http://youtu.be/salYX2iDyqs

this shit is nuts. btw, when did youtube start to use youtu.be?

4/8/2011 9:09:57 AM

oh my god, that's awesome

need that

NEED

4/8/2011 9:18:06 AM

Holy shit. Can you imagine how easy it would have been to make our roads with that cobblestone generator?

edit: FINALLY a use for cobblestone generators.

[Edited on April 8, 2011 at 9:38 AM. Reason : asdf]

4/8/2011 9:38:22 AM

rotate it

instant tower generator

[Edited on April 8, 2011 at 11:10 AM. Reason : it could be the ultimate troll weapon too though]

4/8/2011 11:07:35 AM

h notch said it will be in but not till 1.6 because they didn't have enough time to get it in for 1.5

Also saturnine oh where art thou saturnine? I know league of legends is probably fun and all, but surely it can't be as fun as hacking away at fragile Java code to get a game working that you don't really even play

4/8/2011 11:24:22 AM

OH SHIT

minecraft's going to be awesome again

dag

4/8/2011 1:10:58 PM

can someone whitelist me, and send me the server IP?

username: acrophiliac

4/8/2011 2:32:11 PM

I really miss the google map. I've been trying to follow the thread, but is there a reason it went away?

4/8/2011 3:38:15 PM

Yea the server has been down for a couple of weeks or so, for saturnine to update it to work with the new beta. There's been a temporary world in its place, but no map to go with it.

4/8/2011 4:51:13 PM

adultswim acrophiliac
ddf583 Sprocket0

added to whitelist

4/8/2011 5:22:00 PM

map's been down longer than that though

my theory is the mapping script updated for the new save format, which wasn't compatible with the old one we were using

4/8/2011 5:38:58 PM

the map worked with google chrome

don't know why though

4/8/2011 7:11:31 PM

^^no it hasn't it just moved.

The map has worked at http://64.94.238.157 since the server moved to the ip rather than the hostname.

4/8/2011 7:16:05 PM

I have a feeling this is a problem I should be able to easily fix, but I can't seem to connect to the server. I type in 64.94.238.157 into the the box and get the error:

"Failed to connect to the server"
"Connection refused: connect"

I've tried it with both the default .exe and the launcher mentioned a few pages back.

4/9/2011 6:30:12 PM

Server has been down for weeks now. Saturnine is still slowly working on updating it to work with the beta releases.

4/9/2011 8:47:14 PM

Come play on the temporary map. dekciw.net

4/10/2011 9:50:00 AM

lo double l

why?

come on, saturnine, you're awesome and I don't want to be pushy

but let's get it all updated and back up

4/10/2011 4:41:13 PM

New server's given me an excuse to start from scratch. Try out new ideas that I hadn't thought of. I've already thought up 2-3 new traps and security systems. Also familiarized myself with some added perks of using some of the newer updates.

4/11/2011 10:08:04 AM

Little status update:

It's the end of the semester, so I'm swamped trying to finish projects, essays, etc. On top of that the whole upgrade process is proving to be more of a pain in the ass than I expected, mostly due to constant updates and plugins breaking.


I've got the essentials of the server working. Right now I'm just waiting for the last (and most important) plugin to update for the new version of the server wrapper, it should be done before Friday.

I was planning on getting all the functionality of the old wrapper on the new version, but from what I've seen it will be way too hard to keep everything updated. So right now I'm trying to find the right combination to maximize functionality with the fewest number of plugins. I think I have it figured out. I DID manage to find a plugin that I think can replace the vault system with minimal hassle. It's a new command to learn, but it shouldn't be a big deal.

When the server comes back online Pirate will be an admin and N0EN will be a moderator. I will give both of them the info needed to reset the vaults (this will have to be done individually), as well as the new command info to give to everyone. [ Instead of simply typing /vault, you may have to type something like /pvw vault ]


Sorry for the delay in getting all of this done, and thanks for being patient!

[Edited on April 13, 2011 at 12:26 PM. Reason : .]

4/13/2011 12:26:08 PM

i feel like a dick asking for new features before the server is even back up BUT

any chance this thing replacing the vaultwarp could be used to make warpgates between distant areas?

4/13/2011 1:36:26 PM

^pretty sure thats what pvw is. Something maybe we can play with turning on later, but I just look forward to getting back to the real deal.

Saturnine: thanks for the update. We just appreciate any time you have to spend As much as I miss minecraft, I know I've been more productive since the server's been down

I think the decision to minimize plugins is a good one. Also going with Bukkit rather than Hey0 is a good long term decision I think. And it looks like there will be official mod support sometime before the final v1 release this fall, so hopefully the headaches wont last too much longer.

4/13/2011 1:48:07 PM

^^ I am looking into some sort of system for quick transport. Hopefully the minecart issues will be fixed with this update.

I will probably end up doing warpgates of some sort (possibly with an economy system?), the only downside to doing so is that it completely negates the roads. Our original idea was to have towns along the roads with warp stations, so you couldn't go everywhere, but you could reduce the time needed to get from place to place.

For now I will probably just activate the private warp system, and limit the allowed number of warps.



*Also, I'll mention now so it isn't a surprise. I'll be opening the server up to some new people when it's back online. You may have noticed some different people in the temp server. It's not going public, but I'm going to make it a joint server with the gaming community I have set up. The upshot is that it will promote more development while at the same time keeping it safe from potential griefing.

I will also have a Paypal link set up for donations. They will in no way be required, but it would help me a lot to offset some of the cost of keeping the server online. If I see that I'm getting enough on a monthly basis, I can upgrade the server as well. To be clear, any and all donations I get for the server, will go directly towards the cost of the server. Anything above that will either go towards the next month, or towards upgrades.

[Edited on April 13, 2011 at 2:27 PM. Reason : new info]

4/13/2011 1:59:20 PM

Per notch's post today, the 1.5 release has powered minecart rails. Looks like we may not need that mod after all (I just hope the official implementation matches the current mod)

4/13/2011 7:31:48 PM

so, which one of you fell for the most obvious trap in the world that i set up on the dev server?

4/14/2011 7:55:24 AM

So can I play this game on my Mac without having to know wtf a .jar is?

Thanks.

-an ultra noob

4/14/2011 10:55:20 AM

You just need Java installed. From the CLI you can run it as "java -jar Minecraft.jar".

4/14/2011 12:24:45 PM

See: "an ultra-noob"

What's CLI?

4/14/2011 1:00:53 PM

command line interface

[Edited on April 14, 2011 at 2:01 PM. Reason : the DOS looking thing]

4/14/2011 2:01:14 PM

So I got the game...

And now I need to sleep... but "Castle Will" has started to take place. I had to terraform a lake to do it though... but the Castle is starting to form.

I'll figure out how to craft things past tools soon I guess. I'm just happy I figured out how to smelt ore.

4/14/2011 5:12:06 PM

got back into it after a long hiatus.. i've spent probably 6-7 hours exploring a single cave system

4/14/2011 5:20:35 PM

Quote :

"so, which one of you fell for the most obvious trap in the world that i set up on the dev server? "

That was me I figured the lava wall was going to kill me somehow, but I had just spawned and had nothing on me so I said, fuck it let's do this shit.

4/14/2011 7:13:31 PM

Whitelist: wluper

Thanks!

4/15/2011 12:54:51 AM

^^haha, i set up another one near there too since i had a block of tnt hanging out

also

Quote :

"You know how you can climb ladders with gaps? Yeah, not in 1.5."

-Notch

4/15/2011 7:57:47 AM

^hahahahaha. pwnt. the gap thing always bothered me.

4/15/2011 9:01:53 AM

I loved the gap thing. 50% less ladder requirement and works perfectly I'm gonna need a lot more ladders.

4/15/2011 12:40:11 PM

notch is changing the crafting recipe to make 2 ladders instead of 1

4/15/2011 1:17:39 PM

whur mah mined kraft

4/15/2011 8:26:46 PM

Quote :

"You know how you can climb ladders with gaps? Yeah, not in 1.5."

comments like that are so baller

4/16/2011 3:22:29 PM

Quote :

"whur mah mined kraft"

4/17/2011 4:33:51 PM

currently building a minecraft version of the NCSU bell tower

now I just need to rig it to play the ncsu fight theme with note blocks.

4/18/2011 1:46:24 AM

^Late to that party.

4/18/2011 3:07:04 AM

So am I whitelisted? Can I play with yoos?

4/18/2011 5:27:06 PM

^server still not up.

4/18/2011 7:25:23 PM

1.5 just dropped

http://mcupdate.tumblr.com/post/4746649753/minecraft-beta-1-5

so that's more waiting for the server to get back up

[Edited on April 19, 2011 at 9:47 AM. Reason : unless we're sticking with 1.4 for a bit]

4/19/2011 9:47:00 AM

wow this game renders a LOT faster

also wolves stopped whining in multiplayer

4/19/2011 12:14:20 PM

Word on the tubes is that there's a game called FortressCraft on the 360 indie games. Anyone used it? Obviously wouldn't have the updates or new features but it costs like $3

4/19/2011 12:15:25 PM

Quote :

"also wolves stopped whining in multiplayer"

oh thank god

4/19/2011 12:49:44 PM

^^ In two days it's already the best selling indy game on xbox. If it actually connected to Minecraft servers, I'd be all over that

May have to check it out anyway just for kicks

4/19/2011 1:15:08 PM

any chance up updating the temp server in the interim?

4/19/2011 5:35:48 PM

Morphine Boy wluper whitelisted

4/19/2011 6:19:13 PM