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IndustrialCraft (history and reception)

Game: IndustrialCraft.

Alblaka's opening post of the IndustrialCraft thread on the Minecraft Forum is dated 27 February 2011. industrialcraft-history/ic1-thread

Dev blog[1.6.6] IndustrialCraft [v7.16] forum thread · opening post, header (10 June 2011 capture, when the thread was titled for v7.16)Posted 27 February 2011 - 01:01 PMChecked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found the post date under Alblaka's name in the pinned capture

Cited by: IndustrialCraft

In 2018 the IC2 developer Chocohead called a build of 2 April 2011 the oldest public release of the original IndustrialCraft still available, and wrote that the mod's actual start was some time in February 2011. industrialcraft-history/ic1-oldest-release

Dev blogApril Anniversary Edition · post2nd April 2011 is the oldest public release of the original IndustrialCraft, it is still available to download on the wiki. … Whilst the actual date is some time in FebruaryChecked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found the paragraph in the pinned capture

Cited by: IndustrialCraft, Production chain

Alblaka described IndustrialCraft as a mod that adds blocks, items and devices "to advance the industrial aspect of Minecraft": better furnaces, new fuels, and electric energy. He wrote that for him the main point of Minecraft was mining and crafting, and that the mod enhances both. industrialcraft-history/what-it-is

Dev blog[1.6.6] IndustrialCraft [v7.16] forum thread · opening post, "What's this?"Which one is the major point is left open for discussion. However, for ME the main point is MINING and CRAFTING. Therefore, i created a mod that enhanches both: Industrial Crafts adds various new blocks, items and devices, supposed to advance the industrial aspect of Minecraft to the next level. You get better Furnances, new fuels, electric energy and some more stuff further explained below.Checked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found the section in the pinned capture

Cited by: IndustrialCraft, Production chain

Alblaka called IndustrialCraft a "Tier 2 Mod": almost none of its blocks, items and recipes can be used at the start of a new world, and they take a good amount of resources. Its new tin and copper ores appear only in newly generated chunks. industrialcraft-history/tier-2-mod

Dev blog[1.6.6] IndustrialCraft [v7.16] forum thread · opening post, "What's this?"Please take note, that this is a Tier 2 Mod. Tier 2 means, quite all new blocks/items/recipes are not useable right at the start of a new world, but take quite a decent amount of ressources. … you will need to explore new chunks and build new mines to find Tin/Copper Ore, as it needs new chunks to be generated.Checked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found both sentences in the pinned capture

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The BuildCraft maintainer asie wrote in 2015 that when BuildCraft's first release came out, on 25 April 2011, IndustrialCraft 1 had come out only a month before. industrialcraft-history/ic1-before-buildcraft

Dev blogBuildCraft History and Design · paragraph beginning "Our story begins in Minecraft Beta 1.4"IndustrialCraft 1 had only come out a month before, … BuildCraft 1.4.1 (the first release) came out on the 25th of April, 2011.Checked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found both lines in the pinned capture

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On 28 July 2011 Alblaka announced the IndustrialCraft² rewrite on his blog under a gag headline, "I will stop the developement of IC !", and asked readers aware of the gag not to spoil it on the Minecraft Forum. He wrote that his Java had been basic when he started IC, so he would restructure and recode it, and that a fellow modder had already been reworking the energy code for a few weeks. His list of planned features included APIs for other modders, a new electric current distribution algorithm, and possibly real oil. industrialcraft-history/ic2-announced

Dev blogI will stop the developement of IC ! · post, 28 July 2011I will stop the developement of IC ! Posted on July 28, 2011 by Alblaka … I hereby officially announce the developement begin of IC²! … When i startet developing IC, my Java knowledge was quite basic. … As a result, i’ve decided to completely restructure/recode and review IC’s code … Since a few weeks, a fellow modder is already reworking the Energy-Current-Code. … Don’t ruin the fun for those people aware of the gag.I will stop the developement of IC ! · post, list of intended featuresAPI’s for other modders to integrate IC’s machine operations and Electric Network … (Already mentioned,) new Electric Current distribution algorythm Rework of many game concepts, f.e. Ore abdundancy, eventually new ores, Fuel mechanics (i will probably try myself on coiding real OIL), and stuff.Checked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found the headline, date, and the passages in the pinned capture of the blog post

