When should we have this?Seleney suggests next weekend. I suggest the usual time (That being about 10PM GMT). What do you need?The Feed the Beast Launcher. Download the EXE/JAR depending on your system, and run it. Once the launcher has started, select the "Ultimate" pack, log in to Minecraft.net, and the pack should download.The FTB packs are stored in their own folders, and won't screw with your existing Minecraft installation (and saves).Optifine?Yes. But you'll have to install it manually. I'll assume you know how to do this.Having trouble with the download?If not, try this (Which fixed the download for me): > Delete the Ultimate folder if it partially downloaded. > In the FTB launcher, switch to the Options tab, click on Advanced Options, and try selecting a different server to download from.
If you're not in the know, Optifine is a mod, or 'tweak' for Minecraft that can vastly increase performance on a majority of machines. I'd highly recommend it.You can use Optifine with Feed the Beast, but there's a slightly different installation method than is the norm.First, download FTB Ultimate.Second, download Optifine 1.4.6 HD U D5Take the zip that you download, and put it in the <wherever you told FTB to install>\Ultimate\InstMods folder.You are now done.
I'll be uploading a clean Ultimate folder to DropBox. PM me and I'll send it to you.I'd recommend using the FTB launcher as the easiest route.You'll just have to unzip the Ultimate folder into the folder you installed FTB to.Otherwise, you can try to use another launcher, but you're on your own with that.
Righto, Aeron and I were discussing this on IRC, and we decided to post a tentative "is anybody interested" blog about it.Feed the Beast is an easy to use mod-pack for Minecraft, featuring a huge number of great mods. Some highlights from the list include: > ComputerCraft (Computers, programming, networking) > IndustrialCraft 2 (Nuclear Reactors and stuff) > Buildcraft (Pipes and such. Shuttle your waste water into somebody elses house!) > MystCraft (Write your own dimensions!) > Portal Gun (Need I explain this one?) > Modular Forcefields (What it says on the tin) > Thaumcraft (Magic in Minecraft!) And of course, a load of other mods. These are just some of the highlights. Anyway, I suggest that you download the Feed the Beast launcher and give it a try. It won't mess with your existing Minecraft installation, and it's easy to use.Try the Ultimate pack (At the top of the list).If this generates enough interest, the intention is for us to have a major survival marathon. So, anybody interested?
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The problem is, the big update (with horses) is coming soon (supposedly in May) if we wait too long there will be an overlap. My main concern is that people won't commit to FTB and in a matter of days no one will be left.
EDIT: This up-coming update has HORSES!!!We don't need to do a 1.6 survival marathon, it wouldn't hurt to skip one.
I can teach people industrialcraft (all the way up to nuclear power) and buildcraft, but I haven't got a clue when it comes to thaumcraft or forestry
also, FTB can keep people playing for a lot longer than minecraft, there is so much more to do. I think this could keep people active for a while@moikle i would avoid nucler power. whenever people start using it for the first time there's noramly a big crater where the town was meant to be.
also im relitivly good with the forestry mod if people want to learnNuclear power is incredibly useful as long as someone knows how to use it. You can easily make a failsafe nuclear reactor which won't explode whatsoever as long as no one tries messing with it.
I've got quite some experience with Tekkit so FTB shouldn't be too much of a problem. Imagine how could it'd be if we built a town like we usually do with one main energy central with cables beneath the streets to power all houses?@Ghostwalking, we'd probably turn down the reactor blast radius in the config to something more manageable. So that it ends up leaving a crater in the persons house instead.
EDIT:@Iasper: With house login systems, railgun turrets, portal guns, and giant vault doors.Ok this is sounding more and more awesome. I plan on attending all universities, so can you guys space out your classes so I don't require a clone mod as well?
EDIT: Translation: This all sounds very exciting and I can't wait to learn it all. Many of you have offered to teach but I cannot be in two places at once. So, would you kindly plan when you will teach me so that there is no overlap in time requirements. The only way I would be able to make it to all my lessons otherwise would be if someone developed a program in Minecraft that cloned me so that I could be in multiple places at once. (a joke)@Seleney: Sure, if I'm available.
Everybody else, we might be needing somebody else to run this, since I may or may not be moving next week (Something suddenly came up).