British Monsoon
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Got down to the bedrock on my level and found my first diamond, also about 120 pieces of some red ore - what's this used for?
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Funky Functionality
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Red stuff is used to run as "wire" so you can make circuits for buttons or pressure plates to activate doors and the like. You can also make logic gates with them by mimicking boolean logic with the on/off red torches... crazy stuff.Bootaaay said:
People with corrupted saves, you might want to zip your world up and try emailing it to Notch, or at least shoot him an email if that's the best way to contact him (maybe forum as well/instead?). I think I saw him saying that he fixed some bugs after people sent him the level.dat or whatever, so maybe if you tell him you have a corrupted world state he could try to load it up and figure it out to help improve everyone's experience.MvmntInGrn said:
I believe that Notch is gonna release SMP even earlier now that he's seen that his server alone was somewhat stable even with thousands and thousands of people connecting to it at once. He just needs to implement a few more basic features from singleplayer inyo multi and BAM! SMP exists.Drkirby said:
Game crashed on me earlier during my first attempt to dig deep and when I started it back up a slime was attacking me and I couldn't see it or move or anything until I died. I finally made an iron pick too and was mining gold and red stone. ):
WHAT A HORRIBLE GAME.
I am of course joking: alpha, etc. At least respawning fixed it.
Man this game is super fun.
WHAT A HORRIBLE GAME.
I am of course joking: alpha, etc. At least respawning fixed it.
Man this game is super fun.
ProfessorLobo
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I just lost about five hundred resources, two hours of work, and a full body armor suit because a slime fell on me. And all I was looking for was a single diamond.
I think I've had enough fun with this game.
I think I've had enough fun with this game.
Ok, I am done for a little while. Need to get a lot more of my domain, but here is the stuff I have been working on (Where I took the picture is anther thing I am working on, which is most likely going to take a while since I want to make a tall tower out of dirt bricks)
Here is an older shot. I am going to take a full set of pictures when I get back to the game.
Here is an older shot. I am going to take a full set of pictures when I get back to the game.
MvmntInGrn
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I don't see any contact info on the minecraft site (well other than the payment e-mail, think that would be ok?). I'll certainly send it in if it will be helpful. I tried reinstalling Java and even did a system restore to a few days ago but that map just keeps freezing.Blizzard said:People with corrupted saves, you might want to zip your world up and try emailing it to Notch, or at least shoot him an email if that's the best way to contact him (maybe forum as well/instead?). I think I saw him saying that he fixed some bugs after people sent him the level.dat or whatever, so maybe if you tell him you have a corrupted world state he could try to load it up and figure it out to help improve everyone's experience.
I could also leave a comment + file share link on the blog but I don't know if it would ever reach him.
"God's Beard!"
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uggggh... :-(
I just lost all my inventory.
I was digging a single hole straight up through the mountain as a skylight so snow could fall in front of my home, when a giant slime fell on my face, killing me near instantly. I made it back, but all my diamonds, all my gold, all my redstone, my armor, the steps I made, everything is completely gone. All I had left is some building material from my chest, some steel, a couple pieces of coal and a green sphere of I don't quite know what.
That suuuuuucks.
I just lost all my inventory.
I was digging a single hole straight up through the mountain as a skylight so snow could fall in front of my home, when a giant slime fell on my face, killing me near instantly. I made it back, but all my diamonds, all my gold, all my redstone, my armor, the steps I made, everything is completely gone. All I had left is some building material from my chest, some steel, a couple pieces of coal and a green sphere of I don't quite know what.
That suuuuuucks.
Caesar III
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Ok, I tried the water lift trick yesterday already but perfected it today to have a skyhigh watchout tower which can be seen from faaaaaaar away And I'm up there in abou 10seconds.
Said tower in the background. Had to go that far away to have it on screen entirely
up there
My tower and my newly created loft
my loft from the outside
and inside my loft:
an overview over the entire room
my bed with nightstands
my pool
the winter garden with some crops
there are some flowers in front of my window in a flower box
my tower from inside my winter garden
I love it
And I'm up there in abou 10seconds.
Said tower in the background. Had to go that far away to have it on screen entirely
up there
My tower and my newly created loft
my loft from the outside
and inside my loft:
an overview over the entire room
my bed with nightstands
my pool
the winter garden with some crops
there are some flowers in front of my window in a flower box
my tower from inside my winter garden
I love it
Dr. Hoofington
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It doesn't seem like too many people take advantage of paintings, but I like having a few around to add a bit of flair to my primitive dwellings. The low resolution images depicted in the game are actually scaled down versions of original artwork by Kristoffer Zetterstrand. After checking out his portfolio, its easy to understand why Minecraft would be an interesting venue for his work. Uncannily, he seems to specialize in rendering lone authors playing with small, semi-pixelated maquettes. Check these out and tell me you don't feel a kindred spirit:
None of these actually appear in the game, but they remind me of those quiet moments in Minecraft. My in-game favorites include these the landscape paintings of Counter Strike maps and his remake of The Wanderer above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich:
To browse more paintings check out http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Paintings and http://zetterstrand.com
None of these actually appear in the game, but they remind me of those quiet moments in Minecraft. My in-game favorites include these the landscape paintings of Counter Strike maps and his remake of The Wanderer above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich:
To browse more paintings check out http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Paintings and http://zetterstrand.com
"God's Beard!"
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So I finished my skylight so that snow would fall down onto my underground tree that I just planted and, well...
Maybe I'll just turn it into a spiral staircase or something.
Maybe I'll just turn it into a spiral staircase or something.
platypotamus
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Razorskin said:
That image is awesome
HappyBivouac
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That's some odd tree growing behavior.
