Posts by HeadHunter67

Quote from _Tim_

The centrifuge extractor doesn't seem to want to be crafted!

Those look like basic water cells - you need cells that have been charged by an electrolyzer.
It's hard for me to tell with default textures - that's why I don't like to use them.

As far as I know, the light level (and thus range) is hard-coded into the Minecraft engine.
Also, it is my understanding that light level and range acannot be independent of one another. Light level decays one point per block from the source - so an item that has a light level of 15 will always emit level 8 in a square that is 7 blocks away from the source, providing there are no obstructions or other sources.

So I'm not sure what could be done, but I do agree that Luminators should have some reason to be preferred over the other sources - and that currently, they really do not, aside from their snappy appearance.

That is probably where the cost equalizes itself - sure, that way costs 8 more stone, but you only need to refine 3 iron instead of all 8.

There isn't anything in the config to disable IC2's copper/tin spawn, but since Forestry and RP2 have that option, it hasn't really been an issue. I just let IC2's ores spawn and disable the others.

But if it can be added to the config for future versions, yes that would be a good idea.

He is as awesome as this:

Quote from MagusUnion

(he has, after all, worked hard on his add-on to allow cross compatibility between IC2 and BTW)...

Agreed - but the reason all this came up is because now, that's meaningless - BTW is no longer compatible with Forge mods, so all that hard work is for naught.
It seems important to note that the mod developer has, by choice, made the add-on obsolete.

Aye, good to see you back and glad you're apparently well!

Quote from Ranakastrasz

I suppose If I wanted us to get off topic, I could mentiune how this mod actually adds a bunch of magic artifacts, Because everyone knows that "sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology", and "Anything that science can do magic can do, and vice-versa"

Clarke's Axiom - I believe I mentioned earlier that this mod is essentially an inverse corrolary of that. The correct statement is "any suffciiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" - so we already have our "magic items", they don't need enchantment too.

If a guy is wearing armor that lets him breathe water, run faster than a minecart and jump 30 feet in the air, and he carries a magical pick that never breaks, isn't he already "magical" enough? I simply don't see the necessity of even having enchantments in a technology mod.

Quote from ExpHP

What motivated me to argue my position on here is that, given which side of the split I'm on, I feel uncomfortable seeing people make these claims about FC.

My claims are based simply on observation of the situation, including his thread on the MC Forums.
I know he says he's not concerned about popularity, but we'll see how his claim holds up in the long run.
And even if popularity is not his concern, it's no reason for him to act the way he does to people who have criticism - especially when they're people who would like to use the mod, but cannot due to his choice.

Take his "personality conflicts" with Eloraam - she's shown herself to be open to rational discussion and treats even her critics with tact and grace. She doesn't lose her cool, she doesn't put people down - that's the kind of class that FC will never have. So if he can't get along with her, that doesn't reflect poorly on her. As I told him, if he's not careful, BTW will become known as "the mod jerks use" - and no one wins then.

Quote from Hotbread

I am jesting here, good sir.

In that case, it is funny. Hard to tell if you were serious, given some of the stuff I've seen around here (like people talking about using UU-M to make tin for fuel cells for a generator)...

1st Row: Bottom
2nd row: Top
3rd Row: (probably) Back
4th Row: Front
5th Row: (probably) Left
6th Row: (Probably) Right

I'm sure on the top, bottom and front... but the other three sides tend to be alike on the machines so if you wanted to customize those you might need to resort to a little trial-and-error.

Also, the first 6 rows are when the machine is in the "off" or unpowered state.
The second set of six rows are when the machine is "on" - receiving power and activated to perform a task.

Yes, I'm aware of stuff like ElfPunk - but that's not what we're playing here. I'm sure someone's done a Final Fantasy mod or something.

Basically, if I want magic, I'll play vanilla MC. I prefer tech, which is why I play the mods I do. Until now, it's been free of magic - I see no need to introduce it now.

