Yeah, i noticed the forums went away too. It's sad, Epiccraft had a nice feel too it. Even with all the bugs like not using water bottles for thirst, it was still fun. Jon did a nice job with it, and i can only imagine the work.
We've got a group working on a 1.7 modpack now, and it's so very easy to get sucked down a rabbit hole while working on some aspect on it. You start work expecting to get a lot done, only to find the 6 hours you had that night are quickly gone. I did that last night researching Atomic Strykers mod that creates Ruins. We can just toss it in, and it sort of works, because of the biome differences in BOP. But to get the most out of it, i need to make a long list of BOP biomes that each ruin can spawn in, otherwise you only get them in certain biomes. And of course while reading, i find some lovely addons that someone else has made, and made available on drop box. So I'll be learning how to add those in. So 3 or 4 nights on that, and then on to something else.
Another night we got the idea to add in all the hot/cold blocks we could find to flush out the temperature part of enviormine. That turned out to be a long list
But now if it's a block made of ice or snow, it's cold. All torches give off heat. Machines give off a bit of heat. A smelter a lot. Cryotheum is VERY cold. Lots of work, but once it's done it makes the game that little bit better.
At least "testing" means i get to run off and play a lot though