Another look at one of the things coming to Buildcraft
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What's new in modded minecraft today?
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I'm having some trouble understanding how it works with the pipe signals. Does only the colored glass work or how does it work?Another look at one of the things coming to Buildcraft
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The pipe signal is simply used to toggle between the two states, based on how it's crafted. I just used the glass to demonstrate.
Oh never mind I wasn't looking at the pipe signals you put into the crafting of the advanced facades but nonetheless looks awesome!
Simply Jetpacks has been pulled down at the request of IC2 Devs at claims it is too similar to their code
http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic...f-powered-jetpacks/page__st__40#entry30893513
EDIT: After talking with Tonius11 in IRC he is working to get it back up so hold your horsies
http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic...f-powered-jetpacks/page__st__40#entry30893513
EDIT: After talking with Tonius11 in IRC he is working to get it back up so hold your horsies
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hmm, some fresh new drama, been alot of that the past few months.
I can agree with a point that was raised that was saying that 2 things, that basically do the same will have a high chance of having the same kind of code, so ofcourse it's not suprising that there's similarities
but when it comes back, I hope it comes back with some new sexy model and textures
I just updated Refined Relocation to 1.0.3, it adds a bunch of new stuff.
Also, this is a video showing most of the changes for versions 1.0.1-1.0.3:
That was my main issue with it, the models.hmm, some fresh new drama, been alot of that the past few months.
I can agree with a point that was raised that was saying that 2 things, that basically do the same will have a high chance of having the same kind of code, so ofcourse it's not suprising that there's similarities
but when it comes back, I hope it comes back with some new sexy model and textures
I agree. Lots of drama popping up recently. Mainly old guard vs new guard. There's a reason I stopped following many devs on twitter.
That is actually the reason I follow so many devs... Some internet drama is always fun. Oh, and sneakpeeks are cool too
.Of course, Greg wouldn't be Greg if he didn't implement something unpopular:
Although, do note that replacing vanilla ores doesn't necessarily mean that he's reducing the spawning rates of these ores. For all we know, he may actually be increasing them, or making them easier to find.
I also personally kinda like how he's adding a bit more progression to metals, by making iron require bronze.
Also, him being able to control spawn rates of ores means that he can better balance them for his mod. Which may be bad for modpacks, though Gregtech is generally considered a modpack base rather then something you can easily tack on to a larger modpack, anyway.
Also, knowing Greg, you can pretty much guarentee that there will be config options for this.
He's also apparently adding his own tool system, which will be shiney and new, but there's no info on that whatsoever.
Oh, also, in case any of you were afraid that this would make the early game an impossible grind:
So you don't have to search potentially hundreds of chunks to find copper and tin.
Oh, I also forgot to mention; In 1.7, his ores are no longer biome-dependent.
Greg said:
Greg said:
Although, do note that replacing vanilla ores doesn't necessarily mean that he's reducing the spawning rates of these ores. For all we know, he may actually be increasing them, or making them easier to find.
I also personally kinda like how he's adding a bit more progression to metals, by making iron require bronze.
Also, him being able to control spawn rates of ores means that he can better balance them for his mod. Which may be bad for modpacks, though Gregtech is generally considered a modpack base rather then something you can easily tack on to a larger modpack, anyway.
Also, knowing Greg, you can pretty much guarentee that there will be config options for this.
He's also apparently adding his own tool system, which will be shiney and new, but there's no info on that whatsoever.
Oh, also, in case any of you were afraid that this would make the early game an impossible grind:
Greg said:
So you don't have to search potentially hundreds of chunks to find copper and tin.
Oh, I also forgot to mention; In 1.7, his ores are no longer biome-dependent.
This reads to me like GregTech is going the way of Better Then Wolves and TerraFirmaCraft. That is, a Minecraft Total Conversion. It might not be as intentionally incompatible as BTW, but entirely replacing Vanilla ore gen as the default option certainly won't make it easier to be compatible with others. Be interesting to see if he leaves behind the philosophy that complexity = depth which seemed to plague the mod last time I played it.
Aye I've herd some pritty danm exciting news...hmm, some fresh new drama, been alot of that the past few months.
I can agree with a point that was raised that was saying that 2 things, that basically do the same will have a high chance of having the same kind of code, so ofcourse it's not suprising that there's similarities
but when it comes back, I hope it comes back with some new sexy model and textures
<KingLemming> [10:58:39] but here's the deal
<KingLemming> [10:58:59] if tonius thinks this is serious enough to discontinue
<KingLemming> [10:59:08] I'll reimplement jetpacks as part of TE
<tonius11> [10:59:18]
<KingLemming> [10:59:35] using the CoFHLib functions which are established and have less than nothing to do with IC2
<sciguyryan> [10:59:54] tonius11: That's not saying you should stop
<sciguyryan> [11:00:01] Just that KL won't let your work die.
<KingLemming> [11:00:11] the potato pack is too funny to not use
<KingLemming> [11:00:24] so with permission, I'll copy the structure and tech progression
<KingLemming> [11:00:34] copy the "idea" if you will
<KingLemming> [11:00:41] and then the code will be way the *CENSOR* different
He still has all the major ores, though quite frankly mods like TE and similar just don't work very well with Gregtech's sense of balance. All the other mods I can think of which aren't similar to TE can fit into this quite nicely.
And the philosophy of complexity = depth is exactly what makes his mod fun.
Agreed. I follow some. But feed spam is horrible from some. The shenanigans currently haven't been that bad.That is actually the reason I follow so many devs... Some internet drama is always fun. Oh, and sneakpeeks are cool too
Also great news on KL absorbing the jetpacks mod to stop the drama.
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His ores aren't really incompatible. They work in a furnace/macerator/pulveriser/anything else like other mods, basically functioning as the vanilla variant of that ore.
I hope he doesn't go full conversion, and I don't think he'd want to anyway. He loves stuff like AE and railcraft and thamucraft. No reason as to why he'd make his mod without them in mind.
But is his mod really that complex. You build one thing, to build one thing, to build one thing. Linear progression even with occasional or even frequent backtracking. That's not really depth. It's actualy kinda simple. Just time consuming. The only challenge is remembering what you were doing. And all the time it takes to do it.[DOUBLEPOST=1398713473][/DOUBLEPOST]
Unless he decides to change that. One thing that concerns me it that he sounds like he's planing on overriding ore gen from other mods. Or going to try to. I could be wrong but I wouldn't put it past him.
I don't see how GT is different from other mods in that regard. Anytime I play GT, there is a machine that I will always build first, because it's the easiest path to take. If I wanted to, I could do things out of order, but that isn't the best way to go about it, time and material wise. I don't see how that is really different from other mods.
Also, greg wouldn't disable other mods ore gen, unless he had a really good reason. He may say you could disable all other mod oregen, and leave his in, as his mod spawns (probably) the largest veins of ore, and any more isn't necessary. Plus, his ores would have compatibility with all other mods that add that ore, so nothing changes really.