I really wanted to not look at the previews, but I can't help myself:
http://www.indiegames.com/blog/2010/10/handson_with_the_minecraft_hal.html
http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/10/29/minecraft-halloween-update-hands-on

10/29/2010 8:32:40 AM

WOO WOOOOOOO

Hell The Slip doesn't look as difficult as I imagined, so I am very excited to build my Slipbase.. It will take me a while to mine all the obsidian necessary.. though it won't be a very large base.

10/29/2010 9:55:29 AM

Haven't read much on the update, but here's a question... can you build several portals? If so, how do the portals map across worlds? Like you build a portal, in the other world there's a lava pit 30 squares to the right. Go back to the regular world, build another portal 30 squares to the right. Would you be in the lava pit if you went inside the second portal?

10/29/2010 10:07:09 AM

30 squares in the lava world = 480 squares in the normal world

So, no.
But I get what you mean, and I'm not really sure how he's going to implement that.

10/29/2010 10:12:14 AM

I was really thinking along the lines of bases/caves that are only accessible via a portal in the slip...

Of course you could always access them via a pickaxe, but that's the idea. Maybe more useful in accessing underwater bases.

[Edited on October 29, 2010 at 10:23 AM. Reason : /]

10/29/2010 10:22:50 AM

If I use them it'll probably just be to connect between my exploratory outposts... kinda like the /home and /spawn commands, but usable on single player, and with the requirement that you run through demon-infested evil zones to use them.

10/29/2010 10:33:04 AM

I want to know if I can somehow use them to travel vertically.

10/29/2010 12:45:20 PM

I can't say that I'm a big fan of torches burning out on in the new update. I hope that's somehow optional. I don't want to spend all my time keeping my maps lit.

10/29/2010 1:01:24 PM

Torches burning forever and the trick to keeping your pick axe healthy forever.... can we customize that with the new upgrade? It will suck without those 2 options

10/29/2010 1:07:20 PM

Just use lanterns?

10/29/2010 1:11:22 PM

This update will separate the dwarves from the total fucking newbs.

"Oh, but my torches! Oh, but my pickaxe glitch!"

Fucking sand miners. Fucking faggots.

10/29/2010 1:18:59 PM

OK. I now see that existing torches will convert to permanent lanterns. Any word on what materials will be needed to craft lanterns?

10/29/2010 1:25:41 PM

Rumors are that you'll need a block of the new reddish stone in the Slip.

^^ Keep in mind there are some who've been playing this game a LOT longer than you...as in, two years...who prefer Creative mode. You are the newb, my friend.

At the moment, with no player damage, multiplayer is only as useful as the free Creative mode. There is no reason or incentive to try and emulate the end state of this game until some things get fixed to make it worth bothering.

[Edited on October 29, 2010 at 2:16 PM. Reason : ]

10/29/2010 2:14:12 PM

I wonder when we actually get the update. Really will suck if he waits until sunday night.

10/29/2010 6:26:33 PM

Or dies of a heart attack this weekend.

10/29/2010 6:57:46 PM

Quote :

"Piracy will win in the long run. -Notch"

I'll be pirating the new update on monday.

[Edited on October 29, 2010 at 8:37 PM. Reason : .]

10/29/2010 8:37:18 PM

Nobody ever seems to be on the TWW server.

10/29/2010 9:17:42 PM

1.2.0 is out. Are there release notes?

10/30/2010 5:03:17 PM

no wonder the website is down

OMFG I already have my slipgate constructed and I'm looking at portal!

^release notes: http://www.minecraft.net/boo/

omfg the noises in THE NETHER are terrifying

I just saw a ghast catch itself on fire and die

[Edited on October 30, 2010 at 5:49 PM. Reason : asdfasdf]

10/30/2010 5:22:44 PM

already made a watch

10/30/2010 6:09:01 PM

those teleport gates render my serpent trench useless ;_;

10/30/2010 6:32:39 PM

^^ recipe?

[Edited on October 30, 2010 at 7:14 PM. Reason : wiki back up]

10/30/2010 7:12:38 PM

hmmm.... I'm having some trouble connecting two of my bases by portals.

I started with base 1. I portal in and it automatically builds a portal in the Nether. I built another portal in the Nether that landed me pretty damn close to base 2 (but I want to be right on target).

I thought I would destroy the 2nd portal in the Nether, create one on base 2 and try that. But it takes me to portal 1 in the Nether even though they are far away. So I instead tried moving portal 2 in the nether... but it takes me to the same place.

Heh, the only advantage I see to this is obsidian farming.

PORTALS HOW DO THEY WORK

10/30/2010 7:56:34 PM

Disconnected by server.

Client is outdated.

10/30/2010 10:02:31 PM

loaded a new single player map to see the biomes. they are going to be fun and I like the variety. now I won't need to go searching all over for glass materials or cacti.

I've been reading some interesting things about the hell portals. if you build one, go to hell, and walk back through your original portal, it may or may not put you back in your original spot. some reports say it places you randomly in the 'real' world, some say they go back to the original portal. Ghasts can apparently be killed with a few arrows and drop gunpowder. pigmen aggro once you attack them and can take you out quickly.

regarding multiplayer, I've read redstone works as well as doors and switches. minecarts apparently now appear to function but won't transport players.

you can now craft a watch (G = gold bar, R = redstone powder):
_G_
GRG
_G_

10/30/2010 10:17:45 PM

Apparently the terrain generator uses a new seed with the update. Thus, new chunks are not blending seamlessly with the existing terrain on my single player maps. I have coasts/islands without beaches, just sheer cliffs.

[Edited on October 31, 2010 at 2:15 AM. Reason : typing FTL]

10/31/2010 2:14:52 AM

^Yea I noticed that. Weird.

I finally got my bases connected perfectly. Though it doesn't seem much faster than minecart, it's still pretty fucking cool.

10/31/2010 7:43:06 AM

Quote :

"Disconnected by server. Client is outdated."

10/31/2010 4:24:53 PM

^^^Yea, I saw that too. I have a giant field of smooth stone jutting up for a large area that's just a flat plain with a beach and some trees. It's kinda cool though.

10/31/2010 4:29:26 PM

I just logged into my single player game for the first time in a while. I was down in one of my mines and got randomly killed by a skeleton and when I went back down there neither my shit nor the skeleton were there. I had an unbelievable amount of stuff on me. Probably never logging into that game again.

10/31/2010 5:05:04 PM

Are there plans to get the TWW server working again?

10/31/2010 5:47:44 PM

Yeah, let's get crackin' on the new map

10/31/2010 7:08:18 PM

^^^ also read there is a bug that causes all your shit to be deleted upon death. agreed it is shitty but you can get around it by playing on peaceful (I won't make fun of you).

10/31/2010 7:57:16 PM

I thought they fixed the 'no drops on death' bug this morning?

10/31/2010 8:00:18 PM

It's barely been 24 hours since the update and it occurred over HALLOWEEN. Chill the fuck out about the server being outdated. Saturnine will update it after he's done drinking and doing appropriate Halloween stuff. The server has to be updated fro the new client.

10/31/2010 8:18:19 PM

Hey man

We're pretty chill ok

10/31/2010 8:54:58 PM

Quote :

" was down in one of my mines and got randomly killed by a skeleton and when I went back down there neither my shit nor the skeleton were there. "

Not unexpected. We discussed on the previous page death and loot. Basically you have 5 minutes to get your crap. As far as the missing skeleton ice seen that before too. Sucks

10/31/2010 10:14:34 PM

So, status update.

The new update has pretty much fucked a lot of things. The admin mod is only half working, as well as the fixes implemented. The usage requirements have spiked with the update, and the cool new features, notably portals and the slip, aren't working right (apparently some known SMP issues, working on it). To top it off the biomes aren't acting right on the new map, because we generated it before the update; also a known issue people are having.

I'm working on getting the server itself back in working order with mods in place first. I'll re-do the new map this week. Hopefully the biomes will make it easier this time around. The most time consuming part was leveling a large enough area for the spawn town.

In any case I'll have the server back online with the mods in place tonight if at all possible, with mods. I'm going to start working on the new map again ASAP. If anyone wants to help with that let me know. By help I mean working on the leveling, roads, and spawn area. Not getting a head start on personal projects. ;P


Sorry for the issues, I was hoping things were going to go more smoothly.

11/1/2010 1:35:03 PM

Notch's new "secret artist" was revealed:

http://kotaku.com/5678720/this-is-good-news-for-the-future-graphics-of-minecraft

11/1/2010 4:29:35 PM

Saturn, I can help with the new map. Just let me know what you want me to do. PM me or something.

11/1/2010 4:50:33 PM

The mindless act of leveling contrasts nicely with the demands of law school, so I'll be happy to help where I have time this week.

11/1/2010 4:51:16 PM

^^^holy fucking hell, this guy is talented (this brings back memories... I remember when I used to lurk on the pixelation forums yeeeears ago)

11/1/2010 5:07:54 PM

saturnine

I too can help with the new map. I'm stuck in Atlanta training for a new job and need something to fill my time. Apparently if I leave the hotel I may turn into a zombie.

11/1/2010 5:24:51 PM

Server and mods are updated. Trying to find a good area on a new map now. Once we've got a good spot I'll PM the guys that wanted to help work on it. Should be uploaded by Thursday at the latest. Sorry for the delay, but I have tests and other such nonsense through Wednesday.

11/1/2010 8:49:01 PM

I have no problem helping out with leveling or whatever you want done. Just lemme know where to go and what to do.

----

FYI for those who haven't been playing around in the nether.

Buckets of water cannot create obsidian there. So, no making nifty obsidian walkways over the lava. I later took some gravel and dumped it over the edge until I could find out how deep it was. It took 10 blocks to get above lava level.

[Edited on November 1, 2010 at 9:32 PM. Reason : ]

11/1/2010 9:27:54 PM

Are there any bugs with memory spikes associated with the Halloween update? Shit's been running pretty slow for me.

11/1/2010 11:44:23 PM

^Yes. From the blog:

Quote :

"There’s a bug in there now where the cpu usage will shoot up through the roof sometimes, and I think that’s related to lighting. Immediately after the release, there was a hang bug where lighting would go into an infinite loop sometimes on existing loaded maps. I “fixed” that by making the loop always terminate after a certain number of iterations. My guess of what’s going on now is that the lighting probably keeps going into that loop over and over again."

11/2/2010 5:50:49 AM

is the server still 216.36.2.114? I can't connect to that. I'd love to join a local server.

11/2/2010 10:48:07 PM

no, it's: 69.162.71.207

11/3/2010 1:21:31 AM

Connection refused. I guess I need to be put on the whitelist? what do you I do to get on the whitelist?

11/3/2010 6:53:58 AM