How "Feed The Beast" changed my gaming lifestyle for the better...

[ThatOneSlowking]

The first time I tired to install a mod, I used Notepad

U wot m8

 

[sweden_revenge]

"(Thank goodness I waited at least for them, I heard you had to actually modify the minecraft JAR file itself for mod installations before)"
Never understood why people found it so hard Drop modloader/forge in there, delete meta inf folder, drop the mod in and you're done. But it's soooo nice to just be able to drop all mods in one folder instead.

 

[ratchet freak]

"(Thank goodness I waited at least for them, I heard you had to actually modify the minecraft JAR file itself for mod installations before)"
Never understood why people found it so hard Drop modloader/forge in there, delete meta inf folder, drop the mod in and you're done. But it's soooo nice to just be able to drop all mods in one folder instead.

before modloader existed/was widely support you had to drop the mods themselves in the jar (many of them were thus incompatible)

 

[sweden_revenge]

before modloader existed/was widely support you had to drop the mods themselves in the jar (many of them were thus incompatible)

Well even when modloader existed you needed to put the mods in the jar? That's how I always did it. I've been using mods since 1.7 beta (ah the nostalgia) so I don't know what it was like before that. I remember that few mods actually used forge and instead used risugami's modloader.

 

[TheWhiteTyger]

Here is a dumb noobish question, I threw together a custom mod pack and put together a server for 1.7.10 Minecraft on a dedicated 4.0Ghz, 16GB RAM server system with a network of about 95/95 Mbps going up and down.

I'm ok about collecting resources (old 8-bit NES style games taught me to collect EVERY item i run across, no matter if it has a use or not, ah nostalgia!) but I am always finding myself having trouble during the "middle game?" of any type of Minecraft moddified.

Here is the question: Assume that whatever mods some use to start going from simple resource gatherings to actual working machines, what is the best mod and/or best method to "start out" with? (I.E. farming from Forestry/MineFactory Reloaded/Thermal Expansion to huge storage and resource sorting) Also, the world is an AMPLIFIED terrain, so standard resource gathering is now patchy at best. (i.e. huge pucking mountains everywhere, no different biomes ran into so far, but haven't been playing but for a few days.)

Also assume that whatever method or whatever mod that is used, I already have it (cuz if I don't have it, I can easily "Throw" it in, heh.)

Many MANY thanks for anyone reading this and replying.

 

[Wagon153]

Here is a dumb noobish question, I threw together a custom mod pack and put together a server for 1.7.10 Minecraft on a dedicated 4.0Ghz, 16GB RAM server system with a network of about 95/95 Mbps going up and down.

I'm ok about collecting resources (old 8-bit NES style games taught me to collect EVERY item i run across, no matter if it has a use or not, ah nostalgia!) but I am always finding myself having trouble during the "middle game?" of any type of Minecraft moddified.

Here is the question: Assume that whatever mods some use to start going from simple resource gatherings to actual working machines, what is the best mod and/or best method to "start out" with? (I.E. farming from Forestry/MineFactory Reloaded/Thermal Expansion to huge storage and resource sorting) Also, the world is an AMPLIFIED terrain, so standard resource gathering is now patchy at best. (i.e. huge pucking mountains everywhere, no different biomes ran into so far, but haven't been playing but for a few days.)

Also assume that whatever method or whatever mod that is used, I already have it (cuz if I don't have it, I can easily "Throw" it in, heh.)

Many MANY thanks for anyone reading this and replying.

For resource gathering, I suggest using either a Digital Miner from Mekanism, a Quarry from Buildcraft, or a Enderquarry from Extra Utilities. And if you are having trouble having resources in the overworld, you can always check out the Twilight Forest.

 

[TheWhiteTyger]

For resource gathering, I suggest using either a Digital Miner from Mekanism, a Quarry from Buildcraft, or a Enderquarry from Extra Utilities. And if you are having trouble having resources in the overworld, you can always check out the Twilight Forest.

First time using Mekanism, so i'll have to look up the digital miner, Quarry from buildcraft seems like a sorat good idea but i dont appreciate the holes in the overworld (thank God for Mystcraft!) and Enderquarry is what I usually go for, but tis very expensive. *sigh* time to go to the neither. Wonder how the nether looks with Amplified terrain?

Also, any other suggestions for machines after a quarry is made? (forgot about them turtles!, and Progressive Automation seems cool, but lack of redstone is pissing me off, lulz.)

 

[PierceSG]

I prefer Mekanism's Digital Miner over BuildCraft's Quarry, for the fact that it doesn't destroy the land.

Probably machines that processes the ores you mined with the Digital Miner/Quarry, then to better power generation to power your Digital Miner/Quarry.

If you are going through Mekanism, you can get at least 3x yield without having to go through the whole saline tower and chemical washing process. And Mekanism also gives you the option to upgrade your machines speed, energy capacity as well as the processing capacity, with the best factory upgrade, your machines can handle up to 9 stacks at a time.

 

[MigukNamja]

The first time I tired to install a mod, I used Notepad

Hah ! You had it easy.

The first time I tried to install a mod, I had to lookup the 27th word in the 4th paragraph of the 5th page of a specific GregTech manual that I had to find a dungeon chest.

 

[TheWhiteTyger]

Thanks PierceSG, that info helped out a lot.

Hah ! You had it easy.

The first time I tried to install a mod, I had to lookup the 27th word in the 4th paragraph of the 5th page of a specific GregTech manual that I had to find a dungeon chest.

One of the many reason why except for IC2, I stay the HELL away from anything GregTech. Although I'm sure that was early versions of Minecraft that you had to edit the .jar file, so instant respect and I salute you!