Concerning Mining, Crafting, Serving, Fifthfiending

[Thadius]

Thad

Thad

We have a beach house now.

With central heating?

[Flarecobra]

It went down. Then came back up with some very bad lag.

[Fifthfiend]

Did a proper restart, looks like it's good again.

EDIT: yeah looking at the error log, looks like I just hadn't restarted it all day so memory leaks finally ate everything. Should be good for the forseeable future.

[Fifthfiend]

FLARECOBRA

Man thank you for letting me know about that hole in the Elysium -> Terra security as soon as you found it.

It should be fixed now and /home should be back again soon.

[Nikose Tyris]

Thadius.

Please, for the love of god, stop destroying my lava pools. There are bridges and safe walkways.

When you destroy them, you ugly up the place, and you make it harder to navigate- I use those pools as landmarks, too.

Edit: In a completely not ironic at all twist I just lost my diamond pick to a surprise lava pool under a layer of dirt I was removing.

[Flarecobra]

Just doing my civic duty there Fifth.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/dragoninprogress.png

As you can see, I've been quite busy since Fifth's renders. Thing's got a butt now, or at least the start of one.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/dragoninprogress2.png

Bit closer, to get a better sense of just how big this thing is.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/dragoninprogress3.png

Interior, looking towards the neck.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/dragoninprogress4.png

Interior, looking towards where the tail will be.

[Thadius]

DOC STOP PLAYING WITH THE TNT.

YOU'RE CRASHING THE SERVER.

I MEAN JESUS.

ONCE WASN'T ENOUGH FOR YOU?

This update brought to you by Thadco.

[Fifthfiend]

Ugh jesus.

Dock you definitely need to tell me clearly, straightforwardly and without any bullshit what exactly happened there.

Also IDK if/how this affected the world, let me know if anyone sees any kind of chunk errors or anything.

[Grimpond]

what happened?

[Fifthfiend]

All I know right now is the server threw some kind of massive error and crashed, possibly relating to something Doc was doing.

I don't even know that there necessarily WAS damage to anything in-world, just that it's maybe something which hypothetically could cause such damage.

Last backed up the server at... around this time yesterday, so if anything is borked I can selectively revert the impacted areas to whatever they were then.

[Fifthfiend]

And in other Thursday Afternoon ServerOMG news, we have an accusation of griefing against Content. Content I am choosing to temporarily ban you while investigating this accusation for the sake of server safety HOWEVER I am for the time being presuming you to be innocent and am not makin' any kind of permanent decision until I know what's up.

[BitVyper]

Sorry Thad, didn't mean to log out while I was talking to you. Java just puked itself and died when Firefox updated, so I'm working on that now.

[Fifthfiend]

It is a shame that we have to be talking about this when really what we should be talking about is Shy's awesome dragon.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Thad, if you're reading this, you need to sit down and have a talk to Nikose. I've been talking around and it's starting to look like he's most likely responsible for the stuff that's been going on. Also, if anything I said was involved in getting Content banned, I apologize; I never meant to accuse anyone baselessly.

[Thadius]

Okay, so Nik was responsible for my flying island mishaps?

Then someone explain what happened to Verifidez's coaster without using Content as an excuse if that is possible.

[Fifthfiend]

Yeah it looks like things pretty much aren't a thing to worry about as far as Content goes so I'm unbannin him.

Thad, if you're reading this, you need to sit down and have a talk to Nikose. I've been talking around and it's starting to look like he's most likely responsible for the stuff that's been going on. Also, if anything I said was involved in getting Content banned, I apologize; I never meant to accuse anyone baselessly.

Don't worry about it, like I said it wasn't even meant as like a punishment, just a temp measure while I checked things out.

I'd much rather have people bring up concerns when stuff like this comes up so that we can get it worked out than nobody say anything and then who knows what's going on.

[Nikose Tyris]

Okay, so Nik was responsible for my flying island mishaps?

Then someone explain what happened to Verifidez's coaster without using Content as an excuse if that is possible.

I'm definitely owning up to: Misplaced blocks over your door, cobblestone shenanigans. The first was lag glitched and I... forgot to fix it, I'm sorry! The second you gave me permission to help myself to, and I was using the cobble only [Although I did toy with stuff to make it look more organized for when I came back, I was gonna drop off more stuff but then you logged on and we were talking about secret island and I got distracted and forgot about it all.]

Anything else wasn't me. [Especially anything about a coaster, I don't know where anyone else's stuff is- I can't even find the tower from spawn on my own. ;-;] I replaced stuff in the mason house and gave some extra to make up for the troubles. I'm real sorry for messin' with you, I didn't mean to.

[Flarecobra]

I had to take down a bunch of his tracks because it wound through a bunch of my stuff... but I did that a long time ago, and even posted about it.

Like, about a month ago. (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1113914&postcount=290)

[Doc ock rokc]

sorry about that I was researching a new way of transportation
if i got it right then you would move 60 blocks for every block up when you launched
It had to use a stack of boats in one spot at one time.
It somehow destoryed all the blocks around it and the stack of boats launched while staying in the same place like a singularity...It worked though

Ok I got it to work without the singluarity of lag.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Doc, this is Minecraft. Dwarven physics won't work here.

[Aerozord]

So for those of you that dont know about what I am doing with my LP (http://nuklearforums.com/showthread.php?t=39867), I am integrating it to our multiplayer server. Now before I do that I need to build a town to house the portal. Fairly basic stuff, roads, simple houses, want it to look like somewhere people live, or once lived in. Asking if anyone would be willing to give me a hand with this?

warning, will be a tad on the tedious side unless someone wants to build a castle, sculpture, or other bits of artistic flair. As I said, this is supposed to resemble an actual town, kind of lose that if some houses are plain wooden cottages and others are solid gold and leaking lava

[Bells]

i know i've been a little off lately, just wanted to thanks you all for being very welcoming. And Fifth for helping me out remember stuff

Also, jfor those of you guys who knows where my room in the tower is. I have some Glass in there, feel free to take it if you want it, i can make more later. But please don't take the Ice, i have plans for that. Also, i know i expanded my room a bit out of the project, but i reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally wanted a garden since my room has no windows or ventilation whatsoever

Also, looks cute!

[Flarecobra]

I've started a little project in Ely. I'd like to know what all countries the regulars are from. I'm already figuring at least the US and Canada.

[Fifthfiend]

UGH FUCK GUYS THAT NOTCH JEEEEEEERK IS GONNA BREAK EVERYTHING AGAIN SOON

We’ve been working on finishing up Achievements and Statistics for 1.5, I ran into some issues with JSON, got frustrated, and added weather instead. Developing new features like that is what I enjoy doing the most, so I ended up covering a lot of ground. There’s periodic downfall (snow in snowy areas, rain in others, nothing in deserts) that make the sky darker, hides the sun, moon and stars, and makes everything wet. Ice grows back in cold regions, and snowfall covers the ground when it’s snowing. During rain/snow, there can be occasional thunderstorms with lightning. I haven’t finished the actual lightning bolt yet, but everything else is fairly done.
Once the stats are done and the weather has been tested through, we’ll release 1.5. I’m guessing this will be next week. The piston mod might get added, but it will not be in time for 1.5.

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt148/fifthfiend/emoticons/cloud9.png fuck yessssss

http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4423138657/11-11-11

...Re: the rest of the article, I'm less interested in the "Beta" label being taken off the game than whenever they finally feel it's appropriate to remove that "multiplayer isn't finished yet but there is ~some buggy early testing~" bullshit line on the server logon screen.

[Doc ock rokc]

I got the man cannon working! without lag. Feel free to try its near Redmage in Ely

[Shyria Dracnoir]

I have failed myself and those who came before me.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/13-1.png

The Dark God Kre'pher has awoken, and already the world suffers under a blanket of endless night. I have sufficient torches to keep the beasts away from my own land for now, but time is running out. Every night the sun fails to rise bolsters Kre'pher's power and brings creation closer to its doom.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/12-1.png

My ancestors and I had hoped that this would not come to pass, but now we have no other option. Though the heroes that first vanquished Kre'pher have long since turned to dust, some trace of their power must linger in their descendants. We must track them down, no matter how far we must search.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/14.png

We must bring them back here, and descend into the deepest part of the mines that lie beneath the old trading post.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/15.png

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/16.png

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/17.png

They will seek the inner sanctum of the Wardens, buried deep beneath the earth.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/18.png

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/19.png

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/20.png

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/21.png

There they will find what they need to send Kre'pher back to his tomb.

[Thadius]

Sheesh. Every time I think my flying tower is awesome, HERE COMES SHYRIA WITH MORE NECROMUNDO MYTHOLOGY.

And people wonder why my Projects never get done. I have to make sure that they can one-up stuff like THIS before asking someone to write it up.

Not to worry, though. There is a Plan.

[Flarecobra]

The server is now 20% cooler. (http://sadpanda.us/images/428155-0L11791.png)

[Shyria Dracnoir]

And people wonder why my Projects never get done. I have to make sure that they can one-up stuff like THIS before asking someone to write it up.

You could go the easy route and just bribe me to do your write ups.

[Doc ock rokc]

OK Jeff's Budget Holiday travel is ready right next to the redmage billboard.
how to use the really huge cannon that cost-effectively shoots you to places.
One get in the mine cart situated at the firing direction of the cannon. (if there isnt one it could be invisible DO NOT PUT ANOTHER MINECART THERE)
DONT MOVE!
Get out of the mine cart
Type WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEE
if massive lag happens after you broke the cannon SET FIRE TO IT it should eliminate the problem

[Nikose Tyris]

On the list of shit that works opposite the way it's supposed to, may I present the Doc Ock Opus.

