Ark's Ark

Test 2024, Part Deux

Arkenor — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 22:04:50 +0000

OK, after my previous efforts I was still thoroughly hacked. I went and grabbed a malware scanner which…. found some malware. It has now been exorcised. Probably. At least scanners can’t find any any more. Have added some extra security measures.Now everything is working again, I may actually start posting again. The spiritual death of Twitter has left me with less opportunities to talk about things. I am on Bluesky, which is nice, bit it is not the same.

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Test 2024

Arkenor — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:06:19 +0000

Seems there was some evil being done here. I’ve updated everything, and changed the password to something ridiculous, which will hopefully put an end to their nonsense. If not, I’ll break out the flamethrowers.

Not sure I like the new WordPress much. Perhaps it will grow on me. Anyhows, hello! I’m still not dead.

Test

Arkenor — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:46:28 +0000

Just a test to see if everything is working after upgrades.

Still Here, 2015

Arkenor — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 15:02:01 +0000

You know how the longer you take to speak to a friend you’ve not been in contact with for a while, the harder it gets? Months or years pass, and then it’s too late. A blog can be a bit like that too. I’ve wanted to post something here many times over the last 18 months, but I’ve not really known how to get things started again. So much has happened, and very little of it terribly pleasant, but I [...]

Ark’s Magical Modded Minecraft Misadventure 53 : A Dish Best Served Cold

Arkenor — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 00:27:11 +0000

I have bided my time, lulling them into a false sense of security, but it is now time for the goblins to reap the whirlwind they have sown. This time I bring some friends.

Well, that could have gone better. Also, I kept calling it Tundra for no good reason, when it was clearly a Taiga biome.

In all honesty, snow golems are not terribly effective troops, and I would have been far better off using some of Special [...]

Ark’s Magical Modded Minecraft Misadventure 52 : Random Rummaging

Arkenor — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 01:57:42 +0000

I’ve had a lot of viewers suggest I give Plunder Rummage a try, so I take it for a spin.

It’s a clever, well put-together mod, but I don’t think it suits my playstyle in its current version with default settings.

Mods Encountered

Plunder Rummage by Guff : While the default loot from Plunder Rummage chests is far more generous than fits my playstyle, it’s worth pointing out since recording I discovered that the loot tables are customisable (The [...]

Ark’s Magical Modded Minecraft Misadventure 51 : Railcraft Watertanks

Arkenor — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 01:37:32 +0000

Just a quick episode in which I fiddle around with setting up a Railcraft watertank, in order to top up my water network.

Mods Encountered

Railcraft 7.3.0.0 by CovertJaguar : I was pleased and surprised that the watertank automatically powered the output pipe. While it doesn’t provide that much water, it should more than compensate for any water my occasional Carpenter use takes out the system.

Arkâ€™s Magical Modded Minecraft Misadventure 50 : Mystcraft Adventures!

Arkenor — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:56:21 +0000

Episode 50! Such a milestone episode deserves a true adventure, and so I finish off my Mystcraft infrastructure, and head off into the infinite universe. What mysteries shall I uncover? What precious materials shall I find?

Mods Encountered

Mystcraft 0.10.5 by XCompWiz: Wow, what an adventure. I came close to dying multiple times, but somehow made it through.

This Mystcraft Age has tendrils of Nether Quartz, making it incredibly useful to me. While the land was certainly dangerous, it’s [...]

Ark’s Magical Modded Minecraft Misadventure 49 : Thermal Expansion Pulverizers

Arkenor — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 01:31:27 +0000

Coal is a wonderful substance, but there comes a time when we must move on from such primitive fuels. Thermal Expansion has Buildcraft energy powered versions of the furnace and crusher, as well as many others.

I only have the materials to make the pulverizer today, but that’ll halve my coal requirements on its own.

I won’t be giving up coal entirely, as regular furnaces and crushers are perfect for whenever I’m setting up a fresh outpost and need to [...]

EQNext : Do You Hear the Ratonga Squeak?

Arkenor — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 19:01:50 +0000

Ark’s Magical Modded Minecraft Misadventure 48 : Aquaculture

Arkenor — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 18:01:21 +0000

I’m taking some time to recover from my brutal experiences at the hands of the goblin village, and what could be a better way to recuperate than to do a spot of fishing down by the river?

Mods Encountered

Aquaculture by Shadowclaimer and Rebel Keithy : Aquaculture is a solid little mod that adds a lot of variety to Minecraft’s fishing system. It’s worth mentioning that while I only found fairly basic catches today, there are some rather rarer [...]

Ark’s Magical Modded Minecraft Misadventure 47

Arkenor — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 01:21:52 +0000

After spending the night in the Taiga’s tower, my gear is far too beaten up to risk confronting the goblins again, so I carry on looping around to home again.

Mods Encountered

Dungeon Pack : I think Dungeon Pack was the source of the Castle of Disappointment. It was probably the victim of some bad timing, in as much as it had only just generated when I arrived, so it had not had a night-time period that would have [...]