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[Fox Mulder]

How do you fill up a space with water?

I built my dome under the sea, but I cant get the water to flood back over it. I had to make a huge square in the sea, fill it with dirt, then dig back down to the sea floor to give me an empty space to build. Now when I tear down the walls, the water just creates currents of water falls down the sides and never fills up the area.

 

[TheLastFantasy]

How do you fill up a space with water?

Use a bucket. Craft one from the crafting table and fill it with water (or lava or milk) and you can pour it anywhere.

 

[CrAzYLeGzLU]

How do you fill up a space with water?

I built my dome under the sea, but I cant get the water to flood back over it. I had to make a huge square in the sea, fill it with dirt, then dig back down to the sea floor to give me an empty space to build. Now when I tear down the walls, the water just creates currents of water falls down the sides and never fills up the area.

You probably would have been better off building the dome with the water still there using the ladder or sugar cane trick so you didn't have to go back up to the surface. Refilling that water bucket by bucket is really going to be a pain. It'll be very hard to get it back to flat water.

EDIT: And if you can post a picture maybe we can give you some help in how best to refill it.

 

[Fox Mulder]

You probably would have been better off building the dome with the water still there using the ladder or sugar cane trick so you didn't have to go back up to the surface. Refilling that water bucket by bucket is really going to be a pain. It'll be very hard to get it back to flat water.

EDIT: And if you can post a picture maybe we can give you some help in how best to refill it.

I'll try to get a pic later, but I assumed that once I tore down the dirt wall holding back the ocean, that it would flood back over the whole area. I was at the sea floor after all.

Oh well, when they update the game I'll have to start a different one anyways. If I can't get this right I'll just chalk it up to refining my techniques. I didn't know water was such a pain in the ass.

 

[WickedLaharl]

so much fun

 

[TheLastFantasy]

What's the best way to farm gunpowder? I don't wanna keep looking for creepers. :\

 

[Marvie_3]

What's the best way to farm gunpowder? I don't wanna keep looking for creepers. :\

I found a bunch in a chest in a cave

 

[CrAzYLeGzLU]

What's the best way to farm gunpowder? I don't wanna keep looking for creepers. :\

Probably just building a mob grinder. It'll get you a bunch of other mob drops but you should get a bunch of gunpowder as well.

 

[Blizzard]

Does setting off tons of TNT lag/freeze the 360 version, or does it shrug it off since it's been ported to C++?

 

[CrAzYLeGzLU]

Does setting off tons of TNT lag/freeze the 360 version, or does it shrug it off since it's been ported to C++?

I was wondering that myself. Damn near turns into a slideshow with enough TNT on the PC version.

 

[RobbieNick]

I just woke up with 1 creeper on my front door and 3 in the back. @_@ I had to go upstairs and sneak out.

Why is sugar cane so rare? I can find almost none on any nearby islands.

 

[blizzardjesus]

I just woke up with 1 creeper on my front door and 3 in the back. @_@ I had to go upstairs and sneak out.

Why is sugar cane so rare? I can find almost none on any nearby islands.

once you find a little is easy to grow. just plant it in dirt next to water and it keeps growing

 

[WickedLaharl]

Does setting off tons of TNT lag/freeze the 360 version, or does it shrug it off since it's been ported to C++?

I've detonated 500+ at once and the game didn't lock up.

 

[jet1911]

Does setting off tons of TNT lag/freeze the 360 version, or does it shrug it off since it's been ported to C++?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWlnum0JUVw

Never played Minecraft so I don't know if it's a lot of TNT.

I find it weird that the water don't really have any physics to it.

 

[Haunted]

Yeah, the way liquids work and move in Minecraft is very weird and unintuitive, directly contrary to most of the other mechanics in the game, actually.

I mean, it does have its own internal logic than shouldn't pose too many problems once you understand it, but it's still jarring to see because its behaviour is so unexpected for someone going on without prior knowledge.

 

[Cat Party]

Couple noob questions:

I finally found some diamond ore and picked it with a gold pickaxe. Nothing dropped. Happened again so I stopped. Is a gold pickaxe not the proper tool to mine diamond ore?

Also, when the minecart achievement says "500m," does that mean 500 blocks? For this achievement, can the tracks go up and down (I know they cannot turn left or right)?

 

[John Rabbit]

WHY DO THE GHASTS MAKE THE SOUNDS OF SATAN WHEN THEY DIE?

 

[Miggytronz]

Couple noob questions:

I finally found some diamond ore and picked it with a gold pickaxe. Nothing dropped. Happened again so I stopped. Is a gold pickaxe not the proper tool to mine diamond ore?

