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I've tried using YouTube guides before. Did not work.

Let me run a server-but it was Vanilla.

I've pondered hosting a skyfactory game lately. Basically Skyblock but with mods that make it more interesting. A lot of my friends prefer minecraft for exploration though, so never got any volunteers.

So just... good luck setting up a server and keeping it populated. It can be pretty hard.

Skyfactory was reasonably fun until the constant crashes and mind-numbing tedium finally got to me.

 JNAProductions wrote:
Two questions:

First, for Darkinnit. Can you teach me how to run my own server? I'd like to have a little thing for recording, and not use the entire Dakka Dakka Modded Server for that (plus I might want to do other modpacks).

Second, for anyone here who plays Modded Minecraft. Would you be interested in doing a Let's Play of the DW20 pack or Forever Stranded with me? Assuming I'm able to host the server, pending Darkinnit's masterful tutorial.

It depends what your requirements are and also your budget.

From what you've said here, it looks like you just want a 1-2 player server?

So then it's a question of how you want to run the server and where?

Running it locally from your own house will be cheapest, but means you have to give your own IP address to anyone wanting to join the server and ensure you're setting up port forwarding correctly.

If you're willing to pay a monthly fee for an always on server, and you're only looking to have a few people, then something like Creeperhost is probably easiest and best value for money. Especially as they'll set up the modpack and everything for you, so you can just get on with playing the game.

If you're dead set on running it locally from your own house, then the launcher has the option to download the server and FTB kindly provide some quickstart "ServerStart" scripts to get it up and running. Port forwarding to open access to people on the internet is exactly the same as for vanilla.

I don't want to write a massive wall of text, so let me know if there's something more specific you need to know.

Okay, where on the newer FTB launcher do I find the ServerStart script?

And how do I handle port forwarding?

Treat me as if I know nothing. I might have somewhat managed to set up a vanilla server before, but that was a while ago.

Much appreciated, by the way!

 JNAProductions wrote:
Okay, where on the newer FTB launcher do I find the ServerStart script?

And how do I handle port forwarding?

Treat me as if I know nothing. I might have somewhat managed to set up a vanilla server before, but that was a while ago.

Much appreciated, by the way!

Hmm, from what I can google about the new Curse launcher, there isn't yet a server download option (unless I'm mistaken). But instead, you can find them on their site:

Go to: https://www.feed-the-beast.com/modpacks

Choose your modpack

Where you see "Overview Files Relations", click "Files"

Choose the version of the modpack you want. Ones with an R icon are the latest stable Release. Any releases above that are newer but not considered stable yet. Click the "+1 Server pack" label

This takes you to an "Additional Files" section of the page where you can download the server files

Once downloaded, extract these to a folder where you want to store the server and world

You should see some ServerStart files. If you're on Windows, choose ServerStart.bat

That should get a server started which you can connect to from your game. Assuming you are running it on the same machine, you simply start the modpack, choose multiplayer, add a server and type 'localhost' as the address. You might also want to adjust the server.properties, ops.json and whitelist.json files to control who can connect to your server. Particularly to set whitelist to true.

Now to allow others outside to connect to your server, you'd need to forward the port from your router to your computer running the server. This can vary by router, and almost everyone has a different one, so there's some router specific instructions available at:
https://portforward.com
Also see the wiki for some more steps:
http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Tutorials/Setting_up_a_server#Port_forwarding

Once you have the port forwarded to your computer, find out what your external IP is by simply Googling What Is My IP and give that IP to whoever you want to join the server (make sure to whitelist them in Minecraft - '/whitelist add username' - if you want them to be able to connect).

Can't seem to find Forever Stranded, so that's out.

So! Who's interested in Let's Playing the DW20 Pack or something with me?

And thank you once again, Darkinnit. You're very helpful.

 JNAProductions wrote:
Can't seem to find Forever Stranded, so that's out.

So! Who's interested in Let's Playing the DW20 Pack or something with me?

And thank you once again, Darkinnit. You're very helpful.

I'm interested, just anything but direwolf

there's a new 1.12 modpack out, it's bare bones but could be worth checking out, or of course infinity lite

Edit: Got it working... But the server has no mods. The Client does-but the server don't.

Check that the version of the server files you downloaded and the version of the modpack you're launching to play on it are exactly the same. Sometimes if there's a mismatch it just reports the server as "vanilla" even though it's not.

If that's not the case, check the mods folder to see if the mods files are all there. If they're not, check that you downloaded the correct server files zip package.

If that's still not the case, check the logs folder and read the last few lines of the "latest.log" and "fml-startup" log to see if they give any indication of any other problem.

EDIT: Actually, check the eula.txt file first and make sure to change it from false to true. It's Mojang's way of saying you should read their eula (tl;dr don't try to charge people money for non-cosmetic items on your server ).

Okay-when I run the Server Start Batch file, I get "JMV test failed".

When I run the Minecraft Server Executable Jar, I get a vanilla server.

What am I doing wrong?