[Doc ock rokc]

On the list of shit that works opposite the way it's supposed to, may I present the Doc Ock Opus.

Hey thats uncalled for! I did nothing wrong!

[Nikose Tyris]

Hey Bit.

Remember when you ported my to Elysium.

I am back on Terra and noticed my two iron picks and my 7 stacks of cobblestone are no longer with me. I think I lost some redstone/diamond but honestly I just want the cobble and picks back. <3 when you get the chance.


Edit:
Also I meant that none of those things SHOULD work the way you've made them do it. Not that your machine is broken. Just that you've mortally wounded physics.

[Doc ock rokc]

You can place blocks on thin air and your saying I' mortally wounded physics. I just went in for the KILL!

[Thadius]

You know something is good if setting fire to it is part of the fixing process.

And if you think that sort of cannon is bad, Nikose, clearly you've not looked at the flying island lately. Or the Skybridge.

[Nikose Tyris]

And if you think that sort of cannon is bad, Nikose, clearly you've not looked at the flying island lately. Or the Skybridge.

You

You shut up

You're not helping things at all.


I mean a sky castle is at least somewhat BELIEVABLE in some abstract sense and this bridge will make more sense when fully supported

ITS MADE OF WOOD

IT FIXES WHEN BURNED

IT PUNCHES YOU WITH EXPLOSIVE POWER AND YOU DON'T DIE FROM IT

[Pip Boy]

You can place blocks on thin air and your saying I' mortally wounded physics. I just went in for the KILL!

Im watching you mister. Don't think I've forgotten about last time.

[BitVyper]

Hey Bit.

Remember when you ported my to Elysium.

I am back on Terra and noticed my two iron picks and my 7 stacks of cobblestone are no longer with me. I think I lost some redstone/diamond but honestly I just want the cobble and picks back. <3 when you get the chance.


Edit:
Also I meant that none of those things SHOULD work the way you've made them do it. Not that your machine is broken. Just that you've mortally wounded physics.

Yeah sorry, thought you were on Elysium when I did that. I'm about to go to work, but I left a chest with your stuff in it right by your tower's door (at the base).

[Nikose Tyris]

No worries Bit.

I'm now considering building identical towers at the same XYZ co-ordinates across all worlds.

I'm gonna scope out other worlds over the next couple days to try and get a judgement on if thats reasonable or not, or if it would impede anyone elses's stuff.

I kind of like the idea that wherever you go, The tower is always present.

[Fifthfiend]

HMMMM actually I'm glad you brought it up since I would say you may want to hold off doing that on arcanos until... tomorrow-ish. IDK how totally likely it is that I'm gonna do this but without saying too much it's possible the coordinates on Arcanos may not be the SAME coordinates they currently are.

[Flarecobra]

Speaking of... how shall we develop our little... project?

[Nikose Tyris]

Kay, I have no problem waiting. It was just in the 'thinkin' plans anyway.

Also can I get:
PrincessRina

and

AeroVox

added to the whitelist? :3

[Fifthfiend]

I dunno nik, those sound like GRIEFER NAMES

are you gettin GRIEFERS on my server

you GRIEFER???????????

[Sifright]

Could you add me to the whitelist same name

[Fifthfiend]

P. sure I added you like, a billion years ago!

[Aerozord]

stupid invisible mobs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yul7pusmhH4)

[Aldurin]

stupid invisible mobs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yul7pusmhH4)

What's your video capture program? That thing runs sweet.

Also my video card crapped out while I was on minecraft so now I may or may not be on depending on how well my laptop tolerates a memory intensive game. I mean this sucks big time because I think it's the graphics card but I don't have any crappy compatible ones nearby to try in order to confirm it.

[Thadius]

To: Whoever planted the huge forest of reeds right outside Terra's main spawn point.

I love you so goddamn much. This is going to cut down the time I would have spent farming my own reeds by a factor of 100. The flying island will be open for business sooner than I thought it would at this rate.

[Aerozord]

What's your video capture program? That thing runs sweet.

fraps

[Fifthfiend]

I'll get on figuring out wtf is up with invisimobs as soon as possible.

[Thadius]

So wait.

Some mobs on Necro are invisible and can still kill you.

While some people on Terra can see mobs that don't try to kill you.

...Something tells me that before all is said and done, we're going to need to kill Kre'pher to fix shit.

[Revising Ocelot]

Rargh. I think I'm going to stomach the international lag and try this server again, I'm fed up with bloody UKCS being so slow. Shouldn't be horrible if I stick to the areas without mobs?

[Thylacine]

May I be added to the whitelist?

Username: thylac1ne

[BitVyper]

I love you so goddamn much. This is going to cut down the time I would have spent farming my own reeds by a factor of 100. The flying island will be open for business sooner than I thought it would at this rate.

Replant them, fucker. I will hunt you down and murder you.

Oh wait, you said reeds, not trees. Yeah, just don't take the bottom ones. Lets just say there USED to be a lot more there.

Anyone else having a hell of a time logging in and staying logged in this morning?

[Aerozord]

So wait.

Some mobs on Necro are invisible and can still kill you.

While some people on Terra can see mobs that don't try to kill you.

...Something tells me that before all is said and done, we're going to need to kill Kre'pher to fix shit.

gets worse, when the mob kills you, your dropped loot is gone, or atleast invisible. Cause I tried to get it and flee necro but there was nothing to get

[Nikose Tyris]

It's an error I've seen on a few servers, Aero. Happens on Hubris for certain, right near the spawn monsters are for some reason invisible. Same with dropped items/loot

[Shyria Dracnoir]

The foundation for Ponyville is made! Now to get to work on the buildings. The Wiki (http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Ponyville) has a list of major landmarks plus some reference images. I say we start with the Town Square and work outwards.

[Aldurin]

Good news, my main computer isn't broken anymore. It turns out that the graphics card overheated and broke, but I managed to find a new one.

But before I come back on, is Doc's man cannon(s) still in Ely? It may have been one of the contributing factors to the overheat and even if it wasn't I don't want to be around a spout that's spewing raw, unrefined lag.

[Flarecobra]

The foundation for Ponyville is made! Now to get to work on the buildings. The Wiki (http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Ponyville) has a list of major landmarks plus some reference images. I say we start with the Town Square and work outwards.


How to GET to Ponyville:

1: Store your stuff in Terra.
2: Go to Ely
3: Go west from Spawn (Head to Magikarp)
4: Go under/around Magikarp, keep headed West
5: Follow signs to Ponyville.
6: ???
7: Pony!

[Aerozord]

How to GET to Ponyville:

1: Store your stuff in Terra.
2: Go to Ely
3: Go west from Spawn (Head to Magikarp)
4: Go under/around Magikarp, keep headed West
5: Follow signs to Ponyville.
6: ???
7: PROFIT!

there we go

[Bells]

So... uh... got lost.

When i came back today to work a little bit more on the lair i found myself on the starting spawn point. No big i thought that might happen... So i wandered around looking for home

and couldn't find it.

I went as far as the Bamboo tower, cause i though i might be able to see it from above, but no luck. i thought i knew the direction (since it's near a quite large mountain and ice plain combination, but nothing caught my eye.

So... directions pl0x?

[TDK]

Assuming it was there when it was put up, go find the latest render of Terra. Locate it on there, use landmarks, etc.

[Nikose Tyris]

whitelist: lilOphelia


Edit: I'm sorry I have friends and apparently I talk this server up like it's something amazing and I think it is. D: No more I promise. Just us.

[Aldurin]

So... uh... got lost.

When i came back today to work a little bit more on the lair i found myself on the starting spawn point. No big i thought that might happen... So i wandered around looking for home

and couldn't find it.

I went as far as the Bamboo tower, cause i though i might be able to see it from above, but no luck. i thought i knew the direction (since it's near a quite large mountain and ice plain combination, but nothing caught my eye.

So... directions pl0x?

You can use /spawn to go home, or figure out your coordinates with respect to the spawn's (x=0, z=0). If you're wanting to keep the area you're in for later projects then write down your coords so you can walk back anytime.

[Azisien]

I technically only joined the server to try and figure out the weird multiplayer lag I'm experiencing on my normal server. To my surprise and glee, there is no such lag on this server, so I may play this as a secondary (or primary if the lag continues).

User name Azisien!

And whoever built that nice restaurant tower near Archanos spawn: good job.

[Fifthfiend]

whitelist: lilOphelia


Edit: I'm sorry I have friends and apparently I talk this server up like it's something amazing and I think it is. D: No more I promise. Just us.

YOUR PLOT TO GRIEF MY SERVER WITH YOUR GRIEFERS

HAS

BEEN SPOTTED SIR

I technically only joined the server to try and figure out the weird multiplayer lag I'm experiencing on my normal server. To my surprise and glee, there is no such lag on this server, so I may play this as a secondary (or primary if the lag continues).

User name Azisien!

And whoever built that nice restaurant tower near Archanos spawn: good job.

GRIEFERS EVERYWHERE

[Aerozord]

I have a question about spawn protection, is it an area around the spawn thats protected, or does it expand infinitely up and down as well?

[Flarecobra]

I beleve it goes up and down as well...

[Nikose Tyris]

We'll know shortly.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

I have a question about spawn protection, is it an area around the spawn thats protected, or does it expand infinitely up and down as well?

