the ByteBuf shenanigans begin!!

src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/bomb/TileEntityNukeBalefire.java

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.hbm.tileentity.TileEntityMachineBase;
 import api.hbm.energymk2.IBatteryItem;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiScreen;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.inventory.Container;
@@ -54,22 +55,29 @@ public class TileEntityNukeBalefire extends TileEntityMachineBase implements IGU
 			if(timer <= 0) {
 				explode();
 			}
-			
-			NBTTagCompound data = new NBTTagCompound();
-			data.setInteger("timer", timer);
-			data.setBoolean("loaded", this.isLoaded());
-			data.setBoolean("started", started);
-			networkPack(data, 250);
+
+			networkPackNT(250);
 		}
 	}
-	
-	public void networkUnpack(NBTTagCompound data) {
-		super.networkUnpack(data);
-		timer = data.getInteger("timer");
-		started = data.getBoolean("started");
-		loaded = data.getBoolean("loaded");
+
+	@Override
+	public void serialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.serialize(buf);
+
+		buf.writeInt(this.timer);
+		buf.writeBoolean(this.started);
+		buf.writeBoolean(this.loaded);
 	}
-	
+
+	@Override
+	public void deserialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.deserialize(buf);
+
+		this.timer = buf.readInt();
+		this.started = buf.readBoolean();
+		this.loaded = buf.readBoolean();
+	}
+
 	public void handleButtonPacket(int value, int meta) {
 		
 		if(meta == 0 && this.isLoaded()) {

src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/machine/TileEntityAshpit.java

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import com.hbm.tileentity.TileEntityMachineBase;
 
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiScreen;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.inventory.Container;
@@ -103,11 +104,8 @@ public class TileEntityAshpit extends TileEntityMachineBase implements IGUIProvi
 			for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
 				if(slots[i] != null) isFull = true;
 			}
-			
-			NBTTagCompound data = new NBTTagCompound();
-			data.setInteger("playersUsing", this.playersUsing);
-			data.setBoolean("isFull", this.isFull);
-			this.networkPack(data, 50);
+
+			this.networkPackNT(50);
 			
 		} else {
 			this.prevDoorAngle = this.doorAngle;
@@ -142,10 +140,19 @@ public class TileEntityAshpit extends TileEntityMachineBase implements IGUIProvi
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void networkUnpack(NBTTagCompound nbt) {
-		super.networkUnpack(nbt);
-		this.playersUsing = nbt.getInteger("playersUsing");
-		this.isFull = nbt.getBoolean("isFull");
+	public void serialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.serialize(buf);
+
+		buf.writeInt(this.playersUsing);
+		buf.writeBoolean(this.isFull);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void deserialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.deserialize(buf);
+
+		this.playersUsing = buf.readInt();
+		this.isFull = buf.readBoolean();
 	}
 
 	@Override

src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/machine/TileEntityConveyorPress.java

@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@ import com.hbm.inventory.recipes.PressRecipes;
 import com.hbm.items.machine.ItemStamp;
 import com.hbm.lib.Library;
 import com.hbm.tileentity.TileEntityMachineBase;
+import com.hbm.util.BufferUtil;
 import com.hbm.util.fauxpointtwelve.DirPos;
 
 import api.hbm.energymk2.IEnergyReceiverMK2;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
+import net.minecraft.network.PacketBuffer;
 import net.minecraft.util.AxisAlignedBB;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection;
 
@@ -84,16 +87,7 @@ public class TileEntityConveyorPress extends TileEntityMachineBase implements IE
 				delay--;
 			}
 			
-			NBTTagCompound data = new NBTTagCompound();
-			data.setLong("power", power);
-			data.setDouble("press", press);
-			if(slots[0] != null) {
-				NBTTagCompound stack = new NBTTagCompound();
-				slots[0].writeToNBT(stack);
-				data.setTag("stack", stack);
-			}
-			
-			this.networkPack(data, 50);
+			this.networkPackNT(50);
 		} else {
 			