Sorry, my friend, but it's an important part of life. Far too many people hold beliefs they don't even understand.
Ask someone what they believe, they'll be glad to go on for hours telling you.
Ask them why, far fewer will have an answer.
Find the inconsistencies in those beliefs and point them out, and most people get upset.

How can anyone believe something that doesn't even fit into their own intellectual structure? That's why I disagree with the notion that "everyone is entitled to their own opinion" -= because opinions can be (and often are) simply wrong. In days past, the "opinion" that the Sun revolved around the Earth, and the "opinion" that the Earth was flat, were accepted so broadly that they were considered fact. Those who challenged those opinions were reviled, despite their ability to back up their findings.

It would be more accurate to say "everyone is entitled to defend their opinion" - because you cannot hold that which you cannot keep.

I'm just explaining why I don't like it. It's not so much what you can do with it, it's the absurd exchange rate. It's like the guy who traded a novelty paperclip for a house... only without all the hard work that took.

Quote from Rick

He measured it for 4 ticks.

I measured it several times, that was my best reading.
"Reading" is the operative word here - try it.

Quote from jorgebonafe

FC did the mod for fun, and then for people who could enjoy the kind of challenge his mod provides. Since he is not getting payed, it really doesn't matter for him if there are 100 players instead of 1000...

See, that's what makes this a foolish enterprise in the first place. At what point is the amount of work you do to make something no longer worth the effort? Spending hundreds of hours to write a mod for thousands of players seems like time well spent... spending it for dozens of players less so.

He can say it doesn't matter, but would he ultimately be writing this mod if he was the only one using it? Doubtful... although at the rate he's alienating players who were otherwise interested, we'll know soon enough.
Despite his claims, FC does this to stroke his vanity and boost his ego - his true colors are displayed when he replies to critics. He lacks the grace and tact to disarm his detractors and when he returns fire, he only proves them right (and turns off people who were merely observers).

It's a shame, I never saw someone who so ardently wants people NOT to play his mod! People are eager to use his work and the basically tells them "NO! You CAN'T have it!" I defy anyone to call this a recipe for long-term success.

We've already offered answers to that question in the posts above yours.
Magic makes no sense in a technology mod. They should be mutually exclusive.

Exactly. Eloraam can be reasoned with - she and Alblaka hammered out their differences and both mods will be stronger for it.
But FC handles his "personality conflicts" the same way he handles his mod - by being incompatible with everyone else. He turned and walked away instead of improving the process he was a part of.

He says he had to do it because "it wasn't fun anymore", but if you lose many of your players by choosing to be incompatible, and then drive away others with a bad attitude, who's left to play? At that point, your "fun" is in vain - might as well make a mod with tumbleweeds in it.

He's the most prominent example of what can happen when a developer forgets why he does what he's doing.

Quote from BloodyRain2k

Edit: after a long counting test of one chest full of scrap boxes (54*64) this came out

I'll bet if you went through and sorted out all the good stuff, you'd find that you could just make it directly for less than what you spent on the scrap boxes. The amount of scrap for 54 stacks of 64 boxes is 31104. That's enough scrap to fabricate 942 UU-M. Odds are pretty good that you could make all the useful results on the list for far less than that (actually, it would take about 1/4th of that to make all of the useful stuff for which a UU-M recipe exists). It does require some investment of power, but the outcome is certain rather than random.

Grab bags are fun, don't get me wrong - but there's too much simply useless crap to make it worthwhile.

Quote from Rick

He is too stupid to understand it. Dont waste any more time on him. I already tried explaining it to him several times.

I told you I'll let you be right and you responded with "still trying to make me the wrong one?" Sounds like someone is "too stupid to understand" English.
If "right" means "wrong" in your world, then it's no wonder I can't understand you.

You don't have the sense to know when to drop it and you don't have the grace to be content with "being right". You're what most people would call a "sore winner".
All things considered, can you see, then, why your opinion of me (let alone anything else) is of no importance to me?

Are you so insecure that you can't be content with just making your point and leave it at that? Why do you always feel you have something to prove?