Minecraft [see post #1 for MP server info]

[Arclight]

Kinda crashed. "Exception ticking world entities". Really don't think it keeps up with all this.
Weren't we keeping the IP a secret to keep the trolls out?
Did I mention temporary? I think I did. :P

[Pisces]

Anybody experiencing flickering oreblocks? Not all ores, just the new ones. Xy-craft stuf. Etho has it too in his Mindcraft FTB episodes.

[EDIT]With or without using OptiFine_1.4.6_HD_U_B4.

Any solution?

[Oberon]

Kinda crashed. "Exception ticking world entities". Really don't think it keeps up with all this.

Did I mention temporary? I think I did. :P

I suspect that it's Mystcraft, I have two worlds running, and it tends to crash when I'm in them.

Might suggest that a new server is put up with the mod pack we intend to run (presuming there is no objections) with creative mode for a few days and then a restart with normal mode, providing it doesn't all fall over.

[Pisces]

Nobody was on, so I figured temporary is temporary. And stress test means stress test.

x126, z28 = ground zero of about 14 subterranean nuke blocks.

Post apocalyptic analysis: Subject didn't succumb.

:)

[Oberon]

Nobody was on, so I figured temporary is temporary. And stress test means stress test.

x126, z28 = ground zero of about 14 subterranean nuke blocks.

Post apocalyptic analysis: Subject didn't succumb.

:)

:haha:

Arcs server is pretty resilient to nuclear weapons. :yep:

[Geno_Mariner]

Okay I am waaaay behind, what's needed now? Mods and such, I mean. It seems mods have ruined my like for vanilla MC :hmmm: Kinda good/bad sorta thing xD

[Oberon]

Okay I am waaaay behind, what's needed now? Mods and such, I mean. It seems mods have ruined my like for vanilla MC :hmmm: Kinda good/bad sorta thing xD

http://feed-the-beast.com/

Go to download
Download the exe
Put your minecraft logon details into the required space
Click on Direwolf20s pack, allow it to download
Enter in Arclights server details
Click connect
????
Fall into one of Task Forces nuclear chasms


EDIT: It probably wouldn't hurt to download the Mindcrack pack as well as that will likely be the pack we'll be using once we've stopped trying to break Arclights server.

[Arclight]

Right, we'll run with that then. Running modified Mincrack.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/mcftb_zpsf77d8ffc.jpg
Make sure you match that in the launcher, fails to connect otherwise.

I'll crank the CPU to 11 soonish to help cope with strain, hopefully Friday/weekend.


Plan is to run it for a week or so like that. Kinda need people to go nuts with machines and redstone, stuff like that. Nuking it really doesn't put a dent in anything apart from lag from flowing water.

[Oberon]

Well, I have a little industrial facility set up on a nearby island which is geared towards harvesting the oil from a nearby oil rig and converting it into fuel.
Using a steam boiler to attempt to power some steam engines to power the refinery but the damn steam engines keep exploding. Railcraft needs to invent the safety valve and fast! :nope:

http://handybluepages.co.uk/images/aftermath_of_an_ironworks_boiler_explosion_.jpg

[Oberon]

Alternatively, I could just use the steam boiler to run a turbine and use an electrical engine to power the refinery...as my wife suggested.

I hate smartasses... :O:

[Arclight]

I like the map. Very Waterworldy.

[Oberon]

I like the map. Very Waterworldy.

Imma gonna need me an oil tanker...

http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsH/8193-20881.gif

[Nagy]

I have found a suitable location and have begun construction of Black Mesa

[Task Force]

Your Black Mesa must be troublesome just like the real one, as whenever I join the game I get end of stream after a minute.

[Geno_Mariner]

Tried the mod disabling thing on Mindcrack, the lists came up as empty. Think I'm missing something here... :hmmm:

EDIT: Nevermind, I've got it sorted out.

[Arclight]

Going down for maintenance, est. 1 hour.

[Oberon]

Going down for maintenance, est. 1 hour.

http://img.tomshardware.com/us/2005/06/13/extreme_modding/espresso_player.jpg

[Pisces]

First, Fill the PC with Coffee BeansMust have watercooling, or else this won't be of much use.

[Oberon]

Must have watercooling, or else this won't be of much use.

It's Arclight, water only dilutes the caffeine... :03:

[Arclight]

Righto.

I know I said I'd let it run a week or so for testing, but I think we learned all there's to learn. So, back to creative mode, and a new world (all the water didn't agree with Obe's train plans :O:). I'll leave it on peacefull over the weekend so people can get settled in peace, back to full-blown survival on Monday though.

Oh, and we're back on the super-secret address.

Final modlist:
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/mcftb_zpsd831b5b2.jpg

[Nagy]

Before Arc switched off the test server Fox and I discovered the spawn eggs for the Twilight Forest Bosses:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a380/keab42/Screenshots/2013-01-25_224709_zps06c66243.png

[Oberon]

Some screenshots from the last server and the chaos contained within:

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/4229/15347926.jpg
Dowly encounters porcine buoyancy issues.

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/6955/11060902.jpg
Rig Force 1

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/8268/36388491.jpg
My nuclear power station - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sizewell_nuclear_power_stations

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/2526/81258338.jpg
MeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMe ow

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/8575/64449806.jpg
*Log-in* *Class 08 falls from the sky* :doh:

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/7929/90268699.jpg
The Twilight zone, now the poor server was really struggling

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6619/21009496.jpg
Keab discovers how steerable the Zeppelins are....

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7608/14591420.jpg
While I put the reactor to the test...

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/8864/89339346.jpg
:hmmm:

Meanwhile in the Twilight Forest:

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/108/92270125.jpg
:o

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3258/65917699.jpg
Nuclear explosions - Hydras just don't give a....

[Dowly]

Final modlist:

Why no Gravisuite and Chicken Chunks?

[Arclight]

Took 5 secs to establish GraviSuite is overpowered and ChickenChunks might well be responsible for the last world to corrupt a chunk.

[Dowly]

Took 5 secs to establish GraviSuite is overpowered

You did check how expensive the stuff is to make, right? I mean, by the time
you have the resources for something like the GravitonChest, you'll most likely
be wearing a full Quantum armor already, making you more or less invincible.
Adding the ability to fly to the mix doesnt seem very OP at that point. :hmmm:

[Arclight]

Meh, spend half the day checking mods. At the end I showed Obe the list, said I had doubts and we agreed it was OP. I'm happy where it stands and feel I put enough effort into arriving at that.

From what I recall the jetpacks were practical enough. Having another tier of IC2 equipment doesn't really seem to add much.

[Oberon]

We've got enough stuff already to keep us going for a bit, or Dowly for one day. :O:

[Dowly]

Fine! :hmph:

[Dowly]

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/claim-1.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/seagulls1.jpg

[Oberon]

Countdown to Dowly achieving endgame equipment in five...four...three...

[Arclight]

Wait, he's not done yet?

[Krauter]

Are you guys still running a test server for the mods or is it the actual official server now? I'm thinking of hopping back in and trying some stuff out

[Oberon]

Official server now.


Keab, you now have an access-way to the Nether, if you turn around after going through the gate you'll see a sort of stairway going upwards, follow that up and follow the corridor along to get to mine and Arclights gates.

Sorry that it's a bit ugly, I didn't have the resources to pretty it up, there's a bit of a hole in the mountainside a bit west...I think... of you, sorry about that. I also had to steal your cobble, but I can make that up to you when I dig some more tunnels in my mine.


I go sleep now. :yep: :dead:

[Arclight]

Day 5

I've managed to settle in alright since I ended up here. I still don't know how, but it doesn't seem like there's an easy way back home. My primitive shelter keeps growing and it's feeling pretty homey now. There certainly doesn't seem to be a shortage of resources in these strange lands.

