Whats needed for FTB servers?

[FangzWuff]

Hi,

I have been playing with just a few folks on our own server, and been considering if we should try add more ppl too it.
tho the problem with that is ofc griefing and such and how too manage and edit stuff.

I dont know what Plugins and methods and rules is required too use for something like a FTB server too run smoothly for a while. Also player limits and sutch.

So yeah just wondering if anyone got any tips or maybe short easy guide too making a good FTB server, I see al the servers here , lotsa wll managed with lotsa plugins I dunno what is that gives handy functions and safety.

if it matters my server is running on Windows server 2008 R2, Intel I7.920@3,4ghz. 12 GB ram, Raptor disk maindrive, 18TB storage, 50/50 Mbit connection.

 

[IBeRamen]

First thing is first, how many players are on average on your server?

If you are going with a whitelisted server (Or even public) there is no need to have grief prevention plugins. But if you still want protection from grief on a whitelisted server I suggest using plugins such as:

GriefPrevention - http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/grief-prevention/ (Users can protect a certain number of blocks by default and it increases the longer you play on the server. Also when placing a chest down it protects a small area for you to get started. Fully customizable)

WorldGuard - Personally I have never used this with FTB although I am sure it works. (http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/worldguard/)

But before you get started you have to change your server JAR to MCPC. http://ci.md-5.net/job/MCPC-Plus/
Download the 1.6 version. (Depends on your Forge) and change your start script/bat to the downloaded JAR then a plugin folder will generate.

As for your server slots. If on average you have 10 - 15 players on. 20 slots or even 30 is fine. I normally have more slots on the average of people on. So if I have an average of 15 people on I would have 30 slots.

And for getting your server more players - You can do that in this forum as well in the "Server Promotion" area.

 

[Redruzerkruzer]

ItemRestrict - restricts items, bans them, or limits them

LWC - you can customize this to lock any block, automatically or not. This is a HUGE help, but many many modded items can bypass it.

Towny - Not as favored, but it is much more stable then Griefprotection. You can customize towny (With some effort) to make it so modded items/tools do not work inside of a town. Therefor with LWC and towny, you can have 100% protection without the need to ban a ton of items.

Banned/limited items - I run Monster 1.1.0, and Techworld 1.1.4, my banned item list is @ www.ggateway.net under the information section. For a reference if you need it. Rules can be found in this section too.

Your connection is not high enough for a lot of players. I would suggest limiting it to around 20, though you should test around, and see what you can handle.

Also, use OPIS to monitor in-game. It is a huge help, and shows you what is lagging, or dragging the TPS down.

Furthermore, use java parameters for your server, need to do some research though, dont have them available atm. They will help performance out a lot, and make a huge difference (Or should)

If you are a new owner/staff member, i strongly suggest doing a whitelisted/casual server. Learn how to do things, what your limits are, and what you can handle. Then go from there. It is usually best not to jump into the deep end if you dont know how to swim , so to say.

 

[Rebirth Gaming]

For grief prevention, I *HIGHLY* recommend MyTown above and beyond any and all bukkit anti grief plugins such as Towny, World Guard and Grief Prevention - COMBINED.

MyTown is coded FOR Forge, not bukkit, so it can catch most forge events, blocking grief from turtles, mining lasers and even IC2 nukes.
Because of the way it works, MyTown is actually a server side MOD, not a plugin, meaning it goes into your mod folder. However, your players do NOT have to download it nor edit their modpack to connect to your server.

MyTown developers are active and even working towards MyTown 2, which will offer a lot more features and better protections (there are some things the current version doesn't block yet). I expect every server worth their salt to be using MyTown instead of Towny if they both value their player base and want to protect spawn/offer players grief prevention.

If you combine MyTown with a plugin that can handle region specific permissions, along with a permission node based item ban plugin like ModifyWorld, you can pretty much stop 99%+ of all griefing, allowing your players to run around with nukes and lasers without staff having to worry. The best anti grief is proactive, not reactive.

