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[BodOwens]

I am interested in playing Tekkit, what is it like? Is it a very good mod, or a game-breaking one?

[Raynbow]

It's pretty damn cool, BUT, it's a lot to learn.

[BodOwens]

Raynbow, on 27 November 2012 - 09:51 AM, said:

It's pretty damn cool, BUT, it's a lot to learn.

I read their wiki and there is so much stuff, like solar panels and nuclear reactors, it seems rather complicated indeed.

[jppk1]

Illegal and outdated. The mods themselves have much more comprehensive wikis.

[BC_Programming]

BodOwens, on 27 November 2012 - 09:19 AM, said:

I am interested in playing Tekkit, what is it like? Is it a very good mod, or a game-breaking one?

It's a set of mods of which many include a myriad of useless items that serve only as intermediate steps in the production of other materials. Personally I dislike modifications that add crafted items whose sole purpose is in the construction of other items, but some people thrive on senseless complications like that.

[superandy989]

The mod pack tekkit can be quite fun. Although its still 1.2.5 and the tekkit team isn't very good at keeping it up to date. If you want a very good modpack with tech mods you should try Feed The Beast. (www.feed-the-beast.com). FTB updates as soon as the mods are ready, and they have a good launcher just like tekkit. There are less servers because FTB is newer, but you can still find plenty of them on the FTB forums.

In the case of the mods used in both packs you WILL have a lot to learn. However reading the official wiki of each individual mod is usually the best thing to do.

Looking up Direwolf20's mod tutorials on youtube is also a great way to learn. His videos are very helpful and informative (you should look up the oldest video of each mod, because when he does second or third videos ect. of the same mod they are showing updated features. You should watch all of them for the most understanding))

It WILL be a lot to learn at the beginning, but eventually you will learn you how to use the mods.

And if you do decide to use tekkit the Technic pack forums are not a good place to be. The admins are usually jerks, more making fun of people who are new to the modpack more than helping them.

EDIT: On the account of legality both ones are safe to use either way, but Technic did just decided to download the mods and throw them together without the mod owners permission. FTB actually even has a private server they play on with the mod makers, and a thread that shows they have the mod maker's permissions. (the server can be sen on Direwolf20's SMP lets play season 3)


EDIT 2: and for those of you who dislike tech mods you should know the the point of them is industrializing your game. The point of getting new items to craft new items that are in fact NOT useless is the point a tech mod.
Buildcraft: make items that make building and sorting easier
IndustrialCraft: Maker items that improve your gameplay, such as machines to help with mining and other activites and better tools and armour.
Forestry: make farming a task that you can let a complicated machine do the work for you in order to help you get farther in Buildcraft and other tech mods
Railcraft: Improve the railway system dramatically, making track that lets carts do all sorts of new stuff
Steve's carts: Makes many new carts that improve gameplay and can even automate simple tasks such as mining and basic farming.

And that's just some of the stuff these mods can do. And don't worry about them being Over Powered. There is plenty of balance between the mods and there is much difficulty getting he best stuff.

[BodOwens]

superandy989, on 27 November 2012 - 10:09 AM, said:

TL;SR

Thank you for your description for Tekkit, it seems that you play it, do you have any chance what a "Nether Lava Extraction Facility" is?

[BodOwens]

Just a small accident people.

[akqew]

A Nether Lava Extraction Facility is a setup of machines that allow you to pump massive amounts of lava from the Nether for use in the Overworld. Most often it's used for power generation in IndustrialCraft. It can be accomplished through different machines, though the most common one is the BuildCraft pump.

And as superandy said you should probably download FTB since it's 1.4.2 instead of 1.2.5(Tekkit), and since they've got permission to all mods.

[Edje123]

Tekkit in one sentence: a magical wonderful festival of stuff

[PriestessofChaos]

Tekkit is a collection of amazing mods compiled in a questionably legal manner.

I strongly recommend installing mods yourselves, as it's both considerably less shady and lets you use what mods you want without limits. Failing that I recommend using the FTB launcher as the mod authors fully support it (and are good friends with the people behind it at that!)

[Blorog]

Tekkit is an illegal modpack in which the makers of the mods asked for them to be removed and the creators of tekkit refused to do so.

[warpspeed10]

Blorog, on 30 November 2012 - 01:57 AM, said:

Tekkit is an illegal modpack in which the makers of the mods asked for them to be removed and the creators of tekkit refused to do so.

The BTW mod as well as the Buildcraft add-on, Forestry, asked to be removed from the mod pack. I would not say that constitutes all of the mods.

In reality, Technic and Feed The Beast are simple launchers that pre-install mods onto a client it downloads from MC.net. The difference between Technic and FTB is what mods you would like pre-installed. What this ends up doing is allow people to ensure everyone has the same mods and versions of mods (one of the hardest things to ensure when setting up a custom modded server).

Once you have your core set of mods installed from either pack, you then open up your install and add on whatever extra mods you and your friends would like to play with.

That really is it. There is no great conspiracy; no back ally deals with shady mod installations; no masses of kiddie lawyers providing legal advice. All they are are launchers that aid the less technically inclined in installing mods.

In the end you need to remember mods are about having fun, nothing more nothing less. The manner in which you install them is entirely up to you, and in in the grand scheme of things really doesn’t matter all that much. If you need drama in your life, there are much better causes to get involved in than backing two, quite similar, mod installers. Find something that truly moves you, fight whaling, help out at a homeless shelter, spend your time at the khan acadamy. Do not spend your life raging at someone who is wrong on the internet.

[epicawesomeman12]

jppk1, on 27 November 2012 - 10:02 AM, said:

Illegal and outdated. The mods themselves have much more comprehensive wikis.

NOT illegal, and only ONE mod is currently outdated, that is. redpower. They're slowly updating.

[nworB_cirE]

epicawesomeman12, on 30 November 2012 - 11:02 PM, said:

NOT illegal, and only ONE mod is currently outdated, that is. redpower. They're slowly updating.

Fixed that for you. And I'd like to know your definition of what's legal and what's not. It seems like it would be... interesting. And it's more than one mod that hasn't updated.

[AAAvlar]

the Feed The Beast mod pack is better, it has a launcher too, and unlike tekkit an technic it has permission from the creators and it is updated whenever possible.

epicawesomeman12, on 30 November 2012 - 11:02 PM, said:

NOT illegal, and only ONE mod is currently outdated, that is. redpower. They're slowly updating.

When they use something with out the permission of the creator that is illegal. Let me guess you turret movies too?

[minecraftnut]

Tekkit is a modpack (their website clearly shows that, but no one seems to read it) for multiplayer that combines many of the main forge compatible mods for MC 1.2.5 The theme is technical. Technic used to be their singleplayer equivalent.  So Buildcraft, Railcraft, Industrial Craft 2, Redpower 2, EE2 are their main mods. It has a lot more then that, but this is basically what most players use in Tekkit.

Tekkit is still 1.2.5 because their modded server relies on bukkitcraft. Forge+bukkit is not available for 1.4+ You can expect them to update when more server side forgemods will release with the much needed plugins functionality (not meaning the plugin called Essentials, although thats a good start in functionality:p )
Still, Tekkit/Technic 1.2.5 is a lot of fun for the people who like the more techy mods and can't be bothered with figuring out how to install mods. The FTB modpack is one to check for 1.4+ though.
As for permissions, meh, I am not a lawyer specialised in copyright. But yeah, it would've been nice if they asked for permission to use the mods.