Posts by bbqroast

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I wish Albaka would let addons use adfly D:

Why? They'll make virtually nothing off it and it'll be another minute or two spent downloading the mods (yes it's only "5 seconds" but if you've ever tried to download more than one thing you'll know how it spreads out as you refresh pages, wait for things to load, wait while adf.ly redirects you, et cetera).

A simple banner ad on your website could make far more money, especially if it's properly targeted at your audience (believe me, 90% of the Minecraft audience couldn't give two shits about paying off mortgages and the other 10% are probably clever enough to know it's a scam).

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I tried sending 16384 EU/t in 5 EU/p before, it didn't end well. Now I can send 32768 EU packets per tick and have ~85 FPS

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Think about that for a minute. 16384 EU a tick, in 5 EU a tick packets, means you are sending 3276.8 packets a tick. A tick is 1/20th of a second, so you are sending 65536 packets a SECOND. That's a lot of CPU load on your computer.
I just want to say that a quad core or even a duel core cpu can do Trillions or at least Billions of operations every second so 65536 is nothing.

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You misunderstand CPU's. The more important value for minecraft, is not the number of cores, but the speed, because minecraft will only ever use one core. And for trillions of operations per second, you would need a 1+ terahertz processor, which is absolutely ludicrous (or a 128 gHz octuple core, although you would only be able to use one core for MC) and most modern CPU's for desktops are around 3 gigahertz, so 3 billion 1/0's processed per second. Each of those 65536 packets uses something around 20,000 1/0's. so, 1.3 billion 1/0's. So almost half of a modern processor for one line, when you're already running a lot of operations at the same time. And the 20k is just an estimate, it might be more, might be less.

Quote from APasz

Either way, there is technically a limit to the number of packets in a line, and given that you can't have a partial packet, packets in one line per tick are probably stored in an integer, so 2,147,483,647 packets. If you actually have a computer that can handle that many, you could probably sell it for several billion dollars, given that it has about as much processing power as a large server farm.
I don't understand the inner workings of CPU as I haven't yet done a course, and I was only guessing, plus if you have optifine it spreads the load around the cores so core minecraft operations are on core 0 while everything else is on every other core.

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I don't understand the inner workings of CPU as I haven't yet done a course, and I was only guessing, plus if you have optifine it spreads the load around the cores so core minecraft operations are on core 0 while everything else is on every other core.

CPU calculations aren't that straight forward, for example a Ivy Bridge processor is faster than a Sandy Bridge processor with the same amount of cores at the same clock speed.

Also, I remember that Alblaka mentioned that once packets have established a route it's quite efficient. So I'm going to say that ENet uses some clever code so that it only needs to actually do calculations when it's modified (or maybe when packets move along a route for the first time).

Quote from Alblaka

Well, the last offer I saw for English proofreading was (with the length of my story) ranging in the pricing of a 3 digit sum, not 'a few cups of coffee'. And I've no friend/relative/guy-who-owns-me-something who could be doing the proofreading, either.
Except for Shalashalska of course, one of the IC forum users who spends his free time checking the stories for errors, albeit it of course takes time. Once he's done I will reupload AfterDusk, like I did with a few other stories before.

Definitely need to improve my English though, if I still drop that many grammar errors all across the place
And yes, was supposed to be 'no one'.

Thanks for the critique, in either case.

Your English is fine, and would work well if spoken. But it doesn't translate on to text very well, at the start it wasn't great but by the end it was practically up to the standard of a well educated person with English as their first language. Did you write this story over a long time (over witch your English improved) or do you take a while to get into the English mood?

Amazing, as always Alblaka.

The story line is good, the main issue I see is your spelling/grammar (which is obviously not your fault, German being your 1st language). If you got an editor (Aren't you at university? If so I'm sure there will be someone doing a English major/minor who would run it through for a few cups of coffee) I can see this selling on the Kindle store. It's a good book, perhaps a bit niche, but nice none the less.

Also, when you say "noone" do you mean "no one" (as in no person) or "none" (as in a lack of something).