It goes down; I ran into it while excavating part of the mines under my fort.

[Aerozord]

It goes down; I ran into it while excavating part of the mines under my fort.

how far down? I know it atleast goes a few blocks. I'm just wondering if its all the way to bedrock

[Flarecobra]

ALL the way down.

[Bells]

So, i finished a small project of my own, if any of you can get to my room, i have a hidden tunnel in there, if you can take that ride and give me some feedback on it, i would appreciate.

Also, for the people in the Tower here i have my room, i have some Surplus Glass, pressure plates and stone stairs in my Trunk. If you need it, go for it.

Also, Nik, the Sign in your room was placed by me!

[Nikose Tyris]

I feel safe in blaming you for the screwed up water flow at the bottom of my tower now. It takes a lot of work to fix that you know. >:C

Also dirt is never a gift. xD Just burn the shit when you're done with it, it's why we have the garbage disposal and the pyramid outside.

[Bells]

What Waterflow problem? I had no problems with water during my work at all. the most i did was take a bucket of water just to keep it in store.

I did found a Lava spot, but i blocked it before any damage was done...

Also, it didn't give you just dirt, i gave you a steak and a piece of sugar cane too =3

[Nikose Tyris]

What Waterflow problem? I had no problems with water during my work at all. the most i did was take a bucket of water just to keep it in store

That bucket of water you took caused a water current in my landing pool. My computer lags and fighting my way out of a current when I have a frame rate of 6 isn't the most enjoyable thing in the world.

Bit already fixed it tho so we cool.

[Bells]

GAH! My bad!!

But on that note... I was considering an extension on my Tunnel. On the exit point there is a Pit to the side, a perfect square hole with 2 Trees in the middle, and to the other side there is a large body of water.

So, i was considering Something like a "hidden bunker" or maybe i can divert some water to make a current and make a Boat ride. Would require some help though...

What you guys thing? Anyone want a complex Boat ride?

[Fifthfiend]

SO ABOUT THE TERRA SKY ROAD

I ask that you not take it through the area I note here (http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5796/terracrop.png)

Aside from that I got no problems with you linking up with whoever wants to be linked up with.

[Nikose Tyris]

SO ABOUT THE TERRA SKY ROAD

I ask that you not take it through the area I note here (http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5796/terracrop.png)

Aside from that I got no problems with you linking up with whoever wants to be linked up with.

I'm not entirely sure where that is. Can I safely build a stair down from where I am now?

Edit: It looks like yes from the map I'm on. Easy access ahoy.

edit2: Basically I'm going to set a stair there and welcome anyone else who'd like to join it. If it's intrusive or something I have a shiny steel pick that'll take care of the problem for you.

[Doc ock rokc]

http://i.min.us/im5gOe.jpg
You know what we must do

[Flarecobra]

Use fire?

[Aerozord]

depends on if its a creativity server, those I always find less impressive since it mostly just requires enough spare time. Why I found Terra to be more impressive the Elys

[Thadius]

Flare, that's your answer for everything.

No, it is even more plain than that.

We must make the world of Chrono Trigger.

[Aerozord]

Personally I'd rather go with Death City (http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w45/skeith_04/Screen%20Shots/DeathCity.png), not sure why

[Melfice]

Impressive.
You're sure this is in-game or a render from a mapping program? Notice the reflections in the "windows" in the skyscraper in the top-right of the picture.

If it actually IS in-game, that's some impressive mod they're running.
If it's a render from a mapping program... likewise, an impressive program to be able to create reflections.

[Doc ock rokc]

Impressive.
You're sure this is in-game or a render from a mapping program? Notice the reflections in the "windows" in the skyscraper in the top-right of the picture.

If it actually IS in-game, that's some impressive mod they're running.
If it's a render from a mapping program... likewise, an impressive program to be able to create reflections.

its a render that I have Downloaded. If I can get the maps to the Game I can make similar renders

[TDK]

I don't think those are reflections, actually. I think the skyscraper in question is mostly glass and the fires you are seeing are behind it.

[Aerozord]

well even forgetting reflection, there are angled shadows and minecraft is strictly overhead lighting

[Bells]

One thing i always wanted to do in Minecraft is make something that really "feels" like a city... you know, Buildings close to each other and roads connecting everything.

What we have now is pretty to look at, but still, it's like, Buildings in the horizon.

[Fifthfiend]

One thing i always wanted to do in Minecraft is make something that really "feels" like a city... you know, Buildings close to each other and roads connecting everything.

ASK NESS WHAT'S UP WITH HIS SERVER

:(

[Aerozord]

its everyones grandiose projects and lack of motivation to use a road system. Cities evolve how they are because they are built more for practicality. No one wants to build their giant space needle next to someone else's 1:1 ratio spinx. Partly because of the issue of having them run into each other.

Personally I'd like to build a giant underground city, but thats me

[TDK]

Cities also tend to spring up in places with the monsters turned on, because you can't be walking all over creation with skeletons shooting arrows up your ass. If everything is in one place, that helps you to not die.

[Nikose Tyris]

I AM THE DEFINITION OF A ROAD SYSTEM.

I HAVE MADE A ROAD, ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE SKY.

[Aerozord]

I AM THE DEFINITION OF A ROAD SYSTEM.

I HAVE MADE A ROAD, ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE SKY.

not to dismiss the sky road as an impressive feat. But having it in the sky it makes it more inconvient then just walking on the ground. Even if it was better, the reason the road system encourages city structure is because its easier to build by paths that already exist. However as you no doubt realized while making it, building in the air is alot harder then building on the ground

[Marc v4.0]

Just don't drag it out to my corner of the world, I don't want my section of the map renders marred by silly sky roads that block my building site

[Melfice]

How about you guys start with a city or village from fiction?

Something like... I don't know. Let's grab Kirkwall from Dragon Age 2 for this example. Or Castelia city from Pokémon Black/White.
Something that you can find blueprints for, or make screenshots from within the game to use as examples.

It'd be a start, and you'd have less of a risk of people running into each other's projects, since you're working on the same project - just different parts of it.

Weird suggestion, maybe. But more practical than asking people, "Hey, we want to build a city? Start building willy-nilly!"

[Fifthfiend]

In seriousness the way I run the server probably serves as an inhibition towards such city-formation as might begin due to my tendencies toward 1. discouraging development in areas in / directly around the spawn, and 2. tending to view layers as having a fair bit of say in new development in the areas around their developments, as well as some other things about the way I do things.

A fair amount of this doesn't necessarily correlate with any particular objective best way to run a minecraft server so much as my own personal preferences. I tend to like "castles in the distance" I guess!

I would say that people are welcome to start cities up according to whatever arrangements with their fellow players at a reasonable distance from the spawn but that wouldn't be an especially honest thing to say since I realize the likelihood of that sort of project starting up and progressing is gonna tend to correlate with the immediacy with which people can jump in and get involved.

All this isn't necessarily to say I'm gonna immediately change how I do things but rather that I recognize my preferences here aren't the only preferences and that with the range of environments and play options that FC has going it shouldn't be impossible to eventually get something going for would-be civic planners.

I'm not exactly joking about Ness's server either, he def. did a better job than I have of fostering a real sense of community and getting people working together on the city they had going there, which I quite liked (for all that, when I joined his server, my first act was to immediately strike out and locate an island on which to found my own isolated hermitage).

[Aerozord]

hey guys I was gonna make a safety tunnel to help with travel in (whatever you guys call the nether world) safer. Frankly I was annoyed with ghasts constantly making travel next to impossible.

[Nikose Tyris]

See it's too bad we can't have like another map with spawn code like "Mazza" [google it] and just be a dedicated "This is a city, Whitelist members are entitled to a land plot, purchase plots from BitVyper/Fifth etc etc"

[Aldurin]

On the whole city issue, I would totally start a project of helping turn the general area around Arcanos' spawn into a city-like place (boundaries being to my tower, fifth's mountain, then at some point in the other directions, modifiable to our needs). There are already some pretty tight structures and all that would really be needed is some torches and a 1-high fence. I would also expand the road/bridge style of stone flooring to others' structures if they would like.

Because I do kinda miss the community idea, especially since the area was mostly developed on Ness' server when I started minecrafting.

[Nikose Tyris]

I'm sorry! I said hell in front of Verifiedz, I didn't mean to. D: It just slipped out.

[Aldurin]

Clearly that's grounds for capital punishment.

[Arhra]

Well if people really want a city, why not just build a road grid somwhere convenient to make some blocks of land and then auction them off?

Build a subway too if you're feelin' FANCY.

I'm thinking of laying some roads myself in Terra. What's the best road material do you think?

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Cobble gives the most roadlike look to me. You could either dig out a dirt channel and place full blocks or make slabs and place them either in a similar channel or just on top of the ground. Depends on what look you prefer.

[Aerozord]

well it cant be on a creative server, having limitless access to anything you want removes the need to ever travel. Ideally a minecart system that allows for stops would help and ease traveling. Then some community structures with communal orchard and mine to encourage use of the system

Instead of auctioning off plots, be smarter to homestead, meaning offer people resources in exchange for building there. Wouldn't have to be anything too elaborate, just a simple "get X for building a house"

[Doc ock rokc]

Why dont you guys build out by the sea in Ely. I mean its a flat space with a train station near by why not.

[Aerozord]

Why dont you guys build out by the sea in Ely. I mean its a flat space with a train station near by why not.

as a creative server it has two problems. First being, as I said, with ability to just magic up what you need there is no motivation to build near each other. No need to share or farm resources. The other issue is that the town would be completely overshadowed by everyones various creations.

