main/java/appeng/block/networking/CableBusBlock.java

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ import net.minecraft.item.BlockItemUseContext;
 import net.minecraft.item.DyeColor;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemGroup;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.state.IntegerProperty;
+import net.minecraft.state.StateContainer;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraft.util.ActionResultType;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
@@ -82,8 +84,12 @@ public class CableBusBlock extends AEBaseTileBlock<CableBusTileEntity> implement
 
     private static final ICableBusContainer NULL_CABLE_BUS = new NullCableBusContainer();
 
+    private static final IntegerProperty LIGHT_LEVEL = IntegerProperty.create("light_level", 0, 15);
+
     public CableBusBlock() {
-        super(defaultProps(AEMaterials.GLASS).notSolid().noDrops().variableOpacity());
+        super(defaultProps(AEMaterials.GLASS).notSolid().noDrops().variableOpacity()
+                .setLightLevel(state -> state.get(LIGHT_LEVEL)));
+        setDefaultState(getDefaultState().with(LIGHT_LEVEL, 0));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -126,11 +132,9 @@ public class CableBusBlock extends AEBaseTileBlock<CableBusTileEntity> implement
     }
 
     @Override
-    public int getLightValue(final BlockState state, final IBlockReader world, final BlockPos pos) {
-        if (state.getBlock() != this) {
-            return state.getBlock().getLightValue(state, world, pos);
-        }
-        return this.cb(world, pos).getLightValue();
+    protected void fillStateContainer(StateContainer.Builder<Block, BlockState> builder) {
+        super.fillStateContainer(builder);
+        builder.add(LIGHT_LEVEL);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -386,4 +390,13 @@ public class CableBusBlock extends AEBaseTileBlock<CableBusTileEntity> implement
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected BlockState updateBlockStateFromTileEntity(BlockState currentState, CableBusTileEntity te) {
+        if (currentState.getBlock() != this) {
+            return currentState;
+        }
+        int lightLevel = te.getCableBus().getLightValue();
+        return super.updateBlockStateFromTileEntity(currentState, te).with(LIGHT_LEVEL, lightLevel);
+    }
+
 }

src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/Size1Slot.java

@@ -8,19 +8,18 @@ import net.minecraft.inventory.container.Slot;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.OnlyIn;
-import net.minecraftforge.items.SlotItemHandler;
 
 /**
  * A proxy for a slot that will always return an itemstack with size 1, if there
  * is an item in the slot. Used to prevent the default item count from
  * rendering.
  */
-class Size1Slot extends SlotItemHandler {
+class Size1Slot extends Slot {
 
-    private final SlotItemHandler delegate;
+    private final Slot delegate;
 
-    public Size1Slot(SlotItemHandler delegate) {
-        super(delegate.getItemHandler(), delegate.getSlotIndex(), delegate.xPos, delegate.yPos);
+    public Size1Slot(Slot delegate) {
+        super(delegate.inventory, delegate.getSlotIndex(), delegate.xPos, delegate.yPos);
         this.delegate = delegate;
     }
 

src/main/java/appeng/client/me/FluidRepo.java

@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ import appeng.fluids.util.FluidSorters;
 import appeng.util.Platform;
 import appeng.util.prioritylist.IPartitionList;
 
-/**
- * @author BrockWS
- * @version rv6 - 22/05/2018
- * @since rv6 22/05/2018
- */
 public class FluidRepo {
     private final IItemList<IAEFluidStack> list = Api.instance().storage().getStorageChannel(IFluidStorageChannel.class)
             .createList();

src/main/java/appeng/client/me/SlotFluidME.java

@@ -21,23 +21,22 @@ package appeng.client.me;
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.PlayerEntity;
+import net.minecraft.inventory.IInventory;
+import net.minecraft.inventory.Inventory;
+import net.minecraft.inventory.container.Slot;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
-import net.minecraftforge.items.SlotItemHandler;
 
 import appeng.api.storage.data.IAEFluidStack;
 import appeng.fluids.container.slots.IMEFluidSlot;
 
-/**
- * @author BrockWS
- * @version rv6 - 22/05/2018
- * @since rv6 22/05/2018
- */
-public class SlotFluidME extends SlotItemHandler implements IMEFluidSlot {
+public class SlotFluidME extends Slot implements IMEFluidSlot {
 
-    private InternalFluidSlotME slot;
+    private static final IInventory EMPTY_INVENTORY = new Inventory(0);
+
+    private final InternalFluidSlotME slot;
 
     public SlotFluidME(InternalFluidSlotME slot) {
-        super(null, 0, slot.getxPosition(), slot.getyPosition());
+        super(EMPTY_INVENTORY, 0, slot.getxPosition(), slot.getyPosition());
         this.slot = slot;
     }
 
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ public class SlotFluidME extends SlotItemHandler implements IMEFluidSlot {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean isItemValid(final ItemStack par1ItemStack) {
+    public boolean isItemValid(final ItemStack stack) {
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ public class SlotFluidME extends SlotItemHandler implements IMEFluidSlot {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void putStack(final ItemStack par1ItemStack) {
+    public void putStack(final ItemStack stack) {
 
     }
 
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ public class SlotFluidME extends SlotItemHandler implements IMEFluidSlot {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean canTakeStack(final PlayerEntity par1PlayerEntity) {
+    public boolean canTakeStack(final PlayerEntity player) {
         return false;
     }
 }

src/main/java/appeng/client/me/SlotME.java

@@ -19,23 +19,27 @@
 package appeng.client.me;
 
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.PlayerEntity;
+import net.minecraft.inventory.IInventory;
+import net.minecraft.inventory.Inventory;
+import net.minecraft.inventory.container.Slot;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
-import net.minecraftforge.items.SlotItemHandler;
 
 import appeng.api.storage.data.IAEItemStack;
 
-public class SlotME extends SlotItemHandler {
+public class SlotME extends Slot {
 
-    private final InternalSlotME mySlot;
+    private static final IInventory EMPTY_INVENTORY = new Inventory(0);
 
-    public SlotME(final InternalSlotME me) {
-        super(null, 0, me.getxPosition(), me.getyPosition());
-        this.mySlot = me;
+    private final InternalSlotME slot;
+
+    public SlotME(final InternalSlotME slot) {
+        super(EMPTY_INVENTORY, 0, slot.getxPosition(), slot.getyPosition());
+        this.slot = slot;
     }
 
     public IAEItemStack getAEStack() {
-        if (this.mySlot.hasPower()) {
-            return this.mySlot.getAEStack();
+        if (this.slot.hasPower()) {
+            return this.slot.getAEStack();
         }
         return null;
     }
@@ -47,15 +51,15 @@ public class SlotME extends SlotItemHandler {
 
