Should we continue using Tekkit?

[Goofmobber]

Goof no offence or anything, but have you even tried FTB? That is in no way what it is. FTB adds so many mods that can make the game go on for endless hours. There are so many things you can do and there are even different Mod Packs. FTB is not just 1 mod pack there are MULTIPLE mod packs that you can choose from. I don’t know if there is one like that, but all I know is that the Direwolf one is nothing what you said. I seriously have no idea where you got that idea from…

I personally have never played it, this is just the description from their official website.

Goof, i would like to welcome you back to the world of the Blocks

Why, thank you…
:3

[sipjca]

Looks like its leaning towards FTB…

[SemiLaxBeazt]

FTB does look pretty good

[7thDeadly]

I had to watch some videos about FTB…I voted for FTB

[Johnlh97]

I say we leave it tekkit for perhaps 3 days after the server rebooting (So I/others can save their programs) and then swap to this magical Feed The Beast.

Note to Sippeh: I’d need you are Fatty/Goof/Liam to help save my programs/computers, seeing as I don’t have W.E. :P, you’d also have to transfer the computercraft folder like last time to the new map.

Heh heh heh… I can help

[brodur]

That would be much appreciated John, seeing as I have 6h+ into those programs xD

[AuhsojNala]

Hey, just noticed this. I voted for Feed the Beast, and I would like to add that if FTB is chosen, I’d vote for the modpack YogCraft. I’ve played a few of the others, but I really enjoy playing YogCraft the most.

[Petroliam]

Personally I don’t think we should use the yogscast one, as its directly related to them. This isn’t a great reason, but I’d prefer one that isn’t affiliated with any youtube groups, as the server isn’t either.

[sipjca]

Personally I don’t think we should use the yogscast one, as its directly related to them. This isn’t a great reason, but I’d prefer one that isn’t affiliated with any youtube groups, as the server isn’t either.

Agreed. Since I run it, that will not happen.

[Jibr]

I vote that we move on to Feed the Beast. I feel that Tekkit just has too shallow of a tech tree, you hit the end too fast if you know what you’re doing. It only took a few weeks for the more experienced players to hit quantum and infinite diamond farms.

With Feed the Beast there are more branches to choose from. Resources are slower to build up due to the increased uses and lack of fast conversion via the condenser. Things such as Thaumcraft can literally take months to finish because of its unique resources and that fact that you need to spend said resources to research the items before you can build them.

Forestry takes many of the old recipes and changes them, extending the tech tree to give upgrading a more finite feel. Not to mention it gives so many renewable resource option for Buildcraft, which in turn can be converted into IndustrialCraft if desired. This isn’t even going into bees, which in and of themselves can be bred to produce dozens of different resources in a renewable fashion if you dedicate enough time and energy into their breeding.

For those seeking more bloodshed and slaughter they can test their might in Twilight Forest, wandering through the shade searching for more dungeons to conquer and increase their might. Also penguins are adorable.

For better or worse Equivalent Exchange is a shadow of it’s former self. Gone is the infinite resource engine known as the Condenser. Gone is the Dark, Red, and Gem armor that made you a being that could rival a god. Gone are the tools that tore asunder the landscape. All that remains is the the Minium Stone. The Minium Stone is a considerably slower, albeit still infinite way to convert resources around. Hostile mobs have a chance to drop shards of Minium that you can use to craft the stone, which has a finite number of uses. The recipes are specific, no longer can you be Midas and turn everything to gold.

With the removal of the EE armor, more options were added in its place. Modular Power Armor was added to give a more customizable alternative to Quantum Armor. With enough resources it can give one night-vision, directed flight, and movement boosts. All while being able to self power itself with solar and having all those options being able to be rebound, and having their power remotely adjusted at specialized work stations. This not including the also highly customizable Power Tool, which can be upgraded into a rechargeable multitool, being used as a pick, shovel, axe, and sword all in one. This does not include it’s own unique upgrades such as a plasma cannon and built in crafting table.

