Enigmatica 2: Expert - E2E

I had a lot of fun with E2E. It's implementation of just about every mod was amazing across the board, and I had a decent throughline until the end.

...There are a few problems though, and they pretty much all manifest around the late mid-game/early endgame.

• Blood magic never wants to play nice with AE2. I'm kinda a blood magic hater in general, it's a mod that is exceedingly tedious until you get one mechanic (the well of suffering) and then becomes a waiting simulator. But I never got it automated beyond just having AE2 put stuff in a chest next to the object I needed to use, and manually doing it. The documentation in game is exceedingly poor and unfinished, and most of the wikis online are for other versions. So I just made all the endgame stuff myself with it.
• If you build most of your infrastructure using mekanism pipes, it will destroy your save, and likely force you into a value proposition between reworking your entire infrastructure or dealing with the lag. Mekanism pipes are the easiest to use but absolutely destroy your tickrate. Ideally, you want to do as much through AE2 as possible, but you might not even realize that before it's far too late.
• Industrial foregoing also suffers from the aforementioned problem, but also is the source of some critical infrastructure such as mob grinders and wither builders, that you can't really sideline.
• ... To add even more to the tickrate problem, there are no tickrate-friendly methods of generating enough mana to satisfy a midgame botania setup. It seems as though the mod is encouraging you to get through to mystical agriculture as fast as possible in order to make it so you can do terrasteel and manasteel without sucking up valuable mana. Mana generation itself isn't that hard, though.

Enigmatica 2: Expert is a staple entry in the Enigmatica series of Modpacks which is still played and adored to this day, as with many other 1.12 Modpacks. E2:E gently guides the player through the stages of the game but doesn't hold your hand through everything.

This Modpack takes a lot of well known Mods from the 1.12 and mashes them together through heavily customized recipes, tasking players to explore technology, magic, automation, and resource management in ways they usually wouldn't, as per for most, if not all Expert packs. The long-term challenge with E2:E is where the Modpack truly shines in my opinion. The ramping stages from linear and easy progression quickly become a large variety of problems with the player needing use their creative juices and constantly think of new solutions. Yes, this is a rather grindy Modpack, but it's perfect for the players who love complex progression and intricate puzzles. It is regarded by most as one of the most rewarding and polished Expert Modpacks ever made.

The good is not without the bad. Due to it's reliance on Java 8, the Modpack suffers from substantial load times and questionable performances in areas. Forks of this pack have been made to deal with this issue, such as E2:E - Unofficial, so there's always that option. Over your playthrough on the original Modpack though, you will inevitably encounter crashes/errors, dips in FPS due to ever expanding machinery, and possible world corruption. Back up as you go! A good rule of thumb is to backup on-top of the auto-backups, whenever you reach a milestone or big progression point during your time playing - back that sucker up!

Overall this Modpack is for the dedicated and driven of the Modded Minecraft Community, it is heavily grind focused and the late-game tasks turn into more of a necessity due to the ever expanding recipe complexity. It is truly rewarding to be able to craft one, if not all, creative items and gear. I thoroughly recommend this Modpack to anyone looking to start a long journey with a very satisfying conclusion.

This was the first expert pack I ever played and I'm glad it was. It wasn't too difficult and the progression was fair, although the endgame gets pretty involved.

Besides launch time, the performance is great! Stability is pretty solid as well. The endgame is crazy, definitely a push needed to reach it. I would highly recommend this to anyone, regardless of their experience with modded minecraft (although a few recipes might scare away really new people), it is definitely one of, if not the best modpack I've every played.

Great for beginners to the expert pack genre. Strong recommendation from me. I wish it was more linear and cohesive, but its balanced well and very fun.

I will keep it short: Enigmatica 2 Expert took heavy notes from the grandfather of the genre; Infinity Evolved Expert, and fixed many issues while introducing very scant few new ones. If someone is interested in trying a progression pack, I always point to E2E. I only give poor rates to aesthetics because the pack has very few custom art, music, etc. So I give I give it the middle rating of 3.

You check reddit, forums, discord, anywhere you find modded mc you will hear E2E.
Why?
Its a fantastic expert pack, fair progression, great quest book and the more you play the more you learn ways to break the game.

Bare with me on this comparison, Morrow and Caves of quid are games BEGGING you to learn their mechanics and create something absolutely busted. E2E allows that, you dont feel like the dev's hate you and your spare time, you experiment, look at recipe's and next thing you know you've found a truly unique solution to a problem.

Okay maybe its not unique but you feel smart as heck when you figure it out.

You can even check out E2E:extended or E2E unofficial for extra E2E goodness if you'd like.

Great pack