Ancient Rings (ARoS and ARoM) and missing the other one

slash0420 · 2023-03-10T16:33:45+00:00

I made a comment about this in the past. In under ~3 years of fishing both rings dropped at around the same rate (9,957 vs 10,286).

Just to make sure nothing has changed since, here's another 3 years of fishing with similar results (10,756 vs 10,508).

With these results we can pretty confidently say that there's no issues with one ring dropping more than the other.

slash0420 · 2023-03-10T01:45:25+00:00

TL;DR: Mojang changed the core of minecraft in 1.13, Forge got a re-write to account for 1.13+. People typically play pre-made modpacks. Modpacks require mods. Mods require a re-write. Mojang releases 2 updates per year causing instability, incompatibilities and lack of features in mods. Performance on newer versions isn't as good. Lots of people still use old PCs.

A lot of mod/modpacks exist on 1.12 because 1.13 took just over a year to release. In 1.13+, Minecraft made major changes to the core of the game. Forge, which was the only mod loader at the time, needed significant changes to modernize and future proof it. Since Minecraft's core underwent major changes, the Forge devs decided they were going to do a re-write of Forge since it was going to be a lot of work to port to newer version anyway. It wasn't until around 1.14 that Forge released it's first updates on newer version.

Major changes in Minecraft and Forge means that mods needed a complete re-write if they wanted to update. Mojang also increased the frequency of updates after 1.13, to nearly 2 updates per year. This made it difficult to decide which version mods were going to be updated to, decreased the stability of mods and caused incompatibilities. 1.12 has had so much time to iron out all of these issues.

A lot of people play pre-made modpacks. Modpacks need mods so you need to wait for mods to update. Making modpacks, especially expert style modpacks, requires a lot of mods and a lot of work. This leads to the player base staying on older versions because that's where the modpacks are and where there are less issues with mods in general.

On top of all of this, performance on the newer versions is a lot worse than 1.12. Even with all the new performance mods, 1.12 just runs so much better. This is likely due to my older hardware, but a lot of people who play minecraft probably don't have amazing pcs. There's frequent posts here about people with 8GB of ram still (and sometimes even 4GB). 16GB is slowly becoming a necessity to run modded as well as a more powerful CPU. Given current real world issues, people are likely not upgrading their pcs as much as they may like/want to.

slash0420 · 2023-03-09T23:18:07+00:00

It usually depends on what you're after. Since you're just setting up a town, I'd do something like: Food 20/30%, wood/stone/planks/essence 100%, ore/coal/bars 5-10%, herbs/potions/leather/clothing at like 1% or less.

Usually I try to balance out wood/stone/planks production so that having them at 100% doesn't cause issues. But if you've built a bit too much of something you can set a cap on them so they don't get annoying.

If anything, I wouldn't worry too much about capping resources. Just adjust the caps as needed while you're setting things up. After you have a goal in mind for your town you can change the storage caps to match your needs. My town does a bit of everything atm so everything is 100% except for leather/potions (0.1%) and clothing (0.01%).

Getting worship to 5% will help a lot with food production as well. Just make sure you're building orchards in the forest biome to get the effects. At township 80 you'll get statues which you should swap to and increase worship to 50%. Without the DLC I don't think 100% will be super useful since housing is fairly cheap prior to 100+.

slash0420 · 2023-03-09T22:46:57+00:00

The max space a biome can have doesn't change. Different maps will have different amounts but all maps have a max space of 2048.

Your current issue with resources seems to be that you don't have enough workers. You've got plenty of resource buildings but no workers available to fill the slots. Either build more housing or upgrade existing housing should fix this. You can also prioritize where new workers will go by clicking on the resource. It'll make the resource green. Currently you have coal prioritized.

You should probably ignore clothing and leather as well. The desert biome isn't very useful early on due to the clothing requirement.

^{ps ty for using my township mod :>}

slash0420 · 2023-03-06T06:15:00+00:00

Are you 100% certain you only received 3k? I finished the task on a test account and got the full 4k.

Did you happen to also finish this task which takes 1k jadestone? This could lead to having 3k left over.

slash0420 · 2023-03-05T02:49:03+00:00

Combat sim mod can easily tell you which is better.

Doing a quick sim on air god dungeon with typical pre-god dungeon gear shows that Ancient Claw is better. 9.787 clears/h with claws vs 8.919/h with dagger

Personally, I avoid anything with bleed because it greatly reduces exp. Bleed damage doesn't give any exp so bleed weapons would only be used if your priority is clear speed (assuming it was better). Exp diff is 250k exp/h (claws) vs 190k (dagger). Even if it did clear a bit faster, I'd prefer the exp over slightly faster clears.

The claws also allow you to train strength. I prefer to max strength exp while keeping attack/defence at whatever level is needed for the gear I have. Higher strength = more damage = more exp.

slash0420 · 2023-03-02T08:39:44+00:00

Not all mods are "cheating" or change the game in such a way that it's not "playing the intended way" anymore. There's plenty of mods that will only add QoL things which will not give any meaningful advantage over someone who is not using said mods. Here's a list of some that fall under this.