But something's changed... The villagers seem more nervous, keeping close track of the time of day and seemingly hiding at night. As soon as the sun sets, the villages go dark and silent.

Last night I heard noises at the door and on the roof. When I went to check this morning I found scorch marks all around my shelter, and there was a giant spider on the roof. It was rather docile though; seems hard to believe the chittering on the roof was coming from this creature.

Today I w
*Steve blew up*

[Oberon]

http://media.moddb.com/cache/images/groups/1/5/4201/thumb_620x2000/My_Little_Creeper.png

[Krauter]

Ok so how exactly do I get this modpack running? I have the FTB launcher but when I open the Minecrack option there is nothing to edit

[Krauter]

Getting hardcore lag with just going through iron doors... Reminds me of the old days

[Pisces]

I think you have to launch the mindcrack game once and exit. As it needs to download, prepare and config the underlying minecraft and mod files. The second time you should be able to tweak the modpack contents.

[Krauter]

I'm being told a new modpack version of mindcrack is available? Are there any updates I should know about?

[Spike88]

Trailmix mod.... :hmmm:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyQJIPpZvjQ

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kw_6C3Wxzik/TAtNBrZtTGI/AAAAAAAAABE/JIHQx2_Ksyw/s1600/Puss+in+boots.png

[Dowly]

DW20's Mod Spotlight - Forestry 2.0:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWy0WnZxPIk

(included in the new Mindcrack update)

[NeonSamurai]

One thing I don't get with all these mods, is how the heck are you expected to know all the darn recipes or where you even find half of them.

[Dowly]

One thing I don't with all these mods, is how the heck are you expected to know all the darn recipes or where do you even find half of them.

The mod wiki's and FTB comes with NotEnoughItems, which allows you to
check majority of the recipes in-game.

[Geno_Mariner]

My home is -629, 831.

Coming along nicely, got to hunt for diamonds and stuff soon. And Obie, I have a crapload of oil sands if you want it for your eventual train projects. :88)

[Oberon]

The mod wiki's and FTB comes with NotEnoughItems, which allows you to
check majority of the recipes in-game.

Also: http://feed-the-beast.wikia.com/wiki/MindCrack_Pack

[Dowly]

DONT LOG OUT WHEN YOU ARE IN THE NETHER

I did and Minecraft crashes immediately on joining the server. :yeah:


Also Arc, the overworld mob spawning is still borked. :doh:

[Dowly]

Here's the Thermal Expansion setup I have in my base for Task Force and whoever is interested.

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/th_ThermalExpansion.jpg (http://s1183.beta.photobucket.com/user/Dowly/media/ThermalExpansion.jpg.html)

Very handy for Buildcraft energy. Currently, I have 4 Magmatic Engines keeping
the RS Energy Cell(s) charged.

You will need the Crescent Hammer (http://feed-the-beast.wikia.com/wiki/Crescent_Hammer), which allows you to shift+click break
the pipes and more importantly, be able to break the RS Energy Cell without it
losing it's charge.

The liquiducts aren't mandatory, but they are much faster than Buildcraft's pipes. :yep:

[Arclight]

Modpack updated to latest version.

[Dowly]

Modpack updated to latest version.

Added modpack version and list of disabled mods to the first post. :salute:

[Arclight]

Note that, last I checked, Optifine is not compatible with current version. Read reports of worlds not loading and Dowly kept crashing in Nether.

[Pisces]

Trailmix mod.... :hmmm:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyQJIPpZvjQPig flatulance. LOL :har:

[Arclight]

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/world-11_zpsbd2fb47b.jpg
PNG on TS3

[Nagy]

Top Left is me. The big area of black beneath that is a Mountain Ridge biome that I've got my eye on for Black Mesa

[Arclight]

I'm at the eastern most bit, small sandy island/peninsula with a pipe running to the oil well. Dowly is just north of me.

[Krauter]

Top middle. I've got a small shack near the southern shores as well as my mine in the northern swamps.

[Krauter]

Incase anyone who is on atm sees this, I keep timing out not logging off.

[Oberon]

The whole thing just keeled over now. :dead:

[NeonSamurai]

Thanks for the info guys. So what were some of the reasons for the excluded mods. I understand why portalcraft was blocked due to the lag, and a couple seemed pretty useless, what about the others?

[Pisces]

I'm on the peninsula west of Dowly and North of spawn.

I called dibs on the oilwell on the mainland near my place. But Spike settled near there also. So we might need to come to an arrangement of mutual use. But I am nowhere near ready to start using it. I'm probably going to go geothermal first. Also there are a couple of oil-wells further up north in the sea that I could use.

[Geno_Mariner]

I can't see my place on the map :doh:

And I'm having an interesting dilemma, I can't raise animals for their meat and other things because they don't show up in the desert and I might have to swim them out but I need them in pairs so I can multiply (unless someone can spawn two of each? :hmm2:)

[Krauter]

I'm exploring up north would that be causing the lag?

[Oberon]

I'm exploring up north would that be causing the lag?

Possibly, since it has to generate new chunks, furthermore your connection to the server is not particularly brilliant so that will also create lag for you.

[Dowly]

Optifine Ultra C2 seems to be working with Nether, didn't crash when I tried it.
Same with crashes when making a new SSP world.

But still, use at own risk. :hmmm:

Anywho, here's the settings I'm using Obie:
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/optifine.jpg

--

Dear diary,

Today, I made my first mass fabricator which I placed next to my compressor.
It didnt look quite right sitting there next to the inferior machine, so I fired up
my diamond drill and broke it, so I could move.. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

[Oberon]

Danke, I upgraded my java to version 7 and that fixed my crashes, I'll probably hold off a few days before trying optifine and backup the folder just in case too but thanks for the tips. :up:

[Pisces]

I can't see my place on the map :doh:

And I'm having an interesting dilemma, I can't raise animals for their meat and other things because they don't show up in the desert and I might have to swim them out but I need them in pairs so I can multiply (unless someone can spawn two of each? :hmm2:)It only takes one piece of seed, carrot or wheat to lure them. ;)

p.s. Be alert though. They have a tendendy to walk/swim the entire journey back if not confined.

[Spike88]

Thanks for the info guys. So what were some of the reasons for the excluded mods. I understand why portalcraft was blocked due to the lag, and a couple seemed pretty useless, what about the others?

Gravisuite is supposedly really over powered
Gregtech is ridiculously expensive.

As for the others, I have no clue. I was kind of hoping for Thaumcraft myself.

[Spike88]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXTL6oEXLeg
Modular Power Armor Spotlight

[Geno_Mariner]

It only takes one piece of seed, carrot or wheat to lure them. ;)

p.s. Be alert though. They have a tendendy to walk/swim the entire journey back if not confined.

Yeah I will be working on making an enclosure before I try to locate and swim them out, too bad there isn't an Ark mod :lol: Shove 2 of each on and get them to my Desert.

[Arclight]

Thanks for the info guys. So what were some of the reasons for the excluded mods. I understand why portalcraft was blocked due to the lag, and a couple seemed pretty useless, what about the others?
Mostly to take load of the server. This isn't a $2000,- blade neatly tucked in an air conditioned datacenter plugged into fiber optic.

Particularly Thaumcraft seems rather intensive, since it affects the whole world by default. We also kinda decided against the more "magical" mods, sticking with a more industrial theme.

[Dowly]

The Ender bitch is dead, so End is as safe as it gets now.

[Oberon]

Right, time to look at these railways then. :yep:

[Dowly]

Before I can get an enderfarm going, you can use the EnderStarer 2000.

Just stand on the cobblestone and stare away.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/enderstarer.jpg

Also, I start updating the first post with Enderchest colors for different players.
Best way to keep track of them is for every player to use a different color
as the first of the three colors you can mark your Enderchest with, so let me
know when you make a chest and I'll update the post.

For example, I chose the color red, so my chests will be RED, white, white
or RED, orange, green and so on.

Also, about the Thermal Expansion Tesseracts:


!!WARNING!!

Right now there is a Bug in Buildcraft which causes Minecraft to crash if 2 Item Tesseracts that are linked feed into each other with one buildcraft pipe inbetween. This will corrupt your save until you change the Tesseract ID and therefore delete the block.

So dont do that. :O:

[Dowly]

DW20's Mod Spotlight - Thermal Expansion 2.2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_AHAE16e3Y

[Spike88]

Since Dowly claimed red, I claim blue.

[Oberon]

Bags me green (eventually).

[Nagy]

Orange I guess.

[Arclight]

I can has purple?

[Dowly]

Sure. :88)

[NeonSamurai]

Mostly to take load of the server. This isn't a $2000,- blade neatly tucked in an air conditioned datacenter plugged into fiber optic.

Particularly Thaumcraft seems rather intensive, since it affects the whole world by default. We also kinda decided against the more "magical" mods, sticking with a more industrial theme.

I figured server load was a factor (I knew that's why chicken chunks was excluded) cool though thanks for the info :)

[Dowly]

Thought this was pretty nicely done:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhBvl9JALwI

It's from one of VintageBeef's LP episodes.


Another one from the same guy/gal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiBh4ASmMQU

Unrelated to Minecraft, but it's the end of round talk between two Mindcrackers after a Black Ops 2 match.
(They race to commander, loser has to wear a dress, walk on a street and post a video to their channel)

[Geno_Mariner]

Butbut I want purple :huh: Ah well, I'll have yellow :O:

EDIT: Trying to figure out this turtle thing, I have a mining turtle but can't find the stuff needed to make it mine.

[Oberon]

Butbut I want purple :huh: Ah well, I'll have yellow :O:

EDIT: Trying to figure out this turtle thing, I have a mining turtle but can't find the stuff needed to make it mine.

I use two lava buckets, shove them in the Turtles inventory and tell it to 'Tunnel 100' and then it gets going.

[Dowly]

^ You can use the 'refuel all' command to store the fuel in the turtle instead
of having the buckets in the inventory all the time. They store the fuel even if
you break them (may or may not have to be labelled turtles).

[Arclight]

Prolly would have to be labeled then; I've been avoiding "breaking" them because I need to refuel them after placing again. Need to try it with labeled one. :hmmm:

(why the heck I didn't put the proper label on Pritchard yet, beats me)

[Oberon]

So we have Terry, Spud and Pritchard? :D

[Geno_Mariner]

Indeed we do.

Earlier, Spud managed to dig his way into a lava lake and sat there while I attempted extraction which killed me twice. Little bastid needs to get himself out of there instead of sitting inside the lava waiting for me to move him on :stare:

Regardless, he's safe and sound. Til he digs his way into another of course :88)

[Spike88]

So we have Terry, Spud and Pritchard? :D

Arc has another named Jensen.

[Oberon]

Then I think I shall name the turtle which is hibernating in lava, Fenton.

http://www.dollymix.tv/images/12/06/20/Fenton-jesus-christ.png

[Dowly]

Damn these window ferrets!
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/Window_Ferret.jpg

[Dowly]

Then I think I shall name the turtle which is hibernating in lava, Fenton.

Fenton is safely back home. :salute:

[Oberon]

Fenton is safely back home. :salute:

:yeah:

Thank you guys, appreciate it, I dread to think how many creepers would have pounced on me had I tried to dig him out again.

:salute:

[Arclight]

Made a tweak; you can add more sounds to the IC2 Nuclear Control howler alarm, but it requires some tinkering with its .cfg. Aparently if the server list doesn't match the client list nothing will show in the alarm window at all* (see edit on the bottom). No other issues aparently, but there's that.

So, I'd ask people do a little tinker in IC2 NC .cfg...

Default line:
S:allowedAlarms=default,sci-fi

Add:
,beep,bell,default2,klaxon,klaxon2,MWAlarm,nuclear-alarm,OVER9000,sweep,CustomAlarm

which makes:
S:allowedAlarms=default,sci-fi,beep,bell,default2,klaxon,klaxon2,MWAlarm,nucle ar-alarm,OVER9000,sweep,CustomAlarm
The sounds used are on the IC2 NC thread, near the bottom: http://forum.industrial-craft.net/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=5915

Note that "CustomAlarm" needs to be renamed to "alarm-CustomAlarm" or it will crash the client; any soundbite for that needs to start with "alarm-".

I'm open to adding more if people desire.

*EDIT: actually in my infinite wisdom I didn't do it properly server-side. Tl;dr this is entirely optional. It will work fine if you don't, but you need those changes to use other sounds than the stock ones.
Currently the server allows the following:

default,sci-fi,beep,bell,default2,klaxon,klaxon2,MWAlarm,nucle ar,OVER9000,sweep,CustomAlarm

Name of the sound should match the one in the list with "alarm-" appended to the front.

[Task Force]

I shall pick black for me ender chest color, (prepares to go squid hunting).

[Pisces]

I don't even know how to make those enderchest, but I'll go with light blue.

[Oberon]

Made a tweak; you can add more sounds to the IC2 Nuclear Control howler alarm, but it requires some tinkering with its .cfg. Aparently if the server list doesn't match the client list nothing will show in the alarm window at all* (see edit on the bottom). No other issues aparently, but there's that.

So, I'd ask people do a little tinker in IC2 NC .cfg...

Default line:
S:allowedAlarms=default,sci-fiAdd:
,beep,bell,default2,klaxon,klaxon2,MWAlarm,nuclear-alarm,OVER9000,sweep,CustomAlarm

which makes:
S:allowedAlarms=default,sci-fi,beep,bell,default2,klaxon,klaxon2,MWAlarm,nucle ar-alarm,OVER9000,sweep,CustomAlarmThe sounds used are on the IC2 NC thread, near the bottom: http://forum.industrial-craft.net/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=5915

Note that "CustomAlarm" needs to be renamed to "alarm-CustomAlarm" or it will crash the client; any soundbite for that needs to start with "alarm-".

I'm open to adding more if people desire.

*EDIT: actually in my infinite wisdom I didn't do it properly server-side. Tl;dr this is entirely optional. It will work fine if you don't, but you need those changes to use other sounds than the stock ones.
Currently the server allows the following:

default,sci-fi,beep,bell,default2,klaxon,klaxon2,MWAlarm,nucle ar,OVER9000,sweep,CustomAlarm
Name of the sound should match the one in the list with "alarm-" appended to the front.

The download for nuclear seems to be broken at the moment.

EDIT: I've thrown some more sound files up on TS3, maybe Arc can put them on a mediafire site or something. Also found two intruders in the channel, will PM Arc with details.

[Arclight]

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/world-11_zps5d80fc85.jpg

New alarms Obe uploaded to TS3 added to config. (which are awesome btw)

[Arclight]

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/2013-02-07_060446_zpsd275662a.jpg
... Pritchard?

*several hours later*

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/2013-02-07_081848_zpsc1bcf09a.jpg
Pritchard!

[Oberon]

Oh Jesus Christ!

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTFKI2QwdwRIiCADIlYBT1pQIKIrlZPY 7SdND0Veh-EKbGuLJQ7Nw

PRIIITCHAAAAAARD!

Glad you like the alarms. :yep:

[Arclight]

Oh Jesus Christ!

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTFKI2QwdwRIiCADIlYBT1pQIKIrlZPY 7SdND0Veh-EKbGuLJQ7Nw

PRIIITCHAAAAAARD!
Had that in my head the whole time. :haha:

Got the Silent Hill siren sound on the alarm now. Hooked it to a computer set to activate it at sunset. Got me watching the movie again as well.

Problem is the damn thing freaks me out every time it sounds now...

