Exploration is what does it for me as well...I have no time or inclination to create anything that remotely compares to what other have already created in minecraft. I just enjoy creating a simple tower or seeing how far down I can dig on the PC version in Hardcore mode. I bought the 360 version but the draw distance and limited size of the worlds kind of irks me.
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Exploration is what does it for me as well...I have no time or inclination to create anything that remotely compares to what other have already created in minecraft. I just enjoy creating a simple tower or seeing how far down I can dig on the PC version in Hardcore mode. I bought the 360 version but the draw distance and limited size of the worlds kind of irks me.
If you want to get grass somewhere there isn't, you have to lead it from an existing grass block. So, if you want to get grass from the mainland up to a floating island, you have to make dirt stairs up to it. The grass will slowly spread to the ungrassed dirt. It also tends to go faster if the stairs are wider than a single block.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Re: making a hedge maze type thing. I don't know if this is in the XBLA version yet but in the PC version you can "harvest" leaf blocks from trees using the Shears tool, which you can then rebuild with.
Next patch if the rumours are to be believed. In the PC version, you could fake hedges before that patch by planting trees, surrounding them with dirt and taking away the leaves you didn't want. This isn't viable for a whole hedge, not to mention labyrinth, though.
Given that maps are non-shareable, I was pondering how best to capture my creation from a friend's server in order to recreate it in my own when a thought struck me. If only there was a means by which players could, say, choose a point and select a three-dimensional area which would then create a blueprint of sorts saved to that users harddrive, which could be overlaid onto any other map that player has access to. This wouldn't create a copy per-se, but merely provide an intangible outline that could then be filled-in as desired.
Seems that such a system would allow for creations to be easily shared, between users if they so chose.
Probably never happen, but I thought such a system might be an ideal compromise...
Seems that such a system would allow for creations to be easily shared, between users if they so chose.
Probably never happen, but I thought such a system might be an ideal compromise...
This is exactly how I play. I love putting on podcasts while I toil away mining.
It's been hard going back to the standard Minecraft textures on the 360, but after spending some significant time playing I'm getting used to it. I do miss the John Smith texture pack.
I've played MC on the pc for some time, and you'd think I would know to look over my shoulder when outside, but sure enough I've crapped my pants from ... "That's a very nice everything you have....SssSssSSSsss...BOOM"
I've tried linking to a Facebook account but I keep getting an error "0x800 something-something". I have the social setting set to allowed. /shrug
Fox Mulder
Member
So people who you let in to your world can destroy everything you build? That's some nasty stuff, I'll be extra carefull with letting people in
That sucks. I'd like a feature that let's me pick who can alter anything.
remember any gamertag can be on all of the leaderboards, and i assume splitscreen users will also get added even if theyve not bought it
I can see the argument for sure, but it is just such a relaxing breath of fresh air for me. At least playing it on peaceful is, which is what I'll be doing from now on. As this is not the kind of game I want to play for survival horror. The gameplay, music and overall atmosphere lends itself to mining, gathering and creating as you relax and that is all I want out of this game.
Spending hours toiling away mining and building, only for both you and your creation to be blown to bits by some green creeper guy spawning inside of it in the daytime (even with torches everywhere) is more than a let down. In fact, it's actually more annoying than anything.
As having to rush your work in a short day, rush to go to bed and still have to rebuild what you spent hours on sometimes is what really makes it tedious. I just want to chill, mine and create at my own pace. Leave the monsters and survival for other games. This is strictly a 'feel good' game for me that I want to play for a relaxing change of pace.
PrematureQuiche
Member
I saw someone mention earlier if anyone had a spare xbox around to host a server. I have a spare 360 and mostly on my PC now anyway so I can setup a peaceful server or whatever you guys want haha.
Shadow Hog
Member
Oh, and here I thought you were recreating The Pit.
gregor7777
Banned
My son (6) and daughter (10) played split screen co-op for 2 hours yesterday. They love it. They think it's great to see the progress of everyone's homes.
My daughter was watching Minecraft tutorials on youtube yesterday LOL.
My daughter was watching Minecraft tutorials on youtube yesterday LOL.
Huevos de Oro
Member
Yeah I'm in the same boat. Both my daughters have been having a blast with the game and healp each other with their homes.
Shears aren't added yet.
Thinking of picking up Fortress Craft just to have a creative mode. It does not play nearly as smoothly, but it is only 240 points and I like all of the options available without even mining. Just select what material you want to use and create. Even custom blocks. I think they will both compliment each other and I have enough points left to pick it up. Might as well.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
Here's me and my girlfriends house. She insisted in building a giant tower last night that's visible to the left of the picture. Its really tall and serves no purpose.. I did push her off of it during construction though. I was going to take a picture of my mine but it looks like a mine lol, only exciting part is the roller coaster ride down to the bedrock. I should give credit where it's due though, she built most of it sans the treehouse while I was down in the mine workin.
CrAzYLeGzLU
Member
You could try putting a Nether portal on the ground and one on the island and just connect them in the Nether to make a seamless way of getting up there.
