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Okay, so I have some experience hosting servers before (not that silly hamachi crap, but an actual server). Also, I did happen to get a decent desktop computer for the holdays. So I was wondering what the clan thought of if I were to dedicate my old laptop to a Feed the Beast server for the clan.

Now some basics things should be kept in mind, sort of like rules; Explosions would be turned off, quarries would have to be approved so you dont accidentally dig out the bottom of someones house, and finally the server would be on a whitelist. Of course all of the other rules apply. Also, just keep in mind, it might not exactly be a 24/7 server, my laptop would probably and litterally melt under that kind of stress, but for the most part it would be kept up.

Anyway, what do you all think?

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Oh, and btw; I can have this server running by tomorrow if enough people think its a good idea.

I think it's a good idea

Sounds good. If you do this would you tell what mod pack or mods are being used.

this is an awsome idea its 1 more thing to keep up but heck id play the hell out of it

Quote from: Trinity;7577Sounds good. If you do this would you tell what mod pack or mods are being used.

In the FtB launcher there are a few packs to choose from, once I get an idea of what everyone thinks of me hosting a server (albeit even if its only for a few hours a day) i was going to make a separate poll to decide the pack. And if you haven't already played Feed the Beast, its a lot like an enhanced version of tekkit. Each of the packs have slight changes, different sets of mods, but they all revolve around buildcraft, industrial craft, redpower, and equivalent exchange.

Also, this is really just a trial thing to see how everyone likes using Ftb, maybe it can evolve into a full time server for the clan. The regular rpg server is practicably dead anyeay, and we need something to keep everyone playing :)

I've been playing using the FtB launcher using Direwolf20's pack and really enjoy it. Even easier than using multimc to install mods.

Im throwing my wallet at the screen but nothings happening

Quote from: Inquisitor Delo;7581Im throwing my wallet at the screen but nothings happening

Donate and a server may pop up.

As for packs I can't really decide, to many to choose from.

Direwolf20's pack is awesome. His LPs are nice too! I would love a FTB server. Which pack would be used though?

Okay, so even as we speak I am setting up a trial run for the server. I decided on the mindcrack pack, since that was created for a server in the first place. Anyway when everything is finalized I will post the ip :D Oh and if everyone will be so kind as to post their in game names who want to play that would be appreciated. Whitelist and all xD

Karamitsu

You can always look at the clan roster for Minecraft IDs, it is also on our profile pages under the About Me tab.

My name ingame is lulks. The one thing I hate about Mindcrack is how it has Gregtech. I like the top-tier items, but I hate how he abused the hell out of the forge ore dictionary, and made several unnecessary recipe changes.

Name-MrCrisisSuit

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Oh and Gregtech...
...I've heard some bad things about GregTech....

I havent heard anything about his gregtech... I follow most of the people from the minecrack server, like vintagebeef, etho, goude, and others. Thats why i thought it would be kinda cool, but of course if there is something everyone would prefer instead then by all means, i can change it.

Also, the server goes live tomorrow at around 3, ill post the ip then :D

If we are doing mindcrack, could you please disable Gregtech?

Hey, i am just wondering if I would be able to join this server if and when it goes up.  I am also wondering if this is going to be a white-list server or not.
My minecraft name is wispy256.

Okay everyone, The server is official. For right now try not to be too close to either spawn or any other players. Also, NO EXPLOSIVES: I do not need you crashing the server xD           Ip: 71.175.68.141

Will there be fire spread cause I know a guy who is good at fighting then xD

Firespread is off, as is pvp and mobgriefing

I have a friend I would like white listed to the server. He goes by the name bazingashane0. He has spent some time in vent and is also known by Dragon and Mega.

I added him. Be sure to tell him that he is welcome to come and play, so long as he follows the rules and such :)

Thanks a lot, Chip.

So if anyone hasn't yet heard, I'm now basically out of a computer. I still have the server running on my family pc, but haven't seen nearly any use out of it at all. I will gladly keep the server running if its in use, but if not then I would like to conserver the energy and turn it off. If I do decide to turn off the server (at least for now until I can get a better one and maintain a 24/7 server) I can give out the world file to anyone who would like to continue playing on it. Being a clan project of mine, I would gladly take everyone's input :)

A friend of mine and I have set up a 24/7 Feed the Beast server. We could host the world file until you get a new pc up and working. After your up and running again we will give the file back to you.

Thanks for the offer trinity, but i was mostly just asking if people were still interested in playing on it. Then again... maybe the reason some people aren't n is because my server wasn't 24/7. If you wish to transfer the world file then I can do that, probably just pm the file to you, but maybe if your hosting it a new world would be nice (and with a different pack to get rid of gregstech). I guess it depends on what everyone else wants.  Keep my old world and pack, or make a new one with a different mod pack?