     @Override
     public ItemStack getStack() {
-        if (this.mySlot.hasPower()) {
-            return this.mySlot.getStack();
+        if (this.slot.hasPower()) {
+            return this.slot.getStack();
         }
         return ItemStack.EMPTY;
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean getHasStack() {
-        if (this.mySlot.hasPower()) {
+        if (this.slot.hasPower()) {
             return !this.getStack().isEmpty();
         }
         return false;

src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/CableBusBakedModel.java

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ package appeng.client.render.cablebus;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.EnumMap;
-import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -30,6 +29,11 @@ import java.util.Random;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
+import com.google.common.cache.CacheBuilder;
+import com.google.common.cache.CacheLoader;
+import com.google.common.cache.LoadingCache;
+import com.google.common.cache.Weigher;
+
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.model.BakedQuad;
@@ -50,7 +54,10 @@ import appeng.api.util.AEColor;
 
 public class CableBusBakedModel implements IBakedModel {
 
-    private static final Map<CableBusRenderState, List<BakedQuad>> CABLE_MODEL_CACHE = new HashMap<>();
+    // The number of quads overall that will be cached
+    private static final int CACHE_QUAD_COUNT = 5000;
+
+    private final LoadingCache<CableBusRenderState, List<BakedQuad>> cableModelCache;
 
     private final CableBuilder cableBuilder;
 
@@ -66,6 +73,17 @@ public class CableBusBakedModel implements IBakedModel {
         this.facadeBuilder = facadeBuilder;
         this.partModels = partModels;
         this.particleTexture = particleTexture;
+        this.cableModelCache = CacheBuilder.newBuilder()//
+                .maximumWeight(CACHE_QUAD_COUNT)//
+                .weigher((Weigher<CableBusRenderState, List<BakedQuad>>) (key, value) -> value.size())//
+                .build(new CacheLoader<CableBusRenderState, List<BakedQuad>>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public List<BakedQuad> load(CableBusRenderState renderState) {
+                        final List<BakedQuad> model = new ArrayList<>();
+                        addCableQuads(renderState, model);
+                        return model;
+                    }
+                });
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -92,11 +110,7 @@ public class CableBusBakedModel implements IBakedModel {
         if (layer == RenderType.getCutout()) {
 
             // First, handle the cable at the center of the cable bus
-            final List<BakedQuad> cableModel = CABLE_MODEL_CACHE.computeIfAbsent(renderState, k -> {
-                final List<BakedQuad> model = new ArrayList<>();
-                this.addCableQuads(renderState, model);
-                return model;
-            });
+            final List<BakedQuad> cableModel = cableModelCache.getUnchecked(renderState);
             quads.addAll(cableModel);
 
             // Then handle attachments
@@ -341,8 +355,4 @@ public class CableBusBakedModel implements IBakedModel {
         return ItemOverrideList.EMPTY;
     }
 
-    public static void clearCache() {
-        CABLE_MODEL_CACHE.clear();
-    }
-
 }

src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/CableBusModelLoader.java

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ public class CableBusModelLoader implements IModelLoader<CableBusModel> {
 
     @Override
     public void onResourceManagerReload(IResourceManager resourceManager) {
-        CableBusBakedModel.clearCache();
     }
 
     @Override

src/main/java/appeng/container/implementations/InterfaceTerminalContainer.java

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import appeng.api.networking.security.IActionHost;
 import appeng.container.AEBaseContainer;
 import appeng.container.ContainerLocator;
 import appeng.core.sync.network.NetworkHandler;
-import appeng.core.sync.packets.CompressedNBTPacket;
+import appeng.core.sync.packets.MEInterfaceUpdatePacket;
 import appeng.helpers.DualityInterface;
 import appeng.helpers.IInterfaceHost;
 import appeng.helpers.InventoryAction;
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public final class InterfaceTerminalContainer extends AEBaseContainer {
 
         if (!this.data.isEmpty()) {
             try {
-                NetworkHandler.instance().sendTo(new CompressedNBTPacket(this.data),
+                NetworkHandler.instance().sendTo(new MEInterfaceUpdatePacket(this.data),
                         (ServerPlayerEntity) this.getPlayerInv().player);
             } catch (final IOException e) {
                 // :P

src/main/java/appeng/core/AEConfig.java

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.function.DoubleSupplier;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
@@ -393,6 +395,15 @@ public final class AEConfig {
         return this.meteoriteDimensionWhitelist;
     }
 
+    @Nullable
+    public String getImprovedFluidTag() {
+        return Strings.emptyToNull(COMMON.improvedFluidTag.get());
+    }
+
+    public float getImprovedFluidMultiplier() {
+        return COMMON.improvedFluidMultiplier.get().floatValue();
+    }
+
     // Setters keep visibility as low as possible.
 
     private static class ClientConfig {
@@ -507,6 +518,11 @@ public final class AEConfig {
         public final ConfigValue<Integer> condenserMatterBallsPower;
         public final ConfigValue<Integer> condenserSingularityPower;
 
+        // In-World Purification
+        // Settings for improved speed depending on fluid the crystal is in
+        public final ConfigValue<String> improvedFluidTag;
+        public final ConfigValue<Double> improvedFluidMultiplier;
+
         public final Map<TickRates, ConfigValue<Integer>> tickRateMin = new HashMap<>();
         public final Map<TickRates, ConfigValue<Integer>> tickRateMax = new HashMap<>();
 
@@ -617,6 +633,17 @@ public final class AEConfig {
                 tickRateMax.put(tickRate, builder.define(tickRate.name() + "Max", tickRate.getDefaultMax()));
             }
             builder.pop();
+
+            builder.comment("Settings for in-world purification of crystals.").push("inWorldPurification");
+
+            improvedFluidTag = builder.comment(
+                    "A fluid tag that identifies fluids that improve crystal purification speed. Does not affect purification with water/lava.")
+                    .define("improvedFluidTag", "");
+            improvedFluidMultiplier = builder
+                    .comment("The speed multiplier to use when the crystals are submerged in the improved fluid.")
+                    .defineInRange("improvedFluidMultiplier", 2.0, 1.0, 10.0);
+
+            builder.pop();
         }
 
     }

src/main/java/appeng/core/api/definitions/ApiBlocks.java

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ package appeng.core.api.definitions;
 
 import static appeng.block.AEBaseBlock.defaultProps;
 
+import net.minecraft.block.AbstractBlock;
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.block.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.block.DispenserBlock;
 import net.minecraft.block.SlabBlock;
 import net.minecraft.block.SoundType;
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ import net.minecraft.block.StairsBlock;
 import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType;
 import net.minecraft.entity.EntityClassification;
+import net.minecraft.entity.EntityType;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.OnlyIn;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.ToolType;
@@ -262,18 +265,20 @@ public final class ApiBlocks implements IBlocks {
         this.chiseledQuartzBlock = deco.block("chiseled_quartz_block", () -> new AEDecorativeBlock(QUARTZ_PROPERTIES))
                 .build();
 
