I've been confused as to why people seem to prefer using obsidian for bomb proof housing, when there is a lovely alternative called water! I'd like to introduce you to Em0srawk's fantabulous anti-splode shack!
The stylish outside view
The minimalistic and classy interior
The advantages of using an anti-splode shack compared to an obsidian shack are as follows:
-It only requires 9 iron (a bucket and an iron door), 1 stick, erm.. one, two, thre- a small amount of cobblestone!
-Is truly 'splosion proof, including the door!
-Also functions as a handy mob drowning trap!
-Can be made badass*:
Improve your minecraft cool points by making a house from self repairing walls.
So now I ask, Why do you build bomb-proof buildings from obsidian? Were you aware that water stops explosions? Have I converted you to the cheapskate's side or are you going to carry on building bomb-proof buildings from obsidian?
I've been confused as to why people seem to prefer using obsidian for bomb proof housing, when there is a lovely alternative called water! I'd like to introduce you to Em0srawk's fantabulous anti-splode shack!
TNT placed just out of the reach of the water or over one of the source blocks will prove it slightly less bomb proof, and as far as I know, creepers have to be in the water for the explosion to be diluted, so you're really kind of pressing your luck.
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TNT placed just out of the reach of the water or over one of the source blocks will prove it slightly less bomb proof, and as far as I know, creepers have to be in the water for the explosion to be diluted, so you're really kind of pressing your luck.
Nope, water acts as a barrier against explosions - I used it once to view some TNT detonations whilst at close proximity to avoid a horrible accident. The only way to get an explosion to damage the outside of the shack is to remove the source blocks, which is basically de-constructing the shack.
I don't get why people need bomb proof houses. They look ugly, they're limited and their only purpose is for the rare occasion where you walk out your front door and into a creeper...
Maybe when they release the zombie siege feature then in-penetrable houses/bunkers would be useful, but there's no point a the moment.
It could still be blown up, it's just harder to do :smile.gif:
No.
"Water, stationary lava, obsidian, and bedrock are always indestructible, and fences and less resistant blocks can be destroyed by fireballs. These are theoretical values, and in reality less resistant blocks are not always destroyed. "
My "main" area is usually underwater where I store all my valuables so that creepers (and on SMP, griefers and raiders) can't get to them very easily. It has been working out rather well.
This is really cool and a lot cheaper than obsidian, but its not 100% TNT proof. If you place sand on the submerged TNT, the water can get blocked. The explosion still leaves a very big crater. This is still very useful on singleplayer until creepers grow arms and start dropping sand on themselves.
The stylish outside view
The minimalistic and classy interior
The advantages of using an anti-splode shack compared to an obsidian shack are as follows:
-It only requires 9 iron (a bucket and an iron door), 1 stick, erm.. one, two, thre- a small amount of cobblestone!
-Is truly 'splosion proof, including the door!
-Also functions as a handy mob drowning trap!
-Can be made badass*:
*Apparently isn't entirely resistant
-"Can be made from self repairing walls"
So now I ask, Why do you build bomb-proof buildings from obsidian? Were you aware that water stops explosions? Have I converted you to the cheapskate's side or are you going to carry on building bomb-proof buildings from obsidian?
TNT placed just out of the reach of the water or over one of the source blocks will prove it slightly less bomb proof, and as far as I know, creepers have to be in the water for the explosion to be diluted, so you're really kind of pressing your luck.
Nope, water acts as a barrier against explosions - I used it once to view some TNT detonations whilst at close proximity to avoid a horrible accident. The only way to get an explosion to damage the outside of the shack is to remove the source blocks, which is basically de-constructing the shack.
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I tried it with terrible results. I gave my wife my glasses for a second, a creeper showed up and now my wife is pregnant.
Stupid 3D..
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Maybe when they release the zombie siege feature then in-penetrable houses/bunkers would be useful, but there's no point a the moment.
No.
"Water, stationary lava, obsidian, and bedrock are always indestructible, and fences and less resistant blocks can be destroyed by fireballs. These are theoretical values, and in reality less resistant blocks are not always destroyed. "
Source- Minecraft Wiki
http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Explosion
OT: Good for a bunker, just kinda ugly for a house though.
Texture pack I'm working on, probably won't release it though.
Then that's the same as taking a block out of an obsidian shack and saying it isn't explosion proof...
I've gotta add these to the OP! :tongue.gif:
Lava source blocks ARE destroyable, though.
Stationary lava is TNT resistant, added a disclaimer to the claim :tongue.gif: