The Offical Minecraft Thread

[Airhog]

Minecraft (http://www.minecraft.net/)


For those of you that don't know what Minecraft is about, the best way I can describe it is a bit like Lego's crossed with Dwarf Fortress, except your the dwarf.

If you like world building games, this one is sure to suck you in.

[Axxon]

Great game, I agree.

[Airhog]

Ive been playing on WOM, which is World of Minecraft. Probably my favorite servers to play on, because you have to register to build, and they deal with griefers very harshly, so you can rest knowing that whatever you build isnt going to get trashed immediately, and you dont have to spend all of your time fixing the griefing.

World of Minecraft | Minecraft at its finest (http://worldofminecraft.com)

[Yellow5]

Love this game!

Mining for ore, then coming across a large cavern... awesome. In my current game, I found a cavern that went as deep as possible. Along the way I find one monster spawner and treasure chests, several underground rivers and waterfalls, and a huge lava lake with waterfall.

I've built a monster/animal trap that automatically drowns everything that falls in. It's 13x15 and roughly 5 or 6 deep. Water pushes everything down to the center. The bottom is made of glass, and a small section deposits everything through a 1x1 block into a cavern under all of that. Perfect for auto harvesting.

Built a canon too. :)

[mckerney]

Love this game!

Mining for ore, then coming across a large cavern... awesome. In my current game, I found a cavern that went as deep as possible. Along the way I find one monster spawner and treasure chests, several underground rivers and waterfalls, and a huge lava lake with waterfall.

I was pretty deep mining gravel in hopes of finding some ore behind in when all of the sudden lava started pouring out. Scared me, but I was able to get away safely. :)

[bhlloy]

Any beginner tips for this game other than keep mining until you find something fun?

[Mustang]

Ouch

PayPal Freezes $750K in MineCraft Dev's Account


Andy Chalk | 10 Sep 2010 2:37 pm

The creator of MineCraft has run into a bit of a snag with PayPal, which has frozen his account with over $763,000 in it and refuses to let him touch it.

Because it's a struggle for me to scrape together 750 bucks, much less 750 thousand, I can't really imagine how much it would suck to have it but not be able to get at it. So I'll let MineCraft creator Markus Persson describe the situation in his own words.

"Paypal. On the 25th, they limited my account for unspecified reasons (a suspicious withdrawal or deposit! wow, thank you for that amazingly detailed information), and asked me for a bunch of vague documents. I did my best to give them what they asked for," he wrote on his blog. "My account is still limited. I've called them three times, they keep telling me it's being reviewed. Most recently they told me it'd take up to two more weeks for it to get resolved, and that if they decide something bad's being going on, they're going to keep the money. There's over 600000 euro in there. Money I was planning on investing in the new company."

In response to people suggesting that it's somehow his own fault for letting all that money build up in a PayPal account, Persson noted that he actually clears out his account every week. "They limited my account just as sales started spiking, so this money has accumulated since they limited the account," he said.

One obvious question emerges from Persson's ongoing troubles with PayPal: How the hell does one guy rack up more than three quarters of a million dollars off a single indie game? My first thought was that it had to be a typo, but apparently MineCraft is just a really good game. As one commenter on Slashdot noted, "I bought the game a couple of months ago and every other game in my collection had been neglected... Single player is an amazing time waster, it's so easy to get completely sucked into a world made up of giant pixels. It's one of the best indie games I've ever tried and it's made by just one guy."

Persson said he's sure he'll get things sorted out, but described the situation as "kind of frustrating" in the meantime. Hopefully he'll have better luck than Something Awful did during its 2005 run-in with PayPal: After raising over $30,000 in nine hours to aid Red Cross efforts following Hurricane Katrina, SA's PayPal account was frozen for suspicious activity, ultimately resulting in all donated funds, minus service fees, being returned to donators.

[mckerney]

They've already unfrozen his money, but he is required to keep 5% of his total revenue in his account as long as he's using paypall.

Great to see he's bringing in that much money though.

[Mustang]

They've already unfrozen his money, but he is required to keep 5% of his total revenue in his account as long as he's using paypall.


Odd.

So, if he has say $50K in sales for the week, he would need to keep 2.5K in there and the next week, if he had $100, he would have to retain $7.5K?

I would imagine some bells would go off if your revenues suddenly spiked upwards to $750K in a short time.

[mckerney]

Odd.

So, if he has say $50K in sales for the week, he would need to keep 2.5K in there and the next week, if he had $100, he would have to retain $7.5K?

I would imagine some bells would go off if your revenues suddenly spiked upwards to $750K in a short time.

Yeah, he's required to keep 5% of sale in the account to cover any possible refunds on charge backs required of PayPal. He did just hire someone to run the business side of things, so we'll see if he finds a different way to handle sales.

Though it looks like your example numbers are a bit low, he's done around $400,000 in sales in the last week.

[Mustang]

Though it looks like your example numbers are a bit low, he's done around $400,000 in sales in the last week.


I'm in the wrong business.

[mckerney]

I'm in the wrong business.

To be fair, he's doing a little bit better than most indie game makers who just hired their company's third employee and have a game that's still in alpha.

[mckerney]

Good to see strong sales continuing, Minecraft has had nearly $1 million in sales since last Wednesday.

[Matthean]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn2-d5a3r94&feature=player_embedded

[PadresFan104]

My kids got me addicted to this game. My son set up a multiplayer server for our house and now all of us are playing. Good times!!!

:)

[Thomkal]

In the latest issue of PC Gamer Magazine, the one with Dragon Age 2 on the cover, there's a multipage article on how to get started in this game. I still haven't tried it because I'm not sure how much of a game there is in it and how much of it just a freeform builder.