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Quote from Player

The correct method to use is is probably ElectricItem.use which is basically the same as ElectricItem.discharge with backpack power supplying included.

It should automatically update the item's damage value unless you are using ICustomElectricItem or the item's getMaxDamage() returns less than 3.

MC will (afaik) replicate the new damage value to the client if the tool is in the currently active inventory slot. If it's not there, you have to update the inventory manually, e.g. with entityplayer.openContainer.updateCraftingResults().

Ok, thanks Player. I'll try it.

I'm using the latest version of the Industrial Craft API, and testing with the latest version of Industrial Craft off the 1.4.6 pre-release thread.

I've got an item, which fires an arrow when used. It also looses 1000EU. This works fine, however the damage bar does not update when it's fired. If I put it in a charging device then it works fine (the bar updates and starts charging). I've tried using both ElectricTool.discharge and ElectricTool.use. What's the proper way to do this, is there another function I must run after?

Quote from nintendofan345

I followed these exact steps:

"1. setup MCP like normal and make it READY for decompiling
2. install Forge into the minecraft.jar inside your jars-folder
3. delete the 3 "XX-Integration"-Folders in your IC²-jar
4. install IC2 into the minecraft.jar
5. delete META-INF inside your minecraft.jar NOW
6. put the content of the lib-Folder in your .minecraft into the lib-Folder of MCP
7. run decompile.bat
8. now you have the source, but it contains a few minor Errors."

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Try fixing one. It could be that a few minor issues are causing a lot of errors (think how simply renaming the world variable would create so many issues.

Quote from thomas15v

I will stay on 1.2.5. My whole nuclair control system runs on redpower 2. And that is not avaible in that mod package.
Is there no temporary fix for 1.2.5 that i can enable?

Just change screw-up-cable-mechanics to false in the config (seriously? Why would their be a config option to fix a bug???). IC2 is now on 1.4.5, the devs have never provided backwards support in the past and I see no reason to (especially considering all the changes in 1.3.2).

So, for anyone who doesn't know I have a cable loss calculator (in my sig).

Now, I have Google Analytics running on this so I thought I'd share some data. It doesn't keep it for very long, and my website doesn't get much traffic but here's the brake up of the hits. I would consider these users to be more advanced, forum using, IC2 users:

Country / Territory Unique Pageviews
United States 112
Netherlands 37
United Kingdom 27
Russia 25
Ukraine 25
Italy 23
Germany 22
Spain 12
France 11
Taiwan 11
I've seen quite a lot of Czeck users, and Czeck has risen up recently (not displayed). Russia in the 4th place surprised me somewhat, it tells us Russians are far more interested in technical mods than people from other countries.

Firstly remove the conflicting mods and start Minecraft.
Open your inventory, turn on NEI using O if it isn't already there, click options, click "Item/Block ID..." then click "Dump ID Map Now". The name of the text file will appear in chat (like when you take a screenshot). Then open your .minecraft and open the text file. Scroll down to find the unused IDs and assing them using the config files to the new mods.

IMPORTANT! Never change the IDs of an existing mod if you have built a world using it. Block IDs are used by savefiles, if the world you load was built with different block IDs then some blocks will change/disappear. It's fine to add new mods, but just don't change the item/block IDs of an existing mod you have installed and played with (unless you want to delete the world).

Also, if you add, say IC2, on an existing world IC2's ores will not appear in areas of the world you have already explored. You need to far away from your base to generate the new ores. If you already are using mods like Forestry they will generate tin and copper as well which you use in IC2 recipies. I recommend you disable IC2's tin in the config file if this is the case (its annoying having lots of different ores, as they look different and don't stack together).

One thing:
LV Trans 128->32 or 32->128 (powered)
MV Trans 512->128 or 128->512 (powered)
HV Trans 4096->512 or 512->4096 (powered)

It catches some people (I first assumed the MV Trans would take 128EU/p and make it into 32EU/p).

Quote from wardevour

i just had to copy the servers config folder to the clients

Oh.

A word of warning. Ubuntu like all Linux based OSes loads things in date order, not by alphabetical order. This means that mods don't load how you would expect them to having played on Windows. This is fine until you get dependent mods (like IC2 addons) which need to be loaded after their dependencies (which is why the zip for Zeldo's pipes (for example) starts with a "z", so it loads last on Windows). The easiest solution seems to be to get it working on Windows and then upload the files using FileZilla all at once.

Quote from inucune

i think the reactors moved in the right direction in some ways, and not in others.

-i'd like to see the passive cooling restored to the reactor, even if it is a set value. nothing stores heat with 100% efficiency. If my reactor can store heat indefinitely even while empty, then i want my induction furnace to do the same. Agreed. But only a small amount.
-i wouldn't mind seeing reactors converted to steam...but IC2 needs to be able to stand alone. sounds like a variant when RC is installed. this could also double as a cooling system in which the more water you dump, the more steam you could produce, but it also cools the reactor. In the latest version, check the configs (must have RC installed).
-i'm torn on the piping items. it gives reactors a feel of realism and complexity, but once again IC2 needs to be able to stand alone. IC2 should have some sort of system for reactor components. I always thought "colored" slots that only accepted certain items would be useful.
-i really don't care for the ability to keep heat off the hull and store it only in components, especially when i find that it is a highly effective design. But with the hull not passively self-cooling anymore, why should i bother with transferring heat to the hull anyway. As storage maybe?
-i like the fallout from exploded reactors
-i like that the reactor now defaults to "off." having to scramble to restore a redstone signal because of a single misplaced bucket of water got old. Agreed
-i think there isn't a good component to move heat between the hull and components fast enough for higher end reactors. it throws off my temperature readings and judgement when i turn the reactor off and the hull temp is still rising because the hull is trying to catch up(or vice versa). this can result in a reactor that was shut down blowing up a short time (10+ sec) later. i think this makes the reactors more volatile.
-i don't like the heat exchangers. heat disperses naturally, and can be aided. i shouldn't have to rely on a component to move heat. I like the idea, its like having a heat sink on your PC. Heat does go away naturally, but the CPU makes way more than can be passively removed so the heat sink gives it a boost.
-i think the reactor image is slow to update. a reactor can go from cold to boom in a matter of seconds, why does it take 8-10 seconds for the flames and smoke to start. (not sure if this can be fixed) i use nuclear control for much of my scram-codes, but as a standalone mod, you have no real way of knowing how much heat you have and where quickly.

this is my imput towards the reactors. i enjoy useing them, and i enjoy their successes (and failures). However, i think the system could use another overhaul.

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XP---->Vista----->Windows 7
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we are here with reactors right now.

Nope, we're in the Windows 7 stage. Reactors are cool!

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So we've got 6 sections on the site, which should be very popular, but aren't.
These are:
Industrial Engineering
- Electric Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Agricultural Engineering
- Tutorials
Screenshots

My suggestion would be to change the layout to this:
Engineering Help
- Nuclear Engineering Designs and Help
Media

The engineering forum would be used to give people help with IC2 cabling and stuff. The nuclear engineering forum would be used for nuclear stuff (as it is now), and the media forum would be used for showing off peoples builds, tutorials, et cetera. I also think it would be cool to give other technical mods a place in these forums (providing IC2 is in someway related). While I'm sure some players use pure IC2 many of us use multiple mods, and these mods are generally similar (RP2, BC2, et cetera).

These sections are by far my favorite, and it is a shame to see them so lonely.

Quote from Sinnaj63

They can be for example be killed by tesla coil, or when their armor is empty(Out of energy).

You're not getting the point are you? Quantum is incredibly overpowered for PvP. Once you've got it you're indestructible. It's easy to keep it topped up (a few solars will do) and absorbs all damage. It's relatively easy to get very quickly, many people can get Quantum within 36 hours of play time.

The best way is probably just to disable the crafting of a Quantum armor chest piece. Are you using Bukkit? If so there should be a plugin to disable the item.

Quote from Alblaka

It was coded that way because I did NOT want to copy your casual "Item with own inventory for specific items"-concept. Though it's pretty much the only applyable concept nowadays, it seems

I'd love the toolbox storing tools like this. Maybe it could have a specific slot for each tool?

