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That furnace and stair news is great, even though I rarely used stairs. I seem to recall some people really being frustrated by placing stairs.
I understand the frustration about SMP, but I'm glad single player is actually getting a decent update. I agree that it feels like Notch has focused more on SMP for a while (when he was still doing updates I guess) since it was incomplete.
But look at it another way -- this seems like the first week where he actually got the business stuff out of the way, and his helpers are doing their jobs to handle stuff. The server hasn't gone down in the last few days as far as I can tell, and he has added several new things in this week alone. He's going to apparently take a couple of days off after the update and emergency bug fixes, but I -THOUGHT- (can't find a quote right now) he said he and his helper would be focusing on SMP fixes after this update.
Oh, and what bridge mod is Notch referring to?
I understand the frustration about SMP, but I'm glad single player is actually getting a decent update. I agree that it feels like Notch has focused more on SMP for a while (when he was still doing updates I guess) since it was incomplete.
But look at it another way -- this seems like the first week where he actually got the business stuff out of the way, and his helpers are doing their jobs to handle stuff. The server hasn't gone down in the last few days as far as I can tell, and he has added several new things in this week alone. He's going to apparently take a couple of days off after the update and emergency bug fixes, but I -THOUGHT- (can't find a quote right now) he said he and his helper would be focusing on SMP fixes after this update.
Oh, and what bridge mod is Notch referring to?
Pinko Marx
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funkmastergeneral
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Anyone know how to access the game files on my computer? I'm a bit computer retarded and can't find them.
Metalic Sand
who is Emo-Beas?
funkmastergeneral said:
Need to turn hidden folders off.
funkmastergeneral
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Much appreciated
Metalic Sand
who is Emo-Beas?
Sai-kun said:
Really is, I think i wasted more than a hour of trying to line up furnaces and other tools until i finally gave up in anger.
Awesome Animals
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That is nice to hear about stairs and furnaces, but I've never really worried much about it. I usually just avoid stairs and use ladders because of it.
rohlfinator
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Shame about the SMP stuff... I understand that single player has been sparse on updates for quite a while, but I am really not excited about the prospects of SMP being perpetually 2-3 months behind SP either.
I hope after this update, they take a couple weeks to just grind at getting SMP up to date, and make sure both modes are in sync before starting on any other major updates.
I hope after this update, they take a couple weeks to just grind at getting SMP up to date, and make sure both modes are in sync before starting on any other major updates.
ephemeral garbage
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Holy shit, he's kicking ass.
HE MIGHT ADD THE BRIDGE MOD??
Fucking YES. That's my favorite mod ever. For anyone who doesn't know, basically there's a new craftable bridge block that's rather expensive to make. You make a stack, and you place two of them about 10 blocks away from each other in a straight line. If you hit the block (or use a redstone torch to use levers etc), all the empty space in a straight line from one block to the other is filled in with whatever you crafted the bridge block with (so you can have cobblestone bridges, wood bridges, so on and so forth).
TL;DR - Activated bridges. Pretty much the best thing ever.
Fucking YES. That's my favorite mod ever. For anyone who doesn't know, basically there's a new craftable bridge block that's rather expensive to make. You make a stack, and you place two of them about 10 blocks away from each other in a straight line. If you hit the block (or use a redstone torch to use levers etc), all the empty space in a straight line from one block to the other is filled in with whatever you crafted the bridge block with (so you can have cobblestone bridges, wood bridges, so on and so forth).
TL;DR - Activated bridges. Pretty much the best thing ever.
Notch on SMP health etc
notch said:notch Markus Persson
We'll have an office starting mid November. My focus will be pushing Minecraft into beta. Others will do the boring stuff.
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notch Markus Persson
Health and other fancy features for multiplayer are coming with the beta release. This is not the beta release.
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Yes, it spawns blocks. The whole bridge and the bridge block turn to gravel if you try to break the blocks and harvest them.
Not broken at all.
edit: Here's an awesome video showing the cool things you can do with bridge mod.
Not broken at all.
edit: Here's an awesome video showing the cool things you can do with bridge mod.