[PadresFan104]

It's way more of a free-form builder, rather than a fleshed out game with strategic choices, goals, etc., but that doesn't make it any less addicting. It is tremendous fun exploring in this game. And some of the randomly generated landscapes are incredible...

[Groundhog]

OK, well I'm hooked. Not even sure why I finally decided to give this game a try 2 nights ago, but there I was last night, drilling a 20x20 quarry deep into the Earth's core...

Odd little game this one, but damn fun and addictive.

[Yellow5]

You should start checking out the popular seeds for maps once you get into the game a bit more.

Gargamel and Glacier are popular seeds.

PC Gamer also released a decent Top 10 list of mods the other day.

The 10 best Minecraft mods | PC Gamer (http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/05/16/the-10-best-minecraft-mods/)

I'm using the map mod, several of Risugam's mods and a few others. Industrial craft adds a ton of new things to make. Far too many to list here but look at the thread on the minecraft forums for details.

[Groundhog]

Thanks for the tips! Some of the user created content for this game is amazing.

[CrimsonFox]

ANyone built anything cool they can show cool pictures of?

[mckerney]

Terraria launch a huge success | PC Gamer (http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/05/17/terraria-launch-a-huge-success/)

There's a new Minecraft-like game called Terraria that was released yesterday, the differences are that it's a side scroller, it has a simpler crafting system and there are NPCs that will move into the fort or castle you build. I've played about 8 hours so far and had a lot of fun with it. I haven't got to anything to crazy down deep yet, but I've been building a fort/mining colony into the side of a mountain while mining enough stone to build a fort.

It's the most played game on Steam right now and #2 seller.

[Groundhog]

First I've heard of Terraria. After a quick read of features, it sounds like mixing Terraria and Minecraft together would make the greatest game of all time.

[mckerney]

ANyone built anything cool they can show cool pictures of?

Haven't been able to make anything cool in Minecraft, but here's what I've made in my fort in Terraria.

http://i.imgur.com/8Wobx.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/EDHxA.jpg

[tyketime]

My son who's been a big Minecraft fan bought Terraria and is loving it. So for $10, I went ahead and bought a copy too. I am completely cool with a "sandbox" concept, but this is really stretching it for me. Is is just expected that players will spend hours and hours poring over the hundreds of Youtube videos that go into much better detail about the game? There's no tutorial, and the "Guide Dude" seems pretty repetitive with his advice. At some point, I would like to have an idea where I'm going in the game. And I haven't figured it out yet. To those of you that are hooked on it, what did you do to get over that hump?

[JPhillips]

The Terraria Wiki helped me a ton.

http://terraria.wikia.com/wiki/Terraria_Wiki

[RedHawk00]

bought Terraria this weekend and having fun just building, very fun and open

[spleen1015]

I am planning on getting Terraria some time this week. I am hoping to have time for it tonight.

[Groundhog]

I bought Terraria a few weeks back and played for 20 mins or so and it didn't really grab me. Will have to give it another shot once I get bored of Minecraft, which may well happen if they don't do something to liven up this barren world I'm living in.

[spleen1015]

I bought Terraria last night and played for about 4-5 hours total.

My biggest problem is the controls. I can't remember the last time I played a keyboard controlled game. I'm used to WoW where I do all of my movement with the mouse.

I am having lots of fun with it. What is everyone doing with all of the Dirt Blocks they end up with? I find myself randomly digging and I am ended up with lots of dirt. Maybe I should fill in where I'm digging.

[JPhillips]

You can "sell" the 250 dirt blocks to the merchant for no money. That at least gets rid of them. I tend to keep one 250 block as an emergency way to build an escape route or seal a tunnel from nasties.

[RedHawk00]

since there is no limit to the amount of chests you can make, I have like 7 now, each for different stuff to store that kind of stuff

i built myself a castle with several rooms. check out some of the wiki's and videos, people are really creative...

[spleen1015]

I have about 10-12 hours into this game and I am loving it.

I am having a problem finding iron though.

Do you guys know if I can create a second house and put a bed in it and make that bed my respawn point? I am tired of having to find my way all the way back to caves, etc.

[JPhillips]

Yes, the bed will be your spawn point. I don't know what happens with multiple beds.

I moved my character to a small world and I'm having a much easier time finding resources. I think the large world, in particular, is best suited to multiplayer.

[spleen1015]

Terraria really gets its legs once you get off the ground and start getting the good equipment and accessories.

The 1.0.4 update is supposed to be out today.

[mckerney]

Terraria really gets its legs once you get off the ground and start getting the good equipment and accessories.

The 1.0.4 update is supposed to be out today.

I really started having a lot of fun after I found an enchanted boomerang and built a grappling hook. The grappling hook is really necessary when exploring larger caves deep down.

[mckerney]

Yes, the bed will be your spawn point. I don't know what happens with multiple beds.

I moved my character to a small world and I'm having a much easier time finding resources. I think the large world, in particular, is best suited to multiplayer.

I'd started on a large world but think I'm going to move to a small or medium. On a large world the dungeon and underground forest are about 2400 feet below where I originally spawned. I'm looking forward to exploring them on a world where they're more accessible.

[mckerney]

I really started having a lot of fun after I found an enchanted boomerang and built a grappling hook. The grappling hook is really necessary when exploring larger caves deep down.

Oh, and the mining helmet. The mining helmet is definitely a necessity.

[spleen1015]

I got the boomerang from my very first chest. It made dealing with mobs much easier.

