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  Server Renders! MercFox1 Bird's Eye View: http://box.nevernet.com/~djr/mc/render.png Angled: http:// : Dong Patrol
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    I'm on morfus right now 10:20 EST, it's PVP and mobs... but there are some trees on fire and stuff. Not s... : phipple
    • morfus' is the 'anything goes' server -- in other words, it would be stranger if anything WASN'T on fire.... : Arctic Fox
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  Guides and Utilities
  
  - Oizomapper! Map your single player or multiplayer levels! By mroizo40
  http://www.digitized-e.com/mroizo/OizoMapper.zip
  
  - Shackwiki Minecraft page!
  http://shackwiki.com/wiki/Minecraft
  
  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!

  Nov 17, 2010 5:02pm PST
  Guides and Utilities - Oizomapper! Map your single player or multiplayer levels! By mroizo40 http://w : Dong Patrol
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  "just a message to the virgins on minecraft, i'm glad i destroyed that tree of water or whatever that guy... : Crabs Jarrard
  • PEACE. : laurgasms
  • HOW CAN SHE SLAP : MercFox1
  • RICH CUNTS : mikecyb
  • oh : mr.sleepy
  • lololololol : Fenring42
  • Bwahahahahaha! : YerMothah
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    what is this? : MurrayTheSkull
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      The famous griefer. Or one of them. : YerMothah
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        elaborate further : MurrayTheSkull
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          Some guy posted that then burned down a tree a while back. : Fenring42
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            posted it where? : MurrayTheSkull
            • Here. A few months back. : Fenring42
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  Need a mod on mercfoxes server! I need to give my friend Xazj here builder privs so he can build with me! : Techy007
  • is he on now? : Vividvoid
  • Looking for a mod as well. I'm on penis island. : DooBall
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  has there been any word on future "features" or is it just time to fix the thousand bugs? : mavmavv
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    I think we get lens flare and a cover system in the next update. : Crabs Jarrard
    • Regenerating shields and Facebook integration were supposed to be in already >:( : etherboy
  • MMO style class/level system w/perks, mounts, and hats : r_Ed
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    Hats, blueprints, new mobs, ability to go into space, safe blocks... : MercFox1
    • Really? Are you joking? Where's he said that? : systatic
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  http://notch.tumblr.com/post/1599383480/wait-its-wednesday So they're working in the new office now! : MercFox1
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    OH GOD NOTCH IS JUST SETTING UP HIS COMPUTERS NOT ACTUALLY CODING I WANT MY MONEY BACK DAMNIT : harold.johnson
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      I was going to post about him needing an actual IT person that knows WTF. I mean HP Pavilion? Seriously? ... : EricZBA
      • You're getting a Dell, dude. : Vividvoid
    • Easy there, he says he'll be spending two whole days coding this week. : Haxim
  • HIRE MOVERS!! GET BACK TO CODING WTF NOTCH : pancake humper
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    And Notch said, "Let there be light engines." And then there was server-side light. And Notch saw that th : Vividvoid
    • No, that was just him buying a new PSU : pancake humper
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    hahah if they both get buckling spring keyboards they're gonna drive each other nuts with the noise prett... : gakera
    • My thoughts exactly. : GreatGooglyMoogly
    • heehee I thought the same thing http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24548362 : Arctic Fox
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  What was the deal with Curse.com and Minecraft someone posted in MD that I missed? : Hemtroll
  • curse is hosting some fan-created minecraft sites. http://www.curse.com/articles/other-en-news/873857.as... : yAak
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    Aaaaaand Minecraft Wiki looks like shit now. : MercFox1
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      Specifically those ads at the top and bottom, I think it's unrelated to the acquisiton though. : MercFox1
      • I'm pretty sure it is related as the Minecraft Forums also have the same ads. : Sebish
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  Can we have a live discussion on IRC or in some kind of wiki/forum about server rules? I think when Beta... : spyrext
  • +1, discussion on this is needed. I wanna know if I should just save LttP for Adventure mode! :D : theClueless
  • >:( : EricZBA
  • As new features are added we definitely need clear definitions on what servers will be doing what. I know... : Hemtroll
