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  • Yes, I want a Creative Server!

    Votes: 46 86.8%
  • Yes, I want a Survival Server!

    Votes: 5 9.4%
  • Yes, I want a Survival HARDCORE Server!

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[Official] Minecraft Information and Discussion Thread

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What Is Minecraft?

If you have not heard of this sweet open ended sandbox game by now, I definitely recommend shedding that rock you call a home and take a look into it. So what is Minecraft exactly? It is fantasy RPG, hack and slash, exploration, farming, mining, hunting, engineering, crafting, and construction all rolled into a nostalgic 16 bit Lego style graphical wrapper. It is a game where you can get lost for endless hours underground, underwater, or in the sky. It is literally, whatever you want it to be. Just remember, YOU determine your own destiny and the life that your avatar lives. Possibilities and enjoyment are only limited by your own creativity!

Member Servers

Pioneerisloud's Server
InsideJob's Server
BritishBob's Server
AcEsSalvation's Server (Currently only ModPack v2 available!)
GeekMan's Server

PM these individuals for their server info!

Links

Official Minecraft Home
Official Minecraft Community
Official Minecraft Help

Tutorials

Modding


Tools

Server Info


Minecraft 101
1a. Read the tutorial!
1b. Punch down a tree (or more)
2. Build a crafting table
3. Make wood tools
4. Find a cliff, preferably with coal
5. Gather cobblestone and coal/charcoal
6. Make stone tools
7. Make a secure home and wait out the night (this can be a pillar, enclosed space in rock, or hole in the ground!)
8. Gather food (harvest plants or kill animals)
9. ???
10. Profit!

The Usual Suspects (Be on the lookout!)
1. Creeper


This guy is mean, green, and hellbent on taking out you and whatever you make in a devastating kamikaze attack. Thankfully, he is relatively slow and makes a distinct "SSSS...." sound before going boom. Unfortunately, escaping their blast radius does not mitigate the damage caused to the surroundings, whic can potentially include your home. For people who like constructing things, the Creeper is your arch nemesis so always be on the lookout for this green fellow.

2. Skeletons


This guy is a bit more annoying than the Creeper as it has a bow and its definitely not afraid to use it. If you are within a 8 block distance from it, it WILL shoot you! Skeletons are also surprisingly intelligent given their lack of intelligence. They can pickup armor and melee weapons (and not only use them, but upgrade when they find better!) as well as circle around to avoid taking damage. Beware of them and do not underestimate them. If you can, it is always best to let daylight take care of them via burning them to nothingness.

3. Spiders


Normally you can keep most mobs separated by a short wall of stuff and laugh at monsters from afar. Attempting this with Spiders however, will just end badly. These guys are FAST and can leap 3-4 blocks so make sure your wall is actually a WALL and not a line of blocks. Fortunately, unless it is night time, they are normally neutral and will leave well enough alone.

4. Zombies


Like in most games, Zombies are the cannon fodder mobs. They are slow, stupid, and easy to kill. You can outrun them, lose them in mines, or just punch them to death. They are common though and can be found everywhere dark. Like with Skeletons, daylight burns them to a satisfactory crisp!

5. Enderman


This is a tall, lanky blackish blue being that are "neutral" unless provoked, though it certainly does not take much to piss them off. As long as you don't look at them from a 64 block distance, they will generally ignore you and continue with their normal activities, which is a nuisance in and of itself; they basically pickup blocks (even ones from your construction).

Note: There are numerous other mobs in this game. These are simply the most common ones that all players will run into.

Redstone (For your inner engineering nerd)
 
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First!
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Here are some of my projects!

 
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Bump for members and discussion!
 
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Originally Posted by chaosblade02 View Post

I'm working on a netherworld themed build atm:

Dude that is awesome!
 
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I will join but my son will play
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this is his CraftBox.








You are a cool dad! That is just an awesome little gaming computer. Looking forward to see what he comes up with in this game.
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Wanted to share some additional developments!









 
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Are there any official OCN Minecraft servers? I haven't played Minecraft in 2 years but I guess I'll give it another go
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Can't believe there hasn't been an official Minecraft thread before this one lol.
 
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Originally Posted by eBombzor View Post

Are there any official OCN Minecraft servers? I haven't played Minecraft in 2 years but I guess I'll give it another go
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Can't believe there hasn't been an official Minecraft thread before this one lol.
there was bt it and all other oc.net servers are no more blame admin
 
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there was bt it and all other oc.net servers are no more blame admin
Any idea what happened?
 
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i think the game sever wasnt used enough and the mod retired too
 
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Subbed. About the only game I play anymore. Wish I was better at it.
 
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i think the game sever wasnt used enough and the mod retired too
That's unfortunate...
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Originally Posted by pioneerisloud View Post

Subbed. About the only game I play anymore. Wish I was better at it.
Do you use mods?
 
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Originally Posted by davcc22 View Post

i think the game sever wasnt used enough and the mod retired too
That's unfortunate...
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Originally Posted by pioneerisloud View Post

Subbed. About the only game I play anymore. Wish I was better at it.
Do you use mods?
I used to. I can't even remember how to get my server up again.
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I never did figure out world edit either lol. I am using graphics mods, don't remember which one though. I just wish I could play with more people so I could help build something really epic.
 
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I used to. I can't even remember how to get my server up again.
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I never did figure out world edit either lol. I am using graphics mods, don't remember which one though. I just wish I could play with more people so I could help build something really epic.
If people are interested, I can host my server once I figure out how to get it working again. 1.8 ruined it for me!
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What's going on with the render distance on 1.8? My game freaks out when I max it out to 16 chunks. It's exactly what happened when I maxed it to 32 chunks on the pre-release.
Not sure... I can't even load my server since the 1.8 update.
 
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Weird. Are you using Bukkit?

Oh, and here's one of my projects:

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Let's get this thread rolllinnn'
Very nice! Nah... no mods. I am getting this error message when attempting to join my local server:

java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: Connect
 
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Originally Posted by ad hoc View Post

Hm, I have no idea. I've never seen that before.
Eh... I will restart my computer later tonight and try again.
 
#23 ·
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Originally Posted by ad hoc View Post

Maybe your IP changed?
I thought about that, but I don't connect via IP, only localhost.
 
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If I hosted a server, I wonder how many people will realistically join.
 
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Originally Posted by jason793 View Post

Are you planning on running any mods on the server.
I have always been a fan of dynmap and servers with extra ore / resources (I don't have all day to spend mining)
I usually play in Creative Mode, but I can definitely setup a Survival/Adventure mode if we go through with hosting a new server.
 
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