Suggest a Skyblock

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Okay, so let's talk about Skyblocks.

I absolutely adored Agrarian Skies for 1.6.4. I'm in the mood to try something similar. However, there's a slight issue.

I run Linux, so I can't run the Curse Launcher (well, I probably could through WINE or POL, but I don't want to have to go through the extra installation steps for a launcher I'm not particularly fond of) and I'm really NOT a fan of AS2's locking inventory slots behind achievements.

What I'm really tempted to do is take the 1.6.4 version of AS and update it to 1.7.10, except that's going to absolutely murder the quest book. Mods have changed, and the change between 1.6 and 1.7 so that it no longer used item ID's for recognizing items with HQM is going to mean completely re-writing the bloiting thing.

I'm trying SkyFactory2. May need to customize it a bit, however at least it doesn't have HQM to wig out on me.

Does anyone have any other skyblock maps they like playing on?

 

[sgbros1]

and I'm really NOT a fan of AS2's locking inventory slots behind achievements.

That mechanic has been gone for quite a while now

 

[ShneekeyTheLost]

That mechanic has been gone for quite a while now

It is still on a launcher incompatible with my operating system, so it's not like it really matters.

 

[Someone Else 37]

You can take basically any pack and turn it into a skyblock. Just make a creative Superflat world consisting of one layer of air, then give yourself an Angel Block and some other stuff to start yourself off before switching to survival mode. You may need to adjust some recipes (or add Ex Nihilo and addons) in order to make things actually attainable.

As an example, @goreae has done precisely this with Infinity Normal Mode and written about it here.

 

[Renton Terrace]

or if it has Botania you can just add Garden of Glass

 

[KingTriaxx]

If you haven't got your heart set on a Skyblock, Modular Mayhem is pretty fun.

You could also play Regrowth as a Skyblock, since it uses a combination of Agricraft and Magical Crops to produce all it's stuff. (The Default map has all it's ore gen turned off.)

 

[Flipz]

If you're willing to wait a little while...well, I'll just say you ought to check out Tahg's and NoobPCGaming's streams (among several others playing on FTB One).

 

[ShneekeyTheLost]

If you're willing to wait a little while...well, I'll just say you ought to check out Tahg's and NoobPCGaming's streams (among several others playing on FTB One).

Are you referring to the Expert Mode Skyblock that DW20 and Soaryn are doing? It does seem interesting. I'll have to check it out once it goes live.

 

[ddejong]

I've been having quite a bit of fun with a mostly pure Botania Garden of Glass world; just the NEI type mods beyond that, nothing with blocks. It's interesting trying to figure out how to automate things without the normal transport solutions. Since it's a skyblock you can easily add new mods at a later date, as long as they're not worldgen heavy like Thaumcraft.

Though I really do miss the builder's wand when expanding my platform.

 

[IceDeep]

It is still on a launcher incompatible with my operating system, so it's not like it really matters.

Not true, you just need to download the alternative download of AS2, and then use MultiMC to add forge, and the correct MC version. I'm playing AS2 through multimc on my linux desktop currently.

 

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Not true, you just need to download the alternative download of AS2, and then use MultiMC to add forge, and the correct MC version. I'm playing AS2 through multimc on my linux desktop currently.

Ahh, I wasn't aware there was an alternative download. I already use MMC, should be fairly straightforward, then.