I just tried using the Gravel Gun on the dragon in Horizons... Four hits and the job was done. I tried a Wither for comparison; two hits later and I'd gotten myself a nether star and a pair of inactive division sigils.
Back on topic, I've been known to beat the dragon to death (in creative mode) using snowballs. They don't do much damage, but they're cheap and they fire faster than the dragon's stun timer, so getting chains of several snowballs in a row is not too hard.
I might recommend going to the End with a stack of pumpkins (for snow golems), an Iceman's Backpack (Railcraft) in Resupply Mode, several stacks of snow blocks, and some kind of fast, durable shovel, such as a diamond shovel or the shovel attachment an MPS Power Fist with max overclock. If you put some snow blocks and snowballs on your hotbar, the backpack will do its best to keep a stack of each there. Summon some snow golems in your immediate area so you can harvest their snowy trails. As a bonus, they'll (suicidally) distract the Endermen.
Another tip: Stay away from shovels that are also pickaxes, so you can collect the snow under the golems without breaking the endstone underneath. If you use an MPS fist, disable the pickaxe module or set its overclock way low.
Back on topic, I've been known to beat the dragon to death (in creative mode) using snowballs. They don't do much damage, but they're cheap and they fire faster than the dragon's stun timer, so getting chains of several snowballs in a row is not too hard.
I might recommend going to the End with a stack of pumpkins (for snow golems), an Iceman's Backpack (Railcraft) in Resupply Mode, several stacks of snow blocks, and some kind of fast, durable shovel, such as a diamond shovel or the shovel attachment an MPS Power Fist with max overclock. If you put some snow blocks and snowballs on your hotbar, the backpack will do its best to keep a stack of each there. Summon some snow golems in your immediate area so you can harvest their snowy trails. As a bonus, they'll (suicidally) distract the Endermen.
Another tip: Stay away from shovels that are also pickaxes, so you can collect the snow under the golems without breaking the endstone underneath. If you use an MPS fist, disable the pickaxe module or set its overclock way low.
I doubt it, though I haven't looked into that mod yet.So would there be any problems if I added the mod before I entered the End?