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Minecraft |OT2| Punch Your Way to Your Own World
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callmedave
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AMD Ahtlon II X3 435mcrae said:
AMD Radeon HD 5770
4GB G.Skill DDR3
1TB WD Caviar Black
Asus M4A77TD
Asus Xonar DS
There they are. Runs well (enough). I wouldn't say it runs appropriately to what's on screen though (and OpenGL does do occlusion, so...).
But an AMD E-350 should also run it perfectly at a netbook resolution, considering they can run more taxing games at 30-45.
Java. What can you do.
Edit: I'm really hoping we can get more news on the XBox version though. It'd be nice if it launched with some great single-player features like Terraria.
callmedave said:
Pity. Minecraft is never as thrilling as the first few nights of a new world - if anything, Mojang ought to try and bring at least some level of that same suspense to players with established worlds.
Good thing there's always Mo' Creatures - nothing makes you shit your pants like a massive ogre that comes trashing at you through your wall after you thought you're safe.
tangmaster96
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Ark said:
He must have diaal uuuuup
Barberetti
Member
Lyphen said:
Try running it fullscreen instead of windowed if you aren't already. I played Minecraft for ages, and mine ran like shit in windowed mode but fine in fullscreen.
vas_a_morir
Banned
Eh, fuck it. Just no more pagodas, from now on. 3 is enough, I think.
Barberetti
Member
Lyphen said:
Good luck. F11 key = fullscreen by the way.
vas_a_morir said:Okay guys.
Arkyo is finally growing and I'm really happy with the progress. However, we have one little problem:
PAGODAS! We have 3 of them... and quite frankly, 8 story buildings do not fit the theme nor the rules for the city.
After talking about it with everyone on the server, I decided to make a suggestion: Can you reduce the size of these buildings to two-stories? I don't want to be a dictator, and I won't go ahead and tear down the building and steal the materials like *some* suggested. lol
But, Central Arkyoto city is a bunch of small, intricate, and tasteful buildings. having a giant Hollow Christmas tree in the middle... is kind of the exact opposite of what the city is supposed to represent. When I look at the city, all I see are 3 big Pagodas that obstruct the view of the city and dominate the skyline. It looks like Kathmandu.
So, I'd like to talk to Jakershaker and Luffyzero about maybe reducing the size of their buildings to two stories. If I don't hear back in a week... Well, I can't guarantee those building's safety.
From now on, there is a two story limit on buildings unless discussed on the thread.
There's what, 2 tall buildings that stand out in central Arkyoto? I think the whole city looks awesome. I wouldn't want to touch anything. It's stunning to look at the city and those building on the cliffs.
Lyphen said:
I know the other poster mentionned F11 to get to fullscreen but I must add that you shouldn't use the fullscreen by any other means. If you blow up the window with the window icon on top right, the game WILL run like shit. If you use F11 instead, it will run like a charm. On my PC it's as drastic as passing from 35 fps to 190 fps.
So I just started a new world today. Probably spent a good hour tops on Beta until today. Anticipating this Adventure update that's coming, and just the final release. While I do like to craft out things, I think I enjoyed ruffing the randomly generated land and seeing what's out there more.
Also my friends showed me some cool mods that are out now. Some interesting things out there.
Also my friends showed me some cool mods that are out now. Some interesting things out there.
WolfofMebu
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Finally got around to finishing the structure of the roller coaster I started on Exano's server (moved it to my single player save). Had completed about 90% of it BEFORE you could stack fences D:
I've visited Neocraft server, very nice all the work done there. I've been in a couple of servers and they had a lot of crazy things but nothing so integrated with the surroundings. Those big themed cities are awesome.
I'm probably going to build / live in Arkyoto, are the "commoner houses" free for grabs or should I build my own?
I'm also trying some texture packs. Derivation and Doku are the best ones so far.
I'm probably going to build / live in Arkyoto, are the "commoner houses" free for grabs or should I build my own?
I'm also trying some texture packs. Derivation and Doku are the best ones so far.
I went to Neocraft for the first time yesterday, and I all that I have to say is, "Wow!" You all are an inspiration. Literally. Your designs have already changed the way that I build in minecraft. Currently, I am working on a castle that will sit on an island just outside of Arkyoto. Also, my Minecraft handle is Agam_Bellum. See you all in the server later today.
bengraven
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I was thinking about the things I wanted from Minecraft before or soon after it's officially released.
I don't ask for much, for example I'll leave out most server/mod ideas because I'm the last guy you want to ask about that kind of thing. I'm just talking about things that will make the experience cooler for me.
GENERAL GAMEPLAY
- fences should slope on hills, like rail tracks do now.
- make the powered minecart useful again. I want to be deep down underground and send up some gear.
- ways of travel - horses, gokarts, balloons, etc. It's a massive world, we need a better way than walking and minecarts.
- treasure chests under ground...fairly near the surface. Maybe compasses send out pings like in Far Cry 2/Just Cause 2 to tell you you're close to one.
- more things to find underground: more gems, fossils, treasure
- fun effects - maybe with new those gems - socket a chest to make you explosion-proof, socket boots to make you run 2x faster, socket a helmet to see through a few blocks or breath underwater.
- speaking of underwater, steal the reed from Terraria...made out of reeds of course. Just like three reeds on top of each other and you can go 3 blocks underwater without breathing.
STYLE:
- furniture! Notch said he didn't want to add that kind of thing, but he gave us beds and paintings, so he KNOWS we want to actually do something with the interiors of these huge castles. Do functionality later, give us the stuff now.
- gear that can't be destroyed - I can't believe I'm saying this, but taking a cue from TF2 and giving us some T-shirts and hats would be kind of cool...but if they're free and found in treasure chests...or very very cheap. Finding a rare Creeper T-shirt would be awesome, especially if we could trade with another player...
MULTI:
- trade blocks? Click box and you get a trade interface like in an MMO
- mailbox blocks for multiplayer servers. Do it like an MMO where I can send mats and write letters
- better chat UI...smaller fonts possible, "whisper windows" like in WoW
MOBS:
- a few small, ambient creatures: tiny fish in the sea, tiny birds on the surface, and tiny spiders crawling around underground would be enough
- daytime is for peaceful, "real" creatures; exception being the creeper
- more "traditional" enemies, with a few more "innovative" ones. So like goblins and giant rats on the traditional side and more Endermen/creeper like critters on the innovative.
- biome specific peaceful animals - just two or three new ones for each area: walruses (drop ivory) and penguins, jackals and snakes in desert.
- bosses
- enemy camps - they said villages would be in, but i'd also like a couple tents and a fire somewhere in the middle of nowhere. maybe a chest you can loot when you kill the three enemies
I don't ask for much, for example I'll leave out most server/mod ideas because I'm the last guy you want to ask about that kind of thing. I'm just talking about things that will make the experience cooler for me.
GENERAL GAMEPLAY
- fences should slope on hills, like rail tracks do now.
- make the powered minecart useful again. I want to be deep down underground and send up some gear.
- ways of travel - horses, gokarts, balloons, etc. It's a massive world, we need a better way than walking and minecarts.
- treasure chests under ground...fairly near the surface. Maybe compasses send out pings like in Far Cry 2/Just Cause 2 to tell you you're close to one.
- more things to find underground: more gems, fossils, treasure
- fun effects - maybe with new those gems - socket a chest to make you explosion-proof, socket boots to make you run 2x faster, socket a helmet to see through a few blocks or breath underwater.
- speaking of underwater, steal the reed from Terraria...made out of reeds of course. Just like three reeds on top of each other and you can go 3 blocks underwater without breathing.
STYLE:
- furniture! Notch said he didn't want to add that kind of thing, but he gave us beds and paintings, so he KNOWS we want to actually do something with the interiors of these huge castles. Do functionality later, give us the stuff now.
- gear that can't be destroyed - I can't believe I'm saying this, but taking a cue from TF2 and giving us some T-shirts and hats would be kind of cool...but if they're free and found in treasure chests...or very very cheap. Finding a rare Creeper T-shirt would be awesome, especially if we could trade with another player...
MULTI:
- trade blocks? Click box and you get a trade interface like in an MMO
- mailbox blocks for multiplayer servers. Do it like an MMO where I can send mats and write letters
- better chat UI...smaller fonts possible, "whisper windows" like in WoW
MOBS:
- a few small, ambient creatures: tiny fish in the sea, tiny birds on the surface, and tiny spiders crawling around underground would be enough
- daytime is for peaceful, "real" creatures; exception being the creeper
- more "traditional" enemies, with a few more "innovative" ones. So like goblins and giant rats on the traditional side and more Endermen/creeper like critters on the innovative.
- biome specific peaceful animals - just two or three new ones for each area: walruses (drop ivory) and penguins, jackals and snakes in desert.
- bosses
- enemy camps - they said villages would be in, but i'd also like a couple tents and a fire somewhere in the middle of nowhere. maybe a chest you can loot when you kill the three enemies
I want to be able to create worlds with the Biomes scaled up quite a bit. Right now they're way too close together. You end up with small deserts next to wintery areas and forests with small little lakes that can't barely be called "oceans". Scale the biome algorithm up. If I want a desert, I want it to go on for miles. And make biomes more logically placed next to each other.
And a mode where I can check a box and turn off certain biomes or adjust their frequency. So I can have a huge rolling hilly grassland.