Have you found the floating islands yet? There are 2 very useful accessories to be found there.

[spleen1015]

I just figured out that if the game isn't the active window, it pauses.

[mckerney]

I just figured out that if the game isn't the active window, it pauses.

I had played for 20 hours before i realized you could hold down right click to craft multipe itemd instead of continuously left clicking.

[spleen1015]

I saw that on a youtube video for newbs. :D

[mckerney]

I saw that on a youtube video for newbs. :D

I was watching a Total Biscuit and Jesse Cox Play Terraria video and saw them craft a bunch of walls at once. Went to figure out how to do it, tried right clicking and was angry at myself for not finding out about it sooner.

[FrogMan]

is this the place where people talk about Terraria too? Search only return this spot.

Anyway, got it during the Steam sale, for $5 and not the really cheap price of $2.50 but still, having tons of fun with it. Really addictive.

have yet to find any of the things like boomerang or miner helmet but did craft myself copper helmet, armor and pants. Digging and digging. :)

FM

[RendeR]

I've been addicted to Minecraft for about a month now. I play on the multiplayer server "mc.monstercraft.net*

just search for monstercraft for info on the server. I've kind of taken over the entire northern region of our world. Fun stuff.

[MacroGuru]

I've been addicted to Minecraft for about a month now. I play on the multiplayer server "mc.monstercraft.net*

just search for monstercraft for info on the server. I've kind of taken over the entire northern region of our world. Fun stuff.

When he says addicted, I have seen people locked up for the amount of time they spend on shit, he doubles that....

[Raiders Army]

Two copies of Minecraft for ~$21: Minecraft (http://www.minecraft.net/prepurchase.jsp)

[RendeR]

When he says addicted, I have seen people locked up for the amount of time they spend on shit, he doubles that....




Macroguru speaks the truth, although its more like 3-4x that amount, but lets not quibble.



Our server admin decided to change names after another "monstercraft server started up and seems loaded with assholes.

Youc an find our immense universe at:

mc.acmecraftco.com


Everyone should join, its an awesome server!

[heybrad]

I was introduced to Minecraft about a month ago and have been hooked ever since. I've only played single player up to this point but I'd like to see what you've got going as far as mutliplayer.

[Coffee Warlord]

Version 1.8 needs to come out. I don't really wanna play my old save since I know damn well I'll start on a fresh world when this one comes out.

[Groundhog]

Version 1.8 needs to come out. I don't really wanna play my old save since I know damn well I'll start on a fresh world when this one comes out.

Yah, I haven't kept up with all the rumoured features in 1.8, but anything that helps make the Minecraft world feel more "alive" would be most welcome.

[RendeR]

Heybrad: You need to get whitelisted for the server, go to the URL of teh server and read the forums, there is a quick application which Darq (admin) usually handles within minutes to get you logged in.

Once there just keep an eye out for me. I'll show you round!


As for 1.8:

Big changes: New ore(s) at least one, possibly 2 new ores and appropriate uses for such ores

Height of the world to expand to at least 512 blocks high (possibly more and it could be adjustable by whomever is running the world)

2 new monsters though both damage blocks and in some multiplayer servers they will be disabled from doing so.

1 new spider, with poison!

a totally new environment, brown grass and giant mushrooms!

new surface features: Ruins and villages with AI villagers in them

New underground features: abandoned mines and fortifications


There is more after that. This is supposed to be the largest update since they put the game out there for beta play. Its also supposed to be the last BERTA update. The next rollout should be the full game version for everyone to use.


Fun shit!

[Peregrine]

Well I've started out in this crazy world - been on the fence for a while, but I have to say it's pretty cool. Not a big fan of all the monsters but so far I am having fun just running (or flying around) in creative mode and trying this and that.

How does the game even work multiplayer? Is it a bunch of people all running around in the same world at the same time like an MMO? Seems like that would be a recipe for griefing.

[RendeR]

Greifing happens, but most servers have things in place to eliminate that. The one I use (Acmecraftco.com) uses a number of different thing. One is a history tracker for blocks so they can see who made what changes and punish them for that if necessary. Another is white listing, and still another is having kits and benefits that are premium items that make the game MUCH easier to navigate for a small donation to support the server.

I tend to travel until I find an isolated area and then begin building my projects. We're going to do a full world reset for 1.9, I'll be sad to see all my creations go, but the admin is going to make the world available for download. So I won't lose them completely.

I've been exploring a massive abandoned mine shaft complex in my most recent world. Fun stuff.

[PackerFanatic]

I never thought it would be fun, but my buddy started up a server and we have a ton of fun on it. I don't know if he plans to open it up publicly, but we have 3 people on there right now (the third guy doesn't do a whole lot at this point). I just recently completed building a massive pirate ship and it is fantastic.

[RendeR]

Whats the address? I can always use another server to visit =)

[PackerFanatic]

I will talk to him about getting the address out there - he has a whitelist on it currently, so he has to allow people in - but really, we need more people. It can get boring and lonely with just us :)

Although he hasn't updated the server yet (he is using Bukkit) so your client would have to still be on 1.7.3

[RendeR]

Ahh I'm using 1.8 at the moment. They're still working on all the add-ons for bukkit, which is why the main server I use is still sitting on 1.7 as well.


Let me know if/when he updates!

[PackerFanatic]

I talked to him tonight and he has a few things he wants to do on the server before opening it up (namely getting some of his personal files off and putting up a hardware firewall). He was definitely open to the idea of opening it up to at least some people though, so that should be awesome :)

[Bonegavel]

Having fun with this for the past few days. Amazing how much you can get out of so little. Hard to believe but I've had one of my favorite gaming moments of all time in this game.

