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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God damn it I'm still unable to download this thing.
If I'm still able to do so, Unaligned, I was planning on zipping up a clean Ultimate folder and upload it for participants who struggled with the download; compatible with the MultiMC launcher to make things easier.
EDIT: Updated blog with Optifine installation instructions and a contingency for users who can't seem to download the mods.Or we just get everyone to download and run the tekkit launcher. It doesn't have thaumcraft but fair enough.
We'd be wanting Tekkit Classic in that case; the current version of Tekkit is for 1.5.x, and doesn't have much in it…
Aren't we getting a little ahead of ourselves? A new version could be out by the time the event actually happens.
The point here is not to immediately rush the new version; it's to have a fun marathon with a decent collection of mods, which is something we've never attempted before.
We'll most likely be using the 1.4.7 packs, therefore Tekkit Classic or the current FTB pack. So far, I have successfully started and tested an FTB server alongside the vanilla one, and so far it's looking good.I guess aeron didn't tell you I had already set this up on the server? I don't think running the main Minecraft server and FTB at the same time is the best idea since they both use up all of the free resources…
Yeah, I was well aware of it, though I'm not the most patient guy…
Also, I wouldn't worry about that too much. Aeron underestimated the server's capability; it's well within acceptable parameters with some headroom.EDIT: Just checked. The FTB server has a lower imprint currently than the vanilla server; of course, this'll change once we have a sprawling metropolis with too many machines to count… We should stop the Vanilla server before we start the marathon.I can make a nuclear power plant to provide the entire town with power. as long as people don't make multiple mass fabricators each
and don't worry about the explosions, I can protect against them@mega ooh, i like mystcraft too, but i haven't touched it in a whilethere is an FTB launcher, FTB is better than tekkit, please don't switch D:That could work. A distribution system like the one I use on my home server might be a good idea: Every 'house' that wants power has an MFE or a BatBox, to buffer the power instead of running it all directly into machines.
Also, test server is up, and I whitelisted a few people. It's just there to test load, basically. Running on the usual IP, port 25064 if you want.