[Pisces]

And where should I stuff those soundfiles?

[Oberon]

resources/newsound/ic2nuclearcontrol

Should hopefully have a new file up in a few.

[Nagy]

Assuming that I've managed to fix my PC Tonight, I plan to be testing v3 of my room digging program for Turtles.

If successful, I'll post a copy here as well as producing a few floppies.

[Oberon]

Assuming that I've managed to fix my PC Tonight, I plan to be testing v3 of my room digging program for Turtles.

If successful, I'll post a copy here as well as producing a few floppies.

Chkdisk - killdisk?

[Nagy]

As usual.

It corrupted a core file in either .Net Framework or Visual C++ which effectively knocked out every 32-bit program on the computer.

The solution was to uninstall both of those and then reinstall, but the windows installer was also corrupted.

18 hours later I finish an "in-place upgrade" effectively a repair install by upgrading Windows 7 to Windows 7. And I get a BSOD on launch.

Some Googling and one Ultimate Boot CD for Windows session later and I might have rescued it. Just as I was starting to price up new Hard Drives.

[Oberon]

As usual.

It corrupted a core file in either .Net Framework or Visual C++ which effectively knocked out every 32-bit program on the computer.

The solution was to uninstall both of those and then reinstall, but the windows installer was also corrupted.

18 hours later I finish an "in-place upgrade" effectively a repair install by upgrading Windows 7 to Windows 7. And I get a BSOD on launch.

Some Googling and one Ultimate Boot CD for Windows session later and I might have rescued it. Just as I was starting to price up new Hard Drives.

Ouch...

Still, doesn't beat the time I mistakenly deleted the windows executable file in DOS...

Don't ask... :oops::nope:

[Dowly]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s68BQiy_yB4&feature=player_detailpage#t=6013s

Etho joined the game.
<Etho> gregtech ftw!
Etho left the game.

:haha:

[Task Force]

Did arc kill the server, or am I the only one who cant get on?

[Oberon]

Did arc kill the server, or am I the only one who cant get on?

It died last night while me, Tanedin and Xavier-er-something were on it.
Back up now though. :yep:

[Arclight]

Was another CC divide by 0/infinite loop aparently.

[Nagy]

My Room digging program Mk3

This doesn't use the Lua interface. Write it by doing edit <programName>

Place the Turtle in the Front Left Bottom Corner of the room you want it to dig

Call the program by <programName> length width height

Known bugs:

It will refuel on first call of the program, it will consume all fuel given and complain it's out of fuel, run it again and it should work.

Returns are potentially blocked by Gravel

Only digs up not down.

local tArgs = {...}
if #tArgs ~= 3 then
print("Requires length, width, height")
return
end

local x = tonumber(tArgs[1]) - 1
local y = tonumber(tArgs[2])
local z = tonumber(tArgs[3])

if x == nil or y == nil or z == nil then
print("Invalid dimensions")
return
end

if x < 0 or y < 0 or z < 0 then
print("Invalid (negative) dimensions")
return
end

local fuel = turtle.getFuelLevel()
local roomSize = x * y * z
while fuel < roomSize do
if not turtle.refuel(1) then
print("Not enough fuel")
return
end
end

local direction = true
for i = 1, z do
for j = 1, y do
for k = 1, x do
turtle.dig()
while not turtle.forward() do
turtle.dig()
end
end
if y == 1 then
else
if j < y then
if direction then
turtle.turnRight()
turtle.dig()
while not turtle.forward() do
turtle.dig()
end
turtle.turnRight()
direction = false
else
turtle.turnLeft()
turtle.dig()
while not turtle.forward() do
turtle.dig()
end
turtle.turnLeft()
direction = true
end
end
end
end
if i < z then
turtle.digUp()
turtle.up()
turtle.turnRight()
turtle.turnRight()
end
end

if y % 2 == 0 then
turtle.turnRight()
for i = 1, y do
turtle.forward()
end
turtle.turnRight()
else
turtle.turnLeft()
for i = 1, y do
turtle.forward()
end
turtle.turnLeft()
for i = 1, x do
turtle.forward()
end
turtle.turnRight()
turtle.turnRight()
end
for i = 1, z do
turtle.down()
end

[Arclight]

I'll follow suit with RC1.1.

Pair of programs, one for a turtle to be controlled remotely, one for the computer controlling it.

1. Plonk the turtle down and run the program for it. Note the ID it gives you.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/2013-02-10_025003_zps0852b3cc.jpg

2. Run the program for the terminal and type in the ID.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/2013-02-10_025032_zps5214c8dc.jpg

I'm still tinkering with it, adding more functionality. For now there's the shown options for direct control and the option to run programs like you would normally, when typing directly on the turtle (like "tunnel 25" of "refuel").

[Dowly]

Nuts to your turtles: BEES!! :O:

I made an OpenOffice spreadsheet to keep track of my bees if anyone wants to use it.
It does contain spoilers in that it lists all (maybe) species there are (but not how
to get them).

Preview:
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/Bee_Template.jpg

The 'Serum?' tab is basically the "Ok, I got that bee" tab, but I'm using serums
so that's why I put it that way.

The 'Trait Serum' tab is for when you start playing around with isolating
different traits from the bees.

Linky:
http://www.mediafire.com/?m0psalf41oojqen

EDIT: It appears to be missing the Marbled bee.

[NeonSamurai]

I swear all these mods give me a headache :timeout:

[Dowly]

I swear all these mods give me a headache :timeout:

Haha, it is a bit overwhelming at first, but just pick a mod and use it until you know
at least the basics and then move on to the next.

I'd suggest starting out with Thermal Expansion or IndustrialCraft.

[Dowly]

Right, here's the automated pure-bred bee system I'm using:
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/automated_bees.jpg

How it works:
1. Queen poops out drones and combs
2. Autarchic gate pulls them out from the apiary, AP sorts them
3. Pure-bred bees will try to go back to the Apiary, which only allows 1 drone and 1 princess. The drones that can't fit in, go to the yellow route.
*Make sure you tell the pure-bred route which species of bee the apiary breeds. This is done in the AP GUI.*

It's a good and compact system for mass producing bees for liquid DNA/combs.
Also, easily expanded:
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/automated_bees_2.jpg

Why the heck is Photobucket resizing them? :doh:

[Arclight]

Updating server... trying to remember which mods to remove. :hmmm:

*looks at first post*

Oh right.

[Dowly]

Wonder if I left my quarry running.. :hmmm:

Might be overflowing a bit. :O:

[Oberon]

Wonder if I left my quarry running.. :hmmm:

Might be overflowing a bit. :O:

If that's the one that's underwater I believe it's stopped, or at least it didn't seem to be moving when I last visited it.

The new upgrade seems to have broken MC a bit more than usual for me, so I shall keep trying until it levels out.

[Dowly]

If that's the one that's underwater I believe it's stopped, or at least it didn't seem to be moving when I last visited it.

Yeah, the one over water.

[Oberon]

http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/liverpoolecho/jun2009/1/9/image-3-for-gallery-railway-commuter-misery-after-merseyrail-train-derails-748302818.jpg

It would seem the 6.15.3.0 version of Railcraft crashes the client whenever you move a point/switch lever. Just a heads up on that. Hopefully the latest version of Railcraft will fix that. Dunno when FTB will update to cover that update though.

[Nagy]

Hey Arc, how about a Voltz server... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2ohslGivm8

[Oberon]

This is confusing, railcraft works fine on Direwolf but crashes if you use a switch lever on Mindcrack. :hmmm:

http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/epic-jackie-chan-template.png

EDIT: Found the problem, it's some sort of interaction error with traincraft.

[Arclight]

Hey Arc, how about a Voltz server... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2ohslGivm8
:hmmm:

I think it would result in someone wiping out the Nether after getting fireballed into lava by a ghast.

