How can I get rid of an Unstable Node quickly?

Solution 1:

First, make note of the node's position in the world.

Using this: http://dinnerbone.com/minecraft/tools/coordinates/

Find the chunk and region file that the node is in, and take note of them.

Then:

1. Stop the server ( maintenance weekend! )

2. MAKE A BACKUP OF THE WORLD!!!! (just in case, Murphy is watching)

3. Using NBTExplorer, or a similar program, open the region file who's name you took down earlier (it will be in SERVERFOLDER/WORLDFOLDER/region/)

4. Locate the chunk in the file that your node is in, I find it helpful to put something obvious there so I can find it later, like a named mob, whose name I can search for to find the chunk.

5. Look in the TCNODES section of the chunk, here is where thaumcraft stores it's nodes.

6. you can just delete the node in it's entirety, or you can set it's type to 1 (pure node) and delete all entries under Flux.

That's all there is to it.

You can now go on a whisp-killing-spree!!!

Solution 2:

theres no "easy" way to get rid of a node. you can purify the node with bees (although the bee-breeding line is a pain in itself) or grow few silverwood trees nearby, as they purify the area at a slow rate.

You can also try moving the node, (top tier research item, cant remember its name), but that also uses a lot of vis and generates a mess in itself.

If you own the server you could try regenerating aura nodes if that corrupt node was created by something else.