#19 use a tick count like Railcraft

src/main/java/forestry/apiculture/gadgets/TileAlveary.java

@@ -62,14 +62,11 @@ public abstract class TileAlveary extends TileForestry implements IAlvearyCompon
 
 	@Override
 	public void updateEntity() {
+		super.updateEntity();
+
 		if (!Proxies.common.isSimulating(worldObj)) {
 			updateClientSide();
 		} else {
-			if (!isInited) {
-				initialize();
-				isInited = true;
-			}
-
 			// Periodic validation if needed
 			if (updateOnInterval(200) && (!isIntegratedIntoStructure() || isMaster())) {
 				validateStructure();

src/main/java/forestry/core/gadgets/TileForestry.java

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public abstract class TileForestry extends TileEntity implements INetworkedEntit
 	protected final AdjacentTileCache tileCache = new AdjacentTileCache(this);
 	protected boolean isInited = false;
 	private IInventoryAdapter inventory = FakeInventoryAdapter.instance();
-	private final int tickUpdateOffset = rand.nextInt();
+	private int tickCount = rand.nextInt(128);
 
 	public AdjacentTileCache getTileCache() {
 		return tileCache;
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ public abstract class TileForestry extends TileEntity implements INetworkedEntit
 	// / UPDATING
 	@Override
 	public void updateEntity() {
+		tickCount++;
 		if (!isInited) {
 			initialize();
 			isInited = true;
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ public abstract class TileForestry extends TileEntity implements INetworkedEntit
 	}
 
 	public final boolean updateOnInterval(int tickInterval) {
-		return (worldObj.getTotalWorldTime() + tickUpdateOffset) % tickInterval == 0;
+		return tickCount % tickInterval == 0;
 	}
 
 	public abstract void initialize();

src/main/java/forestry/farming/gadgets/TileFarm.java

@@ -97,16 +97,11 @@ public abstract class TileFarm extends TileForestry implements IFarmComponent {
 
 	@Override
 	public void updateEntity() {
+		super.updateEntity();
 
 		if (!Proxies.common.isSimulating(worldObj)) {
 			updateClientSide();
 		} else {
-
-			if (!isInited) {
-				initialize();
-				isInited = true;
-			}
-
 			// Periodic validation if needed
 			if (updateOnInterval(200) && (!isIntegratedIntoStructure() || isMaster())) {
 				validateStructure();