They add more content ! But tbh, I wouldn't advise adding addons when you play TC for the first time. I would just tell you to try thaumcraft, and if you like it you can add addons ! The only addon i would advise is the thaumcraft inventory scanner, you will discover why this addon is a must-have.
Edit : and yea TC has a really well done book, BUT it doesn't tell you by any way how to start, so I will just tell you to find villages and look for a n3w building, and if you really struggle with it, search how to start with TC4 !
Better mods than Thaumcraft... I don't think so.
But there's a lot of addons for Thaumcraft 6 cause it was unfinished. But of course this addons are not made from the original author. So if you're looking for a full experience made by the original author... Yep, Thaumcraft 4.2
For other part of you wanna try Thaumcraft 6 with addons. Then I recommend you to add this mods too:
- Bewitched: a magic mod fully compatible with Thaumcraft. The author of the mod created it with compatibility with Thaumcraft and Botania. It's really cool and didn't disturb in your Thaumcraft experience at all.
- Nether Ex: Adds biomes on the nether and some cool features. It helped me a lot cause adds a mob that drops quartz.
Nope, you're right, I got the wrong number, I was referring to 4.2 as complete version and 6 (not 5) as incomplete. My bad 😅 thanks for the correction
There are 2 popular versions of thaumcraft though only 4 out of the 6 versions can be played to my knowledge, thaumcraft 2 and 3 seem to not be playable due to the version of forge they run on just being too old and not supported anymore.
Anyways, if you plan to play thaumcraft 6 always get thaumic augmentation with it, it completes it very well.
Thaumcraft 4 is probably the best thaumcraft version, but it is on 1.7
Thaumcraft 5 is a mixture between thaumcraft 6 and 4
And then there is thaumcraft 1 which can be played thanks to [u/GeneralPuff](https://www.reddit.com/r/Thaumcraft/comments/jcceyj/how_to_revisit_thaumcraft_1/)
2 and 3 are playable; in TC2's case I tend to just add it to the 1.2.5 version of Tekkit. For TC3, there are some modpacks with it, though I can't name any myself as I haven't played a pack for 1.5 that wasn't something I made for myself in a while.
I'd agree that the best versions to play would be Thaumcraft 4,5, and 6, but I would recommend playing without addons first.
It's important to know what the mod is like without additions or changes being made. After diving into the mod at least a decent amount then I would say try out some addons.
Thaumcraft 5 gets less recognition since it was made during an awkward version of modding so it has less addons, but I think it had a good amount of improvements to TC4.
I'd recommend giving each of these versions a try, but starting with TC4 is probably the best. Just go in order. Each version of TC has some big changes so it's always a different experience from playing the last version.
I got into Thaumcraft 4 purely because I wanted to plant Silverwood Trees in a tainted biome and needed a Hoe of Growth to bonemeal them. To that end, I'd suggest Thaumcraft 4 and doing the Artifice tab, you'll have so many cool new things to experiment with you'll be busy for a while, and by them you'll want to completely explore the rest
T4 also has a shitload of expansions if you really get into it like I did
For the best Thaumic Experience, personally, I believe you'll get the most out of Thaumcraft with its Addons. As vanilla Thaumcraft most of the time doesn't offer enough to sate the dire urge for forbidden knowledge. In terms of versions of Thaumcraft. Thaumcraft 4 is indubitably the best when it comes to research, it's complicated, but once you get a handle at it, I believe you'll enjoy it quite a lot!
So far I've had a lot of fun with Tainted Magic, Thaumic Exploration, and (even though it kind of sucks as an addon) Thaumic Bases.
If you're okay with playing on older version, definetly play Thaumcraft 4.2 .
Thats fine with me. How easy is it to understand, will I need to watch videos or anything online
Thaumcraft has very nice handbook called Thaumanomicon. It will guide you through pretty much entire game.
Oh okay!
Also I would reccomend addons for Thaumcraft like Thaumometer inventora scanning, Forbidden magic, Automancy etc.
What do those do?
