The only thing that can break obsidian is a diamond pick. TNT won't even scratch it.

It's AWESOME too. I think the monster spawn rate has been upped quite a bit recently. I never remember this many enemies being around, and now that there are I can't imagine how boring it was before without them.

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/Lomoru/Aftermath.jpg Wooden walls used to be my house. I particularly like the arrows stuck everywhere.

I play on hard and very rarely find monsters outside at night, the key is torches which block them from spawning. My real problem is the monsters underground because they've already spawned and there is generally quite a few of them in one spot. I just died to some when I accidentally collapsed part of my mine I'll probably lose that stuff too

But then I wouldn't have three creepers hiding outside my front door every morning to greet me!

I'll try and get pics of my house up tomorrow.
I know you all are on the edge of your seat.

There was a one page article about MineCraft in the Toronto newspaper today!

http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/videogames/2010/10/01/15546896.html

I keep getting some wacky runtime error everytime I try to start the game up. I believe its because of my graphics card drivers. I don't think I updated them after I reinstalled my OS...

Fortress expansion going great. 120 iron ore crafted into continental track way. Only 20% done and at tower outpost 1, and I have to step up mining production to find more iron. Underwater dock complete, and fanghorn forest is slowly being completed. Now it faces two sides of my mountain, and one of which is so vast and dark the sun doesn't shine. New Project world tree in the center of the forest. Make a gigantic tree, and progress is going good on that. Exploring large cavern, and I mean large. Over 250+ torches and going with no end in sight. Larger than my thus far completed trans continental track way. Leveling of mountain 1 complete, and leveling of mountain 2 slowed due to me expanding down and inside my fortress. Great lighthouse no longer sufficient to guide me home safely, and am setting up a message system using pillars to direct my way home. Expansion via offshoot mini towers ineffective and time consuming. Leveling of the forest two towers down the line nearly complete and the lonely hill which had once a thriving forest is now truly alone amidst a barren plain. Overall progress is sporadic here and there based on whims. The only thing not started is the http://elblogdeodracir.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/argonath.jpg far to the west. Other than preliminary scouting it too far away for me to reach. Setting up of secondary base considered, but deemed time inefficient. If the railroad is complete it provides a ready made gateway to expand upon even further. Not to mention resources mined along the tracks could be used to boost production of the Argonath. Overall progressing well.

Edit
Progress Addendum 1: Main gate is now fully complete, and the only way up is the great road elevated above the surface world. The mountains to the side of the road must be leveled on each side for it to remain an effective deterrent. One side (aka Mountain "2") is half way to being complete. Access tot he great road granted via the great guard tower. This was necessary to secure the fortress against further creeper siege. Threat level is negligible and I have not seen an enemy anywhere near my entrances in weeks let alone get in and cause havoc.

:laugh:


Is your base near your spawn point? If so, just use a compass And you need to upload that map for us when you're done!

What's the trick to get never ending fire? I'm trying to make a pit surrounding my castle that has a bottom of fire, but I can never get it to burn forever like some people can.

Server up.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avkZNz5oYCk

I have internet!

Virgin mucked up several times - but any hows and ways I'll talk to undone later today and get the server files then try to have the dedicated up tonight!

Hooray! :foodndrink:


Looks like my plans for this week are scrambled.

Virgin? Noob error. Be prepared for extended periods of crap/no internet.

Their technical support is normally great, you just need to find someone that can speak english/has a clue about networking. But the speed is worth it all

I'm with BE. I've hit 1500kbs before.

My last lecture for today finished at 16:00. It could be up to an hour before I'm home. Once I get back I'll start to set up the server and have a look at what I need to do (I expect the last $5 is there now ) - and once that's sorted I'll alert all of you and get the world file from undone - then we should be dedicated!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, we have the $45 now. We've all been waiting for our fearless Admin.... that's you.

Sorry guys I been busy all week, can some one Pm me the link to the server fund? and the server info?


Will the server be up 24/7?

I should have time to play tonight after 6Pm EST if the server is up.

*edit*
I bet you have enough money for next month too. :thumbsup:

Now I got to figure out how to get to the server and long in, all that jazz.

Anyone else play in my Time zone?

We don't actually, but we've already got enough for this month.

Its $45 a month right?

I bet if you go look some random dude paid $50 from his paypal account.

I wonder who it was lol. :confused:

We're at $85 just now. $5 short of 2 months.

meh, I got us almost there! surely some one can pitch in $5 before the first month is up. if not I can get it on the 28th.

When will it be up and running?

Yeah, we'll get the other $5 easy. The server is currently running from my computer (though no one is on just now), which you can get on by joining the Hamachi group BGSF Minecraft #4 with the password "Creeper!", then joining the IP address it gives for me. The new server should be online in ~4 hours.

Oh sorry, didn't realise people kept on pitching in money after the initial 45$!

I don't understand all that network stuff, so when the server goes up and I get home some one may have to help me. I used to setup I.P's for other games but that has been years ago.

I need to read over the OP again, I am guessing we are going to build (or admin place) a town that is "safe" and has "land plots"

I think it would be fun to have times where we all play and maybe have defenders and attackers with a castle or something?

Just a thought.