Also, when the minecart achievement says "500m," does that mean 500 blocks? For this achievement, can the tracks go up and down (I know they cannot turn left or right)?

Use a Iron Pick Axe to mine Diamond.

 

[Greyvvolf]

Couple noob questions:

Also, when the minecart achievement says "500m," does that mean 500 blocks? For this achievement, can the tracks go up and down (I know they cannot turn left or right)?

I can confirm you can make the tracks go up or down to get the achievement. I had my tracks go over a hill and down again, my friend needed the achievement and it worked.

 

[Haunted]

Couple noob questions:

I finally found some diamond ore and picked it with a gold pickaxe. Nothing dropped. Happened again so I stopped. Is a gold pickaxe not the proper tool to mine diamond ore?

Iron or diamond pickaxe. You just destroyed 2 diamonds.

Spoiler

sorry man

Gold has the same endurance and efficiency of Wood, it's purely decorative.

 

[Cat Party]

I can confirm you can make the tracks go up or down to get the achievement. I had my tracks go over a hill and down again, my friend needed the achievement and it worked.

Good. Getting tired of mining through sand.

Iron or diamond pickaxe. You just destroyed 2 diamonds.

Spoiler

sorry man

Gold has the same endurance and efficiency of Wood, it's purely decorative.

:sobs:

 

[RobbieNick]

Iron or diamond pickaxe. You just destroyed 2 diamonds.

Spoiler

sorry man

Gold has the same endurance and efficiency of Wood, it's purely decorative.

Yea. The gamer part of me though it would be fun to make a "Golden Axe". That axe did not last long.

Where can I find flour? I'm growing sugar cane well thanks to a tip on here, but I need flower badly.

Also, how do I stop creepers from showing up at my doorstep when I wake up in the morning?

 

[ckohler]

Gold has the same endurance and efficiency of Wood, it's purely decorative.

Fun bit of trivia: Gold tools are faster than diamond. Kind of pointless considering they wear out so quickly, though.

 

[CrAzYLeGzLU]

Yea. The gamer part of me though it would be fun to make a "Golden Axe". That axe did not last long.

Where can I find flour? I'm growing sugar cane well thanks to a tip on here, but I need flower badly.

Also, how do I stop creepers from showing up at my doorstep when I wake up in the morning?

Do you mean Wheat? If so go run around breaking tall grass until you get seeds. Use the hoe to till dirt blocks so you can plant them. Make sure there is water next to the block so the wheat will grow. Make sure you put a fence around it so animals/you don't trample the crops. Once the wheat is fully grown (look up pictures online) it will drop wheat which is used to make bread and cake (not too sure about cookies).

Also about the Creepers you could make a one block wide bridge leading to your door that would make them more prone to falling off.

 

[Blizzard]

Do you mean Wheat? If so go run around breaking tall grass until you get seeds. Use the hoe to till dirt blocks so you can plant them. Make sure there is water next to the block so the wheat will grow. Make sure you put a fence around it so animals/you don't trample the crops. Once the wheat is fully grown (look up pictures online) it will drop wheat which is used to make bread and cake (not too sure about cookies).

Also about the Creepers you could make a one block wide bridge leading to your door that would make them more prone to falling off.

Or just make the stairs + bridge to your house have a gap over a moat, since you can jump over it but monsters (besides spiders and endermen?) cannot. Or did that change in the PC version AI update?

 

[Macca]

Fencing off your property and adding lots of lighting inside that area should work.

 

[Kryten]

The fence post trick for making poles (stacking them on top of one another) doesn't work

 

[Vlad]

The fence post trick for making poles (stacking them on top of one another) doesn't work

If I'm remembering that version correctly, you kind of have to do it a little roundabout. It should change in later versions, but for now you can't stack fenceposts directly. For now, you have to kind of build them from the top down. Say you want a pole three blocks tall, you'd plop down two filler blocks (dirt, gravel, whatever) then place a fence block on top. Then, remove the top filler block and place a fence where it was. Remove the final filler block and then plop down the bottom fencepost.

 

[Kryten]

If I'm remembering that version correctly, you kind of have to do it a little roundabout. It should change in later versions, but for now you can't stack fenceposts directly. For now, you have to kind of build them from the top down. Say you want a pole three blocks tall, you'd plop down two filler blocks (dirt, gravel, whatever) then place a fence block on top. Then, remove the top filler block and place a fence where it was. Remove the final filler block and then plop down the bottom fencepost.