There is also that, if you are forced to use resources you gather then buildings will look similar. Ores and clay would be rarely used, and since few want to venture across the map for materials outside the biome everyone will use more convenient materials. Either smaller homes of more exotic materials, or larger ones that use it more sparingly. Giving a sense of consistency

[Doc ock rokc]

as a creative server it has two problems. First being, as I said, with ability to just magic up what you need there is no motivation to build near each other. No need to share or farm resources. The other issue is that the town would be completely overshadowed by everyones various creations.

There is also that, if you are forced to use resources you gather then buildings will look similar. Ores and clay would be rarely used, and since few want to venture across the map for materials outside the biome everyone will use more convenient materials. Either smaller homes of more exotic materials, or larger ones that use it more sparingly. Giving a sense of consistency

Odd you would think that magicking up supplies would encourage such behaviors I mean Look a Ely vs Necro Fifth said it himself that all the wonders of Ely where pretty much on one screen.

Plus you WANT conformity? In a game of INFINITE possibility you want Conformity. Dont we get enough of that in the real world. i mean im sure everyone doenst want to always see a Wooden house here or a stone office building there. Verity is what we all want.

[Flarecobra]

Man... FUCK conformity. This ain't 1984 after all.

[Bells]

I just want to drop my 2 cent here... if you guys want to replicate something, or create City pieces, or have a Community project, i'll just repeat the same suggestion i made the last time

http://i54.tinypic.com/t6zd3q.gif

The freaking Map is it's own Blueprint! Ivalice from Final Fantasy Tactics, c'mon! You just have to agree to a scale

[Aerozord]

Odd you would think that magicking up supplies would encourage such behaviors I mean Look a Ely vs Necro Fifth said it himself that all the wonders of Ely where pretty much on one screen.


yes, wonders that are more or less randomly placed varying wildly. Which brings it to number two

Plus you WANT conformity? In a game of INFINITE possibility you want Conformity. Dont we get enough of that in the real world. i mean im sure everyone doenst want to always see a Wooden house here or a stone office building there. Verity is what we all want.

consistancy. Not conformity. Buildings are limited more in size and material because of how time consuming it is to gather the materials. This also encourages cooperation and sharing in resources which further encourages keeping one another near each other. But there is still variety, especially since people who want variety will put the extra effort to make a house thats bigger, or made of rarer materials.

Take Ness's server, I wouldn't call it full of same boring buildings, or uninteresting. Especially since you know that giant golden statue was mined out one block at a time. Instead of just plopping it out in half an hour

[Doc ock rokc]

Take Ness's server, I wouldn't call it full of same boring buildings, or uninteresting. Especially since you know that giant golden statue was mined out one block at a time. Instead of just plopping it out in half an hour

If I remember correctly Ness's server had a ton of drama going on. There was zoning problems People's mines "collided" and a HUGE hording of resources in the hands of few (like myself because I got digging first and established a huge mine). essentially there was three people that ran the place Ness (who could magic things up.) Flare, (as she found a cave filled with resources and lava) and Myself (who as mentioned before established a huge mine that was basically everything short of the small cave under the city and the orchard that supplied the city with wood)

Hell if we look a Terra we can already see who is the "rich" there. Why do you want to go that for the city I mean yeah it means more but in the end it means less for everyone.

[Flarecobra]

I should point out that toward the end of nesscraft, a good chunk of the stuff was majicked up by me.

[Doc ock rokc]

I should point out that toward the end of nesscraft, a good chunk of the stuff was majicked up by me.

right You where a admin for a short time before the end. and I built a Train station for the community and several generators to "get people started" as I felt bad stealling all the good mine

[Thadius]

It...

IT IS DONE.

The Flying Island is finally done. All aspects of it.

[Nikose Tyris]

Everyone gets to claim a 14x14 section of land to use that goes both up and down to build something to contribute to the city.

Community Chests are established at the main town hall built over the spawn point where we load all diamond into picks, armor beyond leather armor is banned and we must BUILD SOMETHING on each of our plots of land. The initial design is simply to create a pit and draw up the roadways throughout our town, and decide the layout and full scale.

As each person's design is finished, they are welcome to take another plot of land within the city. Gatehouses and toll roads are encouraged.



ALL OPTIONAL I have no idea I'm just spewing ideas if we got a new map to build on or something for the whole 'community hug time' idea.

Just go full Stalin on it.

[Aerozord]

If I remember correctly Ness's server had a ton of drama going on. There was zoning problems People's mines "collided" and a HUGE hording of resources in the hands of few (like myself because I got digging first and established a huge mine). essentially there was three people that ran the place Ness (who could magic things up.) Flare, (as she found a cave filled with resources and lava) and Myself (who as mentioned before established a huge mine that was basically everything short of the small cave under the city and the orchard that supplied the city with wood)

Hell if we look a Terra we can already see who is the "rich" there. Why do you want to go that for the city I mean yeah it means more but in the end it means less for everyone.

honestly I love this, not what happened but that its an actual example of real world economics. Specifically that of unrestricted capitalism. The rich hording their wealth so it grants them greater control and expanding their influence. Especially interesting as nothing but cultural pressure ensured someone didn't just raid the homes of the rich for supplies.

But, I believe we all agree it was a better example of a town then any of our current worlds. My theory is what you just mentioned is why, as it mirrors enviroment most real world towns were first founded under thus the result is the closest to what we are familar with.

Dont you just love when video games can be used for anthropological study

[Aldurin]

I never realized all that was going on in Ness' place (I thought I was decently well off an assload-and-a-half north of town.) and that there was a painful economic hierarchy in the community.

I seriously think we should make some attempt at a closely knit community in Arcanos or Necro. All of the awesome shit fifth has running can easily overcome some of the issues of Ness' server (multiple worlds grant space and more near-spawn area to mass-mine, helping prevent another one of Doc's material monopolies.)

Also, the town setup would clearly be optional but encouraged. At least give it a shot then we can dump it if it goes to shit within the first month.

And Doc, what is your definition of "rich" on this server?

[Doc ock rokc]

honestly I love this, not what happened but that its an actual example of real world economics. Specifically that of unrestricted capitalism. The rich hording their wealth so it grants them greater control and expanding their influence. Especially interesting as nothing but cultural pressure ensured someone didn't just raid the homes of the rich for supplies.Which happened near constantly (to flare) the sole reason that I made my fortress as a water elevator entrance only and made numerous traps and secret doors.

But, I believe we all agree it was a better example of a town then any of our current worlds. My theory is what you just mentioned is why, as it mirrors environment most real world towns were first founded under thus the result is the closest to what we are familiar with.

Dont you just love when video games can be used for anthropological study

It was only a town for a few people (namely the top five). those that where left out never came back. My Theory on why we don't have a town is because we have Multiple worlds where multible people can do whatever they want. where we can isolate each other. if you go by your theory Fifth dominated Terra so he spends more time there, Shy Dominated Nero so she spends more time there, I dominated Ely so I am there, and the Ghasts own the nether....However everyone jumps around and does different things. I in ely and terra experiment around with physics or build things I find interesting or challenging. And venture into the monster worlds to go to my farms. Shy and flare are building pony-ville in ely now Fifth is mostly in console. we are just spread out nothing more. we are still a town. just a inter dimensional town.

[Marc v4.0]

I have a blizerious amount of riches and goods and I live in an open-air hovel. Books and covers, man. Books and covers.

I never realized all that was going on in Ness' place (I thought I was decently well off an assload-and-a-half north of town.) and that there was a painful economic hierarchy in the community.


Yeah, I have no idea what they are even talking about at all.

And people owning maps? Come on, lets not be silly here. :/

[Doc ock rokc]

And Doc, what is your definition of "rich" on this server?
When I have the ability to make more then 3 diamond picks at a time have a few chests full of other materials and when I start getting competive charity wise with someone else (Flare in nesscraft.

[Aerozord]

actually this gave me an idea, would anyone be willing to do an experiment? Like we set up a server with certain conditions and see what happen. Here are some examples.

Controls: mobs off, non-creative, kill room to remove contamination of the experiment

Experiment: resource scarcity alteration
While other resources require mining as normal, however one material the admins fill chests with and effective infinite supply of a material such as glowstone

Experiment: scarcity economics
Plots of land in a city are sectioned off, those that develop land are granted a chest containing an uncommon material selected at random, continued development means more of that resource. Alternatively you may develop another plot of land for another random resource. no oversight on giving away or hording supplies

[Arhra]

Hey guys, I've started building some roads near spawn in Terra, near the community centre.

Thing is I had to build some bridges to do it and I'm debating what looks better, the (admittedly half done) wooden one, or the stone one further along.

[Thadius]

Pfft.

All of these arguments will become obsolete once Delta Corp gets to settling the Nether properly.

MASS EXPORT OF ALL NETHER MATERIALS FOR ALL.

[Aldurin]

When I have the ability to make more then 3 diamond picks at a time have a few chests full of other materials and when I start getting competive charity wise with someone else (Flare in nesscraft.

I can make a good 5 or 6 diamond picks, and I might start donating bookshelves because I have no current plans for them (they are arguably a valuable block given the sheer amount of reeds and wood needed to make them in comparison to other mass-produced blocks.)

actually this gave me an idea, would anyone be willing to do an experiment? Like we set up a server with certain conditions and see what happen. Here are some examples.

