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Celestialphoenix
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Assuming I haven't missed anything;
So they haven't fixed any bugs, or provided any [much needed] optimisation?Searge @SeargeDP
We will have mostly new gameplay features in 1.9 and only very few internal changes, so that mods will be much easier to update from 1.8.x
and unless 1.9 (or a mod function) makes the jump to 1.8 easier- it'll still be waste time as the port to 1.8 itself is a waste of time.
What that means is, if you update your mods to 1.8 now, it won't be "wasted" time, because it's less painful to update to 1.9 later.
If a problem still exists (and can't be avoided) then it isnt fixed.
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I can't help but interpret Searge's announcement as "1.9 will be just as bad as 1.8, but you'll probably get shields and some new blocks."
The only hope for modded 1.9 to be worth using is if cpw and King Lemming take over development of the mainstream Forge branch.
The only hope for modded 1.9 to be worth using is if cpw and King Lemming take over development of the mainstream Forge branch.
I've only just started on porting Highlands to 1.8, and Searge mentions 1.9.
Forge isn't even ready for 1.8.4 which is the one with the security hole in servers fixed.
Forge isn't even ready for 1.8.4 which is the one with the security hole in servers fixed.
GregTech 5.08.05 unofficial-but-approved by @Blood Asp
More fixes, tweaks and now with node powered generators!
Changelog:
- Maintenance can be disabled in MachineStats.cfg.
- Fixed Machine Control covers.
- Fixed Crowbar.
- Added Magic Energy Absorber (4 Tiers)includes Dragon Egg Energy Siphon and can harvest Thaumcraft Energized Nodes. Absorbing of enchantments and usage of Ender Crystal coming soon.
Next update will take a few days. Planned: Tiered Quantum Chest/Tank.
Screenshots:
More fixes, tweaks and now with node powered generators!
Changelog:
- Maintenance can be disabled in MachineStats.cfg.
- Fixed Machine Control covers.
- Fixed Crowbar.
- Added Magic Energy Absorber (4 Tiers)includes Dragon Egg Energy Siphon and can harvest Thaumcraft Energized Nodes. Absorbing of enchantments and usage of Ender Crystal coming soon.
Next update will take a few days. Planned: Tiered Quantum Chest/Tank.
Screenshots:
I think he's trying to get people to port to 1.8 So when 1.9 comes out they would have some work done since it is easier to port from 1.8 to 1.9
I think he doesn't have a clear understanding as to why devs don't want to update to 1.8.
There are multiple reasons
- Json modeling system is shitty
- 1.8 has some performance hitches
- Everything it has that is good is easily backportable
- Switching from versions is a needless hassle in the first place
People are welcome to disagree based on their own experience with them, but I personally don't think the models are too bad, particularly in regard to static content. Modders like Mr. Crayfish probably think they're great because they're perfect for a lot of the content mods like his add. I think he even made his own 1.8 model creator tool.
One of the biggest reasons not to update is that Forge offers no easy upgrade path. You can't maintain similar code bases between 1.7 and 1.8 if you use the standard 1.8 render path, so you're either jumping in head over heels in changes or you're sticking back with where the majority of the community is, because maintaining two very different versions of a large mod would be hard work. Luckily you didn't really have to use block states, you could still just put in some compatibility code and maintain the old metadata temporarily. But the rendering is still the kicker. Even if the render hooks were planned to be removed eventually (which they shouldn't, since render types are still used in vanilla), they should have been left in 1.8 to ease the transition and simply been marked as deprecated. That would at least give time to learn if the alternatives like ISmartBlockModel were going to hold up in the long run (which obviously they didn't take threads into account when designing it). The only alternative was like what I did, where you just put in a compatibility render layer with your own render hooks, and just don't use any of Forge's stuff. But nobody should have to ASM to return simple rendering functionality.
Actually I don't even know why I keep going on about this though. Nothing has changed, nothing's apparently going to change, and apparently nobody with enough sway is going to make Lex stop haplessly driving Forge into a wall. It drives me nuts to watch, but I probably just look like a nut going on about it by now.
Suggestion: Replace him. From what I've seen you surly have the talent to replace him or even replace forge. You have the talent passion and skill to do it and do it right.
Yeah good luck with that. You have to redo everything from the past 7 Mc versions before you can claim your own modding api. And you can't kick lex off his own project FYI.
I appreciate the vote of confidence but I've just never wanted his job. If Forge is his day job then he should probably make sure people still actually want his product. So far it's been a resounding "no thanks." Technically the money he's probably getting right now is mostly coming from cpw and Lemming's continued work, ironically enough. Seems like quite an unfair system in place to be honest.
