http://seanmp.tumblr.com/post/421279216/realistic

Apply this texture pack. NOW.

It looks gorgeous!

I can't get 7z to open the file from the folder. When I open the file within 7z it will not allow me to copy the texture pack to the file.

Was the server down today? Or am I the only one that cant connect?

So, are we any further towards buying that server?

I haven heard anything past the original suggestion...

I'd quite like to get the ball rolling on this. Bonemonster has already said he's able to put in $10/month, and I'll put in $5 (~￡3.20). That takes us a third of the way towards the $45 we need already. We've had over 20 players on the server so far, so I think the ones who are in a position to contribute should be able to muster up $30 between them.

Server is up, and I agree with Undone - at the moment I can't state how much I'll be able to donate, or atleast not on a regular bases, but I shall most likely donate 'chunks' now and then. This home-based sever isn't really up to it - we're having lag, general strange bugs, and inability to cope with fire; I say we have this sorted quickly: atleast so we can get $45 to try the dedicated server for 1 month. All those that wish to donate some money (whether regular or not) within the next few days as to obtain a dedicated server for 1 month please post stating the amount you can donate. We need $45 and we're at $15.

Can you try and use winrar? All you have to do is open both files with winrar (the file you downloaded and minecraft.jar), and 'drag' the contents of the downloaded file iinto minecraft.jar.



The only problem for me is that I start uni on October 5th (I believe so anyway, haven't heard from them yet) and then I'll only be able to play 1-2 hours a few times a week only, so it wouldn't be worth it. If I found about MC at the beginning of summer I'd gladly put out 10$ each month.

Look at it this way - $5. That's about ￡3.20. That's one pint. For the price of one pint of lager, you can bring us a significant step towards trying out the dedicated server for a month.

Alright I'll equal that

Depending on how active I am with minecraft in the following days or weeks I'll probably join, If I do decide to join then I'd be happy to chip in if I can.

*Removes name from list*

Oi Carl, you can skip Pigeon's house.. he's alright.. for now.

If a few more of you spare $5 we can get a nice set-up. We're at $20 now - another 5 people willing to chip in the cost of lunch and we have ourselves a server! Come on - it's not that hard!

I could see myself contributing for a better server. :nod:

Ok, I'll chop out $5. I'm guessing we have to pay through paypal?

My friend sells space a on super-server that he owns for fairly cheap. I was never interested so i don't remember the pricing, but I'll ask him. Unfortunately I won't be able to post here until Sunday night.

I noticed the construction of a Vinegar Ra temple has been started?

Damnit, I had a cozy little house on a hill, had a deep mine right outside and as I was digging deeper and deeper I came across something blue underground. Without thinking about it much I figured it was water and jumped in...I died, respawned and couldn't find my house again

So yeah, starting over. Anyone got any tips for a beginner? I'd like to know what I'm doing before I eventually join the BGSF server.


How about a chapel for the Mystery bread man? Can we make bread in minecraft?

Okay - two more people chipping in $5! Only 3 more needed - surely a few of you are willing to throw $5 at this plan!

Also Allstarn, although I may be interested, I'm currently favouring a dedicated server provider that is setup for Minecraft, they have a lot of MC admin tools pre-installed and various streamlined systems.

I'll just tell you how I survived my first few nights:

I dug a hole in front of my spawn point. Before it got dark I cut as many trees as I could with my own hands. I turned the wood into sticks and created a pickaxe. I used the wooden pickaxe to get cobblestone. Once I had around 3 stacks of cobblestone I created stone equipment. In the mornings I went out in search of coal (can usually be found without needing to mine, on the side of hills), and at night I kept digging deeper into my home, whilst using the coal and sticks to light up my area.

That's it. The rest you decide what you want to do. Don't be too hasty.

I had peacefull as difficulty on the first try, I'm really mostly interested in building anyway, though it can get tedious after a while. I was thinking about making a cave my home or something like that, less need to build wooden walls, you wouldn't believe how much wood my simple, two story shack demanded

I play on peaceful all the time anyway - hostile mobs just irritate me. With regards to starting out, my general tactic is:

1: Gather wood, make wooden axe, gather more wood until axe breaks.
2: Make wooden pick, gather stone until pick breaks.
3: Make stone picks, search for and gather coal.
4: Search for and gather iron, make iron picks.
5: Search for and gather diamonds, make diamond tools.
6: Search for whatever materials I need for whatever I plan to build.


Finding coal early is vital, unless you just want to sit on your hands and wait out the nights. I also tend to build my base near the spawn point, so that the compass will lead me more or less home.

This is what I generally do when I start, though step number 5 is usually not a priority considering how rare diamond is. I will dig down far, and if I do find some I cry with joy and if I don't, I just keep on digging. I do most of my digging during the night, when I don't feel like running from the skeletons, spiders, and creepers.

Has anyone here encountered Slime? It's a creature that spawns near the bedrock, is not hostile and will drop a green goo ball when killed. They resemble a square head that bounces around. They are extremely rare, and will also spawn in the light if you have torches around. I've been keeping an eye out for them, even though they are pointless at this point of development (their goo doesn't do anything yet). Only heard about them via the official minecraft forums.

Also, in order for me to take down my hill next to my castle I have employed Creepers. When I say employ, I mean I lure them to the top of my hill and allow them to get close enough to start their detonation process, where I promptly run to a safe(ish) distance. Works wonders, I mainly do it during the early morning when the other monsters have burned up and they haven't despawned yet.

You might find it easier and more controlled just to kill creepers for their gunpowder and make TNT.

About the server...

So like people might know, my current financial situation is quite limited. But I like playing on
our own server, and once I have made some calculations about my current budget, I might be able to
donate small bits of money.

But it is too early to say anything right now.

Nah, tis more fun this way

Besides, why get only 1 or 2 gunpowder for each of them, when they detonate at the same strength as TNT?