Joe Schmo Posted March 2, 2013 Posted March 2, 2013 I'm a little confused with the changes that I'm seeing on the website and I was hoping that some veterans could explain what's happening. A couple days ago, I decided that I wanted to try out the Technic Pack (for SSP) so I came here, downloaded the Technic Launcher, and started it up. I came back to the website today and the entire layout of the website had changed, and Technic was no longer listed as one of the modpacks (only Tekkit Lite, Tekkit Classic, Voltz, and Hack/Mine were there). There was also a brand new Technic Launcher that I downloaded, and Technic isn't listed as one of the modpacks there, either. The new Technic Launcher started saving stuff in a new folder, too. (\Roaming\.technic instead of \Roaming\.techniclauncher) So as someone who just started yesterday... What happened? I was reading around the forums and some people are saying that Technic Pack is no longer being supported, yet the Technic Pack subforum still has people posting and talking about it. If it's no longer being supported, what is the recommended modpack for playing SSP or SSP+LAN? Should I delete all of the old Technic Launcher data and just go with the new one?
Forum Administrators sct Posted March 2, 2013 Forum Administrators Posted March 2, 2013 Tekkit Lite works great for SSP and SMP. Use that instead.
freakachu Posted March 2, 2013 Posted March 2, 2013 basically, the merging of singleplayer and multiplayer in the vanilla game made the existence of technic obsolete, since everything is now SMP compatible.
Joe Schmo Posted March 2, 2013 Author Posted March 2, 2013 Okay... So then all then old files I just downloaded are obsolete and I should get rid of them? Another thing I noticed is that Tekkit Lite doesn't have Optifine included as a mod like Technic did. Is Optifine not compatible with other things in Tekkit Lite?
Blocker226 Posted March 2, 2013 Posted March 2, 2013 Optifine is not included due to author saying no.
freakachu Posted March 2, 2013 Posted March 2, 2013 well, older versions of technic aren't broken, they're just not as new. as for optifine, blocker is correct about that as well as the fact that it isn't always as effective as some would like depending on your hardware setup. you can add it back in yourself if you're so inclined
CanVox Posted March 2, 2013 Posted March 2, 2013 It also randomly breaks all kinds of stuff- I've stopped using it for the most part.
Joe Schmo Posted March 2, 2013 Author Posted March 2, 2013 Hmm, okay. So as someone who has never played with Technic/Tekkit before, you would recommend that I use Tekkit Lite as opposed to an old version of Technic, as sct suggested?
Sev Posted March 2, 2013 Posted March 2, 2013 Yes, don't get used to EE2, just go play it. Heck, make your own modpack.
Cheap Shot Posted March 2, 2013 Posted March 2, 2013 Optifine is not included due to author saying no. It's not included because of technical reasons. One of them being is that there are no universal settings that play nice on everyones computers. It's something you need to install for yourself. I use it and personally I see vast improvements, but a lot of people didn't. Plus some other stuff I think.
Sev Posted March 2, 2013 Posted March 2, 2013 I It's not included because of technical reasons. One of them being is that there are no universal settings that play nice on everyones computers. It's something you need to install for yourself. I use it and personally I see vast improvements, but a lot of people didn't. Plus some other stuff I think. I use it too. Fantastic stuff, and a lot more options.
Joe Schmo Posted March 2, 2013 Author Posted March 2, 2013 Yes, don't get used to EE2, just go play it. Heck, make your own modpack. I don't know enough about all the different mods out there to make a good modpack. I just kinda wanted to play something that a lot of other people have enjoyed, which is what brought me here.
Cheap Shot Posted March 2, 2013 Posted March 2, 2013 I I use it too. Fantastic stuff, and a lot more options. I've got a custom shader pack going that requires it. Game can look amazing with shaders. Like how a finished game should look. :colbert:
Sev Posted March 2, 2013 Posted March 2, 2013 I've got a custom shader pack going that requires it. Game can look amazing with shaders. Like how a finished game should look. I've never used a custom shader, as my computer is a laptop, and likely would explode if I tried to. I will buy a better one, soon.
freakachu Posted March 2, 2013 Posted March 2, 2013 basically OP, just give tekkit lite a whirl in SSP. you'll have a great time.
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