-        this.quartzGlass = registry.features(AEFeature.QUARTZ_GLASS)
-                .block("quartz_glass", () -> new QuartzGlassBlock(defaultProps(Material.GLASS).notSolid()))
-                .rendering(new BlockRenderingCustomizer() {
-                    @Override
-                    @OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
-                    public void customize(IBlockRendering rendering, IItemRendering itemRendering) {
-                        rendering.renderType(RenderType.getCutout());
-                    }
-                }).build();
+        AbstractBlock.IExtendedPositionPredicate<EntityType<?>> neverAllowSpawn = (p1, p2, p3, p4) -> false;
+        this.quartzGlass = registry.features(AEFeature.QUARTZ_GLASS).block("quartz_glass", () -> {
+            return new QuartzGlassBlock(defaultProps(Material.GLASS).notSolid().setAllowsSpawn(neverAllowSpawn));
+        }).rendering(new BlockRenderingCustomizer() {
+            @Override
+            @OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
+            public void customize(IBlockRendering rendering, IItemRendering itemRendering) {
+                rendering.renderType(RenderType.getCutout());
+            }
+        }).build();
         this.quartzVibrantGlass = deco
                 .block("quartz_vibrant_glass",
-                        () -> new QuartzLampBlock(defaultProps(Material.GLASS).setLightLevel(b -> 15).notSolid()))
+                        () -> new QuartzLampBlock(defaultProps(Material.GLASS).setLightLevel(b -> 15).notSolid()
+                                .setAllowsSpawn(neverAllowSpawn)))
                 .addFeatures(AEFeature.DECORATIVE_LIGHTS, AEFeature.QUARTZ_GLASS)
                 .rendering(new BlockRenderingCustomizer() {
                     @Override

src/main/java/appeng/core/features/registries/LocatableRegistry.java

@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge;
-import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.SubscribeEvent;
 
 import appeng.api.events.LocatableEventAnnounce;
 import appeng.api.events.LocatableEventAnnounce.LocatableEvent;
 import appeng.api.features.ILocatable;
 import appeng.api.features.ILocatableRegistry;
+import appeng.core.AELog;
 import appeng.util.Platform;
 
 public final class LocatableRegistry implements ILocatableRegistry {
@@ -35,18 +35,19 @@ public final class LocatableRegistry implements ILocatableRegistry {
 
     public LocatableRegistry() {
         this.set = new HashMap<>();
-        MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(this);
+        MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.addListener(this::updateLocatable);
     }
 
-    @SubscribeEvent
-    public void updateLocatable(final LocatableEventAnnounce e) {
+    private void updateLocatable(final LocatableEventAnnounce e) {
         if (Platform.isClient()) {
             return; // IGNORE!
         }
 
         if (e.change == LocatableEvent.REGISTER) {
+            AELog.debug("Registering locatable %s: %s", e.target.getLocatableSerial(), e.target);
             this.set.put(e.target.getLocatableSerial(), e.target);
         } else if (e.change == LocatableEvent.UNREGISTER) {
+            AELog.debug("Unregistering locatable %s: %s", e.target.getLocatableSerial(), e.target);
             this.set.remove(e.target.getLocatableSerial());
         }
     }

src/main/java/appeng/core/sync/BasePacketHandler.java

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import appeng.core.sync.packets.BlockTransitionEffectPacket;
 import appeng.core.sync.packets.ClickPacket;
 import appeng.core.sync.packets.CompassRequestPacket;
 import appeng.core.sync.packets.CompassResponsePacket;
-import appeng.core.sync.packets.CompressedNBTPacket;
 import appeng.core.sync.packets.ConfigButtonPacket;
 import appeng.core.sync.packets.ConfigValuePacket;
 import appeng.core.sync.packets.CraftRequestPacket;
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ import appeng.core.sync.packets.ItemTransitionEffectPacket;
 import appeng.core.sync.packets.JEIRecipePacket;
 import appeng.core.sync.packets.LightningPacket;
 import appeng.core.sync.packets.MEFluidInventoryUpdatePacket;
+import appeng.core.sync.packets.MEInterfaceUpdatePacket;
 import appeng.core.sync.packets.MEInventoryUpdatePacket;
 import appeng.core.sync.packets.MatterCannonPacket;
 import appeng.core.sync.packets.MockExplosionPacket;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class BasePacketHandler {
 
         PACKET_ASSEMBLER_ANIMATION(AssemblerAnimationPacket.class, AssemblerAnimationPacket::new),
 
-        PACKET_COMPRESSED_NBT(CompressedNBTPacket.class, CompressedNBTPacket::new),
+        PACKET_ME_INTERFACE_UPDATE(MEInterfaceUpdatePacket.class, MEInterfaceUpdatePacket::new),
 
         PACKET_PAINTED_ENTITY(PaintedEntityPacket.class, PaintedEntityPacket::new),
 

src/main/java/appeng/core/sync/packets/MEFluidInventoryUpdatePacket.java

@@ -19,13 +19,9 @@
 package appeng.core.sync.packets;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.BufferOverflowException;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream;
-import java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
@@ -41,7 +37,6 @@ import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.OnlyIn;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.network.NetworkDirection;
 
 import appeng.api.storage.data.IAEFluidStack;
-import appeng.core.AELog;
 import appeng.core.sync.BasePacket;
 import appeng.core.sync.network.INetworkInfo;
 import appeng.fluids.client.gui.FluidTerminalScreen;
@@ -55,8 +50,6 @@ import appeng.fluids.util.AEFluidStack;
 public class MEFluidInventoryUpdatePacket extends BasePacket {
     private static final int UNCOMPRESSED_PACKET_BYTE_LIMIT = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
     private static final int OPERATION_BYTE_LIMIT = 2 * 1024;
-    private static final int TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE = 1024;
-    private static final int STREAM_MASK = 0xff;
 
     // input.
     @Nullable
@@ -66,47 +59,18 @@ public class MEFluidInventoryUpdatePacket extends BasePacket {
 
     @Nullable
     private final PacketBuffer data;
-    @Nullable
-    private final GZIPOutputStream compressFrame;
 
     private int writtenBytes = 0;
     private boolean empty = true;
 
     public MEFluidInventoryUpdatePacket(final PacketBuffer stream) {
         this.data = null;
-        this.compressFrame = null;
         this.list = new LinkedList<>();
         this.ref = stream.readByte();
 
-        try (final GZIPInputStream gzReader = new GZIPInputStream(new InputStream() {
-            @Override
-            public int read() {
-                if (stream.readableBytes() <= 0) {
-                    return -1;
-                }
-
-                return stream.readByte() & STREAM_MASK;
-            }
-        })) {
-
-            final PacketBuffer uncompressed = new PacketBuffer(Unpooled.buffer(stream.readableBytes()));
-            final byte[] tmp = new byte[TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE];
-
-            while (gzReader.available() != 0) {
-                final int bytes = gzReader.read(tmp);
-
-                if (bytes > 0) {
-                    uncompressed.writeBytes(tmp, 0, bytes);
-                }
-            }
-
-            while (uncompressed.readableBytes() > 0) {
-                this.list.add(AEFluidStack.fromPacket(uncompressed));
-            }
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to decompress packet.", e);
+        while (stream.readableBytes() > 0) {
+            this.list.add(AEFluidStack.fromPacket(stream));
         }
-
         this.empty = this.list.isEmpty();
     }
 
@@ -121,14 +85,6 @@ public class MEFluidInventoryUpdatePacket extends BasePacket {
         this.data = new PacketBuffer(Unpooled.buffer(OPERATION_BYTE_LIMIT));
         this.data.writeInt(this.getPacketID());
         this.data.writeByte(this.ref);
-
-        this.compressFrame = new GZIPOutputStream(new OutputStream() {
-            @Override
-            public void write(final int value) {
-                MEFluidInventoryUpdatePacket.this.data.writeByte(value);
-            }
-        });
-
         this.list = null;
     }
 
@@ -145,28 +101,19 @@ public class MEFluidInventoryUpdatePacket extends BasePacket {
     @Nullable
     @Override
     public IPacket<?> toPacket(NetworkDirection direction) {
-        try {
-            this.compressFrame.close();
-
-            this.configureWrite(this.data);
-            return super.toPacket(direction);
-        } catch (final IOException e) {
-            AELog.debug(e);
-        }
-
-        return null;
+        this.configureWrite(this.data);
+        return super.toPacket(direction);
     }
 
     public void appendFluid(final IAEFluidStack fs) throws IOException, BufferOverflowException {
         final PacketBuffer tmp = new PacketBuffer(Unpooled.buffer(OPERATION_BYTE_LIMIT));
         fs.writeToPacket(tmp);
 
