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Pistons hooked up to a pulsing clock, either for the sake of seeing moving machinery in the walls or floor, or for noise.

I'm a bit of a rookie, but I believe you need to testfor command first. Execute instantly uses the provided command to my understanding, so you'll need to have a second command block actually testing for the specified players that will then activate the appropriate command blocks. However I'm not certain if there is a targeting option for entitys or players that will work the way you are intending.

For the arguments


Hopefully a guru can prove me wrong....but for the time being, all I can say is play with the testfor command.

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From what I've been able to determine, it seems that almost any mod will not run on 1.7.9 right now. Part of the reason appears to be that Forge must be installed and it so far is not compatible with .9 So, now what? I've seen suggestions of downgrading to a lower version of MC, but a couple of questions. First, what will this do to my saved game, and secondly, What will be different in MC? I don't play online so if that's an issue, I'm good.

All answers very appreciated.

Thanks

TL:DR: You are fine.

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I don't think Rei's minimap shows underground caverns.


Try the X-ray mod. (It's not a map, but useful.)

Rei's definitely maps caves. However, this functionality is disabled on servers. Also, you will not be frowned upon for using Rei's minimap (since it disables features like that in multiplayer) but you will be frowned upon for x-ray, possibly banned even,

Frozen isles

Imagine a world where items with special qualities, such as light, slowing the player, or being invisible, weren't limited to one block alone. Blocks would have a new optional data field in regards to commands, that would change the qualities of the item.

/setblock <x> <y> <z> <tilename> [datavalue] [oldblockHandling] [blockLogic] [dataTag]
First, this is how it would be implanted, just as a new data field. The list of values would be

0: Default behavior for block
1: Block emits light (ala glowstone)
2. Block has low traction (ala ice)
3. Block slows player down (ala soulsand)
4. Block is bouncy (ala slime block)
5. Block is Invisible (ala barrier block)
6. Block is effected by gravity (ala sand)
7. Block is climbable (ala ladder)
8. Block is unbreakable (ala bedrock)
9. Block emits redstone current (ala redstone block).
10. Block cannot be pushed (ala obsidian, bedrock, etc)


You could also add multiple effects by placing it in brackets, and adding commas between numbers. For example [5, 1, 3] would create a block that is invisible, generates light, and would slow players down. This new tag would be within all commands related to blocks, fill, tesfor, give, you name it.

Here's a scenario I thought up that would be able to take advantage of this simple mechanic to greatly enhance the map:

Big thanks to the people that helped me make this idea way better.

I'm still thinking about this, but I wanted to ask around to see if it'd be worth my while, or if someone beat me.

I'm picturing this, everything would be based on gathering resources to fulfill costs to complete objectives. For example, do you want a house? It'll cost 100 lumber, and 50 stone. Command blocks will automatically build things for you when you are able to fulfill the cost, and various things can be purchased and improved to improve your way of life. That's not all either, there would also be a world to explore with progression, and more upgrades! There might be a chasm close by, and after you construct a bridge, you can explore the plains on the other side that is conveniently loaded with new resources and areas to build.

I don't have details of the exactly progression and costs yet, but what are your thoughts?
(and in case it wasn't implied, you would not be allowed to normally place or harvest blocks like normal, resources will likely be in the scoreboard)

Glad someone is standing up to facebook. It can burn in hell for all I care.

Small in number, but high in spirit!

Also, remember it's daylight's saving tonight, clocks go an hour ahead.

Yar! We sail towards a brighter future, and I assure you that despite my avatar, there will be no pretty pink ponies running around while I'm on deck. Once the small issue of who's manning the ship is smoothed over by the staff, we can push off. This isn't the end, it's just another chapter in our legacy. Treasure and glory ho!

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(Name Changed From: OFFICIAL GOLD GOLEM THREAD)

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.Surprisingly solid idea you have there. Not sure how much work it would be for Mojang to program it, but definitely interesting.

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When I found a pyramid it was just too easy to get my 11 gold, 2 emeralds, 3 diamonds, 12 iron, and 9 TNT. there needs to be something more to protect it. Such as "Desert Guardians" AKA "Gold Golems".

