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Is anyone else getting crazy terrain generation with large biomes now?
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Aug 2, 2012 04:03
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That looks pretty run of the mill for extreme hills IMHO.
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Aug 2, 2012 04:20
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Cinnamon Bastard posted:Wooooah how are you guys getting these shots? What have I missed, what do I need to do that? I used Overviewer, a command line isometric map generator. You load up your world in it and it'll create an google maps style map in a web browser. Progress has been made on a dining hall and Wizard's Tower complete with Nether portal, as well as a barracks and blacksmith for the castle yard. Have you been able to place upside down stairs and slabs independently before now? Because it is amaaaaaaazing. 
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Aug 2, 2012 04:24
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tinaun posted:Is anyone else getting crazy terrain generation with large biomes now? That type of terrain generation has always existed. It's the Extreme Hills biome.
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Aug 2, 2012 05:01
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I know that, but they seem more extreme, with more cliffs, floating islands, and overhangs.
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Aug 2, 2012 05:51
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I love finding crazy overhangs and arches like that. I keep thinking I'll build some kind of mountain castle sort of hanging out the bottom of one, but then the difficulty of actually getting up there and building it brings me back to reality and I find some nice flat field to build on instead.
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Aug 2, 2012 07:03
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I think that the 1.3 patch notes mentioned increasing hill heights even on non-extreme biomes, so that's probably helped generate those.
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Aug 2, 2012 07:26
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tinaun posted:I know that, but they seem more extreme, with more cliffs, floating islands, and overhangs. Landscape like that is really cool, but it doesn't seem out of the ordinary to me. I don't think they altered extreme hills land generation at all this patch.
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Aug 2, 2012 07:48
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FidgetyRat posted:I also have a habit of taking "in progress" screenshots. Took way too long to flatten that land. Turn it into a rainforest then truth the rest of the world into a desert.
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Aug 2, 2012 09:06
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Put a big glass dome over the top first.
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Aug 2, 2012 09:10
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MikeJF posted:Put a big glass dome over the top first. just build a copy of  I just went there this weekend, that place's insane.
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Aug 2, 2012 10:33
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Try the seed "Battletoads" set to "Large Biomes" in 1.3.1. You spawn in a penninsula of Jungle biome surrounded by desert, with a ton of caves near your start location, one of which contains a spider spawner/dungeon that's exposed to sunlight on 2 sides, making it really easy to capture during the day time (sorry, no coordinates, prepare to get lost as gently caress until you cut some trails.). Also, a small surface cave full of lava, which I used as a starting base because it saved me on torches, near X:111, Z:20. I've now got a shoddly made tree fort on the tall tree at X:111, Z:20. Thanks for the tip, Shabadu. I can't wait till they make the 1.3 version of Optifine, because running this game non-multicore means I'm back to the occasional slideshow here and there.
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Aug 2, 2012 12:29
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 1.3 just came out and I'm already looking forward to 1.4!
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Aug 2, 2012 12:48
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Click for larger: Southwest up  Northwest up. The Lava Pyramid is my mining outpost built on top of my original first-night hidey hole. The small dark tower on my outerwall connects underground to a train station being built under the little hill at my wall, which is going to cross the bridge so I don't have to walk. I'm working on hollowing out that mountain into a house (you can see the windows of my living room in the lower pic). ....It's all so tiny 
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Aug 2, 2012 13:23
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Spoggerific posted:I like making roads with half blocks in the middle and stairs on the side. If you want it to be 3 or 5 wide, you can either put 1 or 3 half blocks in the middle part. With all of the different flavors of stairs and half blocks available now, you could probably make some pretty nice patterns as well. Personally I like using full-block height roads but with stairs at the sides, facing inwards. The little gap between the stair and roadbed makes it look like an old-fashioned open gutter which works pretty well with medieval aesthetics.
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Aug 2, 2012 13:36
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Frobbe posted:just build a copy of How much wax must they use to get the mirror polish on that floor? Also, where is this?
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Aug 2, 2012 17:43
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Cinnamon Bastard posted:Wooooah how are you guys getting these shots? What have I missed, what do I need to do that? I use "MinecraftOverviewer" on my server. We generate a new web-based map every 2 hours. Since the new patch might make things confusing, ours is a full blown linux-based server. Overviewer is python based, so should be cross platform. All my experience is just on the linux end though.
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Aug 2, 2012 18:30
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IUG posted:How much wax must they use to get the mirror polish on that floor?  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CargoLifter IUG posted:Also, where is this? Located near Berlin: http://goo.gl/maps/0YOX3
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Aug 2, 2012 18:58
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fondue posted:
... wait, why are the things they're holding purple? 
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Aug 2, 2012 19:13
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President Ark posted:... wait, why are the things they're holding purple? I think they're enchanted. One looks like a shovel, the other a sword.
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Aug 2, 2012 19:14
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This Dinnerbone guy is loving on the ball. Him and Jeb should just take over. Now people can do LPs and stuff without worrying about YouTube morons swarming all over their favorite servers. This kind of programming is downright thoughtful, I loving love it.
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Aug 2, 2012 19:22
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President Ark posted:... wait, why are the things they're holding purple? If he makes it so you can give skeletons something besides a bow I think I'll swoon. God ... I'm getting excited over a video game.
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Aug 2, 2012 19:24
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Boat posted:This Dinnerbone guy is loving on the ball. Him and Jeb should just take over. Every time I see these screenshots, I become more and more convinced that Dinnerbone is the next best thing to happen to Minecraft since Jeb.