-        this.compressFrame.flush();
         if (this.writtenBytes + tmp.readableBytes() > UNCOMPRESSED_PACKET_BYTE_LIMIT) {
             throw new BufferOverflowException();
         } else {
             this.writtenBytes += tmp.readableBytes();
-            this.compressFrame.write(tmp.array(), 0, tmp.readableBytes());
+            this.data.writeBytes(tmp.array(), 0, tmp.readableBytes());
             this.empty = false;
         }
     }

src/main/java/appeng/core/sync/packets/MEInterfaceUpdatePacket.java

@@ -18,13 +18,7 @@
 
 package appeng.core.sync.packets;
 
-import java.io.DataInputStream;
-import java.io.DataOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.io.OutputStream;
-import java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream;
-import java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream;
 
 import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
 
@@ -32,7 +26,6 @@ import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.screen.Screen;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.PlayerEntity;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundNBT;
-import net.minecraft.nbt.CompressedStreamTools;
 import net.minecraft.network.PacketBuffer;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.OnlyIn;
@@ -41,55 +34,24 @@ import appeng.client.gui.implementations.InterfaceTerminalScreen;
 import appeng.core.sync.BasePacket;
 import appeng.core.sync.network.INetworkInfo;
 
-//TODO, this is pointless, NBT is already compressed when written to a PacketBuffer.
-public class CompressedNBTPacket extends BasePacket {
+public class MEInterfaceUpdatePacket extends BasePacket {
 
     // input.
     private final CompoundNBT in;
     // output...
     private final PacketBuffer data;
-    private final GZIPOutputStream compressFrame;
 
-    public CompressedNBTPacket(final PacketBuffer stream) {
+    public MEInterfaceUpdatePacket(final PacketBuffer stream) {
         this.data = null;
-        this.compressFrame = null;
-
-        try (DataInputStream inStream = new DataInputStream(new GZIPInputStream(new InputStream() {
-
-            @Override
-            public int read() {
-                if (stream.readableBytes() <= 0) {
-                    return -1;
-                }
-
-                return stream.readByte() & 0xff;
-            }
-        }))) {
-            this.in = CompressedStreamTools.read(inStream);
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to decompress packet.", e);
-        }
+        this.in = stream.readCompoundTag();
     }
 
     // api
-    public CompressedNBTPacket(final CompoundNBT din) throws IOException {
-
+    public MEInterfaceUpdatePacket(final CompoundNBT din) throws IOException {
+        this.in = null;
         this.data = new PacketBuffer(Unpooled.buffer(2048));
         this.data.writeInt(this.getPacketID());
-
-        this.in = din;
-
-        this.compressFrame = new GZIPOutputStream(new OutputStream() {
-
-            @Override
-            public void write(final int value) {
-                CompressedNBTPacket.this.data.writeByte(value);
-            }
-        });
-
-        CompressedStreamTools.write(din, new DataOutputStream(this.compressFrame));
-        this.compressFrame.close();
-
+        this.data.writeCompoundTag(din);
         this.configureWrite(this.data);
     }
 

src/main/java/appeng/core/sync/packets/MEInventoryUpdatePacket.java

@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@
 package appeng.core.sync.packets;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.BufferOverflowException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream;
 import java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@ import appeng.client.gui.implementations.CraftConfirmScreen;
 import appeng.client.gui.implementations.CraftingCPUScreen;
 import appeng.client.gui.implementations.MEMonitorableScreen;
 import appeng.client.gui.implementations.NetworkStatusScreen;
-import appeng.core.AELog;
 import appeng.core.sync.BasePacket;
 import appeng.core.sync.network.INetworkInfo;
 import appeng.util.item.AEItemStack;
@@ -53,8 +50,6 @@ import appeng.util.item.AEItemStack;
 public class MEInventoryUpdatePacket extends BasePacket {
     private static final int UNCOMPRESSED_PACKET_BYTE_LIMIT = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
     private static final int OPERATION_BYTE_LIMIT = 2 * 1024;
-    private static final int TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE = 1024;
-    private static final int STREAM_MASK = 0xff;
 
     // input.
     @Nullable
@@ -64,48 +59,18 @@ public class MEInventoryUpdatePacket extends BasePacket {
 
     @Nullable
     private final PacketBuffer data;
-    @Nullable
-    private final GZIPOutputStream compressFrame;
 
     private int writtenBytes = 0;
     private boolean empty = true;
 
     public MEInventoryUpdatePacket(final PacketBuffer stream) {
         this.data = null;
-        this.compressFrame = null;
         this.list = new ArrayList<>();
         this.ref = stream.readByte();
 
-        // int originalBytes = stream.readableBytes();
-
-        try (GZIPInputStream gzReader = new GZIPInputStream(new InputStream() {
-            @Override
-            public int read() {
-                if (stream.readableBytes() <= 0) {
-                    return -1;
-                }
-
-                return stream.readByte() & STREAM_MASK;
-            }
-        })) {
-            final PacketBuffer uncompressed = new PacketBuffer(Unpooled.buffer(stream.readableBytes()));
-            final byte[] tmp = new byte[TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE];
-
-            while (gzReader.available() != 0) {
-                final int bytes = gzReader.read(tmp);
-
-                if (bytes > 0) {
-                    uncompressed.writeBytes(tmp, 0, bytes);
-                }
-            }
-
-            while (uncompressed.readableBytes() > 0) {
-                this.list.add(AEItemStack.fromPacket(uncompressed));
-            }
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to decompress packet.", e);
+        while (stream.readableBytes() > 0) {
+            this.list.add(AEItemStack.fromPacket(stream));
         }
-
         this.empty = this.list.isEmpty();
     }
 
@@ -120,14 +85,6 @@ public class MEInventoryUpdatePacket extends BasePacket {
         this.data = new PacketBuffer(Unpooled.buffer(OPERATION_BYTE_LIMIT));
         this.data.writeInt(this.getPacketID());
         this.data.writeByte(this.ref);
-
-        this.compressFrame = new GZIPOutputStream(new OutputStream() {
-            @Override
-            public void write(final int value) {
-                MEInventoryUpdatePacket.this.data.writeByte(value);
-            }
-        });
-
         this.list = null;
     }
 
@@ -156,28 +113,19 @@ public class MEInventoryUpdatePacket extends BasePacket {
     @Nullable
     @Override
     public IPacket<?> toPacket(NetworkDirection direction) {
-        try {
-            this.compressFrame.close();
-
-            this.configureWrite(this.data);
-            return super.toPacket(direction);
-        } catch (final IOException e) {
-            AELog.debug(e);
-        }
-
-        return null;
+        this.configureWrite(this.data);
+        return super.toPacket(direction);
     }
 
     public void appendItem(final IAEItemStack is) throws IOException, BufferOverflowException {
         final PacketBuffer tmp = new PacketBuffer(Unpooled.buffer(OPERATION_BYTE_LIMIT));
         is.writeToPacket(tmp);
 