Health Points
200 (x100) (Debatable)

Armor 4 ()

-Includes Boss Health Bar

-They do not: Take fall damage, Drown in Water or Burn in fire/Lava
-Slow healing factor so that you can't attack then wait a long time then attack again

-High resistance to ranged attacks
Attack Strength
Melee Strike:

Easy 4 () Medium 6 () Hard 8 ()
Charge Attack:

Easy 7 () Medium 9 () Hard 11 ()
Laser Attack:

Easy 4 ()+ Medium 6 ()+ Hard 9 ()+

(see info below)
Spawn
-In Desert Temples
-Only ONE Gold Golem will spawn in the temple

-If a Gold Guardian generated as part of a Pyramid is killed, another will NOT spawn to take its place.
-The Golem WILL spawn in peaceful, but will stay inactive.
Drops
(5-10)(Why Gold? Because Ancient Egypt used Gold Plating on it's statues))
(3-6)(Why Lapis? EXCELLENT QUESTION! The golem has blue glyphs on it and i like Lapis)

( 1 )( Mob Head. Trophy/Used to create Inanimate Statues) (more info below)

( 1 )("Power Core". An Item Used To Revive The Fallen Boss) (more info below)

(Not so strange to think about now-a-days since the dragon can be re-summoned with a single purpose item)
Experience
50 EXP
(Iron Golems Drop 0)

(Wither Drops 50)

(Dragon Drops 1,200)

Movement
Rather slow unless charging

(more info below)
Does not need to jump to move up 1 block

Behavior
-The golem will stand dormant in the Pyramid like a statue until a player gets within it's line of sight

(10 Blocks), then it will "Wake Up" and attack the player.
(It will also awake if any chests within a 20 block radius are interacted with. Eyes are dark while Inactive)

Once awake, it's awareness of the player will extend 32? blocks.
If the player manages to escape, the Gold Golem will give up the chase and go back to its spawn point (or if target is killed).

It moves slowly, but when it gets close (5-8 blocks Ish?), it will begin its attack pattern:
-Attempting to Melee the player three times, raising it's arms for a moment then brings them down, giving about half a second to react and move away.

-After that, Its jaw will drop, the Eyes Glow Red and it will charge the player, making a low Roar as it attacks. This sprint can only be stopped by a wall (of at LEAST 2m tall) OR if the golem has charged for a distance of 10 blocks, causing a sort of bull fighter effect.
(Anything weaker than blast resistance 30 EXCEPT for sandstone/sandstone variants will be broken on impact. stones/sandstone will show damage cracks but never break from impact.)
-Finally, After it has come to a stop, It will look at the player, after a few seconds will shoot a beam from its mouth in a horizontal line with the player in the midpoint, causing a sort of sweep attack from left to right. (This laser will be able to break the same blockset as the charge attack, igniting any Mob/Player in its path as well as any blocks it comes in contact with. The point of this is to clear out possible barricades the player has built around it, or used to hide.)
-If the player cannot be reached for Melee attacks (Like, being stuck in a hole or a small doorway) The Golem will go strait to using its Charge (To break a wall that's possibly blocking it), Then continue with the Laser.

Gold Golems do not attack random monsters because random monsters don't want to steal treasure. A Gold Golem's primary purpose is to defend Pyramids from raiding players

(But using one as a guard in your prison/gladiatorial battle/boss for your dungeon, is also GREAT!)
(And Because they only target players they cant be used to make mob grinders to get items easier.)

WHY ATTACK PLAYERS?:
Gold Guardians are meant to protect Pyramids from THIEVES (Players) As Iron Golems protect Villagers from zombies.

(And YES, Players are thieving from the pyramid, there is no way to sugar coat it. You tomb raiding player you......)