Huevos de Oro
Member
Now I want a tree house.
PIMPBYBLUD
Member
You know what makes this game even more awesome? The fkin soundtrack! Sounds like it was ripped straight out of LOST.
Here is the link to the OST. If it's illegal for me to post this please remove the link.
http://www.fileplanet.com/217721/210000/fileinfo/MineCraft-Soundtrack
Here is the link to the OST. If it's illegal for me to post this please remove the link.
http://www.fileplanet.com/217721/210000/fileinfo/MineCraft-Soundtrack
Yeah, and you really get lost while playing it. The game is simply a relaxing stress reliever all around.
gregor7777
Banned
Well, hard to compare games like that. But a straight answer is that it is worth the 1600pts for sure.
I am playing it alone and find the solitude and mood overall to be perfect to kick back with.
Huevos de Oro
Member
I tried that, but my wife found the first person perspective a bit dizzying. Now I only have my daughters to help, but unfortunately they seem more interested in riding pigs and planting flowers than in mining for their Lord Father.
The Xbox version is my first experience of Minecraft, but I'm loving it. Right now I've got a big 10-storey tower on the beach (my first home - expanded upwards 9 times), a half built stone home across the bay from it and a series of linking mines to get around some of the many small contents the world is made of.
If anyone wants to add me on Live my tag is Doogyc. I quite like helping people build/mine.
If anyone wants to add me on Live my tag is Doogyc. I quite like helping people build/mine.
Dead on. Thats the first thing i noticed when playing.
PIMPBYBLUD
Member
I have both Fez and Minecraft. Both are awesome but I am getting so much playability out f Minecraft. I love the discovery and survival aspect of the game. You start with nothing but a map but the possibilities of what you can find and create are endless.
The soundtrack is available for sale. It's only $4. It has more tracks than appear in the game.
http://c418.bandcamp.com/album/minecraft-volume-alpha
FairXchange
Member
Something's going on with MS and XBL, it won't allow my credit card payment to go through but my CC works everywhere else.
I wanted to finally bite the bullet and play this on 360.
I wanted to finally bite the bullet and play this on 360.
Shadow Hog
Member
IIRC they all appear in the game - it's just most of them are records (eg: "Dog", "Cat", "13")
I started a new world last night. There's no greater feeling than dropping into a new world with nothin' but your wits, and mits. Knowing that darkness is closing fast, and you're punching shit just to make shelter to get you through the first night. Fucking love it.
Daydreaming about Minecraft is not good for productivity.
Daydreaming about Minecraft is not good for productivity.
PIMPBYBLUD
Member
I had the same problem with a buddy of mine last night. He said his internet has been horrible recently so hopefully it was just a connection problem and not a bug. Although I did notice that the game is laggy when it rains and I was playing solo.
AkimbO_Arcana
Banned
Go! Go! Go!
Davey Cakes
Member
I played a couple of hours of this the other day. Traveled really far into a deep cavern that had both a stream of magma and a stream of water. Got to the very bottom and found some iron, gold, redstone, and lapis lazuli. It made for a satisfying trip, since I had to occasionally build around the magma stream to go deeper without hurting myself. Plus it was really nice to find gold for once, and now that I've discovered some I'm confident that I'll have success in mining more in the future.
Mining gets old after a while, though, so I stopped mining temporarily and decided to go and build a big house/castle with all of the cobblestone that I'd gathered. Started building alongside a giant cliff in the middle of one of my forests. I need to add a second floor once I get more building materials but so far I'm satisfied with what is definitely my biggest house yet. Now I have four major shelters (not including the caverns that I've closed off): my very first tiny shack, my second house which I made from wood and cobblestone and which serves as my base of operations for its respective coast, my third really crappy house that I built further up the coast and don't really care about, and now my much bigger cobblestone house that actually has a big entrance hall, a hallway, a bedroom, windows, and a basement-in-progress.
This game is satisfying. While there are certain limitations, I actually enjoy working within them so that I can let my imagination do a lot of the work.
Mining gets old after a while, though, so I stopped mining temporarily and decided to go and build a big house/castle with all of the cobblestone that I'd gathered. Started building alongside a giant cliff in the middle of one of my forests. I need to add a second floor once I get more building materials but so far I'm satisfied with what is definitely my biggest house yet. Now I have four major shelters (not including the caverns that I've closed off): my very first tiny shack, my second house which I made from wood and cobblestone and which serves as my base of operations for its respective coast, my third really crappy house that I built further up the coast and don't really care about, and now my much bigger cobblestone house that actually has a big entrance hall, a hallway, a bedroom, windows, and a basement-in-progress.
This game is satisfying. While there are certain limitations, I actually enjoy working within them so that I can let my imagination do a lot of the work.
gregor7777
Banned
Yeah the saving part is what sucks about that.
Since we have seen some concessions regarding free updates I wonder if microsoft is going to figure out a way to get dedicated server support for this game.
They just sold 1 million units. Clearly people are playing this game like crazy.
Can't wait for the updates.
Oh ok so it is possible. Awesome. Yeah we need this.