This modpack is almost like a puzzle game on its own and because of that it uses a small amount of mods with very few redundancies making it a very focused experience.

This a very good pack for anybody that likes to automated machines in modded minecraft and will challenge you on your ability to do so and use some of the more common mods

Ultimate Alchemy is one giant puzzle, with many interlocking mods. The goal is simple – get Clay, the true test for any alchemist(ha-ha, balanced clay meme!). Diverse mods like Tinkers’ Construct, Thermal Expansion, Thaumcraft, Draconic mesh together to create a giant crafting chain for the end goal. Giving the player two infinite barrels of resources, it’s remarkably easy to automate, but at the same time pressures the player to expand their automation further. The lack of quests or advancements to guide along is a little jarring, but figuring out the steps is a part of the challenge.

Here are a few tips for players who may struggle:

– You can make more infinite barrels, autocrafters and translocators very easily! Make a chain with an infinite barrel, a bunch of autocrafters and a normal barrel at the end, connecting the entire thing with translocators. That way you can get basic metals and dusts early on.

– The smeltery is good in the beginning as a source of alloys, but it’s such a pain to automate. Use Induction Smelters when you can get them.

– You can automate Mystical Petals by creating a setup. The entire crafting chain is made of Forestry Machines, and the inputs are renewable.

– The building gadget is cheap to craft, stone and wood are infinite. This means you can make a colossal platform to house all your automation easily.

– For Botania, a bunch of endoflames with an infinite wood barrel connecting to the open crate is a good setup for mana. It’s a little slow for things like the Alfheim Portal and the Gaia Guardian summoning.

Ultimate Alchemy is a masterwork for its complexity. Not very many packs are comparable to it as it lacks QoL which improves the pack itself. It does not contain quests, or any guide to guide you to end, only a final goal. It Integrates with some unknown features of some mods and is rather short. You start with 2 barrels of infinite wood and stone, given creative flight, and infinite saturation you must build various automation to progress

One of the best modpacks I’ve ever played. While not having any quests and guidance you know one thing “you HAVE to make clay”, and this creates a whole other way of progression, where you ahve to find your way through the recipes and discover how you do the necessary items.