Gold Guardians do not attack random monsters because random monsters don't want to steal treasure.A Gold Guardian's primary purpose is to defend Pyramids from raiding players (But using one as a guard in your prison/gladiatorial battle/boss for your dungeon, is also GREAT!)
And Because they target players they cant be used to make mob grinders to get items easier.
They do not; Take fall damage, Drown in Water or Burn in fire/Lava

The Guardian Can NOT Be Tamed!
(The Purpose of the Golem is to attack players. NOT RANDOM MONSTERS! If you want that then make IronGolems. Not Going To Debate It.)

Crafting A Statue/Reviving the Boss.

To craft An Inanimate statue place the dropped boss's head onto a T of gold blocks.

To revive, use the "Power Core" on the statue to bring it back to life with a mighty roar and a short "Boot up" time

Here is a Concept model done by

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If you have been to one of these temples. you will see THIS BLOCK all over. It is the reason for the creeper faces and the Lapis bands. There ya have it.

I will not make a poll. This thread has had a number of polls, each having up to a thousand "yes" votes, so I don't find much of a reason to make one.

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Table of Contents:

Overview
Changes in how things work
Frequently Asked Questions
[WIP] The Cubic Chunks Mod!
Gallery
Supporting this suggestion
Special thanks

[spoiler=Tl:dr]Q: Won't this increase lag?
A: Absolutely not. The title of this suggestion and big red letters at the top of this post aren't lying. If you want to know how, then I suggest you actually read this post.

Q: Will this change terrain? Will this break existing worlds?
A: No. Terrain change is not necessary. Existing worlds can be converted fairly easily with a process described later in this post.

Q: How can sunlight or rain work with infinite vertical space?
A: I suggest you read Coping with sunlight, because it's too complex for a tl;dr.

Q: I have a different question but still don't feel like reading this post. What do I do?
A: Too bad, read the FAQ. I put way too much work into this for the entirety of it to be ignored.[/spoiler]

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Overview:

In Minecraft, the sky is the limit - literally. It doesn't matter how many thousands of blocks a player has traveled, or what dimension they're in, or even if they're playing in creative or survival, the highest they can ever build is up to a height of 256. Why is that? If Minecraft can have a world that's infinite in the north, in the south, in the east, and in the west, why can't that world be infinite up and down too?

In Minecraft's earliest days, in Classic and Indev, the world was not infinite in any direction. This was because the entire world needed to be generated at the same time, and the entire world needed to be simulated at the same time as well. This led to a conundrum - the bigger the world, the more it lagged.
Notch didn't like this. He knew his players liked to explore and build large creations, so he found a way to make the world truly infinite. When the Minecraft '' class='bbc'>Infdev came out, it brought with it truly infinite worlds. Suddenly, players could travel hundreds of thousands of blocks in any direction, and never encounter a barrier, or become too laggy.
The Infdev update brought about a very large change to Minecraft worlds to accomplish this feat. For the first time, instead every world being just a single huge piece, they were broken up into a two-dimensional grid of pieces, called chunks. Through breaking the world up into pieces, this 'chunk system' enabled infinite worlds by letting Minecraft create new pieces and simulate them only when it needs to.

Why does that not apply to the vertical axis? Because the type of 'chunk system' Minecraft uses right now is a linear one, which, by using only a two-dimensional grid to map out chunks, means that it is impossible for chunks to stack on top of one another, and by extension, meaning that a single chunk must cover the entire vertical space. This brings back the problem that the Infdev update was supposed to eradicate, now only with chunks, instead of an entire world; the bigger a chunk is, the more laggy it is. You can't just increase the height limit and make chunks taller, because it will become laggier, and laggier, and laggier to do it.
That's why, to fix this, Minecraft must change over to a cubic chunk system. Under this system, 16³ block chunks are aligned on a three-dimensional grid, completely eliminating maximum height as an aspect of lag.

The immediate benefits:
•Minecraft worlds become as virtually infinite vertically as they are horizontally: The absolute limit being Y = ±30,000,000.
•A large FPS increase: Alpha testers report an FPS increase of 100~200%.
•Increase in running capability: Computers running Minecraft on Tiny render distance will handle only 30% the blocks they do now.

