Request Best Mods?
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Nothing, really. Every mod is meant to do something, in it's own way. For example, Ars Magica and Thaumcraft are both magic mods, however they are incomparable because they have two vastly different main mechanics.
No such thing. "Best" is subjective. Different people will consider different mods "best". Find the ones you like and have fun.
I will tell you my favorite mods by category.
Realism: Rotary Craft hands down.
Nuclear power: Reactorcraft.
Simplicity: Thermal Expansion.
Item transport: Logistics pipes
Item storage: Applied Energistics
Utilities: Extra Utilities
Recipes: NEI
Magic: Blood Magic/Thaumcraft
Many machines: IC2/Gregtech
Realism: Rotary Craft hands down.
Nuclear power: Reactorcraft.
Simplicity: Thermal Expansion.
Item transport: Logistics pipes
Item storage: Applied Energistics
Utilities: Extra Utilities
Recipes: NEI
Magic: Blood Magic/Thaumcraft
Many machines: IC2/Gregtech
I have a favorite mod and I have not played with it yet - have a look at EnderIO, Dire did a 3 part mod spotlight on it. It will have a huge impact on the item, fluid and power transfer systems - being able to have all 3 plus redstone controls within 1 block spaces, brilliant!, and much more. I can't wait to see what he does with it in Let's play season 7
GregTech...
*drops a can of kerosine*
But no... You can't just drop such a general question like that, it's not fair.
It's not that subjective.
Well it is a bit, but in any collection of mods there will always be standouts in different genres, some will be liked more often by more people. Those mods could be what you would call "the best".
*drops a can of kerosine*
But no... You can't just drop such a general question like that, it's not fair.
It's not that subjective.
Well it is a bit, but in any collection of mods there will always be standouts in different genres, some will be liked more often by more people. Those mods could be what you would call "the best".
I like Wagon's idea of a favorite mod per category. So here is mine:
Realism: RotaryCraft
Nuclear power: BigReactors (for when I'm lazy and just want power) / ReactorCraft (although I haven't actually tried it yet
Item storage: Applied Energistics
Magic: Thaumcraft
Machines and conduits: EnderIO
Realism: RotaryCraft
Nuclear power: BigReactors (for when I'm lazy and just want power) / ReactorCraft (although I haven't actually tried it yet
Item storage: Applied Energistics
Magic: Thaumcraft
Machines and conduits: EnderIO
The BackWoods mod and ae2 qnd thermal expansion
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Mekanism - good tech mod
Railcraft - rails are cool
Minechem - who doesnt like chemistry
TinkersCon - tool customization
EnchantView - i dont like random enchantments, this mod is must have for me
I like BuildCraft and RailCraft a lot, but hey, I'm the resident weirdo. Also OpenComputers is kinda cool.
Personally, I thoroughly enjoy Mo' Chickens. It turns the Twilight Forest from something relatively tranquil into something terrifying...
Thaumcraft and Thermal Expansion, basically. To me, those two mods set the foundation for modded minecraft. Although, I would probably end up bored quickly if it was only those two in my pack. Neither of them are perfect though. Thaumcraft can be incredibly tedious without other mods to speed things along, and the whole research/warp features are like punishment which is why I disable them in the config. And Thermal Expansion on its own hardly does anything at all. But both of them have excellent gadgets and the crafting recipes are usually pretty fun to follow as long as you arent doing infusion altar recipes one after another.
A close second in the tech mod department would be Mekanism. Its got a lot of easy to make, fun to use machines. But almost everything in the mod seems slightly...off. In the way of the old universal electricity mods never quite meshed with everything else around them. The textures are by default, 32x while default minecraft is 16x. And as much as I like playing around with fluids and item pipes, the addition of gasses seems like overkill to me.
A close second in the tech mod department would be Mekanism. Its got a lot of easy to make, fun to use machines. But almost everything in the mod seems slightly...off. In the way of the old universal electricity mods never quite meshed with everything else around them. The textures are by default, 32x while default minecraft is 16x. And as much as I like playing around with fluids and item pipes, the addition of gasses seems like overkill to me.
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Celestialphoenix
Too Much Free Time
Define "Best"
Best looking? Most fun? Best performance? Most unique? Dev you adore/respect.
Number of hours played?
Number of hours played?
(Remembering server I'm on lost the counter after I passed 500 hours, I'm probably passed the 700 mark by now. SSP+ other servers; probably 1200-1500 hours sunk into a single mod.)