Which may or may not be a good thing.

[Oberon]

:hmmm:

I think it would result in someone wiping out the Nether after getting fireballed into lava by a ghast.

Which may or may not be a good thing.

I have no idea what you're talking about... :O:

EDIT: Just watching this now, I haven't laughed so much in ages XD

[Arclight]

I have no idea what you're talking about... :O:
I think any one of us is likely to take that course of action. Wouldn't be the first time I've lost just about everything in that way. :yep:

[Nagy]

Knowing us we'd set off a line of those red matter ones just to see what happens.

[Cybermat47]

I can't play this game, after watching this disturbing video: <edit> :o

<Edited by NeonSamurai>

[HunterICX]

I can't play this game, after watching this disturbing video: <edit> :o

:huh:......*uninstalls Minecraft*

HunterICX

[Lionclaw]

Disturbing indeed. :-?:huh:

[Dowly]

SsS**** happens. :hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

Link won't work here...probably a good thing.

[Spike88]

Link won't work here...probably a good thing.

Click Desktop and it should work.

[Jimbuna]

Click Desktop and it should work.

It allowed the screen to be viewable and dragging the cursor along the progress bar gave me a good enough idea of the rubbish contained therein.

[Nagy]

1.5 prerelease is out. All the redstone stuff seems pointless when you've been playing with RedPower for a while...

[HunterICX]

imo one of the most awesome things I've seen in MC

Beetlejuice - A minecraft Rollercoaster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=afcudstM9zA

:o :yeah:

HunterICX

[Betonov]

Playing with a few friends, the Obsidian Tower (still under construction)

http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/482322_592212914124563_1566746596_n.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Don't play the whatever it is so cessation of comments :)

[Dowly]

LOL :) Rgr that :yep:

[Jimbuna]

I sincerely hope so........ya wicked bugga/ferret :)

[Oberon]

Playing with a few friends, the Obsidian Tower (still under construction)



Good luck, I managed to make a stone skyscraper to skybox limit once but ran out of patience to fill in the windows by myself and the floors. Looked pretty imposing though and killed me about six times. :yep:

[Betonov]

Good luck, I managed to make a stone skyscraper to skybox limit once but ran out of patience to fill in the windows by myself and the floors. Looked pretty imposing though and killed me about six times. :yep:

It's halfway up and I fell down 10 times by now. Once actually jumped when two creepers spawned

[Arclight]

Main drive on server has run its course, new one is ordered and should arrive in 2-3 days. Offline 'till later notice.

[Oberon]

And for once I didn't even use a single nuclear weapon.

No, I killed Arclights server by just digging a railway tunnel....

Kind of anti-climatic really.

Is the data recoverable? Or are we looking at a clean slate? (Not necessarily a bad thing, the server population seems to have shrunk significantly again).

[Arclight]

Backups on a separate drive, no worries there, but the main drive seems to be semi-functional still (hurray for enterprise-class drives) so I might fumble it into this machine and see if I can pull the current world of off it.

[Dowly]

Ah, it finally gave up? Just remember what we talked about a while back.
Happy to chip in if needed. :yep:


In other news, Guude uploaded a video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msxmIJ6hgY4) from PAX East's FTB tourney, hosted
by some of the FTB people. So, if you're interested to see their ugly mugs check it out.
(Direwolf20, Florastar, Slowpoke, Tahg and probably some others)

[Nagy]

Ah, it finally gave up? Just remember what we talked about a while back.
Happy to chip in if needed. :yep:


Indeed.

[Arclight]

Seems to be alive again. Fresh start, let it run peaceful for a bit and then back to survival. Little tweak in mods:

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/ftbmc_zpsddd521ae.jpg

[Nagy]

I was going to suggest if we did a fresh start that we add XyCraft to the list. The tanks that Direwolf has been showing off are a lot of fun.

[Spike88]

Tanks you say... :hmmm:
http://defenceforumindia.com/jh4cz/assets/T90-Tank-Russia.jpg

[Krauter]

I can't seem to find thaumbees or whatever it is on my mod list? It's not even in the enabled list..

Edit: I need to update the modpack. d'oh

[Oberon]

So far I've charted great frozen wastelands to the north, and the Dead Marshes to the North-west. A new Black Mesa for Keab in the +88 -600 region, near a jungle with a village perched in the middle of it. I say perched because it's on about three different levels, the Testificates have outdone themselves with this one. I found a village that seems to be inhabited mainly by Ocelots who seem to keep damaging themselves on something....ah, it's Quicksand, watch out for that.

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6941/20130407212849.jpg
Treecanos, found two of them so far, merrily burning down the forest around them


Aha, a desert...finally. Out at -951, -112 for your waterproofing needs.

Ok, I stand corrected, the Testificates have outdone themselves at -835 +108. They've attempted to recreate Atlantis...

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5176/20130408022134.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/289/20130408022249.jpg

Nearby there's some more Black Mesa material, and an oil flow to make BP blush.

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/2708/20130408022318.jpg

And again at -434 +1118, another attempt at Atlantis, although I'd say this one was more Venice...

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/9942/20130408023628.jpg


I've explored out to about a kilometer in each direction, there's a lot of snow out there, but some interesting biomes and features, some of which I've listed here. If you're in a swamp or even sometimes a jungle environ, watch out for the quicksand, especially if you're trying to bring a tame Ocelot home, the stupid sods seem to keep getting stuck in the stuff. :dead:

EDIT: Sorry for the first large pic, Imageshack must be as tired as I am...

[Nagy]

For my initial base camp I've set up shop at X: -264 Z: 2897

[Oberon]

For my initial base camp I've set up shop at X: -264 Z: 2897

Keeping it local then. :haha:

[Nagy]

Well Dowly doesn't do a Dowly anymore so I felt the need to step in. I'm not much more remote than I was before TBH.

[Oberon]

Well Dowly doesn't do a Dowly anymore so I felt the need to step in. I'm not much more remote than I was before TBH.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB2GboGOuTI

Popped by for a look, nice little place. Connected up to the Nether network now, just go out your front door, through the door to the left, take the stairs on the left and that'll put you by the portal, once through, just go up the stairs and follow the passage to the T-junction where you either go left to the Nether Fortress(es) or right to my portal. Left some stuff in a chest by your crafting table.

Have fun! :salute:

[Krauter]

Currently located at (-32,372) Near a volcano and an ice encrusted mountain. Common in if you need a place to stay I will be making rooms for people stopping on the way out to wherever.

Edit: Also any texture packs recommended for this modpack?

[Oberon]

Currently located at (-32,372) Near a volcano and an ice encrusted mountain. Common in if you need a place to stay I will be making rooms for people stopping on the way out to wherever.

Edit: Also any texture packs recommended for this modpack?

I use John Smiths. :yep:

[Arclight]

Stick it back on survival tonight?

[Nagy]

No Objections from me.

[Oberon]

Stick it back on survival tonight?

Fair enoughsies, I think I've had enough time to get everything together. :salute:

[Arclight]

Alrighty, watch out for them creeps.

[Oberon]

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/139/7/4/creeper_wallpaper_by_beshiek-d50do8d.png

[Dowly]

Enderman tries Reddit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDQj8em_0tQ)

:lol:

[Geno_Mariner]

Agh missed the peaceful mode week, that'd teach me to be out of the loop for a while... :stare:

I shall have to update all of my FTB mods and stuff then come back in. Surely we can have a Peaceful Sunday or something? :hmmm: xD

[Arclight]

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/2013-04-17_062712_zps7eebf071.jpg (http://s268.photobucket.com/user/EZatHome/media/2013-04-17_062712_zps7eebf071.jpg.html)
I er, I was just... Hello.

[Oberon]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu2b3iwst01qaimaro1_500.png

[Pisces]

Allright, a new world then.

