OK Jyzarc and everyone else that has not heard the news about how things are going to work, I will try to explain exactly how the packs are going to work. So the pack that is currently on the launcher is a test pack and it is clearly labelled as such. It was not and is not designed for long term use and more a pack that we have included to enable us to refine the launcher as more and more people use it. This has in some respects worked as planned as over the past couple of weeks we have made huge strides both in the launcher and on the servers that distribute the mod packs.
I think before I go on I should maybe clarify something. FTB is not a single thing any more, it is now a collection of various components that whilst they are designed to work together are actually totally seperate with seperate teams working on each. The first is the launcher, this is what we released a couple of weeks ago. The second is the FTB Mod Packs, these packs are not just a load of random mods thrown together but are mods selected that work well together. The third is the maps. So the thing everyone is concerned about at the moment is the mods packs. Where are they and why have we been waiting so long. So there are a couple of areas I cannot talk about because quite frankly it is not my place to do so, however I will try to explain the delays as much as possible. For the most part the delays have been down to things that are totally out of our control, but ultimately it has boiled down to waiting on specific mods. Everyone knows about this already, what with all the Minecraft updates etc that happened, there was never really a time when all the mods (especially those that have world gen) were all updated together. The second part was Forge deciding to no longer waste huge amounts of time making bukkit compatible. This decision really hurt everyone when it came to servers. There were also problems our end, the demand for FTB completely destroyed any predictions that were made and we have had to revamp the infrastructure behind both the pack and launcher downloads and the forums several times.
So that explains the delays, so now we are almost past them what about the packs themselves. I partly blame myself for not being very clear about this, however it should be noted that there is no main FTB pack. We are not just about a single pack, we want to release several different packs and keep adding to those over time. However to start with we are looking at releasing up to 6 packs. I want to give time frames for this, but honestly I cannot do so, not because its a secret or anything, jut we do not know because it is dependent on the mods being completed and ready for release. However the packs themselves will be the following. Tech World (a mod pack that focuses more on tech style mods) Magic World (a mod pack that focuses more on magic and fantasy) Lite (a mod pack aimed at servers that dont have massive amounts of resources available) Map Pack (a mod pack build for the needs of the map build teams) and finally Ultimate (this is an amalgamation of tech world and magic world packs. This isnt to say this pack will include everything, but it will have the best of both packs)
So now to respond to Jyzarc's post.
For starters slowpoke is starting to seem like a jerk. He doesn't seem to care about the community or their opinions, only his stupid map
At the end of the day, yeah I started off with just the map. However in response to it being the only thing I care about. I would respond with this. If the only thing I care about, why would I have insisted on the following things.
- An open source launcher that is free for anyone to examine.
- A launcher that is not just designed or the mod packs that I need but also that allows anyone to create their own packs and distribute them through the launcher.
- A launcher that also allows people to create their own maps and also distribute them through the launcher
- The setting up of a central repository of permissions from mod developers that will enable a lot more people to quickly and easily build their own legit mod packs without having to worry about permissions
- Not only myself but a team of now close to 20 people working almost full time hours just to make this the best experience we can for as many people as possible.
- A licenced fully paid for forums which is being constantly developed to allow people like you to come on and make posts like the one above.
- etc
- etc
- etc
He constantly changes his mind about mods and how do I know he won't do that with mods that are in the pack, and he has lied about the exclusion of at least one mod.
I am not sure which mods I have changed my mind on exactly I am interested to find out what you are talking about. As far as I am aware, the only mod we have made any changes with was Gregtech and that was based on the results of the test pack. As to lying about the exlusion of a mod. Please clarify this.
. He also said the pack would include Thaumcraft, gregs lighting, etc and people got excited for a legal modpack with all their favorite mods, not all our favorite mods neatly divided up into various modpacks.
Yes these mods will be split into various mod packs. But they will also be found in the ultimate pack which is the best of both tech and magic.
He let us down and now I don't know what i'm gonna do for the lets play I promised my subs. I mean even Direwolf20 bailed and is gonna use his own modpack.
How exactly have I let you down. I am sorry but I am not in control of the mod developers. These are people with real lives and responsibilities. Those responsibilities are not to your youtube audience however. I am not going to rush out incomplete packs because you or anyone else have made promises to other people based on effectively nothing. My stance has always been the pack will be out when its ready and not before. Furthermore Direwolf20 has not 'bailed' maybe you should find and post where you have seen that information. Allow me to correct your incorrect information. Direwolf20 is going to be using slightly different mods than what we will be using in out packs. What we are doing is creating a pack to be distributed through the FTB Launcher that is designed and will be updated to suits Direwolfs needs and not ours. This is so that he is in control of what mods are added or removed from his pack. This pack will be available for all to play through our launcher and will probably be maintained and updated by the FTB team, it will just be controlled by Direwolf.
I know you probably won't reply to this, and of course Slowpoke would never dare to post on his forum for fear of associating himself with a mere community member.
Guess you were wrong there.
I know everyone is impatient and I know everyone wants the mods like yesterday. As soon as we can possibly do it we will get the packs out to people. Like Thaumcraft 3 was released as I was writing this post. From here I will be going straight off to start building the Magic World pack in the hopes that I can get it added to the launcher tonight.
Anyways I hope this answers some of the questions being asked.