The possible features:
•Spherical render/load distance: Reduce handled blocks by up to 30% by cutting corners made of unneeded chunks.
•Server chunk occlusion/exclusion: Reduce bandwidth usage and defeat hackers by only sending data for visible chunks.
•Three-dimensional biomes: Save biome data per chunk rather than per block column, create volcanoes with magma chambers, underground rivers, tropical skylands floating over icy taigas, and more.

The disadvantages:
•Unloaded gravity-pause: Falling non-player entities and fluids will be forced to pause their fall if they reach unloaded chunks, but will resume falling when those chunks are loaded.
•Slow falling-pause: Players with slower computers and smaller render distances will have falling occasionally paused as they fall into unloaded chunks, until new chunks can be loaded.

The problems:
•Current sunlight and rain calculation methods cannot work with infinite vertical space: The solution to this is described here.
•Current BiomeDecorator cannot work with multiple vertical chunks simultaneously: The BiomeDecorator code must be altered to function correctly with this, or removed.
•Current cave generation method is executed an extra time for each vertical chunk created simultaneously, leading to lag spikes on world generation: Cave generation's method must be altered to suit this system more.
•Current grass/dirt generation algorithm forces additional chunk requests when chunks are loaded, causing chunks to load slower than they should: This algorithm must be replaced with something else.

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Changes in how things work:

Obviously, the implementation of this new chunk system will change quite a few things. These changes are mostly either necessary or in the interest of increased efficiency. Such changes are categorized and explained below.

How worlds will be stored:
[spoiler]How the current storage works, and what changes:
Interestingly enough, the current method of storage, the Anvil format, is derived from the storage method that the original Cubic Chunks mod used. The Anvil format stores individual chunk as a series of 16³ quasi-cubic chunks. These 'fake' cubic chunks allow for easier reference of specific data, but they still can't be separated from each other, meaning that it fails to reap the full benefits of this system. Even so, the change allowed Mojang to double the maximum height with no performance hit. Chunks are stored in groups of 32², inside 'MCRegion' files, for a total of 1024 chunks.
By nature, cubic chunks does away with the 'quasi-cubic' nonsense. In terms of chunk grouping, instead of using groups of 32³ chunks, new "3DRegion" files would contain groups of 16³. This means each 3DRegion file contains 4096 chunks, four times as many as MCRegion files. However, each 3DRegion contains only one fourth the amount of blocks. For per-chunk positional metadata, 3DRegion files would use the same number of bits as MCRegion files, after compression. Calculations show that the same area encompassed by a single MCRegion file would consume 64 kilobytes of extra space with 4 3DRegion files, which is nothing.

Converting existing worlds:
Most people are probably wondering something like "But won't this totally destroy all existing worlds?". Absolutely not; conversion could not be simpler. When a non-cubic world is loaded after the implementation of this system, a conversion process will begin and convert the entire world at once(To avoid making chunk loading take longer during play). First, all existing MCRegion files will be divided into quarters to create 3DRegion files. Then, all existing chunks are divided into sixteenths using the quasi-cubic properties to identify boundaries. After that, conversion is done.

The "isEmpty" flag optimization:
A 1-bit flag is added to each chunk, named "isEmpty". If the chunk consists of 100% air blocks, this bit is 1, any other case makes it 0. When the bit is 1, all data for the chunk besides the isEmpty flag is deleted and ignored, which reduces filesize. Empty chunks are never loaded, and locations where they occur are merely simulated as entities reside in them. The chunk will only load when something requires saving inside it.[/spoiler]

Changes to terrain, ores, etcetera:
[spoiler]Terrain:
By default, nothing will change. Small bits of terrain generation code need to be reconfigured to work properly with Cubic Chunks.

Biomes:
By default, nothing will change.

Ore generation:
By default, nothing will change.

Structures:
By default, nothing will change.

The Void:
After conversion to Cubic Chunks, the void and bedrock layer will still exist and generate as they always have. However, the void(Not the bedrock layer!) will not exist as a hard limit and is able to be moved, but not removed, by editing an associated NBT data tag inside a world's level.dat. This feature, that allows for increasing the maximum depth, is intentionally disabled without external programs, to prevent terrain change of any sort. It is intended to be used by experienced mapmakers and world generation mods only.