Made a little hidey-hole beyond the lava-fall near spawn. I will move when I level up.

I also found a zombie-spawner around the right side, beyond the glaciermountain. A sign marks the spot. Forgot to look at the coords.

[Oberon]

And, I think it's going to be a long long time, before touch down brings me around again to find that I'm not the man they think I am at home. :yep:

http://cdnimg.visualizeus.com/thumbs/7e/63/black,and,white,gravitys,rainbow,photograph,photog raphy,rocket,rocket,man-7e63ff619d87c5765d336ab3d69910d7_h.jpg

I can see why Task Force likes this thing so much... :yep:

[Geno_Mariner]

Well I've updated and all but I only found a single torch that leads me to no civilization :shifty: I'm still hanging around spawn for now but it's nice to see we can see where those mobs are :huh:

[Nagy]

Mk 4 Turtle code. Coming to a disc near you:

Still has the fuel bug, but I think I've sorted the gravel-return bug.


local tArgs = {...}
if #tArgs ~= 3 then
print("Requires length, width, height")
return
end
local x = tonumber(tArgs[1]) - 1
local y = tonumber(tArgs[2])
local z = tonumber(tArgs[3])
if x == nil or y == nil or z == nil then
print("Invalid dimensions")
return
end
if x < 0 or y < 0 or z < 0 then
print("Invalid (negative) dimensions")
return end

local fuel = turtle.getFuelLevel()
local roomSize = x * y * z
while fuel < roomSize do
if not turtle.refuel(1) then
print("Not enough fuel")
return
end
end
local direction = true
for i = 1, z do
for j = 1, y do
for k = 1, x do
turtle.dig()
while not turtle.forward() do
turtle.dig()
end
end
if y == 1 then
else
if j < y then
if direction then
turtle.turnRight()
turtle.dig()
while not turtle.forward() do
turtle.dig()
end
turtle.turnRight()
direction = false
else
turtle.turnLeft()
turtle.dig()
while not turtle.forward() do
turtle.dig()
end
turtle.turnLeft()
direction = true
end
end
end
end
if i < z then
turtle.digUp()
turtle.up()
turtle.turnRight()
turtle.turnRight()
end
end
if y % 2 == 0 then
turtle.turnRight()
for i = 1, y do
while not turtle.forward() do
turtle.dig()
end
end
turtle.turnRight()
else
turtle.turnLeft()
for i = 2, y do
while not turtle.forward() do
turtle.dig()
end
end
turtle.turnLeft()
for i = 1, x do
while not turtle.forward() do
turtle.dig()
end
end
turtle.turnRight()
turtle.turnRight()
end
for i = 1, z do
turtle.down()
end

[Dowly]

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/derp.jpg (http://s1183.photobucket.com/user/Dowly/media/derp.jpg.html)

Uh.. need a hand..? :doh:

[danlisa]

I er, I was just... Hello.

Could I trouble you for the name/link of that Compass Mod?

I'm quite bored of getting lost.

[Dowly]

Could I trouble you for the name/link of that Compass Mod?

I'm quite bored of getting lost.

I believe that's Voxelmap.

EDIT: For a standalone compass, you can try Rei's minimap.

[danlisa]

Fank you. :up:

[Task Force]

And, I think it's going to be a long long time, before touch down brings me around again to find that I'm not the man they think I am at home. :yep:

http://cdnimg.visualizeus.com/thumbs/7e/63/black,and,white,gravitys,rainbow,photograph,photog raphy,rocket,rocket,man-7e63ff619d87c5765d336ab3d69910d7_h.jpg

I can see why Task Force likes this thing so much... :yep:

Indeed one of the first things I make is a jet pack.

[Luno]

I opened the start of this thread and had a bit of a shock :oops: Man, that old lighting was pretty awful.

I'm a fairly new player, so no castles yet. I have finished a little house on a server I play on:

http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae325/rboiko1/2013-02-24_183012_zps6bb8acae.png

I love this game.

[Arclight]

I like looking back and going through the start from time to time. Everything was new, everyone was exploring the game. Feels a bit more run of the mill nowadays.

[Task Force]

Ah yes... when I first started MC... Think the first thing I made was a really crooked tower.

[Dowly]

My storage system, thanks to Applied Energistics.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/AE_Storage.jpg (http://s1183.photobucket.com/user/Dowly/media/AE_Storage.jpg.html)

The right one is the Access Terminal, which is used to access the storage and
the left one is the Drive, which can house 10 storage modules ranging from 1024
to 65536 items each. :|\\

[Oberon]

:hmmm:

Fill it up...


Then hit it with a pickaxe


http://www.foxnet.cc/images/fire.jpg

[Dowly]

It would only pop out the 10 storage modules. All the items are stored inside them, sort of like files stored on a portable hard drive. :yep:

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/AE_Storage_2.jpg (http://s1183.photobucket.com/user/Dowly/media/AE_Storage_2.jpg.html)

[Oberon]

Oh, now that's just cheating.


And pretty cool. :yep:

[Dowly]

Heh, it certainly makes storing stuff easy. :O:

Though, the network needs power constantly, plus I think all of the recipes
needs either quartz dust or quartz crystals which are somewhat rare.

Direwolf20 made a spotlight of it:
Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hluPGpkLUZ0)
Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHAcadr23eY)

[Nagy]

Dire has been starting to set up a full system on his SP Let's Play.

It's certainly a very interesting mod. I'll have to play with it at some point.

[gago]

Hi there!
I know that i'm new on the forums and i can't be trusted by default, i would love to play on your server :)
I promise to respect other players on the server, not to grief and not to build where i'm not supposed to.

Also, Betonov can vouch for me =)

My minecraft name is "Gagoslav"

Thanks!

[Betonov]

I can vouch for gago. Know him personaly.

gago, get the game going and I'll join everyone when I buy the game, soon

[Jimbuna]

I can vouch for gago. Know him personaly.



Not much of an endorsement considering what we know of you here :hmmm:

Tis a joke gago...Betonov is err respected around these parts :)

[Arclight]

Well known at the very least. :O:

Send you a PM Gago. :salute:

[Betonov]

Me and gago are in the server, hope nobody minds us talking in Slovene while the'res nobody else

[Nagy]

Go ahead and use it while we're there too. It's a good way for us to learn a new language, or at least the words for Cobble, Lava, Died and whatever choice expletives you choose to use...

[Betonov]

OK, here's the sitrep.

I scouted a new location for a Slovene colony, I hope gago will greenlight it when he returns from a field trip since I already started a construction of a pernament fortress. Lovely land, tress, mountains, grassland, tundra and a large body of water nearby.

[Jimbuna]

Sounds like Zimbabwe :)

[Dowly]

Since when has there been tundras in Zimbabwe? :roll:

[Jimbuna]

Since I said so....ask Robert, he's a good friend of STEED.

[Dowly]

(Random words) :yeah:

[Betonov]

OK, the fortress is finished and walled in. No mobs spawning inside the wall.
Time to start setting up an economy.

And expand :D

http://wallpaperswa.com/thumbnails/detail/20120312/text%20monster%20creeper%20minecraft%201440x900%20 wallpaper_www.wallpaperhi.com_28.jpg

Monuments to vanity are a must :D

[Nagy]

Hey Arc, maybe now would be a good time to Carto the server so we can start to locate everybody.

[gago]

Isn't it better to play without a map, so people who want to stay hidden or have hidden outpots don't get discovered too fast? =)

[Betonov]

You can always have a hidden oupost despite the maps, right ??

[Pisces]

It depend on how well you can camouflage it. If you can't see it from above, then it is hidden well.

[Nagy]

My base is inside a mountain. Not much to see from up top.

[Pisces]

Can anybody else still connect to Arc's (subsim) Teamspeak server? I get a failed to connect error lately.

