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The Technomancer
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Redstone is basically wire. You use it for making circuits and stuff, although at current really all that it does is open and close doors.Railer said:
The_Technomancer said:
Blasphemy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkjQAo77I6c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-doVenWdkKw
I've been hosting a small SMP server almost 24/7 since the server was released, and I thought it would be fun to take a few shots of the work that has been put in by a few local friends. So here are a few "postcards". I'm seriously contemplating making up a batch of real postcards based on these just for the fun of it.
Welcome to Maru Mari!
To be honest, his "Beta" sounds like it should still be an Alpha, I think he just wants to increase the price of the game :lolkennah said:
Razorskin said:
I hope Notch adds the ability to make a circuit board instead of needing these huge structures. Maybe mix sand and red stone and then put it into a furnace to get the bread board, and you can mix red stone and gold to make wiring for the circuits.
Horsebite said:
The mod version of Day of Defeat you so love was mostly made under Valve. The same guys who made the mod also went on to make the Source version. It wasn't like Valve brought in a bunch of their own guys to influence it's design.
The truth is that the guys that made the original DoD were great at making a game with the HL1 engine (and it took them about 12 version and a few years to get it right), but lacked the skills to carry that over to Source. It was really their limitations as programmers and playtesters that made the game suffer.
I played the game religously from 2002-2006. Probably logged in well over 3000 hours.
PillowKnight
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I look forward to being unable to get into gafland.
Philthy
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I absolutely love the SMP servers. I love logging in and helping people dig out huge areas. Something about cranking music, grabbing a beer, and just digging huge blocks out of the earth is so freaking relaxing. The chat aspect could be a little better, maybe make the text not blocky looking, and it would be perfect. Or at the very least make it configurable.
I don't think he has to worry about money for a while yet. Maybe when he has a team working under him and he needs to pay for a building to house them in.
That, and, Minecraft 2 could be priced higher and people would buy it from the getgo regardless. He has a franchise on his hands at this point.
Drkirby said:
I don't think he has to worry about money for a while yet. Maybe when he has a team working under him and he needs to pay for a building to house them in.
That, and, Minecraft 2 could be priced higher and people would buy it from the getgo regardless. He has a franchise on his hands at this point.
Zomba13
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I'm trying to set up a server like the one oatmeal has GAFland on. What server software did you use for it and how do you do it? I've checked the minecraft wiki and all I end up doing is making a generic build server with the minecraft classic stuff (like all the blocks, no crafting etc)
Just want to make a server for me and my friend to play on and craft etc.
Just want to make a server for me and my friend to play on and craft etc.
HappyBivouac
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No Friday update?
I guess that's fair.
I guess that's fair.
Yeah, he is in Finland. Unless he has a stealth update of something like "Wood floors!" already made.HappyBivouac said:No Friday update?
I guess that's fair.
I wish he would add paint.
And don't blow up to much of Gafland before I get home from work, I want to help!
Though I somewhat expect you guys miss some of my far out of the way stuff, but with the path ways to get to them being destroyed.
Horsebite said:
You did specifically say from Mod to Source in your post. But whatever. I understand your complaints in that regard. DoD lost a bit in the transition to a retail product, but made huge gains in other regards (more players, more maps, more stable content delivery system, better netcode, better implementation of certain weapons).
What's the consensus on diamond? I have four of them and I just don't know what to spend them on.
In previous games I've made diamond pickaxes, which are def. very baller, but they don't actually last *that* long. A combo of stone + iron picks probably makes more sense. Plus three diamond is pricy.
I have a shitload of sand I need to clear out for a project... maybe I'll just make four diamond shovels. Would certainly speed things along!
Maybe the diamond pickaxe recipe should be changed to only require one diamond. Three is a lot.
In previous games I've made diamond pickaxes, which are def. very baller, but they don't actually last *that* long. A combo of stone + iron picks probably makes more sense. Plus three diamond is pricy.
I have a shitload of sand I need to clear out for a project... maybe I'll just make four diamond shovels. Would certainly speed things along!
Maybe the diamond pickaxe recipe should be changed to only require one diamond. Three is a lot.
GDJustin said:
Personally, I like using them for swords+armor. I made a diamond sword a while back and it's durability is still almost entirely full, even though I've been killing a ton of monsters and livestock with it. As far as armor goes, I've only made a diamond helmet so far, but it seems to be lasting a LOT longer than the iron and leather ones I've been using.
Of course, I only use my diamond and iron armor items when I'm exploring a new cave system, as it seems otherwise I tend to just get injured by falling off stuff I'm building, and I really don't want to waste precious iron or diamond on that.
Heck, even when I'm digging for stone I only use stone pickaxes unless I come across some gold, diamond, or redstone that needs mining. I had over 128 iron bars at one point, so I figured I'd be fine speeding up my mining operations by switching over to iron pickaxes to gather stone. It did speed it up, but I blew through my iron supply before I knew it.
Check http://oatmealmu.freeiz.com/ for server status. It'll be up in a little under 5 hours and go until the usual time... if it's stable enough. I'm upping the player limit to 20, fire is enabled, and tnt is enabled so don't expect a smooth experience.
HappyBivouac
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Make like 5-8 stone pickaxes and 1-2 iron for each mining expedition. Bring a diamond pick only if you wanna make/get some obsidian.
Use diamond for sword first and foremost, and if you really have a ton of diamond make some armor (but it'll wear out faster than you want it to. I find it's not worth it.)
Use diamond for sword first and foremost, and if you really have a ton of diamond make some armor (but it'll wear out faster than you want it to. I find it's not worth it.)
I really think diamond tools and armor need to be able to be repaired. I posted this a ~month ago in this topic and I stand by it.
Either in the furnace or a new "repair station" block. Place a diamond pickaxe in the top, a diamond in the bottom, and it brings it back up to full health.
Either in the furnace or a new "repair station" block. Place a diamond pickaxe in the top, a diamond in the bottom, and it brings it back up to full health.
HappyBivouac
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GDJustin said:
Stick to the same world and don't be so afraid to explore caves. You'll find more diamond than you really need.
Lionheart1337
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WTF......that was fast
In one relatively short dig, I found over 25 diamonds. Be meticulous and you'll find them.
EDIT: My only request for the game is that you're able to use gravel in some fashion. I thought of maybe having it work like concrete. Mix it with a bucket of water in your crafting grid - maybe 8 gravel and 1 bucket of water in the middle - and you're able to pour it into a space similar to water, only it moves like lava (slow like) and hardens after a short while. I don't know, just a thought. I hate damn gravel - I'm having to invent ideas for worlds in order to find something useful to do with it.
EDIT: My only request for the game is that you're able to use gravel in some fashion. I thought of maybe having it work like concrete. Mix it with a bucket of water in your crafting grid - maybe 8 gravel and 1 bucket of water in the middle - and you're able to pour it into a space similar to water, only it moves like lava (slow like) and hardens after a short while. I don't know, just a thought. I hate damn gravel - I'm having to invent ideas for worlds in order to find something useful to do with it.
OgTheClever
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Erm... I kind of just personally killed the server right now. I decided to take the pyramid out in style by digging into it from the top of the central column and I went all the way down to bedrock. This was promptly filled with tnt all the way to the top of the map again and I think you can work out what happened from here...
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