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General Discussion => The Speakeasy: OOG/Off-topic Discussion => Topic started by: Graanvlokkie on 29 Oct 2010, 01:49
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I was introduced to Minecraft last night by Sephrim. Now, finding myself in a place in Eve where I seem to spin ships alot, new plans pending, this game looks like an awesome time filler.
Its a single player sandbox resource gathering and building game (from what I have read the multiplayer lacks features). You run around gathering resouces, in first person, in a massive world to build stuff. What you can build seems really impressive! Its like super awesome imaginary lego.
Now the question is, the game is still in alpha stages and costs 10 euro to buy, which is the cost of a months eve subscription. Is it worth it or will I get bored after a few hours? Its a lot of cash for a game which isnt complete.
Also, does your resources limit what you can build? Do I need stone to build big structures or can I just build a giant dirt castle.
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Seriphyn*
Yes it's worth 10 euros, it's also getting constantly updated, for free, like the next update on the 31st.
The solitude of the game is very enjoyable, and it's one of those "story" games in the sense you can tell your friends "Well first I was a, then I was b, after that I did c, but I fell into a pit and was at d, traced all the way back to e" and so on and so forth.
The world is MASSIVE and goes on and on, but unfortunately you spawn at your original spot, so you'd want to build your shelter near there. If you do go on expeditions, only take limited stuff and all that. The cave system is particularly intricate as well, some of them just seem to go on and on, downwards. You'll want to place torches to light up the area as you go, to prevent monsters spawning there in darkness. Sorta represents "charting" it.
There's a lot to say, really, but definitely worth the 10 euros.
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Get Dwarf Fortress.
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Don't get Minecraft. It'll eat all of your time. And then, the next thing you know is that your connection to EVE is that you're building an in-scale model of your favourite ship of cobblestone. (Admitted, that'd solve the "Walking in Ships" question.)
In other words, $10 is peanuts. It's relatively simple to just play some Minecraft for a change, and then the next morning you notice that you've dug something that puts Moria into shame. Plus it has a huge castle on top of the mountain peaks and lava lamps (as in, actual lava as a source of light).
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(from what I have read the multiplayer lacks features)
Multiplayer currrently lacks several features, but has more game modes planned for it eventually. Regardless, it's awesome building things to show some friends and go visit their constructions, not to mention joint projects.
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Definitely worth the 10 Euros/15 Dollars. Yes, it's "incomplete", but it's pretty damn awesome for an "incomplete" game; Notch could fix the multiplayer issues and call it "complete" and not many people would say it wasn't (fortunately, he's still pumping out updates; next one hits tomorrow).
Better yet, it can be run at the same time as the EVE client without causing issues. Perfect for wasti- er, passing those slow times in EVE.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANgI2o_Jinc&feature=channel
A really good video if you dont know what Minecraft is.
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I resisted it for a long time.
Then I gave in.
It's probably the best game I have played in years. And it's nowhere near finished.
In context, it gave me the same sorts of feelings as when I first logged into Eve: everything was strange and new and puzzling. I thought that the deliberately retro graphics would make my eyes bleed, but in practice, the procedurally-generated worlds have a kind of unexpected beauty to them. I have cowered in fear through the dark hours, praying for the sunrise. My heart has filled with joy and hope at the sight of a square sun inching it's way over the horizon. Inexplicably, this game has made me feel.
It's definitely worth a try, imo.
Oh, and:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/09/14/minecraft-mine-the-gap-day-1/
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(http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/1015419613_NYok6-L.jpg) (http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/9/20/)
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I bought the game, tried it, and it's actually boring. I know it's still an unfinished piece of work but the tutorial is nonexistent, and the youtube videos don't help. Also, I'm not exactly sure what to do.
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I stayed up til 2 playing this.
I hate you so much right now, Seriphyn. :P
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Walk away, quickly.
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How do I get a damn shovel? Nothing in my inventory.
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http://www.minecraftwiki.net
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANgI2o_Jinc&feature=channel
A really good video if you dont know what Minecraft is.
lrn2read thread, Ben!
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lrn2read thread, Ben!
I bought the game, tried it, and it's actually boring. I know it's still an unfinished piece of work but the tutorial is nonexistent, and the youtube videos don't help. Also, I'm not exactly sure what to do.
lrn2read post, Seri!
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Touche. But the minecraft wiki is right there. It's not hard lol
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(http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/9821/1269577248149.jpg)
I MUST NOT WANT TO PLAY THIS GAME
MUST NOT WANT TO PLAY THIS GAME.
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Minepedia. (http://minepedia.net) For all of you wondering "how the hell do I craft X" or "why won't my bucket fill with water?"
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Minepedia. (http://minepedia.com) For all of you wondering "how the hell do I craft X" or "why won't my bucket fill with water?"
I think you'll find it's Minepedia.info (http://minepedia.info/) :P
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I woke up in the morning. Now it's 3 P.M. Minecraft happened in between. Is it the same day? Oh God, I feel like I've lost so much time.
This game is terrible. Terrible.
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lrn2read thread, Ben!
I bought the game, tried it, and it's actually boring. I know it's still an unfinished piece of work but the tutorial is nonexistent, and the youtube videos don't help. Also, I'm not exactly sure what to do.
lrn2read post, Seri!
evrybdydancenao :cowbell:
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I think you'll find it's Minepedia.info (http://minepedia.info/) :P
FFFFFFFFFF- my fail. Incidentally, I've been using Minepedia.net (to which the URL in my original post has been switched) rather than minepedia.info - both URLs seem to work perfectly well.
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i dug a hole.
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I built a castle in the clouds. Every night I go up there so the zombies can't get me. During the day I come down, pick flowers, and tend to my sheep pen.
That is all.
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Okay, so I bought the game, thinking that, because of the price, if I get two hous of entertainment out of it then it is worth the money.
It has payed itself off many times over in two days.
Might not play it for a while after EMO rage quitting after an exploding green penis somehow spawned, or crept, into my house blowing up all my stockpile containers and littering my house, which is just a room in my mine, with litterally thousounds of blocks of resources.
I also realised that by using a type of block and pillar ming technique used in RL coal mining you can optimally extract almost all minerals.
The problem now would be to get my wife off of the game and back into Eve.
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EMO rage quitting
I did that the other day. I had built a fortress in the clouds, largely made of wood. I'd put some water up there, grown some trees, installed some nice windows. It was sweet.
Then, as I built an extension, I realised I didn't have any coal left (it was all stored down in my mine). So I thought "I know, I'll just put down a block of wood and use my flint".
After furiously running around trying to swat out all the flames, and then falling 50 blocks distance to the ground, I looked up to see the skeletal stone remains of Cloud City.
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Your description is great Dex.
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Oilfurnace. Spoilered for h-scroll, click picture below for a link.
(Protip: for easy reading of spoilered h-scrolly link-images, click just outside the image between the spoilerbox border and the picture edge. You can now use your cursor keys.)
[spoiler](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/4959642834_c66e6173f6_o.jpg)(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4959048347_da5f9f09e8_o.jpg)(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4959048591_ff289920f1_o.jpg)(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/4959643402_066db53310_o.jpg) (http://www.timdenee.com/oilfurnace/)[/spoiler]
Fuck you and your blocks, our blocks are better.
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Minecraft=crack. Very, very addictive, prepare to lose a good 20 hours to it or so before you reach rock bottom and have to dry out for a couple days. And then you will relapse.
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So, I finally capitulated, and got it.
Don't hate on me, Ben.