A New Direction [BC API/RF API]
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Celestialphoenix
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Using a lower grade cable as a fuse is taking initiative and designing a working solution using the mechanics available. Its actually a good idea, and given that you're placing cables anyway its hardly any more tedious. Certainly more engaging than just replacing the wreckage, though the catastrophic failure was mostly intended for those who ramp a stupid amount of power into a machine (like 10x the recommended amount).
It would make overclocking significantly more risky; which then leads to the question
-like the old school IC2 nukes; how far are you willing to push it for an 'optimum' design?
Do you play it safe or are you ballsy enough to run it right up to the limits and risk it all?
This, however, I like. The issue with blowing up machines I have is that it's kind of a newbie trap. Once you get over it, it's not a danger any longer, but "oh, I read the instructions" doesn't feel like an accomplishment (unlike figuring out your perfect layout). There isn't much gain from it in terms of gameplay apart from the feeling.
Risky overclocks, however, is something that's done knowing the consequences, so that's fun. You could have machines where you disable the aforementioned "circuit breaker" - you can run things higher, faster, better... but then they WILL blow up if you stress/overheat them too much. But now it's not a trap, it's a deliberate gamble.
As for me, I am simply not entertained by complex power systems, nor impressed by what other people do with them. Ever. I am entertained and impressed consistently by what people actually do with that power.
I would like to see an RF cable that instead of limiting how much RF it can transfer, if the cable exceeds an amount of RF per tick, then the cable just straight up melts, kinda like in older IC2 versions. hell, why not power forestry and railcraft wi- Oh yeah, electrical engines.
While not necessarily on topic, I would like to see the return of the old forestry farms. While it's nice to have the option of the multiblock farm, them old farms when you needed half a dozen diamond pipes have a kind of nostalgia to them. The fact that BC pipes don't throw things on the floor anymore is even more reason.
While not necessarily on topic, I would like to see the return of the old forestry farms. While it's nice to have the option of the multiblock farm, them old farms when you needed half a dozen diamond pipes have a kind of nostalgia to them. The fact that BC pipes don't throw things on the floor anymore is even more reason.
Something like that. It also gives people a reason to not have their energy cells pumping out energy at full blast.
I've also seen people combat "complexity" with engine, dynamo, or boiler spam. I dont get it. But actually I'm the guy building houses instead of machines so my interest in such things is limited.
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First time I have been mentioned and it turns out to be in a collection of people that have been mentioned. God f****** dammit.
No prob, but I don't have anything new to contribute. I am looking forward to the complex RF mod to see how it is implemented but I don't see how my opinion will convince or even make someone else think at this point.Sorry mate, you had good stuff to say
I've never had a problem with RF directly. It's just that I remember that when TE came out I absolutely loved having an IC2 alternative which could take advantage of MJ power. Honestly this is part of what got me really into developing complex gate systems and developing an appreciation for them. I remember one particular server map where I had this crazy energy system with Forestry farms, two tiers of RC steam boilers, and lots of BC gates controlling the mess. All to power my MJ-based machinery (including AE). It was refreshing to really need to generate a lot of MJ rather than EU for a change.
Now it seems we're ready to move past that, but to something which just doesn't feel exciting like that did back then. It's just... there. Maybe other people are still excited though, what do I know. And it's not that I don't enjoy various newer RF-based mods; I found that EnderIO is pretty cool, for example. But I still like BuildCraft too, out of nostalgia if nothing else, so mods switching away from MJ is just more of a disappointment if anything. I can't vouch for how good/bad the BC API is at this point; my only experience is when I messed around trying to port 1.4.7's Forestry to 1.6 for fun just to have the old farm machines again, and was having to try to adapt the older BC API to the previous one, which seemed a bit of a pain. But then I eventually got sidetracked by other projects altogether (like currently deobfuscating 1.8 to see how much I can make sense of).
But anyhow it's still not the end of the world, because there's nothing stopping anyone from playing older versions to get the features they want. I do that anyway!
Now it seems we're ready to move past that, but to something which just doesn't feel exciting like that did back then. It's just... there. Maybe other people are still excited though, what do I know. And it's not that I don't enjoy various newer RF-based mods; I found that EnderIO is pretty cool, for example. But I still like BuildCraft too, out of nostalgia if nothing else, so mods switching away from MJ is just more of a disappointment if anything. I can't vouch for how good/bad the BC API is at this point; my only experience is when I messed around trying to port 1.4.7's Forestry to 1.6 for fun just to have the old farm machines again, and was having to try to adapt the older BC API to the previous one, which seemed a bit of a pain. But then I eventually got sidetracked by other projects altogether (like currently deobfuscating 1.8 to see how much I can make sense of).
But anyhow it's still not the end of the world, because there's nothing stopping anyone from playing older versions to get the features they want. I do that anyway!
I like TE and most of the current RF mods. I also like RotaryCraft and it's addons.
Who said one can't like both simple and complex mods?
I like BuildCraft and Railcraft back in 1.4.7, and I still like them in 1.7.10.
I believe mod authors should just do what they want with their mods, there are all sorts of feedbacks from positive to downright negative ones, whiners will whine regardless as I believe them to be a vocal minority so you can just ignore them.
As long as your mod is engaging and fun enough, there will be more than enough users using it.
And I will be looking forward to see what engaging mechanics modders can come up with the RF API.
Who said one can't like both simple and complex mods?
I like BuildCraft and Railcraft back in 1.4.7, and I still like them in 1.7.10.
I believe mod authors should just do what they want with their mods, there are all sorts of feedbacks from positive to downright negative ones, whiners will whine regardless as I believe them to be a vocal minority so you can just ignore them.
As long as your mod is engaging and fun enough, there will be more than enough users using it.
And I will be looking forward to see what engaging mechanics modders can come up with the RF API.
You know, I gotta say one thing...
In the shitstorm thread, everyone (well almost everyone) was very civil, and tried to the best to keep it that way.
/e is proud of this community.
In the shitstorm thread, everyone (well almost everyone) was very civil, and tried to the best to keep it that way.
/e is proud of this community.
You must love Reika's Nuclear reactors, right?
(Serious comment).
Do you place them in mystcraft ages, so that when they explode and render the place unusable, you just use a new age for the next one?
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