Controls: mobs off, non-creative, kill room to remove contamination of the experiment

Experiment: resource scarcity alteration
While other resources require mining as normal, however one material the admins fill chests with and effective infinite supply of a material such as glowstone

Experiment: scarcity economics
Plots of land in a city are sectioned off, those that develop land are granted a chest containing an uncommon material selected at random, continued development means more of that resource. Alternatively you may develop another plot of land for another random resource. no oversight on giving away or hording supplies

Having another map with experiments like that would be cool, but it would be nice if we could agree on a more generic experiment before we end up waging war against the guy that gets diamond stacks for building on his plot.

I mean I would totally support and help organize some kind of minecraft sociology experiment.

[Bells]

I don't know if it's worth anything, but just to make it clear

Evey thing i build, i tag. With Signs on the entrance. Aside from my own personal room, every chest i put out, i just ask one rule, that if you take something, leave something.

Outside of that, i just ask people don't change the buildings i make, but if you give like a 4 block distance, anybody can build anything they wont i don't really mind. Go nuts.

[Aerozord]

Having another map with experiments like that would be cool, but it would be nice if we could agree on a more generic experiment before we end up waging war against the guy that gets diamond stacks for building on his plot.

I mean I would totally support and help organize some kind of minecraft sociology experiment.

we kind of already have generic experiments

Elys: complete removal of scarcity and oversight.
Necro: never ending night and constant threat of attack.
etc

[Marc v4.0]

Paupers

[Flarecobra]

I should point out that I was only "Raided" once.

[Aldurin]

How about so that we don't spam this thread with township debates, we actually make an attempt at it with the closest thing we have. Arcanos is relatively closely knit together with it's current structures, and it has room. It would be relatively easy to secure a general area and begin "townifying" it.

I would expand and connect my current road system around too if expansion started up in Arc.

[Bells]

instead of assigning lots for people, why not assign City Blocks?

So, in a area i can make like, a Factory, or a Mall, or a small residential district.

People still have a lot of room, but would just agree to stay close together with a certain area. And for those who want to work underground, let's set the cut to something like "you can only build under something else, if it's 15 blocks below sea level"

But for this to work, we all would have to pitch in to build a strong Community deposit.

[Fifthfiend]

I need to write it down somewhere so here is the current list of adminny stuff (roughly in order of priority)

- set up bit's server account (thanks to synk for helping me figure out how to make that happen)
- set up aerozord's portal out of Axiom
- zone protect the various portal regions on the various monster worlds
- figure out what the deal is with invisible mobs and junk
- website of some kind
- figure out what if anything I want to do with unnamed/Arcadia (maybe a different name? we have A LOT of A-names it seems like)

And I think that's more or less about it for now.

[Flarecobra]

How about Gaia for the unnamed world?

[Aldurin]

Wait, there's ANOTHER world? I've gotta check this out.

EDIT: Nevermind, server seems to be out right now.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

For as long as anyone can remember, the tower has stood (or rather floated) near the bay. The chill air of the northern hinterlands is broken by the steams of lava that ooze from the parapets, a testament to the power of the one who calls the structure home.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/8-2.png

The only link between the tower and terra firma is a large lumber bridge leading to the front door. There are rumors that, in times of emergency, the tower's lava flows can be redirected to reduce the bridge (and any invaders it carries) to ash, leaving the island itself to drift away to safety. As can be deduced from the bridge's current condition, these rumors are naturally unsubstantiated.

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Even so, the tower is not a hotbed of activity. Very few outsiders bother to come too near the place, if they can avoid it. An invitation inside is rare to the point of nonexistence; consequently, the nature of the tower's contents is largely a mystery.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/6-2.png

About all that can be agreed on is that the tower must be a more or less contained system. The lack of traffic between the sanctum and outer world does little to impact the daily life of the tower's master. Everything he requires for survival-food, water, and lumber for the hearth-can be easily found within the tower's walls.

From here the points diverge. There are many conflicting stories regarding the nature of the tower's master and his companions (should he have any).
They can be as human as you or I in one tale, and something a bit more...different in the next.

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http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/4-2.png

The most vague/interesting tales surrounding the Flying Fortress concern what lie in the castle's interior. With nothing but a blank facade to go on, stories of the fantastic treasures and dark secrets that must be kept within the tower's walls have sprouted like dandelions in spring.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/9-2.png

Massive libraries, with hundreds of miles of shelving storing thousands of years of lost knowledge and obscure lore.

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Trophy rooms plated in gold and precious stones, displaying artifacts of wealth and status.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/1-2.png

Marvelous devices designed to grant their users the power of the gods themselves.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Shyria_Dracnoir/10-2.png

All guarded by fiendish tests of intellectual skill that leave weak minded interlopers to wander their depths for an eternity.

Are these tales true?

Only the master of the tower knows for sure...

[Viridis]

I have not been on in forever.

The winding train track to my mountain, which travels underwater, under the mountain and drops you at the back door? I am impressed.

[TDK]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0j7p4u33No

[Thadius]

The UAC Nether Operations would like to inform the five fiends that there is currently no permission set that will allow the head of the UAC Nether Operations to set a home beacon for quick and easy access to and from the spawn point.

[Fifthfiend]

I have not been on in forever.

The winding train track to my mountain, which travels underwater, under the mountain and drops you at the back door? I am impressed.

Haha, glad you like it.

When I was building it I was like, I should ask before I run this out there! and then I was like, well, he hasn't been on in a while... and then I was like, fuck, who's gonna object to a glass underwater rail line?

[Thadius]

The UAC Nether Operations are open for business! Please, before entering the command hub, wipe your feet and check to make sure that the dual-airlock system functions properly. All levers must be facing upwards in order for the doors to close, but so long as one attached lever is down, then the corresponding door will remain open. Please make sure that all doors are closed when entering or leaving the hub.

Of note is UAC associate Aerozard, who is currently attempting to build a mining facility in the middle of an open cavern. We have prepared both the promotion paperwork and the notifying-next-of-kin paperwork and are waiting with baited breath to see which set we need to fill out.

Current issues within the Nether:

/Sethome and /home do not work for the UAC. Attempts were made via supercomputers to implement these commands, but the computers said we did not have the required permissions. The UAC is now attempting to secure differing computers and the required permissions.

When one leaves and does something else, or 'logging off' as they say in the vernacular, then when one 'logs back in,' they are placed back at the 'spawn point' and not the same place they were. It is believed sleepwalking is to blame for this.

UAC associate Aerozard claims that while the Ghasts are quite large, visible, and deadly, their attacks, which are some sort of area-effect explosive, are invisible until they impact him. We are attempting to research hi-tech goggles that will warn him of an attack before it impacts so that we do not have to hear the 21-Ghast salute all the time.

[synkr0nized]

These things are intriguing enough to get me thinking I should download this and wander around.

[Aldurin]

Thad's post reminds me of the SCP Foundation format, is that what it is?

[Marc v4.0]

UAC is the Doom company

[Doc ock rokc]

UAC is the Doom company

Hey now you have to remember that doom is a really old game. And that the story was mostly told in the instruction ...square that came with the disk.

[Arhra]

Oh god, DO WANT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkV0NFs0Wqk&feature=player_embedded)

Pistons!

[Nikose Tyris]

I think I can take away that pistons do not move Obsidian?

That would make me happy.

[BitVyper]

You know what this means?

TRANSFORM AUTOBOT CITY!

[Doc ock rokc]

OoO notch said he might make pistons official
also Lightning confirmed along with the fact that Pigs struck by lightning become ZOMBIEPIGMEN!

[Nikose Tyris]

Posted 35 Minutes ago:

POWERED RAILS MOTHERFUCKERS. THE SUPERTRANSCONTINENTAL HIGHWAY IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

[Aldurin]

Oh yeah, can an op go to infernum sometime soon and patch up the lava leak that is RIGHT NEXT TO THE SPAWN POINT? I prefer to find water instead of lava when I use /spawn. Partially annoyed because I lost some picks and a stack of torches since the corner of the pool is literally on the edge of the destination.

[Doc ock rokc]

Posted 35 Minutes ago:

POWERED RAILS MOTHERFUCKERS. THE SUPERTRANSCONTINENTAL HIGHWAY IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

??? where was that posted

[Nikose Tyris]

??? where was that posted

Notch's personal blog, dude.

http://notch.tumblr.com

[Doc ock rokc]

Notch's personal blog, dude.

http://notch.tumblr.com
Wow thats weird I was just on there alittle after the time you posted and that wasn't up

[Fifthfiend]

What htis problably means is one of you apes crashing the server with those goddamn things.

12000 BLOCK POWEREDRAIL PISTON MEGAMACHINE WHEEE whoops where minecraft go

[Nikose Tyris]

12000 BLOCK POWEREDRAIL PISTON MEGAMACHINE WHEEE whoops where minecraft go

Okay so I'm going to need Iron. I've got a storehouse of over 300 redstone but lets play Launchy-cart.

I think we're going to need Sithdarth's help on determining flight paths but I'm going to be catapulting carts over the height cap and into THE GREAT BEYOND.

[Bells]

I would like to present my little tour, cause i think the stuff i made is pretty neat.

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-37-54-66-1.jpg

Welcome to My room!

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-38-10-83-1.jpg

It's a Pretty neat room. full of Novelty Signs! No windows though...

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-38-35-03-1.jpg

What is this? A garden?

