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  • SeptusSeptus Registered User regular
    Ugh, I'm so aimless with minecraft, or at least vanilla, modded minecraft is crazy complicated. Building inevitably seems to come down to having sufficient block materials and ore, and I think if there's automation there, it's very complicated and maybe not practical.

    I don't feel a need to set up monster spawners and farms/ranches of all types, because a wheat farm is all I'll need for food, and I don't want to be fighting to need arrows etc from spawners. I hope I'm just missing something, but it seems to come down to a huge need to sink time into manual mining.

    PSN: Kurahoshi1
  • SinisterSlimeSinisterSlime Registered User regular
    yes yours introp, not sure of the formal names. we just refer to it as "the crack"

  • eldercoreeldercore Registered User regular
    Septus wrote: »
    Ugh, I'm so aimless with minecraft, or at least vanilla, modded minecraft is crazy complicated. Building inevitably seems to come down to having sufficient block materials and ore, and I think if there's automation there, it's very complicated and maybe not practical.

    I don't feel a need to set up monster spawners and farms/ranches of all types, because a wheat farm is all I'll need for food, and I don't want to be fighting to need arrows etc from spawners. I hope I'm just missing something, but it seems to come down to a huge need to sink time into manual mining.

    i find that building in different biomes and trying to build something to compliment environment helps keep things fresh (instead of trying to make the same build each map).
    also it helps that i like to build and my wife likes to gather.
    playing solo can get kind of tedious.

    Glitterkitten
  • intropintrop Registered User regular
    I restarted the server this morning but didn't have a chance to post here until now.

    Steam ID: highentropy
  • GlitterkittenGlitterkitten Minion of the Feline Overlords Registered User regular
    eldercore wrote: »
    Septus wrote: »
    Ugh, I'm so aimless with minecraft, or at least vanilla, modded minecraft is crazy complicated. Building inevitably seems to come down to having sufficient block materials and ore, and I think if there's automation there, it's very complicated and maybe not practical.

    I don't feel a need to set up monster spawners and farms/ranches of all types, because a wheat farm is all I'll need for food, and I don't want to be fighting to need arrows etc from spawners. I hope I'm just missing something, but it seems to come down to a huge need to sink time into manual mining.

    i find that building in different biomes and trying to build something to compliment environment helps keep things fresh (instead of trying to make the same build each map).
    also it helps that i like to build and my wife likes to gather.
    playing solo can get kind of tedious.

    So @Septus, if you want you can try to join our team. If you are nice. Are you nice? What is your timezone?

  • Vrtra TheoryVrtra Theory Registered User regular
    On one side: a half-empty lava pool. A group of villagers bobbing in the distance. A rail through misplaced melons.

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    On the other side: INDUSTRY.

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  • MetaHybridMetaHybrid Taste defeat!Registered User regular
    Guess which side has the screams of pigmen being slaughtered.

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  • GlitterkittenGlitterkitten Minion of the Feline Overlords Registered User regular
    Whomever made the cat noises for Minecraft was spot on! The meowing IRL and coming from our speakers is pretty indistinguishable.

    Dr. Flamingo
  • SeptusSeptus Registered User regular
    eldercore wrote: »
    Septus wrote: »
    Ugh, I'm so aimless with minecraft, or at least vanilla, modded minecraft is crazy complicated. Building inevitably seems to come down to having sufficient block materials and ore, and I think if there's automation there, it's very complicated and maybe not practical.

    I don't feel a need to set up monster spawners and farms/ranches of all types, because a wheat farm is all I'll need for food, and I don't want to be fighting to need arrows etc from spawners. I hope I'm just missing something, but it seems to come down to a huge need to sink time into manual mining.

    i find that building in different biomes and trying to build something to compliment environment helps keep things fresh (instead of trying to make the same build each map).
    also it helps that i like to build and my wife likes to gather.
    playing solo can get kind of tedious.

    So @Septus, if you want you can try to join our team. If you are nice. Are you nice? What is your timezone?

    Sure, I'm on central time. What team color?

    PSN: Kurahoshi1
  • GlitterkittenGlitterkitten Minion of the Feline Overlords Registered User regular
    Septus wrote: »
    So @Septus, if you want you can try to join our team. If you are nice. Are you nice? What is your timezone?

    Sure, I'm on central time. What team color?

