What's coming in the Alice update

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  1. sk89q

    sk89q Administrator
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    Alice will be updated in multiple parts, simply because it will make troubleshooting much simpler.

    The changes currently slated for the first update — which has not been pushed — include:
    • An update of Mariculture (originally slated for removal)
    • The addition of PneumaticCraft
    • The removal of Simply Recycling, which provides reverse crafting/smelting recipes for pickaxes and so on but currently makes up around 14% of the modpack's load time
    • The re-enabling of the Igneous Extruder (though be aware that there are more efficient methods of generating cobble)
    • An update of the server software (Cauldron/MCPC+), which is a big jump from our ancient version and may fix various "Internal server errors"
    I was also planning on adding Mr. Crayfish's Furniture Mod, but it seems that ExtraUtilities does not play well with it.

    Remember that this is only the first update, and even then, it is subject to change.
     
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  2. SomeEnderpenguin

    SomeEnderpenguin Not a Penguin

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    Awesome! The only complaint I have is that I will miss this =(
     
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  3. LordRedstone

    LordRedstone Best Coder 2k15

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    Oh, one thing, you firstly make compressed iron ingots with TNT explosions, will this still work?
     
  4. Brodolon

    Brodolon Edit post Abuser

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    It will i think with tinytnt. Also I highly recommend a npc sell the plastic seeds at spawn so we dont have to generate terrain. Also disable the dig programing block for the drones. That way they are still useful without automing :)
     
  5. ghostpotato

    ghostpotato The Crimson King

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    :( dimensional doors?
     
  6. kerjava

    kerjava husky mix

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    awesome cant wait i dont even care if Alice dies for a few weeks as long as we can ride her death throws :3
     
  7. Siioh

    Siioh If you can read this, you're too far

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    I'm a bit unsure about the re-enabling of Igneous Extruders...since you can easily make cobble cheaper, with less lag, and faster with transfer nodes. But its other feature, (normal stone/obsidian) could prove useful once again.
     
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  8. kerjava

    kerjava husky mix

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    i dont suppose there a way to stop it from making cobble with out breaking it ?
    as well as if we removed ic2 (not saying we are but <b>if</b> we sis what point would there be in having much of a cobble gen ?
     
  9. sk89q

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    Yes. I tested it and made some changes.
     
  10. LordXyroz

    LordXyroz *insert ridiculously long title here*

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    The Tubes mod could use an update as the newest is 2.x.x and we are running 1.1.3. Update if it's ofc stable, non-glitchy and stuff :p
     
  11. sk89q

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    The problem is that:
    • New people who are learning about the mods will find it disabled and have no idea why.
    • People who have played with the mods before will find it disabled and have no idea why.
    • Being unable to use the Igneous Extruder, they may resort to just a plain ol' cobble gen, which is bad.
    • It sucks when a bunch of things are disabled. It doesn't matter if there's a better alternative if most people don't know about them and nothing tells them.
    I actually tested this mod and was thinking about adding it. Maybe I will.
     
  12. Siioh

    Siioh If you can read this, you're too far

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    Heh, well if lag eventually does become a problem (specifically by extruders), there will at least be a "backup plan."
     
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  13. MyrddinE

    MyrddinE Active Member

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    I'd like to point out that there are many options for cobble generation, but few for smooth stone and obsidian generation, something that extruders also provide. Everyone ignores that.
     
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  14. xCromyx

    xCromyx Gamer With an Eye-patch

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    A hammer and furnace make enough cobble for smooth stone, or a hammer with silky, makes the point mute. Obsidan can be made by pumping lava and water in to a smeltery.
     
  15. FuzzyHarpyBug

    FuzzyHarpyBug Has the memory of a dead goldfish.

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    The Igneous Extruder still seems to be disabled... At least there is no recipe for it in NEI.
     
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  16. sk89q

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    I will look into it.