Everyone's taking a stab at this eventually - Public dedicated MC server

[CatalystiCam]

Hey guys. Figured this made more sense to move here.

First off, I understand if some of you want to bail on the early stages of this because it will be a bit of trial and error, but hopefully all runs smoothly.

Currently, I'm running bukkit on a dedicated server meant for 12 people max. Basically the most basic I could do for now. Trial run and all. (Will upgrade if interest is shown).

It's costing me 4.99 USD a month as it stands.

Please use this thread for all input. I actually know nothing about FTB but I can switch my server to that too, but I have a decent knowledge of bukkit from using it back in the day. Both just mod implementers, no? FTB is just for more advanced stuff?

Either way, looks like with bukkit. My plan is to start with a handful of mods, and add them as we go.

Again, any input on anything, feel free.

Server should be catalysticrew.mcph.co if not 162.244.164.31:60096

It won't be live for a couple hours yet probably as I literally just purchased and installed, but hey, more time for input.

Edit: By public, I just mean it's public. I'll be doing some livestreams on it and YT videos potentially, but I'll make sure to install some means of preventing the classic griefing.

Between all of you guys potentially active here alone there is a good 8 of us, as well as I probably have at max 8-10 friends that'll play. Realistically, probably like 3 of us from RU and 4 of my friends. Should be fine for now.

Edit: FTB costs more and I don't have access to it.

[Kugyince]

Good mods that work well as stand alone:

Thaumcraft
Witchery
Forestry
Tinker's Construct
Botania

[Wolf]

you forgot your bees ten lol

[CatalystiCam]

Originally Posted by Kugyince

Good mods that work well as stand alone:

Thaumcraft
Witchery
Forestry
Tinker's Construct
Botania

Are they FTB? Can't use it as of current. If it's bukkit I'll look into it.

Server should be live soon.

[Kugyince]

Originally Posted by Wolf

you forgot your bees ten lol

I said Forestry.

[CatalystiCam]

Server is live. Has been for a bit. Seems all good. Had one random guy join and he was fine.

[Wolf]

i meant your magic bees

[KATZ]

im too lazy to go back to 1.7.9...

[CatalystiCam]

Originally Posted by KATZ

im too lazy to go back to 1.7.9...

It takes 2 seconds. Better than vanilla.

[KATZ]

i already have a server i play on though D:

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i cant even join >.> my MC crashes

[CatalystiCam]

Dat render distance issue. We solved it. Quite a decent number of people coming on now too. All I know but 1 so far.

[Dudebro]

I fully support this idea(well not fully enough to donate) and I'll check it out.

[CatalystiCam]

I literally do not even have a donation thing set up at the moment. It does not bother me, it's 5 dollars and it's worth it to me so no biggy.

I'm talking if it somehow gets to the point where I need to up the server to a ton of slots and get things like FTB. I'll want some help from whoever. Even then though, I'm not expecting anything other than to run a fun server. Upping to 20 slots is only 7.50 and I think 35 slots was 10 a month. I'm not too worried ans I'm really happy with the service overall so far. Very easy to use and affordable.

We already have lots of ideas we want to implement.

Also the mods currently on are:

Essentials
AdminEssentials
InfernalMobs
McMmo
McMmoTowny
Runecraft
WorldEdit
WorldGuard
WorldEditRegions

Of course a number of these are admin tools, the others add things like exp to skills and some temporary powerups to each skill (McMmo), Ability to add teleportals, hidden walls, etc. (Runecraft), Mini boss mobs and random brutal mobs (Infernalmobs), and then essentials is self explanatory. I think we've used a number of these before, but you can look up online guides for them if you need.

I gotta go to work, but I'll be on at 1:30 AM PST. Colby (Other OP) should be on tonight anytime now though. Not sure. If you want to get to where I am, and a few others I can't remember the coordinates but get him to take you there if you need. Or settle elsewhere. No big deal either way.

[RU Joe]

Woo, much thanks to you, JP!
I've connected successfully and have got a good start.
From spawn I went North - West a bit and made a tiny starter hut.

[CatalystiCam]

You guys may have noticed there is currently 2 roads leading off spawn. I believe road south and west as we're calling them. Road west a distance down has this town plot we've been working on and will continue to add to. Not usually a huge fan of these because the plots are tiny, but these are intentionally huge and free. If anyone wants one, let me or Colby know when we're on and we can protect it for you and then you can build away.