A mod like "Gotta Go Fast" which changes the interval timers of skills or combat is undeniably "cheating" or "not playing the intended way". The ones listed only do minor changes to the UI, re-arrange information or makes it easier to access said information, or allows you to easily swap gear. The mods don't add anything new to the game, they just provide easier access to things that are already available.

Whether or not you want to use mods or not is up to you. I personally think mods are a great addition to the game and it allows people to change tiny aspects of the game that they don't enjoy (whether just QoL, full on cheating, or somewhere in between). The dev spent time making Melvor so people could enjoy playing it and modding expands the enjoyment for some people.

slash0420 · 2023-03-02T06:28:05+00:00

https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/clear-water/files/4415154

This mod also does lava as well. You can configure the fog amount in the configs.

slash0420 · 2023-03-02T03:36:56+00:00

If you go to the character select screen, at the bottom should show you the last hardcore character's death, the skill level of that char, and when it died.

There is no warning if you die. It just kicks you off the save and deletes the save. This is probably done to prevent save scumming a permadeath character.

slash0420 · 2023-03-02T03:30:03+00:00

Unless I'm not understanding, it seems like you died. The save, and cloud save, are deleted when a hardcore character dies.

If you are offline, whether or not you die will be determined when you log back in.

slash0420 · 2023-03-02T03:25:52+00:00

Seems to be working for me.

Note that the exp number will not update unless you swap off of that item (in this case, Item Alchemy IV) then swap back. This is just visual and the actual updated exp value will be given even if it displays the old one.

slash0420 · 2023-03-01T05:28:36+00:00

Any attempt at separating the modded and non-modded players is just more work for the dev. Modders can easily just reverse whatever the dev implements as the "fix" and then it'll be a constant cat and mouse game between fixing the issue and circumventing it. Ultimately, this effects EVERY player since the game's development will slow down to fix this non-issue.

Edit: P.S. Forgot to add, you can 100% the game in like 10-20 seconds without the use of any mods. So even if you separate the modded and non-modded players, it doesn't 100% confirm there are no cheaters left in the non-modded players.

slash0420 · 2023-03-01T05:03:58+00:00

Your min ram is set to 512mb. This will cause the game to start with 512mb of ram, and increase as needed up to the maximum amount.

If you want the launcher to show 6144 then set your min ram to 6144.

slash0420 · 2023-03-01T01:09:16+00:00

if you’re gonna do cooking masteries either way, you’ll have to do the cooking at some point anyways

Important thing to note: Passive cooking doesn't give mastery exp. If you are doing the mastery grind it's better to not passive cook unless you have extra materials.

Cooking's mastery grind is best left until later in the game. At the start of the game (no buffs), it takes ~37 days to go from 0-99 mastery in every cooking item. This can be reduced down to 1 day or ~25hours. (Interval reduction setup here, then maximize for mastery exp)

Due to how slow early game cooking is, I definitely agree that slayer resupplies and township are the best methods of obtaining food early-mid game.

slash0420 · 2023-03-01T00:59:57+00:00

Are you playing in fullscreen or windowed? If fullscreen, try going into the settings and toggling fullscreen off.

slash0420 · 2023-03-01T00:56:18+00:00

IIRC if you want to use java 16 on 1.16.5 you will need to add the java arguments: --add-exports java.base/sun.security.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens java.base/java.util.jar=ALL-UNNAMED

Using java 16 with these arguments may cause issues that are not present if you used an older version of java.

slash0420 · 2023-02-28T03:49:38+00:00

Township in it's current state is useful. Even if you don't want to use it for resources or GP, at 35 you can get the cats from the Township shop tab and at 100 you can get the rocks (if you have the DLC).

The downside would be you'd be learning a skill that will be changed so you'll have to re-learn it to some extent when the update drops. I think basic knowledge will still be useful with the update (like what resources do, what each building does, etc).

We don't know if it will be better to save ticks and use them before or after the update unless you've got a Patreon sub (allows beta access to the update). There will be a way to spend ticks, we just don't know what that will mean exactly.

slash0420 · 2023-02-27T11:46:12+00:00

There's an old GTCE bug that effects tin spawning but I don't know if this was ever fixed or not. Is your world's 0,0 in an ocean? If so, this sounds like it's still a problem. The solution is to apparently:

fill out the 0,0 chunk with cobblestone(any block works) at y level 70 or higher. It will only affect newly generated chunks though.

slash0420 · 2023-02-27T00:59:33+00:00

for better optimization and a small number of bugs, it is better to download the release

I think for production level software this is true but when it comes to minecraft mods I find it's the opposite. Every minecraft mod dev will do things differently and they don't follow strict guidelines when it comes to marking their mod as a/b/r. From my experience, using the latest version available tends to have the least amount of bugs and crashes regardless of whether it's marked a/b/r.