This is not to say that Quantum is obsolete, although now it is more specialized compared the always changing Power Armor. Among the new additions the up to date Industrial Craft is the fact that Quantum Armor can now be advanced to even further levels, gaining an absolutely huge energy reserve and gaining more noticeable utility. The chest can be upgraded for Creative mode style flight, which many may be more comfortable with than the aimed flight the Power Armor offers. The head piece can be upgraded with a built in solar panel, allowing constant energy in sunlight at the cost of things such infinite air and auto feeding. This is only a small taste of what has been included in the more up to date Industrial Craft, enough to keep those not wanting to stray too far from their Tekkit roots busy still.

Buildcraft to my knowledge has had little in the way of new exciting toys, but has had it engines tweaked to be more reliable. That, along with the dozen or so new venues of power from other mods, gives plenty of new setups and possibilities for one’s mass mining.

All these technical mods may give one plenty to do with their resources, but for those that like to simply wander and explore there is plenty to see. Aside from the mysterious and fantastical scenery that can be found within the Twilight Forest, Extra Biomes XL adds over 2 dozen new biome variations, some with their own unique vegetation and blocks.

Even after all have stated here I’ve only shown a you possibilities looking in from the outside. Things like Steve’s Carts, Factorization, Xeno’s Reliquary, the Gravity and Portal Guns, and the returning Computer Craft and Railcraft all hold things to experiment with. Things you can then blend and combine with any of the over a dozen other mods to create near infinite constructs. All these new and interesting things are open if we move to FTB, and what I’ve listed is from Direwolf, one of the more basic variations.

Now there’s only one question stopping you. Do you want to sit here and wrack your brains trying to keep entertained, or do you want to walk inside and see what it’s like on the other side of the window I’ve shown you?

Wow, that was REALLY well written. That makes me want to change my vote, so just score one off for Tekkit Classic in your head, k?

[Bolje_da_bezis]

I have played a lot of yogcraf lately, and I can tell you tekkit fans you will not be dissapointed.
It’s just mindblowing

[Petroliam]

I have played a lot of yogcraf lately, and I can tell you tekkit fans you will not be dissapointed.
It’s just mindblowing

My point still stands. We won’t be using if for that reason as Sip stated.

[7thDeadly]

I think FTB won by a land slide. Is it ok to lock the poll?

Classic: 4
Lite: 1
FTB 19

[caspercat5]

This may be somewhat off subject, but whichever of the three choices we go with (I vote FTB) will ranks for each player transfer? (Will members still be members, trusted still be trusted, mod, ops, donators, etc keep their ranks?) I know that we will still have the current version of the server, but what I am asking is: I am currently a member on the Survival/Creative server, so will I also be a member in the Tekkit/FTB server? Everyone who is trusted, or mod, or op on the Survival/Creative server also have that rank on the Tekkit/FTB server?

Also: whichever we go with, will there be a creative map like what we have now? I am not good at finding/making much of any of the items in Tekkit or FTB, but I have some great ideas for buildings! When the server is finally up, I will probably not be coming back to the original Minecraft and may not be on it until then either, so I am not sure what I will do with my town yet. Sorry if I got off subject.

[sipjca]

No creative maps. Most ranks will transfer.

[iLoveLampXx]

This is a repost from another thread on this forum, since I feel it’s better suited here:

"Before I forget, the Ultimate Pack with Gregtech enabled is the best possible option if you want massive tech trees and just a better experience.

Gregtech adds an enormous number of new machines and metals to the game, as sort of an addition (although it completely takes over) IC2. It should be noted that having Gregtech enabled increases the difficulty of reaching endgame substantially. I’ve played perhaps 40 hours on a Gregtech enabled server and have yet to obtain the final tier solar panel.

I can’t speak for what the other FTB packs include or don’t include, but FTB Ultimate seems to be the only choice if you want the full experience of FTB with all the mods included.

Just my opinion from playing quite a bit of FTB over the last month or so."