 			// approach-based interpolation, GO!
@@ -174,23 +168,26 @@ public class TileEntityConveyorPress extends TileEntityMachineBase implements IE
 	}
 	
 	public boolean canRetract() {
-		if(this.power < usage) return false;
-		return true;
+		return this.power >= usage;
 	}
-	
+
 	@Override
-	public void networkUnpack(NBTTagCompound nbt) {
-		super.networkUnpack(nbt);
-		this.power = nbt.getLong("power");
-		this.syncPress = nbt.getInteger("press");
-		
-		if(nbt.hasKey("stack")) {
-			NBTTagCompound stack = nbt.getCompoundTag("stack");
-			this.syncStack = ItemStack.loadItemStackFromNBT(stack);
-		} else {
-			this.syncStack = null;
-		}
-		
+	public void serialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.serialize(buf);
+
+		buf.writeLong(this.power);
+		buf.writeDouble(this.syncPress);
+		BufferUtil.writeItemStack(buf, syncStack);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void deserialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.deserialize(buf);
+
+		this.power = buf.readLong();
+		this.syncPress = buf.readDouble();
+		this.syncStack = BufferUtil.readItemStack(buf);
+
 		this.turnProgress = 2;
 	}
 

src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/machine/TileEntityCore.java

@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ import com.hbm.lib.ModDamageSource;
 import com.hbm.tileentity.IGUIProvider;
 import com.hbm.tileentity.TileEntityMachineBase;
 import com.hbm.util.ArmorUtil;
+import com.hbm.util.BufferUtil;
 import com.hbm.util.CompatEnergyControl;
 
 import api.hbm.tile.IInfoProviderEC;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiScreen;
 import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
@@ -138,15 +140,8 @@ public class TileEntityCore extends TileEntityMachineBase implements IGUIProvide
 			
 			if(heat > 0)
 				radiation();
-			
-			NBTTagCompound data = new NBTTagCompound();
-			tanks[0].writeToNBT(data, "t0");
-			tanks[1].writeToNBT(data, "t1");
-			data.setInteger("field", field);
-			data.setInteger("heat", heat);
-			data.setInteger("color", color);
-			data.setBoolean("melt", meltdownTick);
-			networkPack(data, 250);
+
+			networkPackNT(250);
 			
 			heat = 0;
 			
@@ -162,15 +157,28 @@ public class TileEntityCore extends TileEntityMachineBase implements IGUIProvide
 		
 	}
 
-	public void networkUnpack(NBTTagCompound data) {
-		super.networkUnpack(data);
+	@Override
+	public void serialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.serialize(buf);
 
-		tanks[0].readFromNBT(data, "t0");
-		tanks[1].readFromNBT(data, "t1");
-		field = data.getInteger("field");
-		heat = data.getInteger("heat");
-		color = data.getInteger("color");
-		meltdownTick = data.getBoolean("melt");
+		tanks[0].serialize(buf);
+		tanks[1].serialize(buf);
+		buf.writeInt(field);
+		buf.writeInt(heat);
+		buf.writeInt(color);
+		buf.writeBoolean(meltdownTick);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void deserialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.deserialize(buf);
+
+		tanks[0].deserialize(buf);
+		tanks[1].deserialize(buf);
+		this.field = buf.readInt();
+		this.heat = buf.readInt();
+		this.color = buf.readInt();
+		this.meltdownTick = buf.readBoolean();
 	}
 	
 	private void radiation() {

src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/machine/TileEntityCoreEmitter.java

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import com.hbm.util.CompatEnergyControl;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.Optional;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import li.cil.oc.api.machine.Arguments;
 import li.cil.oc.api.machine.Callback;
 import li.cil.oc.api.machine.Context;
@@ -169,26 +170,32 @@ public class TileEntityCoreEmitter extends TileEntityMachineBase implements IEne
 			
 			this.markDirty();
 
-			NBTTagCompound data = new NBTTagCompound();
-			data.setLong("power", power);
-			data.setInteger("watts", watts);
-			data.setLong("prev", prev);
-			data.setInteger("beam", beam);
-			data.setBoolean("isOn", isOn);
-			tank.writeToNBT(data, "tank");
-			this.networkPack(data, 250);
+			this.networkPackNT(250);
 		}
 	}
-	
-	public void networkUnpack(NBTTagCompound data) {
-		super.networkUnpack(data);
 
-		power = data.getLong("power");
-		watts = data.getInteger("watts");
-		prev = data.getLong("prev");
-		beam = data.getInteger("beam");
-		isOn = data.getBoolean("isOn");
-		tank.readFromNBT(data, "tank");
+	@Override
+	public void serialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.serialize(buf);
+
+		buf.writeLong(power);
+		buf.writeInt(watts);
+		buf.writeLong(prev);
+		buf.writeInt(beam);
+		buf.writeBoolean(isOn);
+		tank.serialize(buf);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void deserialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.deserialize(buf);
+
+		this.power = buf.readLong();
+		this.watts = buf.readInt();
+		this.prev = buf.readLong();
+		this.beam = buf.readInt();
+		this.isOn = buf.readBoolean();
+		tank.deserialize(buf);
 	}
 	
 	public long getPowerScaled(long i) {

src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/machine/TileEntityCoreInjector.java

