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I built a warded block room several layers thick to fight a wither. They just glitch straight through it after a small amount of time however.

How long do you estimate before a possible reset? I look forward to a new challenge, but can anything be brought over at all?

 dsteingass wrote:
How long do you estimate before a possible reset? I look forward to a new challenge, but can anything be brought over at all?

There are no ETAs and no modlists yet, so I can't predict the future I'm afraid

More info and teasers etc:
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rsbiqp
https://twitter.com/JadedcatWylde/status/405714334661095425
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rsffrg
http://imgur.com/xnpwFI5
http://imgur.com/7kSYTXY
https://twitter.com/Eyamaz/status/402636393383354368/photo/1

Oh dark, you utter tease! *coyly fans self*

Just set the date on your PC ahead and then run the game!..oh that won't work?

So everything is being destroyed completely?

How will I start anew without magmatic engines to provide power for Quarries?

With a pickaxe! like the rest of us

No, seriously, I see an opportunity for some cool group projects, specifically equipment and machines.

It's going to suck massively to re-do my wall, especially considering that the terrain layout is why I built it in the first place. =/

Making Power Armor modules sucks! But if we all work together to make a bajilion solenoids....

keep in mind, guys. A reboot is (probably) still a ways away. Plenty of life left in Unleashed

 Ramos Asura wrote:
keep in mind, guys. A reboot is (probably) still a ways away. Plenty of life left in Unleashed

Until we spin the Wheel of Lag to see who'll next cause the server to have a stroke.

darkinnit wrote:

JadedCat wrote:Update: Just to make it clear, the new packs need new worlds. Don't ask. Say goodbye to your old world.

https://twitter.com/JadedcatWylde/status/405586458980782080

*Sigh*

Well, I think it's safe to say that we should no longer heed any promises of being able to maintain modded worlds across versions. No-one can predict which mods will completely vanish or have a major rewrite. It's probably best to just have a firm policy from now on that the FTB server's world is reset with each major version. It generally tends to be needed anyway as people abandon systems and they become unmaintainable messes of lag. Long term stuff is best kept to the vanilla server.

Having said that, 1.6 looks awesome and it sounds like mods updating to 1.7 will take quite a while due to the huge changes Mojang have made under the hood. So we should be able to get a good amount of time out of 1.6, maybe even more than 1.5

As for the current world, well I know mentioning the "r" word tends to kill people's motivation, but FTB Team don't have their 1.6 launcher out yet, so while I can't speak for you lot, I'm still going to keep building. I still haven't tried quite a few things yet. I'm currently building all the protections and safe guards for me to take on a Wither for the first time ... :-P

I'm not even set up properly yet

I've got to stop wanting to live under the sea, maby next time I'll just do a tree house

Nah. Next time, build in a valley, then fill it with water.

Well I look forward to the reset , having played with some 1.6 mods it should be good . I think i will take a a ore liberal approach , rather than powergaiming it . Haven't played unleashed since my me system crapped its items out somewhere so yeh ...

So the reset will mean we'll lose our inventory as well as everything else I'm guessing?

Still gonna work on things mind you, just asking how little or how much we can carry over.

 Melissia wrote:
So the reset will mean we'll lose our inventory as well as everything else I'm guessing?

Still gonna work on things mind you, just asking how little or how much we can carry over.

Last time there were a few major mods dropping out and new major mods coming in. So if you'd made your base completely out of Redpower and Xycraft items, you were a bit screwed going to the new world compared to someone using all IC2 or Buildcraft etc.

They haven't released modlists for this time around, but I do know Thermal Expansion has been completely re-written, along with Thaumcraft, IC2 and apparently Biomes-o-Plenty.

I can't promise anything about inventories etc until there's more details available about the new pack(s).

After this version, the large changes in vanilla 1.7 will be a huge amount of work for mod devs and many are taking the opportunity to do complete re-writes. With this many mods involved in such huge packs, it's inevitable that there's going to be some churn between versions, at least until Mojang have their Mod API stable enough for a release.

I will be stopping the FTB server at around 7:30pm UK time (in 2 and a half hours from the time of this post), to dedicate server resources to the Vanilla Minecraft Enderdragon fight which is expected to have quite a few people joining.

I'll start the FTB server back up again soon after it's done.

So the FTB Launcher has been updated and can now launch 1.6 modpacks.

They've already added a new pack "FTB Horizons" and more are coming soon:

Horizons - a showcase for new or re-written mods, does not contain established mods like IC2, Buildcraft, Forestry, EnderChests etc. It is not balanced in any way, it's meant as a "try the new things" pack.

Direwolf20 - will contain the mods Direwolf20 will use in his Youtube series

MagicWorld 2 - mainly magic mods, little to no tech

TechWorld 2 - mainly tech mods, little to no magic

Two other packs have been hinted at but not confirmed as to what they are.

There does not appear to be a "feature" pack similar to Ultimate and Unleashed (a nice mix of Tech and Magic). The only (currently announced) pack that looks to be similar is the Direwolf20 pack (as Direwolf20 has a habit of liking to throw in all the mods together).

So going on current details, we may be moving back to the Direwolf20 modpack pack for 1.6 (unless one of the two unconfirmed packs turns out to be better - although I suspect they will likely be niche packs).

No ETAs yet, as the DW20 pack still has to be released for testing and then marked as stable before I'll be happy to start a server with it.


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UPDATE:

http://forum.feed-the-beast.com/threads/upcoming-mod-packs.35339/

slowpoke wrote:
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The replacement for FTB Unleashed the new All round pack designed to cater to all tastes, combining old favorites and new into a all new modpack. (ETA 1 Week)

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Yay! New Unleashed in one week!