Cited by: IndustrialCraft, Power network

On 21 August 2011 Alblaka posted that the team had finished a first playable IC² build, version 0.70, for closed beta testers: probably buggy, not yet matching IC's content, and without multiplayer. industrialcraft-history/ic2-closed-beta

Dev blogCLOSED Beta of IC out · post, 21 August 2011CLOSED Beta of IC out Posted on August 21, 2011 by Alblaka Jup, we just finished up creating a first playable 0.70 version of IC. It’s probably buggy, doesn’t match IC’s content (yet!) and does not have SMP.Checked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found the title, date and opening in the pinned capture

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Chocohead dates the first public beta of IndustrialCraft² to 29 August 2011, and calls it the first key overhaul: cables went from whole blocks that ticked once a second, because the energy code was slow, to smaller tiered cables, with large additions and changes to the old content. industrialcraft-history/ic2-public-beta

Dev blogApril Anniversary Edition · postFast forward to the 29th August the same year, the first public (beta) release of IndustrialCraft² is put up here (it too still available if you want). This was the first key overhaul that saw cables go from being clunky whole blocks that ticked once a second because the energy flow code was so slow, to the smaller tiered cables you would recognise, as well as large content additions and changes to pre-existing content to improve the standard of the mod.Checked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found the paragraph in the pinned capture

Cited by: IndustrialCraft, Power network

Alblaka, as IC² project leader, posted IC² version 1.00, single-player only, on the IC² forum on 6 September 2011, presented by "the IC²-Developement team". He wrote that IC players would feel at home, but that wiring was easier and batteries no longer only on or off, with new cables, rubber, and machines. industrialcraft-history/ic2-v100

Dev blogRELEASE: IC² v1.00 SSP · postRELEASE: IC² v1.00 SSP … September 6, 2011 at 3:19 PM … The IC²-Developement team proudly presents: … Version 1.00 SSPRELEASE: IC² v1.00 SSP · postWhile playing it, you will feel right at home again, rediscovering most of the stuff known from IC. However, once you get your machines running, you will quickly notice how smooth and well-designed everything works now. Wiring is easier, batterys aren't as twosided (on/off) anymore, new cables, rubber stuff, new machines, EVERYTHING was added.Checked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found the title, date, and opening in the pinned capture; the poster's rank reads "IC² Project Leader"

Cited by: IndustrialCraft

IC² 1.15, posted on 3 October 2011, added multiplayer (SMP). Alblaka's announcement invited players to build "maniacally oversized industrial factorys" with their friends. industrialcraft-history/ic2-smp

Dev blogIC² 1.15 SMP Released! · post, 3 October 2011IC² 1.15 SMP Released! Posted on October 3, 2011 by Alblaka … we decided to add the SMP-part to the release as wel :3 Feel free to create maniacally oversized industrial factorys with your friends now, noone will stop you.Checked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found the title, date and both lines in the pinned capture

Cited by: IndustrialCraft

IC² 1.00's credits name Alblaka's team: Player as coder and co-leader, alexthesax, Drashian and elementalist as coders, Feanturi as spriter, tahu44 as modeller, and Lurch1985 as sound artist. industrialcraft-history/ic2-team

Dev blogRELEASE: IC² v1.00 SSP · postAs well, i would on this spot thank my developer team personally: Player - Coder & Co-Leader of IC² alexthesax - Coder Drashian - Coder elementalist - Coder Feanturi - Spriter tahu44 Modeller Lurch1985 Sound ArtistChecked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found the credits in the pinned capture

