Unofficial Minecraft Discussion XXVIII

Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:24 am

BGSF Minecraft

No light escapes the obsidian encased portal. As you move your hand towards the twisting purple nether you are blasted by increasing heat. A smell of dry sulfur fills the air. Behind you - Therradale.
Ancient paintings show an agricultural land, dotted hamlets, wooden houses, happy people - a fairytale. The stories of the 'mad king' ring clear in your mind, a brutal and paranoid man; one wrong glance meant execution, one bad harvest and a village was a bad omen - "Burn it to the ground!". Civil war tore apart the old lands, killing every soul that dared to fight. Leaving but the King, laughing amidst his ruined castle. Dying on a bed of ash and salt.

Aldgate - the new world - hope - where the 'sane' empire fled. A village encased in adminium became the capital of the new world. Sea fare, Castles, Residents, Wanderers, the tight grip of the old imperialists. The metal set image of the idyllic escape made for unparalleled romanticism, but soon the fa?ade began to rust. It was a state driven by wealth and power, corruption ran deep, and the only people that didn't see it were the rulers themselves. The citizens yearned for freedom, and given enough time they created it themselves.

The Temple wars were the culmination of this tension, rival factions became rival religions, and under their banners broke free from the adamantium cage that was Aldgate. Historic details during this time are unknown, records were burned, those with knowledge killed for fear that they would betray their factions. All that is known is of a neutral town known as Torhemn; a place where all were welcome, protected by natural mountains and great keeps. As with all things it too came to an end, commerce slowed, poverty struck, and people left.

As a final resort people built together to form 'vaults' - the world had changed, the land was no longer the fertile golden land described in ancient texts. There were no more 'safe-havens', death was indiscriminate, claiming all but a very lucky few. The vaults were limited, an escape for a while, hoping, magically, things would improve, but as resources ran low, and tensions built, it was clear that everyone had sealed themselves within their tombs.An air of apathy grew, nobody noticed an old lore master spending all of his days reciting ancient texts, and chiselling away at a strange rock. Rumours were quenched with bitter responses, "He's just hammering at bedrock, nothing better to do anymore." Yet today everything changed, a loud laugh, and shouts of success, as you rush to see what happened you find yourself quite abruptly positioned in front of a portal. "Into the nether, boy! Into the nether! You shall lead the way through to our new land!"

Before you can object a sharp shove from the old man sends you hurtling into this strange plane of existence. Ready to stay true to your ancestors and fight for survival within a new land!

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/8302/updatedmap3.jpg

Many thanks to Lord Black for hosting our maps.

Territory Claim:
To claim territory you must first physically go there, and make your mark, having done this post the co-ordinates in the thread. If nobody counter-claims within 16 hours it is yours.

Within your territory you are the ruler, your rules - your game.

Once you have claimed your territory you cannot expand in any way other than conquering enemy territory. You can also build in no-man's land, but everything that occurs here is alright. If someone griefs you persistently in your territory, it is a crime, if it's in no-man's land, it is not.

All wars and politics must be posted in the thread, if you attack a region you must make a declaration of war within the thread. If you do not it is considered griefing and you will be temp banned, no matter what. This also counts for retaliation.

The spawn and surrounding area is strictly NO PvP.

Most of all, be sensible - this is supposed to be fun for all players, and as moderators we will use our common sense to say what's right and wrong, not just a set of rules.

Look on the map:

A Green Zone is a protected zone. These zones have no pvp and no stealing. Players claiming a Green Zone cannot PVP in their zone, unless defending it, and cannot steal from other zones. Players caught stealing from other zones that have claimed a Green Zone will have their zones redacted from Green to Red, permanently.


A Red Zone is the opposite of a Green Zone. Standard griefing rules still apply.

What is Minecraft?

Minecraft is a creative sandbox game centered around exploration and survival; exploring and gathering resources allows you to protect yourself against a variety of beasties that hunt you down during the night. The creative sandbox elements of the game fuel your want to survive and gather, which in turn allow you to build many wonderful creations. Basic fluid physics also provide interesting means of creating basic machines. The multiplayer is very similar to the single-player, just with more people. Right now neither enemies nor damage function, however an update fixing this will be arriving shortly.

Links and Resources
http://www.minecraft.net/
http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.minecraftforum.net/index.php
http://forum.hey0.net/index.php

Server Information

As the BGSF is the center of all good in the gaming world, we have appropriately set up a server - we started on a humble Hamachi server, locally hosted, but have since risen in the world, and now have a dedicated Minecraft server! You can find the details below, and if you'd like to help us keep the server running details can be found at the spawn ;).

Entry Requirements
To access our great and grand server you have to meet one of the following criteria - your application for the IP will be assessed individually and you shall be pmed by a moderator with the IP. This could take some time, and it is possible to be denied access.


1. You are 'Curate' forum rank or above (1 gold star) - this indicates to us that you are a member of the BGSF community, compared to a passing vagabond looking for some quick fun. As this server is aimed towards the community we do expect our members to be a part of the community.