    Oh. Um. @Septus I meant that you can come over and build and hang out with us. Sorry, I know I used "team" which on the PvP server usually means fight team, but we are white - the no fighting ever color. I just wanted to say you are welcome to come build nearby and hang out with us, work on projects with us. Still interested?

  • SeptusSeptus Registered User regular
    Septus wrote: »
    So @Septus, if you want you can try to join our team. If you are nice. Are you nice? What is your timezone?

    Sure, I'm on central time. What team color?

    Oh. Um. @Septus I meant that you can come over and build and hang out with us. Sorry, I know I used "team" which on the PvP server usually means fight team, but we are white - the no fighting ever color. I just wanted to say you are welcome to come build nearby and hang out with us, work on projects with us. Still interested?

    Yeah, I had been planning on going white. Where's the build?

    PSN: Kurahoshi1
  • Vrtra TheoryVrtra Theory Registered User regular
    Clarification for anyone wondering: although Meridian is referred to as the "PVP server", it is still essentially a cooperative survival & build environment. Nobody so far has shown any interest in running around and murdering unsuspecting players. PVP *is* enabled, so you need to be a little more careful not to hit other people with stray arrows and sword hits, but other than that it is business as usual.

    As far as the team colors go, the colors are currently for chat purposes only, so feel free to pick your favorite color as your team. Opt-in PVP arenas and events where colors may matter are still on the horizon, but rules for those events will be area-specific. (Expect more info on those in a few weeks.)

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    Glitterkitten
  • eldercoreeldercore Registered User regular
    WHITETEAM WILL MERDER EVERYONE AND DOMINATE THEIR SHEEP(farms)

    EncGlitterkitten
  • Vrtra TheoryVrtra Theory Registered User regular
    MetaHybrid wrote: »
    Guess which side has the screams of pigmen being slaughtered.

    Speaking of pigmen being slaughtered...

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    A rare action shot of two iron golems striving valiantly against an endless horde of pigmen. And one chicken.

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  • KitharsisKitharsis Registered User regular
    Awesome chicken just riding the wave of death.

    Glitterkitten
  • Vrtra TheoryVrtra Theory Registered User regular
    edited March 2015
    Meridian players:

    An enigmatic, otherworldly magician has setup shop in the Nether, tucked away off of Nether Square (located at X 0, Y 80, Z 0). If you're willing to part with some of your experience levels, he can provide temporary buffs that could prove useful in the Nether (among other things, he offers a significant speed boost -- perfect for traversing the Nether Highway).

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    Vrtra Theory on
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  • the_caduceusthe_caduceus Registered User regular
    May I......May I please be whitelisted.....

    Also Chreemp.


    PassionateLovie
  • EncEnc A Fool with Compassion Pronouns: He, Him, HisRegistered User regular
    what are your exact names

  • the_caduceusthe_caduceus Registered User regular
    the_caduceus
    Chreemp

    Thanks!

  • EncEnc A Fool with Compassion Pronouns: He, Him, HisRegistered User regular
    Done

  • the_caduceusthe_caduceus Registered User regular
    Thanks mista!

  • Vrtra TheoryVrtra Theory Registered User regular
    I've been hanging out in the house that Dread built since Meridia 2.0 started, building farms and gathering resources. This weekend I've finally started my own build again.

    Sneak peak...

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  • DreadprophetDreadprophet Registered User regular
    Curious to see if anyone is interested in another modded server?

  • GlitterkittenGlitterkitten Minion of the Feline Overlords Registered User regular
    Curious to see if anyone is interested in another modded server?

    No.

  • IngramIngram there was only Rage Kage Registered User regular
    Sorry to have to report someone breaking rule #1 on the Victors Bounty server. Not advocating for mod retribution or anything because it is a vanilla server. This is more in a warning because most people have moved on but to anyone that still has builds they may return to... hide yo stuff.
    Had some things go missing from my chests on Isla Dais that i noticed (many diamonds. a fortune pick, and strangely an armor stand with mob dropped armor that was just deco). I did find a few stacks of ender pearls that the perp couldn't make off with in way of recomp. By all means let me know if these items also were borrowed.
    I now return you to your regularly scheduled programs.

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  • intropintrop Registered User regular
    Ingram, I sent you a PM about your stuff.

    Steam ID: highentropy
  • LaikkaLaikka Hungry like the Wolf Jonesboro, ARRegistered User regular
    Yoooo.

    I'm building a swampy forest/tree town at -1000, 750 if anyone wants to you know...hop on the PvP server and entertain me.

