The Future of Microblocks

[JuliCash]

Hey Guys, im worrying a little bit right now, what will happen, if RP2 is no longe be maintenanced and being thrown out of the Pack. My Base consists, i would say, 95% of Microblocks, and all may be gone. I know that there is a microblock-thing by Immibis, but i never got it working (I tried it, because i wanted to know, what Block can be used there (Anyone know?)

I think all the piping etc can be handled by other Mods, as e.g. AE.

Do you think there will be a workaround/little Tool, that automaticly replace all the Microblocks with the immibis-version of it?

Im a lot into aesthetic Building, so thats very important for me. Also my World now exist for i think at least 6 months and as building with microblocks takes a lot of time, i dont want to create a new one..

any suggestions?

greetings

 

[Hydra]

The problem with microblocks is that they're tileentities en those take up a lot more memory than normal blocks. Although they're pretty it can be an issue for servers if everyone uses a lot of them in their bases. That's why I try to stay away from them as much as possible.

 

[heggico]

Where did you get that RP2 is not being maintained? Eloraam is always a bit slow to update, she has a life outside of modding as well. But that doesn't mean its not being maintained.

 

[Ripley]

You will have issues transfering your world to v1.5 anyway so I wouldn't worry about it.
I remember a mod author saying on direwolf20 smp that he wouldn't expect worlds to survive the transition to 1.5(

at 2:00 ).

 

[Hydra]

Where did you get that RP2 is not being maintained? Eloraam is always a bit slow to update, she has a life outside of modding as well. But that doesn't mean its not being maintained.

There are quite a few issues with RP2 currently and there have been no updates other than the 1.4.7 update. So currently she seems to be too busy to update RP2.

 

[heggico]

I know, but not a lot of updates does not mean its not maintained. Maybe she's working a huge update, we don't know. But if your just worried that it may be removed, then why won't traincraft be removed from mindcrack? As that one hasn't had a lot of updates either. So unless there has been an announcement that a mod will be removed, you shouldn't worry about what may happen if its removed. And if your that worried, you could always just add the mod back yourself before starting the world again.

 

[Hydra]

I know, but not a lot of updates does not mean its not maintained.

I'm coming from a professional software development background and "being maintained" means that there is an active visible development towards bugfixes and new features. Sure she might be working on something right now, but seeing how silent it is on her site and twitter I think the logical conclusion would be that she currently doesn't have the time.

And the reason I'm worried is because of the impact the removal of RP2 would have. We'd have to start a new world because we'd suddenly have huge holes where are the marble and basalt used to be. Not to mention all the microblocks and RP tubing most of the players on our server have. And that's why people are so nervous about RP2: it's one of the core mods of the pack, but it's maintained by a single (rather reclusive) person who also doesn't want anyone else to help her with the development, while it's a HUGE mod and she probably could use some help.

 

[Lazuli7]

I am sure that she will continue to work on it. RP2 has always been one of the slower mods to update, but it does add quite alot of stuff. Also, one of the last posts on her twitter, she says that she is back on rp2 full-time now. So I am sure that it is nothing to worry bout.

 

[Hydra]

I am sure that she will continue to work on it.

Good to hear you're so confident about that. I'm personally just going to wait and see.

 

[Lambert2191]

maybe she just doesn't have a reliable internet connection? Believe it or not, places like that still exist (I know as I live in one of those places)

 

[OmegaPython]

1. RP2 is still being developed as far as anyone knows. Eloraam has... disappeared like this before, but we still have a 1.4.7 version don't we?
2. I don't know why Immibis Microblocks aren't working for you, but the mod works, I can tell you that.
3. As it has already been said, don't expect to kept your current worlds. 1.5 will probably break your world (unless you're lucky)

 

[JuliCash]

Hi,

thx for the answers, so no need to worry, lets just hope that the world will survive 1.5
otherwise i will keep playing on 1.47 forever i think

 

[Cieronph]

rp2 is a MAJOR mod not only for the packs but also for the maps, im fairly certain the FTB guys would be happy to wait months before updating the packs if it meant having rp2, just because you haven't seen elo developing dosent mean she isn't, there is a lot of personal stuff going on at the moment and it somewhat dangerous be to much in the public eye

 

[JuliCash]

btw: why do you're so sure, that 1.5 will destroy the worlds? As i look, how fast the Mods where updated, i thought that it hasnt a huge impact on the worlds..

 

[Hydra]

rp2 is a MAJOR mod not only for the packs but also for the maps, im fairly certain the FTB guys would be happy to wait months

How many? 2? 6? 12? 24?

It's stupid to make statements like these. No one has any idea how long it's going to take and how long FTB is willing to wait. All we can do is wait and see.

 

[Lambert2191]

btw: why do you're so sure, that 1.5 will destroy the worlds? As i look, how fast the Mods where updated, i thought that it hasnt a huge impact on the worlds..

just something that King Lemming said in a previous Dire video

 

[KirinDave]

Hey Guys, im worrying a little bit right now, what will happen, if RP2 is no longe be maintenanced and being thrown out of the Pack. My Base consists, i would say, 95% of Microblocks, and all may be gone. I know that there is a microblock-thing by Immibis, but i never got it working (I tried it, because i wanted to know, what Block can be used there (Anyone know?)

We have it working on our server. The trick is this: Immibis-core is not a coremod. Immibis-microblocks is a coremod. Tricky tricky, but once you do that it should fit in any FTB pack just fine. It also works with more stuff than RP2.

Unfortunately, Immibis hasn't gotten it to work with ExtremeBiomes wood or Underground Biomes stone. But being able to use microblocks on AE, Factorization, UE and IC2 wires is amazing.

 

[Jyzarc]

But being able to use microblocks on AE, Factorization, UE and IC2 wires is amazing.

What a lot of people don't know is facades work on AE. And I didn't know his microblocks worked on factorization. Is that new?

 

[KirinDave]

What a lot of people don't know is facades work on AE.

I was aware, but they're sort of irritating to make and they always look wrong.

And I didn't know his microblocks worked on factorization. Is that new?

They can work on almost anything you want if you know the classname. Immibis's stuff is pretty clever about interacting with tile entities. The big limitations right now in the 1.4.7 codebranch seem to cluster around what blocks you can use to make the microblocks.

 

[Evil Hamster]

3. As it has already been said, don't expect to kept your current worlds. 1.5 will probably break your world (unless you're lucky)

That thought makes me sick to my stomach. I had enough trouble with block ID conflicts moving from Mindcrack to Ultimate.