-        this.compressFrame.flush();
         if (this.writtenBytes + tmp.readableBytes() > UNCOMPRESSED_PACKET_BYTE_LIMIT) {
             throw new BufferOverflowException();
         } else {
             this.writtenBytes += tmp.readableBytes();
-            this.compressFrame.write(tmp.array(), 0, tmp.readableBytes());
+            this.data.writeBytes(tmp.array(), 0, tmp.readableBytes());
             this.empty = false;
         }
     }

src/main/java/appeng/decorative/solid/QuartzGlassBlock.java

@@ -20,11 +20,8 @@ package appeng.decorative.solid;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.AbstractGlassBlock;
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
-import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
 
-import appeng.helpers.AEMaterials;
-
 public class QuartzGlassBlock extends AbstractGlassBlock {
 
     public QuartzGlassBlock(Properties props) {
@@ -33,8 +30,7 @@ public class QuartzGlassBlock extends AbstractGlassBlock {
 
     @Override
     public boolean isSideInvisible(BlockState state, BlockState adjacentBlockState, Direction side) {
-        final Material mat = adjacentBlockState.getMaterial();
-        if (mat == Material.GLASS || mat == AEMaterials.GLASS) {
+        if (adjacentBlockState.getBlock() instanceof QuartzGlassBlock) {
             if (adjacentBlockState.getRenderType() == state.getRenderType()) {
                 return true;
             }

src/main/java/appeng/decorative/solid/SkyStoneBlock.java

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import net.minecraft.world.server.ServerWorld;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.ToolType;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.player.PlayerEvent;
-import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.SubscribeEvent;
 
 import appeng.block.AEBaseBlock;
 import appeng.core.worlddata.WorldData;
@@ -43,11 +42,10 @@ public class SkyStoneBlock extends AEBaseBlock {
         super(props);
         this.type = type;
 
-        MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(this);
+        MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.addListener(this::breakFaster);
     }
 
-    @SubscribeEvent
-    public void breakFaster(final PlayerEvent.BreakSpeed event) {
+    private void breakFaster(final PlayerEvent.BreakSpeed event) {
         if (event.getState().getBlock() == this && event.getPlayer() != null) {
             final ItemStack is = event.getPlayer().getItemStackFromSlot(EquipmentSlotType.MAINHAND);
             int level = -1;

src/main/java/appeng/entity/GrowingCrystalEntity.java

@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@
 package appeng.entity;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
-import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
 import net.minecraft.entity.EntityType;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.vector.Vector3d;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 
 import appeng.api.features.AEFeature;
@@ -35,12 +36,27 @@ import appeng.client.EffectType;
 import appeng.core.AEConfig;
 import appeng.core.AppEng;
 import appeng.items.misc.CrystalSeedItem;
-import appeng.util.Platform;
 
 public final class GrowingCrystalEntity extends AEBaseItemEntity {
 
     public static EntityType<GrowingCrystalEntity> TYPE;
 
+    // Growth tick progress per tick by number of adjacent accelerators
+    // Expressed as 1/1000th of a growth tick, applied to progress_1000
+    // each time this entity ticks.
+    private static final int[] GROWTH_TICK_PROGRESS = { 1, // no accelerators
+            40, // 1 accelerator
+            92, // 2 accelerators
+            159, // 3 accelerators
+            247, // 4 accelerators
+            361, // 5 accelerators
+            509 // 6 accelerators
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * The accumulated progress towards a single growth tick of the crystal in
+     * 1/1000th of a growth tick.
+     */
     private int progress_1000 = 0;
 
     public GrowingCrystalEntity(EntityType<? extends GrowingCrystalEntity> type, World world) {
@@ -56,126 +72,140 @@ public final class GrowingCrystalEntity extends AEBaseItemEntity {
     public void tick() {
         super.tick();
 
+        final ItemStack is = this.getItem();
+        final Item gc = is.getItem();
+
+        if (!(gc instanceof IGrowableCrystal)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        applyGrowthTick((IGrowableCrystal) gc, is);
+    }
+
+    private void applyGrowthTick(IGrowableCrystal cry, ItemStack is) {
         if (!AEConfig.instance().isFeatureEnabled(AEFeature.IN_WORLD_PURIFICATION)) {
             return;
         }
 
-        final ItemStack is = this.getItem();
-        final Item gc = is.getItem();
+        final int x = MathHelper.floor(this.getPosX());
+        final int y = MathHelper.floor((this.getBoundingBox().minY + this.getBoundingBox().maxY) / 2.0D);
+        final int z = MathHelper.floor(this.getPosZ());
 
-        if (gc instanceof IGrowableCrystal) // if it changes this just stops being an issue...
-        {
-            final int j = MathHelper.floor(this.getPosX());
-            final int i = MathHelper.floor((this.getBoundingBox().minY + this.getBoundingBox().maxY) / 2.0D);
-            final int k = MathHelper.floor(this.getPosZ());
+        BlockPos pos = new BlockPos(x, y, z);
+        final BlockState state = this.world.getBlockState(pos);
 
-            final BlockState state = this.world.getBlockState(new BlockPos(j, i, k));
-            final Material mat = state.getMaterial();
-            final IGrowableCrystal cry = (IGrowableCrystal) is.getItem();
+        final float multiplier = cry.getMultiplier(state, world, pos);
 
-            final float multiplier = cry.getMultiplier(state.getBlock(), mat);
-            final int speed = (int) Math.max(1, this.getSpeed(j, i, k) * multiplier);
+        if (multiplier <= 0) {
+            // Crystal is in unsuitable material, reset progress and quit
+            this.progress_1000 = 0;
+            return;
+        }
 
-            final boolean isClient = Platform.isClient();
+        final int progressPerTick = (int) Math.max(1, this.getSpeed(pos) * multiplier);
 
-            if (mat.isLiquid()) {
-                if (isClient) {
-                    this.progress_1000++;
-                } else {
-                    this.progress_1000 += speed;
-                }
-            } else {
+        if (world.isRemote()) {
+            // On the client, we reuse the growth-tick-progress
+            // as a tick-counter for particle effects
+            int len = getTicksBetweenParticleEffects(progressPerTick);
+            if (++this.progress_1000 >= len) {
                 this.progress_1000 = 0;
+                AppEng.proxy.spawnEffect(EffectType.Vibrant, this.world, this.getPosX(), this.getPosY() + 0.2,
+                        this.getPosZ(), null);
             }
+        } else {
+            this.progress_1000 += progressPerTick;
 
-            if (isClient) {
-                int len = 40;
+            if (this.progress_1000 >= 1000) {
+                // We need to copy the stack or the change detection will not work and not sync
+                // this new stack to the client
+                ItemStack newItem = is.copy();
 
