I restarted the server and mobs seem to be spawning. I didn't check before, but it's working now.[DOUBLEPOST=1387404931,1387404337][/DOUBLEPOST]If anyone wants to help test out the new server tonight, send me a pm. I was thinking tonight at about 6 or 7 central time. I'd like one person in the jungle, one in the nether, and a couple mining. Another exploring new areas would be nice too.
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It looks like someone is trying to build a taller tower than me next door to me! Map 12-18-2013
What mine lacks in height, it makes up for in girth though!
What mine lacks in height, it makes up for in girth though!
figmentPez
Staff member
Something is the best I can call it. I'm mostly just walling off some space to work in. I'll see where it goes from there.
figmentPez
Staff member
I now have sheep in every color. This makes me happy.
I have donkeys!
I finally got around to making my nether portal accessible by horses and donkeys this morning. Also I finally finished the safe tunnel through the nether to the jungle portal. So if anyone feels like making a grand expedition there, you can now safely drag some donkeys or horses along for extra storage. It's not as purty as the tunnels @Eriol makes, but it gets the job done.
I finally got around to making my nether portal accessible by horses and donkeys this morning. Also I finally finished the safe tunnel through the nether to the jungle portal. So if anyone feels like making a grand expedition there, you can now safely drag some donkeys or horses along for extra storage. It's not as purty as the tunnels @Eriol makes, but it gets the job done.
Is that a mushroom island I see? 12-19-2013 Map
Yep. You can get there through the nether now. It's a bit treacherous, hopefully we'll be able to build a tunnel to that too. I want one of those cows!
Yep. You can get there through the nether now. It's a bit treacherous, hopefully we'll be able to build a tunnel to that too. I want one of those cows!
I look forward to seeing the modified Nether Tunnel to the jungle. I guess I "pioneer" a route, and you make it super-safe? Works for me.
I'll take the portal to mushroom island out of the depths soon. It popped at layer 17 or something (REALLY deep) but moving it to the surface shouldn't be too hard. Good luck at a "safe" path man. The Nether Fortresses I used to go there made it a LOT shorter to dig/build.
New resources in the Spawn Hut thanks to my Silk Touch shovel! Go now for Mycelium and Grass blocks! Mycelium is the only way to make giant mushrooms now (no you can't just bonemeal a mushroom on stone) and you don't need to "spread" grass blocks up, you can just plant one of these and you instantly have grass wherever you need it!
As for the new map, somebody took an epic "loop" east of Pez's island. Some new map generation there with a hole in the middle!
I'll take the portal to mushroom island out of the depths soon. It popped at layer 17 or something (REALLY deep) but moving it to the surface shouldn't be too hard. Good luck at a "safe" path man. The Nether Fortresses I used to go there made it a LOT shorter to dig/build.
New resources in the Spawn Hut thanks to my Silk Touch shovel! Go now for Mycelium and Grass blocks! Mycelium is the only way to make giant mushrooms now (no you can't just bonemeal a mushroom on stone) and you don't need to "spread" grass blocks up, you can just plant one of these and you instantly have grass wherever you need it!
As for the new map, somebody took an epic "loop" east of Pez's island. Some new map generation there with a hole in the middle!
I think I can zig zag my way there. I don't hink I want to try to bridge it almost the whole way like I did going to the jungle. That was not all that fun.
I saw that. I don't know if someone built out there, or if it's a natural swamp hut that's out there.
figmentPez
Staff member
That was me. I was looking for wolves to adopt. Found a swamp with a witch's hut. I'll be going back there to look for slimes later.
Also found an extreme hills biome. Might go back there to build a mine.
Considering that the only thing in extreme hills that's not anywhere else is emeralds, I'd say just trade wheat or wool with villagers for emeralds. A lot more available that way than via mining IMO.
figmentPez
Staff member
Almost forgot, I found a spider spawner dungeon at
x: 1740
y: 57
z: 1093
I didn't take anything out of the chests, but it wasn't very interesting. A music disc (I don't remember which one), some string, some iron and maybe something else inconsequential.
x: 1740
y: 57
z: 1093
I didn't take anything out of the chests, but it wasn't very interesting. A music disc (I don't remember which one), some string, some iron and maybe something else inconsequential.
Is that still a big problem? Mobs spawning that is.
If you look on the map, you'll see a bridge spanning the ocean to the north. Cross it and hug the western coastline until you reach the gigantic forest further north of there. That's where I found my wolves.
There is a posted bug (#2536) which says that dialing down the render distance too far will also impact the number of mobs that spawn (presumably since hostile mobs will only spawn beyond a certain radius from a player).
Increasing the render distance a bit may help (I think I have it at 8 on my server).
--Patrick
Increasing the render distance a bit may help (I think I have it at 8 on my server).
--Patrick
Huh. I was wondering if that's what it was. It's at 7 now. I'll bump it up to 8 again.
I think it's all ready to go. Maybe early next week I'll bring it live.
figmentPez
Staff member
Do we have villagers anywhere?
I think south west of spawn in the desert is a little town. Maybe a good project would be a housing complex near spawn.
*snicker*
You guys really need to start inspecting the maps better. Hint: start by looking for a nether portal 'cause I'm lazy, but not willing to cheat teleporting.
Hopefully he found the way! I don't think I marked the reroute I did.
I figured someone had done it already!
Shakey, you are certifiably insane. That new route... holy crap. In particular the "skyway" of netherrack that's diagonally up across the lava from the portal is just beyond nuts. I don't want to think of the quantity of materials you went through, both mining and construction.
I didn't use very much on this route other than picks. I didn't keep track, but I'm pretty sure I used more than 20 of them. The hardest was finding a good route. I actually got 28 levels just from mining it all out. Got a good amount of quartz too.
The jungle route had one hell of a bridge where I had to turn up the speakers to make sure I could hear ghasts if they showed up.
He says he found them and put some near spawn. They have their own pen. There should be bowls for mushroom soup, too.
My buddy and I built a cobblestone bridge 3 spaces above a huuuuge lava lake in the server. It started on Skype, tracking our coordinates until we were juuuust a block apart and directly across from one another. Then we started backing a double-wide swath of cobblestone from our respective sides that was more than 64 blocks long (know it was more than one stack, less than two), all the while watching out for ghasts so we didn't get blasted off the bridge and into the lava below. We passed each other headed in opposite directions as planned and then went back and put up the roof. It was some of the tensest, most rewarding time we spend in that server.
--Patrick
--Patrick
