I've been experiencing several different ticking block entity issues over the past several months. They are:

• Sometimes I'm able to remove the offending entity from refinedstorage_nodes.dat and the server starts fine.

• Sometimes I have to remove the entity from refinedstorage_nodes.dat and then again from the affected region (r.0.0.mca) before the server will successfully start.

• In rare cases, such as this one, The offending entity is removed from refinedstorage_nodes.dat and from the region, but when I start the server again, the server crashes with the same ticking block entity and when I look in the region file, the entity is back. When I check refinedstorage_nodes.dat, it is NOT in that file.

In this case, I also removed the Refined Storage entities that were connected to the ticking block. When I restarted the server, it crashed all the entity entries I removed from r.0.0.mca were back.

I expect that when I remove the ticking entity from refinedstorage_nodes.dat that the entity will be removed and the server will start.

What is happening is that the entity is somehow added back and it crashes the server.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Server Crashes and creates a log
2. Review the log and see that the issue is a ticking block entity. (fluid_interface this time, although I have also had the problem with an external_storage entity, grid, and a couple of others)
3. Open refinedstorage_nodes.dat and remove the offending entity.
4. Open r.0.0.mca and remove the offending entity
5. Remove entities directly connected to the offending entity.
6. Save both files and ensure they are updated on the server.
7. Restart server
8. Server Crashes
9. Repeat step 2.
10. Open r.0.0.mca and notice all the previously removed entities are back.
11. Open refinedstorage_nodes.dat and notice removed entities are still removed.

Version (Make sure you are on the latest version before reporting):

• Minecraft: 1.11.2
• Forge:13.20.0.2282
• Refined Storage:1.4.4

Does this issue occur on a server? [yes/no]
Yes

If a (crash)log is relevant for this issue, link it here:

crash-2017-05-13_13.03.08-server.txt

All of these entities are running in the Spawn Chunks. Could this be causing an issue?

Is there something saved locally that would cause entities to be replaced in the world after they have been removed from the server dat and mca files?

Thanks for your help.

Hrm, I think I fixed this for 1.4.5 with my refactors I've done.

Problem:

RS thinks that on the position of a fluid interface there is a cable.

1.4.5 got quite a few changes, and still needs some polish.

Furthermore, I also fixed the "stuff disappearing from machines" bug (I think). It has to be a tested a bit more, so it'll delay the update a bit.

The machine would be coming back because you didn't properly remove the tile entity or network node.

You have to:

• Remove the tile entity from the chunk data
• Remove the network node from refinedstorage_nodes.dat

Closing this for now, let me know how the update went!

Please note that your world might be in a corrupted state now that the .dat file mismatches with the chunk data!

I recommend removing the refinedstorage_nodes.dat file, but then you will lose all your RS stuff.

Yeah, if you remove tile entities from the chunk file but not the nodes in your refinedstorage_nodes.dat you'll have crashes :P

But I just uploaded 1.4.5 to Curse, it'll be available in a bit.

Glad to hear that you enjoy the mod!