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Now working on the Spawn Tower, a tower that will go to the top and bottom of the playable world! Literally! Buildcraft is making it, and Redpower 2 and IndustrialCraft 2 are contributing to it with resources (thanks Gwindor for setting up the stone brick factory, and Genesis for contributing some resources!). However, we've run into a problem. We don't have enough power for all this. Plus, the Spawn Tower will have its power needs as well. There's that, and the fact that I want to make a city of sorts. Cities need power.

We can either do this through cables connecting us all, or through some Railcraft stuff. Railcraft is best suited for longer routes, however, and I can see it being less reliable, but there's no energy loss. Still, with multiple power plants and all, we could have more power for everyone. Or, we could keep it restricted to the spawn area. Whatever works. I just think it would make it easier to set things up in the future, and make it a bit easier for the newer players. I could see shared power possibly reducing our iron use as well.

Anyway, thoughts about this? Also looking for input on what to put in the Spawn Tower once it is complete. Mall (at least the server mall) and road are certain to be there.

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Here's some background on why I started working on multiple worlds, despite nobody asking for it:

The reason why I tried to get the multiple worlds to work is because of a few people wanting Equivalent Exchange. EE has proven to be overpowered, and so many Tekkit server admins disable it or parts of it. With multiple worlds, it is possible to have a non-EE world, and a full Tekkit world, completely separated. The other alternatives would be to not have EE at all, add EE to the server, or have two separate servers (which isn't reasonable as it will double the stress on my PC and separate the players).

EE is considered overpowered because you can set up factories spitting out diamonds and every few seconds. It's crazier for iron, of course. On its own, EE isn't too overpowered, but it's the fact that it's combined with other mods.

So my work for multiple worlds is to give people the option of using EE, rather than just wanting to add more worlds. It's just that multiple worlds gives us other options, as well.

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Huh. That's not what I saw with testing, but I only tested machines. I always forget that IC2 has crops so I never messed with them, I guess.

(Stealth bump)

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I think they reappear if replanted (or if they grow while invisible). I'd need some advance warning though since waiting for plants to grow fully to get their seed bags from harvest can take a long time.

The thing is, it is a continuous thing. If there's a multiworld plugin at all, the issue will exist. Unless I am misunderstanding what you're saying.

And if it only affects machines that have already been placed, then picking up and replacing the machines should fix everything, right? Though I imagine that's a much bigger inconvenience for some than others.

Yes, but it is temporary. Once it gets reloaded, then it will rotate again.

Though I kind of wonder if you should be doing the multiworld thing to begin with-- can your setup handle the extra server stress, or would it not have that big an impact?

It shouldn't have too big of an impact. It definitely could, but I don't see it as that likely. Plus, I can load and unload worlds as necessary if anything becomes a problem, or restrict access in other ways.

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Does it only affect buildings that are already placed?

Yeah. It only happens after it gets reloaded. Usually, this is after you quit Minecraft, go to another world, or go far enough away.

It also makes my crops disappear which kinda sucks.

I completely forgot about this. Is there a way to work with this somehow? I've never messed with crops, so.

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Worked for the gamer's interest? Yeah, no, not with them refusing to honor my PS1's warranty and charging me money for not even attempting to fix my problem regarding a DRE. True, that's an individual case, but the class action about DREs with PS2s was not an individual case.

I'm not going to deny that Sony has done a lot for gaming when it comes to developing hardware and software, but they're terrible when it comes to customer support and customer relations. Which, in my opinion, would be a part of "working for the gamer's interest."

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I will attempt to reproduce the problem when the server isn't busy.

ATTN: Everyone! Important decision time! Please read!

As you know, I was trying to get multiple worlds working. However, there was an issue with IndustrialCraft 2 machines. Namely, they would rotate, but purely cosmetically. In other words, Minecraft would still see the machines being faced the same way (which is important for things like Batboxes, MFSUs, transformers, etc.), but it wouldn't look right. Newly placed machines would be fine until the game would be reloaded.

I tried for a few days to fix it while being able to use multiworld plugins, but I couldn't figure it out. Others on the Tekkit board have also been unable to figure it out. Therefore, I've given up on making it work properly.

Why would we want multiworld? Because I could easily do things like have worlds that could have specific mods enabled and disabled. We could even have a vanilla world, or a world with EE. Also, I could add/delete worlds specifically meant for us to exploit the land to the fullest for resources. Additionally, I could add old worlds from the past (such as the world from early 2011!). It will be easier to have that "starting from the beginning" feeling if we want to make a new, permanent world. There's a lot of other possibilities as well.