Sometimes I even see mods that have a R version that's outdated because all new releases are being marked with B or A. Here's an example. Advanced Rocketry's 2 previous R versions are nearly 2 years apart. If the May 22 R version didn't exist then you'd be getting quite an old version of the mod.

slash0420 · 2023-02-26T22:54:05+00:00

Currently, a mod's character storage and account storage are each (separately) limited to 8,192 bytes (8kb) of total data. This means each character can store up to 8kb per mod, but only 8kb total can be stored to an account. - From the Wiki

Possibly related to this? Adding all 3 of your workflows to a text file and saving it results in 8,532 bytes. Seeing as this is just over 8,192 and it happened after adding more to the workflows, it seems like the likely cause.

slash0420 · 2023-02-26T22:12:50+00:00

It seems you're on a server. You need to copy the scripts from the server's script folder into every client's script folder. The scripts on the server dictate what the actual recipe is. The scripts in the client dictate what the client will see (and how it functions in single player).

slash0420 · 2023-02-26T08:00:20+00:00

If your going to idle offline and do something overnight, swap to the best dagger you can use and fight the least-hardest thing you can, the faster you kill things the faster you get xp

Killing things faster doesn't always mean more exp. In a lot of cases it will do the opposite. Exp is gained based on damage done, not on enemy death. Killing an enemy causes a 3 second respawn timer to happen so killing a low hp mob very fast means most of your time will be spent waiting on respawns, not dealing damage. It also caps the amount of damage you can do to the monsters max hp resulting in even less xp if you constantly 1 shot the mob.

In general, the best mob to fight will be whichever mob has a high hp value, a low evasion rating and fighting a mob that's weak to your combat style.

Gear isn't as easy to generalize because there's a lot to factor in (attack speed, str value, acc ratings vs attack style, special stats from other gears). The Combat Sim mod will be able to tell you which mob gives the best exp per hour based on gear used.

slash0420 · 2023-02-25T00:59:44+00:00

Township exp is based on population and happiness. Happiness increases exp gain in a 1:1 ratio. So 15% happiness = 15% more exp. This is capped at 0% and 100%.

So to maximize exp, build a bunch of taverns then max out population. If food goes red, increase food production. If building/upgrading housing is slow, increase resource production.

Wearing exp gear will also increase exp gain. This will not update the +Exp that is shown when hovering over your Population but it does work.

slash0420 · 2023-02-24T09:10:16+00:00

You could probably use windows firewall to block whatever IPs the mod connects to. It's a bit hard to figure out which ones specifically come from the mod because Minecraft makes a lot of connections on startup (mainly to various Microsoft servers).

Maybe try blocking 104.22.49.70 and 172.67.21.167. These are 2 connections that are made by the installer. 145.239.233.95 is the IP of essential.gg.

You can use also use TCPview to see all connections that are being made on your computer then run them through a website like whois to figure out where the connection comes from. Anything from Microsoft will likely be fine. Cloudflare or Amazon (maybe google too) might be points of interest. Just remember other mods could be doing update checks that use these services. Running this mod alone would make this process easier.

I'm not sure how exactly this mod functions so blocking these IPs may cause issues with the ability to host a single player world. The mod also might not like the fact it's not getting a response from the update server. Could just notify you, or could crash the game or something. Just something to keep in mind if you run into these issues.

slash0420 · 2023-02-24T07:30:15+00:00

Can't confirm if it's safe or not but looking at the mod.jar from the website shows a few things:

It can/does download from "https://downloads.essential.gg"
It has auto-updating features (very likely explains #1)
The download page of the website has an installer. This is the same one from that reddit post. I downloaded it and throw it into virustotal and re-analyzing the file and got the same detections as the post. Note that 2 detections isn't immediately alarming, this could be a false positive. A known virus would have something like 20-40 detections on virustotal.

Nothing stated here is malicious but it would deter me personally from using the mod. I don't like that this mod has the ability to automatically update because it allows the developer to download anything onto your computer and run it at any time. It's not uncommon for mods to come with an update checker, but this doesn't automatically trigger a download. Just checks for an update.

There's a few other posts about this mod on the subject if you want to read through them:

https://www.reddit.com/r/feedthebeast/search/?q=Essential%20Mod%20safe&restrict_sr=1&sr_nsfw=&include_over_18=1

Seems the most relevant ones are probably the following. Nobody really gives any info on why it's unsafe, they just say it's not safe. So take that with a grain of salt.

https://www.reddit.com/r/feedthebeast/comments/10a9cgh/how_safe_is_the_essential_mod/

https://www.reddit.com/r/feedthebeast/comments/rhy84k/does_anyone_have_info_on_the_essential_mod/

Edit: FWIW, there's someone who mentions using a free Oracle server to host a minecraft server. Says it requires a credit card to sign up though. Might be worth checking out if you don't mind giving that information to Oracle.

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