I was deep into the side of a mountain searching for coal and iron when I broke through to a chamber that had the edges barely lit by my torch. Ahead of me was the inky blackness of a chasm. I slowly carved a downward ramp and after a few dozen blocks depth a faint glow appeared in the distance and I could see that it opened into an enormous underground expanse.

Zombies and spiders crept up out of the blackness the entire time and I was far from my spawn point so I had to proceed with utmost caution especially since I didn't know how far down the hole continued (I had a bunch of decent inventory on me at the time and didn't want to lose it). The lighting in the game is down very well.

The faint glow grew and grew until I came to a ledge and peered down into a huge lake of lava. It lit up the biggest cave I've seen in the game (I don't think I could carve it out given several lifetimes). Water mixed with the lava in many places spilling from the roof what seemed a mile above me. I know there is obsidian where the lava and water meet and I am now determined to find some diamond and get me some.

The feeling of exploring was exhilarating and I couldn't believe how immersed I was especially with the blocky java-graphics that feel like something out of 1985. This guy has created something special here and I hope he continues to develop this game far into the future.

[PadresFan104]

Bonegavel - Interesting timing, had a very similar experience with 1.8.1 last night. :)

I was spending a couple of relaxing hours exploring a HUGE underground network of caves when I came across another subterreanen crevice... I wasn't careful enough and fell though, though I didn't immediately die since I was full on armor and food. The problem is that I only had 12 torches left... After placing my first torch I saw a wood block. Huh? Turns out I had fallen into an abandoned mine, complete with tracks and everything. (New feature in 1.8) Long story short, 12 torches and 20 spiders later I was toast and waking back up at my spawn point. Can't wait to go back... ;)

[RendeR]

I love this game =)

[Peregrine]

I've been having a lot of fun playing in creative mode lately - I've been working on a whole civilization, very slowly - creating some of their customs, as well as a lot of hidden tombs (similar to Egypt.) Really fun game.

[RendeR]

I think what I like most is that its not "all or nothing" You can take from it whatever works for you without having to do assloads of worthless crap just to get to what you want.

You can come and go as you please without it going shitty on you as well.

just a simple, straightforward game with tonnes of possibilities.

[RendeR]

Full game released today!!!

Minecraft 1.0 is out Now!

[RendeR]

Ok gotta say I am in LOVE with the single player hardcore setting on this. You get 1 life, when you die, its over and the game deletes itself!

no going back, serious heart attack action.

I'm on my 3rd attempt to get things moving. had a GREAT first game setup and a damned Enderman came out of nowhere and kicked my ass. Oh yeah, the game is auto set at the hardest possible settings too.


SO much new stuff, SO much fun!

[pbot]

Just started playing this on Saturday. Lots of fun, and a whole weekend passed without hardly realizing it.

[Bonegavel]

I can't get enough of this game. I setup a server at my house where me and my nephew are playing together and I'm on the mc.darkcraft.org server as well. I've really got the basics down to a science and in no time I'm mining diamonds at a decent clip. Layer 12 baby.

[Bonegavel]

RendeR, looks like the darkcraft server and forums are gone.... any idea what happened?

[pbot]

RendeR, looks like the darkcraft server and forums are gone.... any idea what happened?

Server problems. He's hoping to have the website back up possibly later tonight. Looks like the game server may be a bit longer than that though:

Incompatible Browser | Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/DarkCraftMC)

I had just started building a place on the server Sunday night.

[chinaski]

I've been trying to find a good beginners guide to get me going, but not having any luck. I tried playing the game, but I honestly have no idea what im doing and can't figure out where the fun is in it? Any pointers?

[pbot]

I just started by watching a bunch of the youtube videos from Paul Soares Jr...Minecraft survive and thrive series. He does a pretty good job of explaining things, otherwise I would've been totally lost.

[BrianD]

I just started by watching a bunch of the youtube videos from Paul Soares Jr...Minecraft survive and thrive series. He does a pretty good job of explaining things, otherwise I would've been totally lost.

I'm about 20 videos into that series. The game looks pretty interesting, but I am wondering if it would hold my interest being a sandbox/creativity game. I'm trying to talk myself into spending the money and giving it a try.

[chinaski]

I just started by watching a bunch of the youtube videos from Paul Soares Jr...Minecraft survive and thrive series. He does a pretty good job of explaining things, otherwise I would've been totally lost.

Just watched the first one, now things are starting to make more sense. Thanks!

[PackerFanatic]

Definitely worth it, Brian - especially if you do survival mode. Building stuff for fun only lasts for so long...its much more fun trying to do that and not die at the same time :)

[pbot]

Definitely worth it, Brian - especially if you do survival mode. Building stuff for fun only lasts for so long...its much more fun trying to do that and not die at the same time :)

Yeah...highly addictive. My kids and I are hooked.

[BrianD]

Is there any hope of being able to play this on a laptop without a dedicated graphics card. I tested it with the free 0.30 version and it was pretty horrible. Any reason to suspect the current version would be any better?

[PackerFanatic]

It's surprisingly intensive...I know my buddy had issues playing it on his desktop, but then again his beast was pretty old. Can't really speak to what changes they might have made since then to make it a bit easier, but you can try turning some of the settings down to see if that helps.

[RendeR]

Anyone know how to see what our CURRENT score is in a hardcore game?


I've got a small medieval castle/village thing working in my current game and I wondered how many points I'd built up, but I can't seem to find it.


