I think just putting torches in between each tree would keep it well lit enough.
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Minecraft |OT2| Punch Your Way to Your Own World
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Hmm, I'm using 1.4.6 and shaders RC7 but torches are dark..
dangerbyrnes
Member
odd, im using V10 RC6.
wrong GLSL perhaps?
all i know is the first version i tried turned out to be old, the torches and lights were dim and it was glitchy. i installed those 2 in the links and the problems were fixed.
example of lights that look right on mine.
I find RC6 better than RC7, mostly because of the fake HDR and some bad result with the Water specular highlights.
You can increase torch light in the composite.fsh, search for the #define TORCHLIGHT_POWER line and change the value ( i went to 0.9f ), thought i didn't try with the fake HDR still enabled ( disabled it by putting // before #define TONEMAP2 in final.fsh a removing // from #define TONEMAP )
-Minsc-
Member
Awesome build/video ruined by dubstep.
Seems like the HD4000 is good enough, so any ivy bridge laptop should be fine.
If you aren't in a rush, haswell should be out soon which has a significant bump in performance for the integrated graphics on laptops
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Yes. Extremely low.
God damn, cultivating these things is going to be a bitch.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Just set aside an entire jungle for wood. But watch out for those goddamned environmentalist zombies.
Somebody already explained the block height thing, which I didn't know about until somebody mentioned it here a little while back. But it inspired me to make my own tree farm. Didn't do it underground as I had an idea to make an above ground one I could access quickly and easily, not have to ever 'jump' to get the top pieces of wood, could get the light it needed without a ton of torches, and would also look nice.
I originally built it out of pine without realizing that it meant the leaves wouldn't go away after harvesting the wood! D'oh!
Ive been playing around with one offline and in creative and Ive been using blocks 6 meters above to prevent the super trees and water streams on ice below to collect the saplings and then hoppers scooping those up into a chest. I did try to replicate the old tree farm machine I have on the GAF server but that doesnt work anymore - they've changed something with the bonemealing mechanics on trees to the point where it doesnt really work, especially when trees are spaced 1-2 blocks apart.
Its annoying when they change certain mechanics. Its why I've stayed away from building much 'automated' stuff, because I dont want to spend a whole bunch of time on it and then have it be a waste of time after they update the game.
What do you mean by 'water stream on ice', by the way? Some trick I haven't heard about, I'm guessing...
ArtistDude88
Member
You can horizontally transport dropped items by using water streams on top of ice blocks. Just place a water source, then after 8 blocks place a sign and place the next water source block - all on top of ice.
-Minsc-
Member
Yeah, just copy the world file from your Minecraft saves folder.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Another brilliant idea is to use DropBox or Google Drive and place worlds in there then use a symlink on both OS' to point to your DropBox. Your world will always be accessible without needing to copy. (Just don't open it on both machines at once.)
-Minsc-
Member
Hey, saw you on there a while ago. Have fun figuring things out. It can be a little over whelming at first.
Somebody already explained the block height thing, which I didn't know about until somebody mentioned it here a little while back. But it inspired me to make my own tree farm. Didn't do it underground as I had an idea to make an above ground one I could access quickly and easily, not have to ever 'jump' to get the top pieces of wood, could get the light it needed without a ton of torches, and would also look nice.
I originally built it out of pine without realizing that it meant the leaves wouldn't go away after harvesting the wood! D'oh!
I don't understand the point of a tree farm. Can you just go out in a field and plant a bunch of trees?
Organization and convenience. Easier to chop em down when you have it all arranged in a row.
How... barbaric.
Those big ass ones that sprout are a pain in the ass to harvest.
I can control the trunk height, too. No hopping up to get those last one or two pieces of wood.
Just planting them anywhere is what I used to do, but this is quicker, less tedious, and was just something fun to come up with.
Sounds good I will try a tree farm.
Can anyone tell me or post pics of the best animal farm(s). Bought my son sub-500 laptop that actually runs great. Setup a server on older PC.
Both of us now one 1 Minecraft 360 license, 2 android, and 2 PC licenses. I had heard but was never interested until the XBOX version came out. Then I realized it was a good fun lego type game with controls and made my son think. I prefer this over dumbed down bang shot games all the time.
So I think I may not be alone and the XBOX version not only sold well, but also led people to other platforms.
Can anyone tell me or post pics of the best animal farm(s). Bought my son sub-500 laptop that actually runs great. Setup a server on older PC.
Both of us now one 1 Minecraft 360 license, 2 android, and 2 PC licenses. I had heard but was never interested until the XBOX version came out. Then I realized it was a good fun lego type game with controls and made my son think. I prefer this over dumbed down bang shot games all the time.
So I think I may not be alone and the XBOX version not only sold well, but also led people to other platforms.
Yea, I only played it because it came out on XBLA and now that I'm moving and having to give up my 360, I'll be getting the PC version once I get myself a decent laptop.
Emperor Bohe
Member
I can't find the GAF server, where is it =(
NihonTiger90
Member
Just to give you a heads up..its a 1.4.7 server so if you have 1.50/1.5.1 you can't log in.
Tried out a 3D stereoscopic wrapper today. Works surprisingly well - I'm using it to output side by side 3D for my 3DTV. The only main issue is that the mouse pointer doesn't point to the right place, so inventory management is a bit tricky.
Just started a new world to play with it, and will try spelunking in a while.
Just started a new world to play with it, and will try spelunking in a while.
NihonTiger90
Member
We can help with that.
Bukkit updated?
Shadow Hog
Member
Not that I know of. He's probably just fetching a 1.4.x JAR.
My favorite April Fools note from that list is "■Fixed a bug causing Skeletons to miss their targets on occasion."
I liked their bug report that stated having both a Pink Wither and a regular one on the overworld would double the framerate.
Dongs Macabre
aka Daedalos42
Minecraft 2.0 is really fun. Don't know if anyone has posted the download links yet, but here they are:
Blue (New items, blocks, and mobs)
Red (Super Hostile mode)
Purple (Both)
They're from asset.minecraft.net, so they're legal.
Blue (New items, blocks, and mobs)
Red (Super Hostile mode)
Purple (Both)
They're from asset.minecraft.net, so they're legal.
NihonTiger90
Member
OK, so there's a few options, Sarcasm.
Easiest one, that doesn't require swapping .jars, is to use MultiMC (http://forkk.net/MultiMC4/) and create an instance that is loaded with version 1.4.7 as the version you'll use.
(BTW, they just issued an "update" for April Fools that replaces the text with Comic Sans. So don't worry, it's a one-day deal, I'm pretty sure.)
To create an instance, you want the button in the top left corner. Click on it, name your instance and then click "Change Version" and select 1.4.7 from the scroll menu. Save it, load it, enter your log in info, and you should be good to go!
I use MultiMC for snapshot testing and more. Super useful program.
If that doesn't work, then we can move to .jar swapping, but that's a little more complicated. MultiMC essentially does the same thing without the extra steps.