It's perfectly logical! Most people don't dwell with the other power systems and like to devote them selves to a single power system. This unification of the power systems promotes use of these other systems, which are the lesser, by them selves. I believe this devotion to TE, is much needed and hope to see more and more add-ons, and content to it. Power to them.
Update on the Future of FTB Modpacks in 1.7
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It's perfectly logical! Most people don't dwell with the other power systems and like to devote them selves to a single power system. This unification of the power systems promotes use of these other systems, which are the lesser, by them selves. I believe this devotion to TE, is much needed and hope to see more and more add-ons, and content to it. Power to them.
assuming they're all "equal" by default in terms of raw output, I would start by looking at each system and make the difficult, tedious, or non-automatable ones output more in line with the effort/materials it takes to run.
cost:benefit ratio must be better than the mainstream (ezmode) power sources.
Such a course of action would have been met with as much if not more hostility. Fiddling with the balance of a mod is a a deadly sin in this community. It is also rather disrespectful to the mod developer. FTB would have been accused of forcing their vision of how a mod should be balanced on the community. The only thing this would allow them to do would be to continue making the teetering, buggy, poorly themed massive conglomeration packs. They have been told through community feedback and shown through download numbers that those sorts of packs are a thing of the past.
Besides, the mods already do that naturally. You get more power from a proper boiler system than most other solutions. ReactorCraft produces insane amounts of power. Even IC2 brings nuclear reactors, which give you enough power to create matter. Extra power and capabilities have never drawn people to complexity. They still look for the simple, intuitive path.
Fiddling with power stuff is fine if you're making an ultra hard pack, though. Like multiplying power consumption by ten.
Personal opinion: all configs are fair game. As long as you know something's been changed you can change it back if you think it's an issue...
They aren't being outcast! Geez. Stop treating it like that. Other power systems ate going in their own packs, with a group of mods built around them, picked out especially for that power system. This makes a more cohesive, focused experience focused around the power system in question.
Just curious will the mod packs not centered around TE be centered around a diffrent mod ie IC2 also will there be fat packs available like 1 or 2 per generation of mod packs?
From what I've gathered, there will be some packs centered around various power systems, and other packs for different purposes, like quest packs and packs with certain themes, or centered around a specific mod, not necessarily a power system.
What do you mean by "fat packs"? You mean like monster? If so, I hope not.
Yes I do mean monster and why not? Sure it was not perfect but it had the most variety allowing for more people to at least agree on it
Rainbow edit: I managed to kill this thread muhahahaha!
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True monster has something for most people, but it turns out to be far too much. I just don't find packs that have every mod in existence in it to be very fun. While having one modpack that has a little bit for everyone, having 10 very different modpacks is much better. Then instead of a bit in the pack that pleases everyone, in this case there is a pack for most players. not only that, but for the peiople who do like every mod ever, the packs are going to be designed to support pack fusion. This means if you want a monster mash, you can combine the packs you want into one big conglomeration. The pack devs willing, I'll try to make the minetweaker stuff work with fusion. Meaning there may be recipes in the flagship pack that only activate when, say, IC2 is installed, or UE.[DOUBLEPOST=1398833111][/DOUBLEPOST]Relevant: http://www.reddit.com/r/FeedTheBeas...ter_an_enormous_amount_of_requests_ftb_makes/
Only 317? I believe my master instance is currently bigger than that.
That's new I have not seen that mod pack also excuse my French but how the fuck did they get all of the thaumcraft versions in one pack!!??!?!? 1.since when has there been a updated version of thaumcraft before 4 and 2. wtf would be going on with the thauminocon? Are there 3? that just seems *snotty rich voice emulator turns on* AMAZING
312 mods. As in individual mods. Not 30 10-part mods bundled into one zip, I mean at least 300 files in the mods folder.
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Hey, I got 73%. Good enough?There is only one real problem with RC's power system.
https://www.examtime.com/p/772405-RotaryCraft-Knowledge-Test-quizzes
You have to get a passing grade over there.
(Seriously, try it -- and then realize that people complain in Reika's thread that can't handle that.)
Focused, cohesive...but all I see it doing is forcing people down a particular path in a modpack. I don't mind doing such things within mods themselves, like GT, but for the whole pack not so much. I guess it's a good thing I've stopped playing with modpacks.
I'm off work so I can reply with what I wanted to initially.
They don't, though. You hit the nail right on the head in this next quote.
People gravitate to the lowest common denominator. Whichever power solution is going to be the least hassle for the most power is obviously going to be more popular.
Reika's mods aside, the other two power solutions you brought up are exactly what I'm talking about. A boiler has a very different cost:benefit ratio than an IC2 nuke. Think about it; who in their right mind would build a nuke when they can have a 32hp boiler fully automagically automated, producing ridiculous power with relative safety? Boiler doesn't cost copper/lapis/etc every cycle at that kind of output either. Nukes really aren't worth it; but should it be that way? What I'm saying is instead of throwing the baby out with the bathwater, why aren't things being tweaked to be more attractive for use?
Reika's mods are a prime example of what I mean. Yes, it is a huge pain to make, transfer, and use the power from one of his fusion reactors, let alone the cost (both in time and resources) of building the thing...But god damn is it worth it. Unfortunately not all mods are balanced the way Reika's are. Atomic science had configs to tweak power output last I checked, you would think other mods do as well.
If it were my call I would bring power output in line with the "pain in the ass" factor of the power solution in question, instead of banishing the tougher mods. It's not my call though, and these are only my opinions.
tldr; biscuits.
edit: and I apologize if this post sounds almost fearful. we'll see how it turns out, but I don't see any pack I'd be interested in playing being very popular after this, and as such good luck finding a populated server
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