I almost wish they didn't do so much "Modpack" stuff, and instead just made a launcher where you could be all "I wanna use this mod, and this mod..." click click, launch, and you have the same world, but the mods are simply turned on or off. y'know, like the Mod API that Mojang is working on...

Anvildude wrote:
I almost wish they didn't do so much "Modpack" stuff, and instead just made a launcher where you could be all "I wanna use this mod, and this mod..." click click, launch, and you have the same world, but the mods are simply turned on or off. y'know, like the Mod API that Mojang is working on...

Then you'll be pleased to learn that's kind of what they've been working on for the new launcher:
http://forum.feed-the-beast.com/threads/why-no-new-launcher.35040/

slowpoke wrote:
There you will see a list of pre-approved mods. These are mods where we have general permission from the mod developer to allow us to essentially pass on our permissions to the third party. Either this or an open source mod that already gives open permission. From this list, you will be able to essentially tick the boxes next to the mod that you want in your pack. Then if there is a mod that you want to use that isn't on our list as long as you have permission for that mod, you can just upload it yourself along with a config file and a couple of images and your pack will be constructed automatically and added onto the launcher. Then if you need to update, just log back in make the adjustments, hit submit and again the changes are sent to the launcher automatically.

FTB:Monster modpack:

Forge

CodechickenCore
COFH Core
DenLib
IchunUtil
PowerCrystals Core
Waila
Opos
EVOC


Agriculture
Applied Energistics
ATG
B'O'P (disabled)
Backpacks
Better Storage
Biblicraft (with addon)
Big Reactors
Buildcraft
ChickenCHunks
compact windmills (ic2)
ComputerCraft
EE3
Engineers Toolbox
Extra Utilities
Forestry
gascraft (engineer's toolbox)
Gatecopy
HopperDucts
IC2
Infinibow
JABBA
Magic Bees
Mariculture
MFR
Obsidiplates
Project Red
Railcraft
Random Things
Reactorcraft
RemoteIO
Revamp
Roguelike Dungeons
RotaryCraft
Steves Carts
Switches
Thaumcraft
thaumic tinkerer
Thermal Expansion
TiC:MechWorks
Tinkers Contruct
Torch Levers
Twilight Forest
WR-CBE
Xact
EnhancedPortals
OpenBlocks
OpenPeripheral
Natura
DenPipes
DenPipe-emerald
Denpipes-forestry
Lycanite's Mobs
Adv. Genetics (when updated)

Inventory Tweaks
damage indicators
statuseffecthud
armorstatushud

http://forum.feed-the-beast.com/threads/so-as-compensation-to-all-forum-users-mod-pack-mod-list-new-feature-pack.35508/

Note that Mystcraft and PortalGun are not listed. I don't know about PortalGun, but Mystcraft might be left out due to the increased memory requirements of the new packs, along with other mods also adding their own dimensions like the Promised Land and the Deep Dark. Given that the Cave and Mega build ages were barely used, this isn't really the end of the world. The mining age would be missed, but perhaps we could set a rule to only quarry oceans or the Deep Dark (higher ore rates)?

Alternatively, the Direwolf20 pack is still an option.

Could also dig down a bit before using a quarry so it doesn't ruin the landscape.

No Factorization nor Ultimate Hybrid Solar Panels nor even Extra Bees/Trees?

The loss of Factorization barrels alone will make the early game a nuisance. The loss of the Woodworker and Panelworker from Extra Bees/Trees will make designing floors less pretty. I had actually really gotten into that.

JABBA is barrels. http://profmobius.blogspot.co.uk/p/jabba_7.html

Factorisation has always been every so slightly buggy and rarely used.

The current Extra Bees/Trees versions are apparently crashy, so may be included later but that's random speculation, don't quote me on that.

Not sure on the solars. :/

From the thread, it seems that the exclusion of Mystcraft will be corrected soon.

This JABBA seems like a great replacement for barrels, and that's pretty much the only thing I'll miss from factorization.

Also, the thread states that the creator of Extra Bees/Trees is on vacation at the moment and will unbug the stuff as soon as possible. I have hope!

Solars will be a loss, but they were super-cheaty anyways. It's just a super-unit you place down and you've beaten the game. As soon as I got my first Ultimate Solar, I could produce more at a surprising rate and everything became trivial. Not that it's a bad thing, but their exclusion means I actually have to think about designing for function as well as form again.

Holy butts, no Powersuits!?!

pity about the loss off bees and trees... Was really getting into them in this version :/

Looking to be very interesting. Sad Im gonna lose my underground science lab though xD


EDIT: No powersuits!?!?!

Holy crap!

Thats a game changer, for sure! (once you got em you were nigh-invincible!)

WE LOST THE BEES?!

Just the extra ones. Forestry is still there.

I'm slightly dissappointed that Logistics Pipes didn't make the cut, I'd just started getting into it. I was using it to help process the materials for my Wither Boss Battle Arena, which is nearly ready:
http://www.darkinnit.com/ftbmap/?worldname=Unleashed&mapname=surface&zoom=6&x=444.3114310331&y=64&z=114.26934091427894


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Ah wait, from that thread:

slowpoke wrote:As noted elsewhere, the mod list is our starting point, not finishing point so please dont take this as a final list.

So don't panic about mod x not being listed, at least not just yet.

From what I read, Logistics Pipes's creator had abandoned the project for a while and it had been picked up to be made into a v2 by others. Then the original creator came back and started work on a v3. Both are unfinished and drastically different than v1.