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Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition |OT| Big Third Party Support From Microsoft
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Xenoblade is so 2010.
DanteRavenkin
Member
Playing the Super Mario world makes me want a licensed Final Fantasy Minecraft addition. Just to hear a variety of classic FF tunes while building FF-themed whatevers. Replace the Ender Dragon with Kefka in an airship or Sephiroth flying around or some such.
thatoldlimey
Member
Ignore, quoted wrong post ;_;
It comes with the game.
spyroflame0487
Member
I think the most mind boggling part of this new thing is the size. As I'm starting to delve into it, we really need some more QoL stuff from this game. Figuring out what map is what (like for instance, since the map can be broken into 9 pieces, the area you start off on can be numbered Map #5 and then you fill in other ones those are numbered too) is a big one. I'd really like some sort of detector so you can find where villages are, or in the least some sort of marker thing you can put on the map for locations. On an infinite world, how would you ever find your way back to camp? A teleporter would be awesome and you could even do it so you can build it after getting materials from the Nether.
Maybe I've been spoiled by BotW since the last time I started a new survival world lol
Maybe I've been spoiled by BotW since the last time I started a new survival world lol
Tavernacle12
Member
I believe some of that stuff is in the game, you just have to craft it.
Diving into this after all these years (I bought the alpha) and by god is it kinda daunting now. Even the Tutorial area is crazy.
The Super Mario world is neato except for the music which has some questionable track choices. Super jarring when the Metal Mario theme kicks in whilst simply mining some coal or decorating your house. =P
If anyone wants to futz around in some Mines then by all means add me because I don't think I have any Minecraft people on my friends list: SW-2682-1865-4892
The Super Mario world is neato except for the music which has some questionable track choices. Super jarring when the Metal Mario theme kicks in whilst simply mining some coal or decorating your house. =P
If anyone wants to futz around in some Mines then by all means add me because I don't think I have any Minecraft people on my friends list: SW-2682-1865-4892
spyroflame0487
Member
Yeah you can make more maps and then lay them out in picture frames on a wall, but they number them in order of where you go. So for instance, you have 3 empty maps. First one is "Map #0" which is the origin "quadrant" and so far has always been the center block:
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
So you always start in the "5". But if you go to the east of that, the next map will be "Map #1". Then if you return and go all the way back to the top left of the world and use the third blank map, it'll be "Map #2". There's no consecutive numbering system unless you manually do it, but since you're exploring a new world you really cant judge where you're at.
Is there anyway to mark things on a map? because that'd be amazing. I've written down coordinates before on a piece of paper but even that seems dumb.
There shouldn't be a limit besides size spacing. Usually one animal can fit in one "block" space. Out in the overworld it'll just push them closer so they overlap each other, but sometimes they can glitch through things. I've made pens up against solid walls and sometimes the animals can get pushed into the wall, and they start taking damage from it and die.
When making an animal pen, just for my convenience, its easier to group them by species. You should give them some room (especially length wise) so you can enter and exit their pens easier (especially if you're bringing them in with a lead instead of food). Best thing is to put the gate and have a pressure plate on the outside of it, so it closes behind you. Animals have some sort of AI that if they see an opening they immediately go to it lmao. Make sure too that the area is protected; having pressure plates open with wolves nearby means they can attack the animals at will which has happened to me before.
The only thing you have to worry about for animals is grass for sheep. Sheep wont regrow their coats if you shave them unless they eat grass.
OkIs there no main goal or something, and where should I start?
Your main goal should go in some sort of order like this:
Get Shelter/grab food (killing animals, etc) > Create Bed > Create Tools/Camp/QoL stuff (ie, chests for items, crafting table, furnace, etc) > Obtain/start growing food > Capture animals to start a small farm > Begin mining [As you mine, your garden/animals will grow so you have a constant food source] > Obtain Mats and continue upgrading gear/tools/armor [At this point, you can wander around the world too and try to find overworld resources. If you have another player with you it gets much easier because you can split up and explore/mine/garden but otherwise as a single player this works best] > Eventually make portal to Nether >obtain mats for strongest weapons/enchantments, etc > eventually make End Portal or find it >
Battle Ender Dragon
I've logged hundreds of hours and sometimes don't come anywhere close to getting to The End. And of course you can always come back, just make another world to explore or start over again if you feel sluggish at some point. At any point in there when you have time, you can also choose to "beautify" your camp. For instance, stair pieces look like chairs when you set them out, you could build yourself an actual nice house out of wood or cobblestone, make paintings, etc)
Why wouldn't it?
Yes it can. When played without internet a pop up window says you have no internet connection and asks would you like to continue offline or connect.
JStein0222
Member
Minecraft beginner-- what should I do first? Tutorial? Then adventure or survival or? What's a good way to learn?
Haven't played adventure as I tend to prefer either tinkering in creative or exploring in survival. When I first started the game there was no tutorial yet, or at least not a decent one. I just got started in survival on Easy. I think the tutorial shows you the basics of the fact that once you load a survival world you need to build a shelter before dark so you'll be safe from the monsters that spawn. It will show you how to gather basic resources with just your fists, then how to construct tools to make resource-gathering easier and faster.
Good luck!
