diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/GT_Mod.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/GT_Mod.java
index 7f991e00..6f9bec9e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/GT_Mod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/GT_Mod.java
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ public class GT_Mod implements IGT_Mod {
         GregTech_API.mIC2Classic = Loader.isModLoaded("IC2-Classic-Spmod");
         GregTech_API.mMagneticraft = Loader.isModLoaded("Magneticraft");
         GregTech_API.mImmersiveEngineering = Loader.isModLoaded("ImmersiveEngineering");
+        GregTech_API.mGTPlusPlus = Loader.isModLoaded("miscutils");        
         GT_Log.mLogFile = new File(aEvent.getModConfigurationDirectory().getParentFile(), "logs/GregTech.log");
         if (!GT_Log.mLogFile.exists()) {
             try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/GregTech_API.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/GregTech_API.java
index 8234c548..85f58461 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/GregTech_API.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/GregTech_API.java
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ public class GregTech_API {
     public static boolean mIC2Classic = false;
     public static boolean mMagneticraft = false;
     public static boolean mImmersiveEngineering = false;
+    public static boolean mGTPlusPlus = false;
     private static final String aTextIC2Lower = MOD_ID_IC2.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH);
     /**
      * Getting assigned by the Mod loading
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/enums/OrePrefixes.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/enums/OrePrefixes.java
index 668d052f..10869ccb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/enums/OrePrefixes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/enums/OrePrefixes.java
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ public enum OrePrefixes {
                 if (!enableUnusedTriplePlates && !(aMaterial == Materials.Paper)) plateTriple.mDisabledItems.add(aMaterial);
                 if (!enableUnusedQuadPlates && !(aMaterial == Materials.Paper)) plateQuadruple.mDisabledItems.add(aMaterial);
                 if (!enableUnusedQuinPlates && !(aMaterial == Materials.Paper)) plateQuintuple.mDisabledItems.add(aMaterial);
-                if (!enableUnusedDensePlates && !(aMaterial == Materials.Iron || aMaterial == Materials.Copper || aMaterial == Materials.Lead || aMaterial == Materials.Paper))
+                if (!(enableUnusedDensePlates || GregTech_API.mGTPlusPlus) && !(aMaterial == Materials.Iron || aMaterial == Materials.Copper || aMaterial == Materials.Lead || aMaterial == Materials.Paper))
                     plateDense.mDisabledItems.add(aMaterial);
                 //Rotors
                 if (!enableUnusedRotors && !(aMaterial == Materials.Titanium || aMaterial == Materials.Chrome || aMaterial == Materials.Tin || aMaterial == Materials.Osmium ||
@@ -686,7 +686,8 @@ public enum OrePrefixes {
                 if (!enableUnusedRings && !(aMaterial == Materials.Titanium || aMaterial == Materials.Chrome || aMaterial == Materials.Iron || aMaterial == Materials.Tin ||
                         aMaterial == Materials.Osmium || aMaterial == Materials.Iridium || aMaterial == Materials.Bronze || aMaterial == Materials.WroughtIron ||
                         aMaterial == Materials.Steel || aMaterial == Materials.StainlessSteel || aMaterial == Materials.PigIron || aMaterial == Materials.TungstenSteel ||
-                        aMaterial == Materials.Rubber || aMaterial == Materials.HSSE || aMaterial == Materials.Neutronium || aMaterial == Materials.HSSG || aMaterial == Materials.Aluminium))
+                        aMaterial == Materials.Rubber || aMaterial == Materials.HSSE || aMaterial == Materials.Neutronium || aMaterial == Materials.HSSG || aMaterial == Materials.Aluminium || 
+                        aMaterial == Materials.Invar || aMaterial == Materials.Brass))
                     ring.mDisabledItems.add(aMaterial);
                 //Foil
                 if (!enableUnusedFoil && !(aMaterial == Materials.Zinc || aMaterial == Materials.Aluminium || aMaterial == Materials.Silicon || aMaterial == Materials.Gold ||