I'm on DarkCraft.Org as well. You can find my posts in the forums when everything gets back online. I'm doing a terra-forming project in the northwest corner -8k -8k. Join up!

[Bonegavel]

MC runs like shit on every laptop I've tried it on even with video settings turned down.

[MacroGuru]

MC runs like shit on every laptop I've tried it on even with video settings turned down.

Not mine...it runs just fine....Although, it's built to game...

[mckerney]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vlu2yNdjpq8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[RendeR]

Holy christ I feel utterly insignificant. Thanks a lot man. Fuck....

[RendeR]

Ok, just to remind anyone interested:


Darkcraft.Org : forums, rules and signup information, fill out an application there and get whitelisted within a very short time.

mc.darkcraft.org is the server site to which you can log on even before whitelisting is done, you just can't do much until they get your app done.

TONS of space, its a huge world 8K in every direction (16kx16k world)

Lots of cheap upgrades you can buy such as kits which give you free stuff every 2-3 days, teleporting ability via setting multiple "home" points so travel is fast and simple.


I'm creating my own town/city called Romulus, its located at the farthest north west point in the world. You have to cross avast ocean to reach it and in fact I'm creating the islands on which the buildings stand myself, raising them from the depths. I'd certainly welcome any FOFC members to join in. I have all the premier kits and abilities so we will never really want for matierials!

Join up!

[PackerFanatic]

Holy hell - that timelapse is sweet. I wish we had that many people on a server to do something like that :)

My buddy and I are finally putting the finishing touches on the permissions and such on our server...hopefully we will be able to open it up to some new folks soon. It's not that fun with just 2 :)

[RendeR]

Yeah let me know, More than happy to build something shiney on another server!

[spleen1015]

How do you coordinate all of those people to make something like that happen?

[Groundhog]

How do you coordinate all of those people to make something like that happen?

I've wondered that myself. I can only guess that the planning is all done outside of the game itself, using the map export tools.

[Vince, Pt. II]

So, I've lately been addicted as hell to Terraria (thank you, $2 sale on Steam). I've heard friends say that it's basically 2D Minecraft, and I've yet to give Minecraft a go even though I've been meaning to.

My question: is there any sort of definitive progression to Minecraft? Or is it just a sandbox? The reason I enjoy Terraria so much is there is clear delineation in progress based upon gear/bosses/etc to balance the open nature of the game. I think if Minecraft doesn't have that sort of progression, I won't be as interested in it.

[mckerney]

My question: is there any sort of definitive progression to Minecraft? Or is it just a sandbox? The reason I enjoy Terraria so much is there is clear delineation in progress based upon gear/bosses/etc to balance the open nature of the game. I think if Minecraft doesn't have that sort of progression, I won't be as interested in it.

NPCs, boss battles and locations like dungeons and sky islands are the reason I've enjoyed Terraria more than MineCraft (while there are other things I like more like a better crafting system). It's been a while since I played MC though, so I wouldn't be able to tell you what features like those were added.

[RendeR]

There are mobs to kill for experience, experience can be spent to enchant tools, armour and other items. Thats all there is to any real "progression" Minecraft is not an RPG, but it contains RPG elements.

Crafting goes from teh most basic (sand into sandstone, dyes into colored wol etc etc) to the most complex (enchanting table, potion brewing, and creating a portal into "The End" where the Minecraft Dragon lives)

It is far more Sandbox than developing game. Its more about creating and building than hack and slash.

I've never played terreria, but from past experience with video game RPGs I've found I enjoy the low stress way Minecraft handles things far better than how the 2d games use to do it.

[pbot]

Wow, that video is impressive.

I'll second the Darkcraft server recommendation. I've just been building a little homestead by myself, but it is interesting to wander around periodically and see what others have built or are building.

[PackerFanatic]

Hey guys - my buddy and I are finally ready to open things up a bit more and let more people on the server! Please do one of two things if you'd like access:

1. PM me with your Minecraft username - we whitelist by user and of course we only want people we can trust (which is how it goes on most of these servers :) ). I know I can trust pretty much everyone here, so I probably won't turn anyway away from here. At this point, we have a server capacity of 20 (it's a small server) and only 3 people that play full-time, so we would love to jump that up.

2. Please go to Dutchiesland Gaming Community &bull; Index page (http://www.dutchieslandgaming.com/forum/phpBB3/) and sign-up for our forums :) There you will find not only info about the Minecraft server (with some special commands for users coming very soon!) but other gaming forums in general. Feel free to post as much or as little as you want, either in MC forum or other forums - that is just going to be the best way we have to communicate things about the MC server in general - issues, new plugins, downtime, etc.

Any questions, comments, suggestions, you know where to find me :)

[Shkspr]

My nephew turns 8 this weekend, and has obsessed over Minecraft for at least a year. My wife and I got him his own Minecraft pickaxe from ThinkGeek for Christmas, and she made the cake below for his birthday this weekend.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wheeshkspr/6645664205/" title="Minecraft Cake by wheeshkspr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6645664205_033ea7fc54.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Minecraft Cake"></a>

Hopefully this goes better than his sister's Angry Birds disaster last November.

[RendeR]

Hey Packer, signed up on the forums but I'm not seeing anything about minecraft? Not seeing much of anything at all actually?

Am I going to the proper link?

[PackerFanatic]

Shkspr - that is pretty fantastic!

Render - I will have to check the permissions, I am betting something simple is missing. I got your PM and will try and get your added tonight before I head out for bowling, otherwise it will be later :)

[RendeR]

No worries!

[PackerFanatic]

Render, your permissions should be fixed on the forums now. I will get you added to the server whitelist and send you the info for it tonight.

