Finally, Got everything working how I want. Only thing left to do is the anti-grief block.

Fixed Buffer Cores, now there is 10 tiers, all with a unique colour and recipe.
Energy Buffers have had their recipes revised, due to new recipes for the cores.
Steam condenser may need tweaking, but for now, I'll let it slide and players test it.
Updated a few graphics too, the Staballoy Axe and Pickaxe, the Buffer Core and the New Hammer Tool all received visual updates.

Compiled build and Dev. build will be up shortly.

2 files changed, 197 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/src/Java/miscutil/core/util/ItemUtils.java b/src/Java/miscutil/core/util/ItemUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2c07aa104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Java/miscutil/core/util/ItemUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+package miscutil.core.util;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+import net.minecraft.item.Item;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraftforge.oredict.ShapedOreRecipe;
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.registry.GameRegistry;
+
+public class ItemUtils {
+
+	public static ItemStack getItemStackOfItem(Boolean modToCheck, String mod_itemname_meta){
+		if (modToCheck){
+			try{
+			Item em = null;
+			
+			Item em1 = Utils.getItem(mod_itemname_meta);
+			Utils.LOG_WARNING("Found: "+em1.toString());
+			if (!em1.equals(null)){
+				em = em1;
+			}			
+			else {
+				em = null;
+				return null;
+			}			
+			if (!em.equals(null)){
+				ItemStack returnStack = new ItemStack(em,1,16);				
+			return returnStack;
+			}
+			Utils.LOG_WARNING(mod_itemname_meta+" not found.");
+			return null;
+			} catch (NullPointerException e) {
+				Utils.LOG_ERROR(mod_itemname_meta+" not found. [NULL]");
+				return null;
+	        }
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	public static void recipeBuilder(Object slot_1, Object slot_2, Object slot_3, Object slot_4, Object slot_5, Object slot_6, Object slot_7, Object slot_8, Object slot_9, ItemStack resultItem){	
+	
+		ArrayList<Object> validSlots = new ArrayList<Object>();
+	
+		//, String lineFirst, String lineSecond, String lineThird
+		Utils.LOG_INFO("Trying to add a recipe for "+resultItem.toString());
+		String a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i;		
+		//ItemStack empty = new ItemStack(Blocks.air);
+		if (slot_1 == null){ a = " ";} else { a = "1";validSlots.add('1');validSlots.add(slot_1);}
+		Utils.LOG_WARNING(a);
+		if (slot_2 == null){ b = " ";} else { b = "2";validSlots.add('2');validSlots.add(slot_2);}
+		Utils.LOG_WARNING(b);
+		if (slot_3 == null){ c = " ";} else { c = "3";validSlots.add('3');validSlots.add(slot_3);}
+		Utils.LOG_WARNING(c);
+		if (slot_4 == null){ d = " ";} else { d = "4";validSlots.add('4');validSlots.add(slot_4);}
+		Utils.LOG_WARNING(d);
+		if (slot_5 == null){ e = " ";} else { e = "5";validSlots.add('5');validSlots.add(slot_5);}
+		Utils.LOG_WARNING(e);
+		if (slot_6 == null){ f = " ";} else { f = "6";validSlots.add('6');validSlots.add(slot_6);}
+		Utils.LOG_WARNING(f);
+		if (slot_7 == null){ g = " ";} else { g = "7";validSlots.add('7');validSlots.add(slot_7);}
+		Utils.LOG_WARNING(g);
+		if (slot_8 == null){ h = " ";} else { h = "8";validSlots.add('8');validSlots.add(slot_8);}
+		Utils.LOG_WARNING(h);
+		if (slot_9 == null){ i = " ";} else { i = "9";validSlots.add('9');validSlots.add(slot_9);}
+		Utils.LOG_WARNING(i);
+	
+	
+		Utils.LOG_ERROR("_______");
+		String lineOne = a+b+c;
+		Utils.LOG_ERROR("|"+a+"|"+b+"|"+c+"|");
+		Utils.LOG_ERROR("_______");
+		String lineTwo = d+e+f;
+		Utils.LOG_ERROR("|"+d+"|"+e+"|"+f+"|");
+		Utils.LOG_ERROR("_______");
+		String lineThree = g+h+i;
+		Utils.LOG_ERROR("|"+g+"|"+h+"|"+i+"|");
+		Utils.LOG_ERROR("_______");
+	
+		validSlots.add(0, lineOne);
+		validSlots.add(1, lineTwo);
+		validSlots.add(2, lineThree);
+		Boolean AadvancedLog = true;
+		if (AadvancedLog){
+			int j = 0;
+			int l = validSlots.size();
+			Utils.LOG_WARNING("l:"+l);
+			while (j <= l) {
+				Utils.LOG_WARNING("j:"+j);
+				if (j <= 2){
+					Utils.LOG_WARNING("ArrayList Values: "+validSlots.get(j));
+					Utils.LOG_WARNING("Adding 1.");
+					j++;
+				}
+				else if (j >= 3){
+					Utils.LOG_WARNING("ArrayList Values: '"+validSlots.get(j)+"' "+validSlots.get(j+1));
+					if (j < (l-2)){
+						Utils.LOG_WARNING("Adding 2.");
+						j=j+2;
+					}
+					else {
+						Utils.LOG_WARNING("Done iteration.");
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+				else if (j == l){
+					Utils.LOG_WARNING("Done iteration.");
+					break;
+				}
+				if (validSlots.get(j) instanceof String || validSlots.get(j) instanceof ItemStack){
+					//Utils.LOG_WARNING("Is Valid: "+validSlots.get(j));
+				}
+			}	
+		}
+	
+		try {
+			Utils.LOG_WARNING("validSlots to array: "+validSlots.toArray());
+			Object[] validSlotsArray = (Object[]) validSlots.toArray();
+	
+			for(int j = 0; j < validSlotsArray.length; j++)
+			{
+				Utils.LOG_ERROR(""+validSlotsArray[j]);
+			}
+			try {
+				try {
+					try {
+						GameRegistry.addRecipe(new ShapedOreRecipe(resultItem.copy(), (Object[]) validSlots.toArray()));		
+						Utils.LOG_INFO("Success! Added a recipe for "+resultItem.toString());
+					}
+					catch (ClassCastException r){
+						Utils.LOG_WARNING("@@@: Invalid Recipe detected for: "+resultItem.getUnlocalizedName());
+						r.printStackTrace();
+						System.exit(1);
+					}
+				}
+				catch (NullPointerException o){
+	
+					Utils.LOG_WARNING("@@@: Invalid Recipe detected for: "+resultItem.getUnlocalizedName());
+					o.printStackTrace();
+					System.exit(1);
+				}
+			}
+			catch (ClassCastException r){
+				Utils.LOG_WARNING("@@@: Casting to ObjectArray Failed :(");
+			}
+		}
+		catch(NullPointerException k){
+			k.getMessage();
+			k.getClass();
+			k.printStackTrace();
+			k.getLocalizedMessage();
+			Utils.LOG_WARNING("@@@: Invalid Recipe detected for: "+resultItem.getUnlocalizedName());
+			System.exit(1);
+		}
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/src/Java/miscutil/core/util/Utils.java b/src/Java/miscutil/core/util/Utils.java
index 10375f3f8e..a4b75d87d7 100644
--- a/src/Java/miscutil/core/util/Utils.java
+++ b/src/Java/miscutil/core/util/Utils.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package miscutil.core.util;
 