WordAssassin
Member
If you've never played before, I'd suggest the tutorial. If you don't use it the game literally drops you in the middle of nowhere and tells you nothing so you'll have to figure it out on your own, and a lot of people seem to get overwhelmed or confused.
The tutorial helped me, but it sucks
Watching some Youtuber would probably be much more helpful
Hated this as well until I found out the Dpad doesn't have this issue and works much better.
molnizzle
Member
Do the initial area of the tutorial then drop into Survival. After a while in Survival you might get curious about other stuffhead back to the tutorial and access the expanded parts of the castle as needed. It's too big of an info dump to digest all it once, it's better to come back to it over time to expand your knowledge.
MadJackChurchill
Banned
Just spent a good 6 hours straight playing this with a bud. So much fun.
My only gripe: B is cancel. The default resting position of your thumb is "throw away". WHHHYYYY?
My only gripe: B is cancel. The default resting position of your thumb is "throw away". WHHHYYYY?
DanteRavenkin
Member
You can swap those buttons in the menu.
find a side of a mountain, and dig into it and create a room in survival mode... wait for the monsters to dissappear when the sun comes up and start collecting and crafting...
google how to make stuff and its much easier
Then A is throw shit away, just as dumb.
It should be -, or at least x.
In fact, make controls custom so I don't have to conform to whatever preset the dev prefers, what is the harm in that?
Added you. Need to head home now but I'd be happy to drop into your world or vice versa whenever you're on.
I agree that they're both dumb. I switched mine so that jump was where it should be on B and drop is further away on A.
Unfortunately this means that when Tutorial dialogue pops up I sometimes just drop my pickaxe off a cliff trying to advance through the text. =/
Robin64
Member
There are some settings that stop people being able to just fuck shit up. You can make it so you are required to manually trust them, and can set it so fire doesn't spread too.
Communication though is not there in any form.
communicate with the Nintendo Voice Chat app
Incitemaybe
Member
Is the PS4 demo a good demo for the Switch version as well?
The Mario skins and world were included in the game like half a year after the initial Wii U release. Zelda skins with a Hyrule world appearing before the holiday season for the Switch version would be fantastic.
Probably not if you want to play it in portable mode.
spyroflame0487
Member
So I don't know if anyone explored the options for the game from the Switch home menu and this seems to be the first time I've seen anyone talk about it. (If some reviewer did point them to me pls)
First off, the game grants no Gold Coins for my Nintendo. You can only get them from the "Game Card version". There's also an option to update via the Internet, or "Via Local Users" which is the first game I've ever heard of doing this. It says "You can exchange update data with local users. This feature will be added in a future system update"
So that seems to be something Nintendo plans to do at some point. Kinda interesting.
There's also an option to "archive software", basically it looks like you can wipe the info data for your game and just have save stuff and the home menu icon. You can download the actual game data again. Looks like this would be if you were transferring the system stuff maybe?
First off, the game grants no Gold Coins for my Nintendo. You can only get them from the "Game Card version". There's also an option to update via the Internet, or "Via Local Users" which is the first game I've ever heard of doing this. It says "You can exchange update data with local users. This feature will be added in a future system update"
So that seems to be something Nintendo plans to do at some point. Kinda interesting.
There's also an option to "archive software", basically it looks like you can wipe the info data for your game and just have save stuff and the home menu icon. You can download the actual game data again. Looks like this would be if you were transferring the system stuff maybe?
molnizzle
Member
Ugh, I found a ridiculous bug.
When playing with the Pro controller undocked (like with the Switch kickstanded on a table) the "switch B and A" option does nothing. No matter which selection you make, B on the Pro controller drops your current item. The swap command only work on the joy-cons.
Fucking game ruining for me, honestly.
When playing with the Pro controller undocked (like with the Switch kickstanded on a table) the "switch B and A" option does nothing. No matter which selection you make, B on the Pro controller drops your current item. The swap command only work on the joy-cons.
Fucking game ruining for me, honestly.
Cool thanks my wifi is sometimes faulty, but hopefully we could join up
Yeah, it's infuriating having my muscle memory messed up so often because that's how I like to play a lot of the time. Someone with a Twitter account definitely needs to report the issue ASAP because it seems like it could be an easy fix.
What A Time To Be Alive
Member
......why are you playing with the pro controller undocked?
Why not?
molnizzle
Member
Hands cramp and go numb when playing with the joy-cons connected. Really bad ergonomics, IMO. I'd much rather just throw a controller in my bag.
Schnozberry
Member
If you're hands are cramping and going numb, you might have some carpal tunnel issues. I would look at some exercises.
Exercises are good, but bad ergonomics can still cause this. I have massive hands and using the 3DS XL without a grip would cause my hands to go numb / cramp.
I added an ergonomic grip and it was good.
molnizzle
Member
Don't have carpel tunnel, just big hands. Handhelds have always felt like shit to me. Absolutely hate them.
Switch works in handheld mode if the game doesn't require the triggers, but there's no way to hold it comfortably in games like Minecraft or Mario Kart.
Try and contact 4J Studios about it. Try Twitter or email.
Vital Tundra
Member
Man it's crazy seeing so many Minecraft beginners in here. It's been a long time since alpha. Glad to see people enjoying.
Pro controller only undocked, or also pro controller docked?