Finding the perfect place for a home in Minecraft can be tough and can take a long time. This guide will help you on your wanderings until you find your perfect home.
Step 1: When You Spawn:
When you spawn, the first thing you need to do is to "punch" trees. Collect 16 wood, which will give you one stack (64 pieces) of wooden planks. Which should be enough for a make-shift home. It's not going to be big and fancy. Just a square four by four home three blocks high. We'll worry abut that later, though. Right now you need to make a wooden pick and a crafting table. Not in necessarily in that order. Then mine twenty cobblestone. Make a stone pickaxe, stone sword, and a furnace with twelve of those. The rest of the cobblestone is your's to use.
Next you're going to want to kill every chicken, pig, and cow in sight. No mercy. Then get three pieces wool from sheep to make a bed. Now you have materiel to make a bed to skip night.
Now you can go explore until sundown. Then build a four by four home three blocks high with a roof over it. Make sure it is squared off, or else you'll be fighting monsters all night long: in your home! Once you're inside, start cooking your food and eat it if you need it. Then craft a stone axe and a new sword or axe, if you need it. Once your food is done cooking, go to bed. When you awake, get a full stack of wood, take down any evidence of your home, and the repeat the process until you find the perfect home.
-Nick
Friday, December 30, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Continuing Faction Servers!
I'm doing this post from my iPad, so it's a little different. I can't do any daily music, sorry!
I realize I've been talking about Faction servers in Minecraft for a while, but there's just so much to talk about. Well, even though we've been talking about it for a while, you don't know everything about a faction server, unless you did research on your own. Faction servers are actually normal Minecraft servers running a mod named the Faction Mod. This mod is created to make teams (factions) that can declare alliances and etc.. Therefor, to understand this kind of server better, we must understand how the normal Minecraft server works.
A normal Minecraft server runs no mods, even though mods on servers are extremely helpful. Usually this is just multiplayer survival mode. Which sounds fun. Every server (even non-video game servers) are held in a massive computer which saves data from the machines that use them.
We've covered the art of warfare and how war in factions work, but we haven't really covered what it's like doing actual Faction wars. You can hurt enemies in their territory, which is great, but you cannot teleport away in enemy territory. If you are in neutral territory and people from enemy factions are within 320 blocks away from you, you cannot teleport.
Now that we have covered the restrictions, it's time to tell how faction warfare really is inside the raids, battles, and defense.
Raids are when a faction goes to another faction's/person's home and loots, kills, and completely destroy whatever is in sight. Kind of like those army ants in the Amazon. Everything in sight is gone and wiped out. A raid can take a while. There are several steps to a raid and you need to be acquainted with them all.
Step one: Entry. Usually a Faction's base is heavily fortified with secret entrances, various traps (we'll talk about how to make some later on), and sometimes guards. Even if the entrance is an obvious wooden door you still cannot enter if the territory is claimed. So what do you do? Well there are several things you can do. The best is to make a TNT cannon just outside their fortress. Now it is a bit embarrassing to admit this, but I don't know how to make a TNT cannon, but you can look it up on the web. Another way is a block glitch. Typically two people go underground and get as close as they can to the surface of their base. Then one person teleports away and asks to teleport back by means of the second person. If all goes well the first person will be on top of that person, thus in the base, unless you aren't close enough to the surface. This only, of course, works with bases on the surface.
Underground bases are a little more difficult since you can't glitch your way in, and you need tons of space for a TNT cannon. The best way is to put TNT as close to their border and blow it up. If all goes well, you will have made damage to their base, scaring some people and (sometimes) stirring them up and getting them to come outside.
Step two: Attacking: After entering their base, there's most likely someone in it. If so, read this section, if not read it for next time. A raid needs a large group. It's not an option. It's a must. Everyone armed with iron or above armor and swords. Strength potions are nice. Have one person for potions. Splash strength for your teammates and splash poison for your enemies. After killing everyone once and looting their belongings, they will most likely attack again. Maybe with or without armor and weapons. Just keep killing them until they run out of stuff. Once they do they will submit and understand that they lost this battle.
Step three: Looting: This really doesn't need to be talked about, but it is important to read this section anyways. You cannot place, destroy, or open things in other faction's territory, so you might want to claim just the little bit of land around the chest. So that your faction can open it. Of there isn't a faction mod or higher there, you can't claim that land, so you can't loot them.
Step four: Destroying: You can only do this if it's your land or neutral land. Once you are finished with the raid and everyone from the defending faction has submitted or has run away, destroy their base. Flood it, burn it to the ground, or just destroy it, it doesn't matter. Just destroy it to where they can't build it back. It may seem mean, but now that you have done everything else to them, they aren't going to show you mercy. So just slow them down by destroying their home.
That's a raid. The whole thing is basically a mean and merciless attack.
Battles are rare occurrences in Faction servers. All battles are are just giant team PVP fights. It's recommended that you have a person for all types of potions. Strength, poison, and health, and make sure they're all splash.
Defense kind of speaks for itself. I'll go ahead and explain it anyways. This time, the raid is on you. So, haha. How's that for irony? Anyways, use any defense mechanisms you have. If you don't have any, build some right away. TNT cannons are awesome in the middle of a high wall. Even though they may not be accurate, they do some killer AOE (area of effect) damage. They will also typically discourage your attackers. If they hear that thing explode from out of no-where, they'll jump at their computer screens. I'm guilty as charged on that one. Another great defense is a big, obvious entrance that leads to no-where. Have some pressure plates inside and some pistons behind the wall. It will push the wall towards the attackers, and something is going to have to give, and it won't be the wall. Another is a moat of lava around your base. Check your server rules to see if lava and fire is allowed in your server.
See you later guys! As usual leave comments below!
-Nick
I realize I've been talking about Faction servers in Minecraft for a while, but there's just so much to talk about. Well, even though we've been talking about it for a while, you don't know everything about a faction server, unless you did research on your own. Faction servers are actually normal Minecraft servers running a mod named the Faction Mod. This mod is created to make teams (factions) that can declare alliances and etc.. Therefor, to understand this kind of server better, we must understand how the normal Minecraft server works.
A normal Minecraft server runs no mods, even though mods on servers are extremely helpful. Usually this is just multiplayer survival mode. Which sounds fun. Every server (even non-video game servers) are held in a massive computer which saves data from the machines that use them.
We've covered the art of warfare and how war in factions work, but we haven't really covered what it's like doing actual Faction wars. You can hurt enemies in their territory, which is great, but you cannot teleport away in enemy territory. If you are in neutral territory and people from enemy factions are within 320 blocks away from you, you cannot teleport.
Now that we have covered the restrictions, it's time to tell how faction warfare really is inside the raids, battles, and defense.
Raids are when a faction goes to another faction's/person's home and loots, kills, and completely destroy whatever is in sight. Kind of like those army ants in the Amazon. Everything in sight is gone and wiped out. A raid can take a while. There are several steps to a raid and you need to be acquainted with them all.
Step one: Entry. Usually a Faction's base is heavily fortified with secret entrances, various traps (we'll talk about how to make some later on), and sometimes guards. Even if the entrance is an obvious wooden door you still cannot enter if the territory is claimed. So what do you do? Well there are several things you can do. The best is to make a TNT cannon just outside their fortress. Now it is a bit embarrassing to admit this, but I don't know how to make a TNT cannon, but you can look it up on the web. Another way is a block glitch. Typically two people go underground and get as close as they can to the surface of their base. Then one person teleports away and asks to teleport back by means of the second person. If all goes well the first person will be on top of that person, thus in the base, unless you aren't close enough to the surface. This only, of course, works with bases on the surface.
Underground bases are a little more difficult since you can't glitch your way in, and you need tons of space for a TNT cannon. The best way is to put TNT as close to their border and blow it up. If all goes well, you will have made damage to their base, scaring some people and (sometimes) stirring them up and getting them to come outside.
Step two: Attacking: After entering their base, there's most likely someone in it. If so, read this section, if not read it for next time. A raid needs a large group. It's not an option. It's a must. Everyone armed with iron or above armor and swords. Strength potions are nice. Have one person for potions. Splash strength for your teammates and splash poison for your enemies. After killing everyone once and looting their belongings, they will most likely attack again. Maybe with or without armor and weapons. Just keep killing them until they run out of stuff. Once they do they will submit and understand that they lost this battle.