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    The economy of the current server seems ruined and I think more than a few of us would see an inventory r : foo
    • or at least something on the shack wiki : OnAPaleHorse
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      I'm on TeamSpeak right now. I'll answer any questions I can. : foo
      • alright, I'll come in too : Arctic Fox
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        Guess I missed the chat :( : EricZBA
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          It was just me and foo shooting the breeze, so so did we :P : Arctic Fox
          • Come back in and chat me up! : EricZBA
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            Wer, hurro there! : phipple
            • hurro! : Arctic Fox
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      ^^^^ This. I know Foo mentioned it in a previous Minecraft thread after I tossed an idea or two out ther... : SolrFlare
      • Why should we lose our /sethomes? I'm working on something : The Wilhelm Scream
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      Please don't reset inventories until at least tomorrow, I spent hours looking for reeds. I don't want to ... : Fenring42
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        Never said I was going to, just said I "can". I still don't see the point in actually doing it, though. ... : foo
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          Until we get real Survival MP, I don't think anything is needed. : Goblin au
          • ^^^ This. This discussion was mainly about this. Once SMP gets serious we should consider the move & w... : theClueless
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      Don't see how it's ruined? Damn near everyone has enough TNT to clear any area they want off the face ... : theClueless
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        Moving spawn and disabling /getpos while clearing inventories would solve this problem. I am firmly agai... : foo
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          To me a reset is the best thing, but honestly I agree fully that a simply move and wipe will work just as... : theClueless
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            I know right. Look at all the stuff in the chests in LTTP :P : Vividvoid
            • Well TBH I was planning on destroying the chests after LttP was done :P. I doubt anyone else on the serve... : theClueless
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            But those people would just dupe again. So you'd basically be punishing non-cheaters...like me : The Wilhelm Scream
            • yeah any attempt to fix the economy is futile until damage and duping are fixed. : nem00
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          Can you destroy all storage boxes as well? It will only take one person finding the 'Old World' before... : Arcath
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            Interesting points, but I'd also argue that regardless of what we do, any restart is eventually(and quick... : SolrFlare
            • and it's worth noting I'm not opposed to a server reset if that's what everyone decides to do. I'd rathe... : SolrFlare
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        kinda agreeing here. Would have rather dupes and stuff be fixed before health, at least we don't have stu... : dooberzoo
        • the dupe system is fixable by people not duping. funnily enough it's not as prevalent on mercfoo as it i... : nem00
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  Did anyone do anything about the fire I found yesterday? : Fenring42
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    Location? I'm in game right now : foo
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      X: 56.78629185457001 Y: 74.0 Z: 761.8229310259483 Rotation: -2287.2048 pitch: 10.499992 Compass: SE ... : Fenring42
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        Restored several backups, all the way back to our oldest (10 days old). Area is still on fire. This fir... : foo
        • we didnt start the fire, it was always burning since the worlds been turning : alphablu
• Just for record keeping sake: lolroflmaoafk = dooball : foo
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  Hey guys important LttP question time. I really really want to make LttP... however, I question if now... : theClueless
  • I'd argue that if you want LTTP to be done eventually and functional in the future, now is probably the b... : SolrFlare
  • foo/merc can easily repair stuff--assuming the backups are working correctly. Even if there is a reset, ... : Vividvoid
  • yeah now's the best time since we won't have to worry about monsters fucking us up while we build it. : MurrayTheSkull
  • I think fully functioning Adventure mode is a very long ways away, and completing at least the exterior o... : Volatris
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  Check dis shit http://www.ultimaaiera.com/ultima6/ultima-6-minecraft-conversion/ : MurrayTheSkull
  • Can't get the image to load, but sounds interesting. Maybe be a fun 'adventure mode' map? : Nixx2004