2. You are a friend of a known player, and they have informed us that you wish to play. If you are a friend of a member we expect, by proxy, that you'll be a mature player and good fun to be around.


3. You do not have any rank on the forums, however have proven yourself to be an active member of our thread. If you've posted in our thread for a week or two, shared your projects, screenshots of your single-player obsidian factory, and generally proven yourself to be a friendly person that acts in an appropriate manner you will be allowed onto the server.

Server Details:

Before entering the server post your Minecraft username in this thread - you will be kicked/banned on sight if you do not!

IP: 88.198.17.4:25500

Server OPs: (these persons can ban you at their will, as well as save you from various clipping bugs)
Wampbit
Undone
Bonemonster ( All Hail The Great One)
Mrtankjump
Saurok
Povuholo
RoflWaffleLolz
Suffca
SimpsonFly

Caffienatedjedi



List of those poor souls that Minecraft has devoured.

BGSF : Minecraft

Wampbit : Wampbit
th3undon3on3 : undone
saurok : saurok
Bonemonster : Bonemonster
Monkeyhybrid : superpete
tesfanner : xuerebx
The 6th : TheSmirk
Cliffworms : Cliffworms
Exorince : deviantbj
MLG_Cabbage : redelephant
Theguyinthebackcorner : Meerkat13
Povuholo : Povuholo
kerm : Faderkaka
dragon7ball7 : Boombox_
Malakthrin : Malakthrin
TeeHee:3 : RoflWaffleLolz
revolutionfilms : _tdk_
The Gate Keeper : The_Gate_Keeper
Allstarn08 : Allstarn09
Konqueror : jackjelinek
Volundarkvioa : Volundarkvioa
Capital : MC_Cabe
d4r00g : d4r00g
Meatley : Meatley
Robbio : Robbio
Gamgee : Xivai
gamemstr35 : gamemastr35
R'lyeh Liberation Front : Carlzilla
Cliffworms' Brother : Bejeur
Kinguin : Kinguin
Wolf101 : jakjakatak
Oranos : Barteh
nappa : nappa900
mrcrazy_monkey : mrcrazy_monkey
titan357 : titan357
Fracot (a friend of Wampbit)
Flowi - Arcadiex
Stivesie89 - Stivesie89
caffienatedjedi - caffienatedjedi
Ditre - Sigyl
D-11 - The_Pastmaster
WoOdElF79 - Tipsygear
Peace Bullet - DrSneakyLucario
Lord Dark - JamieEP
Nirreln - Nirreln
Terpy (tesfanner's cousin)
Nuck - Nukl
xXAntibodyXx - xXAntibodyXx
SimpsonFly - SimpsonFly
SkyShadowing - SkyShadowing
Yugemos - yugemos
Demonicpopcorn - evanempathy
Mungo0 - Mungo0
Gordstaman - dja_hel
Mrtankjump - Mrtankjump
Bullfrog - Volpper
Slashcross9 - SlashcrossXD
shadowmere123 - BronzeGolanth
CarnivorClown - WillieMcBride
Kira Yamato - firebos7
Mr.E - mr_e12345
LEGOGOD - LEGOGOD
MrConner (crazy monkey's brother)
Kaitou Kid - Xkira
Shifty - Blahberry
Verlox - Verlox
Rosswell21 - KingMuffin
Charr_lessthan3 - meats sister

PM SimpsonFly to be added to the member list, as he is the OP this time.



We aren't changing maps now. We are building the city on the current map. To clarify some confusion:

- The area will be the 3x3 grid starting at d11 and ending at f13.
- The city will be built by players, for the players and run by the players.
- Your zones are not being taken away.
- The city is a safe zone.
- The city is an optional place to live.
- More people in one area = less RAM used to load chunks = less lag.
- Roads will be constructed to each zone, with owner approval.
- Administrative constructs in the city, the walls and the roads will be built using spawned materials to make it go faster.
- The Imperial Shop sells everything now.
- Shopkeeping will be allowed in the Market District.
- Moderators will be teleporting on players randomly, like I have been doing since last month or so, as random checkups to ensure they are not griefing/stealing (where illegal).
- /home may or may not be removed, it is undecided. Reason: People just /home when in danger. This defeats the purpose of Survival multi-player
- /spawn may or may not be removed, it is undecided. Reason: ^
- New Modlist is up.

If you have a suggestion, or I have forgotten something. Post it.

NOTE: If you have previously asked Bonemonster to add you to the whitelist and you fit the requirements, let him know again.
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Life long Observer
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:02 am

bah you're all a bunch of haters :(

hatin on my obsidian >_>

sooo pretty http://s3.amazonaws.com/estock/fspid9/10/61/15/6/obsidian-igneous-volcanic-1061156-l.jpg

http://www.chemistryland.com/ElementarySchool/BuildingBlocks/obsidianBoulder.jpg

not like cobble is terribly pretty...
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sharon
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:39 am

bah you're all a bunch of haters :(

hatin on my obsidian >_>

sooo pretty http://s3.amazonaws.com/estock/fspid9/10/61/15/6/obsidian-igneous-volcanic-1061156-l.jpg

http://www.chemistryland.com/ElementarySchool/BuildingBlocks/obsidianBoulder.jpg

not like cobble is terribly pretty...