Step three: Looting: This really doesn't need to be talked about, but it is important to read this section anyways. You cannot place, destroy, or open things in other faction's territory, so you might want to claim just the little bit of land around the chest. So that your faction can open it. Of there isn't a faction mod or higher there, you can't claim that land, so you can't loot them.
Step four: Destroying: You can only do this if it's your land or neutral land. Once you are finished with the raid and everyone from the defending faction has submitted or has run away, destroy their base. Flood it, burn it to the ground, or just destroy it, it doesn't matter. Just destroy it to where they can't build it back. It may seem mean, but now that you have done everything else to them, they aren't going to show you mercy. So just slow them down by destroying their home.
That's a raid. The whole thing is basically a mean and merciless attack.
Battles are rare occurrences in Faction servers. All battles are are just giant team PVP fights. It's recommended that you have a person for all types of potions. Strength, poison, and health, and make sure they're all splash.
Defense kind of speaks for itself. I'll go ahead and explain it anyways. This time, the raid is on you. So, haha. How's that for irony? Anyways, use any defense mechanisms you have. If you don't have any, build some right away. TNT cannons are awesome in the middle of a high wall. Even though they may not be accurate, they do some killer AOE (area of effect) damage. They will also typically discourage your attackers. If they hear that thing explode from out of no-where, they'll jump at their computer screens. I'm guilty as charged on that one. Another great defense is a big, obvious entrance that leads to no-where. Have some pressure plates inside and some pistons behind the wall. It will push the wall towards the attackers, and something is going to have to give, and it won't be the wall. Another is a moat of lava around your base. Check your server rules to see if lava and fire is allowed in your server.
See you later guys! As usual leave comments below!
-Nick
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Continuing: How To: Play on a Factions Server!
Today we're going to cover the art of warfare and power in a Faction.
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How Come I Can't Claim Territory for my Faction?
This can be because of two reasons. You either aren't a Faction moderator or higher, or your Faction isn't powerful enough to claim land yet. Your Faction's power depends on the power of all of its members combined.
Let's say your Faction had two members. Each person has a power rating. 10 is the max and -10 is the lowest. You loose power when you die. The Faction Warriors had two members. So each member had 10 power. So since 10+10=20, they can claim 20 blocks of land. Let's say one member died. Now his power is 8. Since he died the Faction power is now 18 since 8+10=18. So now they have more land than they know what to do with. They have 20 blocks when they should have 18 blocks (20/18). Not necessarily a bad thing. Now let's say the Faction Rogues was Warriors' enemy. They came and got those two blocks on their border. Now the Faction Warriors has a land of 18/18
It's a little confusing, but that's how it works.
The Art of Warfare:
War is a common thing with Factions. So is peace.
There are two types of Factions. Peaceful and normal. Peaceful Factions cannot deal or take damage except in war zones (friendly fire is on).
Normal Factions can deal and take damage from any Faction except their allies (we'll get to that in a minute). They can kill any Faction and hurt anyone except in the victim's territory. They can kill anyone without a Faction.
Now, you cannot destroy or build in another Faction's territory.
Allies are great. They can't hurt you and you can't hurt them. You go to war with enemies of your allies' and vice versa. Faction become allies when both Factions agree on being allies.
Enemies, not so great. They can hurt you anywhere.
See you guys next time!
Nick
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Sunday, December 18, 2011
How To: Play on a Factions Server!
In these next couple of posts, we'll be going over how to play on a Factions server.
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What is it?
A Factions server is basically many, many teams or clans banded together. Each has their own members, rules, bases, and territory. In Factions servers there are three kinds of places.
1. Faction territories: places where Factions have claimed the land their turf. Typically if you're not in their Faction and are spotted, you will be attacked.
2. War Zones: Where Factions some Factions come to battle. The awesome thing about Factions is that each Faction is like a nation, so they declare war a lot and have allies that help them. In a War Zone, you are open to be killed mercilessly.
3. Wilderness: Where you can build a home for yourself of a base for your Faction. This is an open PVP area where you can be killed.
How to Survive:
You can work your way up the Factions and get well known. For instance, if you are just starting, it's no good to make your own Faction. Join one. From reading these posts you should have a pretty good knowledge of Minecraft, so state that you have skills and know how to play on a Faction server. State what servers you have played on before and they may let you in.
Once you join that Faction, stay a while. If it's a good Faction, you might want to stay forever. If it's a small one, that's fine too. Once you work your way up on the server, you can join better Factions and then get followers if you want to make a Faction of your own.
Typically you don't build homes in this server. You like in your Faction's base. Usually Factions have homes for its members or at least places to keep their stuff locked safely. If not, you know what to do from older posts.
We've Gone to War!
Congratulations! Going to war with another Faction is a good thing for the victors. It earns them more fame and thus more members. So you've gone to war, and now you're in the War Zone. Oops. Better have good gear. Carry only weapons like a good sword, an bow, and about ten arrows. I believe you cannot build in a War Zone, so find a tree to climb or a safe place if you fight with a bow. If you fight with a sword, you can easily hide and surprise enemies.
It's not uncommon for your enemies to launch an attack on your base. This is okay, because they cannot destroy your territory, and there cannot be any traitors unless they break open the entrance. But the traitors cannot kill you. If this is the case, and the enemy is on your door, this is an easy fight unless your base is nothing but a log cabin with a door.
Typically a base has points for archers, and if so, use them. Snipe your enemies and laugh. Then collect your loot when it's safe.
My Faction is Failing.
This is an article for what to do if the Faction you created is failing. That's okay. There are two things you can do. You can keep it, try hard to get other members. Or you can abandon it. Option one has a bigger advantage, of course. Your Faction may seem low to other people, but it may be good for people just starting, so cater to them. The only con is that if your Faction just fails and you're the only one in it, you'll have to abandon it, making you lower in status and making it hard to join a good Faction.
Option two may not be the most preferable, but you won't have much of a lower in status, making it easier to join a better Faction.
Next time, we'll have more tips! Bye guys!
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Here's your music:
Click here for your Minecraft music.
What is it?
A Factions server is basically many, many teams or clans banded together. Each has their own members, rules, bases, and territory. In Factions servers there are three kinds of places.
1. Faction territories: places where Factions have claimed the land their turf. Typically if you're not in their Faction and are spotted, you will be attacked.
2. War Zones: Where Factions some Factions come to battle. The awesome thing about Factions is that each Faction is like a nation, so they declare war a lot and have allies that help them. In a War Zone, you are open to be killed mercilessly.
3. Wilderness: Where you can build a home for yourself of a base for your Faction. This is an open PVP area where you can be killed.
How to Survive:
You can work your way up the Factions and get well known. For instance, if you are just starting, it's no good to make your own Faction. Join one. From reading these posts you should have a pretty good knowledge of Minecraft, so state that you have skills and know how to play on a Faction server. State what servers you have played on before and they may let you in.
Once you join that Faction, stay a while. If it's a good Faction, you might want to stay forever. If it's a small one, that's fine too. Once you work your way up on the server, you can join better Factions and then get followers if you want to make a Faction of your own.
Typically you don't build homes in this server. You like in your Faction's base. Usually Factions have homes for its members or at least places to keep their stuff locked safely. If not, you know what to do from older posts.
We've Gone to War!
Congratulations! Going to war with another Faction is a good thing for the victors. It earns them more fame and thus more members. So you've gone to war, and now you're in the War Zone. Oops. Better have good gear. Carry only weapons like a good sword, an bow, and about ten arrows. I believe you cannot build in a War Zone, so find a tree to climb or a safe place if you fight with a bow. If you fight with a sword, you can easily hide and surprise enemies.
It's not uncommon for your enemies to launch an attack on your base. This is okay, because they cannot destroy your territory, and there cannot be any traitors unless they break open the entrance. But the traitors cannot kill you. If this is the case, and the enemy is on your door, this is an easy fight unless your base is nothing but a log cabin with a door.
Typically a base has points for archers, and if so, use them. Snipe your enemies and laugh. Then collect your loot when it's safe.
My Faction is Failing.
This is an article for what to do if the Faction you created is failing. That's okay. There are two things you can do. You can keep it, try hard to get other members. Or you can abandon it. Option one has a bigger advantage, of course. Your Faction may seem low to other people, but it may be good for people just starting, so cater to them. The only con is that if your Faction just fails and you're the only one in it, you'll have to abandon it, making you lower in status and making it hard to join a good Faction.