Anyway, we have a decision to make about how we'll do this. Please vote for one of the following:
Option A: Add multiworld, even though IC2 textures may be glitched.
Option B: Don't add multiworld. This will mean that we can never use EE, or be able to play with other worlds.

I'll give everyone a few days to see this, discuss, and vote. A simple majority will decide.

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Have they ever worked in protected residences? I haven't used the beds much.

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Possible downtime on June 30!

Because I am getting cable TV installed and because I have cable Internet, I don't know if my Internet connection may go down. I will keep my server up, but I don't know if it may go down at some point in the morning (Pacific time). Just be aware of that.

Additionally on the afternoon of June 30th, a real life friend of mine wants to set up a private server, and if she can't do it, I might do it. During that time, the other server will get my priority. I'll likely set it up on another port so that it shouldn't interfere with this server, but I may need to lower the player cap to 2 on our server or shut it down. Again, that is only for a day, and I might not even end up doing it.

I'll keep you updated on both things as I learn more.

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Is there any way to turn down the noise wind and rain make? It's literally twice as loud as the rest of Minecraft combined.

Not sure, but you could try messing with the sound settings in Minecraft itself. It could also be MAtmos. See if there's any settings with that.

Thinking of getting into this. I've pretty much played nothing but vanilla Minecraft until now, and most of the land/food is probably taken, so is it still worth it or should I just pass on to other things?

Land: There's plenty available near spawn for building.

Food: Good luck finding cows, pigs, and chickens near spawn, but there's tons of bread for sale at the server shop near spawn. You start with $100 when you join the server, and bread is about $4.35 right now. It's also not too difficult to set up a wheat farm or an animal farm.

What you should be more concerned with is underground resources. Tekkit users use resources like crazy, and can mine it much more easily with quarries, lasers, and the like. Therefore, you should mine far enough away from others. People usually make large structures you can see from the minimap or from the ground (that said, I don't have a big building, but I'm at a village). Just keep that in mind, and you'll be fine.

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I'll look into it later. I can't really do anything right now, since I am getting ready to leave.

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Any errors?

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It will usually mean that you're not putting in a command correctly. Remember to also use a wood axe to make selections. Also, property names cannot have spaces (not sure about apostrophes either). Don't name something "todbot1 house", name it "todbot1_house".

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What happens, exactly? Anything different about when health restores or does not restore? Anyone else have the same issue?

Anyway, high speed rail coming soon. When it comes, you cannot walk/run/jump around the tunnel from the Bro House to the North Hub, as you could kill yourself or cause damage. Read the signs. I'll be working on it later, but just letting everyone know now.

Also, looking for blaze rods, blaze powder, and iron. If you have a blast furnace, steel is even better.

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GameBop: I added 38 redstone repeaters and 34 sticky pistons to your top chest.

To anyone wondering, the Nether Ores problem has been fixed.

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Microsoft Security Essentials is what I use. It works great. Unlike avast! and Avira when I used them, it kind of stays out of your way unless it needs to tell you something important. It's been more effective than both as well, as it caught some things they missed.

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Bop, go to your Sandslash. Your items are in a chest in the front.

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And here's Omega's village:

GameBop, I am going to restore your stuff at your place (assuming I find it, I'm assuming it is near the Sandslash). There should be a way for me to spawn enchantments, but I'll have to figure out how, so give me a bit of time for that. Shouldn't take long.

The End is now fixed.

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My family has a rule when it comes to trips: always take a picture that includes us. Otherwise, you're just taking pictures of random stuff. Might as well get pictures from the Internet if you're doing that.

I don't really understand what you have against that, but whatever. If it makes you any happier, I don't upload pictures to Facebook (or anywhere public, really), so I don't contribute to this "problem" you're experiencing.

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We have plenty of cobblestone for such things!

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Did you really destroy a village? Because I know that if a village gets destroyed, you're responsible. Without fail.

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Robazoid, your stuff has been restored. Check the area near your teleporter.

EDIT: Same for you, Gin.

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I turned off the whitelist. You can now join the server. The problem has been fixed, and I am restoring items now.

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It is. Something went wrong with the permissions system, and I am trying to figure out how to fix it. I'll post again when the server is back up.

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Server is closed until I figure out what is going on. Roba and Omega, I will place the items you lost into a chest on your property (assuming it's protected by /res, so only you and I can access the chest) once I figure this out.

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It should be fixed now. If anyone else has losses, let me know. I'll start giving you stuff when you get in.

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The problem has been fixed. Again, if you lost anything related to RedPower, please let me know so I can replace it.

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Redpower being banned is unintentional. All users: Please post anything you have lost and I will replace them.