Just the 4 plots at the moment. Colby's doing something to what you see nearest. A shop with the Villagers I think he said.

[Dudebro]

1. Nice spot I found while exploring.
2. This one is hard to do justice from a picture. Where I'm standing is already on a high hill or plateau. The formation has a ravine or valley cutting through it that goes to the normal ground level, I think. It's hard to judge. This is right next to the village.
3. The village before any changes.




Does anyone know what is causing this strange tortured screaming I keep hearing? JG and I heard it when were running around and then I heard it again twice near the village. Each time I didn't see what was making the noise. Each time it scared the shit out of me. It sounds as if some horrific creature spots me and then starts yelling but the last two times it was day time and I didn't notice any caves or other monsters making noise. It's so ridiculous I have to turn my sound down. Please make it stop

[Dudebro]

@JG- I planted a bunch of those acacia trees around the town. I'm not 100% sold on the idea yet but I was thinking of making a natural looking tree wall. So far it's all natural but because of the crazy way those trees grow some saplings can't spawn, gonna have to fake it. I like this idea because when they're close together they make these cool formations with holes all through it like tree windows. Also it beats making yet another 2-3 high solid wall. I like walls but I'm getting a bit tired of the variations I've tried. Let me know if you think it looks good or not. You shouldn't be able to miss what I've done so far.


@That bowel loosing noise I keep hearing- I heard it again this time very close to the village. I was ready for it though and I tried to figure out where it was coming from but it didn't last very long, 5-10 secs maybe. It was daytime again, no hostile mobs anywhere but there are surface caves in the area. JG lit up a good amount of it though. It kinda sounds like a ghast getting hurt or dying but I'm not 100% it's exactly that. It almost sounds like a messed up audio clip of that, like it's kinda garbled or there's more than one at once. As far as I know there's no nether portals anywhere near us either.


I found that beast of a waterfall near the village. I also found a saddled horse nearby on top of a magic forest canopy. Was that you JG?

[CatalystiCam]

I'll be honest, in the fact that I'm not 100% honest of all the features these mods bring but I have a simple theory on those noises.

Infernalmobs can spawn random boss mobs out of any mob in the game. I've seen the usual hostiles + a flying pig and a normal freaking ghast already. A zombie riding a ghast was something Colby reported too. I think the ghast pain noises are one of these spawning in a wall and dying. My best guess.

I wanted to look more into this modpack, but I enjoy the fear of the unknown. However, I did turn mob griefing off so a ghast or whatever doesn't destroy someone's hard work.

Also. The tree thing sounds sick.

[KATZ]

i wanna play with ya'll but i dont want to start over after logging in over 100 hours in 2 weeks on my current server :|

[Dudebro]

Ghasts spawning and dying seems like it could be it but if so they're dying very fast. Would they be spawning underground in the overworld without a portal? I didn't think to look up but I assume if they were above me I'd hear it differently. I've been around plenty of ghasts and I remember being able to spot them by sound alone. If they're infernal then that seems a little too common, 2-3 spawns in a short time(during the day!) and no other infernals being sighted since I started. It's very weird.

Btw any grief protection we can set up ourselves? I didn't bother reading the rules and stuff yet.

@Katz- I still plan on building on your server too. I just have to think of what I wanna do and the find a good spot for it.

[CatalystiCam]

Oh yes. Colby or I can do that for you. Just gotta let me know the area you want on a corner to corner of the cube and it shouldn't be a problem.

As for the ghasts, weird. I've seen probably 4 infernal mobs so far and 2 ghasts. I've only heard the dying noise however maybe 4 times total. May have something to do with me being on creative mode for making spawn and that first town or that I've had my speakers plugged into my ipod opposed to the computer some nights.

[CatalystiCam]

Would not want to face this guy...

[Dudebro]

One of the servers we played on(Tensers maybe?) had some hardcore infernals with all kinds of nasty modifiers attached to their names. I remember one spawned in my village and basically started nuking the buildings while trying to attack me. It was cool but they were way too strong.

[Kugyince]

Yeah, that was mine. Magic Farm 3 is much, much harder. Mobs that can OHKO you and can phase through blocks. >.>

[Dudebro]

I was running along chopping trees for the wall when I saw something awesome in the distance.

1. A cool village.

2. There's the coordinates. It's really close. I secured a bunch of npcs and put down some torches. It's still pretty unsafe though with all those sinkholes and shit.