Superflat settings:
Existing superflat worlds will not change. However, new superflat worlds will gain a new decoration parameter, 'void'. Inclusion of this parameter will cause the void to form below the lowest defined layer. Exclusion of it will cause all layers below the lowest defined layer to copy the settings of that layer.[/spoiler]

Coping with sunlight:
[spoiler]There used to be a solution here, but it wasn't deemed good enough by Jeb. Suggest solutions in this thread.[/spoiler]

Changes to servers:
[spoiler]Settings:
There's a setting inside the Server.properties file called 'max-build-height'. The setting makes it impossible for any player to place or remove blocks above that height.
With the implementation of Cubic Chunks, a new setting named "maximum-generation-depth" would be added. The void, bedrock layers, and magma layers will generate normally at and above the Y level designated by the value of this setting.

Chunk occlusion/exclusion:
Using the raytracing methods already available in the code and used for explosion calculations, servers can identify which chunks are visible to a player, within safe assumptions, and only send the data for those chunks. This both reduces bandwidth usage, and cripples the usefulness of X-Ray cheats.[/spoiler]

Render/Load distance alterations:
[spoiler]After the implementation of Cubic Chunks, view distances' radii will apply to the vertical axis too. This reduces handled blocks in the cases of tiny and short render distances, and increases them in the cases of normal and far render distances. This can be optimized by utilizing a spherical render distance instead of a cubic one, which would reduce handled blocks in all distances except Far.[/spoiler]

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Frequently Asked Questions:

[spoiler=FAQ]Q: This is impossible.
A: No it's not. See below.

Q: Is this available as a mod?
A: Not yet! But it will be!

Q: I like X-ray! What if I don't want it to be broken?
A: First of all, breaking X-ray hacks will only be possible to do in multiplayer. That said, the system that would break X-ray would be possible to disable by the server owner. If the owner doesn't disable the system, then they don't want you using X-ray, and you should not be doing what the server owner doesn't want in the first place.

Q: I play on a PvP/Anarchy/Raid/Faction server. Won't this system let people pillar up into the sky and create a base thousands of blocks in the air and never be found?
A: No.

Q: I like Minecraft's current height limits. What if I don't want to have an infinite sky or infinite underground?
A: If this system is added, all worlds will not automatically gain an infinite underground. As stated below, the Void will remain in all worlds, even after the conversion to Cubic Chunks. The ability to remove the Void will simply be there. As for infinite space in the sky, the current build limit is over one hundred blocks above any terrain that vanilla Minecraft can possibly generate. It is ENTIRELY your decision on whether or not you take advantage of this height. If you play on a server, like stated above, the server owner can set a maximum build height. If s/he doesn't, then don't play on their server - you don't play on servers where the server owners allow things you don't like. Why would you play on an anarchy server if you hate being stolen from and killed?

Q: Will this affect Redstone at all?
A: No. This system will simply make it possible to make larger redstone circuitry than before.

Q: Won't this break existing worlds?
A: No. Existing worlds can be easily converted by dividing each MCRegion file into 4 pieces, then slicing the existing 256 block-high chunks inside them into 16 individual chunks.

Q: Won't this affect mods? Won't mod authors have a hard time updating their mods?
A: The answer to this question depends solely on the answer to the following two questions: Do parts of the modification code rely on chunk data/metadata? Does the mod author want to take advantage of the features of the new chunk system? If the answers to the first and second question are both "No", then updating a mod to this system should be very easy and quick. If the answer to the first question is "Yes", then those parts of the code will need to be rewritten somewhat, but in most cases, the changes should be fairly quick and easy. The only time that it should be hard to update a mod to this system, is if the answer to the second question is "Yes".

Q: Won't this require a total rewrite of the mod API if that's released first?
A: No. Whether or not even a small part of the mod API needs to be rewritten depends on the way that it is implemented and whether or not there are API inclusions for chunk handling and other chunk-related behavior.