Cited by: IndustrialCraft

With IC² 1.337 (December 2011) Alblaka offered other modders an API, so that a mod could use IC²'s features without the whole IC² source code. The post's copyright notice, the "IMS-License (It's my stuff!)", let players modify the mod's content but not publish any of it. industrialcraft-history/api-and-license

Dev blog[MC Beta 1.8.1] IC² v1.337 SSP/SMP · postIC² now provides are more or less well documented API. If you're a modder yourself and want to create a mod implementing IC²s features, download THIS file, and add it's contents to your source-setup (MCP ned). By using the provided classes and interfaces you can in this manner create a mod using IC² features without requiring the whole IC² sourcecode.[MC Beta 1.8.1] IC² v1.337 SSP/SMP · postIMS-License (It's my stuff!) … You may modify any or all of the content, but are NOT allowed to public any of it.Checked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found the API paragraph and the copyright notice in the pinned capture

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A forum user wrote in 2020 that IC2 had "remained closed source for so much time". Another, in 2021, quoted the later IMS-License 2.0, which forbids publishing IC²'s source files. industrialcraft-history/closed-source

WebMake IC2 open source · postIC2 has remained closed source for so much time.Make IC2 open source · postThe publication of modified or genuine IC² source files is prohibited.Checked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found both posts in the pinned capture of the thread

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In an August 2011 progress report Alblaka wrote that the basic machines and some generators had been recoded as machines meant to run on energy wiring, no longer copies of the furnace. Asked what that meant for players, he answered that it referred to the code, and that players would probably barely notice. industrialcraft-history/recode-is-code

Dev blogRevolution & Progress Report · post, progress list-Re-coded basic machines and a few generators. New features, much cleaner code, slightly changes stats. Instead of being Furnace-copys, they are now machines intended to use Energy Wiring as a main source. And not as a semi-completed EnergyNetPrototype.Revolution & Progress Report · comments, Alblaka, 4 August 2011 at 21:55The comment was referring to the code. … Probably you (as user) will barely notice this, though XDChecked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found the list item and Alblaka's reply to Major Cooke in the pinned capture

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Alblaka posted IC² 1.106, for Minecraft 1.3.2, on 16 September 2012, with a new recipe that builds the nuclear reactor from three Nuclear Chambers. Writing in 2018, Chocohead said IC² carried on largely along the same track from its first beta until Experimental, apart from a reactor overhaul for the 1.3 update. industrialcraft-history/reactor-update

Dev blog2 Good · post, 16 September 2012Posted on September 16, 2012 by Alblaka 1.106 is finished. … Enjoy Minecraft 1.3.2 with IC! … After you successfully crafted three, not two, not four, but three, to be spelled, 3, which is the number following after the 2 and going before 4, chambers, you can now easyly create a Nuclear ReactorApril Anniversary Edition · postHaving largely carried on along the same track (besides a reactor overhaul for the 1.3 update released mid-September 2012), the next sizeable change was the entering into IndustrialCraft² Experimental.Checked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found the post's date and lines in the pinned capture, and Chocohead's sentence in the pinned forum capture

Cited by: IndustrialCraft

Chocohead dates IndustrialCraft² Experimental to August 2013: a partial rework of recipes, textures and tiering that removed features such as Refined Iron. He wrote that divisive changes like these, and the energy net being largely disabled, helped usage decline over time. industrialcraft-history/experimental

Dev blogApril Anniversary Edition · postThis happened August 2013, and saw the partial reworking of large parts of the mod. Such changes included the many recipes, textures and tiering. Having existed for several years, these saw the removal of many iconic features IndustrialCraft previous had, such as Refined Iron … It was simple yet divisive changes like this that assisted in the decline in usage over time, not ignoring the other more noticeable ones like the energy net being largely disabled.Checked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found both paragraphs in the pinned capture