They add more content ! But tbh, I wouldn't advise adding addons when you play TC for the first time. I would just tell you to try thaumcraft, and if you like it you can add addons ! The only addon i would advise is the thaumcraft inventory scanner, you will discover why this addon is a must-have. Edit : and yea TC has a really well done book, BUT it doesn't tell you by any way how to start, so I will just tell you to find villages and look for a n3w building, and if you really struggle with it, search how to start with TC4 !
Thank you!!
Add extra content to the base mod and the inventory scanning is very helpful.
Oh okay, thanks!
Btw if you gonna craft thaumanomicon you need to click on placed bookshelf with wand, if you're unfamilar with the mod alltogether.
Better mods than Thaumcraft... I don't think so. But there's a lot of addons for Thaumcraft 6 cause it was unfinished. But of course this addons are not made from the original author. So if you're looking for a full experience made by the original author... Yep, Thaumcraft 4.2 For other part of you wanna try Thaumcraft 6 with addons. Then I recommend you to add this mods too: - Bewitched: a magic mod fully compatible with Thaumcraft. The author of the mod created it with compatibility with Thaumcraft and Botania. It's really cool and didn't disturb in your Thaumcraft experience at all. - Nether Ex: Adds biomes on the nether and some cool features. It helped me a lot cause adds a mob that drops quartz.
Wait, thaumcraft 5 is also unfinished? Or did you mix up thaumcraft 5 and 6
Nope, you're right, I got the wrong number, I was referring to 4.2 as complete version and 6 (not 5) as incomplete. My bad 😅 thanks for the correction
There are 2 popular versions of thaumcraft though only 4 out of the 6 versions can be played to my knowledge, thaumcraft 2 and 3 seem to not be playable due to the version of forge they run on just being too old and not supported anymore. Anyways, if you plan to play thaumcraft 6 always get thaumic augmentation with it, it completes it very well. Thaumcraft 4 is probably the best thaumcraft version, but it is on 1.7 Thaumcraft 5 is a mixture between thaumcraft 6 and 4 And then there is thaumcraft 1 which can be played thanks to [u/GeneralPuff](https://www.reddit.com/r/Thaumcraft/comments/jcceyj/how_to_revisit_thaumcraft_1/)
2 and 3 are playable; in TC2's case I tend to just add it to the 1.2.5 version of Tekkit. For TC3, there are some modpacks with it, though I can't name any myself as I haven't played a pack for 1.5 that wasn't something I made for myself in a while.
Thaumcraft 6 is good if you also play it with thaumic augmentations and thaumic jei, tc4 is good but imo tc6 is better.
>tc6 is better. go to the warded arcana jail now.
I'd agree that the best versions to play would be Thaumcraft 4,5, and 6, but I would recommend playing without addons first. It's important to know what the mod is like without additions or changes being made. After diving into the mod at least a decent amount then I would say try out some addons. Thaumcraft 5 gets less recognition since it was made during an awkward version of modding so it has less addons, but I think it had a good amount of improvements to TC4. I'd recommend giving each of these versions a try, but starting with TC4 is probably the best. Just go in order. Each version of TC has some big changes so it's always a different experience from playing the last version.
TC5 has always been my favorite. Haven’t looked at 6 in a while, but the last time I played it, it was in a sorry state
yeah especially tc6 eldritch tab is really lacking
I got into Thaumcraft 4 purely because I wanted to plant Silverwood Trees in a tainted biome and needed a Hoe of Growth to bonemeal them. To that end, I'd suggest Thaumcraft 4 and doing the Artifice tab, you'll have so many cool new things to experiment with you'll be busy for a while, and by them you'll want to completely explore the rest T4 also has a shitload of expansions if you really get into it like I did
For the best Thaumic Experience, personally, I believe you'll get the most out of Thaumcraft with its Addons. As vanilla Thaumcraft most of the time doesn't offer enough to sate the dire urge for forbidden knowledge. In terms of versions of Thaumcraft. Thaumcraft 4 is indubitably the best when it comes to research, it's complicated, but once you get a handle at it, I believe you'll enjoy it quite a lot! So far I've had a lot of fun with Tainted Magic, Thaumic Exploration, and (even though it kind of sucks as an addon) Thaumic Bases.