Q: Could a player fall into unloaded chunks if chunks aren't loaded fast enough?
A: No, they could not, and for several reasons. Minecraft has a terminal velocity, though it might not seem like it. This velocity is slower than it should take to load new chunks below the player. In cases with exceptionally slow computers, even if the player did manage to reach an unloaded chunk, their fall would be paused until that chunk can be loaded.

Q: What would happen when water, sand, or a mob falls into an unloaded chunk?
A: Nothing. The water/sand/mob would freeze in place until the chunk is loaded and it can continue moving. You can already see this same thing happening on the horizontal axis.

Q: What will happen to the Void?
A: It will still exist, along with all its effects. The only difference is that the Void is no longer a hard limit and it can be moved. After the conversion to Cubic Chunks, the Void's location will be stored in a world's ' class='bbc'>level.dat, and this location can be changed with NBT editing tools. When and where the Void exists, chunks will cease to generate.

Q: Will this affect terrain?
A: No. However, terrain generators will gain the ability to use infinite height.

Q: Will this affect ore generation?
A: No. Ore is a part of terrain generation. As stated above, terrain will not be changed.

Q: Won't all current terrain generators be incompatible with this system and need to be rewritten?
A: No. Terrain generators work independently of chunks. When a chunk is generated for the first time, it calls the terrain generator and receives a specific section of the resultant terrain to save inside itself. Because of this, some custom terrain generators can generate steep terrain all the way to Y256, where you can experience a large, flat cut-off. Since there are no chunks above Y256 to call the terrain generator for terrain, no terrain exists there.

Q: What would happen if there's a huge solid ceiling so far above you that it is unloaded? Wouldn't you just see the sky, just with everything being completely dark?
A: Yes. This already happens on the horizontal axis, and it is an issue with sky rendering, not this chunk system. As such, this has nothing to do with this suggestion. Please do not post about this.

Q: If you go deep underground, will your plants grow/ores smelt/animals grow?
A: No, because those chunks would be unloaded, just as if you had walked far away. This is a flaw with any chunk system, regardless of shape. It is a necessary evil that allows Minecraft to have infinite worlds. The only way to fix this would be to introduce a separate new system that works with chunks as they are loaded and unloaded. This suggestion deals with the chunk system itself, and not sister processes. Because of that, that is outside of the scope of this suggestion. Please do not post about this.[/spoiler]

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[WIP] The Cubic Chunks Mod! (Tall Worlds Mod):

Cuchaz has taken it upon himself to bring us the glorious Cubic Chunks, since Mojang refuses to do so.

Cuchaz is using a API of his own creation to help assist in the making of this mod, and he's quite far along, as seen in these two tech demo videos:
[spoiler=T-Demo 1: Vertical chunk loading][/spoiler]
[spoiler=T-Demo 2: Broken height cap and no lag!][/spoiler]
With the basic functionality in place - a complete overhaul of the basic chunk system, and height limit removed - this whole concept can already be considered proven. What remains is making sure everything else functions correctly under the new chunk system. In any case, stay tuned for future updates if it interests you(If it doesn't, then you are the weakest link - goodbye!).

You can follow the mod's development in much more depth in its very own topic!

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Gallery:

[spoiler=A mountainside with an experimental engine using Cubic Chunks designed by Nocte. 960 block view radius, and 30 FPS.][/spoiler]
[spoiler=A different view of the mountainside with the same engine by Nocte. This time, with 1600 block view radius and 15 FPS.][/spoiler]
[spoiler="A video demonstrating Nocte's engine."]

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The purpose of this suggestion is to have Cubic Chunks implemented in Vanilla. Being available as a modification does not fulfill that purpose. The modification featured in this suggestion is to act as a proof-of-concept only(Note: Its being featured here is to act as a proof-of-concept. The modification itself is on its way to becoming a fully fledged modification).

