Is the bug that will break more than fix, in Update #1, Update #2, or Update #(random number here)?!
\nWho knows, but tomorrow is coming. I actually should be used to it by now.<\/p>\n
These broken mods are just like WoW. Everytime there’s an update to that game (including the upcoming Cataclysm EP), most if not all the 50+ addons I had installed break.
\nWhat do I do? Well, unlike Minecraft, you can play with broken mods. Sometimes only some features are broken. Since WoW doesn’t have a section dedicated to addons which Minecraft’s does, I have to search Google for updates on various WoW Addon sites.<\/p>\n
But here’s the thing that separates WoW from Minecraft in modding (and it’s not “Minecraft is still in Alpha”). Notch hasn’t released the modding tools (aka the SDK) to the community yet. He’s waiting ’till Minecraft goes into Beta, meaning SMP is working flawlessly (AHAHA… right). When or IF Minecraft will go into Beta is unknown. But I imagine possibly by version 1.0.0 of the server. Since we currently have version 0.2.4, it’s going to be a long and grueling time of constant broken mods every Friday.<\/p>\n
Already the posters of angry’s Skype chatroom are sick and tired of me whining and carrying on about something I can’t do shit about (I really don’t blame them). Due to this, I stopped complaining (to them).<\/p>\n
After the “delightful” conversations I got from them, I wondered if there’s a way to freeze minecraft.jar (make it Read Only) from updating, which will keep the client from updating, which will ultimately keep my mods from breaking. In theory it should work.
\nSo I asked the forum. No one has tried it and even questioned why I would want to do such a thing, as I never stated the reason. It should be obvious to them that it’s to avoid mod-breaking worthless updates (the 11-10-10 update wasn’t worthless, just troublesome, and it caused me to have an unending migraine)!<\/p>\n
To hopefully stop any future migraines, I’ve already mapped out what I plan to do when tomorrow comes.
\n1. Check Notch’s Blog on my phone. See if an update has been posted, and what’s been fixed\/changed.
\n2. After Friday chores, get on the forum and check my mods for updates.
\n2a. If no updates have been posted and people are saying to “be patient”, play offline (or freeze minecraft.jar) until mods get updated.
\n3. Update mods and stay in SSP. SMP is “broken” to me until Notch brings Minecraft into Beta. No exceptions.
\n4. Don’t list overused, stupid “???” “PROFIT!” meme.<\/p>\n
With this plan, I cannot fail. I’m not going to check the forum for what broke in the update. I already KNOW shit will break in it (this game is still in Alpha), and reading it will increase stress I don’t need.<\/p>\n
IMHO, Alpha should had never been modifiable. Even Notch himself doesn’t really like mods because;
\n1. They break. Apparently he doesn’t like pissing people off when his updates break mods. Good to see he has some caring.
\n2. Having to modify critical source files to get these mods to work.<\/p>\n
ModLoader is starting to gain popularity as an alternative way to add mods (yet also needs to be installed in minecraft.jar), but it seems to only be for mods that you can craft stuff, such as this Recall mod that you can make scrolls to teleport from Point A to Point B. Quite ingenious.<\/p>\n
Ever since Minimap I’ve been leary with anything that doesn’t officially patch my game. Even with a map backup tool I don’t really feel safe with one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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