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sneakypete
Member
Is that patch out now?
RadarScope1
Member
Good fixes. I've encountered several of those myself and I just bought the game last weekend. What's up with clay generation? Not enough? I just encountered it for the first time last night after 5-6 days of playing.
So, I guess this eats into the number of title updates 4J gets? Or didn't MS grant them more than usual or something?
So, I guess this eats into the number of title updates 4J gets? Or didn't MS grant them more than usual or something?
I've yet to see clay in my game and I've been playing a ton.
Actually, all of that was added in 1.8 (the "Adventure Update") on the PC version, so if anything, it should be the update after next.
RadarScope1
Member
The dropped server thing is maddening. I'm saving fairly often but I still lose progress.
MightyHedgehog
Member
First one I've ever heard of. Wish they'd allow full zoom on the menu UI in splitscreen to make it more instantly readable.
Scapegoat
Member
Not that I'm aware of but if you stand on them there's a chance they will be trampled.
Yeah, I know about the trampling thing. I was asking if there is a time limit to harvest them.
I came back to my wheat farm to find a pig standing there in between two blocks of wheat, all the other wheat having disappeared. I built a fence to keep neutral mobs out, then realised they'd just spawn inside the fence anyway and presumably trash my crops again.
So my next idea was an underground farm but then I decided to just eat pigs.
So my next idea was an underground farm but then I decided to just eat pigs.
I built a 2-block high fence around mine. Animals kept spawning inside the fence for awhile bit they finally stopped.
Is there any grass inside the fenced area? Animals spawn on grass blocks.
I found this rather funny for some reason.
I was assuming they could just spawn anywhere in daylight, I do have plenty of sand & stone I could use to line my farm area but I think I'll stick to the carnivore diet considering how plentiful pigs are. I'll probably set up a decent farm when the Adventure Update food & farming (and herding!) hit.
If they spawned anywhere in daylight, you'd have them appearing on the roofs of buildings and such. They have a chance of spawning on grass blocks that are sufficiently lit, so you could theoretically get them appearing on grass down at the bottom of the world if you've got it lit up enough.
And yeah, get used to farming. Not only is food a lot more important later on, but the way animals spawn changes a little bit. Currently in the PC version, animals don't despawn, and new ones are super-rare to spawn. This means that unless you've got a farm going, you run a good chance of depopulating wherever you're at.
On the other hand, though, the limited world size in the 360 version might mean that they won't implement that particular change, since you wouldn't be able to travel further out to find more animals.
John Rabbit
Banned
they stopped doing that awhile ago. points are purchased in the same amounts as games are priced. so you can buy 1600 points for $19.99 and be done.
I think it was the treetop cows that made me think daylight alone was enough. Until the regenerating health from food is added I'm happy mostly ignoring animals.
I was thinking this the other day, maybe it'll spawn some secretly if you wipe out a species which made me wonder if the 360 version will always generate some sugar cane in a world or if it's possible to make a world without it (as you can't just keep trucking until you find some as on PC). There's none in the tutorial world but that's not a great example.
Hydranockz
Member
I love making a nice wheat farm with a sugar cane farm on the side. I have an abundance of both. Bring on that update 
I love making a nice wheat farm with a sugar cane farm on the side. I have an abundance of both. Bring on that update
That's exactly what I did. I've got 3 or 4 rows of sugar cane and about 40 rows of wheat.
Just take an existing sugar cane and plunk it onto a sand or dirt block that's adjacent to a water block. It'll eventually grow to 3 tall. You can hit the middle or top sections and harvest only those, and the sugar will eventually regrow to 3 tall.
paperboywriter
Member
got a question concerning the bioms. is it possible that there is no jungle in a new world you create? I'm playing for 30 hours on 1 map, and I've never found any high trees or something resembling.
Or was the jungle cut for the 360 version?
Or was the jungle cut for the 360 version?
sneakypete
Member
No jungle for the sexbox yet, sadly. There are redwood trees though which grow taller than the other two IIRC.
Hydranockz
Member
Nope, snow only falls in snowy biomes.
RebornYeti
Member
So this is just the bug fix update coming out? No pistons or shears yet?
The 1.7.3 update is still slated for early July
God damn water makes no damn sense. I'm trying to build a mob grinder, but the water just wont quite do what I need it to.
EDIT: Ok, urgh. Got the water to do what I wanted but have now figured out that the mob trap I have doesn't work since some update. Yay! All that time wasted. AND it means I'll probably have to build something more complex and time-consuming instead. Sucks because the one I had fit perfectly in my mineshaft plans.
Anybody have any good mob traps for use with an enemy spawner that aren't too complicated or time-consuming?
EDIT: Ok, urgh. Got the water to do what I wanted but have now figured out that the mob trap I have doesn't work since some update. Yay! All that time wasted. AND it means I'll probably have to build something more complex and time-consuming instead. Sucks because the one I had fit perfectly in my mineshaft plans.
Anybody have any good mob traps for use with an enemy spawner that aren't too complicated or time-consuming?
bigtroyjon
Member
Considering the sales of the game have exceeded everyone's expectations, I think they'll end up getting as many updates as they want within reason.
Agreements won't be changed just on whim.
bigtroyjon
Member
Microsoft is publishing the game, if they want it to have more updates, it will have more updates.
And considering the sales, I'm sure they are more than happy to extend the game as long as possible.
sneakypete
Member
Still can't find clay anywhere, gd it.
They said on twitter that the clay update will only be in worlds created after the update because they can't touch worlds that are already created. So if you want clay you will have to start fresh.
sneakypete
Member
I figured as much and started a new one accordingly.. but no such luck. Maybe clay is rare on snowy biomes?
Franklinator
Member
Aw, the duplication bug is gone? I was using that as my makeshift create mode.
Me either.
You should, theoretically, still be able to. Just go offline, clear the cache and dupe to your heart's content, then store it all and go back online.
I wonder if they meant to say "only be in chunks created after the update" rather than "worlds" because that's how it has typically worked in Minecraft on the computer. The Xbox version could be different, I suppose.
We created a couple of new worlds last night to try and find some clay. Found a large amount in one of them and haven't found any in the other. Although we did find an incredible mine in that one. Over 200 iron, 50 diamonds, and 60 gold. It was right by our house too. Best mine I've ever found.