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+package miscutil.gregtech.metatileentity.implementations;
+
+import static gregtech.api.enums.GT_Values.GT;
+import gregtech.api.interfaces.ITexture;
+import gregtech.api.metatileentity.MetaTileEntity;
+
+public abstract class GregtechMetaTileEntity extends MetaTileEntity {
+	/**
+	 * Value between [0 - 9] to describe the Tier of this Machine.
+	 */
+	public final byte mTier;
+	
+	/**
+	 * A simple Description.
+	 */
+	public final String mDescription;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Contains all Textures used by this Block.
+	 */
+	public final ITexture[][][] mTextures;
+	
+	public GregtechMetaTileEntity(int aID, String aName, String aNameRegional, int aTier, int aInvSlotCount, String aDescription, ITexture... aTextures) {
+		super(aID, aName, aNameRegional, aInvSlotCount);
+		mTier = (byte)Math.max(0, Math.min(aTier, 9));
+		mDescription = aDescription;
+		
+		// must always be the last call!
+		if (GT.isClientSide()) mTextures = getTextureSet(aTextures); else mTextures = null;
+	}
+	
+	public GregtechMetaTileEntity(String aName, int aTier, int aInvSlotCount, String aDescription, ITexture[][][] aTextures) {
+		super(aName, aInvSlotCount);
+		mTier = (byte)aTier;
+		mDescription = aDescription;
+		mTextures = aTextures;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public byte getTileEntityBaseType() {
+		return (byte)(Math.min(3, mTier<=0?0:1+((mTier-1) / 4)));
+	}
+	
+    @Override
+	public long getInputTier() {
+    	return mTier;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+	public long getOutputTier() {
+    	return mTier;
+    }
+    
+	@Override
+	public String[] getDescription() {
+		return new String[] {mDescription};
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Used Client Side to get a Texture Set for this Block.
+	 * Called after setting the Tier and the Description so that those two are accessible.
+	 * @param aTextures is the optional Array you can give to the Constructor.
+	 */
+	public abstract ITexture[][][] getTextureSet(ITexture[] aTextures);
+}
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