FMC was incredibly time-consuming since I didn't have the luxury of mappings made by someone else like Forge has, although I enjoyed the work at the time. But the first time I had to update my mappings when 1.8.1 came out was when that reality of a constantly moving target really started to set in, and how Mojang would never be any help in that regard. It took me two weeks to update the mappings (granted, some of which was to make custom tools), which is enough time for even more versions to come out. And while I updated the mappings, pretty much nothing else got done on FMC as a result. Obviously I was trying to do too much on my own (unlike Cuchaz who was smart enough to take user-submitted mappings on his similar project). But the point was for it to always be fun to do and be something I could take satisfaction in knowing I made by myself. So when I'm in the mood to make other things, particularly content-related ones rather than utility, then nothing happens with FMC. And now it's two versions behind, and I'm still not particularly in any mood to update it.
I have my fingers in too many pies and won't pretend to be dedicated enough on one project for any extended period. I always come back to them, but I always do what's fun for me, because I can't make a living at this stuff.
Forge isn't Lex's. It was a culmination of several talented individuals, most of which eventually left. He didn't, and now he makes a living from it. Funny how that works. The main guts of it is FML anyway, and that was mostly cpw's work. You could still make mods without using the Forge layer, believe it or not.
But I doubt he'd be willing to let go of it at all.
Also guys, who wants to support muscular sclerosis fundraising?
http://forum.feed-the-beast.com/threads/fundraising.82609/
new day, new update, and today it's @Gekoreivax with Geko's Lasers
and @superckl with BlockPhysics
and @OnyxDarkKnight with Jewelrycraft 2
and @jotato with QuantumFlux
and @GoldenAppleMinecraft with RFDrills
Gekoreivax said:
and @superckl with BlockPhysics
superckl said:
and @OnyxDarkKnight with Jewelrycraft 2
OnyxDarkKnight said:
and @jotato with QuantumFlux
jotato said:
and @GoldenAppleMinecraft with RFDrills
GoldenAppleMinecraft said:
I guess since this is coming to FTB I might as well post the changelogs here too [for Advent of Ascension]. This week's update:
Changelog for 2.2:
◘ Content:
► New Dimension: Crystevia
»A crystal caving dimension full of ores and mobs known as "Constructs".
» 10 Structures
►7 mobs for this dimension:
» Construct of Flight
» Construct of Strength
» Construct of Range
» Construct of Resistance
» Construct of Terror
» Construct of Speed
» Construct of Mind (rare)
► New boss: Crystocore
» A large floating boss
» Changes the type of debuff it provides in a large area around it
»» Debuff depends on colour
» Drops the Crystal Staves [see below - weapons]
► 11 New Mobs [outside Crystevia]
» Fungung (rare)(Mysterium)
» Flamewalker (hunter)(Nether)
» Hellcat (nether)
» Pigotron (nether)
» Fishix (hunter)(swamp)
» Skipper (hunter)(swamp)
» Swamp Charger (swamp)
» Void Charger (underground)
» Desert Charger (desert)
» Snow Charger (snow biomes)
» Boneback (hunter)(savannah)
► 2 New Pets
» Goofer (level 73 Creation)
» Construct of Servility (level 83 Creation)
► 2 New NPCs
» Crystal Lottoman (crystevia)
» Crystal Trader (crystevia)
► 13 New Weapons
» Crystal Maul (sword)
» Void Sword (sword)
» Ultraflame (sword)
» Blast Barrel (spread shotgun)
» Construct (gun)
» Crystal Carver (gun)
» Crystal Staff
» Cryston Staff
» Crystik Staff
» Crystaneer (sniper)
» Orbocron (energy weapon)
» Crystal Greatblade
» Shroomic Greatblade
►New Armor: Crystallis Armor
» 66% Chance To Deal Double Melee Damage
» 20% Chance To Deal 45% Of Base Damage To Yourself Too
◘ Functional Changes:
► New Death System
» Depending on a player's augury level they can now keep certain items on death
» Armor that a player is wearing is kept at level 20
» Weapons are kept at level 30
»» There is a GameRule to disable this feature called /keepNoInventory
»» There is a GameRule to keep everything still called /keepAllInventory
► Skill Changes
» Foraging:
»» Foraging exp has been boosted across all drops
»» Chances of foraging has been boosted across all drops
» Creation:
»» All members of the Draggy familiar had a large exp nerf
»» Ender Carriers had a large exp nerf
»» Spikebacks, Rammerhorns & Alluricorns had an exp buff
» New Augury Training:
»» Crystals that are made at Crystal Stations in Crystevia can now be converted to Essence
»» The type of Essence depends on a player's level
»» At least level 35 is needed
»» Converted at a 'Crystal Extension Shrine'
» Slight Generation Changes:
»» New water colours in several dimensions
»» Gardencia received a slight change to the amount of plants / flowers that generate (increased)
» Balance Changes:
»» Eeo's received a major health nerf in their scared form
»» Eeo blindness has been reduced largely
»» Emberstone Sword damage was decreased by 2 damage
»» Gimmick had a damage boost
»» Spectacle had a damage reduction
►Too many bugfixes to list.