[Bonegavel]

Anyone have any recommendations for a MC hosting service? There are a bunch out there and I'd rather pick the right one in the beginning rather than having to migrate my stuff all over the place.

I've looked at VeryGames and redstone hosts and I can't make heads or tails as far as good deals/hosts go.

[spleen1015]

Is anyone picking this up for the 360?

I'm wondering how it works. With the PC version, you have the ability to host your own server, right? How does this mechanism work on the 360? Does it even exist on the 360?

[heybrad]

I got it for the 360 as my son is a MineCraft super freak. I like that I don't have to constantly reference the wiki for crafting now.

You're no longer hosting a server with the 360 version. You can make your game available online when you're playing but it's only available when you're on.

[cuervo72]

We picked it up for my son as well. He says that it seems to be behind a couple builds from the PC version - I wonder how much of this is due to possible future unlockable/downloadable content.

[heybrad]

I thought I read that updated versions would be free just like the PC version.

[JonInMiddleGA]

My son has been merrily building ... something, with his cousin on the 360 for the past several hours.

[spleen1015]

I am disappointed I waited this long to play this game. My wife, however, isn't.

I got the 360 version, but I think I might switch over to the PC version for the additional features.

[spleen1015]

I am confused by something with the PC version.

The latest released 'official' version is 1.2.5. How does that correlate with the beta versions?

[Peregrine]

Okay, here's something NOT to do in Minecraft - create a track with powered rails (in Creative) from the top of the world to the ground and run a minecart down it (that part is really fine.) But do not think it would be interesting to create some water along the track to create a massive waterfall. Very hard to get rid of until I found a great command in the Single Player Commands mod.

[Peregrine]

Okay this is just awesome.

<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vjaa17ezbLM?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe>

[Bonegavel]

I am confused by something with the PC version.

The latest released 'official' version is 1.2.5. How does that correlate with the beta versions?

I'm still enjoying this game. They are just continuing to add. I bought the game when it was 1.8 (IIRC) and there are so many additions I don't recall what was before/after 1.0 official release.

Version history/Development versions - Minecraft Wiki (http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Version_history/Development_versions)

That gives a great overview of what was put in and when.

This game is a steal for under $30 with the amount of stuff you can do. I really think if you liked legos at all as a kid (or adult) you will enjoy this. And they show no sign of stopping content updates.

[Peregrine]

So I worked on building a house in creative mode on a really cool epic map I got off the web. Not like a city or anything huge like that but I like it-furnishing is not finished though. It's using the John Smith HD texture pack which I love - a bit more rustic and realistic look.


http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o510/kmiles123/2012-06-17_142104.png


http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o510/kmiles123/2012-06-17_142147.png

http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o510/kmiles123/2012-06-17_140537.png

[Mota]

Looks awesome Peregrine! My house is extremely modest, it's just a stone tower with 2 floors and some windows across. I jumped into the Minecraft Off The Record server and was floored at the designs that some of these people came up with.

My first house was just a hole in a mountain that I built my mine from, but seeing all these creations is making me want to create something cooler.

[Peregrine]

Well no need to compare this to any house in Survival mode - in Creative you have unlimited blocks, can fly, etc and are free to design whatever you want. In my survival game my house certainly isn't this nice!

[cubboyroy1826]

I just tried to purchase the game through the Minecraft site for my son but it says that they are restricted in Illinois and cannot sell it to accounts in Illinois?

[EagleFan]

I just tried to purchase the game through the Minecraft site for my son but it says that they are restricted in Illinois and cannot sell it to accounts in Illinois?

That's odd. Maybe some sort of e-commerce regulation in the state that they either don't comply with or don't agree with?

[mckerney]

trying to gift someone in wisconsin minecraft. im in illinois. denied? - Minecraft Forum (http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1288582-trying-to-gift-someone-in-wisconsin-minecraft-im-in-illinois-denied/)

The store that handles MC purchases doesn't have a license to operate in Illinois and Guam, so they had to stop. Supposedly the company is trying to secure the ability to do so, but has been in a "soon" status for at least a few months.

[mckerney]

Minecraft hates my state. - Team Avolition (http://www.teamavolition.com/topic/9416-minecraft-hates-my-state/)

According to this thread people are able to purchase just by choosing a different state during checkout.

[EagleFan]

lol, that sentence struck me as funny for some reason. They can't operate in Illinois and Guam. Just doesn't seem like two places that you would stick together.

[thesloppy]

The Illiguamese are a proud people.

[cubboyroy1826]

Just used Paypal for payment and everything is fine. I did find it kind of funny how Illinois and Guam were listed in the same sentence. They must not have paid old Blago enough to do business in Illinois.

[Peregrine]

Glad it worked out for you - it's a great game.

[EagleFan]

Jeez, I'm probably really late to the party but wow, this game is much better than I expected. It's very addictive too.

My problem is getting lost early on. I get a cave prepared and then day two I wander too far trying to find food and can't find my way back.

[stevew]

Is the iOS version any good? And are there troubling elements? My 8 year old is interested.

[EagleFan]

My daughter started playing on iPad and seems to be enjoying it quite a bit.

[Peregrine]

Yeah Eaglefan it is easy to get lost - just try to get set up near some landmarks and don't wander too far early on. If you don't have a lot of good resources around - trees, animals, etc - you may need to plan to move permanently pretty soon after you start.

