Minecraft - Page 107

TheGodBen · November 7 2011, 01:08 AM

I saw this on r/minecraft, thought I'd post it here: When Notch released Minecraft to the public for the first time. No mobs and only 4 types of blocks, but people still saw great potential in it.

Standout comments were the guy who felt that forcing people to gather resources would be be a bad design choice, and the guy who felt that the world was too big and should be ¼ of what it then was.

Cutter John · November 7 2011, 05:31 AM

Oooh nice. I'm definately reading that thread when I get home from work in the morning.

Owain Taggart · November 7 2011, 08:29 AM

Awesome. It's interesting seeing the early feedback

Itisnotlogical · November 7 2011, 08:52 AM

I'd love to have played the early versions of the game, to be there to see the early tests, even just to look over Notch's or Jeb's shoulder while I hand them their coffee or something. I bet it's a fascinating experience to be part of an indie dev team.

Robert Maxwell · November 7 2011, 12:49 PM

Yeah, I think the first time I played it was early last year, by which point it was in Alpha (so past the initial versions: Classic, Indev, and Infdev.) I think it's safe to say it's come a lot further in the past year than it did in the previous year. I'm not convinced all the additions from 1.8 onward are good ideas, but I guess we'll see once the game is "finished."

Itisnotlogical · November 7 2011, 02:49 PM

According to the front page of the Minecraft wiki, official release is in 11 days.

TheGodBen · November 7 2011, 03:48 PM

And you can see the game be released live by Notch on IGN. Yay?

Kimi3013 · November 7 2011, 04:48 PM

Itisnotlogical wrote:

I'd love to have played the early versions of the game, to be there to see the early tests, even just to look over Notch's or Jeb's shoulder while I hand them their coffee or something. I bet it's a fascinating experience to be part of an indie dev team.

There's an application out there that can roll back the version of Minecraft you have, Link. It goes back to the 1.0.x Alphas and a couple of InfDev releases. I've used it a few time to go back to 1.7.3 so I could played with some mods that were slow to be updated.

It's kinda fun looking back, makes me really miss the old world generation, it was so much more "Minecrafty" than what we have now.

Cutter John · November 8 2011, 04:10 AM

I bought it just a few days after it went Beta (1.4? 1.5?). So I just missed the whole "Alpha buyers get all future updates for free" thing.

I'm REALLY looking forward to release date though. I've been dying to play around with all the goodies in 1.9.
For me, the more features, the better. Its kinda like having fun with a basic Lego set, then suddenly getting another one with new gears and wheels n' stuff for Christmas.
Plus I can finally try out some mods, which I've avoided up til now since I knew they'd probably be broken by the next update.

TheGodBen · November 12 2011, 04:05 PM

Once the server is upgraded to 1.0, we have to arrange an End raid.

Robert Maxwell · November 12 2011, 08:47 PM

Damn, that looks difficult. We totally have to do a raid.

Owain Taggart · November 12 2011, 09:30 PM

I'm not sure if I'd be a fan of an end on a server. Seems rather pointless for something that's persistent and ongoing.

Rowan Sjet · November 12 2011, 10:18 PM

Its not really an end, its more a goal. As far as I understand, when you defeat the dragon, you can take the portal back to the spawn point of your world (via a ridiculous "end credits" of sorts, which Yogscast brilliantly lampoons) and you just carry on as normal.

One thing I'm interested in finding out, is if all the strongholds lead to the same end and you can only fight the dragon once, or if there are multiple Ends and/or Dragons so you can do it over again.

Itisnotlogical · November 13 2011, 02:03 AM

That battle looks like something thatd definitely require multiple people, with flying potions and a ton of arrows

Rowan Sjet · November 13 2011, 01:37 PM

I know one mod I'm going to be getting after the full version is released. No more massive constructions just to open a door.

November 7 2011, 01:08 AM	#1591
TheGodBen Rear Admiral Location: Ireland	Re: Minecraft I saw this on r/minecraft, thought I'd post it here: When Notch released Minecraft to the public for the first time. No mobs and only 4 types of blocks, but people still saw great potential in it. Standout comments were the guy who felt that forcing people to gather resources would be be a bad design choice, and the guy who felt that the world was too big and should be ¼ of what it then was. __________________ *...so many different suns...*

November 7 2011, 05:31 AM	#1592
Cutter John Rear Admiral Location: Beyond the wall of sleep, just south of Seattle.	Re: Minecraft Oooh nice. I'm definately reading that thread when I get home from work in the morning. __________________ "The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don't always soften the bad things. But vice versa, the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things or make them unimportant."