Obsidian isn't only the darkest block in the game, it's the darkest block by a very large margin. Cobble may not be beautiful but at least it blends in well enough.
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carla
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:15 pm

and obsidian is a real pest to remove. At the moment the modmins don't even have a magic stick to tear it down with.
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Jade
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:47 pm

So, I don't really want a house in the new city, but I would like a store. So my question is, can I own a shop without living in the city? I'll probably end up building a bedroom in the shop anyway.

Also, I think people should have a specific thing (or a couple things) they sell in their shop, if they're going to make one, so we don't have a bunch of the same shops popping up all over. They shouldn't be the only one who can sell these things, but we should limit it to 2-3 shops that sell the same thing. Also, I think people should have to pay for a plot of land to build a shop on. The mods can decide how much.
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Silencio
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:12 pm

I'm currently building the road from the city to the road west of Povu and Suffca's land.. linking it with the Spawn.
I had to quit though, as I had too many crashes. Over the lake inbetween Povu's lands and the southernmost city wall, there's an unfinished bridge.

It'll look much nicer once finished. So don't be too harsh on its present uglyness. ;)
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TRIsha FEnnesse
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:32 pm

Right, there should have been a structure to the city right from the start. A skeletal network of main roads for districts to spawn off. This is something the mods really need to enforce, or the city will just turn into a mess. Plots should be placed by the roadside, not in the middle of nowhere.
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Farrah Barry
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:45 pm

dibs on lava shop.
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Vahpie
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:27 pm

dibs on lava shop.

Just remember that you're supposed to get those buckets of lava you're selling yourself. ;)
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Batricia Alele
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:20 pm

Just remember that you're supposed to get those buckets of lava you're selling yourself. ;)

Hmmm... so who will be the first to set up a bucket shop?
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Tinkerbells
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:43 am

Hmmm... so who will be the first to set up a bucket shop?

We'll need an iron shop first!

For that of course we need a coal shop too...
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Angela
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:50 pm

We'll need an iron shop first!

For that of course we need a coal shop too...

And for that we'll need a pick shop. And of course that means that we'll need a wood shop and a cobble shop as well.
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Adrian Morales
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:24 pm

And for that we'll need a pick shop. And of course that means that we'll need a wood shop and a cobble shop as well.

Can a wood shop remain competitive when wood is so easy to get?
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Sarah MacLeod
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:04 am

Y'know, you can have more than one person running the same type of shop. Yay for competitive pricing!
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carrie roche
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:06 am

Hey can I come check out the server? As the IP is there and all... and I'm an active member of these forums? :o
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kyle pinchen
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:32 pm

Y'know, you can have more than one person running the same type of shop. Yay for competitive pricing!

Very true, but the real question is can a shop that is selling cobble or wood out compete the relatively trivial amount of effort any player can perform in order to get those resources?

edit1: Remember, the first thing any shop has to be cheaper than is the effort it would take for those not specialized in that product to produce it. Wood and cobble are very cheap for the average player to produce.
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Roy Harris
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:38 pm

[IMG]http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae282/FlamingFartz/straightouttaspawn.png[/IMG]


Ahhhhh, what a great way to spawn.
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Penny Flame
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:27 am

Well more griefing to report

this time not even theft but actual griefing

I found my animal trap purposely clogged up so that it wouldn't work (found a backlog of a dozen animals)

and I found my underwater glass structure flooded (someone had punched holes in key areas)
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Bloomer
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:33 am

Well more griefing to report

this time not even theft but actual griefing

I found my animal trap purposely clogged up so that it wouldn't work (found a backlog of a dozen animals)

and I found my underwater glass structure flooded (someone had punched holes in key areas)

Time frame?
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celebrity
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:15 am

Time frame?

no idea, I've been busy with the city so I didnt really check on it yesterday

so uh between friday and now...
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Siobhan Thompson
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:14 am

Wow... Someone on this server is a real buttmunch. Fire is nothin but a nice guy. Who would do that to him! He always has bacon to offer when your health is down and offers shelter when passin through. And then some guy just comes and breaks his stuff.
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Laura Hicks
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:28 pm

I won't be claiming a plot in the city right now. After trying out the server for a bit I've confirmed my preference for the singleplayer experience. Though I'd appreciate being kept on the whitelist so that I may pop in as curiosity permits.
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Fam Mughal
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:15 am

Can I run a tnt shop or a weapons shop?
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Czar Kahchi
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:15 pm

huh, I tried to do a texture pack swap, and now can't get on server.


Edit: It really hates me, after 20 tries it lets me on.
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StunnaLiike FiiFii
 
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Post » Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:47 am

So I totally bought Minecraft today because I finally have spare cash! I'm thinking about joining the BGSF community because, well, having been around you since '06 you seem like jerks decent folks, though I totally have 0 Beta or Alpha experience with Minecraft. :D
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