MyTown installation can initially be tricky, since it's not just a drop and play like most plugins are. It can use either forge perms or a bukkit permission plugin like Group Manager or PEX.
If you need help installing it, let me know.

I'm actually considering posting a full blown thread just for MyTown, since the most recent documentation found here on the forums is a bit outdated. I honestly cringe every time I see a new server trying to use GP/Towny, which are developed with vanilla MC in mind, not mods, and in turn end up having to ban some of the most fun and best items on their server because these bukkit plugins just can't handle it. Let's admit it - no one wants to play on a server with an extensive ban list/whitelist.

 

[Redruzerkruzer]

Before i started up my server i had a look at GP, MyTown, and towny. Although MyTown may have been better in the end, i have customized Towny to do the exact same thing MyTown does, if not better. It took a lot more work then it should have, but towny has the ability to protect everything, and even record events. Such as a player trying to use a turtle inside a town. This way, on my server, 99% of grief that happen inside of towns, no longer happens. So not all servers with towny are bad, it just depends on the dedication of the owner.

 

[FangzWuff]

Hmm I neded up trying the MCPC+ with GriefPrevention for starters, but have had a few issues with the MCPC+ tho so proably will try that MyTown thingie next time sounds like it should be easy enough thx
Except for that ended up with essentials plugin, was really handy tho dunno if there is a none MCPC version of that.

Also been averaging about 8 ppl with a cap of 30 max players, seems to obe doing fine and no problems, except for when ppl fly with power suit jetpacks at high speed into ungenerated areas, there there is notable lag.

Only grief so far has been some exploded areas around some houses, someone without land claim got raided and some other minor ugly destruction. also found some holes in griefprevention like not working on the AE nettworks crafting terminal and terminals, even if added id's too config.

Tho I do need some way too log stuff, missing that and some easy way too find out whats lagging, takes some trial and error too find bad machines and stuff.
also ended up adding a infinite lava source on a ender tank channel as everone tried too pump out the nether and fill it with loaders proably wont end well.

Anyways so far I thank everyone for their input, it's helpfull and I'l try, test, and look more into the other too, doubt I got it perfect so

 

[Redruzerkruzer]

You could use MCPC and grab the bukkit plugin called world border, then use that to pregenerate your entire world. That way you no longer have chunk generation lag when people explore.

 

[HaoSs]

mytown also has a border option.But did not test is myself. And as a user mentioned before. mytown is the best protection out there !!! you have probably under 10 items in the monster pack that can bypass the protection. most of them are harmless .like placing torch's only one than can cause problems right now is probably quarry plus

 

[psp]

ItemRestrict - restricts items, bans them, or limits them

LWC - you can customize this to lock any block, automatically or not. This is a HUGE help, but many many modded items can bypass it.

Towny - Not as favored, but it is much more stable then Griefprotection. You can customize towny (With some effort) to make it so modded items/tools do not work inside of a town. Therefor with LWC and towny, you can have 100% protection without the need to ban a ton of items.

Banned/limited items - I run Monster 1.1.0, and Techworld 1.1.4, my banned item list is @ www.ggateway.net under the information section. For a reference if you need it. Rules can be found in this section too.

Your connection is not high enough for a lot of players. I would suggest limiting it to around 20, though you should test around, and see what you can handle.

Also, use OPIS to monitor in-game. It is a huge help, and shows you what is lagging, or dragging the TPS down.

Furthermore, use java parameters for your server, need to do some research though, dont have them available atm. They will help performance out a lot, and make a huge difference (Or should)

If you are a new owner/staff member, i strongly suggest doing a whitelisted/casual server. Learn how to do things, what your limits are, and what you can handle. Then go from there. It is usually best not to jump into the deep end if you dont know how to swim , so to say.

Your monster banned item list is damn huge man.

 

[Redruzerkruzer]

It is just honest. We keep that up to date and list everything, including the normal stuff.. Plus some of that is banned due to it causing corrupted chunks or major issues due to the modpack.