Applied Botanics
Applied Botanics (v1.5.2) — self-described in its own mod description as “mana through ae2, what could go wrong” — bridges Botania’s mana economy into an Applied Energistics 2 ME network. It adds an ME Mana Cell Housing that accepts dedicated Mana Storage Cells (1k through 256k capacity, plus a Creative variant), Portable Mana Cells for carrying charge outside the network, and a Fluix Mana Pool: an AE2-flavored version of Botania’s Mana Pool that can source and sink mana directly to and from the ME network instead of sitting in isolation.
Unusually, Applied Botanics doesn’t ship its own guidebook — it patches two new entries (covering the Fluix Mana Pool and Mana Drives) directly into Botania’s real in-game Lexica Botania, so the mod’s own mechanics are documented inside the book players already use for vanilla Botania content rather than a separate manual.
Anticipated questions
Q: What does Applied Botanics do? A: It bridges Botania’s mana economy into an Applied Energistics 2 ME network (“mana through ae2”). See Storage & Applied Energistics — Getting Started.
Q: How do I store mana in my ME network? A: Via an ME Mana Cell Housing that accepts Mana Storage Cells (1k–256k, plus a Creative variant), Portable Mana Cells for offline carry, and a Fluix Mana Pool that sources and sinks mana to and from the network.
Q: Where’s it documented in-game? A: It has no separate guidebook — it patches two entries (Fluix Mana Pool and Mana Drives) directly into Botania’s real Lexica Botania.
Q: Does it tie into AE2? A: Yes, directly — it’s an AE2 addon that extends the ME network to handle Botania mana.