Best biomes for a pack?

[jordsta95]

Hey guys, so I am currently undergoing a task for the server team I work with to come up with 2 mod packs for IF we decide to start doing modded servers. They want a magic pack and a tech pack, as they don't like the FTB packs, they want 1.7, and they want mod/tech to be as separate as possible, as they feel people will either focus on tech, or on magic, and it makes no sense to have both types of mods in the same pack, as magic can make tech obsolete in some cases, and tech can make magic too easy in other cases...
So I am starting on the magic pack, getting the mods together, making sure they work, etc. BUT! The biggest issue I am having right now, and will have for the tech pack too, is world gen.
One of the things that one of the other admins is adamant about is less vanilla biomes. Vanilla biomes ARE boring. He enjoys BoP, and I introduced him to Highlands recently (because he loves mountains) and he is hooked on that too.... But, I feel that using the same biome generation in both packs is a bit pointless. Because I feel that BoP is a bit more magical that it is techy, so it would be out of place in a tech world.

So, I have decided to ask the FTB community, what biome adding mods do you think fit these styles, or just enjoy.
Right now, all I really know about, that I know are good, are Biomes o Plenty, Highlands, and ExtraBiomesXL.

 

[Blazze909]

I personally think BoP should be in the tech one just because of the integration with all the mods.. But that's up to you. EBXL is kinda in the past, and highlands is amazing. I'd probably vote highlands for magic.

 

[jordsta95]

I personally think BoP should be in the tech one just because of the integration with all the mods.. But that's up to you. EBXL is kinda in the past, and highlands is amazing. I'd probably vote highlands for magic.

Highlands for magic? Can I ask your reasoning?

And I know of the support for BoP with tech, but I just think stuff like Ominous Woods is more suited magic than tech

 

[Blazze909]

Point made.. Highlands just seems like the more mysterious one maybe just cuz of the mountains.. You COULD go really crazy and change the configs so that the ominous woods and a few of the others don't spawn in the tech, and in magic disable the ones you have in tech.. Just spewing brain fluid.

 

[jordsta95]

That's not a bad idea actually... What I MAY do then with the tech is maybe mix highlands and BoP?

 

[Blazze909]

Yeah that'd work.

 

[jordsta95]

Thanks, I don't know why I didn't think of that before...
But can I ask why you said EBXL is kinda in the past? I know not a lot of mod packs use it, but I still think it has some great world gen

 

[Blazze909]

Yeah.. I guess it does but it pales in comparison to highlands and BoP. Also 1.4 EBXL was a mod support wreck and especially BoP supports waaayy better.

 

[jordsta95]

True, it's a shame though, because I really did like the Redwood Biome EBXL adds

 

[Qazplm601]

imo, BOP is more of the "magic" one with all the crazy biomes it adds, and EXBXL is more of the tech one with a more "real" feel to it(also they have added way more mod support than 1.4) highlands is nice, i think i would use in in a hardcore/realisim pack. also, ATG is badass.

 

[jordsta95]

ATG looks good Dunno if I'd use it though, as the biomes don't look that awesome :/ I mean, the valleys look cool... but most of the biomes look like other biome mods' biomes

 

[Qazplm601]

ATG looks good Dunno if I'd use it though, as the biomes don't look that awesome :/ I mean, the valleys look cool... but most of the biomes look like other biome mods' biomes

weellll, maybe its that other biome mods biomes look like ATG biomes

 

[jordsta95]

I guess you could look at it like that

 

[SatanicSanta]

Highlands.

Always Highlands.

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

In BoP you can set exactly which biomes generate in the configs, use the forests, groves, magicky ones and highlands for the magic pack and scrublands, deserts and fiery biomes for the tech pack

 

[b0bst3r]

Remove all biome mods, there's nothing like good old vanilla. I mean who wants to add in 30 biomes no one wants to live in, that adds nothing to the game and just make people move further until they find a nice biome.

 

[Golrith]

imo, BOP is more of the "magic" one with all the crazy biomes it adds, and EXBXL is more of the tech one with a more "real" feel to it(also they have added way more mod support than 1.4) highlands is nice, i think i would use in in a hardcore/realisim pack. also, ATG is badass.

Not in the current version. What with all the biome system redesign many of the more fantasy biomes in BoP have vanished. If anything, BoP is more realistic than ever. I just wish I could nuke Garden and Origin biomes from orbit...


To OP, note, that if you mix Highlands with BoP, you have to choose Highlands world generation and it will ignore any biomes you've disabled from BoP. I use highlands purely for it's mountains, all it's other biomes are inferior in appearance compared to BoP (as usual, in my opinion, blah blah).