Tony Rocky Horror
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Notch said:
The multiplayer news is a bummer. I was waiting for this update to rent a server and roll a new world and just play multiplayer. I was ready to drop many features, but just not health and mobs. Mining and exploring would be very boring without danger, not to talk about The Slip.
I'm guessing I will start a new world, wait for SMP updates and when health and mobs are fixed, rent the server. Damn it!
I'm guessing I will start a new world, wait for SMP updates and when health and mobs are fixed, rent the server. Damn it!
Tony Rocky Horror
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I hope that someday we'll be able to at least change our names in SMP. My account name is my real name so it's kinda weird right now. :lol
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
13 dollars. Best game of this generation. Free content.
My patience is eternal.
My patience is eternal.
HappyBivouac
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Artanisix said:
So... make a diamond block, turn it into a diamond block bridge, mine all the blocks from the bridge except one, and make another bridge and repeat?
Sounds stupid.
Tony Rocky Horror
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I don't think you can (A) mine those blocks that represent the bridge and (B) you build the bridge with those blocks.HappyBivouac said:
HappyBivouac
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Elcheris said:
I don't normally do this, because it is pretty much the antithesis to intelligent discussion, but believe me when I say that I think, in all earnest, that this is the best response anyone could give you for your comment:
You are an idiot.
Haunted
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I didn't understand half the things he did in that video, but there's obvious problems with the concept of such a device.Artanisix said:
Talking about the SP experience (not the MP where spawning infinite blocks is common), spawning blocks out of thin air just doesn't feel right - regardless of whether you can mine them or not. One acceptable solution would make it so you have to put as many blocks into the bridge as it uses when unfolded.
Great avatar, btw.
I think that's a very fair and rational compromise for bridge blocks, Haunted.
To me, the bridge blocks are a fantastic utility which add a lot of complexity and interest to structures. They're like redstone mechanisms in a way. I think it's cool being able to flip a switch and having a wall disappear, giving way to a secret tunnel; or crank a lever and have stairs pop out and reveal a glass ceiling that lets the light in.
It doesn't drastically change the Minecraft world and just serves to make it more interesting, I think.
To me, the bridge blocks are a fantastic utility which add a lot of complexity and interest to structures. They're like redstone mechanisms in a way. I think it's cool being able to flip a switch and having a wall disappear, giving way to a secret tunnel; or crank a lever and have stairs pop out and reveal a glass ceiling that lets the light in.
It doesn't drastically change the Minecraft world and just serves to make it more interesting, I think.
Metalic Sand
who is Emo-Beas?
Yea i dont like the bridge mod. Looks extremely tacky.
Im sure notch could think of a better way instead of created blocks for a bridge then the blocks just disappearing into nothingness.
Im sure notch could think of a better way instead of created blocks for a bridge then the blocks just disappearing into nothingness.
BlueScrote
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Finally found my base. I then spent the next 2 hours building two tower-arrows pointing to it. And covering them with torches.
Is there a recommended design approach for putting together tall buildings or digging deep. I always seem to have problems getting up and down a structure.
Is there a recommended design approach for putting together tall buildings or digging deep. I always seem to have problems getting up and down a structure.
Metalic Sand
who is Emo-Beas?
Nice!
Haunted
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Actually, that's (I believe) one of the reasons mining in this game is so satisfying: the effective sound effects, coupled with the block breaking transition and finally the block sploding into lots of bits and pieces makes mining blocks a tactile experience. Despite the simplistic visuals, there is a tangible realness to everything in the Minecraft world.Metalic Sand said:
Seeing the bridge blocks appear and disappear into thin air like that makes it look like someone is manipulating the underlying game code instead of manipulating the actual game world (if that makes sense). I think it's a natural reaction to go "something doesn't feel right here".
That said, the mechanic is interesting and it makes more complex structures and mechanisms possible, which is a good thing no matter how you look at it. At the end of the day there are all kinds of mods out there, and if one of them makes the game more interesting for even one guy, it's done its job. It's a fit for MP, but I personally wouldn't use it in SP the way it is now.
ashbash159
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Notch's twitter said:
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