Legendary! I remember that now, I guess I'd gotten so used to just doing it directly on the PC version Thanks!

 

[RobbieNick]

Also about the Creepers you could make a one block wide bridge leading to your door that would make them more prone to falling off.

I was thinking about making a moat made of lava, but my dogs tend to be suicidal and I doubt they'd last long. They kill themselves falling off the damn staircase at home. XD

 

[paperboywriter]

any word on the update yet?

 

[Taffer]

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/30/save-5-on-minecraft-xbla-through-ms-store-deal/

Joystiq reporting $5 off at the MS Store, anyone know if UK users can buy there OK?

 

[CrAzYLeGzLU]

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/30/save-5-on-minecraft-xbla-through-ms-store-deal/

Joystiq reporting $5 off at the MS Store, anyone know if UK users can buy there OK?

Looks like it's already fixed. It's showing 19.99 on the store page.

 

[Ape Gone Insane]

I wish we could do this: Minecraft: Hunger Games.

 

[Taffer]

Heard enough horror stories that I decided not to give Microsoft my card details anyway and just bought some points cards instead.
Seems like there's huge mobs of ...mobs popping up everywhere, I don't think I saw this many cows or sheep on the PC, I'm wearing leather armour for once.

 

[Kryten]

Heard enough horror stories that I decided not to give Microsoft my card details anyway and just bought some points cards instead.
Seems like there's huge mobs of ...mobs popping up everywhere, I don't think I saw this many cows or sheep on the PC, I'm wearing leather armour for once.

It's nice to have this fixed - I just wish they'd hurry up and let us stack food items (and add stone bricks, gah!).

I restarted my world last night with a seed of "3.14" and it's really quite fun - there's a lot of vertical features, lakes and caves immediately near the world spawn and it's been a blast. I forgot about stoking the fireplace last night and two hours went by, with me feeling cold and numb and not realising it until I tried to get off the couch!

 

[RadarScope1]

Noob question. Trying to playing some split screen co-op. I have a few generic profiles on my HDD for local multi games. Earlier I was able to sign in one of the generics and play. Trying again now and I can't - getting a message that that I can't sign in so I can't join the game. Does multiplayer on this somehow work differently than other xbla titles?

 

[Woorloog]

Noob question. Trying to playing some split screen co-op. I have a few generic profiles on my HDD for local multi games. Earlier I was able to sign in one of the generics and play. Trying again now and I can't - getting a message that that I can't sign in so I can't join the game. Does multiplayer on this somehow work differently than other xbla titles?

For local splitscreen, make sure the game is not "online", only Gold users can sign in those (and Guests if you activate guests before loading the game).

 

[teraMEL0S]

any word on the update yet?

I'm hoping something regarding update release dates and possible DLC plans comes out at E3. Would make my day.

There was a video interview at xblafans.com and a little excerpt article afterwords. The 1.7.3 update's supposed to hit in July. Also some news on the XBLA version being its own entity possibly garnering its own, exclusive content. Check it out: http://tinyurl.com/86mclho

 

[hitoshi]

any word on the update yet?

Bug fix update is in test at Microsoft. Can be a few weeks in MS Cert testing, so we expect release to be around mid-month

1.7.3 is in early test, and goes to full test after the bug fix update is out. We'd guess release early July

Source: https://twitter.com/#!/4JStudios

 

[Blizzard]

Notch just posted on Twitter that Minecraft is now the best-selling XBLA game ever, in less than a month.

 

[GazzaScotland]

Notch just posted on Twitter that Minecraft is now the best-selling XBLA game ever, in less than a month.

Yep, over 2 Million copies: https://twitter.com/iocat/status/209727706567413761

 

[Fox Mulder]

I had my first death from a mining accident last night. I found so many diamond blocks that greed took over for caution. I made the mistake of standing on a block i was mining, and it dropped me right into a pool of lava. There was no escape, as I had used the water I carry for emergencies on something earlier. I had so many diamonds....

 

[RadarScope1]

Just want to say that as a non-PC gamer I am finally discovering the joy of this game via the 360 version. I have yet to build anything of note, but my time on Peaceful mode climbing hills seeking vistas, viewing sunrises, cliff diving, boating the coastlines and spelunking/mining a huge natural cavern (for like 2+ hours) has been awesome. Stellar concept. I really should have checked it out sooner given that many of my favorite games are those with a sense of solitude, discovery and narrative minimalism, ie Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, Limbo, Journey and, to a certain extent, Fallout 3 or Zelda, etc.

