!!!minecraft!!!

[Srlancelot39]

I know millions of people love Minecraft, so I decided to start a thread for just that!

Post screenshots, tips, attach world files or skins (give link to a site like mediafire since there is no attach option), and anything else you want to contribute!

If this thread takes off, I'm sure many will find pleasure from it!

~Srlancelot39~

[SNIPERDUDE]

Since on the topic, what is everyone's addiction to this game? What exactly is it? (I have tried a quick demo, still not sure).

[Insectoid]

Am not addicted. Do not like.

Tried it once, got bored in 5 minutes.

[TheGuardian001]

Insectoid @ Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:23 pm wrote:

Tried it once, got bored in 5 minutes.

It gets more interesting at 10 minutes, when the things that want to kill you show up.

[Tony]

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/9/17/

[MihaiG]

I have been playing minecraft on and off
This is my current lair

The entrance is the tunnel up ahead, the way you get in is through an underwater entrance, this basically prevents creepers from coming in

[Sur_real]

Ahhh...not this game...
I see minecraft EVERYWHERE now seriously

meh, I haven't got the time and effort to build and do whatever it is that you do in this game

[RandomLetters]

Yes, i think the addiction is more from seeing it everywhere! I wish the graphics were better though. I love sandbox style games. Must download some time.

[ProgrammingFun]

RandomLetters @ Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:10 pm wrote:

Must download some time.

You don't have to...it is available on their website as an in-browser demo....I downloaded it and found both the same.

I don't get why it's so addicting...all I was able to do was to lift/store and throw blocks....no other interaction
After that, all I did was to dig all the way to the magma/lava...

[TheGuardian001]

ProgrammingFun @ Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:48 pm wrote:

I don't get why it's so addicting...all I was able to do was to lift/store and throw blocks....no other interaction

Except the whole "building" thing...

[andrew.]

I think it depends on which version you get. So far, I've only played the free classic version, but the newer beta version (which costs money) apparently has a lot of new things to do.

[Srlancelot39]

@SNIPERDUDE
It's basically a sandbox game. You have a character and you're all alone (in terms of other humans existing) on a globe, and you are free to build whatever you want while keeping safe from enemies.

@RandomLetters the graphics are actually as good as you want them to be... just get a different texture pack. The default textures are 16x16, but I've seen some that are like 25x25. The pixels you see in the game aren't actually the resolution of the game since your character has the ability to move between 'pixels'.

@ProgrammingFun fortunately, you have not even begun to enter the world of Minecraft...there is much more for you to explore than ejecting blocks from your inventory! *Try right-clicking!*

This is a much better turnout than I expected! Keep it going! =D

[TerranceN]

It REALLY depends on which version you play.

The classic version just allows you to place blocks, but the Minecraft beta is a survival mode, where you can also collect resources, craft items, and build structures to survive the nights and the caves you explore.

Just watch a video or two of X's Adventures in Minecraft, and see for yourself, here is the first one.

It's really fun until you collect enough resources that the game becomes more about building, then unless you're really creative or have friends to play it with, it can become boring. I still think its worth the money though, it really reminded me of when I was a kid and played with LEGO, and it took me awhile before I hit that point.

[Zren]

Started playing this towards the end of last summer. At first I stuck to the interesting servers with lava death. Those were fun.

Then multiplayer came out and dropped 10$ on it. The bugs were terrible, but back then I was just running around in single player mostly, and started surfing between servers.

Then, I discovered the modding community.

I swear, I'd probably wouldn't be as addicted to this game if I hadn't combined it with my other addiction. >.>

Let's just say, a fair amount of my Java was learnt thanks to this game.

Also, the graphics really are terrible with the origional, but it's thanks to the community that you can get effects like this:

Cell Shaded: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrcQHF9PK9k

Btw, my adventures: http://imgur.com/a/5jriS

[TheGuardian001]

Zren @ Tue Feb 15, 2011 3:39 am wrote:

Then, I discovered the modding community.

I can't wait for proper mod support to be added. Mods will be much more appealing once they stop breaking with each update.

Also, for everybody complaining about graphics (which I actually like,) Texture Packs are a thing.

Edit:
Oh, also, redstone circuitry is really interesting. This guy made an ALU.