I want to spawn in the desert on my first day and have to walk for a while to even find grass. Though I guess that would cause a problem when you can't build a workbench because of no wood. Though, deserts do have trees. Dead ones. So make some dead trees that look like normal giant trees without leaves. Problem solved. Your first night would consist of building a desert shelter to shield yourself from the heat and enemies.
The desert should have more desert specific animals. Both hostile and not. Snakes and other desert creatures during the day. Something that gives food of course.
Basically I just want biomes to be big enough to be useful. And oceans to be wide enough to be called oceans. And once biomes are stretched out enough, put mountains away from the oceans enough then create springs at the top with actual carved rivers that lead to the ocean.
I wish I could run a Minecraft Terraforming application that was as easy to use as Sim City 4's city landscape creator is. With tools to carve out the rough shape, and draw where I want mountains, rivers, oceans, deserts, snow, then let the game generate the world for me. Adding all the caves and random pools of stuff later. And when I reach the edge of my created world, just smooth it out and return to random procedurally generated parts.
And with higher ceilings, I want the worlds to generate more realistically. Instead of everything based at sea level with the occasional hill or mountain, have the land gradually rise up as it got further from water. So it creates actual valleys and hills.
More realistic looking world environments is really what I'm asking for. Or at least scaled up Biome generation. That would be much easier really. Probably the addition of a "* scale" to the generation al-gore-ithm. The rest however would require a totally new world generator. I'd settle for just a third party app with an easy to use interface that worked like Sim City 4.
And a mode where I can check a box and turn off certain biomes or adjust their frequency. So I can have a huge rolling hilly grassland.
I want to spawn in the desert on my first day and have to walk for a while to even find grass. Though I guess that would cause a problem when you can't build a workbench because of no wood. Though, deserts do have trees. Dead ones. So make some dead trees that look like normal giant trees without leaves. Problem solved. Your first night would consist of building a desert shelter to shield yourself from the heat and enemies.
The desert should have more desert specific animals. Both hostile and not. Snakes and other desert creatures during the day. Something that gives food of course.
Basically I just want biomes to be big enough to be useful. And oceans to be wide enough to be called oceans. And once biomes are stretched out enough, put mountains away from the oceans enough then create springs at the top with actual carved rivers that lead to the ocean.
I wish I could run a Minecraft Terraforming application that was as easy to use as Sim City 4's city landscape creator is. With tools to carve out the rough shape, and draw where I want mountains, rivers, oceans, deserts, snow, then let the game generate the world for me. Adding all the caves and random pools of stuff later. And when I reach the edge of my created world, just smooth it out and return to random procedurally generated parts.
And with higher ceilings, I want the worlds to generate more realistically. Instead of everything based at sea level with the occasional hill or mountain, have the land gradually rise up as it got further from water. So it creates actual valleys and hills.
More realistic looking world environments is really what I'm asking for. Or at least scaled up Biome generation. That would be much easier really. Probably the addition of a "* scale" to the generation al-gore-ithm. The rest however would require a totally new world generator. I'd settle for just a third party app with an easy to use interface that worked like Sim City 4.
Barberetti
Member
Anyone know what the best way is to go about contacting Mojang regarding a technical problem? I've emailed them at support@mojang.com twice over the last few weeks, and all I've had back are automated replies telling me that my request has been received, and is being reviewed by their support staff. The support section on their website is of no help to me.
For anyone curious, the problem is simply that I moved house a few weeks ago and consequently have a new IP address. Because my IP address has changed, I now get this message pop up after a few minutes of play:
Minecraft Beta 1.7.3 Unlicenced Copy :C
(Or logged in from another location)
Purchase at minecraft.net
Obviously I'm logged in from another location. I know there are certain ways of removing this message, but I'd rather get this resolved all legal like if at all possible.
For anyone curious, the problem is simply that I moved house a few weeks ago and consequently have a new IP address. Because my IP address has changed, I now get this message pop up after a few minutes of play:
Minecraft Beta 1.7.3 Unlicenced Copy :C
(Or logged in from another location)
Purchase at minecraft.net
Obviously I'm logged in from another location. I know there are certain ways of removing this message, but I'd rather get this resolved all legal like if at all possible.
bengraven
Member
Jasoco said:
Ark said:
Totally agree with both of you.
I really want "critters". I don't even need to be able to kill them, just give me random creatures.
And as for the biomes, he did say that biomes are going to get much bigger.
That and the fact that he's adding ravines and valleys tells me we'll need a map wipe come 1.8.
I keep saying that, but Ark wants to just create a new spawn far away. As long as we get some area in the map with the new features, I don't care. I think we should build a wall around the old map like a castle wall to differentiate the old from the new though.
Or not. But it'd be cool. Make it a community project. Bring all the Cobblestone you have and start building!!! Make it 4 blocks wide with castle style battlements around the edges.The Great Wall of NeoCraft! So big you can see it from space! Or at least the Sky Realm. (Which I hope when it comes out is another dimension you can access from the normal world like the Nether)
Or not. But it'd be cool. Make it a community project. Bring all the Cobblestone you have and start building!!! Make it 4 blocks wide with castle style battlements around the edges.The Great Wall of NeoCraft! So big you can see it from space! Or at least the Sky Realm. (Which I hope when it comes out is another dimension you can access from the normal world like the Nether)
Barberetti said:
Well, it's definitely not your IP address, I can tell you that much. Most home users have IP addresses that change regularly, and the game certainly isn't tied to a specific IP address.
Assuming that's not a pirated copy you're running, that message makes it seem like someone might be logged in as you at the same time (hence the "other location" bit). Try going to minecraft.net and changing your password.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Jasoco said:
Wow, that would be a metric shit ton of cobblestone. Cool idea and I quite like it, but holy hell at the cobble required. My creeper temple and statues took four whole chests of cobble, I can't imagine what a wall like that would take...
I know. The world is verrrrrrrrry big. So even a single thickness wall would take enormous amounts of Cobblestone. Even if it were spawned. Maybe we could still do something to the edge where the new map actually does meet the old one. Like some sort of entryway with buildings along the edge and walls that go for a few hundred meters at least then taper off.
It'll be interesting to say the least when it does come out.
It'll be interesting to say the least when it does come out.
Or maybe we simply shouldn't care and continue playing but on new chunks.
Ark should actually crop the map where it's possible, I'm sure people explored around and went pretty far. This way we will have new 1.8 land near the old server.
It would be cool to have the old country actually reacheable not only by a teleport.
Ark should actually crop the map where it's possible, I'm sure people explored around and went pretty far. This way we will have new 1.8 land near the old server.
It would be cool to have the old country actually reacheable not only by a teleport.
Yup, I'd be up for it, but if so we will need to start ALREADY or else we won't have time to finish it for the 1.8 update. We could also use said walls as a "limit" so that anything outside the walls would get deleted and new chunks would appear there.
We will need to start making the outline for the whole area, though. It's going to be huge...
We will need to start making the outline for the whole area, though. It's going to be huge...
In response to everyone:
A world wipe is completely viable. A number of people have already told me they'd be happy with it, and I honestly don't mind. Obviously I would put the latest save file up for download too.
However, the current plan is to create a new spawn far away so that everything should work. If there are features for the 1.8 update that just wont work on old maps, then we'll really be forced to refresh everything.
I also don't think a wall would work, since you could just generate a new chunk and walk around it :lol
A world wipe is completely viable. A number of people have already told me they'd be happy with it, and I honestly don't mind. Obviously I would put the latest save file up for download too.
However, the current plan is to create a new spawn far away so that everything should work. If there are features for the 1.8 update that just wont work on old maps, then we'll really be forced to refresh everything.
I also don't think a wall would work, since you could just generate a new chunk and walk around it :lol
bengraven
Member
Okay, I read the thing wrong. I thought it had said we needed to start a new world, but now it's saying chunks would also update.
From: http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Upcoming_features
From: http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Upcoming_features
I don't mind the wall man, I just hope the new region won't be THAT far from the current civilisation that's all.
And Mik, it's an excellent idea to use the wall to "limit" the current world.
EDIT: I would be extremely deceived if we had to do a "world wipe". I prefer to keep all the history of the server alive and that we can visit it. I sincerely hope it will not happen.
And Mik, it's an excellent idea to use the wall to "limit" the current world.
EDIT: I would be extremely deceived if we had to do a "world wipe". I prefer to keep all the history of the server alive and that we can visit it. I sincerely hope it will not happen.
bengraven
Member
Another fear I have is if we create a new spawn in a new chunk, we'll abandon our old world and ignore it.
Frankly I'd rather that when 1.8 comes out we just save the most current map and then restart a world, sending out the old map to players who want it.
Edit: I won't be sad if we keep the old world. I'm just OCD. Don't worry.
Frankly I'd rather that when 1.8 comes out we just save the most current map and then restart a world, sending out the old map to players who want it.
Edit: I won't be sad if we keep the old world. I'm just OCD. Don't worry.
Wall 1 was a ring that would surround the world.Ark said:
Wall 2 is just for appearances. I know I'd be up for the task of designing the area once the update comes out and we figure out where the boundary between the old world and the new chunks is. (IF the generator has changed enough that the overworld actually has edges where the two worlds collide. To make it simple, when 1.8 comes out, before updating, shut the server down and trim a straight edge between the old spawn coordinates and where you plan on putting the new one so it's a straight line.
You can't start until the update actually comes out so we know where the edge is.Mik2121 said:
I know! We'll build a big dome over the old world and turn it into a preserved museum.Ranger X said: