RFTools Safety First
Once you get your first dimension you will need a way to get there. To do that you have to use the RFTools teleportation system. At the time the dimension is created the Dimension Builder also generated a spawn platform with a Matter Receiver in the middle. This matter receiver will be fully charged so it is safe to teleport there.
So after creating the dimension you will need a Dialing Device to dial a matter transmitter to that new destination. If you gave your realized dimension tab a name (in the enscriber) then that destination will also be named like that.
But don't just teleport to there yet! There are a few things you should worry about:
Power: your Dimension Builder is feeding power into the dimension. As long as that builder is chunkloaded or you are near it all is fine. But as soon as you teleport to that other dimension the dimension builder may become unloaded at which point no new energy will be entered in the dimension. The dimension will from that point on run on internal power. Depending on how expensive the dimension is you can live in a non-powered dimension for a considerable time. But beware of power running out! You will die if power is completely gone but before that happens the dimension will darken and you will get various bad effects.
Also note that if you have a dimension that uses a lot of RF/tick this internal buffer will go down a lot faster.
To solve this problem you either have to make sure your dimension builder is chunkloader or else take with you another dimension builder with a copy (or the original) realized dimension tab and some power (a battery or generator) so that you can keep sending power from inside the dimension itself.
Getting Back: while the Dimension Builder generates a Matter Receiver in the dimension there will not be a Matter Transmitter! So you have to bring your own way back with you. You can do this with various teleportation systems but the recommended way is to use a Matter Transmitter that you bring with you. There are two options:
- Put the matter transmitter in your main base, make it fully powered and dial it to a matter receiver also in your base. Then pick it up with a wrench. It will keep the settings and when you put it down in the other dimension it will have power and you will be able to get back with it. Keep in mind that power in that transmitter goes down a lot so you will have to be careful next time you go in the dimension. Best is to bring along a battery or generator as well.
- Otherwise take some power, the matter transmitter and another dialing device with you and simply set up a teleportation hub in the dimension.
If all fails you can simply go back by dieing. You will return at your spawn point (but without inventory of course).
If you are in the dimension then there is one handy tool that you can bring with you to monitor the power status of the dimension and that's the Dimension Monitor that you can craft like this:
Right clicking with this tool will show you the amount of power still left in the dimension. In addition you also get a visual representation (power level bar) of the amount of power left.