Option two may not be the most preferable, but you won't have much of a lower in status, making it easier to join a better Faction.
Next time, we'll have more tips! Bye guys!
Nick
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Continuing: How To: Play on a PVP Server
We're continuing yesterday's topic. There's a lot more you need to know about this kind of server. Over the next few weeks I'll be letting you guys know how to survive multiplayer Minecraft on the different kinds of servers.
I'm also adding a new feature to the blog.
From now on I'm going to pick a music track for you guys to listen to. You can play it while you read this blog. I'll try to match it up with the mood.
Here's today's music track:
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This is Great and All, but I Need a House.
Houses are an important part of Minecraft. On some PVP servers they have hotel rooms for you to temporarily/permanently stay in. Others you're just on your own. For the last type, I recommend a house that looks like this:
There are several things to note about this house. One is this entrance. It is actually the bottom part of the home. Then there are ladders on the inside of the column. Then there are trapdoors on top of the ladders. Once you get in, there is a door leading to the bridge that leads to the bedroom where all personal belongings are held. Now, a person can still grief this home, but it will be an effort.
This home (and all homes) would be extremely easy to break into if it weren't for a system called locking. When you lock something, only people you specify can open it. Here's how to lock something:
1. Craft a sign.
2. Put it near the object you want to lock.
3. Type in: [PRIVATE] on the top bar just like I typed it (caps and all) and press enter.
4. Type in your username for Minecraft.
5. Tada.
That simple.
What About That /home Thing?
When you build a home, you may have to hunt for some stuff. That's when you use the /home feature to instantly return home. To set your home, simply type in /sethome and then test it out with /home.
That's basically the basics. Have fun!
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I'm also adding a new feature to the blog.
From now on I'm going to pick a music track for you guys to listen to. You can play it while you read this blog. I'll try to match it up with the mood.
Here's today's music track:
Click here for your Minecraft music.
This is Great and All, but I Need a House.
Houses are an important part of Minecraft. On some PVP servers they have hotel rooms for you to temporarily/permanently stay in. Others you're just on your own. For the last type, I recommend a house that looks like this:
There are several things to note about this house. One is this entrance. It is actually the bottom part of the home. Then there are ladders on the inside of the column. Then there are trapdoors on top of the ladders. Once you get in, there is a door leading to the bridge that leads to the bedroom where all personal belongings are held. Now, a person can still grief this home, but it will be an effort.
This home (and all homes) would be extremely easy to break into if it weren't for a system called locking. When you lock something, only people you specify can open it. Here's how to lock something:
1. Craft a sign.
2. Put it near the object you want to lock.
3. Type in: [PRIVATE] on the top bar just like I typed it (caps and all) and press enter.
4. Type in your username for Minecraft.
5. Tada.
That simple.
What About That /home Thing?
When you build a home, you may have to hunt for some stuff. That's when you use the /home feature to instantly return home. To set your home, simply type in /sethome and then test it out with /home.
That's basically the basics. Have fun!
Nick
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
How To: Play on a PVP Server
Let's face it: there are jerks out there. Playing on servers in Minecraft can be great, but there are griefers out there. Griefers are people who kill you when you spawn, ruin your home, or just do anything of that sort. So here's some articles on how to cope with griefers and play on a PVP (player versus player) server!
What is PVP?
PVP mean player versus player. Basically, PVP is one or several people trying to overcome other players. The objective in PVP is to kill as many players as possible. Most games have certain areas set aside for PVP so it isn't just a killing madhouse game. Not Minecraft. It's open PVP, which means there's no limit to where you can kill people. Some servers, though, try to take care of that problem. Ask your server owner or an admin where you can PVP on your server.
How do I Play Minecraft on a PVP Server?
Simple. Just as you would on a normal server. Punch wood, build a home (we'll get to that in a later article), survive. It's just in a multiplayer environment. Some people will just go all out and try to hunt you down. That's just PVP.
How do I Avoid PVP if I Don't Want to do it?
Typically you stay near your home and type in the chat something like this: "I do not wish to PVP, if you see me, don't kill me. I am not accepting any teleport requests." Now, that last sentence may not have made much sense to you. In multiplayer Minecraft there are macro codes to teleport or do certain things. Some macro codes are limited to admins or higher.
For instance, if I wanted to teleport to a person named, oh, say njh3, I would type in the chat: /tpa njh3. Njh3 in return would type in: /tpaccept or /tpdeny depending on whether he wants to see me right now. Another nifty thing is the /home macro, but we'll get into macros later on.
Just say /tpdeny to all teleport request when not wanting to PVP.
How do I Run Errands if I'm Getting Killed All the Time?
Simple, you go scouting first. Pack stuff you don't want to loose to other players and go scouting. Scouting is also good if you want to raid someone. Typically you only pack an iron sword, a bow, and a few arrows. Food if the trip takes a long time. If you see someone, don't attack right away since their home may be near by. If they see you and attack you, feel free to wipe them out unless they have better gear than you.
When and if the coast is clear, go back home and get the rest of your gear. Then make the journey back very cautiously.
Is There Any Other Types of Servers?
Oh yes! There are Faction PVP servers in which you team up with others and war on other factions. You can even make your own, which we'll go over in a later post. There are also Creative servers in which the focus is on building what you want.
What is This Whitelist All About?
Depends. There are two types of whitelists; one being a type of chat where there is profanity or other things like that, the other is an exclusive server only for certain people.
Next time we're continuing the How To: Play on a PVP Server!
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What is PVP?
PVP mean player versus player. Basically, PVP is one or several people trying to overcome other players. The objective in PVP is to kill as many players as possible. Most games have certain areas set aside for PVP so it isn't just a killing madhouse game. Not Minecraft. It's open PVP, which means there's no limit to where you can kill people. Some servers, though, try to take care of that problem. Ask your server owner or an admin where you can PVP on your server.
How do I Play Minecraft on a PVP Server?
Simple. Just as you would on a normal server. Punch wood, build a home (we'll get to that in a later article), survive. It's just in a multiplayer environment. Some people will just go all out and try to hunt you down. That's just PVP.
How do I Avoid PVP if I Don't Want to do it?
Typically you stay near your home and type in the chat something like this: "I do not wish to PVP, if you see me, don't kill me. I am not accepting any teleport requests." Now, that last sentence may not have made much sense to you. In multiplayer Minecraft there are macro codes to teleport or do certain things. Some macro codes are limited to admins or higher.
For instance, if I wanted to teleport to a person named, oh, say njh3, I would type in the chat: /tpa njh3. Njh3 in return would type in: /tpaccept or /tpdeny depending on whether he wants to see me right now. Another nifty thing is the /home macro, but we'll get into macros later on.
Just say /tpdeny to all teleport request when not wanting to PVP.
How do I Run Errands if I'm Getting Killed All the Time?
Simple, you go scouting first. Pack stuff you don't want to loose to other players and go scouting. Scouting is also good if you want to raid someone. Typically you only pack an iron sword, a bow, and a few arrows. Food if the trip takes a long time. If you see someone, don't attack right away since their home may be near by. If they see you and attack you, feel free to wipe them out unless they have better gear than you.
When and if the coast is clear, go back home and get the rest of your gear. Then make the journey back very cautiously.
Is There Any Other Types of Servers?
Oh yes! There are Faction PVP servers in which you team up with others and war on other factions. You can even make your own, which we'll go over in a later post. There are also Creative servers in which the focus is on building what you want.
What is This Whitelist All About?
Depends. There are two types of whitelists; one being a type of chat where there is profanity or other things like that, the other is an exclusive server only for certain people.
Next time we're continuing the How To: Play on a PVP Server!
Nick
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Friday, December 2, 2011
Notes for: 12/1/2011
The Zombe mod for Info will help you find the perfect biome for you.
To see how to install the Zombe mod(s) please check out the older posts.
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To see how to install the Zombe mod(s) please check out the older posts.
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
How To: Find a place for a home!
Today I wanted to discuss a very important subject: the perfect place to find a home.
Now, I'm going to give a little quiz. No peeking at the answers or anything like that.
1. When playing Minecraft, do you tend to get lost a lot?
A: Always!
B: Never.
C: A little.
2. Do you like to explore for your resources or have them all nearby?
A: Nearby.
