Which you can raise and use as a flying mount! This is the best way to make all the machine frames - which are horrible to make.
Sieving is actually better than quarrying.Ex nihlio barrel method is best way to make obsidian until very late game.Easy to get a full set of nano on first day. Be warned it covers more than a single chunk.
Meaning your vanilla mob farm can be as powerful as cursed earth. I'll try to consolidate this entire thread and organize the tips as we accumulate more. Enigmatica 2:Expert may seem like your standard kitchen sink pack at first but it's been heavily tweaked and there are options you'd never think of - like making steel in the smeltery! So this list of tips will definitely be useful to new players and old.