SSP and SMP, Vanilla and YogBox

[Brelas]

I'm new to minecraft, love it, and a friend turned me onto Technic.

I was wondering, what does SSP and SMP stand for? Same goes for Vanilla and the Yogbox.

[Torezu]

SSP/MP = Survival Single/Multi Player (carryover from the days before the ability to switch back and forth became common)

Vanilla = Regular Minecraft, no mods

YogBox = A different mod pack, primarily defined by adventure and exploration rather than machines, construction, etc. Notable differences are the addition of Battle Towers and the RPG Health Mod (20-heart max is nice for adventuring), ThaumCraft 2 in the Rec. version, and no Equivalent Exchange, IndustrialCraft, or BuildCraft. It may have RedPower - I don't remember. Otherwise, they're similar.

[Brelas]

Thanks for the information.

When I installed minecraft it gave me the 1.2.5 version and I read through these forums that 1.2.5 goes with Technic 7.0.1. I've been playing the SSP version and was hoping that I'd made the right choice in regards to wanting to play survival mode along with the ability to build/mine/kill monsters/etc.

[Torezu]

YogBox is also SSP only. There are rumors about it becoming SMP as well in the future, but that would require removing ThaumCraft 2 and BetterDungeons, which would pretty much kill a lot of its content. It would be kind of nice if the two would just get combined. I guess that's what Technic+ is kind of supposed to be, so I may have to try it.