Use the AE2 Backport Pack on a Server or Alongside Other Packs

This is a resource pack, so it only changes what you see. It does not touch how your AE2 network behaves, and it adds no items or blocks.

Playing on a server

• Resource packs run on the client. Each player who wants the refreshed look should enable the pack on their own game through Options → Resource Packs.
• Players without the pack see the textures that come with their mod. Everything still works for everyone. Different players will just see different art for the same cables and terminals.
• If your group wants everyone's base screenshots to match, agree to all enable the pack.
• If the server sends its own resource pack, that pack may sit on top of yours. If your AE2 textures look old while connected, the server pack is likely overriding them.

Stacking with other packs

1. Open Options → Resource Packs.

2. Keep your general packs, such as a vanilla block pack or a UI pack, in the Selected list.

3. Put the AE2 backport pack above any pack that also edits AE2 or its addons. That way your storage cells, cables and ME terminal screens keep the modern style.

4. Click Done. Then walk through your storage room and open a terminal to confirm that cables, drives and screens all share one style.

Shaders only change lighting and effects, so they generally sit on top of whatever textures your packs provide. You still need a shader loader such as Iris or OptiFine to use them.