I'm amused by the fact taht the log is called "fml-startup". Cause if you're reading it you're probably thinking FML XD

 JNAProductions wrote:
Okay-when I run the Server Start Batch file, I get "JMV test failed".

When I run the Minecraft Server Executable Jar, I get a vanilla server.

What am I doing wrong?

Wow you reply fast

Ok, first things first, always google your error messages

I found this thread:
https://forum.feed-the-beast.com/threads/direwolf20-cat-not-recognized.71342/

Looks like you should uninstall Java 7 from your computer and install Java 8 - see the thread above for details and links.


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 Melissia wrote:
I'm amused by the fact taht the log is called "fml-startup". Cause if you're reading it you're probably thinking FML XD

It's "Forge Mod Loader" but I'm sure the sharing of acronyms is not lost on them.

I believe it is the working now!

Thank you for the assistance!

@darkinnit

Hey dark, I am about to set up a draconic reactor and figured a void world might be the best place for it. But I'm not sure how to set up a void world and what options you can use on the server. I usually just randomly try stuff til I find something I like and I know you changed the settings

Is there a dimension planner out there? I looked and couldn't find one. I want to make sure I get the eternal day and no weather options, and maybe try some coloring.

can I set the mobs to endermen? and make a nice endermen farm there? maybe add in some effects?

If you could post a list of an approved void world for us to copy, that would be awesome as well

thanks

sirlynchmob wrote:
@darkinnit

Hey dark, I am about to set up a draconic reactor and figured a void world might be the best place for it. But I'm not sure how to set up a void world and what options you can use on the server. I usually just randomly try stuff til I find something I like and I know you changed the settings

Is there a dimension planner out there? I looked and couldn't find one. I want to make sure I get the eternal day and no weather options, and maybe try some coloring.

can I set the mobs to endermen? and make a nice endermen farm there? maybe add in some effects?

If you could post a list of an approved void world for us to copy, that would be awesome as well

thanks

Sounds like your testing a anti matter reactor that could end planets!

 jhe90 wrote:

sirlynchmob wrote:
@darkinnit

Hey dark, I am about to set up a draconic reactor and figured a void world might be the best place for it. But I'm not sure how to set up a void world and what options you can use on the server. I usually just randomly try stuff til I find something I like and I know you changed the settings

Is there a dimension planner out there? I looked and couldn't find one. I want to make sure I get the eternal day and no weather options, and maybe try some coloring.

can I set the mobs to endermen? and make a nice endermen farm there? maybe add in some effects?

If you could post a list of an approved void world for us to copy, that would be awesome as well

thanks

Sounds like your testing a anti matter reactor that could end planets!

Yep, I pitty anyone who lives next to me first the lag, then the boom

but a nice draconic reactor that doesn't go boom will make 550k RF/t

seeing how it will be the first I've ever built, the safe bet is on boom

sirlynchmob wrote:

 jhe90 wrote:

sirlynchmob wrote:
@darkinnit

Hey dark, I am about to set up a draconic reactor and figured a void world might be the best place for it. But I'm not sure how to set up a void world and what options you can use on the server. I usually just randomly try stuff til I find something I like and I know you changed the settings

Is there a dimension planner out there? I looked and couldn't find one. I want to make sure I get the eternal day and no weather options, and maybe try some coloring.

can I set the mobs to endermen? and make a nice endermen farm there? maybe add in some effects?

If you could post a list of an approved void world for us to copy, that would be awesome as well

thanks

Sounds like your testing a anti matter reactor that could end planets!

Yep, I pitty anyone who lives next to me first the lag, then the boom

but a nice draconic reactor that doesn't go boom will make 550k RF/t

seeing how it will be the first I've ever built, the safe bet is on boom

Blimey. Tinkered with mods n never needed that level of power!
I had like a 20 million RF power reserve with ender gens, lava and a slow charge system burning charcoal all the time for backup.
Even then no matter what I never drained my power reserve below 50%

Not sure what machines need that level of power!

My main ring conduit for base had a 2.5k max RF capacity!
Using that much power! Lol!

try some draconic infusion, to make 1 of 9 chaos level injectors took 880 million rf, and you need 10 of them. not to mention all the other infusing for the armor, weapons, upgrading and recharging.

I have the AE storage network, spawners, the 3 quantum quarries (2k rf/t min), the machines to process the ores, and potentially a void dimension here shortly. my 40k extreme reactor, and 3 endergenic generator systems can't keep up with it all, so I have to keep turning machines on and off to work on projects.

so I'm going for overkill and solving all my RF issues in one mighty destructive machine

sirlynchmob wrote:
@darkinnit

Hey dark, I am about to set up a draconic reactor and figured a void world might be the best place for it. But I'm not sure how to set up a void world and what options you can use on the server. I usually just randomly try stuff til I find something I like and I know you changed the settings

Is there a dimension planner out there? I looked and couldn't find one. I want to make sure I get the eternal day and no weather options, and maybe try some coloring.

can I set the mobs to endermen? and make a nice endermen farm there? maybe add in some effects?