 import static gregtech.api.enums.GT_Values.F;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Graphics;
 import java.util.Random;
 
@@ -138,6 +139,12 @@ public class Utils {
 		return GameRegistry.findItem(fqrnSplit[0], fqrnSplit[1]);
 	}
 
+	public static ItemStack getItemStack(String fqrn, int Size) // fqrn = fully qualified resource name
+	{
+		String[] fqrnSplit = fqrn.split(":");
+		return GameRegistry.findItemStack(fqrnSplit[0], fqrnSplit[1], Size);
+	}
+
 	public static Item getItemInPlayersHand(){
 		Minecraft mc = Minecraft.getMinecraft();
 		Item heldItem = null;
@@ -146,28 +153,21 @@ public class Utils {
 		}catch(NullPointerException e){return null;}
 
 		if (heldItem != null){
-				return heldItem;
-			}
+			return heldItem;
+		}
 
 		return null;
-		}
-	
-	public static void recipeBuilderBlock(ItemStack slot_1, ItemStack slot_2, ItemStack slot_3, ItemStack slot_4, ItemStack slot_5, ItemStack slot_6, ItemStack slot_7, ItemStack slot_8, ItemStack slot_9, Block resultBlock){
-		GameRegistry.addRecipe(
-				new ItemStack(resultBlock),
-				slot_1, slot_2, slot_3,
-				slot_4, slot_5, slot_6,
-				slot_7, slot_8, slot_9);		
 	}
-	
-	public static void recipeBuilderItem(ItemStack slot_1, ItemStack slot_2, ItemStack slot_3, ItemStack slot_4, ItemStack slot_5, ItemStack slot_6, ItemStack slot_7, ItemStack slot_8, ItemStack slot_9, Item resultItem){
-		GameRegistry.addRecipe(
-				new ItemStack(resultItem),
-				slot_1, slot_2, slot_3,
-				slot_4, slot_5, slot_6,
-				slot_7, slot_8, slot_9);		
-	}
-	
+
+	/*public static void recipeBuilderBlock(ItemStack slot_1, ItemStack slot_2, ItemStack slot_3, ItemStack slot_4, ItemStack slot_5, ItemStack slot_6, ItemStack slot_7, ItemStack slot_8, ItemStack slot_9, Block resultBlock){
+		GameRegistry.addRecipe(new ItemStack(resultBlock),
+				new Object[] {"ABC", "DEF", "GHI",
+			'A',slot_1,'B',slot_2,'C',slot_3,
+			'D',slot_4,'E',slot_5,'F',slot_6,
+			'G',slot_7,'H',slot_8,'I',slot_9
+		});			
+	}*/
+
 	public static String checkCorrectMiningToolForBlock(Block currentBlock, World currentWorld){
 		String correctTool = "";
 		if (!currentWorld.isRemote){			
@@ -182,4 +182,26 @@ public class Utils {
 
 		return correctTool;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	* 
+	* @param colorStr e.g. "#FFFFFF"
+	* @return String - formatted "rgb(0,0,0)"
+	*/
+	public static String hex2Rgb(String hexString) {
+	    Color c = new Color(
+	        Integer.valueOf(hexString.substring(1, 3), 16), 
+	        Integer.valueOf(hexString.substring(3, 5), 16), 
+	        Integer.valueOf(hexString.substring(5, 7), 16));
+
+	    StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+	    sb.append("rgb(");
+	    sb.append(c.getRed());
+	    sb.append(",");
+	    sb.append(c.getGreen());
+	    sb.append(",");
+	    sb.append(c.getBlue());
+	    sb.append(")");
+	    return sb.toString();
+	}
 }