The idea of placing it isn't a bad one either...

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Eliav24

Kick all users who registered just to suggest (SHOCK CONTENT) space dimenstion right after registration, ignoring hive rules and search button.

Checked last page:

Electric piston lul what? wont happen.
Actually, I wouldn't mind a piston that could throw sand into the air. But maybe more suited to another mod.
Could illuminators not melt ice vanilla related, need hack or basemod - wont happen.
I was inquiring if it was possible, it wasn't. Still a valid suggestion.
a remake of the end/new dimension- alternative endgame! HAYO - wont happen.
That was a joke trying to point out the culture surrounding IC2.
Some piston fun vanilla related, wont happen.
Not an electric piston, the guy was inquiring as to why pistons
wouldn't push cables. A good type of suggestion to be locked and
archived for future users. Still valid.
Micro Voltage Transformer hive rules - wont happen
Won't happen due to balance reasons, still valid. But I think it has been suggested a lot of times before. And he had a good point, why do we need the most expensive cable in the game to effectively wire up lights to a battery?
Nuclear bomb recipe rejected zillion times - addon implemented.
Invalid.
Electrolytic Refining rejected multiple times already.
Invalid.
Alternate upgrade path for NanoSuit hive rules - wont happen.
Couldn't find thread.
Throwable Flare (mainly for diving .etc) cannot be implemented in current chunk format, not IC2 related.
Invalid.
Wrenching process instead of immediate effect and variable durability/energy on wrench. someone forgot about electric wrench...
Invalid.
A more realistic bronze recipe there is no realism in minecraft
Invalid.
Recyclers need a fix HAYO flaming thread
Invalid.
Iron Fences powered by the side of Magnetizers. will
A good suggestion.
Add configurable quantum helmet food costs rejected zillion times - will happen
Why rejected? This is the type of thing that should be configurable, I for one would like to disable food healing altogether for the helmet.
Solar panel lag reduction idea addon implemented
No, this is different. He was thinking the lag was from packets (I remember Kane constantly talking about how all the packets in the wires from solar panels caused lag) and was suggesting a way of solving the issue. As it happens, according to Alblaka ENet has little trouble handling packets. Still valid.
Nuclear reactor/crop almanac loot NEI
No, the books would provide information about how to use the items, not just how to craft them. Stop making assumptions about threads..
Toolbox tweak wont happen
Why not? Actually a good idea. Many other mods implement portable chests of some sort for specific items. Why shouldn't IC2 have one for its tools? A majority of the users here will have never touched the toolbox, simply because it's so useless.

Nothing new, thash,thash,trash, this hive only for lulz.

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Actually a lot of these are valid threads making a good point. Some of them are impossible (sadly) and some of them should really be implemented. So stop acting like the posts here are all shit. It seems we shoot down a lot of genuinely good ideas.

The only way to stop these suggestions is to completely isolate yourself as Eloraam has done. But I'm sure DW20 and many others still get spammed with suggestions for RedPower to pass on to Eloraam. Not a good idea in the slightest.

Really we need to delete bad threads immediately. Just get them out of the way.

When RP2 is updated you could try using the RP2 tubes with the regulator, it puts things into stacks of a specified size so they don't create as much lag (I believe stacked items are just a single entity).

Think of the amount of BC energy you get from this... God.

One of the main reasons ideas get shot down on this board is because people seem to think it is a general suggestion board for Minecraft. Probably about 50% of the stuff on here is barely related to IC2, and should be a whole new mod. It seems the few good ideas (like the torch gun, *wink* *nudge*) get buried in "add space" and "moar tres" suggestions. Compared to these, lightning rods are a perfectly legitimate suggestion (apart from the fact they have been suggested so many times).

Quote from RawCode

there is no way to cast skylight in current chunk format.

ice will melt on light level 11+, you can find workaround by smart placing light sources.

The entire base is going to be ice :(. I guess I'll just write a quick dirty base file mod if I ever need to do this.