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  Server Renders! MercFox1 Bird's Eye View: http://box.nevernet.com/~djr/mc/render.png Angled: http:// : Dong Patrol
  • MERCFOX1 Interactive Render Map http://www.maplib.net/map.php?id=10768&lat=-53.71621563247202&lng=35.2... : watcherxp
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  First Time Playing?
  - Check out (and help with) the Shackwiki Minecraft page!
  http://shackwiki.com/wiki/Minecraft
  
  - Map your levels with Oizomapper, by mroizo40!
  http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24100023#itemanchor_24100023
  
  Video Guides!
  - (Series) X's Adventures in Minecraft! Linked by zuff!
  http://tinyurl.com/2ah7sex
  Lots of useful info in here!
  
  - (Series) Minecraft Minecart Tutorials! Boosters! Track switches! Et cetera!
  http://tinyurl.com/2udl2lt
  
  - Water Physics Tutorial by Arctic Fox!
  http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24127669#itemanchor_24127669
  
  Written Guides!
  - Beginner’s Guides to Minecraft, originally linked by at0micgarden!
  (Work in Progress) Guide to Alpha: http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=17021
  How to Survive Your First Night: http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=19065
  
  Shacker Help!
  - Things I Wish I’d Known, a retrospective by Ebu!
  http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23608826#itemanchor_23608826
  
  - Linkmania! By zuff!
  http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23514788#itemanchor_23514788
  http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23533536#itemanchor_23533536
  
  - Ores, and How to Find Them, by Fooldozer and CodeRedBeard!
  http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23582115#itemanchor_23582115
  
  - Multiplayer Tips from BlackCat9
  http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23641449#itemanchor_23641449
  
  - Circle guides! More useful than they sound!
  http://www.agentpothead.com/minecraft/sphere.html linked/hosted by AgentPothead!
  http://www.shackpics.com/files/radii_even_to_100_pgzh2n77iabkgcmee93q.png hosted by Arctic Fox!
  
  - Beginner’s Guide to Redstone, links by The Grolar Bear!
  http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24044649#itemanchor_24044649
  
  - And some generally useful keys to press!
  F11 - full screen!
  F3 (hold) - CPU/ memory usage bar! Spikes for CPU/ red box for memory, I think!
  F5 - third person mode!

