Hmm, the post about the 0.0.4 MP Technic release didn't mention that it would work for rubber (and the only world I genned with it wasn't near a swamp to easily see which choice it made for rubber). I didn't realize that Optifine handled high res textures on its own. Technic's sticky guide thread on the Yogiverse site actually says that Optifine isn't compatible, yet the installer for the 0.0.4 SMP version includes it (which I used, though I don't intend on playing online). Maybe the thread I looked at is just out of date, the guide refers to V3 yet there is a non-sticky post referring to V4.
Forsaken's pack is pretty much all I'd want for now, just that if it used more recent versions of IC/BC so they'd share a ore/rubber. And with Optifine since I now know that it works with high res textures (so I can use that Faithful 32x32 for IC textures). I would've wanted the 'lifecycle' of trees, and the convenience of chopping an entire tree down from its lowest point.
But, now that I know Technic has high res I'll settle for that for now. I do not at all expect anyone, least of all Forsaken who already put a disclaimer on his post, to compile something to my tastes. I'll need a while to learn IC2 (last played in IC1 just after HV went in) and BC anyway.