B: Explore.
C: A combination of the two.
3. Which is more important: a cool-looking house or a functional house?
A: Cool-looking!
B. Functional all-the-way!
C. Sphunktional: a mixture of the two.
If you answered mostly:
A: You would like a home in the Plains biome. Find a forest that is nearby and you have all your resources nearby! And since dungeons or pre-built mines are easy to see on the Plains, you can build a cool looking house!
B: For you explorers and functional lovers, I recommend the Taiga biome. Full of places to (not) get lost in. Wolves and trees are common, so if you get lost, you have a buddy and wood for a new home.
C: I recommend the Extreme Hills biome for you in-betweeners. It's full of pre-built mines and dungeons to explore and loot, not to mention animals and other necessities.
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Now, I'm going to give a little quiz. No peeking at the answers or anything like that.
1. When playing Minecraft, do you tend to get lost a lot?
A: Always!
B: Never.
C: A little.
2. Do you like to explore for your resources or have them all nearby?
A: Nearby.
B: Explore.
C: A combination of the two.
3. Which is more important: a cool-looking house or a functional house?
A: Cool-looking!
B. Functional all-the-way!
C. Sphunktional: a mixture of the two.
If you answered mostly:
A: You would like a home in the Plains biome. Find a forest that is nearby and you have all your resources nearby! And since dungeons or pre-built mines are easy to see on the Plains, you can build a cool looking house!
B: For you explorers and functional lovers, I recommend the Taiga biome. Full of places to (not) get lost in. Wolves and trees are common, so if you get lost, you have a buddy and wood for a new home.
C: I recommend the Extreme Hills biome for you in-betweeners. It's full of pre-built mines and dungeons to explore and loot, not to mention animals and other necessities.
Nick
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Important Notice
Tomorrow I will be unable to post due to it being Tuesday.
Important Notice:
It pains us to send this, but Steve "Notch" Willingham died while on a strange island. He was found in his apartment. His journal will be published and deciphered.
-James III
Publisher.
New Beginnings:
It seems our little fellow didn't make it out of the dungeon... But, this blog shall continue!
When new Minecraft news comes out, we will be one of the firsts to post it!
Getting The Rest Of Zombe:
The Zombe mod is much more complex than just flying. In Steve "Notch's" journal it said to download Zombe fly mod. This is a good step. Once you install Zombe's fly mod, you won't have to do the dirty work like opening the minecraft.jar file with 7zip or WinRAR. Which is a pain.
There's lots more mods than just flying. You can do death mods which alters the effects of death in your game, or info mod which tells you the biome you're in.
Here's the tutorial for installing it. I hope to have a video tutorial soon.
1. Go to windows, start and search "%appdata%" without quotations.
2. Click on Roaming then click on .minecraft.
3. Open up the "bin" folder.
4. Create a new folder called "backup"
5. Copy and paste the minecraft.jar file in "backup" about five times, leaving one in the "bin" folder.
6. Go back to .minecraft and select the folder "mods"
7. Click on "zombe"
8. Open the "config.txt" folder.
9. Scroll down to your mod of choice and get rid of the bold and underlined "#" in this example:
(example): # Uncomment to enable mod:
#modCloudEnabled = yes
Then you'll have that mod enabled. Go through the list of mods to see which ones you like. Remember to look at the controls.
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Important Notice:
It pains us to send this, but Steve "Notch" Willingham died while on a strange island. He was found in his apartment. His journal will be published and deciphered.
-James III
Publisher.
New Beginnings:
It seems our little fellow didn't make it out of the dungeon... But, this blog shall continue!
When new Minecraft news comes out, we will be one of the firsts to post it!
Getting The Rest Of Zombe:
The Zombe mod is much more complex than just flying. In Steve "Notch's" journal it said to download Zombe fly mod. This is a good step. Once you install Zombe's fly mod, you won't have to do the dirty work like opening the minecraft.jar file with 7zip or WinRAR. Which is a pain.
There's lots more mods than just flying. You can do death mods which alters the effects of death in your game, or info mod which tells you the biome you're in.
Here's the tutorial for installing it. I hope to have a video tutorial soon.
1. Go to windows, start and search "%appdata%" without quotations.
2. Click on Roaming then click on .minecraft.
3. Open up the "bin" folder.
4. Create a new folder called "backup"
5. Copy and paste the minecraft.jar file in "backup" about five times, leaving one in the "bin" folder.
6. Go back to .minecraft and select the folder "mods"
7. Click on "zombe"
8. Open the "config.txt" folder.
9. Scroll down to your mod of choice and get rid of the bold and underlined "#" in this example:
(example): # Uncomment to enable mod:
#modCloudEnabled = yes
Then you'll have that mod enabled. Go through the list of mods to see which ones you like. Remember to look at the controls.
Nick
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
Day Nine
Now on weekends, there will be no blogging.
Day Nine:
I prepared myself for what I was about to do... I was going to fly today. I bought a book* called Zombe's Fly Mod. Which I assume will teach me to fly.
-Later:
Step one is to buy*1 Zombe's Mod Installer. So I bought*1 it. I had "run it as a administrator" and then I selected my options. I went for the slowest speed, fast enough to explore, slow enough to build.
I then tested out my flying. It was amazing! I soared above the trees and saw things I couldn't see from the ground.
-Later:
Now that I can easily build high, I added the stone stairs to the roof of my house to make a pyramid-looking roof. I then made a fence gate, so that I can easily come and go from my porch, and not have to worry about monsters.
-Night:
Today was a good day. Tomorrow I plan to explore the dungeon now that I can fly.
What Does This Mean?
*= "Book" in this sentence is the free program Zombe Mod. It allows flight and several other features.
*1= "Bought" is not literal in this sentence. Zombe Mod Installer is a free program to install the Zombe Mod. You must run the installer as an administrator.
How to run and install Zombe: first, download Zombe Mod and Zombe Mod Installer off the Internet. The programs themselves are completely safe, but you want to be careful where you get them from. Then, after the programs are installed, right-click on Zombe Mod Installer and select "run as administrator." If you cannot do this, you're basically screwed. So get the computer administrator to help you run the program. Then select your speed. I recommend the lowest, since it is fast enough and great for building. Then select the key you want to activate fly mode. Space is not a good one, since when you jump you'll activate fly mode. I like "f" to activate fly mode, "t" to incline, and "g" to descend.
fence gate: used to go in places. Cannot be jump over. Unlike doors, fence gates cannot be opened with a left click, only right clicks. Made by putting two wooden planks in the first two (lower) sections of the middle column of the crafting table, then wooden sticks on either side of them.
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Day Nine:
I prepared myself for what I was about to do... I was going to fly today. I bought a book* called Zombe's Fly Mod. Which I assume will teach me to fly.
-Later:
Step one is to buy*1 Zombe's Mod Installer. So I bought*1 it. I had "run it as a administrator" and then I selected my options. I went for the slowest speed, fast enough to explore, slow enough to build.
I then tested out my flying. It was amazing! I soared above the trees and saw things I couldn't see from the ground.
-Later:
Now that I can easily build high, I added the stone stairs to the roof of my house to make a pyramid-looking roof. I then made a fence gate, so that I can easily come and go from my porch, and not have to worry about monsters.
-Night:
Today was a good day. Tomorrow I plan to explore the dungeon now that I can fly.
What Does This Mean?
*= "Book" in this sentence is the free program Zombe Mod. It allows flight and several other features.
*1= "Bought" is not literal in this sentence. Zombe Mod Installer is a free program to install the Zombe Mod. You must run the installer as an administrator.
How to run and install Zombe: first, download Zombe Mod and Zombe Mod Installer off the Internet. The programs themselves are completely safe, but you want to be careful where you get them from. Then, after the programs are installed, right-click on Zombe Mod Installer and select "run as administrator." If you cannot do this, you're basically screwed. So get the computer administrator to help you run the program. Then select your speed. I recommend the lowest, since it is fast enough and great for building. Then select the key you want to activate fly mode. Space is not a good one, since when you jump you'll activate fly mode. I like "f" to activate fly mode, "t" to incline, and "g" to descend.
fence gate: used to go in places. Cannot be jump over. Unlike doors, fence gates cannot be opened with a left click, only right clicks. Made by putting two wooden planks in the first two (lower) sections of the middle column of the crafting table, then wooden sticks on either side of them.
