Unofficial Minecraft Discussion III : Othor Games

» Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:04 am

I'd help with the creation of Vivec.

» Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:04 pm

I just thought that I better say (before you all run off with the thought of Vivec), the grand idea, which should be very awesome if we can implement it (all's going well so far!) does not involve Vivec

. Maybe a bit later it could involve something Vivec-like, but for now it's pretty much devoid of TES cities

» Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:36 pm

I can testify that the grand idea is pretty awesome. We intend on having it running on the server to coincide with tomorrow's Friday update. It will live and breathe.

» Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:59 pm

Okay we'll see what that big secret project of yours is about then.

Some sort of underground city?

» Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:13 pm

What is this "grand idea"?

Another idea I had would be great too. We could build up entire country full of small villages, towns, castles and such. It would look great on those maps we have.

@povuholo, I'm reading my espionage reports right now... looks not so great.

» Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:17 pm

Another idea I had would be great too. We could build up entire country full of small villages, towns, castles and such. It would look great on those maps we have.

Yeah a landscape filled with something more realistic than big towers of doom or glass or bridges even bigger than those would be nice.

What is this "grand idea"?

Top secret and underground apparently.

» Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:49 am

Another idea I had would be great too. We could build up entire country full of small villages, towns, castles and such. It would look great on those maps we have.

You're not entirely far off there...

And the best news - it's not a snow map!

» Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:09 am

This big idea is on a new map?

» Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:14 am

This big idea is on a new map?

Yeah. The old map can be uploaded for people to use on single player if they want. The old map was too cluttered and messy to really go on. This time round we're going for something a little less anarchistic.

» Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:04 pm

Ah ok. I thought Wampbit was working on something secret on the old map and that that was the big secret grand idea.

» Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:13 pm

Ah ok. I thought Wampbit was working on something secret on the old map and that that was the big secret grand idea.

Nope, we're working on an entirely new map, trying to get it ready for the "game" we're setting up. This will also see an update of the server software which will hopefully make things run smoother.

» Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:43 am

Sounds good. I have some ideas as to where this is going... I guess we'll find out soon.

» Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:12 pm

Sounds good. I have some ideas as to where this is going... I guess we'll find out soon.

What ideas?

» Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:41 pm

Hmm, my next project on the old map was to build an underwater city made of glass. We'll see what this new map is like.

» Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:47 am

Are you guys using Tamriel heightmap to create custom map for Minecraft?

» Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:29 pm

Are you guys using Tamriel heightmap to create custom map for Minecraft?

Alas, no. Is that even possible?

And it's nothing TES related.

» Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:25 pm

Once Notch releases the source code in a few years.... think of the possibilities...

» Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:36 am

Alas, no. Is that even possible?

And it's nothing TES related.

:(

I'm not sure can you import heightmaps, but that was just lucky quess (and what I hoped).

But I will not likely be much online until weekened, I got much work to do with my RP campaign and I have to try Nehrim out.

» Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:18 am

Well it is possible to import stuff, I don't know how exactly. I know it's possible to import/convert Dwarf Fortress maps for example.

Edit: http://minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Omen#Import_heightmap

What ideas?

I'm not saying in case I'm wrong.

» Thu Jul 29, 2010 2:10 am

I've had Minecraft for a few days now and might pop by to see what's going on :3

Is the server like a persistant world? I mean, if I build something today, will it still be there tomorrow?

» Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:38 pm

I'm not saying in case I'm wrong.

But if you're wrong, it could be something good that we can work in!

Is the server like a persistant world? I mean, if I build something today, will it still be there tomorrow?

Yes. The server is currently down though while Wampbit and I work on a new world. We're aiming more for us to have a "game" to play, rather than people just dropping in the world and building a whole load of unrelated ridiculous structures.

» Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:50 am

But if you're wrong, it could be something good that we can work in!

Yes. The server is currently down though while Wampbit and I work on a new world. We're aiming more for us to have a "game" to play, rather than people just dropping in the world and building a whole load of unrelated ridiculous structures.

But how we can do much since we cant take damage? I mean we can't fight or die. That defeats the purpose of "more than building ridiculous structures"

Hey! Barad Dur is not ridiculous structure

» Thu Jul 29, 2010 5:29 am

Barad Dur was awesome. But it was just another stand-alone feature on the map, like New Rapture, Wampbit's tower and the bridge.

Hopefully damage will be added into multiplayer soon, but for now I think the idea we're working on will make the server into a decent game with a lot more interaction than before.

» Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:14 am

So are you playing in creative mode (the one where you just place blocks) or whatever the one where you have to gather resources, craft things, hide from the monsters etc. is called?

» Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:24 pm

So are you playing in creative mode (the one where you just place blocks) or whatever the one where you have to gather resources, craft things, hide from the monsters etc. is called?

We play survival mode. The next iteration of the server will have mobs disabled though, until damage is properly implemented in multiplayer.