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Frame borers are still 80% of the cause of the server lag. Therefore, I'd like to do something about them, possibly disabling them. I can, for example, only allow block breakers in a limited number of chunks per person, a list that you would not be able to change easily.

However, if disabling block breakers makes massive gains to the server's performance, we can have things like chunk loaders enabled and BC3 quarries fixed.

In Alice 1.2.5, frame borers were not a problem because they were too hard for most people to make. The change to allow crafting pneumatic pipes with frames changed that, and it also allowed people to make larger frame borers as they have to use fewer frame blocks for the purpose of building the non-mining portions of a frame borer. In addition, RP2's tubes are not the most efficient and people can accidentally build a demanding system (which may include infinite loops). Without frame borers, most people avoid RP2's pipes entirely, but frame borers change that.

OPINIONS?

Right now, the next Alice update (scheduled for sometime this week) will include:

• The addition of BiblioCraft
• An update of LogisticsPipes
• The potential removal of TrainCraft (due to leaks it has and the fact that few people use it)
• The potential addition of Factorization

This list is not final and I just made it off my head -- I'll comb through posts later. In the mean time, anything to suggest?

The server's back. It crashed because of Balkon's Weapon Mod apparently.

A client update is required. You will be prompted to update upon launching the game.

• BuildCraft Fillers are currently disabled as they are the cause of the server crashes. Anyone that was banned due to crash problems should now be unbanned.
• Enabled the difficult iridium plate recipe so that you can create them.
• Fixed the size of Ender Chests being reverted due to the last update.

We need to do some important updates to the server, and for that reason, the server may have lag spikes for the next few hours. Sorry. Come back tomorrow if it gets too annoying.

Update: The updates have completed!

If you can't login to the server (because of a suspension) due to server crash issues, we're working on fixing the problem. As far as I know, there have been two causes to the crashes:

• A bug with GregTech (now fixed)
• A bug with BuildCraft

We're seeing what we can do about BuildCraft so that players who are affected can get on.

Update: The crash bug with BuildCraft has been kind of fixed!

We're happy to announce Alice update #11! I'd like to thank Joe12o for most of the update work, the mod authors for their work, and Kris (I believe) for compiling much of the changelog below.

Release Notes

• There are still some mods that we wish to add/update. They will come in a future update!
• If you wish to recommend a change to the configuration, please suggest in this thread.
• If you are having crash problems, please report them here. However, please first try restarting the game and rejoining.
• If you wish to ask for refunds of previously owned objects, please ask in this forum.

Changelog

• The crash bug at the Bazaar is now fixed.
• The Thaumcraft wands are now back! (Thank Joe!)
• The Mining Laser is back! (Thank Joe!)
• Updated the loading screen with a new image.
• Updated the image in the super cool F12 feature.
• Updated TubeStuff to v52.3.2.
• FIXED: Retrievulator recipe.


• Updated Thaumic Bees to v1.4.3a
• NEW: Void Capsules - hold up to 8 buckets of liquid with one!
• NEW: Greatwood and Silverwood slabs to the ore dictionary.
• NEW: Thaumium Scoop (30 uses, can be enchanted with Repair).
• NEW: Thaumium Grafter (15 uses, can be enchanted with Repair).
• FIXED: Unenchantable Thaumium Grafter.
• FIXED: Missing aspects on Extra Bees combs.


• Updated Advanced Solar Panels to v3.3.3
• FIXED: Bug with RP frames (ASP not work at changed frames)


• Updated Immibis' Peripherals to v52.1.2
• NEW: Cryptographic accelerator.
• NEW: setHunger() and setFoodSaturation().
• CHANGED: Twisted pair cable renamed to LAN cable (for simplicity and consistency).
• FIXED: LAN modem light turns off when not connected to a computer.
• FIXED: setInsertCardLight() not causing render updates.


• Updated GregTech to v2.82c
• NEW: Compasses and Clocks are now craftable inside an Assembler.
• NEW: Several Circuit Parts to the Scrapboxdrops.
• NEW: Some missing Insulation-Recipes to the Assembler.
• NEW: Alternate Generator Recipes.
• NEW: Printer, a device which can basically copy writable/written books. It can also craft books from 3 paper and a piece of leather, create paper from canes and pulp, and more!
• NEW: A new button to the GUIs of basic machines, which is enabling you to switch between sided-input and non-sided-input.
• NEW: Circuit Assembling Machine, which produces regular circuits cheaper, and is also a requirement for most of the higher tier circuits.
• NEW: Plate Bending Machine (aka "Bender"). It can convert ingots to plates.
• NEW: Wildcard-Damagevalue Mode for the regular Sorter. Just right click the item!
• NEW: "Grindable-Only" mode of the Type-Sorter.
• NEW: Three more decorative storages.
• NEW: Shelves to store books, paper and food cans.
• NEW: Item Type Sorter, capable of sorting up to 12 item types, just by OreDict-Names.
• NEW: Alloy Smelter. You can use it to quickly get bronze/brass/invar without having to macerate the ingots.
• NEW: Automatic Canning Machine. It can can Food and it fills Cells.
• NEW: The WiremilL, which increases the cable output per ingot by 33-50%. It needs an undamaged drawplate of RedPower to be crafted.
• NEW: Five old new Machines: Automatic Macerator, Automatic Extractor, Automatic Compressor, Automatic Recycler and Automatic E-Furnace. They are all crafted by adding a Conveyor Module to the original Machine.
• NEW: Digital Chests
• NEW: Made Digital Chests and Quantum Chests only wrenchable by their respective owner.
• NEW: Added Shift-Left-Click to Digital and Quantum Chests.
• CHANGED: MMIngot Recipes.
• FIXED: "Item-Output-Mode" of basic machines not being saved.
• FIXED: NEI-Recipe-Transfer-Rect in some of the auto-machines.
• FIXED: Holoslots, which don't have a Click handling, causing crashes (i.e. clicking in electrolyzer on the water icon).
• FIXED: Recycling options for cobble and added several other things like glass buttons, pipes (also sandstone pipes) or similar to the list.
• FIXED: Sorters connecting and disconnecting to the E-net every single tick.
• FIXED: Bronze hoes not being reversible in macerator/furnace


• Updated Extra Bees to v1.5.0.6b
• FIXED: Hackish fix for indexer.
• FIXED: Crashes with Alveary blocks.
• FIXED: Mutation crash
• FIXED: Flowering now shows up in the database.
• FIXED: Added missing flowering serums.
• FIXED: Fixed Typo in BC gate trigger.
• FIXED: Fixed a duping bug with the indexer.


• Updated Applied Energistics to v9-i
• CHANGED: Crafting Terminal can no longer extract items when not powered. but it can still be used as a basic crafting interface.
• FIXED: Performance fixes.
• FIXED: Fixed a crash related to RP2 Frames.
• FIXED: Fixed a crash related to LargeDrives.
• FIXED: Fixed bug where quartz knife could be duplicated using the repair recipe, they can no longer be repaired. ( theres no point anyway. )
• FIXED: Fixed a bug where Adv Eletrical tools could be repaired.
• FIXED: Fixed a bug with the new version of IC2, and crafting some items that yielded diffrent items then were displayed.
• FIXED: Fixed a bug where Preformatter would lose information about items when they are being encoded.
• FIXED: Fixed a bug where the Crafting Monitor would not properly cancel a job.
• FIXED: Fixed "require power" flag not working properly.


• Updated NEI Redpower plugin to v1.4.3.1
• Updated Damage Indicators to v2.4.8
• Updated WRCBE to v1.3.2.8
• FIXED: potential world leaks.


• Updated Steve's Carts to a62
• NEW: Mechanical Pig for Charity.
• NEW: The Creative Engine.


• Updated Railcraft to v6.17.0.0
• NEW: Added Steam Oven, a 2x2x2 Multi-block structure that uses Steam to smelt items.
• NEW: Added helpful tooltips to all Multi-block items.
• NEW: Undercutter can now place most any block that you can put tracks on. Additionally, it can place blocks to the sides as well.
• NEW: Added Signal Block Relay Box, this box acts like a Block Signal but has other additional features.
• NEW: Added Signal Capacitor Box, when placed next to a Signal Receiver Box, it will emit redstone for a specified duration from the time the Receiver Box starts emitting.
• NEW: Added Dual-Head Distant Signal. This Signal possesses two receivers and can be paired to two controllers.
• NEW: Added custom Repair Recipe for Turbine Rotors, combine the Rotor with any number of Blades in a crafting grid to repair the Rotor by 2500 per blade (max damage is 30k).
• NEW: Steel Tools and Armor can now be recycled in the Blast Furnace to get most (but not all) of the materials back, regardless of damage.
• NEW: Added Signal Circuit. All Block Signals now use this Circuit.
• CHANGED: Painted Metal Posts can now be harvested with Silk Touch without losing their paint.
• CHANGED: Buffed Blaze Rods to 800 heat.
• CHANGED: Steam Locomotive water input slot limited a stackSize of 4.
• CHANGED: Upgrade Signal Block code to use the new pairing API. There may be bugs. Please let me know if existing Signal Blocks fail to convert seamlessly.
• CHANGED: Circuit Items got new textures and recipes and were combined under one item ID. Any existing circuits will disappear from your world.
• CHAGNED: Plate recipes now output 4 plates each, instead of 3.
• CHAGNED: Reduced chance that the Turbine Rotor will take damange from 1/150 to 1/200.
• CHAGNED: Banned burning of IC2 Scrap in all RC Machines. "We don't run Boilers on rocks 'round here, nope!"
• FIXED: Fixed an infinite loop in the Anchor Cart inventory code.
• FIXED: Signal Boxes can no longer be placed in invalid locations (floating).
• FIXED: Fixed AI pathfinding properly this time.
• FIXED: Fixed various issues with some of the alternate smelting recipes.
• FIXED: Added missing GUI trigger for Signal Block Relay Boxes and fixed derpy blinkage (again).
• FIXED: Changed Nether Brick Wall recipe so it doesn't conflict with Nether Brick Fences.
• FIXED: Switches and Wyes should be less likely to switch while a Train is traversing them.
• FIXED: Increased Locomotive damage to 50 in order to kill Endermen.
• FIXED: Added some additional safety checks to the Iron Tank renderer.
• FIXED: Fixed AI pathfinding with Posts and Gated Tracks.
• FIXED: Fixed the Rail recycling recipe to match the new Track costs.


• Updated OmniTools to v3.0.4
• Updated ExtraBiomes to v3.11.0
• FIXED: Trees growing and eating blocks that are not supposed to be replaced by leaves.
• CHANGED: Changed carpenter recipe to use red cobble + water = clay instead of redrock.


• Updated EnderStorage to v1.4.1.2
• NEW: EnderTanks!
• NEW: Improved recolouring recipe.
• CHANGED: Enderpouches now require shift clicking.
• CHANGED: EnderChests/Tanks will only return the diamond when shift clicking the lock/valve.
• FIXED: Fixed dupe bug with recolouring recipe
• FIXED: Tank button orientation
• FIXED: Fixed endertank recipe.
• FIXED: Items disappearing from enderchests.
• FIXED: buggy selection


• Updated NEI to v1.4.7.0
• NEW: Added F9 chunk boundary viewer.
• NEW: Added ability to show Mob Spawns with F7.
• FIXED: Fixed scrolling crash with recipes
• FIXED: Fixed world options reverting when cleared
• FIXED: Fix crash world names with invalid characters ':'


• Updated Gravitation Suite to v1.7
• NEW: Added new cool item "Advanced Jetpack"
• NEW: Added new cool item "GraviTool"


• Updated Transformers to v2.0 beta1.

The server is down until the update is pushed (within a few hours, if all goes well).

Join us in TeamSpeak! Chat with other players! Let us hear your beautiful voice! Listen for information about the updates!

Also, if you were abusing the electric engine/dirt thing, prepare to be banned. Unless you confess. If you don't know what this refers to, don't worry; you're not in trouble!

The server has been crashing often recently -- I'll have to find some time looking into the cause. In the mean time, if you try to join, only to find the process stuck, it means that the server has likely crashed.