[Oberon]

Can anybody else still connect to Arc's (subsim) Teamspeak server? I get a failed to connect error lately.

TS2 server works fine, the TS3 server hasn't been put back up after Arc's server imploded.

[Pisces]

Ok, that's probably it then, TS3 is down. I was trying to see if that map was allready uploaded to it.

Correct me if I'm wrong, the TS2 server doesn't have that file-upload/download functionality? Just audio stream?

[Oberon]

Ok, that's probably it then, TS3 is down. I was trying to see if that map was allready uploaded to it.

Correct me if I'm wrong, the TS2 server doesn't have that file-upload/download functionality? Just audio stream?

Yeah, it's audio stream only.

[Pisces]

Maybe we can try this one for the next world reset:

Aether 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnFNOFnVf_M

It will be like back to square one, with all the new blocks, mobs and whatnot.

[Oberon]

So, Arclight, Task Force and I were talking last night about how to spark some life back into the minecraft world. I think we agreed that the problem was running out of inspiration, and not even mods can help that. So how do we address this? Here were some of the ideas put forward last night:

1) A challenge
Arclight suggested a series of challenges. For example, the first challenge might be to build a castle, and the best one wins the round, and then another challenge might be to build a skyscraper. Of course, it would need to be fleshed out a little bit more before implementing, for example who decides the challenges, who judges the winners, etc.

2) A communal build
I suggested a communal build, similar to City 19 but with a few key differences. For example, everything would go into a communal warehouse, there would be a mine nearby which everyone would use, a farm which would be used to send stuff to a bakery which people could get free food from, etc. A theme would be decided on (like City 19s was a Japanese theme) and the players houses built to this theme and then other buildings made to a similar theme.

3) Migration
There's always the option of the group of us migrating to another already populated server and setting up our own little town there. I would suggest Rock, Paper, Shotguns server, primarily because a) it has a realtime map (http://urps-minecraft.co.uk/map/), b) it has a lot of original infrastructure in place and c) I've already got the beginnings of a village/town in place with a mine and some crops (North-west of Nyan Cat Bay, -2387, 65, 1314) which we could start in. Obviously though this is a last case sort of thing, I don't want to move but it's an idea so I shall put it out there.

4) Different mods
This is a bit of a bandaid solution really, because even with a different mod setup we're still going to suffer from inspiration burnout, although one could combine a different mod setup with a challenge or with a communal project perhaps. Again, another idea to throw out there.


Anyone else got any ideas they want to throw out, please do. :up:

[Arclight]

I'm taking the server down for a bit, partly from lack of use but also since I'm trying to troubleshoot a problem with the Arma server. Java tends to take up a large portion of CPU time which might be causing trouble with scripts.

It's by no means the end of it, just a pause while we figure out where to take it.


Also, to clarify, a community challenge doesn't have to be a contest. The idea is simply to set a common goal. I figured it might help people that don't know what to do anymore (like me) focus their thoughts on something specific, rather than trying to come up with something from practically limitless possibilities.

[Task Force]

I kinda lost the want to play after the great peat disappearance of 2013 which destroyed my power making ability. I would like to keep some of the current mods, and add new ones, maybe one of the different FTB packs? With more in it (applied energistics maybe) or some of the magic mods (Thaumcraft for instance).

I think a big issue with MC now is distance between players, I personally cant play stock or single player MC, as I get board of it quick, since there's no one else nearby to try to out build, or get ideas off of.

[Nagy]

I built far too far out last time.

I've definitely got some ideas I want to try out with Applied Energistics, and I think I've got a good plan for a turtle-based quarrying system that I might try out in Single Player.

I do miss the days of City 19 and the community build.

[Oberon]

Arclight put forward the proposition that we construct our own modpack, and then I recommend we set to on a communical city.

So, three things need to be decided forthwith!

1) What mods to use?

2) What style to build the city in?

3) What name for the city?

[Oberon]

Here's my thoughts to the above questions:

1)

IC2
BC
Railcraft
Jammys Furniture Mod
Mo' Creatures (with hostile mobs such as Ogres off and the mob spawn rate decreased [in testing I've found it a tad high])
Dynamic Lights
Computercraft
Applied Energistics
InvTweaks
Treecapitator
Balkons weaponmod
Bibliocraft
Botanymod
Reis minimap
Growthcraft
Jaffas and more!
Mob amputation
NotEnoughItems

(links on this list - http://modlist.mcf.li/list/1.5/1.5.2.php)

Most of these mods add things like flowers, and food and the such, so that things like bakeries and that can be made and be useful rather than just eye-candy. The furniture mod is just lovely and what minecraft has been needing for ages.

2) A tough choice, part of me wants to say Industrial, but another part quite likes the idea of Steampunk Japanese.

3) I think it has to be City 20 or if we're going Steampunk Japanese then perhaps Hatachi Edo.

[Nagy]

I'd add Misc Peripherals to that list as it adds some useful stuff for Turtles, but I notice it doesn't seem to be available for 1.5 :(

I still like Forestry because with Tree Farms we can set up a nice renewable power supply once we've bred walnuts or chestnuts which should take Dowly about 2 hours.

I would definitely add Thermal Expansion. Some of the stuff it adds is very useful.

I also like extra biomes mods (Extra Biomes XL is nice). Unless they add too much strain on the server.

Hopefully Red Power will be out for 1.5 soon, as will Xycraft (I really like some of the blocks and machines that it adds).

[Oberon]

The only reason I didn't put extra biomes in the list was that I figured we wouldn't be moving out that far from our city limits to warrant that much in the way of biome creation.

Misc Peripherals for 1.5.2
http://www.computercraft.info/forums2/index.php?/topic/4587-cc153mc152-miscperipherals-33/

[Oberon]

Right, let's see if this convoluted mess I have created will actually load a world...

My God, it actually did! :o

[Task Force]

For the city style, why don't we break it into regions? industrial, residential, and maybe some stores.

I agree with Keab about TE and Forestry, XYcraft would be nice too for its tanks and stuff.

[Oberon]

That's a good idea TF. I'll also back the idea of XYcraft, but it's a case of waiting for the update.

As it stands, I have a 'pack' of sorts put together, using MultiMC, there's a few clashes within it though, for example the crops for Growthcraft and Jaffamod don't seem to be appearing on the map, and I think that I might drop Botanymod because it goes a bit overkill with the flowers, as nice as it would be to be able to get glowstone without having to venture into the Nether and dance with Ghasts.

So I'll do some tweaking today and see if I can get them to merge together a bit.

EDIT: Okies, I've pulled Jaffamod, Botany and XtraBiomes, Botany spammed the landscape with flowers, which whilst pretty, was not particularly neat, Jaffamod didn't seem to work properly and XtraBiomes, while nice, seem a bit superfluous to our needs for this map. I'm packing it together and sending it to Arc to do a test server, I will also PM the link to TF and Nagy and if anyone else wants a link then please PM me.
It's strongly recommended to use MultiMC to use this collection (http://forkk.net/MultiMC4.html) as it makes installation, usage and modification much easier without constantly having to reinstall MC and do other messy things with the coding.

[Oberon]

Ok, scrub all the above and forget the links I sent you, I underestimated severely the difficulty of putting together mods for minecraft... :/\\!!


EDIT: Right, so what FTB based modpack should we use? And what should we have in it?

[Nagy]

Direwolf pack with Mystcraft turned off?

[Oberon]

Direwolf pack with Mystcraft turned off?

I'm leading towards NewWorld with:

Meteor
Millanaire
Traincraft

Switched off

[Nagy]

That's an impressive mod selection.

I might be tempted to turn off MineFactory Reloaded. Its machines duplicate a lot of what is available in other mods. It has some cool stuff, but not sure it adds anything to the IC/BC/TE/Forestry combo.

Unless you really want to move things by conveyor belt...