-                if (speed > 2) {
-                    len = 20;
-                }
-
-                if (speed > 90) {
-                    len = 15;
-                }
-
-                if (speed > 150) {
-                    len = 10;
-                }
-
-                if (speed > 240) {
-                    len = 7;
-                }
-
-                if (speed > 360) {
-                    len = 3;
-                }
-
-                if (speed > 500) {
-                    len = 1;
-                }
-
-                if (this.progress_1000 >= len) {
-                    this.progress_1000 = 0;
-                    AppEng.proxy.spawnEffect(EffectType.Vibrant, this.world, this.getPosX(), this.getPosY() + 0.2,
-                            this.getPosZ(), null);
-                }
-            } else {
-                if (this.progress_1000 > 1000) {
+                // If we did not use a while loop here, the fastest growth for a crystal
+                // would be limited to a minimum of 30 seconds (based on 600 required growth
+                // ticks).
+                // Should a crystal decide to use a high multiplier for a certain material,
+                // it should be possible to go faster.
+                do {
+                    newItem = cry.triggerGrowth(newItem);
                     this.progress_1000 -= 1000;
-                    // We need to copy the stack or the change detection will not work and not sync
-                    // this new stack to the client
-                    ItemStack newItem = cry.triggerGrowth(is.copy());
-                    this.setItem(newItem);
-                }
+                    // We assume that if the item changes, the process is complete and we can break
+                } while (this.progress_1000 >= 1000 && newItem.getItem() == is.getItem());
+
+                this.setItem(newItem);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private int getSpeed(final int x, final int y, final int z) {
-        final int per = 80;
-        final float mul = 0.3f;
-
-        int qty = 0;
-
-        if (this.isAccelerated(x + 1, y, z)) {
-            qty += per + qty * mul;
+    private static int getTicksBetweenParticleEffects(int progressPerTick) {
+        if (progressPerTick > 500) {
+            return 1; // 20 times per second
+        } else if (progressPerTick > 360) {
+            return 3;
+        } else if (progressPerTick > 240) {
+            return 7;
+        } else if (progressPerTick > 150) {
+            return 10;
+        } else if (progressPerTick > 90) {
+            return 15;
+        } else if (progressPerTick > 2) {
+            return 20;
+        } else {
+            return 40; // Every 2 seconds
         }
-
-        if (this.isAccelerated(x, y + 1, z)) {
-            qty += per + qty * mul;
-        }
-
-        if (this.isAccelerated(x, y, z + 1)) {
-            qty += per + qty * mul;
-        }
-
-        if (this.isAccelerated(x - 1, y, z)) {
-            qty += per + qty * mul;
-        }
-
-        if (this.isAccelerated(x, y - 1, z)) {
-            qty += per + qty * mul;
-        }
-
-        if (this.isAccelerated(x, y, z - 1)) {
-            qty += per + qty * mul;
-        }
-
-        return qty;
     }
 
-    private boolean isAccelerated(final int x, final int y, final int z) {
-        final TileEntity te = this.world.getTileEntity(new BlockPos(x, y, z));
+    /**
+     * Gets the extra progress per tick in 1/1000th of a growth tick based on the
+     * surrounding accelerators.
+     */
+    private int getSpeed(BlockPos pos) {
+        int acceleratorCount = getAcceleratorCount(pos);
+
+        if (acceleratorCount < 0) {
+            return GROWTH_TICK_PROGRESS[0];
+        } else if (acceleratorCount >= GROWTH_TICK_PROGRESS.length) {
+            return GROWTH_TICK_PROGRESS[GROWTH_TICK_PROGRESS.length - 1];
+        } else {
+            return GROWTH_TICK_PROGRESS[acceleratorCount];
+        }
+    }
+
+    private int getAcceleratorCount(BlockPos pos) {
+        int count = 0;
+
+        BlockPos.Mutable testPos = new BlockPos.Mutable();
+        for (Direction direction : Direction.values()) {
+            if (this.isPoweredAccelerator(testPos.func_239622_a_(pos, direction))) {
+                count++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    private boolean isPoweredAccelerator(BlockPos pos) {
+        final TileEntity te = this.world.getTileEntity(pos);
 
         return te instanceof ICrystalGrowthAccelerator && ((ICrystalGrowthAccelerator) te).isPowered();
     }
 
-    // Don't let seeds "float" on water surface
     @Override
     protected void applyFloatMotion() {
         ItemStack item = getItem();
+
+        // Make ungrown seeds sink, and fully grown seeds bouyant allowing for
+        // automation based around dropping seeds between 5 CGAs, then catchiung
+        // them on their way up.
         if (item.getItem() instanceof CrystalSeedItem) {
+            Vector3d v = this.getMotion();
+
+            // Apply a much smaller acceleration to make them slowly sink
+            double yAccel = this.hasNoGravity() ? 0 : -0.002;
+
+            // Apply the x/z slow-down, and the y acceleration
+            this.setMotion(v.x * 0.99, v.y + yAccel, v.z * 0.99);
+
             return;
         }
         super.applyFloatMotion();

src/main/java/appeng/facade/FacadeContainer.java

@@ -37,15 +37,18 @@ public class FacadeContainer implements IFacadeContainer {
 
     private final int facades = 6;
     private final CableBusStorage storage;
+    private final Runnable changeCallback;
 
-    public FacadeContainer(final CableBusStorage cbs) {
+    public FacadeContainer(final CableBusStorage cbs, Runnable changeCallback) {
         this.storage = cbs;
+        this.changeCallback = changeCallback;
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean addFacade(final IFacadePart a) {
         if (this.getFacade(a.getSide()) == null) {
             this.storage.setFacade(a.getSide().ordinal(), a);
+            this.notifyChange();
             return true;
         }
         return false;
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ public class FacadeContainer implements IFacadeContainer {
         if (side != null && side != AEPartLocation.INTERNAL) {
             if (this.storage.getFacade(side.ordinal()) != null) {
                 this.storage.setFacade(side.ordinal(), null);
+                this.notifyChange();
                 if (host != null) {
                     host.markForUpdate();
                 }
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ public class FacadeContainer implements IFacadeContainer {
         for (int x = 0; x < this.facades; x++) {
             this.storage.setFacade(x, newFacades[x]);
         }
+        this.notifyChange();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -175,4 +180,9 @@ public class FacadeContainer implements IFacadeContainer {
         }
         return true;
     }
+
+    private void notifyChange() {
+        this.changeCallback.run();
+    }
+
 }

src/main/java/appeng/fluids/parts/FluidImportBusPart.java

@@ -96,16 +96,15 @@ public class FluidImportBusPart extends SharedFluidBusPart {
         }
 
         final TileEntity te = this.getConnectedTE();
-        LazyOptional<IFluidHandler> fhOpt = LazyOptional.empty();
         if (te != null) {
-            te.getCapability(CapabilityFluidHandler.FLUID_HANDLER_CAPABILITY, this.getSide().getFacing().getOpposite());
-        }
-        if (fhOpt.isPresent()) {
-            try {
-                final IFluidHandler fh = fhOpt.orElse(null);
-                final IMEMonitor<IAEFluidStack> inv = this.getProxy().getStorage().getInventory(this.getChannel());
+            LazyOptional<IFluidHandler> fhOpt = te.getCapability(CapabilityFluidHandler.FLUID_HANDLER_CAPABILITY,
+                    this.getSide().getFacing().getOpposite());
+
+            if (fhOpt.isPresent()) {
+                try {
+                    final IFluidHandler fh = fhOpt.orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException());
+                    final IMEMonitor<IAEFluidStack> inv = this.getProxy().getStorage().getInventory(this.getChannel());
 
