So I've this problem since my early days of playing minecraft, and that is that I can't keep a survival world for more than 2 weeks at a time. I see other people on youtube and MCF who keep and maintain survival worlds for years, while the longest running world I had lasted for maybe a couple months before I deleted it (and this was two years ago). I've tried challenging myself, using different world types, mods , etc.
So I'm asking people who have had long-running worlds, what was it that kept you playing?
Seriously though, its about having a grand vision for your world and then working to make it a reality. If your vision is small and your goals simple you will easily accomplish that and then run out of things to do. Don't be like most of my nephews whose whole goal is to run around in creative with powerful weapons killing things and blowing things up with TNT. The entertainment quickly fades and they move on to other things.
However a note of caution is, make sure the 'grand' things you conceive are actually achievable or you're going to get burnt out. I've seen people on these forums with projects that weren't even achievable within a few years. Have several projects going at the same time and just bounce around to each one. Take breaks to just do some exploring/caving/decorating from time to time.
I know that feeling bro.... I play minecraft since the beta and the pattern repeats since that time... start a world, build a small house, find some diamonds, explore the region, grow tired and repeat...
I stay in one world because I want to see my advances when I keep developing a certain area. I'm the type of player who uses certain engineering and architecture concepts when I try building structures (not most of the time. Usually, the concepts that I learned in engineering is what I use as a basis when building around in minecraft). Technically, I stay long in a world for me to practice engineering, even if physics doesn't count.
Another thing, I keep enjoying myself by finding new ideas to do. In my first time playing this game, I only hunt, mine, and build crappy structures. When I was not satisfied with my works, I kept looking around google that involves minecraft creations. That was the time I was learning to build better structures and what not. A few searches later, I learned basic food farming and animal breeding. It gave me an idea to build a large agricultural compound in my old world. I went deeper into the wiki to find out more about other things that I didn't know back then, such as redstone and item farming. Today, I'm actually building structures that involves redstones and mob/item farms, projects which I couldn't build in my first days.
Perhaps curiosity can help you in some ways. Keep on discovering what you can do and eventually you may be motivated enough to stay long.
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!Special thanks for TNT123BOOM for an awesome siggy! Want to read some awesome journals? Try this: Survival Journals/Worlds list
Take breaks from your main world, no one plays their main survival map nonstop. When your not feeling it go play a minigame map, there are tons of great ones in all genre types, then when you feel that urge go back to your survival map. All anyone ever needs is a single survival map seeing as the world generation is nearly limitless so all you have to do is run 1k blocks and it is effectively a new map =)
So I've this problem since my early days of playing minecraft, and that is that I can't keep a survival world for more than 2 weeks at a time. I see other people on youtube and MCF who keep and maintain survival worlds for years, while the longest running world I had lasted for maybe a couple months before I deleted it (and this was two years ago). I've tried challenging myself, using different world types, mods , etc.
So I'm asking people who have had long-running worlds, what was it that kept you playing?
*Que SpongeBob IMAGINATION image.*
Seriously though, its about having a grand vision for your world and then working to make it a reality. If your vision is small and your goals simple you will easily accomplish that and then run out of things to do. Don't be like most of my nephews whose whole goal is to run around in creative with powerful weapons killing things and blowing things up with TNT. The entertainment quickly fades and they move on to other things.
However a note of caution is, make sure the 'grand' things you conceive are actually achievable or you're going to get burnt out. I've seen people on these forums with projects that weren't even achievable within a few years. Have several projects going at the same time and just bounce around to each one. Take breaks to just do some exploring/caving/decorating from time to time.
by c0yote
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..
Try to download Tekkit or some other funny mod. Also, you can build something or kill monsters in caves. I am doing that in my first world.
Done, done, and done. Nothing's worked so far.
I know that feeling bro.... I play minecraft since the beta and the pattern repeats since that time... start a world, build a small house, find some diamonds, explore the region, grow tired and repeat...
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I stay in one world because I want to see my advances when I keep developing a certain area. I'm the type of player who uses certain engineering and architecture concepts when I try building structures (not most of the time. Usually, the concepts that I learned in engineering is what I use as a basis when building around in minecraft). Technically, I stay long in a world for me to practice engineering, even if physics doesn't count.
Another thing, I keep enjoying myself by finding new ideas to do. In my first time playing this game, I only hunt, mine, and build crappy structures. When I was not satisfied with my works, I kept looking around google that involves minecraft creations. That was the time I was learning to build better structures and what not. A few searches later, I learned basic food farming and animal breeding. It gave me an idea to build a large agricultural compound in my old world. I went deeper into the wiki to find out more about other things that I didn't know back then, such as redstone and item farming. Today, I'm actually building structures that involves redstones and mob/item farms, projects which I couldn't build in my first days.
Perhaps curiosity can help you in some ways. Keep on discovering what you can do and eventually you may be motivated enough to stay long.
Want to read some awesome journals? Try this: Survival Journals/Worlds list
Take breaks from your main world, no one plays their main survival map nonstop. When your not feeling it go play a minigame map, there are tons of great ones in all genre types, then when you feel that urge go back to your survival map. All anyone ever needs is a single survival map seeing as the world generation is nearly limitless so all you have to do is run 1k blocks and it is effectively a new map =)