making a pack for a not so strong PC

[pilgrim143]

I am currently making my own pack for a not very powerful PC. I am currently at 1.6.4. (did you read the title?) The current mod list is as follows:

Thaumcraft (Thaumic tinkerer)
Tinkerers construct
Thermal expansion (Big Reactors)
Forestry
Pneumaticraft
Extra Util
AE 1

Any additions/subtractions/divisions/multiplications?

 

[pc_assassin]

Extra utilities for a quarry that lags less then buildcraft.

Chisel for a light weight decoration mod

Simply jetpacks for easy flight



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[Not_Steve]

Nei. Waila. Invtweaks.

 

[pilgrim143]

Nei. Waila. Invtweaks.

It wouldn't be a modpack without those, would it now?

 

[1SDAN]

There's this cool sorcery mod, you might want to check it out.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1288753-sorcery-beta-1-1

 

[pilgrim143]

Does ae make much lag?


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[pc_assassin]

Not Ae 1 but AE2.... phew all fancy stuffs yah that can cause a bit of lag.

 

[pilgrim143]

Not Ae 1 but AE2.... phew all fancy stuffs yah that can cause a bit of lag.

So using ae 1 would be fine?


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[pc_assassin]

Yah

 

[AshmanTheGuy]

OpenBlocks is a good mod. I use it all the time, and my computer is ancient! Also Iron Chests, but that's my preference. (I see IronChests more of a Utility mod)

 

[GreenZombie]

Try:
Craftguide in place of nei.

Exclude:
Extra utilities, open blocks and other mods that add lots of random items as they load memory with unused textures and code. Redundancy is the enemy in low spec packs, so choose ONE mod to provide RF / ore doubling.
BOP and other biome adding mods as they use a lot of texture memory.

Also:
The barrels mod for barrels vs jabba / factorization.
Use AE in place of TE3/BC pipes for automation.
Ruins. Infernal mobs for adding content without new textures.

Measure your success:
In part, in game, by hitting F3 and seeing the java memory used / Available. On low spec packs I stop adding mods when the memory used starts exceeding 520Mb.
There are no good tools for determining texture memory load, short of watching your MC logs for OpenGL errors.

Ignore my advice and:
Add Twilight Forest. For the huge amount of content. It doesn't add anything to the overworld so your overworld fps should not be effected by having it available.

Dedicated Server:
By running a dedicated server you split the requirements for MC between two OS processes. You could even run the server on a separate PC. The server will handle world gen type tasks and mob AI and the client will handle the texture memory pressure. Especially on 32bit OS's where processes have limited virtual memory available this can help larger packs work on lower spec hardware.

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My 1.7.2 modpack looks like this. It is for SMP play, so expects perhaps a beefy server, but tries to keep the client load down:

Magic:
Thaumcraft & Blood Magic.
Tech:
Applied Energistics 2, hopper ducts mod, the barrels mod, Ender IO
Content:
Infernal Mobs, Twilight Forest, Ruins, Doomlike Dungeons, Rogue-like Dungeons, Mystcraft.
Decorative:
Mr Crayfish's Furniture Mod, Bibliocraft.

It, purposely, does NOT include automated mining or automated farming (outside of thaumcraft), as we wanted to emphasis world exploration over complicated tech builds.

I am unhappy with:
Bibliocraft for having high rez models. But its bookshelves and armor stands are too nice to loose.
Mr Crayfish's Furniture Mod: Minebay and the Printer are unbalanced, but its decorative items are too nice to pass up.
EnderIO - has added a one block auto crop farm and powered mob farms. Unwanted, but without TE3 I was stuck for RF (to power AE2). Plus its solar panels provide passive RF which is sorely needed without quarries / heavy auto-tree/crop-farm mods providing (laggy) infinite power.

 

[ThatOneSlowking]

It would be nice to know specs.
I suggest OpenBlocks and ExtraUtilities for fun/useful things, new RF generators, and a good quarry. Remove BC as it can function off its own engines and RF, I disagree with becke due to the rest oof the functionality NEI has. Depending on your specs you should be fine and ae1 is not that bad unless you have a massive ae system across several chunks automating everything in the game.

 

[pilgrim143]

My specs are 4 gb of memory, a 2.7ghz sandy bridge i5, and no graphics card.


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[RedBoss]

My pc is beefier than yours and I couldn't even run vanilla without a graphics card. I spent about $80 bucks on a budget graphics card and I have a lot more leeway.

 

[pilgrim143]

I run vanilla at around 40-50fps. My processor is quad core though, don't know about hyperthreading,


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[midi_sec]

I run vanilla at around 40-50fps. My processor is quad core though, don't know about hyperthreading,


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quad won't help you in this version of minecraft. you're going to have a tough time in modded without a gpu if you're only seeing 40fps in vanilla.

 

[RedBoss]

Yeah, I get +60ish fps in vanilla. I'm loving 1.7.10 though. I'm getting 40-50 fps there. And yes I can tell the difference since I run my pc through my tv which is at 120hz

 

[Padfoote]

Jumping in here as well, you will need a GPU for modded MC. I was running on just my integrated chip and could barely manage 30 FPS with 130 mods. Switched to my dedicated, and saw a jump to about 180 FPS.

