So...I was attempting to explain Minecraft to a friend who has never played it, even though I was unaware sucha person existed until now. (I know sucha isn't a real word, bugger off) And I found myself trying to say things like "It doesn't even matter WHAT kind of games you like normally, you can play Minecraft SOOOO many different ways !!!" Gushing with fandom, over-explanations and ranting about mods, modpacks and servers, I realized that it really REALLY is kind of insane how very much variety there really is in our communities. Servers especially.
I mean, when you start adding Bukkit plugins and Forge mods, Minecraft can really range from an open world online RPG set in Medieval stylings, to a modern day FPS with round/killcount based play, an economical city building sim, and well, I better just leave it at that, because well, just don't get me started. Prison servers ? Creative mode ? Mod-PACKS ??? Thats right, SETS of individual mods all stapled together in some sort of generalized experience ready to go for your convenience that can ALSO vary quite greatly and turn Minecraft into one of a bazillion different games or "experiences". Can anyone really love anything too much ? My therapist says yes. But hey that cat is crazy ! No really, it's a cat, this isn't the 70s...
So I was just curious, maybe everyone here likes most of the FTB packs, and likely FTB servers, but is there anything NEW, or out of the ordinary you might enjoy too ? I mean, for a long time, even though I was on the forums and such, I didn't know a prison server was a thing. And at first the possibilty that tech mods and Bukkit could come together to make really in depth political/economical systems and turn servers into large breathing worlds with empire pitted against empire against empire battling in arms races and collection of raw material in a LIFE-LIKE scale did not occur to me. And all the amazing maps and Adventure Mode and Command Block possibilities, I am really starting to think, maybe Minecraft could literally be ANYTHING we want it to be...So with this creative of a group, I wanted to hear what else is out there ??? Come on guys, favorite maps ? Favorite servers ? Third party packs ? And NO I am NOT talking about those server packs that are Unleashed with 1 or 2 mods out and 3 or 4 put in, I mean something REALLY different and unique that maybe others didn't know was out there (yet)...I wanna hear some of THAT...
IF you have no life or just enjoy reading about Minecraft, (YOU might need a therapist cat too btw). Here's something maybe YOU have never experienced in MC:
I mean, when you start adding Bukkit plugins and Forge mods, Minecraft can really range from an open world online RPG set in Medieval stylings, to a modern day FPS with round/killcount based play, an economical city building sim, and well, I better just leave it at that, because well, just don't get me started. Prison servers ? Creative mode ? Mod-PACKS ??? Thats right, SETS of individual mods all stapled together in some sort of generalized experience ready to go for your convenience that can ALSO vary quite greatly and turn Minecraft into one of a bazillion different games or "experiences". Can anyone really love anything too much ? My therapist says yes. But hey that cat is crazy ! No really, it's a cat, this isn't the 70s...
So I was just curious, maybe everyone here likes most of the FTB packs, and likely FTB servers, but is there anything NEW, or out of the ordinary you might enjoy too ? I mean, for a long time, even though I was on the forums and such, I didn't know a prison server was a thing. And at first the possibilty that tech mods and Bukkit could come together to make really in depth political/economical systems and turn servers into large breathing worlds with empire pitted against empire against empire battling in arms races and collection of raw material in a LIFE-LIKE scale did not occur to me. And all the amazing maps and Adventure Mode and Command Block possibilities, I am really starting to think, maybe Minecraft could literally be ANYTHING we want it to be...So with this creative of a group, I wanted to hear what else is out there ??? Come on guys, favorite maps ? Favorite servers ? Third party packs ? And NO I am NOT talking about those server packs that are Unleashed with 1 or 2 mods out and 3 or 4 put in, I mean something REALLY different and unique that maybe others didn't know was out there (yet)...I wanna hear some of THAT...
IF you have no life or just enjoy reading about Minecraft, (YOU might need a therapist cat too btw). Here's something maybe YOU have never experienced in MC:
WARNING: super looooong !
Not gonna explain all my mods, but I am guessing alot of MY minecraft is different from yours:
One of my all time favorite scenarios. I had saved inside a cave, in a Witch's Forest where witches spawn naturally. I was at about Y 23, deep in a tunnel/mineshaft. I had about 1.5 hearts and regen is super super slow. No healthpacks on me or potions, but ALOT of hard to find loot. Gregtech, Hardcore Mode (what I call soft Hardcore, you cant respawn but can reload save points, with World State Checkpoints Mod) and Custom Ore Gen (meaning ores ar biome specific and much rarer) all on. In the tunnel branch in front of me, to the right around a corner was a witch. This witch was also frickin Level 5 (the toughest, extra dmg and hp), behind me was Black Granite EVERYwhere (cant be mined with the tools I had), I couldn't run or mine fast at all with 1.5 hearts (hunger overhaul) and HAD to get past that darn witch. No ranged weapon and swinging my sword super slow...
