Minecraft [see post #1 for MP server info] - Page 98

Oberon · 01-24-11, 08:31 AM

Arclight · 01-24-11, 09:03 AM

Deadliest thing I ever saw in a videogame.

Creepers are the Chuck Norris of videogame enemies. If Chuck Norris would ever play Minecraft, the universe would implode.

NeonSamurai · 01-24-11, 09:11 AM

Eh they are not that deadly, just <censored> annoying. I often would have fun with them using nothing but a lighter on the last map.

BTW I meant to ask, is our old map available for download?

Arclight · 01-24-11, 09:22 AM

If you see them coming, sure. But they tend to sneak up on you when you're out punching trees or something, in which case the SSSSSSSSSS comes as a total, last-minute surprise... right before splattering you and your possesions across the building you were working on, taking a sizeable chunk out of it and the surrounding terrain in the process.

Creepers are nasty.

And the map will be available, but for the moment it makes every PC I work on run out of memory. The data for the map that was on the site got stored in the same folder. It's some 5GB spread over 74k files that I need to remove somehow...

papa_smurf · 01-24-11, 09:30 AM

How do I get onto the MP server?

Arclight · 01-24-11, 09:38 AM

I'll PM you the details. Should be some shelter nearby, and you're free to use the crafting table and furnace. If you need any tools, torches or food to get you started, there should be some stuff laying around.

(really you pratically spawn on the doorstep of the shelter, if no one else went build-crazy in the mean time)

papa_smurf · 01-24-11, 11:06 AM

Any rules I should be aware of?

(p.s my in-game name is dr_fruitloop)

Nagy · 01-24-11, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by papa_smurf

Any rules I should be aware of?

(p.s my in-game name is dr_fruitloop)

You can find a summary of the rules in the first post. Look forward to seeing you online.

NeonSamurai · 01-24-11, 12:40 PM

Pretty much don't be an a hole, leave other people's stuff and territory alone, and try to fix any accidental (read creaper) damage you cause to other people's stuff when visiting.

Anyhow it's rare I get bushwacked by creepers, except when its night (or on hills). But I always keep a sharp lookout when working outside. Downside is if you don't spot them, its nigh impossible to react before the go boom.

But I still say they are loads of fun to set on fire (or drown, or blow up, or drop off a cliff, or train them in front of a skeleton, or all the other ways I kill them for fun).

Fire also works way better than melee online, as the mobs will lag hit/blow up (sometimes even through things and other impossible ways that don't work offline).

papa_smurf · 01-24-11, 02:16 PM

Found a nice spot E of spawn point, and started prospecting. Yet to find any coal/iron ore, so guess I'll have to keep on digging. Any tips for defending/hints my mine would be usefull.

Dowly · 01-24-11, 02:37 PM

Instead of digging from top to bottom, dig straight down to levels 5-15 (hold F3 and the Y tells you which level you are on). I'd suggest you gather some wood, make tons of ladders and start digging straight down, 2x1 shaft so you always have a block to stand on to prevent falling into a underground cave.

At levels 5-15, you can find all ores that are in the game from coal to diamond.

You are familiar with the pickaxe restrictions when it comes to higher value ores? (iron pick or better to mine diamonds, diamond to mine obsidian etc.)

papa_smurf · 01-24-11, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly

Instead of digging from top to bottom, dig straight down to levels 5-15 (hold F3 and the Y tells you which level you are on). I'd suggest you gather some wood, make tons of ladders and start digging straight down, 2x1 shaft so you always have a block to stand on to prevent falling into a underground cave.

At levels 5-15, you can find all ores that are in the game from coal to diamond.

You are familiar with the pickaxe restrictions when it comes to higher value ores? (iron pick or better to mine diamonds, diamond to mine obsidian etc.)

Okay, will do that. Will gather a ton of wood make some ladders and start digging.

Thanks for the tips

Nagy · 01-24-11, 05:08 PM

I wouldn't even bother with ladders, just dig a staircase down to those levels.

Dowly · 01-24-11, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nagy

I wouldn't even bother with ladders, just dig a staircase down to those levels.

Ladders are faster, especially if you risk it and go down 1x1 shaft.

Spike88 · 01-24-11, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly

Ladders are faster, especially if you risk it and go down 1x1 shaft.

It's more economical to use the staircase. 2 trees of wood and a staircase will get you diamond quicker.

As for creepers, I think I've only died once from a creeper. I had a creeper go off in my face the other day and I survived with 2-3 hearts left.

01-24-11, 09:03 AM	#1457
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Deadliest thing I ever saw in a videogame. Creepers are the Chuck Norris of videogame enemies. If Chuck Norris would ever play Minecraft, the universe would implode. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

01-24-11, 09:11 AM	#1458
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Eh they are not that deadly, just <censored> annoying. I often would have fun with them using nothing but a lighter on the last map. BTW I meant to ask, is our old map available for download? __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

01-24-11, 09:22 AM	#1459
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	If you see them coming, sure. But they tend to sneak up on you when you're out punching trees or something, in which case the SSSSSSSSSS comes as a total, last-minute surprise... right before splattering you and your possesions across the building you were working on, taking a sizeable chunk out of it and the surrounding terrain in the process. Creepers are nasty. And the map will be available, but for the moment it makes every PC I work on run out of memory. The data for the map that was on the site got stored in the same folder. It's some 5GB spread over 74k files that I need to remove somehow... __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

01-24-11, 09:30 AM	#1460
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	How do I get onto the MP server? __________________

01-24-11, 09:38 AM	#1461
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	I'll PM you the details. Should be some shelter nearby, and you're free to use the crafting table and furnace. If you need any tools, torches or food to get you started, there should be some stuff laying around. (really you pratically spawn on the doorstep of the shelter, if no one else went build-crazy in the mean time) __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

01-24-11, 08:31 AM	#1456
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20

01-24-11, 11:06 AM	#1462
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Any rules I should be aware of? (p.s my in-game name is dr_fruitloop) __________________

01-24-11, 12:40 PM	#1464
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Pretty much don't be an a hole, leave other people's stuff and territory alone, and try to fix any accidental (read creaper) damage you cause to other people's stuff when visiting. Anyhow it's rare I get bushwacked by creepers, except when its night (or on hills). But I always keep a sharp lookout when working outside. Downside is if you don't spot them, its nigh impossible to react before the go boom. But I still say they are loads of fun to set on fire (or drown, or blow up, or drop off a cliff, or train them in front of a skeleton, or all the other ways I kill them for fun). Fire also works way better than melee online, as the mobs will lag hit/blow up (sometimes even through things and other impossible ways that don't work offline). __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

01-24-11, 02:16 PM	#1465
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Found a nice spot E of spawn point, and started prospecting. Yet to find any coal/iron ore, so guess I'll have to keep on digging. Any tips for defending/hints my mine would be usefull. __________________

01-24-11, 02:37 PM	#1466
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Instead of digging from top to bottom, dig straight down to levels 5-15 (hold F3 and the Y tells you which level you are on). I'd suggest you gather some wood, make tons of ladders and start digging straight down, 2x1 shaft so you always have a block to stand on to prevent falling into a underground cave. At levels 5-15, you can find all ores that are in the game from coal to diamond. You are familiar with the pickaxe restrictions when it comes to higher value ores? (iron pick or better to mine diamonds, diamond to mine obsidian etc.)

01-24-11, 05:08 PM	#1468
Nagy Watch Officer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: a nice little room with padded walls... Posts: 342 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I wouldn't even bother with ladders, just dig a staircase down to those levels. __________________ Known as Keab42 everywhere else. http://tinyurl.com/punchtwits