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-38-42-71-1.jpg

Why, yes it is!

http://s1.postimage.org/6gxxmit7n/javaw_2011_04_13_14_38_47_94.jpg

Wait a second... something is not right with this garden...

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-38-55-75-1.jpg

And PRESTO! Here we go

Let's explore this tunnel...

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http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-39-16-91-1.jpg
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http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-39-40-31-1.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-39-49-82.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-41-00-74-1.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-41-56-34-1.jpg

Long Tunnel is long... in another News... FREEDOOOOM! But what IS this?

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-42-05-86-1.jpg

oh... ok...

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-42-30-71-1.jpg

This.. appears to be a secret construction covered by an Artificial Forest to trick those far from it... And apparently Nikose is awesome...


uuuh Clever

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-43-05-31-1.jpg

It's very well disguised with strategically placed Trees!

Only a Close by Landmark pinpoint it's location

So we get in to explore this Green Bunker...

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-42-20-71-1.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-44-29-67.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-44-39-47-1.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-45-03-13-1.jpg

OMG UNDERGROUND FOREST!

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-45-19-01-1.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-45-30-59-1.jpg

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-45-43-58-1.jpg
Damn straight!

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-45-59-63-1.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-46-04-89-1.jpg

There is a small staircase that leads to a endless Water Supply

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-46-12-89-1.jpg

Which is right above the Water Drive

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-46-48-10-1.jpg

On the uper Level, you have to trim some of the leaves to reach the exit to the White Fields

And all the way in the back

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-46-52-93-1.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-47-00-66-1.jpg

It's the Fucking Long Dark Tunnel of Secrecy. But i'm sure it's just a name...

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-47-05-11-1.jpg

No... that thing is fucking dark and long alright...

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-47-28-99-1.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-47-37-27-1.jpg

And here is where you come out!

BTW is anybody working on that Mountain? I found signs that people were there, so i didn't want to mess around with it. But it's a awesome place to carve a fort in.

And to finish...

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-50-47-41-1.jpg

If you take the Water Drive Exit... what is that just ahead?

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1314-50-58-76-1.jpg

TO BE CONTINUED!?

^^^^

EDIT: FIXED THE DAMN THING

[Flarecobra]

I'm getting red Xs there.

[Grimpond]

I'm not seeing anything there either

[Thadius]

The UAC base will now give you all an automated tour of the facility.

http://i53.tinypic.com/k529gl.jpg

Conveniently located in a tunnel near where one first enters the Nether, the UAC facility possess the most secure dual-lock airlock system, ensuring all natives of this place stay where they belong: out of here.

http://i53.tinypic.com/315fo0w.jpg

To your right as you enter is the workstation that all UAC personnel use when in residence...

http://i55.tinypic.com/ofuk39.jpg

And to your left is the greenhouses. What? Do you doubt that the UAC could grow things here? Au contraire!

http://i53.tinypic.com/2zod6w2.jpg

As you can see, wheat is perfectly capable of being grown here.

http://i52.tinypic.com/2eun90o.jpg

As are trees! The UAC did have to implement a Ghast-deterring system, but that was a minor thing to do.

http://i51.tinypic.com/2q2g7ex.jpg

In fact, let us see the quarters of the genius behind it all!

http://i53.tinypic.com/mm4imd.jpg

Umm. He must be suffering from the constant noi-

http://i51.tinypic.com/2qbu44i.jpg

Oh dear. While his taste in decor is starting to worry us, surely it isn't anything to worry abou-

http://i51.tinypic.com/33f6gzr.jpg

Clearly he lied on his psychiatric exam.

[Bells]

uuh quick update... who built this?

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1318-01-34-34-1.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1318-01-07-92-1.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z431/bells85/javaw2011-04-1318-01-22-32-1.jpg

I was going deep for my second Underground site (like, Bowels of the earth deep, i was looking for a deep veil of water or Lava, and i fall into this room that is REALLY deep in. So now i need to steer away from it so i won't damage anyone else's work.

So, who is working on that?

[Doc ock rokc]

That might be Shy's Kree'per tomb or somthing

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Doubtful. Mine doesn't look like that (the face is fully formed and has obsidian for features). Besides, mine's on Necromundo, and it looks like this was in Terra.

[Thadius]

That WAS a ThadCo base. I Unestablished it last week.

[Nikose Tyris]

It's been reclaimed into the NikoNetwork of tunnels and systems, of which Bells is an Employee.

Edit: Also, I'm reserving all iron ore found in the NikoNetwork but will pay out my diamonds in return.

[Fifthfiend]

The UAC Nether Operations are open for business! Please, before entering the command hub, wipe your feet and check to make sure that the dual-airlock system functions properly. All levers must be facing upwards in order for the doors to close, but so long as one attached lever is down, then the corresponding door will remain open. Please make sure that all doors are closed when entering or leaving the hub.

Of note is UAC associate Aerozard, who is currently attempting to build a mining facility in the middle of an open cavern. We have prepared both the promotion paperwork and the notifying-next-of-kin paperwork and are waiting with baited breath to see which set we need to fill out.

Current issues within the Nether:

/Sethome and /home do not work for the UAC. Attempts were made via supercomputers to implement these commands, but the computers said we did not have the required permissions. The UAC is now attempting to secure differing computers and the required permissions.

When one leaves and does something else, or 'logging off' as they say in the vernacular, then when one 'logs back in,' they are placed back at the 'spawn point' and not the same place they were. It is believed sleepwalking is to blame for this.

UAC associate Aerozard claims that while the Ghasts are quite large, visible, and deadly, their attacks, which are some sort of area-effect explosive, are invisible until they impact him. We are attempting to research hi-tech goggles that will warn him of an attack before it impacts so that we do not have to hear the 21-Ghast salute all the time.

THADIUS

Fiendcraft strives to address player inquiries in a responive and timely manner

HOWEVER

if you wish us to do so, it would help if you inform us of your player issues clearly, concisely, and directly

NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF LENGTHY ROLEPLAYING-STYLE POSTS

ANYWAY

no /sethome does not work in the nether, because, uh, I'm not TOTALLY sure why I set it up that way, but I guess probably like... the nether is sort of supposed to be minecraft's fuck-you mode, things like /sethome that take the pain out of minecrafting would seem to run contrary to that.

It's possible I change my mind, even I cannot predict my own mercurial whims. Maybe bother me about it and I'll go like OH OKAY FINE IF IT WILL MAKE YOU STOP BOTHERING ME? Or maybe I'll be like NO IT ENT GONNA HAPPEN NEVER NOHOWS, I AM SUPER-COMMITED NOW TO BEING A BIG JERK ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR A FAIRLY WEAK REASON, NOW LEAVE ME ALONE. Who knows!

[Aerozord]

I'd be abit sad if we could just port around the nether after I spent all that time making safe paths

well path

[Fifthfiend]

I mean I don't want to give the impression that I am against lengthy roleplaying posts set in minecraft, that is pretty much the furthest opposite of things I am against.

But it might not be the clearest way to inform me that you have an actual player question that you for-reals want answered!

Maybe next time, do the roleplay-voice thing, but also PM me?

[Bells]

It's been reclaimed into the NikoNetwork of tunnels and systems, of which Bells is an Employee.

Edit: Also, I'm reserving all iron ore found in the NikoNetwork but will pay out my diamonds in return.

To access it, go to my Blue Station 01, take the Deeper Path (follow the signs) all the way down. When you can no longer go down, you will be on top of a Cobblestone piece, break it, and you're in.

PS: that cave is HUGE, i was actually amazed.

Also, Nik, i don't have Iron but i have Iron ore, take it away

[Thadius]

Will do, sir!

I mean, it's not a BIG issue. Aero did make that nice safe path.

But still. I put a lotta work into this netherbase. And Aero's putting even more in to his mining operation.

Would just help, is all. A decision one way or another.

[Flarecobra]

Anyone else find it a bit amusing Fifth got the 666'th post?

[Aerozord]

and was talking about hell at the time

yes it is a mild amusement

[Bells]

i would honestly feel wrong if he didn't... !


uhhh i need a little help here.

I'm starting to work on my Second Bunker/Lab/Thing. It's more complex than the first, that was basically just an underground garden. This one is Water Based. And it's pretty extensive.

So, here is thing...

First, i was seeing if i could make a floor of ice. So far, no luck. I'm running an experiment right now to check it but i have little hope.

I made a small hole, 3x3, covered the floor with ice blocks. raised a 2 block wall around it, and no direct sunlight. Very little light at all really. Then i tossed 1 bucket of water in this hole. I want to see if it will turn to ice over time. You know, the semi-transparent blue blocks in water.

The second test i'm running is to erect a wall of water with torches behind. Doesn't seem practical so far, i think i'm tackling this one the wrong way...

I want to erect a Wall of stone. On that wall i'll cover it with torches. In front of that, there is a layer of glass. In front of that, a layer of water. In front of that, another layer of Glass.

This wall can be around 10-20 blocks high, so it's a challenge to do.

So, ideas? Help me out here...

[Aerozord]

The second test i'm running is to erect a wall of water with torches behind. Doesn't seem practical so far, i think i'm tackling this one the wrong way...

I want to erect a Wall of stone. On that wall i'll cover it with torches. In front of that, there is a layer of glass. In front of that, a layer of water. In front of that, another layer of Glass.

This wall can be around 10-20 blocks high, so it's a challenge to do.

So, ideas? Help me out here...

first I wanted to say that you wont get alot of light going through that many layers you wont get alot of light. Dont really even need the layer between the torches and the water.

