that, nukes, that

After doing some research I don’t think that I, in good conscious can back the use of this mod pack. It seems that the creators of the pack have not received permission from some of the original authors of the mods to include them in this pack. Information as to what some of the problems with the Tekkit pack mod authors and pack creators can be found here.

http://www.feed-the-beast.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5

This website is also for a new mod pack that is being created by the actual creators of the mods themselves and includes many of the mods that are in Tekkit pack and many that are not included. This is great because the Mod creators themselves get credit for the mods and you also get the benefit of having support from the original mod authors. If sometime down the road we plan on starting a server with a mod pack on it I would say this is the one we go with.

At the very least, tinkering with ANY fissile material near populated areas should only be allowed by trusted (and trained) “nuclear engineers” that can demonstrate knowledge of how to build and operate a safe and stable reactor. (You know, like in real life.)

Everyone knows what causing a reactor to go all China Syndrome can do to the land, so you know I am not even joking about this.

Also, would this server have creative mode enabled for trusted builders by default? If not, the reactor thing will be a non-issue, due to the fact that the materials required for such a project would take forever to amass.

Well, barring being able to run another server in parallel, it may be feasible to set up a sort of el-cheapo subscription plan? Figure out the hosting plans for, say, a ten or fifteen slot server and work it out per person?

I salvaged an old HP workstation from a hospital dumpster awhile back that I was thinking would make a nice MC server box, but I haven’t had the spare coin to invest in ECC RAM to see if it’s worth chucking parts into. Could be some time before that would be an option, as there’s no such thing as cheap ECC DDR2. Still not a bad little box, all things considered …

Ah, I hear ya. Sorry, just trying to figure out ways to make it sustainable in the long run, since we can’t really ask the Nerdy Show to foot the bill for all of our crazy ideas. I figured running a Tekkit server on the same box as the SOA would probably lag ’em both all to hell.

I found a hosting service that promises a 25 slot server for ten a month which also states explicitly that they support Tekkit. The downshot is that it appears that the servers are hosted auf Deutschland. However, if we can find between ten and twenty dedicated players and split the bill, we’re talking a between fifty cents and a buck a month per user. Even if you don’t want to charge a sub fee, just set up a donation jar. I’d look to keep three months of operating revenue in the hopper and maybe kick the rest toward the Nerdy Show fund.