So this time, no crazy lewd stuff in the Games blog (at least I won’t be talking about it). This time, it’s all about the servers. And at the end, an.. almost tempting idea for myself that someone is currently exploring if it’s worth the money.
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*hugs Ayana tightly* 🤗
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What a very odd title for a post section, huh? Well this is all I could think of (it somewhat has to do with what I’m about to say). The previous title felt quite insulting.
So basically I’ve been worried that having the server going, is a waste of time if Kovo’s not really going to get into the modpack. So myself and Ayana talked about this half of the day and thought that he could help mine some stuff in the Nether for a mod, while myself and Cave handle the tech side of things. Great plan, huh? Kovo claims he has nothing to do, so we could give him one.
The evening came and Ayana brought the server up, telling me she fixed the script where Nova can force close the server once we’re done. But as a side-effect, the server wouldn’t be able to be force-restarted. Annndd.. the server crashed. Plus Ayana had to go to bed early. So she wasn’t on to restart it.
We contemplated on an alternative. Play another game or find another way to play modded Minecraft on a server. At the end, Cave ended up paying for a server. A dedicated server hosted by someone else for $17/mo. And the way he listed the features, is quite tempting.
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When Ayana got this news, she wasn’t really happy with it. I had to explain the reason we went this route, because of her computer. We felt that if we got this, it would put less of a strain on her computer. So that’s basically why it was decided. We just want this to not feel like an insult to Ayana, that we’re trying to help her (and her computer).
Plus, she can join us. It’s a win-win.
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A new (paid) server… tempting? 🤔
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As said before, Cave paid $17/mo for this server. Hosted by ‘Bisect’. Never really heard of them, but they have very high praise of their 99.99% uptime and very low latency. What really has my interest is.. “unlimited modpack hosting”. Aka you can switch modpacks if you’re bored with one. So I can switch to AoE or something like that if I’m bored with the latest direwolf20 pack.
Having a modded Minecraft installation being hosted somewhere else instead of my computer (while I’m playing it) has been on my mind, because most modpacks can get quite resource demanding. But, I felt “since it’s just going to be me.. that feels like a waste of money”. That and I heard most of these dedicated server things cost an arm and a
leg. Plus I didn’t really have that much money back then.
But now after this, it’s really peaked my interest. Though, not to the point I’m going to do what Cave did. Nah. I’m going the smart way and doing some homework (aka asking questions). And from what I was told straight from the company, it really sounds promising.
There’s no contract, so no cancellation fees.
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Now, I did some more research and found I’d be paying $25.92/mo (after all taxes and fees). But this includes having access to a week of server backups, and Advanced Support.
So, $26/mo for my own private server to host any modpack I want. All I do is pay, upload the modpack, and join it. Puts less stress on my computer.
Sounds good, doesn’t it? I can get back playing the ole direwolf20 pack, and listen
to Mr “very cool!” as I follow along.
…Yet on the other hand, why? We got Cave’s server, why pay for my own? Cave bought this server for us to play it. But with Kovo and Nova doing their own things, I’m feeling and even asked them “I dunno if we’re supposed to separate and do our own thing or stay together and work as a team”. Only one other time do I remember joining a server with friends just for us to play together, and I didn’t exactly like it as I felt I was being bossed around.
With this, I want to play together with them. I want all of us to learn how these mods work and start getting a sorting system going. …But that’s not going to happen, and so I’m thinking “if it’s just going to be myself and Cave, doesn’t this feel like a waste of money? I might as well just get my own server that I can control.”
Today it came very close to going that route as Kovo, Nova, and even Cave were having second thoughts about this modpack. And I almost felt I was being criticized for wanting to watch a video series in order to guide me instead of just diving into the mods and learning them.
But what really made me nearly place my order was Kovo saying “Cave, at least keep the server up for Benie ok?” I’m thinking “are you serious Kovo? I know you’re here just because Nova is, but.. refusing to even give these mods a chance?” But the problem with them is the modpack itself. There’s a debate going on about switching the modpack.. that I’m not in favor of (aka why I feel buying my own server might have to happen). Kovo likes to be challenged, and I like things that are chill. Nova says she’s split between us.
Cave likes Tekkit, and he’s trying to find a middle ground between challenging and chill to keep us all on one server.
I personally am against anything that isn’t a ‘kitchen sink’ modpack. Though I did give AoE a chance and I liked it (to a certain point). Honestly feel AoE would be perfect here. Then again, the modpack is less ‘challenging’ and more ‘grindy’.
I dunno, but I’m somewhat tempted to just go on and get my own server. But I am curious how Cave will approach this issue tomorrow. One good thing working for Cave is Nova’s starting to get into Tinkerer’s Construct a lot more. She knows the basics and even made her own armor set. ..But Kovo gives zero fucks about the mod.
I’m really just split between “fuck it, I’m getting my own server and leaving this
mess!” and “fuck it, I’m going to start my own base as I found a video series to help guide me!” It really depends on those two (especially Kovo), of how long they care to keep playing with this modpack being available. Kovo seems to have defaulted to “I dunno, just keep it as it is. I’ll just play vanilla.” And if that’s the case, then I’m not going to get my own server (and just establishing my own base somewhere else). This was a just incase ‘if my opinion didn’t matter’ scenario.
I don’t want to have to buy my own server, but I will if I see no alternative. Best way to look at this is one of direwolf’s ‘server play’ videos, and most of them split off to do their own thing. Except usually dire has a craft buddy that tags along with him. This time I’ll either be with myself or (occasionally) with Cave. Nova can do her own thing (she might get bored and leave.. Kovo will very likely follow).
And that’s what I’m worried about the most here. What’s the point of a public
server (that’s privately hosted) if I’m the only one that’s doing anything related with the modpack, ya know? Might as well just get my own, so I can control what happens to
it (instead of going to Cave). I can be all “you guys can join if you want. Up to you”.
…I’m not saying “I wanted to pay for the server instead of Cave”. The drama would be harder on me than it is now (when they’re coming to me instead of him). All he did was show me the very interesting, promising potential of this. He’s the one dealing with the drama instead of me, and I feel sorry for him.