    "I must warn you, getting what you want and being happy are two quite different things."
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  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    I just got this, I bought it for my girlfriend a few weeks ago and she loved it so she gifted me back.

    I'm trying to build a moat around my house, theres a big lake right in front of it and some smaller ones around it, but the water doesn't seem to flow very far. How do I fix this?

  • Bluedude152Bluedude152 Registered User regular
    If you make a 2 by 2 hole and fill it with water you will make a infinite water source

    Use that to go nuts filling your moat

    Water only flows like 3 blocks as is

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  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    If you make a 2 by 2 hole and fill it with water you will make a infinite water source

    Use that to go nuts filling your moat

    Water only flows like 3 blocks as is

    So like, dig a 2x2 hole and...how do I add water? Sorry I've only been playing for a couple hours

  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited March 2015
    Bucketman wrote: »
    If you make a 2 by 2 hole and fill it with water you will make a infinite water source

    Use that to go nuts filling your moat

    Water only flows like 3 blocks as is

    So like, dig a 2x2 hole and...how do I add water? Sorry I've only been playing for a couple hours

    Build a bucket with 3 iron bars and use that. The wiki will be your friend

    edit: this page especially might be of use to you

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited March 2015
    I think it flows more than 3 blocks? but it doesn't go very far, yeah.
    Water doesn't behave very intuitively in minecraft. Basically full blocks of water that flow can generate from are called source blocks and are the only water blocks that can be picked up with a bucket. If there are two water source blocks touching the sides of an empty space with something underneath it they will create a new water source block in that space. If you want to fill a large 1-block deep rectangular area with water, fill every other block on two perpendicular sides with source blocks and they should fill in the rest of it automatically. If it's deeper, do the bottom layer then do the next layer on top of that and so on. If the area to fill is more irregularly shaped you might have to fill in more spots by hand. Lava also behaves like water, except that it doesn't create new source blocks ever so it's more of a pain to fill in with and it's a more limited resource.

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  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    Ok thanks, next question, how do I fix this issue where my movement keys keep sticking? Its annoying as hell.

  • EncEnc A Fool with Compassion Pronouns: He, Him, HisRegistered User regular
    That sounds like a PC problem rather than a minecraft one. Maybe make sure your java is up to date?

    Water flows 7 blocks assuming it doesn't drop a level. When it does it resets to a new 7 blocks.

    Donovan Puppyfucker
  • Bluedude152Bluedude152 Registered User regular
    Now let me tell you about mods

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  • ElbasunuElbasunu Registered User regular
    Bucketman wrote: »
    Ok thanks, next question, how do I fix this issue where my movement keys keep sticking? Its annoying as hell.

    Are you pressing shift a lot? You might be turning on StickyKeys.

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  • LaikkaLaikka Hungry like the Wolf Jonesboro, ARRegistered User regular
    edited March 2015
    Someone has a portal at the bottom of a diamond mine right next to a lot of lava. I can't make a portal in my swamp without it taking me there...Was wondering if that portal is important because I'm sad now. :/ It's the one close to Dread and the red team's portal in the nether.

    **I keep having to run all the way back to my build every time I attempt to move it. Frustrating

    Laikka on
    "I must warn you, getting what you want and being happy are two quite different things."
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  • LaikkaLaikka Hungry like the Wolf Jonesboro, ARRegistered User regular
    Sorry, it's on the PvP map.
    Looks like it may be a shortcut to Dread's portal as his is around the corner in the Nether.

    "I must warn you, getting what you want and being happy are two quite different things."
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  • eldercoreeldercore Registered User regular
    Laikka wrote: »
    Someone has a portal at the bottom of a diamond mine right next to a lot of lava. I can't make a portal in my swamp without it taking me there...Was wondering if that portal is important because I'm sad now. :/ It's the one close to Dread and the red team's portal in the nether.

    **I keep having to run all the way back to my build every time I attempt to move it. Frustrating

    get your portal coordinates and divide the x and z by 8 and then build a portal at that location in the nether and youll manually link it to your location instead of the other portal. as close to y can help if there are many nearby portals (probably not the case)
    glitter and/or i can help with this is you want?

    Glitterkitten
  • Duke 2.0Duke 2.0 Time Trash Cat Registered User regular
    Now let me tell you about mods

    No don't listen to Blue

    let me tell you about mods

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