If you could post a list of an approved void world for us to copy, that would be awesome as well

thanks

I barely know much more than the basics with RFTools. I've got the server enforcing that only void worlds can be made and you're also limited to two dimensions each (I think you can delete your own dimensions too if you don't like how it turned out).

The RFTools wiki has some example dimensions, including a void dimension, but I'm sure there's plenty of others out there on that there internet who have their own imlementations.

 darkinnit wrote:

sirlynchmob wrote:
@darkinnit

Hey dark, I am about to set up a draconic reactor and figured a void world might be the best place for it. But I'm not sure how to set up a void world and what options you can use on the server. I usually just randomly try stuff til I find something I like and I know you changed the settings

Is there a dimension planner out there? I looked and couldn't find one. I want to make sure I get the eternal day and no weather options, and maybe try some coloring.

can I set the mobs to endermen? and make a nice endermen farm there? maybe add in some effects?

If you could post a list of an approved void world for us to copy, that would be awesome as well

thanks

I barely know much more than the basics with RFTools. I've got the server enforcing that only void worlds can be made and you're also limited to two dimensions each (I think you can delete your own dimensions too if you don't like how it turned out).

The RFTools wiki has some example dimensions, including a void dimension, but I'm sure there's plenty of others out there on that there internet who have their own imlementations.

thanks, that explains a lot. It looks like I still get lots of areas to play around with in setting it up. off to the drawing board

sirlynchmob wrote:
try some draconic infusion, to make 1 of 9 chaos level injectors took 880 million rf, and you need 10 of them. not to mention all the other infusing for the armor, weapons, upgrading and recharging.

I have the AE storage network, spawners, the 3 quantum quarries (2k rf/t min), the machines to process the ores, and potentially a void dimension here shortly. my 40k extreme reactor, and 3 endergenic generator systems can't keep up with it all, so I have to keep turning machines on and off to work on projects.

so I'm going for overkill and solving all my RF issues in one mighty destructive machine

well Batman, tthat is indeed lag inducing power requirements.
most complex i used was a multi block nuke reactor, and that was nothing like that output.

I'm at the point where I need to figure out what mid-tier power generation I'm going to use. I'm going to crank out a couple of water wheels for free RF, and that will hold me for now, but there no such thing as overkill with power.

Also going to start a mob farm once I get my power needs handled.

If got extra utilities.

If still up-to-date, lava, and ender gens where fairly solid.
Ender was like 80RF/T. One pearl, 30 mins or so burn time.

I used them once racked somewhat with 4 or so for bonus power system on top of slow burn charcoal gens and lava fueled systems for regular power..

I have a small ender lily patch, so once that starts producing full time I'll have ender generation. Lava is almost right out. Between the lack of good lava generators, and no chunk loaders to transport from the Nether, its way too much work for little payoff. If I can get enough GF to power a resonator, I can make red coal, and problem solved. Or if I can get a spawner working, I can use nutrient distillation from Enderio. I have options, its a matter of which one comes across as the easiest at the moment.


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Well I am good and thuroughly screwed. My bed wasn't set, and I died. My house is 26000 blocks from spawn, with no teleporter and no viable Nether travel route. I did manage to find a pair of Nether fortresses before I perished a 3rd time.

 Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:
I have a small ender lily patch, so once that starts producing full time I'll have ender generation. Lava is almost right out. Between the lack of good lava generators, and no chunk loaders to transport from the Nether, its way too much work for little payoff. If I can get enough GF to power a resonator, I can make red coal, and problem solved. Or if I can get a spawner working, I can use nutrient distillation from Enderio. I have options, its a matter of which one comes across as the easiest at the moment.


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Well I am good and thuroughly screwed. My bed wasn't set, and I died. My house is 26000 blocks from spawn, with no teleporter and no viable Nether travel route. I did manage to find a pair of Nether fortresses before I perished a 3rd time.

and then you crashed the server 3 times

you can use a lava factory to generate lava, the more rf you can give it the faster you get lava, but they're cheap and easy to make and you can pump the lava right into drums.

if you have a village nearby the chunk wards work nicely, or you can claim & chunk load the nether chunks with the lava. dimensional transceivers to send it the energy and send the lava back to your base.

I got my reactor working and it didn't blow up it even survived the first server reset Maybe I should start a power company, I'll set up transceivers for customers now what's a good currency for the server?



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oh and if we want to do something like eternal day, or night, or stormy, let me know and I can set that up now

sirlynchmob wrote:


and then you crashed the server 3 times

I blame you for letting me borrow your amazeballs armor . I probably loaded new chunks way to quickly. I'll see about getting that back to you when I get home tonight.

 Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:
I probably loaded new chunks way to quickly.

I think this was the case. Each crash report is different, but most relate to chunk handling or terrain generation. Good job

Aaaaand I crashed it again. Sorry Guys, I'm just trying to get home :(

 Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:
Aaaaand I crashed it again. Sorry Guys, I'm just trying to get home :(

if you haven't changed your keymap, pressing 'I' will bring up the configuration menu for the draconic stuff. Change all the movement sliders to 0.

Or take off the pants and that will also slow you down and try not to run which kicks in the flight bonus.