Nick
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Friday, November 25, 2011
Day Eight
Day Eight:
I set out for the Islands of Dread again. When I got to the portal, I was whisked back to my home there.
I was welcomed back, then I set out to hunt some heads for people that had raided my clan's base. I found one, and swiftly shot him with an arrow. He came running with a stone sword, but my diamond was stronger, and I received his belongings.
I then proceeded to walk to the city I live near, but was shot. I looked around and saw no one. I kept walking until I received heavy damage from behind. I then quickly warped home to heal.
After my day there, I learned that a bow is a quick and easy way to deplete enemy health before finishing them off with a sword.
I also learned that warping home before death is a great way to prevent losing your stuff.
-Later:
I returned to the mainland. I then chopped some wood and made sticks. Then I sheered some sheep with my shears and got wool. With those, I made paintings.
I then got sugarcane and made paper, which I used for books. I then took the books and made bookshelves.
I placed one of the bookshelves near my enchantment table and saw that I gained more enchantments from placing a bookshelf near an enchantment table.
-Night:
I am glad I helped defeat one of my clan's many enemies. I also am glad with my new home. Tomorrow I will learn how to fly, hopefully.
What Does This Mean?
arrow: used for ammunition for bows. Dropped by skeletons or made with flint, a stick, and a feather; all in a column.
flint: dropped by granite blocks.
feather: dropped by chickens.
bow: used for ranged attacks. Made by putting three stings in the (your) right column of the crafting table, then putting two sticks on the bottom and top of the middle, then finally putting a stick in the middle of (your) left column.
shears: used for getting wool off sheep without killing them. Made by putting two iron ingots diagonally to each other.
paintings: made by putting sticks in a square in your crafting table then a piece of wool in the middle of the square.
paper: made by putting three sugarcanes in a row.
bookcase: used to add enchantments to enchantment tables if placed up, down, or sideways to a bookshelf. Made by putting three books in the middle row, and wooden planks everywhere else.
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I set out for the Islands of Dread again. When I got to the portal, I was whisked back to my home there.
I was welcomed back, then I set out to hunt some heads for people that had raided my clan's base. I found one, and swiftly shot him with an arrow. He came running with a stone sword, but my diamond was stronger, and I received his belongings.
I then proceeded to walk to the city I live near, but was shot. I looked around and saw no one. I kept walking until I received heavy damage from behind. I then quickly warped home to heal.
After my day there, I learned that a bow is a quick and easy way to deplete enemy health before finishing them off with a sword.
I also learned that warping home before death is a great way to prevent losing your stuff.
-Later:
I returned to the mainland. I then chopped some wood and made sticks. Then I sheered some sheep with my shears and got wool. With those, I made paintings.
I then got sugarcane and made paper, which I used for books. I then took the books and made bookshelves.
I placed one of the bookshelves near my enchantment table and saw that I gained more enchantments from placing a bookshelf near an enchantment table.
-Night:
I am glad I helped defeat one of my clan's many enemies. I also am glad with my new home. Tomorrow I will learn how to fly, hopefully.
What Does This Mean?
arrow: used for ammunition for bows. Dropped by skeletons or made with flint, a stick, and a feather; all in a column.
flint: dropped by granite blocks.
feather: dropped by chickens.
bow: used for ranged attacks. Made by putting three stings in the (your) right column of the crafting table, then putting two sticks on the bottom and top of the middle, then finally putting a stick in the middle of (your) left column.
shears: used for getting wool off sheep without killing them. Made by putting two iron ingots diagonally to each other.
paintings: made by putting sticks in a square in your crafting table then a piece of wool in the middle of the square.
paper: made by putting three sugarcanes in a row.
bookcase: used to add enchantments to enchantment tables if placed up, down, or sideways to a bookshelf. Made by putting three books in the middle row, and wooden planks everywhere else.
Nick
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Day Seven
Tomorrow I will be unable to post due to American holiday Thanksgiving.
Day Seven
Before I departed to the Nether again, I decided to brew a potion.
I took water from my cauldron and filled a glass bottle with water. I then took the water bottle and brewed it with a glistering melon to make a potion of healing. I am now ready for my second journey into the Nether.
-Later:
I discovered two new mobs. A blaze is a machine looking mob that drops blaze rods. It explains where I got the rod yesterday to make my Brewing Station.
They shoot fireballs at me to harm me, but they aren't as dangerous as a zombie pigmen pack.
I also discovered a magma cube. It is a strange creature that breaks into smaller versions of itself.
-Later:
I returned to my home, and looked at how dull looking it is.
I chopped some trees for wood, then made tons of fences. I then took the fences and made a front porch around my home, and replaced the dirt inside my fence with cobblestone. I then took two wooden planks and placed them on either side of the door. I put a wooden fence on top of the planks, then made stairs. I put the stairs on top of the fence, then put a plank in between each stair.
-Night:
My house looks much better now. I can sleep even better with it look so dashing. Tomorrow I plan to decorate it further, and visit my friends at the Island of Dread again.
What Does This Mean?
cauldron: holds water for potion brewing. Made by putting iron ingots on the right and left columns of the crafting table, and then put one on the bottom in between the two lines.
glass bottle: made by putting glass into a V shape on the crafting table.
water bottle: made by putting water into a glass bottle.
potion of healing: made by putting an awkward potion with a glistering melon.
awkward potion: made by putting a Nether Wart with a water bottle.
Nether Wart: a plant found in the Nether.
glistering melon: used in potions. Made by putting a gold nugget with a melon slice.
gold nugget: dropped by zombie pigmen.
fence: made by filling the bottom and middle column of the crafting table.
stairs: made by putting wooden plank in a descending order starting with (your) left.
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Day Seven
Before I departed to the Nether again, I decided to brew a potion.
I took water from my cauldron and filled a glass bottle with water. I then took the water bottle and brewed it with a glistering melon to make a potion of healing. I am now ready for my second journey into the Nether.
-Later:
I discovered two new mobs. A blaze is a machine looking mob that drops blaze rods. It explains where I got the rod yesterday to make my Brewing Station.
They shoot fireballs at me to harm me, but they aren't as dangerous as a zombie pigmen pack.
I also discovered a magma cube. It is a strange creature that breaks into smaller versions of itself.
-Later:
I returned to my home, and looked at how dull looking it is.
I chopped some trees for wood, then made tons of fences. I then took the fences and made a front porch around my home, and replaced the dirt inside my fence with cobblestone. I then took two wooden planks and placed them on either side of the door. I put a wooden fence on top of the planks, then made stairs. I put the stairs on top of the fence, then put a plank in between each stair.
-Night:
My house looks much better now. I can sleep even better with it look so dashing. Tomorrow I plan to decorate it further, and visit my friends at the Island of Dread again.
What Does This Mean?
cauldron: holds water for potion brewing. Made by putting iron ingots on the right and left columns of the crafting table, and then put one on the bottom in between the two lines.
glass bottle: made by putting glass into a V shape on the crafting table.
water bottle: made by putting water into a glass bottle.
potion of healing: made by putting an awkward potion with a glistering melon.
awkward potion: made by putting a Nether Wart with a water bottle.
Nether Wart: a plant found in the Nether.
glistering melon: used in potions. Made by putting a gold nugget with a melon slice.
gold nugget: dropped by zombie pigmen.
fence: made by filling the bottom and middle column of the crafting table.
stairs: made by putting wooden plank in a descending order starting with (your) left.
Nick
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Day Six
Day Six:
I also built a brewing station to make potions.
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I mined some obsidian for my portal. I put three obsidian blocks on the bottom and top, and four of the sides. Then I took flint and steel and lit the middle block. Wow! It shone with purple brilliance. It looked so ominous. I shall go inside.
-Later:
I have gone to the Nether. I first landed in the middle of a hot soil. Lava was below me everywhere. Some zombie-pigmen were traveling in packs. When I attacked one, the whole pack started attacking me. I barely escaped. I then walked a small distance and heard a strange sound. Like that of a baby laughing. I looked and saw a giant white floating spirit. I then attacked it and, it let out an awful scream. It still rings in my ears. I named then Ghasts.
-Later:
I decorated my home further. I also built an enchantment table and enchanted all my belongings. Now I do tons of damage with my sharpened diamond blade.
-Later:
I also built a brewing station to make potions.