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Special thanks:
Cuchaz, for taking Barteks' proof and running with it, to give us a truly functional Cubic Chunks mod.
Barteks2x, for updating the Cubic Chunks mod to 1.6.2, proving that it is possible.
Azraile, for posting the original suggestion and allowing me to take ownership of it.
Nocte, for helping resolve flaws and designing Hexahedra.
MineCrak, for a large amount of valuable insight and enthusiasm into the topic of Cubic Chunks.
aaronfranke, for helping resolve flaws.
PanJouda, for creating the original banner.
Flexico, for creating the predecessor to the current banner.
laz2727, for creating the current banner.
Robinton, for creating the original Cubic Chunks mod.
The_Watchman13, for answering all those stupid questions so I don't have to.

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Note: Many calculations and information can be found among the many posts of this topic. There are too many for me to cite here, but if you wish, you can search for them yourself.

I think the top half of the inventory (the armor, skin, and 2x2 crafting grid) should be available from any in game interface. They could be added to the sides of the pre existing interfaces and be used to more quickly do simple tasks e.g. open a chest and make some torches and leave left over ingredients in the chest (This could possibly need three separate interface interactions just for the one simple task). Or be able to equip armor directly from a chest or crafting table .Granted the 2x2 grid is redundant in the crafting bench popup but I think that would be a small thing compared to rest. I also thought that could allow some new crafting mechanics which could be cool or use in multi stage crafting where you can do multiple small crafts on the 2x2 grid and put the outputs in the 3x3 to make something else. I will think of some more specific examples at some point but I do think that there is some potential there. In addition an additional way to close the in game interfaces would be nice. My preference would be for just clicking outside of the active interface (which I see as being akin to "looking away" from what you are working with. This however is just a side idea. I don't see it as unbalancing anything as the mechanics are not changing. It would just let you do more with out having to go back and forth a lot. Let me know what you think. Below are some of the ideas I had for how this could be utilized with specific interfaces. Most of which have pictures with them now. Let me know some of the ways this might make your Minecraft experience better/easier and I will list them along with your name.

(All other pictures are within the 'spoiler' sections below.)
Large/Small Chest
Crafting Table
Furnace
Dispenser/Dropper
Enchantment Table
Brewing Stand
Villager
Beacon Block
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Before I even type one sentence about this, I'm just going to go out there and say, no this isn't a troll post, and I am very sad I had to write this to release my anger. Also, LONG POST ALERT. (but please read anyways if you can!)

SECTION #1: PLAYERS WILL DO ANYTHING TO MAINTAIN THEIR PRIDE

So I playing on a survival server and I see someone say "Say hi to youtube everyone!" and the chat just blows up with "Hi youtube" on every single line of chat for the next minute or so. A few people ask him his channel name and such, and he gave it to them, saying he would upload the footage later. I then called him out for causing spam, and he decided it was use-excuses-to-save-my-pride time. He then responded "Lol dude chill out I wasn't even recording are you stupid or something". I tell him, why cause spam for no reason, and it eventually spirals into a whole server arguement, with every single person against me. A little later he says "If ur soooo matur than just end the argument now!!". SO you know what I did? I ended it. Just said "Alright then, back to mining". (ANOTHER PRIDE SAVING MOMENT ALERT) to which he responds, "Lol Randomdude backed out just because he knows he lost".

I wish you people were trolls, but sadly you aren't and that's what makes me so sad.

Here's another one: Guy is using a lot of text lingo trying to talk to me that I don't understand. He's using pretty proper grammar, I just can't understand the "lingo" so I ask him to spell the words out. Now note, without the lingo, he would be using English PERFECTLY fine in every way, but instead... *sigh* ... He claims he's from another country, and it spirals into another server-wide argument, about how I am a racist and can't accept that people from other countries can't speak fluent English.

it was obvious that his natural language is English, so why did he lie instead of just telling me what the lingo is? Because he couldn't bother to lose his pride, and instead had to turn 60 other brain-deads against me.

SECTION #2: MINECRAFT PLAYER'S DEFINITION OF "RANDOMNESS" AND WHY IT IS THE MOST CRINGEWORTHY THING I HAVE EVER WITNESSED IN A GAME BESIDES ROBLOX.

My in-game name has been "Randomdude818" since as long as I can remember, and I don't remember being this horribly stupid.