Well you could do another poll to see what people want. You should be able to disable gregtech fairly easily with the FtB launcher. I've never used Gregtech. I know some like it and some don't. If I'm going to temporarily host your world I'll let it be your decision.

I'm ok with anything, so long as the server is up. But I would prefer no gregtech.

Quote from: Inquisitor Delo;7742I'm ok with anything, so long as the server is up. But I would prefer no gregtech.

Gregtech was ticking me off and I've been in a single player world for a week now learning the ins and outs of Minecrack.

I would like to put together a mod pack just for us with a few different mods. Some of them are really unneeded like Gregtech, Portal mod (Lags the hell out of people Trintiy being a victim of it on the server.), Trains...

If a mod pack can be made to fit our needs, I may just replace our main server with FTB since It's not so much to take care of (No plugins devs to deal with besides the mod makers), just a simple Backup and Whitelist setup.

Actually Dragon, I think that's the best idea so far. Making a pack is actually quite simple, so long as we know exactly what we want and can do without. I may not be able to really host anymore, but i can definatly help out anyway I can. To start off with, we can start off with finding a better pack (probably direwolf's) then while still in the launcher go to edit mod pack. From there you can add or remove any mod you want, and the launcher will deal with incompatibility for you. As for the server side of things, I might need to look into that a bit further, but shouldnt be much more difficult. Then we can post a list of the mods that need to be added or removed so people can connect.

That sounds like a good idea.

Sounds awesome Dragon! I absolutely HATE what Gregtech does to Industrialcraft 2's base recipes, and how it messes with the Forge Ore dictionary.

If we go with the direwolf pack, then we should have all of our wants met. The portal shouldnt be an issue, since it involves killing the wither to get it. If you do want to get rid of it its simply going into the config files and setting the gun and other blocks in the mod to false. Not to painful to fix.

Also, if this is going to be a thing, can we get an ETA for when it comes out? I finally fixed my computer enough to play again, and am really looking forward to an official ua ftb server.

Well for I have been checking more out about the way FTB works and private packs still haven't been implemented the way they are suppose to. My understanding on the server side of things would be for the server is to just pull the zip or jar files out of the mod folder, then tell everyone to just edit their packs to remove the same ones. (I found out if you start a world with something enabled and those block or item IDs are in use once you save you have to go back with the same mods enabled, or your game will not be able to load the world.)

I'm gonna start in the Direwolf pack see how things go from there if anything it should be faster to get up the tech latter. I can always load a server, but I don't know how much ram is left over on that server to add a new one. I think between Assassin and I we maxed it out, I would have to check. I'm also in the process of moving so it could take a little time.

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I do have 1 question for everyone though, If I put up a poll to shut down the Bukkit server will people be willing to replace it with FTB. It won't have the same permission system so it will be whitelisted, as for protection it will only work against mobs from what I can understand, I will have to look further into protection. I will say this if we go to a full on FTB server we won't have to wait more then a day to update since there are no plugins to deal with.

I currently have a server using Direworld20's modpack. I added only two extra mods as per a request from someone. When joining my server it is done through the FTB launcher. It doesn't have the level of security that bukkit servers have so I'm hoping whitelisting works out well.  You do have the option of disabling creeper damage to the world and only causing damage to players. You can allow players to keep their inventory if they die. I think there are a couple of other built in commands such as one that affects mob drops.

Im sure you know my answer to this, Dragon. We have been doing the same stuff on the same world for over a year. Its about time for a change. Im not saying to get rid of the world, though. I do have quite a lot on there i would like to keep, but being able to update the normal world to ftb would be fantastic. Btw, I did manage a temporary fix for my laptop (involving a bit of duct tape...) so I should be able to play at least a bit.

As old as our current world is it might be difficult to update it to FtB because of finding the necessary resources for machines to be built. We would have to travel great distances just to find resources.

Well, Trinity, the direwolf pack hast MystCraft in it... So we would be able to create a completely separate world solely for mining and getting materials. We would just have to disable the crafting recipes so that regular users cant abuse the books and generate a bunch and overload the server. Make the books something you can only get in creative, or as an admin.

I think that would be a good idea Chip. Linking books should be able to be made by everyone, but descriptive books should be restricted. A world dedicated to mining would be a nice touch too, since it would restrict tunneling in the overworld, and it it would be a lot easier to get resources.

I hope this topic hasn't died, still lookig  forward to an eta on the update

I need to get back on minecrack but Star Wars the old republic is so good

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