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Krakn3Dfx

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maybe we should take him up on this? :awe:

If he'd like to set up a server that's fine, I plan to keep mine running though. I don't consider my server any more or less than anyone elses, the problems I have are related to the early development of the multiplayer server app N0tch has created and all MP Survival Servers for Minecraft suffer the same problems.

I did bump the player limit up from 10 to 15 users, since 10 seemed to be holding up fine. The game gets to be a memory hog after awhile, but the system I currently have it running on has 6GB of RAM, so I think it should be fine. Bandwidth doesn't seem to be an issue, with 10 users, it doesn't come close to maxing out my 5Mbit upstream. The app itself is almost completely unoptimized at this point, so I expect that to only get better over time.

I also plan to switch over to Zicores Minecraft Admin Tool this weekend, which will give me the ability to give non-admins and non-ops command functionality that they normally wouldn't have.
 
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Krakn3Dfx

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Sep 29, 2000
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No weight allowance at all. Just slot space. You have maybe...just a guess.. 48 slots and 12 slots on your bar .

they should allow you to fashion backbacks for more space! But you can build chests in your lair to hold loot

N0tch said eventually he would like you to be able to use animals to carry additional stuff, which would be kind of nice. Maybe he'll put in donkeys.
 

vshah

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Sep 20, 2003
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i'm still amazed that one guy is cranking all this stuff out. he really has no other devs other than himself?
 

Toonces

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I also plan to switch over to Zicores Minecraft Admin Tool this weekend, which will give me the ability to give non-admins and non-ops command functionality that they normally wouldn't have.

Does that mean a server reset (and losing all our progress?).:'(
 

gonvik

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Mar 11, 2005
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i'm still amazed that one guy is cranking all this stuff out. he really has no other devs other than himself?

It really is amazing if that's true.

I really haven't experienced any bad lag on Krakn's server, and like he said, most of the problems all others servers can relate to.
 

Keeper

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Its official. I hate you all. I bought this game and have lost hours of my life.

Me and my 24 year old son sit there and stare at each other and say:

So lets get this straight. We just spent 3 hours mining, digging, building, killing, laughing, WTFing and this cost us combined 26 bucks?

He is running his own private server. And I am running my own private sandbox. I want to get out on a public server but I have seen too many griefers on you-tube. Does the AT group have a server? Does the AT group have server suggestions? I know nothing about public server rules or settings just it would really piss me off if I logged out and came back a week later and all that is left where my house used to be is a pool of lava.

75 minutes more of work and then I can play MC. Yummy.
 

Magusigne

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Nov 21, 2007
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Its official. I hate you all. I bought this game and have lost hours of my life.

Me and my 24 year old son sit there and stare at each other and say:

So lets get this straight. We just spent 3 hours mining, digging, building, killing, laughing, WTFing and this cost us combined 26 bucks?

He is running his own private server. And I am running my own private sandbox. I want to get out on a public server but I have seen too many griefers on you-tube. Does the AT group have a server? Does the AT group have server suggestions? I know nothing about public server rules or settings just it would really piss me off if I logged out and came back a week later and all that is left where my house used to be is a pool of lava.

75 minutes more of work and then I can play MC. Yummy.


Yes Kraken has a server. Gradly.boldygoingnowhere I think. Check a few pages back for the code.

Pretty sweet yeah??


ALSO My AT named changed from Powernick50 to Magusigne (Which is my handle in most games including Minecraft)
 

Keeper

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Yea... after watching a bunch of the videos for the game I am not even going to bother playing this game for if I start I would never see the sun again.

THIS!!!!!!! I must fight this urge every night since Tuesday.
 

duragezic

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Oct 11, 1999
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What do you think of the game thus far?
Pretty addicting. I think I played it like 3 hours after buying it!

It's also creepy as hell. I was talking to a friend about it, and at the same time I started to play my bought version, he was trying out the free one online. So first night comes and I heard weird ass sounds and stuff so I type "this is creepy as hell" while 1 second later he finishes typing "this game is creepy".

I can see it getting old fairly quick, but this early in development there are so many things that could happen that I think it's nice to get on early and jump in to play whenever the feeling strikes.
 

Magusigne

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Nov 21, 2007
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Pretty addicting. I think I played it like 3 hours after buying it!

It's also creepy as hell. I was talking to a friend about it, and at the same time I started to play my bought version, he was trying out the free one online. So first night comes and I heard weird ass sounds and stuff so I type "this is creepy as hell" while 1 second later he finishes typing "this game is creepy".

I can see it getting old fairly quick, but this early in development there are so many things that could happen that I think it's nice to get on early and jump in to play whenever the feeling strikes.

Yeah. Multiplayer is where its at though.

It's fun to take on monumental projects with other people playing. Definately check out the AT server.
 

Magusigne

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Nov 21, 2007
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Game says I have an outdated launcher, but their site is down AGAIN.

I'd give poor Notch a "by" for this week and the last week. He went from having a small amount of traffic to HUGE (and making a shit-ton of money) in less than a month. So theres some growing pains.
 

Malak

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Dec 4, 2004
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Typically if a game is talked about on Penny Arcade, it's a game I'll enjoy. He's probably 9/10, more accurate than any other reviewer out there. Even so, I'm still uncertain. I get the building/digging/mining part, but I see very little talk about anything else. Mention here and there of monsters and survival, but what really goes on?

Also I'm concerned spending any amount of money on someone's alpha project.
 

TheStu

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Typically if a game is talked about on Penny Arcade, it's a game I'll enjoy. He's probably 9/10, more accurate than any other reviewer out there. Even so, I'm still uncertain. I get the building/digging/mining part, but I see very little talk about anything else. Mention here and there of monsters and survival, but what really goes on?

Also I'm concerned spending any amount of money on someone's alpha project.

There are monsters which you can turn off. The main thing, is that so long as it fits within the constraints of being made out of cubes, anything can be made... ok, no airplanes or submarines, moving vehicles and whatnot are out, but have you ever wanted to have a castle in a game? Build one.

I haven't checked out multiplayer yet, though if someone says that I can take my single player character with all his stuff on there, I will in a heartbeat.
 

bactiman

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There are monsters which you can turn off. The main thing, is that so long as it fits within the constraints of being made out of cubes, anything can be made... ok, no airplanes or submarines, moving vehicles and whatnot are out, but have you ever wanted to have a castle in a game? Build one.

I haven't checked out multiplayer yet, though if someone says that I can take my single player character with all his stuff on there, I will in a heartbeat.

actually you can build a boat and ride on it.
 

Dankk

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Jul 7, 2008
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Malak,

When I first tried Minecraft, I didn't understand why people liked it. Like in the comic, I realized I could punch dirt out of the ground, and... that's it. I could dig up dirt and put it other places. Whatever.

It wasn't until a few weeks later when I tried it again. That's when I realized I could use the wood from trees to make a pickaxe... then use said pickaxe to mine deeper for stone, and use the stone to craft an even STRONGER pickaxe... then start mining even deeper underground, mine for iron ore and use the excess stone for building structures, smelt iron into ingots and make even STRONGER tools, and... oh god.

EDIT: You're right though. Building/digging/mining is pretty much all it is. Also, crafting. The monsters are only there in survival mode.
 
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Saint Nick

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So when the server crashes you lose the progress? How is there no logic in there to make saves every so often?
 
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