-Night:
Tomorrow I plan to explore the Nether further. I am also going to make some potions.
What Does This Mean?
obsidian: a rare occurring block. It is easily obtained by putting water on top of lava or vice versa.
flint and steel: used to set things on fire. Crafted by putting steel in the left slot on the middle column of your crafting table. Put flint in the middle of the crafting table.
zombie-pigmen: a neutral mob that usually travels in packs. When one is attacked, the whole mob attacks.
Ghasts: a mob that spits fireballs when you are nearby.
enchantment table: used to enchant items with experience points.
brewing station: used to brew potions that serve several purposes. Crafted by putting three cobblestone bricks on the bottom row of your crafting table, and one blaze rod in the middle.
Nick
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Day Five
Happy 1.0, everyone! Minecraft is officially out of BETA testing! Woohoo!
-My bad:
I made a mistake in the Day Four post. There I said Strongholds are monster infested areas. Strongholds, in actuality, are ruins and are quite friendly. Dungeons are monster infested areas, and I am sorry for the mistake.
Day Five:
I have come across a strange relic on one of the Island of Dread*. It is asking for a "server address." I found a piece of wood saying "pvp.6SidedWorld.Com," so I wrote that on the relic. I was transported to a heavily populated area!
Once there, I was greeted by many friendly people. I went to a remake of the city of Rome looking for a home. There, a fellow named Cashmoney11332 invited me to live with him. So I shared a hotel room with him.
Then I mined with him. He gave me an excellent pick, so we mined and mined. Then he got tired and went back to his own land, so I explored the new land I found myself in, made a home on the outskirts of a fantastic city called Sky City, whose walls are protected by archers unseen. I made a house in Sky Burst village (that is what I call it, but the village has no official name).
Afterwards, I went back to my own land.
-Later:
I came upon a village. It was empty. Or so I thought. A villager with a particularly long nose came out of a house. He didn't speak, so I moved back to my home.
-Later:
I finally found a wolf! I tamed it with the bones of a skeleton I hunted. It follows me everywhere. Then if I am to hunt or to be attacked, it goes after the attacker in a savage show of strength and loyalty to me.
- Night:
I found myself to not be alone after all. I shall visit that other land tomorrow and then I shall make a portal to the Nether. Which I found the instructions to in a book in the village.
What Does This Mean?
*: This is, in actuality, the Multiplayer menu in the main menu.
pvp.6SidedWorld.Com: an excellent family-friendly PVP server.
villager: an NPC that roams villages.
NPC: non-playable-character. Known as mobs.
portal to the Nether: a way to get to the Nether.
Nether: a place with lava, unfriendly mobs and more.
Nick
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-My bad:
I made a mistake in the Day Four post. There I said Strongholds are monster infested areas. Strongholds, in actuality, are ruins and are quite friendly. Dungeons are monster infested areas, and I am sorry for the mistake.
Day Five:
I have come across a strange relic on one of the Island of Dread*. It is asking for a "server address." I found a piece of wood saying "pvp.6SidedWorld.Com," so I wrote that on the relic. I was transported to a heavily populated area!
Once there, I was greeted by many friendly people. I went to a remake of the city of Rome looking for a home. There, a fellow named Cashmoney11332 invited me to live with him. So I shared a hotel room with him.
Then I mined with him. He gave me an excellent pick, so we mined and mined. Then he got tired and went back to his own land, so I explored the new land I found myself in, made a home on the outskirts of a fantastic city called Sky City, whose walls are protected by archers unseen. I made a house in Sky Burst village (that is what I call it, but the village has no official name).
Afterwards, I went back to my own land.
-Later:
I came upon a village. It was empty. Or so I thought. A villager with a particularly long nose came out of a house. He didn't speak, so I moved back to my home.
-Later:
I finally found a wolf! I tamed it with the bones of a skeleton I hunted. It follows me everywhere. Then if I am to hunt or to be attacked, it goes after the attacker in a savage show of strength and loyalty to me.
- Night:
I found myself to not be alone after all. I shall visit that other land tomorrow and then I shall make a portal to the Nether. Which I found the instructions to in a book in the village.
What Does This Mean?
*: This is, in actuality, the Multiplayer menu in the main menu.
pvp.6SidedWorld.Com: an excellent family-friendly PVP server.
villager: an NPC that roams villages.
NPC: non-playable-character. Known as mobs.
portal to the Nether: a way to get to the Nether.
Nether: a place with lava, unfriendly mobs and more.
Nick
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Friday, November 18, 2011
Day Four
I would like to say again, that I will not be able to post this weekend (November 19-20th).
I will put up a message tomorrow to remind you guys.
Day Four:
This island is very relaxing now that I have a good home. I miss my telly, though... Oh well.
Today, as I said, I plan to look for a new friend. I am setting off now, so wish me luck!
-Later:
Sadly, I didn't find any wolves or dogs. Though I did learn that there are no cows in this part of Du Weldenvarden*. Only chicken and sheep. The landscape of this part of Du Weldenvarden* is very hilly. Unlike the thick pine forest of the east.
I learned a lot today. I learned that this island has a swamp to the far, far south. I have divided regions of this land:
South: Swamps of Allagoria
East: Pine Forests of Du Weldenvarden*
West: Cliffs of Clardera
North: Islands of Dread
The north is the Islands of Dread because there are no trees or animals. If I landed on one of those islands, I would surely be dead.
I also mined some cobblestone while I was away. I made a furnace, so now I can smelt iron and (finally!) cook the meat I found.
-Later:
Oh no! No! I explored the hole I found, and it was a Stronghold, a place where monsters thrive. I died there and respawned in my home. But, to my deepest sadness, my armor was gone! As well as all my other belongings not in my chest...
It is still light, so I am going to take a stroll on the Cliffs of Clardera.
-Later:
The Cliffs of Cladera are more promising than they appear. For, I made a pick and sword before I left and, thankfully, found iron ore! I smelted them into iron ingots and made even stronger iron armor!
This island is prosperous, but I am feeling lonely. Perhaps I will look for human life in another one of these
islands.
-Night:
Ah, the comfort of my home. For it feels like home. Tomorrow I plan to search for other life on the Islands of Dread.
What Does This Mean?
wolves: can be tamed with bones from Skeletons. Take at least ten if you find a wolf pack. Wolves will attack mobs and make hunting easier. They're condition is determined by their tail, and they can be fed to feel better.
furnace: can be used to smelt ores into ingots, or to cook meat. To power a furnace, put anything made of wood on the bottom slot of the furnace menu, and put what you wish to cook/smelt on the top. To craft a furnace: put eight cobblestone blocks in a square on the edges of your crafting table, leaving the middle blank.
Stronghold: is an area (usually a cave) full of monsters and other dangers. Usually there lies a treasure somewhere in it, but it is guarded heavily by monsters.
iron ore: can be mined from blocks that look like cobblestone with gold specks on it.
iron ingots: are made by putting iron ore in the furnace (see furnace for directions). Iron ingots can be used for many, many purposes; including making better armor.
Nick
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*Du Weldenvarden is the idea of Christopher Paolini, in the book series Inheritance. All rights belong to Christopher Paolini, and are not made by me. Paolini owns the rights to the name Du Weldenvarden.
I will put up a message tomorrow to remind you guys.
Day Four:
This island is very relaxing now that I have a good home. I miss my telly, though... Oh well.
Today, as I said, I plan to look for a new friend. I am setting off now, so wish me luck!
-Later:
Sadly, I didn't find any wolves or dogs. Though I did learn that there are no cows in this part of Du Weldenvarden*. Only chicken and sheep. The landscape of this part of Du Weldenvarden* is very hilly. Unlike the thick pine forest of the east.
I learned a lot today. I learned that this island has a swamp to the far, far south. I have divided regions of this land:
South: Swamps of Allagoria
East: Pine Forests of Du Weldenvarden*
West: Cliffs of Clardera
North: Islands of Dread
The north is the Islands of Dread because there are no trees or animals. If I landed on one of those islands, I would surely be dead.
I also mined some cobblestone while I was away. I made a furnace, so now I can smelt iron and (finally!) cook the meat I found.
-Later:
Oh no! No! I explored the hole I found, and it was a Stronghold, a place where monsters thrive. I died there and respawned in my home. But, to my deepest sadness, my armor was gone! As well as all my other belongings not in my chest...
It is still light, so I am going to take a stroll on the Cliffs of Clardera.
-Later:
The Cliffs of Cladera are more promising than they appear. For, I made a pick and sword before I left and, thankfully, found iron ore! I smelted them into iron ingots and made even stronger iron armor!
This island is prosperous, but I am feeling lonely. Perhaps I will look for human life in another one of these
islands.
-Night:
Ah, the comfort of my home. For it feels like home. Tomorrow I plan to search for other life on the Islands of Dread.
What Does This Mean?
wolves: can be tamed with bones from Skeletons. Take at least ten if you find a wolf pack. Wolves will attack mobs and make hunting easier. They're condition is determined by their tail, and they can be fed to feel better.
furnace: can be used to smelt ores into ingots, or to cook meat. To power a furnace, put anything made of wood on the bottom slot of the furnace menu, and put what you wish to cook/smelt on the top. To craft a furnace: put eight cobblestone blocks in a square on the edges of your crafting table, leaving the middle blank.
Stronghold: is an area (usually a cave) full of monsters and other dangers. Usually there lies a treasure somewhere in it, but it is guarded heavily by monsters.
iron ore: can be mined from blocks that look like cobblestone with gold specks on it.
iron ingots: are made by putting iron ore in the furnace (see furnace for directions). Iron ingots can be used for many, many purposes; including making better armor.
Nick
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*Du Weldenvarden is the idea of Christopher Paolini, in the book series Inheritance. All rights belong to Christopher Paolini, and are not made by me. Paolini owns the rights to the name Du Weldenvarden.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Day Three
I would like to announce that I will not be blogging on the weekends.
Day Three:
Every day on the island is getting easier. I've named the sheep around my home. I also curiously found a pumpkin behind my home, so I made a Jack-O-Lantern with it, and put it beside the sign I crafted.
I am going east today. I found that there are many cows, and that I can make stuff from the leather they drop. I plan to make armor today.
-Later:
I have discovered that this, like the true Du Weldenvarden from my favorite book, is a place of thick forest and beauty. Towering trees are like skyscrapers. Among them, are their citizens: the cows. I hate to kill them, but the armor they provide is a necessity. Plus, I have their meat to eat.
-Later:
I have done the deed. I have enough leather to make a leather helmet, pants, and boots. I also have discovered cobblestone, which I mined. I planned to use it for the decorative flooring of my home.
It is truly an island I am stuck on, because I went south in my absence, and the land stops for a dropping ocean cliff. Though this may be an island, it is paradise. I have come to appreciate the beauty of this place. I hope to find something to keep me company. I wonder if there are dogs or wolves on this island. Perhaps I could tame one...
-Night:
I laid down the cobblestone, and I must say, it adds great detail to this place. In the absence of my writing, I also made paintings to put on my wall. This home is looking quite well, if I do say so myself.
Tomorrow I plan to look for a new best friend, and explore a strange hole I found.
What Does This Mean?
Jack-O-Lantern: provides better light than a torch. Craft it by putting a pumpkin in your crafting table, and a torch above it.
armor: provides extra "health" armor points along with your hearts. It can be made from leather, iron, gold, and diamond.
helmet (see armor): is crafted by putting leather, iron, gold, or diamond in an upside down U shape on the top of your crafting table. The two side lines of the U end in the middle of the 3*3 board.
pants (see armor): are crafted by putting leather, iron, gold, or diamond in an upside down U shape on the top of your crafting table. The two side lines of the U end on the bottom of the 3*3 board.
boots (see armor): are crafted by putting leather, iron, gold, or diamond in two lines on the left and right side of the crafting table. Both lines end in the middle line of the crafting table.
cobblestone: a mined materiel that can be used as a block anywhere. Mine it from any plain grey block. Great for adding decoration to the floor of your home.
paintings: adds decoration. It will be a random painting when you put it on the wall. Crafted by putting sticks in a square around the crafting table board and wool in the middle of the square.
Nick
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Day Three:
Every day on the island is getting easier. I've named the sheep around my home. I also curiously found a pumpkin behind my home, so I made a Jack-O-Lantern with it, and put it beside the sign I crafted.
I am going east today. I found that there are many cows, and that I can make stuff from the leather they drop. I plan to make armor today.
-Later:
I have discovered that this, like the true Du Weldenvarden from my favorite book, is a place of thick forest and beauty. Towering trees are like skyscrapers. Among them, are their citizens: the cows. I hate to kill them, but the armor they provide is a necessity. Plus, I have their meat to eat.
-Later:
I have done the deed. I have enough leather to make a leather helmet, pants, and boots. I also have discovered cobblestone, which I mined. I planned to use it for the decorative flooring of my home.
It is truly an island I am stuck on, because I went south in my absence, and the land stops for a dropping ocean cliff. Though this may be an island, it is paradise. I have come to appreciate the beauty of this place. I hope to find something to keep me company. I wonder if there are dogs or wolves on this island. Perhaps I could tame one...
-Night:
I laid down the cobblestone, and I must say, it adds great detail to this place. In the absence of my writing, I also made paintings to put on my wall. This home is looking quite well, if I do say so myself.
Tomorrow I plan to look for a new best friend, and explore a strange hole I found.
What Does This Mean?
Jack-O-Lantern: provides better light than a torch. Craft it by putting a pumpkin in your crafting table, and a torch above it.
armor: provides extra "health" armor points along with your hearts. It can be made from leather, iron, gold, and diamond.
helmet (see armor): is crafted by putting leather, iron, gold, or diamond in an upside down U shape on the top of your crafting table. The two side lines of the U end in the middle of the 3*3 board.
pants (see armor): are crafted by putting leather, iron, gold, or diamond in an upside down U shape on the top of your crafting table. The two side lines of the U end on the bottom of the 3*3 board.
boots (see armor): are crafted by putting leather, iron, gold, or diamond in two lines on the left and right side of the crafting table. Both lines end in the middle line of the crafting table.
cobblestone: a mined materiel that can be used as a block anywhere. Mine it from any plain grey block. Great for adding decoration to the floor of your home.
paintings: adds decoration. It will be a random painting when you put it on the wall. Crafted by putting sticks in a square around the crafting table board and wool in the middle of the square.
Nick
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Day Two
Welcome back to Minecarting! If you didn't view yesterday, here's what you missed:
Our little guy has landed on a mysterious new land and has built a home on it. He has also built several things for his home so that he may have some comforts.
Also: there is a contest to name our "little guy!" Please send your name (just first) and name entry to minecarting@gmail.com!
Day Two:
I couldn't sleep last night. Mainly because I didn't have a bed... But I will take care of that problem today. I plan to build a second story to my home, make a bed, and maybe explore the surrounding area today.
-Later:
I have gathered the wooden planks from the trees to add a second floor to my home very fast with my new axe. It will be the same length as the first floor and three blocks tall.
-Later:
I have finally built the second story. It is extremely dark in my home, hopefully I can find some torches. I encountered a problem: I am stuck on the second floor. I'll have to jump down and craft a ladder.
Okay, I crafted the ladder. So now I can go between my floors with ease. I have some six wooden planks leftover, so I crafted a door. I punched out two blocks from my first floor and put the door where they were. Now I can cover my underground tunnel, and I don't have to worry if a Creeper blows up the ground and is able to sneak in my tunnel.
-Later:
I killed a few sheep to get three wool blocks. I made a bed from the wool and wooden planks. Now I can sleep at night. On the second floor, of course.
-Later:
I explored the area surrounding my home, and discovered many strange caves. One had coal blocks that I mined with my pick, so now I can make torches to light my home with. Some of the caves, though, have monsters in them. So I must avoid those.
I think I am on an island... There is water to the east and west of my home...
-Night:
Ah, at last I can sleep... I write this in my new bed... It is very comfortable. So let me write what I plan to do tomorrow before I fall asleep:
I plan to further decorate my home and explore this island.
What Does This Mean?
axe: allows you chop wood faster. Crafted by putting two wooden sticks in the middle of the crafting table then putting three wooden planks in a right angle to your left at the top.
ladder: allows you to go between floors or scale heights. Crafted by putting sticks into an H on your crafting table.
door: allows you to make an entrance without fear of mobs walking in on you. Crafting by putting wooden planks in all the (your) left and middle slots of your crafting table.
bed: allows you to skip night. For use on top floors of homes only, if used on bottom floors, your sleep will be interrupted by mobs. Crafted by putting wooden planks across the bottom row of your crafting table and wool across the middle.
pick: allows you to break rock blocks faster. Also allows you to mine resources from the rock blocks. Crafted by putting sticks in the two lower middle slots of the crafting table and wooden blocks across the top.