[Mota]

I'm getting a bit deeper into my game (literally). My mine ended up connecting to this huge network of caverns, and eventually into an abandoned mine. Was really cool to find that. I ended up finding 8 diamonds in there, which is good since I absolutely couldn't find any for the longest time. I've found my 3rd monster spawner in there, tons of cool things to find. I did die and lost all my stuff when I dropped into a room that had a poison spider monster spawner and tons of spider webs. I couldn't get away and they picked at me until I died. Thankfully I hadn't build any diamond tools yet so everything else could be rebuilt.

[Bonegavel]

My problem is getting lost early on. I get a cave prepared and then day two I wander too far trying to find food and can't find my way back.

Press F3 and you'll see your coordinates. Write down the x,y, and z coords of any landmark you want and you'll always have a reference.

you can also make tons of torches and use them as breadcrumbs. I've played countless hours and I still get lost. :)

[JonInMiddleGA]

you can also make tons of torches and use them as breadcrumbs.

I recommend this, especially on the route between your nearby mine & your house. Among the more frustrating things is dying because you make a wrong turn en route home with a nice bunch of goodies & end up running into the immovable leaves of a tree or something.

[EagleFan]

One problem solved. Made my house on top of my mine. Started with just a shack with my furnace, chest and work bench. A ladder leading down to the mine. Then worked my way over to another area that has a whole different set of resources and popped out of the ground there. Made a shack around that entrance and then went back through the mine to my first shack and built a second story on top of that which is about three times the size of the shack, with supports just in case.

In the digging i found a few underground caverns which a filled with zombies which i will explore later. I plan on digging my way over to some large hills i see in another direction next.

Also made a few zombie traps that worked well. Made a one square wide path from a water source that works down to two squares deep. They wander into it and get pushed by the current into the deep section and get trapped. Easy targets. :)

[DaddyTorgo]

WesterosCraft: A Game of Blocks (http://mc.westeroscraft.com/) - frigging cool

[JonInMiddleGA]

Us poor ol' 360 Minecrafters got an update today. Still no towns but clay, brick, pistons and shears are now in the console version of the game.

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Update Ready and Awaiting Your Download - National Video Game | Examiner.com (http://www.examiner.com/article/minecraft-xbox-360-edition-update-ready-and-awaiting-your-download)

[Peregrine]

Glad to hear it - they should work harder to bring the console version up to the same level as the PC one.

[FrogMan]

Played my first bit of Minecraft yesterday evening and man I think I'll be sinking way too much time in this thing.

For some reason, my son's been playing it for a long while but I was never tempted to try it until this past week.

FM

[mckerney]

Glad to hear it - they should work harder to bring the console version up to the same level as the PC one.

It's probably fairly difficult to do because of Microsoft's requirements for patches through XBox Live. Unfortunately if there's a feature that's a work in progress or still in testing on the PC version that they're incrementally fixing or improving it's not worth it for them to include it in a patch for the console version.

[PackerFanatic]

I can't wait until they allow XBoxer's to play on PC servers. That'll be fun.

[PilotMan]

I got this for my 10-yr old as a reward for finishing his summer schoolwork program and he is completely addicted to it. It's all he can think or talk about right now. He is playing on peaceful just to get a feel for the game, and he has been looking at the Wiki for crafting, and he can't seem to get enough of it.

[finketr]

well, i updated to 1.3.1 today.. first time in a few months i've picked it up.

i'll have to post some screenshots later.

[Peregrine]

Still enjoying it - I don't do much survival mode to be honest but mostly just creative building - working on various towns atm.

[mckerney]

Minecraft experiment devolves into devastating resource war | PC Gamer (http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/08/21/minecraft-experiment-devolves-into-devastating-resource-war/)

[PackerFanatic]

Read that yesterday - such a cool experiment. We are looking to do something similar on our server, except just a team battle royale. Fun fun :)

[spleen1015]

Some guys I work with started up a Tekkit server this week.

I have a new addiction.

[Balldog]

We recently got into Minecraft and my 5 year old is quite obsessed with it. He wanted to be Steve for Halloween.

As much as I don't like him playing for hours a day I feel like he has gotten some educational value out of it. Plus we've spent a lot of time as a family playing together.

Bad thing though: I walked out of the room and ended up getting killed by a zombie while I was gone.

I said "hey what happened?"

He said "a fucking bomb zombie blew you up!"

Oops

[PackerFanatic]

LOL. That is funny in a "kids say the darnedest things" kinda way :)

[Peregrine]

Wow, really fantastic new mod based on the stealther game Dishonored - I loved that game and can't wait to try it in Minecraft.

<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sepXAPLOTn0?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe>

[stevew]

My 9 year old has taken to the iPad version like it is crack cocaine

[Peregrine]

I have the iPad version, mainly so my nephew and nieces can play it, but I have to say the movement just drives me insane compared to the PC version. But the kids love it.

[Kodos]

We have the iPad, PC, 360, and phone versions. Kids (boy 9, girl 5) are addicted to it.

I finally broke down and played the 360 version with the kids a couple weeks ago. Ended up building a dirt tower to the clouds. Sad how much time and effort it took. Maybe will post a screenshot sometime.

[cougarfreak]

Ok, my son has it on the kindle fire. Somehow a setting has been changed to where instead of building a block when you touch something, it only destroys. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to change it. Anyone know if there's a setting that does that?

[cuervo72]

Is he on creative mode? Pretty easy to blast away blocks on creative mode.

[cougarfreak]

I deleted the app, and reinstalled. It worked. His worlds stayed there, and the destroying stopped? I couldn't figure it out for the life of me. Anytime you touched something, it destroyed, instead of built. Didn't matter what mode/icon, whatever I tried. Thanks for the reply.