I opted to wait a ridiculous long time and get my hearts to around 6 or 7, which took a good long boring 30 mins or so of standing still sneaking and praying the witch didn't find me. FINALLY I decided to go for it. I KNEW I was lost and the massive cave system would lead me in circles long before the surface was close and I'd be safe. As a rule, I only let myself save every 15 mins or use autosaves(world/dimension loads, every 15 mins) so when I made a run for it, turned left and heard the witch throw that Instant Damage potion and missed I was thrilled. I ran heard a spider, turned wildly without thinking, knowing death and the witch were inches from my back at any second, turned again, only thinking of the surface, but even then, it wouldn't matter, I would go all the way to bedrock if it meant avoiding that L5 witch for good. About 20 seconds and a few tunnels later I was sure I'd lost her.
I looked back, didnt see her, but heard her, so I darted down the tracks further. A split second later, a message popped up, I had died. I had stepped on a Spike Trap. You Will Die mod had lived up to its name...again...
Of course, on Hardcore I couldn't respawn. I had to load my save...Back again...1.5 hearts, level 5 witch a couple blocks and around the corner away from me...maybe 6 cooked fish, which by the way do NOT heal me, only fend off starvation. Health regened at a rate of like idk...1/2 a heart every 3 minutes or so...REALLY slow okay...
Anyways, THAT save. I loaded THAT exact situation about 20 more times. I was SO mad, frustrated, even downright angry. But I HAD asked for this I told myself. I wanted a challenge...I got it alright...My flint sword broke at some point a little later and I saved again. It took about 10 more tries from THAT second save point to get home, but in the end, I had really felt like I had accomplished something. And I LOVED it. I kept that save and that modpack. Still have it now actually. It was tough, and very rewarding. And there is almost NOTHING about it that could happen in vanilla Minecraft. Most people who enjoy this challenge CAN'T enjoy vanilla anyways, we're better suited for Gregtech and TerraFirmaCraft. Both I LIKE ALOT...Both also IMHO, turn Minecraft into something completely different and new. Yet, maybe you didn't know that...
Not gonna explain all my mods, but I am guessing alot of MY minecraft is different from yours:
One of my all time favorite scenarios. I had saved inside a cave, in a Witch's Forest where witches spawn naturally. I was at about Y 23, deep in a tunnel/mineshaft. I had about 1.5 hearts and regen is super super slow. No healthpacks on me or potions, but ALOT of hard to find loot. Gregtech, Hardcore Mode (what I call soft Hardcore, you cant respawn but can reload save points, with World State Checkpoints Mod) and Custom Ore Gen (meaning ores ar biome specific and much rarer) all on. In the tunnel branch in front of me, to the right around a corner was a witch. This witch was also frickin Level 5 (the toughest, extra dmg and hp), behind me was Black Granite EVERYwhere (cant be mined with the tools I had), I couldn't run or mine fast at all with 1.5 hearts (hunger overhaul) and HAD to get past that darn witch. No ranged weapon and swinging my sword super slow...
I opted to wait a ridiculous long time and get my hearts to around 6 or 7, which took a good long boring 30 mins or so of standing still sneaking and praying the witch didn't find me. FINALLY I decided to go for it. I KNEW I was lost and the massive cave system would lead me in circles long before the surface was close and I'd be safe. As a rule, I only let myself save every 15 mins or use autosaves(world/dimension loads, every 15 mins) so when I made a run for it, turned left and heard the witch throw that Instant Damage potion and missed I was thrilled. I ran heard a spider, turned wildly without thinking, knowing death and the witch were inches from my back at any second, turned again, only thinking of the surface, but even then, it wouldn't matter, I would go all the way to bedrock if it meant avoiding that L5 witch for good. About 20 seconds and a few tunnels later I was sure I'd lost her.
I looked back, didnt see her, but heard her, so I darted down the tracks further. A split second later, a message popped up, I had died. I had stepped on a Spike Trap. You Will Die mod had lived up to its name...again...
Of course, on Hardcore I couldn't respawn. I had to load my save...Back again...1.5 hearts, level 5 witch a couple blocks and around the corner away from me...maybe 6 cooked fish, which by the way do NOT heal me, only fend off starvation. Health regened at a rate of like idk...1/2 a heart every 3 minutes or so...REALLY slow okay...
Anyways, THAT save. I loaded THAT exact situation about 20 more times. I was SO mad, frustrated, even downright angry. But I HAD asked for this I told myself. I wanted a challenge...I got it alright...My flint sword broke at some point a little later and I saved again. It took about 10 more tries from THAT second save point to get home, but in the end, I had really felt like I had accomplished something. And I LOVED it. I kept that save and that modpack. Still have it now actually. It was tough, and very rewarding. And there is almost NOTHING about it that could happen in vanilla Minecraft. Most people who enjoy this challenge CAN'T enjoy vanilla anyways, we're better suited for Gregtech and TerraFirmaCraft. Both I LIKE ALOT...Both also IMHO, turn Minecraft into something completely different and new. Yet, maybe you didn't know that...