-                if (fh != null) {
                     final FluidStack fluidStack = fh.drain(this.calculateAmountToSend(), FluidAction.SIMULATE);
 
                     if (this.filterEnabled() && !this.isInFilter(fluidStack)) {
@@ -128,12 +127,11 @@ public class FluidImportBusPart extends SharedFluidBusPart {
                     }
 
                     return TickRateModulation.IDLE;
+                } catch (GridAccessException e) {
+                    // skip
                 }
-            } catch (GridAccessException e) {
-                e.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
-
         return TickRateModulation.SLEEP;
     }
 

src/main/java/appeng/items/misc/CrystalSeedItem.java

@@ -24,15 +24,19 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 
-import net.minecraft.block.Block;
-import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
+import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.client.util.ITooltipFlag;
 import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
+import net.minecraft.fluid.Fluid;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemGroup;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundNBT;
+import net.minecraft.tags.FluidTags;
+import net.minecraft.tags.ITag;
 import net.minecraft.util.IItemProvider;
 import net.minecraft.util.NonNullList;
+import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
 import net.minecraft.util.text.ITextComponent;
 import net.minecraft.util.text.StringTextComponent;
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.OnlyIn;
 
 import appeng.api.implementations.items.IGrowableCrystal;
+import appeng.core.AEConfig;
 import appeng.core.localization.ButtonToolTips;
 import appeng.entity.GrowingCrystalEntity;
 import appeng.items.AEBaseItem;
@@ -94,8 +99,24 @@ public class CrystalSeedItem extends AEBaseItem implements IGrowableCrystal {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public float getMultiplier(final Block blk, final Material mat) {
-        return 0.5f;
+    public float getMultiplier(BlockState state, @Nullable World world, @Nullable BlockPos pos) {
+
+        // Check for the improved fluid tag and return the improved multiplier
+        String improvedFluidTagName = AEConfig.instance().getImprovedFluidTag();
+        if (improvedFluidTagName != null) {
+            ITag<Fluid> tag = FluidTags.getCollection().get(new ResourceLocation(improvedFluidTagName));
+            if (tag != null && state.getFluidState().isTagged(tag)) {
+                return AEConfig.instance().getImprovedFluidMultiplier();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Check for the normal supported fluid
+        if (world != null && world.func_234923_W_() == World.field_234919_h_) {
+            // In the nether, use Lava as the "normal" fluid
+            return state.getFluidState().isTagged(FluidTags.LAVA) ? 1 : 0;
+        } else {
+            return state.getFluidState().isTagged(FluidTags.WATER) ? 1 : 0;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override

src/main/java/appeng/items/tools/powered/ColorApplicatorItem.java

@@ -324,21 +324,21 @@ public class ColorApplicatorItem extends AEBasePoweredItem
             return w.setBlockState(pos, newState);
         }
 
+        if (blk instanceof CableBusBlock && p != null) {
+            return ((CableBusBlock) blk).recolorBlock(w, pos, side, newColor.dye, p);
+        }
+
         TileEntity be = w.getTileEntity(pos);
         if (be instanceof IColorableTile) {
             IColorableTile ct = (IColorableTile) be;
             AEColor c = ct.getColor();
             if (c != newColor) {
-                ct.recolourBlock(side, newColor, null);
+                ct.recolourBlock(side, newColor, p);
                 return true;
             }
             return false;
         }
 
-        if (blk instanceof CableBusBlock && p != null) {
-            return ((CableBusBlock) blk).recolorBlock(w, pos, side, newColor.dye, p);
-        }
-
         return false;
     }
 

src/main/java/appeng/me/GridNode.java

@@ -327,8 +327,9 @@ public class GridNode implements IGridNode, IPathItem {
 
     @Override
     public void setPlayerID(final int playerID) {
-        if (playerID >= 0) {
+        if (playerID >= 0 && this.playerID != playerID) {
             this.playerID = playerID;
+            gridProxy.onGridNotification(GridNotification.OWNER_CHANGED);
         }
     }
 

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

@@ -81,8 +81,16 @@ public class SecurityCache implements ISecurityGrid {
     private void updateSecurityKey() {
         final long lastCode = this.securityKey;
 
+        /**
+         * Placing a security station will propagate the security station's owner to all
+         * connected grid nodes to prevent the network from not reforming due to
+         * different owners later.
+         */
+        int newOwner = -1;
         if (this.securityProvider.size() == 1) {
-            this.securityKey = this.securityProvider.get(0).getSecurityKey();
+            ISecurityProvider securityProvider = this.securityProvider.get(0);
+            this.securityKey = securityProvider.getSecurityKey();
+            newOwner = securityProvider.getOwner();
         } else {
             this.securityKey = -1;
         }
@@ -90,7 +98,11 @@ public class SecurityCache implements ISecurityGrid {
         if (lastCode != this.securityKey) {
             this.getGrid().postEvent(new MENetworkSecurityChange());
             for (final IGridNode n : this.getGrid().getNodes()) {
-                ((GridNode) n).setLastSecurityKey(this.securityKey);
+                GridNode gridNode = (GridNode) n;
+                gridNode.setLastSecurityKey(this.securityKey);
+                if (gridNode.getPlayerID() != newOwner) {
+                    gridNode.setPlayerID(newOwner);
+                }
             }
         }
     }

src/main/java/appeng/me/cluster/implementations/QuantumCluster.java

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.ChunkPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.world.WorldEvent;
@@ -159,12 +158,16 @@ public class QuantumCluster implements ILocatable, IAECluster {
         if (qc != null) {
             final World theWorld = qc.center.getWorld();
             if (!qc.isDestroyed) {
-                ChunkPos cPos = new ChunkPos(qc.center.getPos());
-                if (theWorld.getChunkProvider().isChunkLoaded(cPos)) {
+                // In future versions, we might actually want to delay the entire registration
+                // until the center
+                // tile begins ticking normally.
+                if (theWorld.isBlockLoaded(qc.center.getPos())) {
                     final World cur = theWorld.getServer().getWorld(theWorld.func_234923_W_());
 
                     final TileEntity te = theWorld.getTileEntity(qc.center.getPos());
                     return te != qc.center || theWorld != cur;
+                } else {
+                    AELog.warn("Found a registered QNB with serial %s whose chunk seems to be unloaded: %s", qe, qc);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -275,4 +278,17 @@ public class QuantumCluster implements ILocatable, IAECluster {
     private void setRing(final QuantumBridgeTileEntity[] ring) {
         this.Ring = ring;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        if (center == null) {
+            return "QuantumCluster{no-center}";
+        }
+
+        World world = center.getWorld();
+        BlockPos pos = center.getPos();
+
+        return "QuantumCluster{" + world + "," + pos + "}";
+    }
+
 }

src/main/java/appeng/me/helpers/AENetworkProxy.java

@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ public class AENetworkProxy implements IGridBlock {
      * short cut!
      *
      * @return grid of node
-     *
      * @throws GridAccessException of node or grid is null
      */
     public IGrid getGrid() throws GridAccessException {
@@ -280,6 +279,11 @@ public class AENetworkProxy implements IGridBlock {
 
