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Minecraft |OT2| Punch Your Way to Your Own World
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EskimoJoe said:
This. It's not supposed to be a GPS system, it's a map. The way Notch says it's being set up you could even make an orienteering course or treasure hunt type of thing.
If you want to map a large area and keep track of the maps I guess you could just put a chest in a small building in the area that is mapped? You're right that it's not the most convenient, but neither is using redstone, or building a portal, or most things in the game.
Zomba13
Member
Yeah, the map sounds awesome. Like a real map, it wouldn't just magically fill in new details, you'd have to go there to see the change and map the world yourself. I think it'll really make me explore even more.Bootaaay said:
Awesome. Will paypal a donation when the server is up and paypal behaves.Ark said:
My brain has broken from the awesomness of that and all that stuff you can craft.celebi23 said:
Grinchy
Banned
Kalnos said:
I can only speak for myself, but now that we know what the issue is, I don't feel like it's even a problem anymore. Next time I am on the server I might make some signs at the spawn to let people know or something.
Outside of the reappearing blocks, the server seems to run really well for me. Killing enemies online has never been as smooth.
Big Chungus
Member
Is there a bukkit plugin that allows a constant thunderstorm to happen in the world
Map sounds stupid, agree with everything Ranger X said.
Map should be a craftable item, sure. Centre of the map should be spawn or perhaps your bed. I have no issue with that.
But there are two this it absolutely must do -
1) auto update all the time, not just when it's in your hands. I'd argue that it should auto update even if you don't have it in your inventory, or haven't even crafted it yet. Basically the game will track your movements and the map simply displays where you have been. Obviously it should only show areas where you've been (including roughly what you can see)
2) no limits. Edge of the Map? Eww. It's a game, don't make it something I won't want to use. Make it infinite, limited only by where i've been. If you want to keep it all cute and 8 bit, have it flip 'pages' when you get to the edge of the map, and have your icon move over the map, but personally I'd prefer it to scroll
I quite like the idea that it only displays what was in the world the last time you were there, encouraging you to revisit areas to refresh the map. I don't need it to show where friends as they can tell me and i'll navigate to them by landmarks etc
I'd like to be able to 'equip' it like armour rather than carry it like a pickaxe. Then when equipped it'd display in the corner of the screen like the current minimap. Then I can press a key to zoom in to view it larger (toggle large/small)
Map should be a craftable item, sure. Centre of the map should be spawn or perhaps your bed. I have no issue with that.
But there are two this it absolutely must do -
1) auto update all the time, not just when it's in your hands. I'd argue that it should auto update even if you don't have it in your inventory, or haven't even crafted it yet. Basically the game will track your movements and the map simply displays where you have been. Obviously it should only show areas where you've been (including roughly what you can see)
2) no limits. Edge of the Map? Eww. It's a game, don't make it something I won't want to use. Make it infinite, limited only by where i've been. If you want to keep it all cute and 8 bit, have it flip 'pages' when you get to the edge of the map, and have your icon move over the map, but personally I'd prefer it to scroll
I quite like the idea that it only displays what was in the world the last time you were there, encouraging you to revisit areas to refresh the map. I don't need it to show where friends as they can tell me and i'll navigate to them by landmarks etc
I'd like to be able to 'equip' it like armour rather than carry it like a pickaxe. Then when equipped it'd display in the corner of the screen like the current minimap. Then I can press a key to zoom in to view it larger (toggle large/small)
As far as I know, you can't repair it, gotta build a new one.onken said:
It would be cool if there was some update sometime that included a tool to repair armors (or maybe placing the armor inside the furnace with some iron/gold/diamond (new furnace with 2 slots?) and melt it together to fix it).
mrklaw said:
I can see it the way Notch probably sees it now. It's sadly not a map that we are getting. Not in the sense as you describe here and me earlier. What's implemented there is in fact a "cartographer gameplay". It's the possibility to make a map in the game, it's not a "fourth world" map that would be, in fact, in the player's realm like are used to get.
I would have like a map (for the player) but I think a cartographer gameplay in the game is also legit as an addition.
Yup. I facepalmed at first, but then I started to like the idea.Ranger X said:
They need to have it on multiplayer though. And one awesome thing would be to be able to merge maps, so you could have a couple cartographers going each his own way, and then merging it all together and placing it on a wall in the center of the town.