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Server should be back up now.

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I have turned the whitelist on. I will be taking the server down when everyone is off of it in order to install some things.

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What the?



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Damn, Omega. Nice explosion. That's why they're supposed to be banned. And I rebooted the server, so now they cannot be crafted. I could still /give them, though.

Anyway, I am setting up some stuff, and I need to know: what should we name our world? The server sees it as "b8" but I don't like that. We need a good name!

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When will PC gamers stop using the term, "master race?" That's just silly, and it doesn't help the image that PC gamers seem to have that we're all elitist.

PC is a great platform, but then again, so are other platforms. I think it is more fun to play games than it is to refer to myself as being part of some master race, but that's just me!

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From: StealThisSheen | #012

$5.95 for a pizza that looks like that? Eegh.

You can get a pizza in 3 minutes at Little Caesar's for $5. And it doesn't look like it came from a Lunchable.

I agree with you, but I don't really see it as being a competitor to a place like Little Caesar's. I can see this being at airports, bus/train stations, maybe some cafeterias, and other places. Food is expensive at those places, and so I don't see $5.95 for a 10.6" pizza being too badly priced. You're paying for convenience, really.

Little Caesar's is a place I'd go to if I'm at home, Let's Pizza is a machine I'd go to when I'm at a stopover in Denver or something.

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Do you have a college diploma:

Yes, but it is an AS degree.

Are you currently in post-HS education:

A: Yes

If yes, is it for post-grad or undergrad?

Undergrad

What was/is your major?

AS degree: Computer Information Technology
BS degree: Business Administration

If you are currently in school, what do you expect to do with your diploma, job-wise/further schooling-wise?

Consulting, and also get an MBA at some point.

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I don't know what the update is. I don't see a new build, nothing is mentioned on their website, and I was able to do the update and log into the server just fine. I don't need to do anything to my server for now. You shouldn't need to update, but you can. I am just thinking that the update notification is a bug.

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I decided to look it up, and apparently pizzas would cost about $5.95. I'm surprised, I would have thought they would charge more.

I'd buy one, at least just to try it out.

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Rails are significantly more complex than roads, definitely. I'm learning Railcraft now so I can do all kinds of things. Rails are definitely easier for automating things. That's the current plan for power delivery, actually. If we can get creative with Computercraft and Railcraft, we can do some awesome stuff.

The expense, of course, is that it makes the system a bit more congested once we have EU carts and chest carts going around. Let me know if you need anything with roads.

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I'm fine without a road. We have the underground tunnel and rail for that.

Which, actually, makes for an interesting thing: it is possible to have the system go to ground level in certain areas. Not sure how much sense that would make, but there you go. Might be a way to prevent roads and rail from competing with each other. Honestly, I originally wanted a rail system on the surface.

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From: MrGreenonion | #025

Maybe with the Xbox 360 people weren't confused about it being a new system, but rather asked "what happened to xbox 2 through 359"

Jokes aside, I do remember someone seriously asking if there were 64 Nintendo systems that had been released before because of the Nintendo 64's name.

I know some people also thought the 3DS was just 3D tacked onto a normal DS. Essentially, they thought a 3DS was as different from a DS as the DS Lite, DSi, and DSi XL were from the original DS.

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For anyone wondering, yes, I did mess with it, but I was told to not restart it until later. It has been restarted and is now back up.

I've found an alternative to what I was trying to use, but it has less functionality unfortunately. Still, it might work for what I'm trying to do. We'll see, though.

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From: Swifticuffs | #009

who holds those series of dumb ertyu accounts anyway

ed bellis

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They're alright. I like Carl's Jr., Jack in the Box, and Burger King more for most things. McDonald's wins for breakfast without coupons (Burger King comes close, though) and for their value menu.

Their McRib sandwiches are great, though.

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I'm so hungry, I could eat an Octorok!

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Genesis: Please get back on.

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Some strange things are going on with the server. Some are my doing, some not.

Invisible things are glitches, and not anything I did intentionally.

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It's up. Ginhyun, try going back in. I'll go in after.

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Iron ingots and iron ore are now being stocked in the server shop! We can now have an iron-based economy. There are about 550 iron ingots and 200 iron ores in stock for your machine building pleasure. Kind of expensive, but get them now because I don't see them falling in price.

In other economic news, leases have now been retroactively placed on your properties. This is because money is kind of useless right now, so I figure that this will give you a reason to earn it. This also helps to reward players who play more often.

Just a reminder that I monitor all prices and balances, so if you're caught stealing and selling stuff to the store (including selling Bro House items), you do run a high risk of being caught. Don't do it!

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