Charas's Minecraft Server - - Whitelist Security Failure

[DragonBlaze]

I like the idea of the NPC mod. I found it really fun to create towns, dungeons, and puzzles, and the NPC mod seems like it would allow us to make these areas more awesome. I'm kind of against the pokemon mod. Granted it would be cool but it seems like it's still in the early stages of development, and I think it would be best to start over from scratch if we did something like that and really gear the server towards it.

So here's a second option: We keep the current server as-is with no client side mods and keep it open to just charas members and friends of charas members. Then we open up a second server, mod the **** out of it, and open it to the public. I'm not really interested in running a server, but if there's interest in this, I can pay for the second server and give administrative access to you so you can install the mods and stuff.

[Archem]

I like the NPC mod as well, I was more focused on the Pokémon thing. That seems a bit of a stretch to me.

[drenrin2120]

I like the NPC mod a lot as well. That would be one that I'd be down to install on the current server. That would allow for bosses, custom mobs, one time treasure chests as well as other NPCs. I definitely have thought that a second server would probably be best if I decide to go through with the pixelmon mod.

Another popular mod that I rather enjoyed was BuildCraft. There are so many others though that I don't want to find the links too. and I would certainly agree that we should keep mods to a minimum for ease of access to the serve and easy updating. So any other suggestions?

Also, to take into consideration, when the mod would be installed. Obviously, 1.7 is coming out soon, and it'll probably be anywhere from a few days to a few weeks until mods update. So do we update beforehand and wait until mods update to 1.7? Or update to 1.7 and wait to install the mods?

[DragonBlaze]

So we should add the ARCHIMEDES' SHIPS mod. It lets you build boats and airships that you can pilot. It looks like you can take passengers with you now as well, the only issue is that I don't know if a lower end server can handle it.

I vote we wait until 1.7 mods are out. Though I'm under the impression that mods are a hassle to set up. If they're super quick and simple, I don't really care.

[drenrin2120]

Forge mods have actually become a lot simpler to install since 1.6, though that's client side, I don't know how difficult it will be to install server side, but that will be my problem to figure out.

Also, I totally forgot about the Archimedes mod. I'll have to see what's been updated since I last checked it out. Also, lag is a concern, but we'd just have to test it out.

[Moosetroop11]

A mod for boats and airships sounds incredible. What would I have to do on my end to still be able to get in? Would I have to install them too?

[DragonBlaze]

Well I'm starting an 11 day vacation in an hour, and I'll probably spend half of it doing nothing (aka gaming). Unless there are any objections, I'll probably buy a server later today that we can do all of the crazy mod stuff on and give you guys access to it to do all of the hard stuff.
 :p

A few things
1. Where is a good place to buy a server?
2. Random seed or should we create another custom world?

[drenrin2120]

I got my server on MCProhosting.com 10 bucks/month, 23 players max server, bukkit support. I would say random seed. Gonna be honest though, not sure I'm gonna go to a brand new server.

[DragonBlaze]

Yeah, then let's just stick with the one we have then. I'm down for installing a few mods now just as long as they're not too crazy.

[drenrin2120]

I agree, keep it simple. I forgot how expansive the NPC Mod is. You can also create custom spawners with a spawner tool. That mod in and of itself will add a ton of awesome stuff to the server.

Actually, the only other mods I would suggest would be the BiblioCraft mod and the Twilight Forest mod. BiblioCraft is small but it adds a lot of aesthetics and awesome storage options. Twilight Forest adds a whole other dimensional which is very well balanced and provides for a lot of adventure options. Obviously, on the current server, another dimension with loads of content and random generation and adventure options is a huge plus.

[drenrin2120]

Major update/server overhaul. Details listed on first post.

[DragonBlaze]

Two words: Holy ****!

Minecraft just got 10x more awesome.

[drenrin2120]

It's getting real in here

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[Archem]

Here once again to say that I'm trying my best to make time to be on, but dammit if I'm not distracted beyond belief.

[DragonBlaze]

Here once again to say that I'm trying my best to make time to be on, but dammit if I'm not distracted beyond belief.

Screw GTA, MC is much more addicting lol.

So I discovered two neat things about the ship mod today:
1.) If you want to be a passenger on a ship, you do NOT need to right click on a seat after the ship was mounted, clicking anywhere on ship will assign you to a seat that has been placed on the ship. Because of this, be sure to place seats in cool places like a cock-pit, and not in places that wouldn't be ideal for a person to sit.
2.) Many a NPC fell to their deaths when I tried transporting them in my ship, so they can't carry any mobs or anything. But the mod creator said he would start working on this capability in the next update