Nick
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Thank you.
Our little guy has landed on a mysterious new land and has built a home on it. He has also built several things for his home so that he may have some comforts.
Also: there is a contest to name our "little guy!" Please send your name (just first) and name entry to minecarting@gmail.com!
Day Two:
I couldn't sleep last night. Mainly because I didn't have a bed... But I will take care of that problem today. I plan to build a second story to my home, make a bed, and maybe explore the surrounding area today.
-Later:
I have gathered the wooden planks from the trees to add a second floor to my home very fast with my new axe. It will be the same length as the first floor and three blocks tall.
-Later:
I have finally built the second story. It is extremely dark in my home, hopefully I can find some torches. I encountered a problem: I am stuck on the second floor. I'll have to jump down and craft a ladder.
Okay, I crafted the ladder. So now I can go between my floors with ease. I have some six wooden planks leftover, so I crafted a door. I punched out two blocks from my first floor and put the door where they were. Now I can cover my underground tunnel, and I don't have to worry if a Creeper blows up the ground and is able to sneak in my tunnel.
-Later:
I killed a few sheep to get three wool blocks. I made a bed from the wool and wooden planks. Now I can sleep at night. On the second floor, of course.
-Later:
I explored the area surrounding my home, and discovered many strange caves. One had coal blocks that I mined with my pick, so now I can make torches to light my home with. Some of the caves, though, have monsters in them. So I must avoid those.
I think I am on an island... There is water to the east and west of my home...
-Night:
Ah, at last I can sleep... I write this in my new bed... It is very comfortable. So let me write what I plan to do tomorrow before I fall asleep:
I plan to further decorate my home and explore this island.
What Does This Mean?
axe: allows you chop wood faster. Crafted by putting two wooden sticks in the middle of the crafting table then putting three wooden planks in a right angle to your left at the top.
ladder: allows you to go between floors or scale heights. Crafted by putting sticks into an H on your crafting table.
door: allows you to make an entrance without fear of mobs walking in on you. Crafting by putting wooden planks in all the (your) left and middle slots of your crafting table.
bed: allows you to skip night. For use on top floors of homes only, if used on bottom floors, your sleep will be interrupted by mobs. Crafted by putting wooden planks across the bottom row of your crafting table and wool across the middle.
pick: allows you to break rock blocks faster. Also allows you to mine resources from the rock blocks. Crafted by putting sticks in the two lower middle slots of the crafting table and wooden blocks across the top.
Nick
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Welcome To MineCarting!
Hello everyone! I'm Nick, creator of many websites, including the worldwide read blog Crux Crutch.
Since LEGO Universe is closing, I've taken an interest in a new game, Minecraft.
Minecraft is the ultimate sandbox build-your-own-world-from-nothing game! You can also make tons of different stuff! So, here's how this blog is going to work:
1. We'll start with my little character's journal. I'll write what he did on a certain day.
2. I'll boldface words of interest in his journal.
3. Then I will explain to you what those words are and how to craft them at the end of the post.
Let's get started!
Day One:
It's rather odd. One moment, I was sitting at home watching television, then the next: poof! Here I am on this island...
After my initial shock, I took a look around. Trees, sheep, and chickens. I couldn't have landed in a better place without any supplies but my now useless telly remote.
I decided I needed a house. I don't particularly care for camping. So I started chopping (or punching rather) a tree for wood. Then, when I had enough, I crafted it into wooden planks, since I get four of those per block of wood.
After I had enough wood, I built a wall seven by six blocks wide and three blocks tall. After my wall was up, I covered the third story with a roof. Leaving but one block out in the middle so I may judge the time.
I then made a tunnel to get out of my home since I don't have a door. I then chopped/punched some more wood to make a crafting table and some sticks.
-Night:
It's rather frightening at night. I hear footsteps and they are not the sheep's. I peeped outside and saw a horrible sight: zombies, skeletons, and strange green creatures with three legs that I call Creepers walk this land at night. I'm glad I made a house.
I put my crafting table down in my home. I then took the a stick and leftover wooden planks to make a wooden sword. It worked!
Tomorrow I am going to add a second floor to my home, make a bed so I may sleep, and more.
What Does This Mean?
"chopping (or punching rather) a tree for wood:" holding the right mouse button down over a block of wood until it breaks. You should get a block of wood from the tree block.
wooden planks: a materiel made from wood. Just put any wood into your crafting slot in your inventory and ,viola, there is four wooden planks! Great for making homes.
crafting table: allows you to craft on a three by three grid instead of two by two. Make it by putting four wooden planks in the crafting slot.
sticks: used for makings swords, axes, picks, hoes, arrows and tons of other useful recipes. Make it by putting two wooden planks in the crafting slot.
zombies: a dangerous mob.
skeletons: these mobs have bows for ranged attacks. They are not friendly.
Creepers: these mobs blow up any surroundings when near you.
wooden sword: used to deal extra damage to mobs. Useful for hunting sheep, chicken, or any living organism. Make it by putting one stick in the lower middle slot of your crafting table, and two wooden planks above it.
I hope you guys will come tomorrow for more great tips, and see if the little guy survives his second day in his new home.
Nick
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Thank you.
Since LEGO Universe is closing, I've taken an interest in a new game, Minecraft.
Minecraft is the ultimate sandbox build-your-own-world-from-nothing game! You can also make tons of different stuff! So, here's how this blog is going to work:
1. We'll start with my little character's journal. I'll write what he did on a certain day.
2. I'll boldface words of interest in his journal.
3. Then I will explain to you what those words are and how to craft them at the end of the post.
Let's get started!
Day One:
It's rather odd. One moment, I was sitting at home watching television, then the next: poof! Here I am on this island...
After my initial shock, I took a look around. Trees, sheep, and chickens. I couldn't have landed in a better place without any supplies but my now useless telly remote.
I decided I needed a house. I don't particularly care for camping. So I started chopping (or punching rather) a tree for wood. Then, when I had enough, I crafted it into wooden planks, since I get four of those per block of wood.
After I had enough wood, I built a wall seven by six blocks wide and three blocks tall. After my wall was up, I covered the third story with a roof. Leaving but one block out in the middle so I may judge the time.
I then made a tunnel to get out of my home since I don't have a door. I then chopped/punched some more wood to make a crafting table and some sticks.
-Night:
It's rather frightening at night. I hear footsteps and they are not the sheep's. I peeped outside and saw a horrible sight: zombies, skeletons, and strange green creatures with three legs that I call Creepers walk this land at night. I'm glad I made a house.
I put my crafting table down in my home. I then took the a stick and leftover wooden planks to make a wooden sword. It worked!
Tomorrow I am going to add a second floor to my home, make a bed so I may sleep, and more.
What Does This Mean?
"chopping (or punching rather) a tree for wood:" holding the right mouse button down over a block of wood until it breaks. You should get a block of wood from the tree block.
wooden planks: a materiel made from wood. Just put any wood into your crafting slot in your inventory and ,viola, there is four wooden planks! Great for making homes.
crafting table: allows you to craft on a three by three grid instead of two by two. Make it by putting four wooden planks in the crafting slot.
sticks: used for makings swords, axes, picks, hoes, arrows and tons of other useful recipes. Make it by putting two wooden planks in the crafting slot.
zombies: a dangerous mob.
skeletons: these mobs have bows for ranged attacks. They are not friendly.
Creepers: these mobs blow up any surroundings when near you.
wooden sword: used to deal extra damage to mobs. Useful for hunting sheep, chicken, or any living organism. Make it by putting one stick in the lower middle slot of your crafting table, and two wooden planks above it.
I hope you guys will come tomorrow for more great tips, and see if the little guy survives his second day in his new home.
Nick
If you would like to e-mail me, please e-mail me at: minecarting@gmail.com. Please no links to other websites, foul language, or offensive materiel in your e-mails.
Or if you would like to leave a comment, please leave me a comment in the comment box below! Please no mentioning of other websites, foul language, or offensive materiel in your comments.
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