Upgrade to 1.4

[Tom]

Don't write off when you do a whole bunch of work and it's all background code - it's the background code that usually enables the really good visible code (UI etc).

I'm not dismissing it. It's just really hard to justify to the boss when you spend a couple weeks on a total rework of the framework of the app, and have absolutely nothing to show for it for another week or so. Hard to justify to yourself. All you can tell yourself is that "It'll be worth it in the end". And you constantly have doubts the entire time that it won't be (I'm quite paranoid in that regard). It's quite a different feeling. A lot more frustrating, which just piles on more stress (at least for me).

An' yeah, I love those days where you finish something that took a long time and then it works really well.

We should be having this discussion in another thread so that those that ignore the Minecraft forum would still see it

Feel free to split it off

[Mr. Analog]

Woo yeah! Gotta love that feeling man.

You know something is working well, and you can take pride in it, on the back end when no one even thinks about it. It's there and it works and it makes everything else work.

That's why I love working in backend code.

I like making complex systems connect and "just work" for everyone else

[Thorin]

Hey, have we made changes to the server?  I can't open chests anymore and it almost dropped me out of the world again.

[Tom]

Hey, have we made changes to the server?  I can't open chests anymore and it almost dropped me out of the world again.

The only real change is I started up a test FTB server, and did some system updates.... If anyone else is having problems, I'll reboot the thing or something. That said, I'm going to dlrrp right away, so it wont likely happen till tomorrow.

[Thorin]

Hmm, logged off, logged back on after a couple of minutes, tried opening a chest again, got about a 12 second lag on that, but now it's fine.  Maybe it's just this cheap hotel wireless.  It was weird being able to move around but not being able to open chests...

[Tom]

Hmm, logged off, logged back on after a couple of minutes, tried opening a chest again, got about a 12 second lag on that, but now it's fine.  Maybe it's just this cheap hotel wireless.  It was weird being able to move around but not being able to open chests...

movement is handled mostly client side, but chests and what not have to be synced right away. If there's lag, stuff like chests won't work.

[Mr. Analog]

Sooooooooooo.... 1.4?

[Thorin]

Yeah, they're on 1.4.5 now I think...  We're waiting for Bukkit to catch up, right?  And for Tom to have some free time?

[Mr. Analog]

1.4.5 I think is mostly client changes but man, I've seen so many adventure maps using 1.4 stuff now, just itching to get in there and play it.

BUT I bought Hitman Absolution yesterday so, that will keep me busy I guess.

I'll likely be picking up BLOPS2 as well soon

[Tom]

Yeah, they're on 1.4.5 now I think...  We're waiting for Bukkit to catch up, right?  And for Tom to have some free time?

I think just me right now.

[Thorin]

Any chance you can schedule the update for one of the weekend days?  And then worry about shrinking the map at some other time?  I know a couple of us who would love to play with all the new blocks and gadgets available.

[Tom]

Any chance you can schedule the update for one of the weekend days?  And then worry about shrinking the map at some other time?  I know a couple of us who would love to play with all the new blocks and gadgets available.

Yeah, I apologize for not doing it sooner. I actually was trying to work on it last weekend I think, but my laptop was having none of it, and it just pissed me off and I didn't want to do it anymore

I'll try and get it done soon.

[Mr. Analog]

Cool!

[Tom]

I ordered a new gpu for my media box, so I may be playing some MC more often

Awww yeah, MC at 1080p on a 55" TV from a reclining sofa. That's where its at biatches.

[Mr. Analog]

Great news!

Get more peeps on the server again.