With that in mind, the forging place being the center of the map kinda makes sense.
But it would be neat if you could enlarge a map instead of having to make a ton of smaller ones...
Also, we need to finally decide on which server are we going to play. I like Kalnos' one, but I know someone else was going to get one up this weekend. I don't wanna spend time on a world that we will stop going to on a week..
And I wanna play tonight... (in a couple hours from now)Mik2121 said:
Went way out into the desert, tried building something there, but nothing stuck.
Went back, crossed the lake to the other side, tried the same thing. I managed to make a rectangle hole in one of the islands, but it took about 10 minutes to stick.
Too little results for waiting around 10 minutes for 8 blocks to register.
Mik2121 said:
Yes, I have played other servers before. They worked perfectly.
However, since those servers were already developed (people have settled in and conquered the place), all I did over there was just to sight-see and try out the rides. This is the first time I played for real, as in mine and build stuff.
DurielBlack
Member
Ok, I need added to the Civil Wars white-list apparently since it won't let me in.
=Moofaa by the way.
=Moofaa by the way.
DurielBlack
Member
Leunam said:
Three of us flattened half a mountain yesterday and got a nice start on a castle.
Wanted to do more work but can't log in :-(
DurielBlack
Member
Giard said:
I think Exano used some sort of third-party plugin to fix that on Civil Wars, but I didn't catch a name.
Grinchy
Banned
I know...I was on for a few hours last night and I don't remember seeing anyone log in.Mik2121 said:
I'll probably get on later tonight too. A damn creeper came out of nowhere when I hit a cave system while strip mining. It just had to come right when I was building a walkway over a huge lava pool. I had literally just made a bunch of iron picks, had my diamond sword with me, wearing my armor, ect LOL. I hate you, creepers.
DurielBlack
Member
Suikoguy said:Is the Civil Wars server using Whitelisting now?
It says I'm not on the list
I posted about the same thing already, I was getting the white-list message then later a connection failed message. Hopefully they either add us or are just messing around with the server right now.
By popular demand from my Justin.tv viewers, I'm going to be putting my single player world up for download tonight if anyone is interested. I have been in this world building solo-legit for six months. I think it's pretty epic. It's got giant structures, a full minecart system with four-way station, big warehouse, giant floating island, and more. Again, all built by me alone with no mods. That pyramid alone is 125x125 and made entirely out of stair blocks.
Here it is for download:
DOWNLOAD WORLD (25MB)
Here are some screenshots:
Here it is for download:
DOWNLOAD WORLD (25MB)
Here are some screenshots:
SatelliteOfLove
Member
I really like the workbenches as decorative tile.
Grinchy
Banned
On vanilla servers with no mods, there's nothing stopping people from wrecking your shit. That's what I love about them.onken said:
@ckohler DAMN....I'm pretty blown away that you solo'd all of that without mods. I will definitely download that world when it's ready and check it out in real time.
ckohler said:
Cool, will take a look
Holy hell dude. This world is beautiful and inspiring. You definitely have some serious creativity and patience.ckohler said:By popular demand from my Justin.tv viewers, I'm going to be putting my single player world up for download tonight if anyone is interested. I have been in this world building solo-legit for six months. I think it's pretty epic. It's got giant structures, a full minecart system with four-way station, big warehouse, giant floating island, and more. Again, all built by me alone with no mods. That pyramid alone is 125x125 and made entirely out of stair blocks.
Here it is for download:
DOWNLOAD WORLD (25MB)
Here are some screenshots:
Are there any secret spots that you've hidden away for us to discover?
British Monsoon
Member
Grinchy said:
Is your's the one with green wool for the tower roofs? If so, it looks really cool. I got stranded there waiting for dawn, lol.
British Monsoon
Member
Finally finished my fortress on Kalnos' vanilla server - thank you Royal Wedding for giving me time off from work to while away in Minecraft. It started out as one hastily built cobblestone tower, but quickly turned into four towers interconnected and then a huge tower in the centre. The interior is pretty bland at the moment, so if anyone wants to help furnish it please feel free.
From the front;
Aerial view at night;
Views of the surrounding area;
From the front;
Aerial view at night;
Views of the surrounding area;