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import api.hbm.fluid.IFluidStandardReceiver;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.Optional;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import li.cil.oc.api.machine.Arguments;
 import li.cil.oc.api.machine.Callback;
 import li.cil.oc.api.machine.Context;
@@ -101,19 +102,26 @@ public class TileEntityCoreInjector extends TileEntityMachineBase implements IFl
 			
 			this.markDirty();
 
-			NBTTagCompound data = new NBTTagCompound();
-			data.setInteger("beam", beam);
-			tanks[0].writeToNBT(data, "t0");
-			tanks[1].writeToNBT(data, "t1");
-			this.networkPack(data, 250);
+			this.networkPackNT(250);
 		}
 	}
 
-	public void networkUnpack(NBTTagCompound data) {
-		super.networkUnpack(data);
-		beam = data.getInteger("beam");
-		tanks[0].readFromNBT(data, "t0");
-		tanks[1].readFromNBT(data, "t1");
+	@Override
+	public void serialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.serialize(buf);
+
+		buf.writeInt(beam);
+		tanks[0].serialize(buf);
+		tanks[1].serialize(buf);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void deserialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.deserialize(buf);
+
+		this.beam = buf.readInt();
+		tanks[0].deserialize(buf);
+		tanks[1].deserialize(buf);
 	}
 	
 	@Override

src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/machine/TileEntityCoreReceiver.java

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import api.hbm.tile.IInfoProviderEC;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.Optional;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import li.cil.oc.api.machine.Arguments;
 import li.cil.oc.api.machine.Callback;
 import li.cil.oc.api.machine.Context;
@@ -69,19 +70,26 @@ public class TileEntityCoreReceiver extends TileEntityMachineBase implements IEn
 				}
 			}
 
-			NBTTagCompound data = new NBTTagCompound();
-			data.setLong("joules", joules);
-			tank.writeToNBT(data, "t");
-			this.networkPack(data, 50);
+			this.networkPackNT(50);
 			
 			joules = 0;
 		}
 	}
-	
-	public void networkUnpack(NBTTagCompound data) {
-		super.networkUnpack(data);
-		joules = data.getLong("joules");
-		tank.readFromNBT(data, "t");
+
+	@Override
+	public void serialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.serialize(buf);
+
+		buf.writeLong(joules);
+		tank.serialize(buf);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void deserialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.deserialize(buf);
+
+		joules = buf.readLong();
+		tank.deserialize(buf);
 	}
 
 	@Override

src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/machine/TileEntityCoreStabilizer.java

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import api.hbm.tile.IInfoProviderEC;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.Optional;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import li.cil.oc.api.machine.Arguments;
 import li.cil.oc.api.machine.Callback;
 import li.cil.oc.api.machine.Context;
@@ -93,11 +94,7 @@ public class TileEntityCoreStabilizer extends TileEntityMachineBase implements I
 				}
 			}
 
-			NBTTagCompound data = new NBTTagCompound();
-			data.setLong("power", power);
-			data.setInteger("watts", watts);
-			data.setInteger("beam", beam);
-			this.networkPack(data, 250);
+			this.networkPackNT(250);
 		}
 	}
 	
@@ -106,13 +103,23 @@ public class TileEntityCoreStabilizer extends TileEntityMachineBase implements I
 		for(ForgeDirection dir : ForgeDirection.VALID_DIRECTIONS)
 			this.trySubscribe(worldObj, xCoord + dir.offsetX, yCoord + dir.offsetY, zCoord + dir.offsetZ, dir);
 	}
-	
-	public void networkUnpack(NBTTagCompound data) {
-		super.networkUnpack(data);
 
-		power = data.getLong("power");
-		watts = data.getInteger("watts");
-		beam = data.getInteger("beam");
+	@Override
+	public void serialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.serialize(buf);
+
+		buf.writeLong(power);
+		buf.writeInt(watts);
+		buf.writeInt(beam);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void deserialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.deserialize(buf);
+
+		this.power = buf.readLong();
+		this.watts = buf.readInt();
+		this.beam = buf.readInt();
 	}
 	
 	public long getPowerScaled(long i) {

src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/machine/TileEntityCustomMachine.java

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.hbm.module.ModulePatternMatcher;
 import com.hbm.tileentity.IGUIProvider;
 import com.hbm.tileentity.TileEntityMachinePolluting;
 import com.hbm.tileentity.TileEntityProxyBase;
+import com.hbm.util.BufferUtil;
 import com.hbm.util.Compat;
 import com.hbm.util.fauxpointtwelve.BlockPos;
 import com.hbm.util.fauxpointtwelve.DirPos;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import api.hbm.energymk2.IEnergyReceiverMK2;
 import api.hbm.fluid.IFluidStandardTransceiver;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiScreen;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
@@ -221,23 +223,44 @@ public class TileEntityCustomMachine extends TileEntityMachinePolluting implemen
 			} else {
 				this.progress = 0;
 			}
-
-			NBTTagCompound data = new NBTTagCompound();
-			data.setString("type", this.machineType);
-			data.setLong("power", power);
-			data.setBoolean("structureOK", structureOK);
-			data.setInteger("flux", flux);
-			data.setInteger("heat", heat);
-			data.setInteger("progress", progress);
-			data.setInteger("maxProgress", maxProgress);
-			for (int i = 0; i < inputTanks.length; i++) inputTanks[i].writeToNBT(data, "i" + i);
-			for (int i = 0; i < outputTanks.length; i++) outputTanks[i].writeToNBT(data, "o" + i);
-			this.matcher.writeToNBT(data);
-			this.networkPack(data, 50);
+			this.networkPackNT(50);
 		}
 
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void serialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.serialize(buf);
+
+		buf.writeLong(power);
+		buf.writeInt(progress);
+		buf.writeInt(flux);
+		buf.writeInt(heat);
+		buf.writeBoolean(structureOK);
+		buf.writeInt(maxProgress);
+		for (FluidTank inputTank : inputTanks) inputTank.serialize(buf);
+		for (FluidTank outputTank : outputTanks) outputTank.serialize(buf);
+		this.matcher.serialize(buf);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void deserialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.deserialize(buf);
+
+		this.machineType = BufferUtil.readString(buf);
+		if(this.config == null) this.init();
+
+		this.power = buf.readLong();
+		this.progress = buf.readInt();
+		this.flux = buf.readInt();
+		this.heat = buf.readInt();
+		this.structureOK = buf.readBoolean();
+		this.maxProgress = buf.readInt();
+		for (FluidTank inputTank : inputTanks) inputTank.deserialize(buf);
+		for (FluidTank outputTank : outputTanks) outputTank.deserialize(buf);
+		this.matcher.deserialize(buf);
+	}
+
 	/** Only accepts inputs in a fixed order, saves a ton of performance because there's no permutations to check for */
 	public CustomMachineRecipe getMatchingRecipe() {
 		List<CustomMachineRecipe> recipes = CustomMachineRecipes.recipes.get(this.config.recipeKey);
@@ -459,25 +482,6 @@ public class TileEntityCustomMachine extends TileEntityMachinePolluting implemen
 		return matcher.isValidForFilter(slots[filterSlot], index, stack);
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void networkUnpack(NBTTagCompound nbt) {
-		super.networkUnpack(nbt);
-		
-		this.machineType = nbt.getString("type");
-		if(this.config == null) this.init();
-
-		this.power = nbt.getLong("power");
-		this.progress = nbt.getInteger("progress");
-		this.flux = nbt.getInteger("flux");
-		this.heat = nbt.getInteger("heat");
-		this.structureOK = nbt.getBoolean("structureOK");
-		this.maxProgress = nbt.getInteger("maxProgress");
-		for(int i = 0; i < inputTanks.length; i++) inputTanks[i].readFromNBT(nbt, "i" + i);
-		for(int i = 0; i < outputTanks.length; i++) outputTanks[i].readFromNBT(nbt, "o" + i);
-
-		this.matcher.readFromNBT(nbt);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public void readFromNBT(NBTTagCompound nbt) {
 

src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/machine/oil/TileEntityMachinePumpjack.java

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import com.hbm.util.fauxpointtwelve.DirPos;
 
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiScreen;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
@@ -110,19 +111,18 @@ public class TileEntityMachinePumpjack extends TileEntityOilDrillBase {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	
-	@Override
-	public void networkPack(NBTTagCompound nbt, int range) {
-		nbt.setFloat("speed", this.indicator == 0 ? (5F + (2F * this.speedLevel)) + (this.overLevel - 1F) * 10: 0F);
 
-		super.networkPack(nbt, range);
-	}
-	
+
 	@Override
-	public void networkUnpack(NBTTagCompound nbt) {
-		super.networkUnpack(nbt);
-		
-		this.speed = nbt.getFloat("speed");
+	public void serialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.serialize(buf);
+		buf.writeFloat(this.indicator == 0 ? (5F + (2F * this.speedLevel)) + (this.overLevel - 1F) * 10: 0F);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void deserialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.deserialize(buf);
+		this.speed = buf.readFloat();
 	}
 
 	@Override

src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/machine/oil/TileEntityOilDrillBase.java

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import api.hbm.energymk2.IEnergyReceiverMK2;
 import api.hbm.fluid.IFluidStandardTransceiver;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
@@ -90,83 +91,87 @@ public abstract class TileEntityOilDrillBase extends TileEntityMachineBase imple
 
 	@Override
 	public void updateEntity() {
-		
-		if(!worldObj.isRemote) {
-			
+
+		if (!worldObj.isRemote) {
+
 			this.updateConnections();
-			
+
 			this.tanks[0].unloadTank(1, 2, slots);
 			this.tanks[1].unloadTank(3, 4, slots);
-			
+
 			UpgradeManager.eval(slots, 5, 7);
 			this.speedLevel = Math.min(UpgradeManager.getLevel(UpgradeType.SPEED), 3);
 			this.energyLevel = Math.min(UpgradeManager.getLevel(UpgradeType.POWER), 3);
 			this.overLevel = Math.min(UpgradeManager.getLevel(UpgradeType.OVERDRIVE), 3) + 1;
 			int abLevel = Math.min(UpgradeManager.getLevel(UpgradeType.AFTERBURN), 3);
-			
+
 			int toBurn = Math.min(tanks[1].getFill(), abLevel * 10);
-			
-			if(toBurn > 0) {
+
+			if (toBurn > 0) {
 				tanks[1].setFill(tanks[1].getFill() - toBurn);
 				this.power += toBurn * 5;
-				
-				if(this.power > this.getMaxPower())
+
+				if (this.power > this.getMaxPower())
 					this.power = this.getMaxPower();
 			}
-			
+
 			power = Library.chargeTEFromItems(slots, 0, power, this.getMaxPower());
 
-			for(DirPos pos : getConPos()) {
-				if(tanks[0].getFill() > 0) this.sendFluid(tanks[0], worldObj, pos.getX(), pos.getY(), pos.getZ(), pos.getDir());
-				if(tanks[1].getFill() > 0) this.sendFluid(tanks[1], worldObj, pos.getX(), pos.getY(), pos.getZ(), pos.getDir());
+			for (DirPos pos : getConPos()) {
+				if (tanks[0].getFill() > 0)
+					this.sendFluid(tanks[0], worldObj, pos.getX(), pos.getY(), pos.getZ(), pos.getDir());
+				if (tanks[1].getFill() > 0)
+					this.sendFluid(tanks[1], worldObj, pos.getX(), pos.getY(), pos.getZ(), pos.getDir());
 			}
-			
-			if(this.power >= this.getPowerReqEff() && this.tanks[0].getFill() < this.tanks[0].getMaxFill() && this.tanks[1].getFill() < this.tanks[1].getMaxFill()) {
-				
+
+			if (this.power >= this.getPowerReqEff() && this.tanks[0].getFill() < this.tanks[0].getMaxFill() && this.tanks[1].getFill() < this.tanks[1].getMaxFill()) {
+
 				this.power -= this.getPowerReqEff();
-				
-				if(worldObj.getTotalWorldTime() % getDelayEff() == 0) {
+
+				if (worldObj.getTotalWorldTime() % getDelayEff() == 0) {
 					this.indicator = 0;
-					
-					for(int y = yCoord - 1; y >= getDrillDepth(); y--) {
-						
-						if(worldObj.getBlock(xCoord, y, zCoord) != ModBlocks.oil_pipe) {
-						
-							if(trySuck(y)) {
+
+					for (int y = yCoord - 1; y >= getDrillDepth(); y--) {
+
+						if (worldObj.getBlock(xCoord, y, zCoord) != ModBlocks.oil_pipe) {
+
+							if (trySuck(y)) {
 								break;
 							} else {
 								tryDrill(y);
 								break;
 							}
 						}
-						
-						if(y == getDrillDepth())
+
+						if (y == getDrillDepth())
 							this.indicator = 1;
 					}
 				}
-				
+
 			} else {
 				this.indicator = 2;
 			}
-			
-			this.sendUpdate();
+
+			this.networkPackNT(25);
 		}
 	}
-	
-	public void sendUpdate() {
-		NBTTagCompound data = new NBTTagCompound();
-		data.setLong("power", power);
-		data.setInteger("indicator", this.indicator);
-		for(int i = 0; i < tanks.length; i++) tanks[i].writeToNBT(data, "t" + i);
-		this.networkPack(data, 25);
+
+	@Override
+	public void serialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.serialize(buf);
+
+		buf.writeLong(this.power);
+		buf.writeInt(this.indicator);
+		for (FluidTank tank : tanks) tank.serialize(buf);
 	}
-	
-	public void networkUnpack(NBTTagCompound nbt) {
-		super.networkUnpack(nbt);
-		
-		this.power = nbt.getLong("power");
-		this.indicator = nbt.getInteger("indicator");
-		for(int i = 0; i < tanks.length; i++) tanks[i].readFromNBT(nbt, "t" + i);
+
+	@Override
+	public void deserialize(ByteBuf buf) {
+		super.deserialize(buf);
+
+		this.power = buf.readLong();
+		this.indicator = buf.readInt();
+		for (FluidTank tank : tanks) tank.deserialize(buf);
 	}
 	
 	public boolean canPump() {

src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/machine/rbmk/TileEntityRBMKBase.java

@@ -118,9 +118,7 @@ public abstract class TileEntityRBMKBase extends TileEntityLoadedBase implements
 			this.worldObj.theProfiler.endStartSection("rbmkBase_rpassive_cooling");
 			coolPassively();
 			this.worldObj.theProfiler.endSection();
-			
-			NBTTagCompound data = new NBTTagCompound();
-			this.writeToNBT(data);
+
 			this.networkPackNT(trackingRange());
 		}
 	}

src/main/java/com/hbm/util/BufferUtil.java

@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 package com.hbm.util;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import net.minecraft.item.Item;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.CompressedStreamTools;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTSizeTracker;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 
 public class BufferUtil {
 
-	private static final Charset CHARSET = Charset.forName("UTF-8");
+	private static final Charset CHARSET = StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
 	
 	// Writes a string to a byte buffer by encoding the length and raw bytes
-	public static final void writeString(ByteBuf buf, String value) {
+	public static void writeString(ByteBuf buf, String value) {
 		if(value == null) {
 			buf.writeInt(-1);
 			return;
@@ -20,7 +27,7 @@ public class BufferUtil {
 	}
 
 	// Reads a string from a byte buffer via the written length and raw bytes
-	public static final String readString(ByteBuf buf) {
+	public static String readString(ByteBuf buf) {
 		final int count = buf.readInt();
 		if(count < 0) return null;
 
@@ -30,4 +37,58 @@ public class BufferUtil {
 		return new String(bytes, CHARSET);
 	}
 
-}
+	/**
+	 * Writes the ItemStack to the buffer.
+	 */
+	public static void writeItemStack(ByteBuf buf, ItemStack item) {
+		if (item == null)
+			buf.writeShort(-1);
+		else {
+			buf.writeShort(Item.getIdFromItem(item.getItem()));
+			buf.writeByte(item.stackSize);
+			buf.writeShort(item.getItemDamage());
+			NBTTagCompound nbtTagCompound = null;
+
+			if (item.getItem().isDamageable() || item.getItem().getShareTag())
+				nbtTagCompound = item.stackTagCompound;
+
+			if(nbtTagCompound != null) {
+				byte[] nbtData = new byte[0];
+				try {
+					nbtData = CompressedStreamTools.compress(nbtTagCompound);
+				} catch(IOException e) {
+					e.printStackTrace();
+				}
+				buf.writeShort((short) nbtData.length);
+				buf.writeBytes(nbtData);
+			} else {
+				buf.writeShort(-1);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Reads an ItemStack from a buffer
+	 */
+	public static ItemStack readItemStack(ByteBuf buf) {
+		ItemStack item = null;
+		short id = buf.readShort();
+
+		if (id >= 0) {
+			byte quantity = buf.readByte();
+			short meta = buf.readShort();
+			item = new ItemStack(Item.getItemById(id), quantity, meta);
+
+			short nbtLength = buf.readByte();
+
+			byte[] tags = new byte[nbtLength];
+			buf.readBytes(tags);
+			try {
+				item.stackTagCompound = CompressedStreamTools.func_152457_a(tags, new NBTSizeTracker(2097152L));
+			} catch(IOException e) {
+				e.printStackTrace();
+			}
+		}
+		return item;
+	}
+}