Might also want to consider using lava instead, it produces just as much light but you will only need to fill up the top row with source blocks

[Doc ock rokc]

Another suggestion is to use stairs. Stairs for some reason doesn't block light

[Bells]

guess i'll have to do more experimenting with that! =3

Also, Nik is Jealous of my Room! HA! (PS: after i took the first extra layer in my room i found out 2 Blocks of Lapiz Lazuli behind it, so... yeah!)

Also also, i ended up with a Ice fortress by the shore, because goddamn i took ONE wrong turn in one of those Unfinished tunnels in Nik's Tower and i ended up a hour later in a completely strange place!..

[Aerozord]

following are conversion rates for trades using scarcity of the matterial with cobblestone as a base. wood, sand, and obsidian will be done later after some adjustments for their difficulty in mining, note this does not take into account its uses as a material, I will plan for an adjustment for that, cause obviously gold isn't all that useful, while iron is most useful in the game.

I will do the nether later, as its more about danger then rarity

1cs Cobblestone
1cs Dirt
35cs Redstone
200cs Iron
300cs Lapris
1000cs Gold
1250cs Diamond

[Aerozord]

just wanted to share and interesting chunk error
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/aerozord/javaw2011-04-1414-41-15-34.jpg

[Doc ock rokc]

I can not wait for Pistons to be offical
I have been experimenting with the mod and OH MY GOD is there cool things you can do with them

[Aldurin]

I can not wait for Pistons to be offical
I have been experimenting with the mod and OH MY GOD is there cool things you can do with them

So it works like your man cannon but without destroying reality in the process?

[TDK]

I have called you all here for a meeting.

You all know what it is about.

This mad man speaks of taking away that which we value most, he speaks of destroying the world and rebuilding it as it was once before - a simpler time devoid of that which we have strived to create.

I say to you now - This must not come to be. You have all been assembled here because you possess the will, the motivation, but most importantly the SKILLS necessary to do what I propose.


For you see, gentlemen...We will DESTROY the Fifth Fiend.

[Aerozord]

I dont know, I mean the second fiend ate Jerry, and I dont even remember doing battle with the fourth fiend. I was told there was some sort of reality re-write, then cleansing fire

Look I'm not saying dont do it, just that I'm calling the hard hat this time

[Aldurin]

You can't defeat someone who controls time, for if they ever choose to start a conflict then they've already won.

All we can do is be happy Fiendcraft citizens and pay our 90% Diamond Income Tax without complaint.

[Flarecobra]

What, what?

[Thadius]

For lo, it was written in an ancient tome from another age, that this time would come to pass. That there would rise Five Fiends, each more horrible than the last. And the people would weep and suffer.

So was the Kingdom of Thad'eus formed. A kingdom built hovering in the air, one that would garb itself in the wealthiest of things, so as to attract the attention of the Five Fiends. For the people of Thad'eus had a plan.

Atop the tower, they would build an altar of obsidian and surround it with redstone wires that would never burn out. The obsidian would act like a lodestone for the Five Fiends, and the redstone would keep the fiends from escaping, even through their infernal powers.

Once, the people had the tome that told the true name of the Five Fiends, that they would use to summon these creatures atop the altar and impale them with a Diamond Sword, so as to keep them from ever returning.

However, that tome was given to the kingdom's Archivist, and once he went down into the LibraMaze, he was never heard from again.

And the world did despair.

[Aerozord]

...Can I get that in English please?

nothing they are just messing with you

[Bells]

Hey, i've spent 2 days and died 4 times making a freaking Ocean observatory with Icy Ceiling, don't go rebooting on me bro!

I Say, we wait for Pistons and powerails and achievements in the next updates, and in celebration to the End of Beta for Minecraft, we set down all the rules and create a Grief extravanganza that will make the world itself collapse.

See? Simple.

[Flarecobra]

I think it's all a joke.

[Thadius]

Only half of it is a joke Flare. There are some Plans we of the server fully intend to do.

[BitVyper]

I'm building some roads. Specifically, I'm currently building roads over to Thad and Nikose' places. I haven't exactly asked, so if either of you aren't happy with my road, feel free to dismantle/modify the section of it directly in your space.

[Bells]

BitVyper, From Nik's Tower there are 3 Stations i made (all have signs), all in the Iced area, if you find them and want to work any roads. cart system, connections or whatever, as long as it doesn't destroy what i already placed there, feel free to do so

[Fifthfiend]

Got the Arcanos and Necromunda spawns blast-protected again.

Will do the same for Doc's Munda portal as soon as I remember where it was.

Also this is totally going on the list of things (http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=1022&t=240568) I am absolutely 100% certain definitely going to do at some point, probably, maybe.

[TDK]

That is fucking awesome and I heartily endorse this.

Provided it doesn't wreck shit up and wash away all our work. :I

[Fifthfiend]

ONLY YOURS, TDK

only yours

[TDK]

:(

[BitVyper]

Does anybody know Armosis? He logged on earlier, wouldn't respond to anyone, and headed straight from the spawn for the nearest construction (Fifth's tower, in this case), then logged off as soon as he saw me.

Probably nothing, but it's slightly suspicious, and if anyone can vouch for him, I'd like to hear.

[Fifthfiend]

BULL SHIT (https://twitter.com/notch/status/58802331071938560)

>X(

[Kerensky287]

So I was working on Venus Lighthouse tonight, and I discovered something bothersome: while the map as it appears ingame (in golden sun) IS internally consistent, the staircases are not only a single space long, but they are also a random height. So I built half a floor before realizing it was too low.

I then went to my crafting bench, spawned 64x5 gunpowder and 64x4 sand, and made a bunch of TNT.

Then I made a mistake.

So that giant hole in the middle of Venus Lighthouse? Not a griefing thing. It's a screwup on my part that I'll fix when I get around to it.

[Nikose Tyris]

BULL SHIT (https://twitter.com/notch/status/58802331071938560)

>X(
Buuuuuut now the ladder formula makes 2 ladders, too. [/balancing act]

Edit:
Getting a connection refused at 12:54 AM EST.

I HAVE NO LIFE.

[Fifthfiend]

Just updated the server / all the plugins for which updates were available.

Hypothetically this will help cut back on some of the errors people have been experiencing (invisible monsters and such).

ALSO it looks like the slap command is working so beware me and bitvyper are probably gonna be gettin' slaphappy.

[Thadius]

So after watching these guys (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmVNMOW5pWc) doing what they do best to their planetoid map, I decided to click the link in the description.

http://i52.tinypic.com/2hdtr81.jpg

Two attempts later, I found myself faced with a similar amount of planets that they were facing.

This should be a thing on the Fifthfiend Multiverse. Who's with me on this one?

The only current issues with this idea are twofold:

First, it was made for the 1.3 version, meaning it has to be converted to be compatible with the saving system. Fortunately, at least on single-player mode, the game does it for you. No idea if it works like that on Multiplayer, but if not, I could easily be a provider of a map once I make simple dirt bridges to outlying planetoids. Do NOT want to end up with lots of people being incapable of destroying anything due to spawn protection.

Secondly, as far as I can tell, the following things will never be spawned:
Lapis Lazuli
Mossy Cobblestone
Dungeons
Netherrack
Soul Sand
Reeds

This probably means quite a few strikes against this idea, but Fifth could cheat up one reed and then we could make a farm and then there would be no problem. As for the Lapis...Well, there you have me. BUT. The person who made the map generator will indeed continue to work on it, so HOPEFULLY there will be a future version with Lapis.

However, as is? It's still a pretty awesome concept.

[Aerozord]

be like having an asteriod field, might be a fun alternative to normal resource mining

on a related note, any clue how they are managing voice chat?

[Fifthfiend]

Oh man yeah, I've been considering trying something with that customized world generator for ages now.

AEROZORD, sorry about the holdup on your portal, I tried to set it up earlier but the portal plugin isn't working right for reasons I haven't figured out yet.

[TDK]

I don't know if this is happening for anyone else, but for the last few days, the world is only loading like right around where I spawn. If I walk anywhere else outside of the like ~50 block radius that is loaded, I just fall forever and then pop back to where I was.

Also, planetoids looks AWESOME.

[Bells]

Hey, if you guys are considering a unique map like that, have you consider a secondary "forlolz" server where everybody playes around with unique maps and mods?

Cause, this asteroid map would go really well with the Airship or Airplane mods

[Kerensky287]

The planetoids maptype isn't really something I could see doing too well without manually assigning planets and stuff. I'm playing it singleplayer and most of the fun comes from being able to stripmine entire planets hoping one of them contains what you're looking for - if you had 10+ people doing the same thing, you'd run out of resources REALLY fast.

I mean, I'd love to see what some of you guys do with your planetoids but it would mean MASSIVE travel times universally.

[Aerozord]

AEROZORD, sorry about the holdup on your portal, I tried to set it up earlier but the portal plugin isn't working right for reasons I haven't figured out yet.

thats fine, I'm leaving for anime boston on thursday so I wouldn't have alot of time to do anything with it anyways. So early next week is just fine.

The planetoids maptype isn't really something I could see doing too well without manually assigning planets and stuff. I'm playing it singleplayer and most of the fun comes from being able to stripmine entire planets hoping one of them contains what you're looking for - if you had 10+ people doing the same thing, you'd run out of resources REALLY fast.

