cpw

Hello, I am just posting to support Slowpoke in his efforts here. I don't want to hold a grudge against Technic pack, heck seeing those early Yogs videos introduced me to MC modding. But I think Technic pack needs to grow beyond their "F**k You" roots and start showing the people who create the content they share, the modders, some respect. As an example, I just noticed that two of my "pure" mods are being distributed in Technic- Iron Chest, Compact Solars. As well, you are distributing my custom bukkit server build (I am responsible for the Forge+Bukkit integration, with help from others), and finally, I notice you're distributing Minecraft Forge which contains FML, authored by me as well. I have never been approached by anyone from Technic about distributing any of this. To be clear, as a foundational mod author, I believe mod packs are an absolute necessity. I even added a hook into FML just for modpack authors to add additional branding to the MC client. (check out fmlbranding.properties . FML exists as it does today because of a mod pack request from slowpoke, to solve the "ModLoader problem". However, as a developer, I have little respect for Technic at present, because they have made no effort to try and earn my respect, at all. Not even a "hello". Not even "we're using IronChest/FML/whatever". Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. That doesn't feel like respect to me. That feels like neglect, and I'm an easy modder. Everything I do is open source. I WILL not stop you. I cannot stop you. All I have ever asked for is "Hi, we're using X, Thanks!". That's about as low a barrier as it gets and so far Technic has failed to jump it. My request to Technic: man up, demonstrate you want to change your ways. Put a public permissions post together, like slowpoke did. Reach out to all the developers, personally, 1 on 1 - a lot of us hang out on esper a lot of the time, most of us are not hard to contact. Make sure you don't avoid the easy ones like Forge and IronChest "just because they're open source" - we're your test cases to prove you want to change your ways. Make sure all of this is very public and don't bullshit us about secret conversations. If you demonstrate you want to turn over a new leaf and get the modders' respect,then I see no reason why we can't start changing our opinions. We're all adults, or pretend to be anyway Finally, I suggest you start now. Make 1.3 your "chance to change". It's gonna be another couple of weeks before modding 1.3 really starts to become mature enough for your end users anyway. Take the time NOW to show that 1.3 Technic Pack/Tekkit will be different. By the way, if my identity is in doubt, just pop by esper, I am the real cpw, slowpoke can vouch for me (like I need vouching for).