We are using a server hosted by a third party with a Min E3-1245v2 @ 3.8GhZ processor and 4GB RAM on an SSD. We started this within the week and have disabled Mystcraft. We are now severely reducing the radius of chunkloaders, but have also ensured that they are turned off via redstone signals when not in use.
We are idling around 67% with one player connected and would like to reduce this, as we are a group of 9 with a self-imposed player limit of 10. What are some things that we can do to reduce CPU usage?
Also, are we able to safely update to the newest stable version of Direwolf20 without having to regenerate the world we are on? The update came out two days after we started the server.
What are the ramifications of disabling Biomes o' Plenty after a world has been generated? Will the map be rendered unusable?