Metallurgy seems to add far more ores that I would know what to do with.

[Oberon]

I'm not fussed to see those go, I'm really there for the railcraft and furniture mods, those are good.

Right then, so New World with:

Falling Meteor Mod
Millenaire
Traincraft
Metallurgy2
MineFactory Reloaded

switched off?

[Nagy]

I'll give that combo a whirl in SP tomorrow night, see how it plays...

*edit*

Bah! Looking at Soaryn's twitter there might not be a 1.5 release of Xycraft. 1.6 apparently breaks liquids, so he's just targeting that.

[Oberon]

Been bashing it a bit on SSP, it's quite nice so far. Been using Matmos too, recommend it, adds quite a lot to the audio background.

Arc said he's going to put a server up at some point soon, so the first job will be to locate good ground for the city, somewhere flat preferably. Then it'll be building the workers lodge, then creating a mine and so on.
I've got a rough idea of the central building of the city...

http://article.japanican.com/en/img/20090510spots/07himejijo_castle.jpg

Could take a while... :haha:

[Arclight]

I couldn't find the server pack for New World; http://feed-the-beast.com/download.php

Am I missing something? :06:

[Oberon]

I couldn't find the server pack for New World; http://feed-the-beast.com/download.php

Am I missing something? :06:

Bit odd, but I think the link is in here:
http://forum.feed-the-beast.com/threads/mc-1-5-2-new-world-modpack-v6-3rec-v6-4dev-46-mods.3809/

It's probably Obamas fault. :yep:

[Nagy]

We need to check if Dynamic Lighting is client or server-side. Could be a resource hog if it's server-side.

Also Arc, you might want to turn off Immibi's Dimensional Anchors, as they're just chunk loaders.

[Arclight]

Right, sorted. Maybe. My launcher is borked so I can't check it.

Oh, had to toss Tubestuff since that relies on some Immibi thing. And I'm assuming dynamic lighting stuff doesn't affect the server on account of it not rendering anything. It affecting the server would be... retarded, frankly.

[Nagy]

Yeah. Brain fart when I posted that.

[Arclight]

Nah I just mean that a mod like that that affects server performance would have to be, er, wonky or terrible.

Which is entirely likely, considering the average mod.

[Oberon]

Just an FYI, the server is running version 6.3, so you'll have to roll back in the modpack options on the FTB loader. :salute:

[Nagy]

Cool. I'll fire it up in a bit.

My first job beyond a basic shack is going to be a GPS tower and then a mining turtle.

Hopefully by then I'll have also finished working on my Turtle Quarry code.

Right now I can have it work with a single Turtle, but I want to expand it with a Rednet Master Control Computer that will keep track of multiple turtles.

[Pisces]

Here's what I did and it seems to have worked:

1: Select New World Mod Pack (v6.4.1) Minecraft Version 1.5.2
By kylemcqueen75 in the FTB launcher

2: Right of the download server button, pull down the list and select 6.3 modpack version.

3: launch the game once to download the modpack and do initial configuration

4: close the game

5: Click the edit Modpack button

6: On the Mods tab disable:
Metallurgy 3.0.0.0.10.7
Meteors Mod V2.10.2
millenaire5.0.0
MineFactoryReloaded-2.6.2-924
traincraft-4.0.0_035

[EDIT]Important. To be able to connect to the MP server, and have tin and copper ore generated in SP worlds, do this (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2076728&postcount=4488)

7: launch the game

8: Yawn.

9: Yawn some more.

10: Fall asleep... might as wel be starting up SH3 GWX3 for these loading times.

11: Punch wood.

Note that these are different versions than previously mentioned. But it seems to have worked.

Also the Immibis-mods or whatever can stay in the client. Not sure it Arc was talking only about server side mods needing to be disabled.

As it works, it works!

[Oberon]

FYI

I'm claiming an area that's about 400 x 500 or so blocks in size directly NORTH of our city area (approx 20 20 on the map) for my project, so please don't build in that area. Dowly should be alright since he should be North-east of the area.

Arigato

[Nagy]

Right now to log back in after last night's Rage Quit.

[Dowly]

:lol:
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/Fail_Force.jpg~original (http://s1183.photobucket.com/user/Dowly/media/Fail_Force.jpg.html)

Sigh... really Creeper? :shifty:
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/smelter_creeper.jpg~original (http://s1183.photobucket.com/user/Dowly/media/smelter_creeper.jpg.html)

[Task Force]

Anyone know if generation of Copper is off? I haven't seen a single block of it since we started.

[Dowly]

I checked the config files and as I feared, copper and tin are generated by
Metallurgy. :-?

The config file to enable IC2 copper & tin gen is in: NewWorldModPack/Minecraft/Config/IC2.cfg

# Enable generation of copper in the world
B:enableWorldGenOreCopper=false

# Enable generation of tin in the world
B:enableWorldGenOreTin=false

No idea if Metallurgy replaces any other world gens.

At any rate, world reset I think is the only option. :hmmm:

[Arclight]

That's er... awesome. :-?

Right then, reconfigured and restarted. I'll save this world for a bit, don't know why, never know.

[Dowly]

IMPORTANT!!!

Everyone need to change the two lines to true in the IC2.cfg or you cant join the server.

EDIT: You can download it from here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/70x9yix0g7jrk2r/IC2.cfg

Goes to: FTB\NewWorldModPack\minecraft\config

EDIT2: Tin & Copper can be found now. :up:

[Oberon]

http://vglounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Fuuuuuuuuuuuuu-300x225.jpg


Ah well, scrub the castle plan then, can't find a suitable spot at the moment. Started the city idea again over in the 500/200 region.

[Nagy]

Woops.

Have we checked to see if Metallurgy was responsible for any other important metals?

At least we hadn't gotten too far with stuff...

[Nagy]

If you're joining in the city project, there is something in the bunkhouse that will help you build things quickly.

I've coded up a building Turtle.

Just place it on the bottom left hand corner of the structure you want to build.

Put coal in the first slot and enough materials in the remaining 15 slots.

If your building requires more than 960 blocks you'll need to do it in stages.

It will build the walls, and then place a flat roof on the final layer.

Run the command buildRoom length width height

So for instance to make a hut that has a 7 x 7 x 4 internal space I would run the command buildRoom 9 9 5

I will also put the program on a disc in case anybody wants to copy it to more turtles, but for now please return the turtle to where you found it before you log off so that others can use it.

[Task Force]

Anyone else find apatite? Is it even spawning.

[Dowly]

Anyone else find apatite? Is it even spawning.

According to forestry's config it should be spawning, but haven't seen any either. :hmmm:

[Oberon]

We can spawn it in manually, I'd rather not start another world again because of one ore.


Anyway, Day two/three and here's how the city looks so far:

http://imageshack.us/a/img41/1070/wryo.jpg
Visible is the Bunkhouse, Nether-gate, Keabs turtle-test-house, my factory and Task Forces work of modern art.


Oh, and Dowly, I stumbled across your place whilst hunting squid, went through your gate and promptly got stuck because a Ghast decided to blow out the portal. So, I dug a route through the Nether to our portal, got a flint and steel, and came back to re-light it. So there's now a safe route from your portal to ours in the Nether. Well...safe-ish...


Love the epic tree by the way. :yep:

[Dowly]

Hehe, yeah the tree is pretty cool. For the longest time I thought it was one of
the redpower2 rubber trees, but then I remembered we dont have RP2.
It's just a huge oak, never seen one of those.

[Nagy]

Apparently apatite only spawns above level 60..

[Betonov]

What are the industrial perks of this server :hmmm:

I like tinkering with machines

[Oberon]

http://imageshack.us/scaled/landing/577/gpdb.jpg

"For the latest version, Stirling Engine will never blow up..."

http://imageshack.us/a/img845/5307/2wz.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img197/7787/gjk.jpg