More Industrial Foregoing Addons (MIFA)

Overview

More Industrial Foregoing Addons (MIFA) is a straightforward but essential companion mod for Industrial Foregoing. It extends the addon system by adding tier 3 and tier 4 versions of the three core addon types: Efficiency, Processing, and Speed. Industrial Foregoing's base mod only goes up to tier 2, which leaves significant performance on the table for players who have progressed into late-game materials like Netherite.

Beyond the new addon tiers, MIFA also adds detailed tooltips to all addon items (including the base mod's tier 1 and tier 2 versions), so you can see exactly what each addon does before slotting it into a machine. The mod also introduces the Netherite Gear, a new crafting component required for all tier 3 and tier 4 recipes. You can browse all items this mod adds using the Items tab on this page.

Prerequisites

MIFA is an addon for Industrial Foregoing, so you'll need that mod installed and its core infrastructure already running. Specifically, you need access to a Dissolution Chamber, which is the crafting station used for all addon recipes. You'll also need a Latex Processing Unit producing Latex, and ideally a way to produce Pink Slime and Ether fluids, since the higher-tier recipes require them.

Before crafting any MIFA addons, make sure you already have the tier 2 versions of whichever addon type you want to upgrade. Tier 3 addons require the corresponding tier 2 addon as an ingredient, and tier 4 addons require the tier 3 version. You'll also need access to Netherite Ingots and Diamond Gears, as the Netherite Gear component is required for every recipe.

Efficiency Addons

Efficiency Addons reduce the cooldown amount of Industrial Foregoing machines. The reduction scales linearly with tier: each tier provides an additional 10% reduction. A tier 3 Efficiency Addon reduces cooldown by 30%, while the tier 4 version provides a full 40% reduction. This directly translates to faster machine cycles, making them the go-to upgrade for any machine that has a fixed processing time.

Both tier 3 and tier 4 Efficiency Addons are crafted in the Dissolution Chamber. The tier 3 recipe requires an Efficiency Addon 2, 2 Redstone Dust, 2 Glass Panes, 1 Netherite Gear, 2 Blaze Rods, and 1000 mB of Latex. The tier 4 version uses the same solid ingredients but swaps the tier 2 addon for a tier 3 and replaces Latex with 1000 mB of Ether.

Processing Addons

Processing Addons increase the output multiplier of compatible machines. The multiplier is calculated as 1 + tier, so a tier 3 Processing Addon gives x4 output and a tier 4 gives x5 output. This is particularly powerful on machines like the Ore Washer or Resource Fisher where multiplied outputs can dramatically increase resource yields.

The tier 3 Processing Addon recipe calls for a Processing Addon 2, 2 Redstone Dust, 2 Glass Panes, 1 Netherite Gear, 1 Smithing Table, 1 Fletching Table, and 1000 mB of Pink Slime. The tier 4 version follows the same pattern with a tier 3 addon as input and Ether instead of Pink Slime.

Speed Addons

Speed Addons reduce the cooldown time of machines using a diminishing returns formula. The reduction percentage is calculated as (1 - 1/(1+tier)) × 100%. This means tier 3 provides a 75% reduction in cooldown time, and tier 4 provides an 80% reduction. While the jump from tier 3 to tier 4 is smaller in percentage terms, the absolute speed improvement is still significant on machines with long base cooldowns.

Speed Addon recipes use Sugar as their unique ingredient (2 per recipe). The tier 3 version requires a Speed Addon 2, 2 Redstone Dust, 2 Glass Panes, 1 Netherite Gear, 2 Sugar, and 1000 mB of Pink Slime. The tier 4 swaps in a tier 3 addon and uses Ether fluid.

The Netherite Gear

The Netherite Gear is the only completely new item MIFA introduces beyond the addons themselves. It serves as the key crafting component in every tier 3 and tier 4 recipe, replacing the Diamond Gear used in the base mod's tier 2 recipes. The Netherite Gear is crafted at a Smithing Table by combining a Diamond Gear with a Netherite Ingot, following the same upgrade pattern as vanilla Netherite equipment.

Since every MIFA recipe requires one Netherite Gear, and you'll likely want at least one of each addon type at tier 4, plan on having a minimum of 6 Netherite Ingots set aside for MIFA crafting alone. The Netherite Gear is tagged as forge:gears/netherite and is also added to the general forge:gears tag, so other mods that recognize those tags can use it in their own recipes.

Fluid Requirements

Understanding which fluids you need is key to planning your MIFA production. Tier 3 Efficiency Addons use Latex (1000 mB), the same fluid as the base mod's tier 2 recipes, making them the easiest tier 3 addon to produce. Tier 3 Processing and Speed Addons require Pink Slime (1000 mB), which comes from the Mob Slaughter Factory. All three tier 4 recipes require Ether (1000 mB), the most advanced fluid in Industrial Foregoing.

If you're working toward a full set of tier 4 addons, you'll need at least 3000 mB of Ether total (one per addon type). Ether is produced by the Enchantment Applicator and is one of the more difficult fluids to automate, so start your Ether production early while you work on gathering the other materials.

Dissolution Chamber Recipes

All six addons share a common recipe structure in the Dissolution Chamber. Every recipe uses 8 input slots and takes 200 ticks (10 seconds) to process. The recipe layout follows a consistent pattern: 2 Redstone Dust, 2 Glass Panes, 1 Netherite Gear, the previous tier addon, and 2 type-specific items. The only differences between recipes are the type-specific ingredients, the previous-tier addon, and the fluid.

Recipe Breakdown by Type

Efficiency Addons use 2 Blaze Rods as their unique ingredient. Processing Addons require 1 Smithing Table and 1 Fletching Table. Speed Addons need 2 Sugar. These type-specific ingredients stay the same between tier 3 and tier 4; only the input addon tier and fluid change when upgrading from tier 3 to tier 4.