revive technofirma?

[monkeycars]

Tehcnofirma is being revived. Not released on FTB yet, but the server is functioning as of this time. Here is the info:

The server for Technofirma 3.0.0 is up and running! Still waiting on a few permissions before I can send it to FTB, but you can install the pack manually from the repo.
Things are still WIP, and feedback is appreaciated, paricularly:
   -The first night, some trouble with temperature and freezing to death
   -The new health system (would you prefer natural regen to be on)
   -The thirst and hunger system
   -The ore gen
   -The guidebook (they are a HUGE pain to make, and the current one is incomplete)
   -The terrain (things too far apart or close together?)
Some other notes are:
   -Forging must be done a single ingot at a time. Should things like IE have their costs drawn back?
   -Need some reason for the player to get into IE and advance further.
   -The desired tech tree is Primal (in guidebook, mostly) > Forgecraft (iron age, no bronze) >     BWM > IE

IP: mc.darkserver.co.uk:25567
Repo: https://github.com/dexman545/Technofirma-3/tree/Client
Minecraft 1.12.2
Forge version 14.23.1.2570

the temperature thing was actually really cool to have, i think it should vary on biome though,  colder places you need fire at night.  warmer places are still very cool at night but during the day you will need shade to avoid overheating. maybe a leather cowboy hat to shade your head?  or robes to keep out of the heat like most desert travelers.  cotton to stay warm.   i also think it happens too rapidly.  maybe slow it down alot?   most people don't freeze to death at night in 3 minutes on a summer woodland area.  

the health system is cool. but skeletons are currently overpowered as they aim for the head and automatically do 2 hearts of damage.  maybe an easier way to obtain a helmet? or make skeletons aim center mass?.  eating food to regen makes sense.  you need calories to heal yourself.  maybe natural regen on but VERY slowly. so you'd starve by the time anything healed anyway.

thirst and hunger.   water goes by a bit too quickly.  you die of thirst before you can even get glass to make a bottle to drink water.
regular people don't starve to death in 3 hours after eating a whole meal.   and most people don't die of thirst 5 minutes after drinking a gallon of water.

Obtaining drinking water is also an issue. it used to be you make clay and get a jug.  drink that water. easy.     so far all the water is dirty water and you can't drink from a single water source without becoming thirsty and dying.    and once you do get a bottle.   the water is still dirty water and you'd die of thirst. i have no idea how to purify the dirty water bottle. let alone do it before i die.      i liked the regular drink from a fresh water source and you are good.  the sources with reeds in it.    now it's all dirty water even when the prior fresh water marks say it should be good to drink from.

i kind of liked being able to difficulty advance into magic with the technofirma 2.  thaumcraft was really cool to have after slowly knapping a axe to cut wood.   the desire to progress into tech mods is not there as the basics of farming for food. and building shelter and armour is too demading.    it's needs more incentive.     magic was a good way, as it was a change from the mundane   farm cut wood drink water mine repeat.  

crafting guidance is lacking and until your guide is more complete i'm at a loss at how to progress,  but that's all the review i've got so far.  i went creative and spawned in some things to play around but i think the first things to be adressed should be the basic intro to the game and mechanics.  the mods can follow after.

keep the work up! it's got so much potential and i'de love to have a time where i can venture from my cool climate where night and day have no temperature problems.   take food and go to the artic make a hut with fire.  stay warm in it.  bundle up with clothes.      adventure is out there,  can't wait till you make it possible