[Thomkal]

And its official: Mojang sold to Microsoft for 2.5 Billion. Notch and other founders to leave.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/09/15/mojang-confirm-sale-to-microsoft-for-2-5-billion-notch-and-other-founders-to-leave/

[Alf]

And its official: Mojang sold to Microsoft for 2.5 Billion. Notch and other founders to leave.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/09/15/mojang-confirm-sale-to-microsoft-for-2-5-billion-notch-and-other-founders-to-leave/

Wondering if they made an announcement about what they intend to do. You just don't shit out $2.5 billion with no plan, do you ?

[PilotMan]

I have to say this was met with a somber attitude in my house today.

[cuervo72]

I wonder if this is as much about Realms as anything else? Or if there are more platforms to be explored?

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Wondering if they made an announcement about what they intend to do. You just don't shit out $2.5 billion with no plan, do you ?

The only thing Microsoft is looking to do is enhance their mobile offerings. It's going to continue much the same on PC and consoles.

Xbox chief: Minecraft will continue on PlayStation, mobile | Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/15/xbox-chief-minecraft-will-continue-on-playstation-mobile/)

[Atocep]

I think it was the right call by Notch. Minecraft and Mojang have gotten way bigger than he could manage. Microsoft adds the 3rd best selling game of all time to their portfolio and its something that will probably sell well enough on name brand alone to justify the acquisition.

[Lathum]

Ok. So someone explain this game to me in a paragraph or less

[cuervo72]

You start with nothing, and have to go out and obtain materials first to survive and then later to use your creativity to build things. Once you become established, you will have the ability to explore the world more readily and gather more and better goods (and once you find a village, trade them). But be careful, because you always run the risk of being shot at or blown up. It is best to stay in lighted areas, so bring plenty of torches.

[Thomkal]

You start with nothing, and have to go out and obtain materials first to survive and then later to use your creativity to build things. Once you become established, you will have the ability to explore the world more readily and gather more and better goods (and once you find a village, trade them). But be careful, because you always run the risk of being shot at or blown up. It is best to stay in lighted areas, so bring plenty of torches.

This is a very good description. One thing I would add is that this is not a RPG at its purist, its a sandbox with a blank canvas as to what you want to do. There are no goals, no quests, etc other than ones you make for yourself. If you enjoy games where you get to build stuff, you probably will like Minecraft. I do not, and I'm not an open sandbox fan either, so I only play it once in a while usually after I see a YouTube video where they are doing something cool/fun.

If you want more from your experience there are a zillion mods out there that can turn the game into more of a RPG. Check out places like FORGE for up to date mods they include with their Minecraft Launcher.

[cuervo72]

Yeah, Minecraft can drag if you don't have some sort of building goal in mind. Or just an affinity for minless digging. :D But if you do have some sort of goal - a town, an elaborate castle, a giant monument, a system of tunnels, terraforming (leveling) large tracts of land, building successive levels of platforms in the nether :whistles:, you can be occupied for hours, days, etc. It's what you choose to make of it, really.

[Lathum]

So is it a console game?

[Thomkal]

Yeah, Minecraft can drag if you don't have some sort of building goal in mind. Or just an affinity for minless digging. :D But if you do have some sort of goal - a town, an elaborate castle, a giant monument, a system of tunnels, terraforming (leveling) large tracts of land, building successive levels of platforms in the nether :whistles:, you can be occupied for hours, days, etc. It's what you choose to make of it, really.

Why does the Nether need platforms? :)

♪ Screw the Nether (Moves Like Jagger Parody) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ns3biR-8Tg#t=13)

[Thomkal]

So is it a console game?

well you can play easily on either console or PC. I don't have a console, but from videos I've seen its much more "user friendly" to newbs on them. You get no help on PC sadly. Take a look at this series of videos for a nice tutorial on the game, it runs all the way through to the end game. Ah yes forgot to mention there is a way to "win" the game, by finding the Ender Dragon and killing him.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7326EF82122776A9

[ChikuGoyal]

This seems to be a good website with good information.

Read More (https://technofizi.net/best-minecraft-mods-list/)

[RahulGoyal]

Minecraft is very efficient technique to learn code.

[RahulGoyal]

Minecraft is very efficient technique to learn code.

Source: Technofizi (https://technofizi.net/best-total-war-game/)

[Mota]

I want to learn code how can I code

[Kodos]

I hear Minecraft is very efficient technique to learn code.

[Shkspr]

I hear Minecraft is very efficient technique to learn code.

Source?

[Bobble]

Source?

Yes, Minecraft is very efficient technique to learn code.

[Kodos]

Source?

Techno Fozzie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBbz_jlzuMg)

[cuervo72]

Saw a headline referencing minecraft skins carrying viruses, so yeah it might be a good idea to clean these posts up.

[Mota]

I would strongly discourage from clicking on the links at all. Not that I don't trust Chiku and his life partner Rahul.

[Thomkal]

On the 10th anniversary of Minecraft, Microsoft announces Minecraft Earth on mobile:


Minecraft Earth | Xbox (https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/minecraft-earth)

[PilotMan]

Only sort of Minecraft related.

I can't be 100% sure, but I'm pretty sure that this entire home was made based off of a Minecraft build. I looks exactly like what you'd build in the game. And only 3.25M.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1059-Celestial-St-Cincinnati-OH-45202/34221497_zpid/

[cuervo72]

Shoot, why did I never think to put an atrium in any of my Minecraft houses?

[Doyle Parsons]

Minecraft has grown a lot now https://modsuper.com/tr/minecraft is also a website that provides quality mods that I like the most