◘ Content:
► New Dimension: Crystevia
»A crystal caving dimension full of ores and mobs known as "Constructs".
» 10 Structures
►7 mobs for this dimension:
» Construct of Flight
» Construct of Strength
» Construct of Range
» Construct of Resistance
» Construct of Terror
» Construct of Speed
» Construct of Mind (rare)
► New boss: Crystocore
» A large floating boss
» Changes the type of debuff it provides in a large area around it
»» Debuff depends on colour
» Drops the Crystal Staves [see below - weapons]
► 11 New Mobs [outside Crystevia]
» Fungung (rare)(Mysterium)
» Flamewalker (hunter)(Nether)
» Hellcat (nether)
» Pigotron (nether)
» Fishix (hunter)(swamp)
» Skipper (hunter)(swamp)
» Swamp Charger (swamp)
» Void Charger (underground)
» Desert Charger (desert)
» Snow Charger (snow biomes)
» Boneback (hunter)(savannah)
► 2 New Pets
» Goofer (level 73 Creation)
» Construct of Servility (level 83 Creation)
► 2 New NPCs
» Crystal Lottoman (crystevia)
» Crystal Trader (crystevia)
► 13 New Weapons
» Crystal Maul (sword)
» Void Sword (sword)
» Ultraflame (sword)
» Blast Barrel (spread shotgun)
» Construct (gun)
» Crystal Carver (gun)
» Crystal Staff
» Cryston Staff
» Crystik Staff
» Crystaneer (sniper)
» Orbocron (energy weapon)
» Crystal Greatblade
» Shroomic Greatblade
►New Armor: Crystallis Armor
» 66% Chance To Deal Double Melee Damage
» 20% Chance To Deal 45% Of Base Damage To Yourself Too
◘ Functional Changes:
► New Death System
» Depending on a player's augury level they can now keep certain items on death
» Armor that a player is wearing is kept at level 20
» Weapons are kept at level 30
»» There is a GameRule to disable this feature called /keepNoInventory
»» There is a GameRule to keep everything still called /keepAllInventory
► Skill Changes
» Foraging:
»» Foraging exp has been boosted across all drops
»» Chances of foraging has been boosted across all drops
» Creation:
»» All members of the Draggy familiar had a large exp nerf
»» Ender Carriers had a large exp nerf
»» Spikebacks, Rammerhorns & Alluricorns had an exp buff
» New Augury Training:
»» Crystals that are made at Crystal Stations in Crystevia can now be converted to Essence
»» The type of Essence depends on a player's level
»» At least level 35 is needed
»» Converted at a 'Crystal Extension Shrine'
» Slight Generation Changes:
»» New water colours in several dimensions
»» Gardencia received a slight change to the amount of plants / flowers that generate (increased)
» Balance Changes:
»» Eeo's received a major health nerf in their scared form
»» Eeo blindness has been reduced largely
»» Emberstone Sword damage was decreased by 2 damage
»» Gimmick had a damage boost
»» Spectacle had a damage reduction
►Too many bugfixes to list.
I believe that works the other way; TiC, or rather ExtraTiC, would have to add support for AoA metals and gems.Can you add support for TiCon?
... or you could DO IT YOURSELF!
new day, new update, and today it's @OreCruncher with Thermal Recycling
and @FireDrgn with Tooltips
and @Hea3veN with TwinTails
and @OnyxDarkKnight with Jewelrycraft 2
and @MysteriousAges with Magic Bees
and @Ferdz with Placeable Items
and @octarine_noise with Better Foliage
OreCruncher said:
and @FireDrgn with Tooltips
FireDrgn said:
and @Hea3veN with TwinTails
Hea3veN said:TwinTails
A Minecraft mod that adds twintails. This mod adds several cosmetic "Hair Tie" items, which can be equipped in the helmet armor slot. The recipe is one slimeball in the center of the crafting grid and 4 colored wool in a plus shape around it.
More info, source and issue tracker at github: https://github.com/hea3ven/TwinTails
Recipes
and @OnyxDarkKnight with Jewelrycraft 2
OnyxDarkKnight said:
and @MysteriousAges with Magic Bees
MysteriousAges said:
and @Ferdz with Placeable Items
Ferdz said:
and @octarine_noise with Better Foliage
octarine_noise said:
This is not true. Mod support from the mod itself is also possible: See Gany's End.
Yes, good old-ish Endium. And Mariculture also adds tool parts. And is the integration of Thermal Foundation done by TiC or TF?This is not true. Mod support from the mod itself is also possible: See Gany's End.