Diff 1.7 with 1.9

A summary of all the differences between the 1.7.10 version and the 1.9 version of RFTools:

• Dimensions have moved into a separate mod (RFTools Dimensions)
• New coal generator for easy RF generation:
  • Can do 60 RF/t by default
  • 120 RF/t maximum if fully infused
  • The generator can charge RF items
• New powercell system. Multiblock system for storing power and also transfering power (with a small loss) over long distances:
  • The loss is only when extracting power. Not when inserting
  • There is less loss if one or both of the dimensions the powercell is in are rftools dimensions
  • Infusing the powercell where you extract power also reduces loss
  • The cost also depends on the size of the 'blob' where you are extracting from. The power is distributed equally over all cells and so if you have a bigger cluster local to where you extract you get more power with no cost while the fraction of power you get that have a higher cost will be less
  • If you don't use a powercard in a powercell then it will be a local powercell that is not in a multiblock
  • The powercell can charge RF items (more efficiently then the coal generator)
  • Powercells remember statistics about how much is inserted and extracted in each cell. Useful for debugging
• There are nether and end variants of dimensional shards (in case RFTools Dimensions is not installed but also usable otherwise)
• The Builder has a new mode to collect items and XP
  • XP is collected in the form of bottles of enchanting
• The endergenic generator has a nicer look
• The environmental controller has a nicer look
• The environmental controller has new modules: 'no teleport', 'luck', 'glowing'
  • The 'no teleport' module is useful for preventing enderman to teleport. Useful in combination with the spawner/shield killing system
• The environmental controller can now also affect mobs in addition to players
• The debuff environmental controller modules are now enabled by default but don't affect players
• New logic block that can combine three redstone inputs into one output
  • Has three possible settings for output: 'on', 'off', and 'keep'. With 'keep' the output is kept to whatever the output was before the input went to that stage. It acts as a kind of memory.
• All logic blocks can now be placed on walls and ceilings too
  • Placing a logic block is now easier. It will always be placed exactly on the side you are clicking
  • The orientation of the logic block depends on where on that side you click: the output part of the logic block (orange arrow) will point in the direction that you hit the side
• The shield has more rendering options now and supports more colors
• The spawner can now work on any mob, not just the ones that have dimlets
  • For mobs that have no configuration a default configuration is used
  • This default configuration is rather expensive so a modpack might want to tweak the values
• The spawner will support wither skeletons but needs a wither skeleton syringe for that. The spawner will also spawn normal skeletons in the nether if a normal skeleton syringe is used
• The storage scanner is much more powerful. You can use it to request items from nearby inventories and it can also send items to nearby inventories in a priority based system
• In combination with that storage scanner there is now also a new storage control module for the screen that allows you to directly interface with storage that is linked by the storage scanner
  • To access this module you need to use left click on a slot or on the two buttons
  • Sneak-left click will extract a single item
  • Left click will extract a stack
• New elevator system
• New booster which is a simpler version of the environmental controller that only affects entities directly on top of the block. This can be used (for example) to have a longer corridor where you want to give you speed bonus while running through that corridor