November 7 2011, 08:29 AM	#1593
Owain Taggart Commodore	Re: Minecraft Awesome. It's interesting seeing the early feedback

November 7 2011, 08:52 AM	#1594
Itisnotlogical Commodore Location: Shufflin', shufflin', shufflin'...	Re: Minecraft I'd love to have played the early versions of the game, to be there to see the early tests, even just to look over Notch's or Jeb's shoulder while I hand them their coffee or something. I bet it's a fascinating experience to be part of an indie dev team. __________________ "Good grief. You guys sure know how to make something out of nothing. And then take sides about whether or not it's nothing, and then change your minds and discuss why you thought it was something." - Kestra

November 7 2011, 12:49 PM	#1595
Robert Maxwell Cherry Chassis Location: The Track	Re: Minecraft Yeah, I think the first time I played it was early last year, by which point it was in Alpha (so past the initial versions: Classic, Indev, and Infdev.) I think it's safe to say it's come a lot further in the past year than it did in the previous year. I'm not convinced all the additions from 1.8 onward are good ideas, but I guess we'll see once the game is "finished." __________________ Your crash was, like, spectacular! My world simulation project! Also: Women and Men: Self-Image and Rape Culture

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November 7 2011, 02:49 PM	#1596
Itisnotlogical Commodore Location: Shufflin', shufflin', shufflin'...	Re: Minecraft According to the front page of the Minecraft wiki, official release is in 11 days. __________________ "Good grief. You guys sure know how to make something out of nothing. And then take sides about whether or not it's nothing, and then change your minds and discuss why you thought it was something." - Kestra

November 7 2011, 03:48 PM	#1597
TheGodBen Rear Admiral Location: Ireland	Re: Minecraft And you can see the game be released live by Notch on IGN. Yay? __________________ *...so many different suns...*

November 8 2011, 04:10 AM	#1599
Cutter John Rear Admiral Location: Beyond the wall of sleep, just south of Seattle.	Re: Minecraft I bought it just a few days after it went Beta (1.4? 1.5?). So I just missed the whole "Alpha buyers get all future updates for free" thing. I'm REALLY looking forward to release date though. I've been dying to play around with all the goodies in 1.9. For me, the more features, the better. Its kinda like having fun with a basic Lego set, then suddenly getting another one with new gears and wheels n' stuff for Christmas. Plus I can finally try out some mods, which I've avoided up til now since I knew they'd probably be broken by the next update. __________________ "The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don't always soften the bad things. But vice versa, the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things or make them unimportant."

November 12 2011, 04:05 PM	#1600
TheGodBen Rear Admiral Location: Ireland	Re: Minecraft Once the server is upgraded to 1.0, we have to arrange an End raid. __________________ *...so many different suns...*

November 12 2011, 08:47 PM	#1601
Robert Maxwell Cherry Chassis Location: The Track	Re: Minecraft Damn, that looks difficult. We totally have to do a raid. __________________ Your crash was, like, spectacular! My world simulation project! Also: Women and Men: Self-Image and Rape Culture

November 12 2011, 09:30 PM	#1602
Owain Taggart Commodore	Re: Minecraft I'm not sure if I'd be a fan of an end on a server. Seems rather pointless for something that's persistent and ongoing.

November 12 2011, 10:18 PM	#1603
Rowan Sjet Commodore Location: Away!	Re: Minecraft Its not really an end, its more a goal. As far as I understand, when you defeat the dragon, you can take the portal back to the spawn point of your world (via a ridiculous "end credits" of sorts, which Yogscast brilliantly lampoons) and you just carry on as normal. One thing I'm interested in finding out, is if all the strongholds lead to the same end and you can only fight the dragon once, or if there are multiple Ends and/or Dragons so you can do it over again. __________________ And the sign said, "Long haired freaky people need not apply..."

November 13 2011, 02:03 AM	#1604
Itisnotlogical Commodore Location: Shufflin', shufflin', shufflin'...	Re: Minecraft That battle looks like something thatd definitely require multiple people, with flying potions and a ton of arrows __________________ "Good grief. You guys sure know how to make something out of nothing. And then take sides about whether or not it's nothing, and then change your minds and discuss why you thought it was something." - Kestra

November 13 2011, 01:37 PM	#1605
Rowan Sjet Commodore Location: Away!	Re: Minecraft I know one mod I'm going to be getting after the full version is released. No more massive constructions just to open a door. __________________ And the sign said, "Long haired freaky people need not apply..."