  Oct 11, 2010 5:02pm PDT
  First Time Playing? - Check out (and help with) the Shackwiki Minecraft page! http://shackwiki.com/wiki : Dong Patrol
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  Dude built a 1:1 model of the Enterprise. Amazing. http://www.gametrailers.com/user-movie/minecraft-s... : Topsiderover
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    No he didn't, he imported it with a map editor : foo
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      Still impressive. : Topsiderover
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        Oh most definitely, it's just bullshit that he's acting like he built it himself : foo
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          Was it ever confirmed that he used an importer? The only thing I'd seen of that claim was one post on her... : Dong Patrol
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            http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/09/the-true-story-behind-the-amazing-minecraft-enterprise-d.ars : Arctic Fox
            • Ahh here it is. Ignore my post below. : Goblin au
          • Yes. I read an interview with the guy somwhere. Will attempt to find the link. Basically, he had the wire... : Goblin au
        • The ars article says he's not acting like he built it himself. : Goncyn
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  So. Circle Guides. What exactly am I looking at? : Tripps
  • They show you how to make circles. The one hosted by Arctic Fox shows quarter circles, marked in black. M... : Hemtroll
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  An Admin http://www.shackpics.com/files/anadmin_lpa2k6s2fetsoqr80ckw.jpg : EricZBA
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    haha, burned : foo
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      manchild and Arctic_Fox are now tied for the Most AFK Players. : EricZBA
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        lol no kidding, I think they built the water park just so they could AFK there =P : Xevo
        • So what if I like to look over every once in a while and make sure our baby is doing well? So? SO? ... : eonix
      • I'm around most of the time I'm on, I'm just idling this week in case anyone needs builder access. : Arctic Fox
  • My greatest masterpiece : jamiejme
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    Is that the monopoly man?! : DM7
    • haha someone picked it! : Arctic Fox
  • Hahaha... : Alco23
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    Uh oh.... I can see it now. In 3 weeks, you are out exploring the world, deep inside a dark cave system ... : SolrFlare
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      Fuck I'm found out now : Arctic Fox
      • At least you don't have Foo power: Both the ability to revoke builder access and perpetually turn the ser... : SolrFlare
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  Is there a mod that can grant my friend build access? : hoov1185
  • All taken care of, thanks AF. : hoov1185
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  I want to buy this game, but PayPal is being a fag and not letting me link my CC >:( : nyranger66
  • Ahh, yeah that happens, I know whats wrong. Gimme your CC number, I'll fix it : reZaun
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    Do not buy this... unless you want to say goodbye to any free time you had : Tripps
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      srsly. I dn't evn hav enuff time to add vowls to ths sntence. : Goblin au
      • I knw wht u m : Hemtroll
• To who ever filled my Star Destroyer Donation Box with Cobble, you fucking rock! let me know who you a... : Finchypoo
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  Is there a way to make an infinite lava spring? : slickdoody
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    Arctic has setup a few infinite lava pools so I'm sure it's possible : EricZBA
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      Is this MP only? I was under the impression that it was impossible in SP. : Topsiderover
      • *Paging Arctic_Fox* : EricZBA
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        i think all of the lava stuff depends on the llamacraft changes : electroly
        • slickdoody : FUUUUUUUUUUUUU : EricZBA
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    Any lava spring is infinite, it just depends on how you pick it up : YerMothah
    • ^^^^^ Stand 2 squares above it when you pick it up and it will respawn : kelbane
  • In multi with Llamacraft, yes. In single player, not that I've found. : Arctic Fox
  • I guess it's not possible in single player http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=53820&p=86... : slickdoody
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  Damn it! I keep getting stuck in old Minecraft threads posting replies before realising it's been MD'd or... : Goblin au
  • Go on... : finalthrill
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    It doesn't help that someone DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TIME OF DAY IT IS! Monday Morning indeed. : Haxim
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      At this point I get scared when he doesn't mess it up : foo
      • Yeah, I don't mind because it gives me some good fodder for making my MNC threads. : Haxim
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  where's best for minecraft skins? : niceguynick
  • The best site is down :( : EricZBA
• I thought the water park wasn't supposed to be easy to get to, and now there is a canal that takes you ri... : TroZ
• So I got my daily dose of madness in yesterday. I spent a good bulk of the time establishing and going t... : SolrFlare
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  Following your links I read: "Your inventory and items in your chest are stored on your client, not on th... : excessus
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    Correct. Chest inventory is now stored on the server so everyone an steal your shit while you're away dre... : Goblin au
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      Normally yes. However with the hey0 mod which some servers and just recently the mercfox server now spor... : SolrFlare
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        oh thats nice... maybe shadowdane implements that too... : excessus
        • Ill look into it but I don't think I can use MCAdmin & hey0 at the same time. They duplicate a Lot of fu... : Shadowdane
• asplode.dyndns.org is still up and running if anyone just wants to just blow shit up for a while. Some w... : Haxim
• Hey merc, I finished your railroad. : Vividvoid
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  So i proposed the idea of a Weekly Build Contest in Merc's server and thought I'd post about it here. ... : MurrayTheSkull
  • lol, sure, I'll judge. : Vividvoid
  • Oh great, I can see it now: "This week's building contest: build a structure in tribute to penis island."... : SolrFlare
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    Sounds like fun. What are the rules? Some people will dupe their blocks, others will mine them. I guess ... : Goblin au
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      1) one week to build 2) no griefing other builds 3) judged based on size, detail, and creativity (i.e. ... : MurrayTheSkull
      • Sounds reasonable to me. : Goblin au
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        5) any build that is completely different from the given subject will not count. Unless it's funny. the... : MurrayTheSkull
        • How about creative interpretations of the subject? If the challenge is to build a home and you build a li... : Hemtroll
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  So did someone clean out all drak and my shit from our house and my bakery? Last night there was a ton of... : mysled
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    when you first get build access, you have to log out then back in to see chest contents. tell drak to log... : Xevo
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      they've been doing that all night. I've checked and can't see anything either. : Vividvoid
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        oh well shit, nevermind =/ : Xevo
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          That's why I mentioned we could see stuff in other chests :( It was a lot of stuff too, like 90 gold, 20 ... : mysled
          • ah right I missed the stuff about the warehouse next door. sorry to hear it! : Xevo
• This may be linked already but for those that play on a higher definition texture pack and are anoyed wit... : andy302
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  SMP Infinite(ish) lava font, don't ask me why it works exactly but it seems to work all the time 90% of t : nem00
  • The shacktag's look fine on an iPhone, but I made that mistake last time I tried. This looks cool. I wi... : Goblin au
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  so sometime this evening (I think) redstone stopped working on mercfox. Clocks not doing their thing. W... : MamiyaOtaru
  • i've been trying to put some lava in some missing places, but the buckets don't work either. : MurrayTheSkull
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    lol while I was posting this vividvoid was building a cage around me made of obsidian or bedrock or somet... : MamiyaOtaru
    • SSssshhhhh! Are you trying to get me in trouble?! : Vividvoid
  • andy302 and I did a ton of testing. Ton of stuff that worked before is busted now. dunno if it is minec... : MamiyaOtaru
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  My server is gone. Thanks to everybody who played on it! I have a hard copy of the world if anybody wants... : AgentPothead
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    RIP duckhunt dog : Trips
    • http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/img/2010_02_18/indian.jpg : AgentPothead
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    This was an amazing server, thanks mate. I've not been playing much minecraft of late as I want there to ... : niceguynick
    • Thank you :) and no problem! I haven't played in over a month, which was one of the reasons I took the se... : AgentPothead
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    Thank you for the fun times :) : Snipergen
    • You're very welcome :) Tell bunnie I said hi too :) : AgentPothead
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  Are there any admins on MercFox's server that can give SpaecKow building permissions? : Goblin au
  • Aww you posted for me <3 : SpaecKow
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  Doods I bought meincraft can I have build permissions on mercfox's? server? also, it's an adventure just ... : SpaecKow
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    meincraft. lolz. : vx2o
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      Meincraft, Deincraft, Unsercraft! : Lightbulb
      • Dong Patrol's Mein Kraft is the most important work of our time, and it has stirred my heart with passion... : SpaecKow