Cited by: IndustrialCraft

Chocohead wrote in 2018 that for many players IC2 Experimental was the only IndustrialCraft they remembered or had played, that the modpack FTB Infinity Evolved brought it to people who otherwise wouldn't have used it, and that earlier players remembered the older versions from packs such as Tekkit Classic and FTB Ultimate. industrialcraft-history/modpacks

Dev blogApril Anniversary Edition · postFor many, IndustrialCraft² Experimental is the only form of IndustrialCraft they remember, or even have ever played. FTB's Infinity Evolved a common exposure resulting in people using it that otherwise wouldn't have. Yet the legacy that the previous versions had left are fundamentally imprinted on those who remember it, be it through their experiences with Tekkit Classic, FTB Ultimate or other packs now many years old too.Checked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found the paragraph in the pinned capture

Cited by: IndustrialCraft

asie wrote in 2015 that IC2 used its own "EU ecosystem" when most mods had moved to the Redstone Flux energy API, and that IndustrialCraft "had died in the eyes of most people due to the 'gregification'". industrialcraft-history/gregification

Dev blogBuildCraft History and Design · paragraphs beginning "Redstone Flux grew" and "It looked as if"Redstone Flux grew to become the ultimate energy API, with the few mods holding out being the “EU ecosystem” of IC2, Reika’s mods and BuildCraft/Forestry/RailCraft, still faithfully using MJ. … IndustrialCraft, now 2, had died in the eyes of most people due to the “gregification”Checked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found both passages in the pinned capture; the second breaks across two lines there

asie doesn't define "gregification" here; it reads as GregTech's influence on IC2 (see gregtech). His view, not a measure of players.

Cited by: IndustrialCraft, Power network

CurseForge's page for Industrial Craft, "initially released 2011", showed a total download count of 48,427,086 in its July 2026 capture, not a figure for 2011–2012; the page gives its last update as 19 June 2022. industrialcraft-history/curseforge-downloads

WebIndustrial Craft (CurseForge project page) · project header and About Project box (7 July 2026 capture)A versatile, feature rich tech mod for Minecraft, initially released 2011. Total Downloads48.4M Last UpdateJun 19, 2022 … Downloads48,427,086Checked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found the description and the download count in the pinned capture

Cited by: IndustrialCraft

The Minecraft Wiki's 2012 page on IndustrialCraft, written for version 8.00, says the mod adds over 100 blocks and items. It counts machines from an improved furnace to the Macerator, Compressor, Extractor, Recycler and Terraformer, and energy blocks from cables and generators to a nuclear reactor. industrialcraft-history/ic1-scale-2012

WikiMods/IndustrialCraft (Minecraft Wiki, 2012 capture) · introduction; infobox "Version v8.00"IndustralCraft adds over 100 new blocks and items with the goal of taking the Minecraft experience to the next technological level.Mods/IndustrialCraft (Minecraft Wiki, 2012 capture) · Blocks, machines and "Energy"These include the Canning Machine, Compressor, Crystal Charger, Electro Furnace, Extractor, Iron Furnace, Macerator, Miner, Recycler, Terraformer, Tesla Coil and the Matter Generator. … These blocks include: Cable, Generator, Geothermal Generator, HV Transformer, MFE Transmitter, Nuclear Reactor, Solar Collector, Switch Cable, Water Mill, and the Windmill.Checked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found the introduction, the version in the infobox, and both lists in the pinned 7 June 2012 capture (page last modified 1 May 2012)

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GregTech was built as an addon on IC²: its page on the IC wiki, written in the addon author's voice and last edited in August 2013, says to install IC² first and that the addon changes, removes or replaces many of IC²'s recipes. industrialcraft-history/gregtech

WikiGregTech-Addon · installation steps and the note under them1. Install IC² properly (this is the most important step, make sure you did it right) … I change/remove/replace many recipes of IC², so in case you don't find them, look them up in NEI (not Craftguide).Checked by claude, 2026-10-26 — found both lines in the pinned capture of the page

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