I can see where a near infinite world map and no crafting instructions would add to the wander and discovery, but I am glad to have this version. Big TV and comfy couch are great for my chill play style, too.

 

[Fry]

God, I had never heard of this game until yesterday (thanks to this video review), can't believe its on XBLA. Gonna buy it ASAP.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

http://playxbla.com/?p=9937

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Is About To Get Even Better!
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has become one of the most loved games on the planet in over the last few weeks since it’s launch. That doesn’t mean it can’t get better though!!! The team at 4J and Mojang have been working on some quick fixes and improvements that you kids are gonna love! Click Read More to check out the list of fixes and features details!Stay tuned for more info posting soon!

Features:-

* Added an autosave, and the ability to turn autosave off, or set it from 15 minutes up to 2 hours in 15 minute steps.
* Split the sensitivity controls into an in-game sensitivity and an in-menu sensitivity.
* Added an Interface Opacity slider in the settings for plasma screen users.
* Added a gamertag display in splitscreen, and the ability to enable/disable it in the settings.
* Added an option in the settings menu to enable/disable in-game hints.
* Added an option in the settings menu to enable/disable tooltips.
* Added a co-ordinate display to the in-game map.
* Added new sections in the How To Play on Multiplayer, Sharing Screenshots, and What’s New.
* Added a warning message when attempting to place lava near the spawn area.

Fixes:-

* Fix for the leaderboard crash when toggling between filters/leaderboards.
* Fix for server disconnect message appearing when offline or in leaderboards.
* Fix for issue where posting a screenshot to Facebook caused a back out to the main menu.
* Fix for clay generation.
* Fix for ‘Awaiting Approval’ showing all the time on some signs.
* Various crafting menu fixes.
* Fix for being able to stand on sugarcane.
* Fix for intermittent crash on saving.
* Fix for duplication bug with the furnace.
* Fix for not being able to place water near the spawn area.
* Fix for intermittent problem on entering the Nether putting the player above the Nether world.
* Fix for frame-rate drop around the edge of the world.
* Fix for intermittent problem where some achievements were not being awarded.
* Fix for graphical issue with stairs.
* Fix for issue with enemies spawning inside a house when they shouldn’t.
* Fix for Zombie Pigmen not being counted for leaderboard scores.

 

[FyreWulff]

Autosave should make running-a-360-as-a-server more viable. Would be much better with Xservers though.

 

[Seep]

* Added an Interface Opacity slider in the settings for plasma screen users.

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[CrunchinJelly]

for the new page

http://playxbla.com/?p=9937

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Is About To Get Even Better!
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has become one of the most loved games on the planet in over the last few weeks since it’s launch. That doesn’t mean it can’t get better though!!! The team at 4J and Mojang have been working on some quick fixes and improvements that you kids are gonna love! Click Read More to check out the list of fixes and features details!Stay tuned for more info posting soon!

Features:-

* Added an autosave, and the ability to turn autosave off, or set it from 15 minutes up to 2 hours in 15 minute steps.
* Split the sensitivity controls into an in-game sensitivity and an in-menu sensitivity.
* Added an Interface Opacity slider in the settings for plasma screen users.
* Added a gamertag display in splitscreen, and the ability to enable/disable it in the settings.
* Added an option in the settings menu to enable/disable in-game hints.
* Added an option in the settings menu to enable/disable tooltips.
* Added a co-ordinate display to the in-game map.
* Added new sections in the How To Play on Multiplayer, Sharing Screenshots, and What’s New.
* Added a warning message when attempting to place lava near the spawn area.

Fixes:-

* Fix for the leaderboard crash when toggling between filters/leaderboards.
* Fix for server disconnect message appearing when offline or in leaderboards.
* Fix for issue where posting a screenshot to Facebook caused a back out to the main menu.
* Fix for clay generation.
* Fix for ‘Awaiting Approval’ showing all the time on some signs.
* Various crafting menu fixes.
* Fix for being able to stand on sugarcane.
* Fix for intermittent crash on saving.
* Fix for duplication bug with the furnace.
* Fix for not being able to place water near the spawn area.
* Fix for intermittent problem on entering the Nether putting the player above the Nether world.
* Fix for frame-rate drop around the edge of the world.
* Fix for intermittent problem where some achievements were not being awarded.
* Fix for graphical issue with stairs.
* Fix for issue with enemies spawning inside a house when they shouldn’t.
* Fix for Zombie Pigmen not being counted for leaderboard scores.

 

[Blizzard]

Splitting sensitivity between in-game and in-menu controls is a great idea. Do many other games do that?