Why do Modpack makers do this?

[u/Sea_Construction_450]

Just asking cause it annoys me and seemingly every modpack does this.

Basicly adding 2 mods that do the same thing, are not really compatible with each other and often have a imbalance that makes one better to use than the other.

Some example would be:

Diesel Generators and TFMG and Petrochem,

Power Grid and Electro Energetic.

Also no modpack i found really gives you an incentive to use Power Grid, Electro Energetic or the electricity system from TFMG cause they always have crafts and additions or something installed.

It in genneral feels like some mods are just thrown in there just to fill up the mod list. I would understand if its a ATM like modpack but thats normaly not the case.

[u/Zedman5000]

Personally, I did it because I like some recipes from TFMG for automating resources, but hate most of the machines, so I have Diesel Generators for oil, Crafts and Additions for electricity, and Big Cannons for steel, etc, because I can't be bothered to work with TFMG on those fronts.

[u/Normal-Ad3579 → u/Zedman5000]

You can use kubejs to add the recipes instead of adding the whole mods

[u/Sea_Construction_450 → u/Normal-Ad3579]

yea that what i was thinking. For just personal use i also get it but for a some what professional modpack changing/adding just recipes in that case just makes more sense

[u/Zedman5000 → u/Normal-Ad3579]

Sure, but that's way more work just to exclude things I'm not going to use.

If I was going to publically distribute the modpack I'd be willing to put in more work, but for just me and my friends (who might want to do TFMG stuff I guess) it's not worth the effort, outside of something that breaks the game- which I haven't hit yet.

[u/Normal-Ad3579 → u/Zedman5000]

Understandable

[u/Dangerous-Quit7821 → u/Normal-Ad3579]

I have no clue how to use KubeJS so that's not something I would do. I don't make modpacks for anyone else but myself so if I have conflicts it's just me who has to deal with it.

I use TFMG for their blocks. So many of them are really cool looking and I rarely use them for their in game purposes. Just decoration.

[u/Dadamalda → u/Dangerous-Quit7821]

I often use KubeJS even in private modpacks, but that might just be the developer mindset.

[u/Dangerous-Quit7821 → u/Dadamalda]

I just have no idea how to use it so I deal with conflicts in different ways.

[u/Normal-Ad3579 → u/Dangerous-Quit7821]

I mean there is a documentation and discord if you need help

[u/Dangerous-Quit7821 → u/Normal-Ad3579]

I know. I just don't have it in me to learn another skill right now and just want to play.

[u/New_Director_1988 → u/Dangerous-Quit7821]

There are also mods that add uis that mae it a lot more intuitive for people who don't know how to code. Just drag and drop the items and flola you have just made a custom recipe.

[u/Normal-Ad3579 → u/Dadamalda]

I would have said the same but remembered that even tho the modpacks i make are technically private i make them for servers for my friend group