Beautiful, Deadly Reworked
Beautiful, Deadly was in need of an update; so I decided to expand it quite a bit and add a bunch of mods (102 mods in total). On March 6th I begin open testing of the Beautiful, Deadly public server; which will be a way for players to achieve the Builder rank on not only the new Beautiful, Deadly server; but on Entropy as well. Merchant rank will also open up for previous testers who are now a Builder. <Download Beautiful, Deadly for Free Here>
I tried to make the graphics as good as possible for each option possible; such as with or without shaders. Also sound filters with cave reverb is available in the Deluxe version (104 at the time of this writing). Here are some screenshots to show you what I mean. The same textures are shown in each picture, which are only 16x (default Minecraft size).
Beautiful, Deadly without Shaders
Same scene, with Deluxe version of the client (Shaders)
Same scene with CUDA shaders (less resource intensive)
Different scene with bump mapping and other effects, also in the Deluxe version.
Entropy Reworked, 110+ Mods, New Server on Valentine’s Day!
The new expanded version of Entropy* has been in play testing. There are now 110+ mods in Entropy, with some additions that I am sure you will love. Our testing team has concluded testing and recommending item/gameplay balance changes. There are now two versions of Entropy to choose from; Lite (recommended) and Deluxe (latest version). Lite is for slower computers or computers that have problems with Optifine. Deluxe version has shaders and sound filters.
*BACKUP YOUR SINGLE PLAYER WORLDS, this version of Entropy breaks your existing maps.
Thanks to the following players for testing:
salem123412, Krole69 – now Entropy Moderators with /kick and /ban capabilities to help police for idiots. They cannot cheat though and are regular players without game-altering powers.
Lunar_Admiral, CallyStints, MMDGLaDOS, ubermincraft, dimondhunter, killercroc2002 – now Entropy builder rank with some extra commands and perks.
New Server on Valentine’s Day, February 14th. New Map, New Mods, New Structures!
Highlights/New Mods: Open Modular Turrets, 4Space adds Venus, Mercury and other planets to Galacticraft, MineChem, Better Records, Big Reactors, Minefactory Reloaded, Crayfish Furniture Mod, Obsidiplates, Re-adding of a glitch-fixed OpenBlocks, Pam’s Harvestcraft (tons of foods), Thermal Expansion, Tradebooth, Minetweaker and more.
Many blocks and items have had their recipes removed or have been disabled to fix glitches. I hope that you have a fair and balanced gaming experience when I open the server tomorrow. You keep your money and clans from the last map.
Entropy Survival Server Relaunch January 23rd
UPDATE 1/23: The new Entropy server is open, with the features listed below. Please avoid combat in the spawn area. You also can’t build in the spawn area and need to leave the city. Read claim information below.
Thanks to the many people who have provided feedback for the Entropy mod pack and server. In particular, thanks to salem123412, mmdglados, Captain Rob Gaming, krole69, Edreak and Amaxter for their help; not to mention all of the mod authors, especially Arisuxx for Aliens vs Predator, Coros for the Localized Weather Mod and the Enviromine team.
There is good news and bad news. The bad news first:
– The current survival map is broken due to ‘hive resin’ and other AvP blocks spreading like mad; creating hundreds of thousands of ticking tile entities. (I can stop this moving forward). We will need to start a new map though and there is nothing I can do about it.. sorry, I tried.
The good news. I have taken feedback from salem123412 and mmdglados related to server security and game balance. The following changes will be in effect when the new server launches on 1/23/2015:
1. The OpenBlocks mod will be removed because of many exploits, some which allow duping, griefing and removal of blocks in protected zones.
2. Updated anti-griefing, spamming and cheating controls will be put into place. This is being done due to the amount of time players have spent trying to break my server. I provide my servers as a free service to the community, and make no money from any of it, so it pains me that people are bent on destroying it at the expense of other’s enjoyment.
3. The SecurityCraft Code Breaker device is disabled. In combination with the new claim system, SecurityCraft should keep your gear safe; even when on the surface. However, you will still need to deploy a Meteor Shield and a Weather Deflector to protect your land from nature.
4. All users will have the ability to make a claim, by placing their first chest. Users can trust others to use their claims and open their containers/etc. The size of your claim is dependent on your total amount of (non-idle) playing time. This claim is protected against the mods tested in Entropy with some caveats.
5. To help reduce lag and abuse, there will be an economy and costs associated with teleportation, kits and other functions.
6. The concept of community is being added with the introduction of a clan or guild system. Also a scoreboard will record kills, deaths and other details for the player and their respective clans.
7. Login this Friday, January 23rd to the new server. Certain players will be promoted to ‘mods’ and those players will be announced. They will be able to see server lag and stop/restart the server when conditions require it. Also they will be able to contact me more directly to alert of problems.
Thanks and maybe I will see you on the Entropy:Battlefield server also available within the mulitplayer area of the Entropy client.
Searching.. Seek and Destroy!
UPDATE 1/9/2015 – Come play on the new Entropy server, spawn and map. SecurityCraft was added as well as updates to almost every mod in the pack. It also should get better FPS and has new shaders for less visual glitches.
Please enjoy glixyl.org‘s newest music trailer for the Entropy mod pack. It is set to Metallica’s classic thrash song, Seek and Destroy and I hope you will like it.
Version 110 of Entropy to be released soon, with a new server map, tons up updates, a new spawn and protections available using SecurityCraft for regular players. Select version 110 from the Technic launcher options for Entropy if you want to give v110 a try in single player before it goes live for server play.
Entropy Generates Alien, Predator and Marine Ruins!
UPDATE- these ruins generate on Earth and Varda within single-player or on the glixyl.org server available within multiplayer. Entropy is the only mod pack that generates Aliens vs Predator ruins and is the only way to get AvP blocks without cheating!
We have been experimenting with generating Aliens vs Predator ruins, using the blocks from the mod; which are not craft-able in game. The good news is that we are now getting results and here are some images of alien, predator and marine ruins naturally generating during exploration. There are some tricks, traps and monsters to deal with; but a treasure lies within each most ruins added. Slime, which is difficult to come by, now spawns within protected ruins on the planet Varda (LV-223). I think the best part of these additions is that you can get these cool blocks that are more advanced and less prone to block physics, allowing for the complex construction shown in these images. New ruins coming in next version after testing is completed and we get a few more ruins made. (by the way, Dev_ill and I are no artists- so if you are interested in creating templates for possible inclusion in Entropy, post a comment below or contact @glixyl on Twitter.)
Glixyl’s Entropy – Derelict spacecraft remnant, 1 of many.
Temple with Queen Xenomorph guarding portal to Varda LV-223.
Glixyl’s Entropy – Alien temple wall remnant on LV-223.
Alien vs Predator battle.
Glixyl’s Entropy – interior of Derelict crash site.
Glixyl’s Entropy Marine fortress generates automatically on Earth.
Facehugger Temple on LV-223 from Glixyl’s Entropy
Beautiful Deadly Update, Public Server
UPDATE 10/24/2014 – Beautiful, Deadly version 100 now live with public server in the Technic Launcher.
Beautiful, Deadly is the newest public server at glixyl.org. It contains the following mods:
ChickenShed, Starting Inventory, Aquaculture, Archimedes Ships, Atum: Journey into the Sands, BiblioCraft, BloodMagic, ChickenCore, Doomlike Dungeons, Dragon Mounts, Ender Storage, EnviroMine, ExtraBiomesXL, Lycanites Mobs, Mantle, Crayfish Furniture, NEI, OreDictionaryConverter, PetBat, RopesPlus, Ruins, Tinkers Construct, Thaumcraft, Thaumcraft Mob Aspects, Thaumic Tinkerer, Tinker’s Mechworks, Twilight Forest, Waila, Yet Another Food Mod, a variety of shaders.
If you are interested in hosting a official (Bukkit) or non-official Entropy or Beautiful Deadly server with a permanent entry in the multi-player server list; please message me on Twitter @glixyl or make a comment on this post.
Collaborating with Amaxter
I wanted to give a big shout out and thanks to Max Patten and friends for both collaborating with me on my newest works as well as allowing my mod packs to be hosted from their Technic Solder repository.
Max is the maker of mod packs with millions and millions of combined views on YouTube, such as Ultra Modded Survival and Super Modded Survival.
Max also helped me with the latest version of Entropy, version 105-106; which I have had great feedback on so far. Salut!
In the coming months, Max and I plan to release a mod pack together; so hold on to your hat!!!
Entropy Invasion: Flan’s Vehicle Fix
Small update, but big fix to Entropy Invasion. Download it from the Technic Launcher and ‘Add Modpack’ if you haven’t tried Entropy yet. In my humble opinion, it is one of the most unique and challenging mod packs out there.
The new version fixes Flan’s mod crafting table and has a new version of dynamic lights. ** You must update to version 106 of the client to join the public server; but that is automatic. More than 650 players have tried out the Entropy public server so far.
Entropy: Chapter 2, Invasion Public Server and Update
UPDATE 10/15/2014 – We’ve had over 600 players join the new Entropy server. In the evenings (US time), there are a good amount of people on so come join the fun. I also changed block physics stability for modded content to be more sturdy on client and server, hopefully making building on space stations and asteroids much easier.
Good day everyone,
Today I am happy to announce that my mod packs will now have public servers to play on.
We are starting with the new version of Entropy for Minecraft 1.7.10 as the first server. Come and play in this PVP environment with, or against, your friends and strangers. Update your Technic Entropy client or download it on the Technic platform at http://www.technicpack.net/modpack/details/entropy-by-glixyl.72573.
To play on the server, select it from the multiplayer server list within the Entropy client.
The rules are PVP = ON, difficulty = normal (but with aliens assume hard), spawn camping = ban
The servers will be lightly moderated and very difficult, so you should probably team up with other players more than kill everyone you see. The Xenomorphs will have killing all taken care of for you 🙂 Soon I will be looking for moderators and potentially administrators to help both manage the servers and extend the mod pack (details coming in a new post on ideas/teams to extend the ruins and planet systems with AvP content)
Read the book I have put in your inventory to get started in single player or on the provided server.
FAQ:
-I want my old Entropy version back, where is it? ANSWER: select version 023 in the Entropy mod pack options in the launcher and it will revert to the MC 1.5.2 version of Entropy.
-Why doesn’t the new Entropy version have the same mods as the old one? ANSWER: not all of the mods are available between Minecraft versions. It wasn’t possible. The new version of Entropy is based on code that is more than 1 year newer (Minecraft 1.7.10).
-Why is there less technical mods in this version? ANSWER: actually, there are more mods in this version; but they are balanced more between cosmetics, technical aspects, environment and an element of subtlety. Too often mod pack authors try to jam WAY too much content into things.. I am looking for this version of Entropy to be polished and faster paced; more akin to a sandbox.
-Will you release a downloadable server for the new version of Entropy? ANSWER: yes once the current battle over Bukkit/CraftBukkit/Cauldron has resolved, otherwise I will need to distribute a non-Bukkit version; which will operate fine but not have plugins.
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