Prophet Steve
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Make a waterfall and let a boat float to it, the boat will stay floating and will go to the top at high speed.alba said:Care to share that trick? I want to make like high waterfall or something
I was trying to use it in a cave system, but the boat gets glitched against the walls everytime, wanted to make a loop so I could go through my mining facilty fast.
ProfessorLobo
Banned
God's Beard said:
Yeah it sucks doesn't it. The really sucky thing is that
1) You're stuff lasts about 3 minutes, so if you're farther than that away from your respawn you're screwed.
2) Even if you manage to kill those slimes they're just going to respawn later in the same mine.
3) All those rare packets of gold and redstone are gone forever.
It's probably gonna keep me from playing again until multiplayer comes out.
Sorry to hear about the crashes everyone. =( If you're playing with the standalone launcher I wonder if it could still be a memory issue, or if using fast graphics rather than fancy would fix it.
Also, you can try notch@mojang.com if you have a world that seems to be glitching/crashing when you load, though he says his spam filter eats lots of real emails.
Also, you can try notch@mojang.com if you have a world that seems to be glitching/crashing when you load, though he says his spam filter eats lots of real emails.
Caesar III
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And do not send the whole folder. He said the level.dat is enough.
the cartographer stopped working for me on my world Is there something I can do here?
edit: it's working again. I've overwriten the files again. Dunno what caused this. Strange.
As for the slimes:
It seems slimes do not hate light that much. Lit up your caves even more and they will not spawn again. I had to put another torch between each two in my cave to prevent them from further spawning.
Now I own 300 slime balls. I hope they are somewhat usefull later then.
the cartographer stopped working for me on my world
Is there something I can do here?edit: it's working again. I've overwriten the files again. Dunno what caused this. Strange.
As for the slimes:
It seems slimes do not hate light that much. Lit up your caves even more and they will not spawn again. I had to put another torch between each two in my cave to prevent them from further spawning.
Now I own 300 slime balls. I hope they are somewhat usefull later then.
perryfarrell
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I found some red ore, and I'm mining it, but nothing drops out. What's up with that? Isn't it supposed to drop redstone?
Caesar III
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use an iron pickaxe for those and diamond. they only work that way.perryfarrell said:
paranoidfortean
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I got lost in a tunnel. I had found 7 diamonds but was arrowed down. I eventually found my belongings after much searching and becoming re lost. I decided to dig my way up from where I was. Breaking through to the ocean and beating my way through ice to finally see the sun; I've never had this type of experience in a game. It's really something.
I think one of these days I'll have to start just exploring caves, taking care not to carry much so I don't lose it. It seems like an interesting/dangerous experience. I tend to place tons of torches to play it safe and find my way back though.paranoidfortean said:
And I forgot to chime in...those paintings are neat!
"God's Beard!"
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Yeah, I use the 3 torch system.Blizzard said:I think one of these days I'll have to start just exploring caves, taking care not to carry much so I don't lose it. It seems like an interesting/dangerous experience. I tend to place tons of torches to play it safe and find my way back though.
And I forgot to chime in...those paintings are neat!
1 torch: I've gone through this area
2 torches: this path leads back home
3 torches: this section has been fully explored
Blizzard said:I think one of these days I'll have to start just exploring caves, taking care not to carry much so I don't lose it. It seems like an interesting/dangerous experience. I tend to place tons of torches to play it safe and find my way back though.
And I forgot to chime in...those paintings are neat!
you've never gone cave exploring! Myohmy you're missing out!
The trick is to move through and dig out all coal, dirt and gravel you find--that should lead you to more goodies.
I dug straight down and found my first ever cave like location. It had lava, yay and a giant green bastard that made me run away like a girl into the lava which caused me to die.
Now i can't really get back down since the drop is so far :lol . I need to build a staircase down there.
Now i can't really get back down since the drop is so far :lol . I need to build a staircase down there.
TheExecutive
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paranoidfortean said:
Just had a similar experience. I mined a gigantic cave for 3+ hours. Got 7 diamonds, over 150+ iron, 200+ coal, and 175 redstone. Incredible, but I got so lost that I didnt know what was going on. I dug up for what seemed like forever and hit about 60 blocks from the cave entrance in the middle of the ocean. Swimming up and seeing the daylight... it was amazing. ESPECIALLY since the mining was so successful. Huge sense of accomplishment.
MvmntInGrn
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E-mailed my map in, hope its helpful in some way. Can't hurt anywayBlizzard said:
I'm streaming Minecraft again if anyone wants to tune in. Let me know in the chat if there's no sound. I think it's working:
http://www.justin.tv/errorjustin/
I'm gonna go clear out the slime infestation
http://www.justin.tv/errorjustin/
I'm gonna go clear out the slime infestation
Well, here is a map of my world now. Added in some of the paths between points of interest.
For torches, I use them in the over world to mark where there is a path back to safety if I get lost, and I light tunnels and caves with them since I like to be able to see where I am going. I'll use them to find my way back out of a cave, but they were put down to see where I am going first.
Also, I tend to find coal very easily, so while I will have 20ish torches to start with when going on a dig, I have never run out of torches. I have run out of wood a number of times though, which sucks, since that more or less signals the end of the dig.
For torches, I use them in the over world to mark where there is a path back to safety if I get lost, and I light tunnels and caves with them since I like to be able to see where I am going. I'll use them to find my way back out of a cave, but they were put down to see where I am going first.
Also, I tend to find coal very easily, so while I will have 20ish torches to start with when going on a dig, I have never run out of torches. I have run out of wood a number of times though, which sucks, since that more or less signals the end of the dig.
"God's Beard!"
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What is this?
I've had it for a while and have no idea what to do with it.
I've had it for a while and have no idea what to do with it.
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