 

[Vasa]

I suggest you this list :

1. Applied Energistics
2. Big Reactors
3. Biomes O' Plenty*
4. ChickenChunks
5. CodeChickenCore
6. CoFH Core
7. Evoc
8. Extra Utilities
9. Inventory Tweaks
10. Iron Chest
11. JABBA
12. NEI Addons
13. NEI Plugins
14. NotEnoughItems
15. Obsidian Pressure Plates
16. Railcraft
17. Redstone Arsenal
18. Simply Jetpacks
19. Thaumcraft
20. Thaumic Tinkerer
21. Thermal Expansion
22. Tinkers' Construct
23. VeinMiner
24. ZansMinimap

*disable laggy biomes

Spoiler

biomegen.cfg

# Configuration file

####################
# beach variations to generate
####################

"beach variations to generate" {
    B:"Gravel Beach"=true
    B:"Overgrown Beach"=true
}


####################
# biomes to generate
####################

"biomes to generate" {
    B:Alps=true
    B:Arctic=false
    B:AutumnHills=true
    B:Badlands=true
    B:BambooForest=false
    B:Bayou=false
    B:BirchForest=false
    B:Bog=false
    B:BorealForest=false
    B:Brushland=false
    B:Canyon=true
    B:Chaparral=false
    B:CherryBlossomGrove=false
    B:ConiferousForest=false
    B:ConiferousForestSnow=false
    B:Crag=false
    B:DeadForest=false
    B:DeadForestSnow=false
    B:DeadSwamp=false
    B:Deadlands=false
    B:DeciduousForest=false
    B:Dunes=false
    B:Fen=true
    B:Field=true
    B:FrostForest=false
    B:FungiForest=false
    B:Garden=false
    B:Glacier=false
    B:Grassland=false
    B:Grove=false
    B:Heathland=false
    B:Highland=false
    B:HotSprings=true
    B:IcyHills=true
    B:JadeCliffs=true
    B:LavenderFields=true
    B:LushDesert=false
    B:LushSwamp=false
    B:Mangrove=true
    B:MapleWoods=true
    B:Marsh=false
    B:Meadow=true
    B:Mesa=false
    B:Moor=false
    B:Mountain=false
    B:MysticGrove=true
    B:Oasis=true
    B:Ocean=true
    B:OminousWoods=false
    B:Orchard=true
    B:OriginValley=true
    B:Outback=false
    B:OvergrownGreens=false
    B:Pasture=true
    B:Polar=false
    B:Prairie=true
    B:Quagmire=false
    B:Rainforest=false
    B:RedwoodForest=false
    B:SacredSprings=true
    B:Savanna=true
    B:Scrubland=false
    B:SeasonalForest=false
    B:Shield=false
    B:Shrubland=false
    B:Silkglades=false
    B:Sludgepit=true
    B:SpruceWoods=true
    B:Steppe=false
    B:Swampwoods=false
    B:TemperateRainforest=false
    B:Thicket=false
    B:Timber=true
    B:TropicalRainforest=true
    B:Tropics=true
    B:Tundra=false
    B:Volcano=false
    B:Wasteland=false
    B:Wetland=false
    B:Woodland=true
}


####################
# nether biomes to generate
####################

"nether biomes to generate" {
    B:BloodyHeap=false
    B:Boneyard=true
    B:CorruptedSands=true
    B:PhantasmagoricInferno=true
    B:Undergarden=true
}


####################
# ocean biomes to generate
####################

"ocean biomes to generate" {
    B:"Coral Reef"=false
    B:"Kelp Forest"=false
    B:"Oceanic Abyss"=false
}


####################
# vanilla biomes to generate
####################

"vanilla biomes to generate" {
    B:Desert=true
    B:ExtremeHills=true
    B:Forest=true
    B:Jungle=true
    B:Ocean=true
    B:Plains=true
    B:Swampland=true
    B:Taiga=true
}

And get any GPU, your performance will increase alot.There are good and cheap cards like mine Radeon HD6570 55e.

 

[Padfoote]

I suggest you this list :

1. Applied Energistics
2. Big Reactors
3. Biomes O' Plenty*
4. ChickenChunks
5. CodeChickenCore
6. CoFH Core
7. Evoc
8. Extra Utilities
9. Inventory Tweaks
10. Iron Chest
11. JABBA
12. NEI Addons
13. NEI Plugins
14. NotEnoughItems
15. Obsidian Pressure Plates
16. Railcraft
17. Redstone Arsenal
18. Simply Jetpacks
19. Thaumcraft
20. Thaumic Tinkerer
21. Thermal Expansion
22. Tinkers' Construct
23. VeinMiner
24. ZansMinimap

*disable laggy biomes

I would actually recommend not using BoP. It's a nice mod, but I switched to Highlands and have seen chunk generation times decrease by a noticeable amount. Obviously, results may vary, but that's my experience.

Other than that, I agree with the list for a low impact pack.