     @Override
     public void onGridNotification(final GridNotification notification) {
+        if (notification == GridNotification.OWNER_CHANGED) {
+            gp.saveChanges();
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (this.gp instanceof CablePart) {
             ((CablePart) this.gp).markForUpdate();
         }

src/main/java/appeng/me/helpers/IGridProxyable.java

@@ -28,4 +28,7 @@ public interface IGridProxyable extends IGridHost {
     DimensionalCoord getLocation();
 
     void gridChanged();
+
+    void saveChanges();
+
 }

src/main/java/appeng/parts/CableBusContainer.java

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import net.minecraft.util.Hand;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.AxisAlignedBB;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.shapes.VoxelShape;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.shapes.VoxelShapes;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.vector.Vector3d;
 import net.minecraft.world.IBlockReader;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ public class CableBusContainer extends CableBusStorage implements AEMultiTile, I
     private final EnumSet<LayerFlags> myLayerFlags = EnumSet.noneOf(LayerFlags.class);
     private YesNo hasRedstone = YesNo.UNDECIDED;
     private IPartHost tcb;
-    // TODO 1.10.2-R - does somebody seriously want to make parts TESR??? Hope not.
     private boolean requiresDynamicRender = false;
     private boolean inWorld = false;
     // Cached collision shape for living entities
@@ -125,7 +123,7 @@ public class CableBusContainer extends CableBusStorage implements AEMultiTile, I
 
     @Override
     public IFacadeContainer getFacadeContainer() {
-        return new FacadeContainer(this);
+        return new FacadeContainer(this, this::invalidateShapes);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -1096,11 +1094,7 @@ public class CableBusContainer extends CableBusStorage implements AEMultiTile, I
             }
         }
 
-        VoxelShape shape = VoxelShapes.empty();
-        for (final AxisAlignedBB bx : boxes) {
-            shape = VoxelShapes.or(shape, VoxelShapes.create(bx));
-        }
-        return shape;
+        return VoxelShapeCache.get(boxes);
     }
 
     private void invalidateShapes() {

src/main/java/appeng/parts/VoxelShapeCache.java

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of Applied Energistics 2.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 - 2015, AlgorithmX2, All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Applied Energistics 2 is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Applied Energistics 2 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Applied Energistics 2.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl>.
+ */
+
+package appeng.parts;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import com.google.common.cache.CacheBuilder;
+import com.google.common.cache.CacheLoader;
+import com.google.common.cache.LoadingCache;
+
+import net.minecraft.util.math.AxisAlignedBB;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.shapes.IBooleanFunction;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.shapes.VoxelShape;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.shapes.VoxelShapes;
+
+/**
+ * While creation of a {@link VoxelShape} with
+ * {@link VoxelShapes#create(AxisAlignedBB)} is fast enough, combining voxel
+ * shapes with {@link VoxelShapes#or(VoxelShape, VoxelShape)} or any other
+ * combination method, as well as {@link VoxelShape#simplify()} are <b>extremely
+ * slow</b>. For example: Creating a VoxelShape for a list of 5 bounding boxes
+ * 10,000 times takes about 1.7 seconds.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * To reduce the impact of this on cables, we introduce a global voxel shape
+ * cache so that cables can share their combined voxel shapes better.
+ */
+final class VoxelShapeCache {
+
+    // Why using a List here should not make much of a difference vs. using a Set:
+    // The part's bounding box depends on the side it is attached to, and the sides
+    // are iterated over in a fixed order, meaning the order of bounding boxes
+    // should
+    // be the same for a same set of parts.
+    private static final LoadingCache<List<AxisAlignedBB>, VoxelShape> CACHE = CacheBuilder.newBuilder()//
+            .maximumSize(10000L)//
+            .build(new CacheLoader<List<AxisAlignedBB>, VoxelShape>() {
+                @Override
+                public VoxelShape load(List<AxisAlignedBB> key) {
+                    return create(key);
+                }
+            });
+
+    private VoxelShapeCache() {
+    }
+
+    public static VoxelShape get(List<AxisAlignedBB> boxes) {
+        return CACHE.getUnchecked(boxes);
+    }
+
+    private static VoxelShape create(List<AxisAlignedBB> boxes) {
+        if (boxes.isEmpty()) {
+            return VoxelShapes.empty();
+        }
+
+        int i = 0;
+        VoxelShape shape = VoxelShapes.create(boxes.get(i));
+        for (; i < boxes.size(); i++) {
+            AxisAlignedBB box = boxes.get(i);
+            shape = VoxelShapes.combine(shape, VoxelShapes.create(box), IBooleanFunction.OR);
+        }
+        return shape.simplify();
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/appeng/tile/AEBaseTileEntity.java

@@ -39,10 +39,13 @@ import net.minecraft.network.play.server.SUpdateTileEntityPacket;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntityType;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.AxisAlignedBB;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.util.text.ITextComponent;
 import net.minecraft.util.text.StringTextComponent;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.OnlyIn;
 import net.minecraftforge.client.model.data.IModelData;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.IItemHandler;
 
@@ -253,9 +256,11 @@ public class AEBaseTileEntity extends TileEntity implements IOrientable, ICommon
         if (this.renderFragment > 0) {
             this.renderFragment |= 1;
         } else {
+            // Clearing the cached model-data is always harmless regardless of status
+            this.requestModelDataUpdate();
+
             // TODO: Optimize Network Load
-            if (this.world != null) {
-                this.requestModelDataUpdate();
+            if (this.world != null && !this.isRemoved() && !notLoaded()) {
 
                 boolean alreadyUpdated = false;
                 // Let the block update it's own state with our internal state changes
@@ -368,7 +373,6 @@ public class AEBaseTileEntity extends TileEntity implements IOrientable, ICommon
      * null means nothing to store...
      *
      * @param from source of settings
-     *
      * @return compound of source
      */
     public CompoundNBT downloadSettings(final SettingsFrom from) {
@@ -457,4 +461,15 @@ public class AEBaseTileEntity extends TileEntity implements IOrientable, ICommon
         return new AEModelData(up, forward);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * AE Tile Entities will generally confine themselves to rendering within the
+     * bounding block. Forge however would retrieve the collision box here, which is
+     * very expensive.
+     */
+    @OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
+    @Override
+    public AxisAlignedBB getRenderBoundingBox() {
+        return new AxisAlignedBB(pos, pos.add(1, 1, 1));
+    }
+
 }

src/main/java/appeng/util/item/AEItemStack.java

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public final class AEItemStack extends AEStack<IAEItemStack> implements IAEItemS
         buffer.writeBoolean(this.isCraftable());
         buffer.writeVarLong(this.getStackSize());
         buffer.writeVarLong(this.getCountRequestable());
-        buffer.writeItemStack(getDefinition());
+        buffer.writeItemStack(getDefinition(), false);
     }
 
     @Override

src/main/java/appeng/util/item/AESharedItemStack.java

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundNBT;
 import appeng.api.config.FuzzyMode;
 
 final class AESharedItemStack implements Comparable<AESharedItemStack> {
+
     private final ItemStack itemStack;
     private final int itemId;
     private final int itemDamage;
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ final class AESharedItemStack implements Comparable<AESharedItemStack> {
             return damageValue;
         }
 
-        return 0;
+        return System.identityHashCode(this.getDefinition().getTag())
+                - System.identityHashCode(b.getDefinition().getTag());
     }
 
     private int makeHashCode() {
@@ -183,4 +185,5 @@ final class AESharedItemStack implements Comparable<AESharedItemStack> {
         }
 
     }
+
 }

src/main/resources/assets/appliedenergistics2/models/item/cable_bus.json

@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-{
-  "parent": "appliedenergistics2:block/cable_bus"
-}
+{}

src/main/resources/data/appliedenergistics2/advancements/main/facade.json

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "display": {
     "icon": {
-      "item": "appliedenergistics2:facade"
+      "item": "appliedenergistics2:facade",
+      "nbt": "{item:\"minecraft:stone\"}"
     },
     "title": {
       "translate": "achievement.ae2.Facade"