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Aug 2, 2012 19:25
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Color Printer posted:Every time I see these screenshots, I become more and more convinced that Dinnerbone is the next best thing to happen to Minecraft since Jeb. Seriously. I had followed most of the Mojang team on twitter just to see what's up, and I've completely dropped everybody but those two. Notch's feed was utterly useless crap constantly, but these guys are at least amusing if not informative. Really looking forward to the work they're putting in. If they're listening to feedback from map makers, LPers and the like the next few revisions are going to be amazing.
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Aug 2, 2012 19:28
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Dinnerbone does seem pretty cool. Also seems to be quick at going from the "here's an idea I had" to "it's in the update" too. Fast turnaround on ideas is very anti-Notch.
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Aug 2, 2012 19:29
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Parkingtigers posted:Fast turnaround on ideas is very anti-Notch. That's very funny because in the beginning of Minecraft's development fast turnaround on ideas was Notch's hallmark. Of course being an incredibly rich internet celebrity takes a lot of your time.
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Aug 2, 2012 19:31
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In that case let's hope Dinnerbone doesn't get given a raise any time soon.
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Aug 2, 2012 21:01
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Who is Dinnerbone? One of the Bukkit guys or a completely new guy?
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Aug 2, 2012 21:04
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Iacen posted:Who is Dinnerbone? One of the Bukkit guys or a completely new guy? Yeah, he's one of the Bukkit guys, but unlike the rest of the Bukkit team, he moved to Sweden and is working out of the Mojang offices directly, and doesn't seem to be working on the API primarily.
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Aug 2, 2012 21:39
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Parkingtigers posted:Dinnerbone does seem pretty cool. Also seems to be quick at going from the "here's an idea I had" to "it's in the update" too. Fast turnaround on ideas is very anti-Notch. What's funny is way back at the start Notch was flying along. It was 100% the right thing to pass it on though once he ran out of steam. Edit: wow totally beaten Shoehead fucked around with this message at 22:12 on Aug 2, 2012 |
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Aug 2, 2012 22:08
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I'll be impressed when they fix some of the fundamental problems with the game, not when they add gimmicky stuff like zombies wearing helmets. There's still no ambient sounds in the game at all and a lot of missing sound effects. PVP still sucks. There's still hardly a "game" unless you count killing a retarded dragon.
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Aug 2, 2012 22:17
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Schweinhund posted:I'll be impressed when they fix some of the fundamental problems with the game, not when they add gimmicky stuff like zombies wearing helmets. There's still no ambient sounds in the game at all and a lot of missing sound effects. PVP still sucks. There's still hardly a "game" unless you count killing a retarded dragon. The dragon was almost a satrical response to people wanting it to be a game. It will never be a game in a way that you seem to want it to be, Mojang actively doesn't want it to be. I'm fine with that, I don't see why it needs to be one.
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Aug 2, 2012 22:19
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I don't expect it to ever be one. But like with the zombies, the monsters in the game are without exception annoying and not fun to play against. Having to hit them a dozen times with a stone sword is beyond stupid. They should do something to address that instead of adding baby zombies.
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Aug 2, 2012 22:24
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Schweinhund posted:I don't expect it to ever be one. But like with the zombies, the monsters in the game are without exception annoying and not fun to play against. Having to hit them a dozen times with a stone sword is beyond stupid. They should do something to address that instead of adding baby zombies. Get a better sword? All the mobs become pathetic once you get good gear, which is pretty trivial. That isn't even taking enchanting into account, which makes things even easier than it was before. For the record I don't like this, I wish stuff was actually threatening aside from the cave spider horde. Even then cave spiders are only dangerous because of their annoying poison bullshit. VVV Skeletons don't have an animation for firing their bows so I wouldn't be surprised if they went the  route and had them just bump into you.
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Aug 2, 2012 22:30
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Well, since they're holding weapons, maybe they'll actually swing them now. Or else it's going to look even more ridiculous.
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Aug 2, 2012 22:31
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Baby zombies in armour is the best possible move for making me love the game even more.
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Aug 2, 2012 22:33
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Ok, now I've got the horrible image of two zombies loving in my head. It's all fun until bits fall off...
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Aug 2, 2012 22:34
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Test Pilot Monkey posted:Ok, now I've got the horrible image of two zombies loving in my head. It's all fun until bits fall off...  On another note, has anyone played on the Minecraft Hunger Games servers? They've got games of 150 people that start every few minutes, and with a host of different classes to choose from (Poseidon has + damage in water, Endermage can drop a portal that teleports enemies to it from above or below, etc.), it is a pretty enjoyable diversion. There's no reward for winning or anything (frankly they should give you your pick of a free class- which each cost around 2 or 3 bucks to pay for server hosting), but it can be pretty fun.
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Aug 2, 2012 22:40
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Cervixalot posted:
An honest experience when you think about it.
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Aug 2, 2012 23:04
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fondue posted:I played them but the ones I played on were rampant with cheating. In addition if you weren't with a group (or cheating) you pretty much lose. Haven't seen any cheating on my end, but I hear you with the groups. A couple times i've been slaughtered by a group of 3-6, thanks to compasses, but even going solo i've won before and placed top 5-10 pretty consistently. Its all about waiting out the initial slaughter by getting well away from the crowds and seeking out food and an iron suit ASAP.
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Aug 2, 2012 23:08
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