I mean, I'd love to see what some of you guys do with your planetoids but it would mean MASSIVE travel times universally.

we could do one of those experiments I mentioned, like everyone gets to make a claim on a planet and must trade for supplies (or free if someone is generous) and they can "buy" new planets. Bought planets pay for a global infrastructure such as bridges

[Aldurin]

I'd like an asteroid version that was more advanced, like actually looking like pieces of terrain ripped out of the ground by an arcane force (example: Angel Island). Also the lack of resources is a good thing because when you have terrain like that you don't want it to be swiss-cheesed by an obsessive miner. It would serve nicely as a bring-your-stuff-and-build-but-don't-actively-mine type of map.

[Flarecobra]

But then you got guys like Pip Boy who go gaga over TNT...

[Aerozord]

I'd like an asteroid version that was more advanced, like actually looking like pieces of terrain ripped out of the ground by an arcane force (example: Angel Island). Also the lack of resources is a good thing because when you have terrain like that you don't want it to be swiss-cheesed by an obsessive miner. It would serve nicely as a bring-your-stuff-and-build-but-don't-actively-mine type of map.

then its basically just us building on floating balls, far less interesting in my eyes.

Incidently they have three options, water under you, open air, or lava (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9TgO-0wh0k)

[BitVyper]

Anyone else having trouble getting larger paintings to spawn? One of mine despawned.... well, either it despawned or someone is taking their thievery to whole new levels of pettiness. Anyway, it's gone, and for some reason I can't for the life of me get anything bigger than a two block wide painting to spawn. I've even tried in different places.

Unrelated, but also wood stairs are dropping as wood panels when they break (regardless of what they are broken with). Pretty sure that wasn't happening before, but I could be wrong.

[Nikose Tyris]

Anyone else having trouble getting larger paintings to spawn? One of mine despawned.... well, either it despawned or someone is taking their thievery to whole new levels of pettiness. Anyway, it's gone, and for some reason I can't for the life of me get anything bigger than a two block wide painting to spawn. I've even tried in different places.

Unrelated, but also wood stairs are dropping as wood panels when they break (regardless of what they are broken with). Pretty sure that wasn't happening before, but I could be wrong.

I've been experiencing the painting issue for thefts and such. Try punching where the larger painting SHOULD be- sometimes it refuses to render that there is anything there.

Edit: Argh why are you taking so long to grow my trees Arcanos it's been over 8 hours. I'm just going to sit logged in now in my little hut WATCHING YOU TREE.

[Melfice]

That plantoid idea could be combined with Towny mod and iConomy.
Make it possible to actually buy a planetoid. Set up an allience of planets and systems.

Just an idea.

[BitVyper]

Try punching where the larger painting SHOULD be- sometimes it refuses to render that there is anything there.

Yeah, it's done that to me before, so I knew to try that already. Anyway, I was able to get them spawning againt this morning, so maybe I was just really really unreasonably unlucky last night.

Stairs are still not leaving stairs when they break though.

[Thadius]

I don't think stairs have ever left stairs when they break, though. I used this to get some wood back from wooden stairs when I needed it and not the stairs. Hell I just tend to break stairs to get some of their raw materials back should I require it.

[BitVyper]

I'm pretty sure they were, but like I said before, I might have been remembering it wrong, and only noticed because of my painting problems.

[Melfice]

Stairs never returned stairs upon destruction. Just one of the materials used to create them.
Maybe you were thinking of slabs? They return slabs, obviously, and are often used as steps in a stair.

Regardless, what is happening to your stairs is not a bug or glitch.

[BitVyper]

Okay, I must just have been remembering wrong then.

[Nikose Tyris]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIFkQWwGASw&feature=share

I was beaten to it. Damn.

[Aerozord]

does seem to have decent range, but unless there is a way to adjust that range its gonna be abit limited

[Thadius]

Guys.

Guys.

I just found out something awesome about Planetoids.

Puppies can still spawn.

EDIT: Proof!

http://i52.tinypic.com/2yy1dp5.jpg

[Kerensky287]

Planetoids is so much fun. I finally managed to make a safe area out of glowstone blocks so monsters wouldn't spawn in it. And then I found coal immediately after, meaning that my many minutes of harvesting glowstone dust turned out to be pretty much useless.

My next project is to find a way to safely harvest water so I can use waterfalls as a downstairs escalator.

[Aldurin]

Wait, there's water below? That's lame, there needs to be PURE VOID below the planetoids.

[Aerozord]

Wait, there's water below? That's lame, there needs to be PURE VOID below the planetoids.

thats an option too, I went with lava since I wanted falling to be an instant death, but worried what having no floor might do to my processor (void bottom doubles the world size)

[Aldurin]

The void exists regardless, you just rapidly lost health once you cross it.

[Thadius]

Actually I greatly advise AGAINST putting glowstone down on grass planetoids. Because then it's an animal party.

[Nikose Tyris]

TowerLog:

Shared Storeroom established. Maintaining minimum 6 stacks in each chest of the respective element.

Established so far:
Cobblestone

To Be Established:
Plank
Saproling
Sand

[Nikose Tyris]

Game update today to 1.5 is out.

Probably breaks the server. Won't apply yet.

Edit: Oh, nvm, just a blanket update? doesn't break server.

[Melfice]

Game update today to 1.5 is out.

Probably breaks the server. Won't apply yet.

Edit: Oh, nvm, just a blanket update? doesn't break server.

That was Notch updating LWJGL and then rerolling that. I think.

EDIT: Now it's out: http://mcupdate.tumblr.com/post/4746649753/minecraft-beta-1-5

[Nikose Tyris]

Update breaks server. Do Not Apply yet.

[Fifthfiend]

Looking at opinions here.

I can

1. Leave the server running as-is. People who don't update can play, people who update can't.

2. Update the server to the non-modified minecraft server 1.5. Everyone can update, but only terra is available, and no /home or /spawn or anything, strictly basic minecraft.

3. Update the server and put up a non-terra map for people to screw around on until the usual server can be brought back up.

All the relevant bukkit stuff seems to usually take about a day, maybe two to get up and running again so whatever we do's only gotta last about that long.

[BitVyper]

You know #3 will just result in another world being added long term. I say just go with #2. It worked pretty well before.

[Bells]

#2 seems better right now. Better to impose a temporary limit than to add, then remove something

[Flarecobra]

#2. The server can have a place to mess around while we wait for the stuff to be updated.

[Fifthfiend]

Went ahead and switched over to the vanilla minecraft 1.5 version.

I figure weather and powered rails should be entertainment enough to make up for the lack of /spawn and inaccessible alt-worlds. Running Terra on the basis that bells/bit/Flare are probably an acceptable cross-section of server sentiment.

[Fifthfiend]

say while we are chatting

WHOSE TAMED DOG IS THAT BY THE SPAWN

he is just sitting there all lonely and shit, it is kind of sad

[Revising Ocelot]

ARGHIBLE. Current server now REFUSES to patch beyond 1.2. And now 1.5 is out. Hate it almost as much as I hate myself. Sunk too much time in there, time to cut loose.

[BitVyper]

FYI: Walking on fence for too far will get you disconnected with an error message stating that our server doesn't allow flying.

Does anyone know anything about this lightning strike business I've been hearing about?

Edit: Ah, apparently rain puts out the fires instantly.

[Fifthfiend]

ARGHIBLE. Current server now REFUSES to patch beyond 1.2. And now 1.5 is out. Hate it almost as much as I hate myself. Sunk too much time in there, time to cut loose.

The more you post about these people the more they sound like ridiculous inept clowns.

[BitVyper]

So yeah, disregard the fence thing. We just turned that off.

[Thadius]

To: Whoever finds my Arcanos lair
re: ownership

CONGRAGULATIONS!

You are now the proud owner of one Thadco lair! Perfect for all your brooding, mining, and gardening needs! Granted, the architecture is somewhat uninspired, but there is a cavern nearby that you could turn into ANYTHING you desire!

Sincerly,
ThadCo.

*Cavern may be infested with monsters. Lair may not be monster-proof.

Seriously, the tinest bit of lag and any monster at all kicks your ass. Fuck Arcanos, I'ma hang out in Infernium when Fifth gets an upgraded version of Bukkit. While the Ghasts may hate me, at least I know I can outrun their fireballs and wall them up because they won't constantly seek my brains and are too dumb/weak to fire through even COBBLESTONE.

[Nikose Tyris]

So playing on a different server, we witnessed something.

We witnessed lightning hitting a creeper.

Guys.

The fucker was sheathed in lightning, and the explosion was like a nuke in comparison.

[Flarecobra]

Hmmm... that can have potental use in landscaping... And of course as a weapon.

Fire up the Tesla Coils!

[Thadius]

Do I detect SCIENCE?!

Perhaps I was a bit hasty in fleeing from Arcanos as quickly as I did.

BEGIN THE C-BOMB PROGRAM! MACH SCHNELL!

[Flarecobra]

I was thinking more a Lightning-charged Creeper Cannon.

[TDK]

That brings up an interesting point: Why hasn't anyone constructed monster traps that funnel into cannons and begun the Minecraft Wars?

[Flarecobra]

Because we don't feel like going to war with each other?

[Thadius]

This is going to bring a whole new meaning to Blitzkrieg.

[TDK]

Because we don't feel like going to war with each other?

I didn't say on this server.

[Melfice]

This is going to bring a whole new meaning to Blitzkrieg.

No.
Thadius, I demand you remove that pun, or so help me I'll ban you.

I'll hack into one of the admin's accounts, give myself admin powers and then fucking ban you.

Because that is a HORRIBLE pun. DAYUMN.