People saying things like "Ime suh randdum huh guyzz?? xD!". No. Just... Ugh...This doesn't make you look "random" in the slightest... it just makes you look stupid... so so horribly dumb that I can't take you seriously.... The reason for my name is because for some reason, I have this thing where I'll just be sitting there talking to someone and be like "You know what, I wonder what dragonfruit tastes like". Totally off-topic, which makes me somewhat random, not becuase "Aye talke liek dizzz le randumb xD". In fact, that brings me to another thing..

SECTION #3: EMOTICONS ARE USED HORRIBLY WRONG, ALONG WITH THE WORD "LOL"

"Lol guys my dog just died of cancer! xD"
"My sister was brutally beaten xDD!!"
"Lol guyz I just fell in lava and lost months of hard work xDDDDD!!!!!!"

I think enough is said here to explain my point.

SECTION #4: NOT SKYDOESMINECRAFT HIMSELF, BUT HIS FANS.

I can't go anywhere multiplayer on this game without seeing one of these annoying little... (Words too horrible to comprehend)... They just are annoying in every single way, and they take things to such extremes that it's like they are some sort of evil cult of internet 9 year olds. I really shouldn't get mad about them, but due to recent events, I really do.

Long story short, I got banned for 3 days from one of my favorite servers for RACISM (YES RACISM) because I stated "I don't like budder". So much hate for such a small opinion.

SECTION #5: JUST ABOUT EVERYONE ON CREATIVE SERVERS

Just... Everyone I see on creative servers... All the chat messages... "Sex rooms", "Dating centers", "Adoption centers"? Really? I almost wouldn't care if they were BUILT well but they are mostly just a few pistons and blocks of wool. Even the staff on creative servers are just whiny little babies... I tried to introduce one onto survival, help him out a bit. The second I told him he had to chop his own trees and build (You think creative staff would ENJOY building, no?) he literally typed "Waaahhh, Randomdude is a big meany not doing things for me!"

2 words. Brain. Dead.

SECTION #6: EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT THINGS GOING ON NEXT TO THEM INSTEAD OF PLAYING THE GAME AND COMMUNICATING IN-GAME.

Play the game, instead of sitting there whining about how your parents are vacuuming next to you, or how your chair is uncomfortable.

Get a clue buddy, because nobody cares about your personal life on the internet. OH WAIT! That's right, for some reason, people actually say "Sorry about that D:" to these people instead of ignoring their EPIC CRIES FOR UN-NEEDED ATTENTION.

SECTION #7: EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU CAN'T BE DEPRESSED AT THE SAME TIME.

Not going to get into this one because of controversy issues, but if were to say one little tiny word directed in ANYWAY towards depression, the entire server would get butthurt about how "They are depressed and that I shouldn't joke about stuff like that"

1. Wasn't joking about it in the slightest.

2. I doubt that 10 mil+ players all have severe depression issues.

SECTION #8: EVERY WORD I PUT INTO THE CHAT STARTS AN ARGUMENT IN SOME WAY

Every time I type something into that chat, someone get's butthurt over it, and I'm always the bad guy. If I so much as type "Melons" into the chat someone will tell me it's offensive.

Enough said.

SECTION #9: SPAMMERS, GRIEFERS, TROLLS, ETC,.

Every game has em', you can't do anything about them, and they are annoying as hell, so nothing much to say here.

SECTION #10: THE WORST PART IS, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYONE WHO DOESN'T DO AT LEAST ONE OF THE HORRIBLY ANNOYING THINGS ON THIS LIST SINCE 2010, AND ON THE FORUMS.

How could SO many of you be so... Ugh... I've seen plenty of intelligent people on the forums, but never once do I see them in-game. At least it's nice to hold onto the thought that there are still SOME slightly mature players out there.

No, this wasn't meant as a troll post, and I am certainly expecting hate. And if your response is going to be/ close to one of the following listed, leave now and don't bother saying a thing.

"Don't play multiplayer" Ever thought that I like meeting new people no matter how brain-dead they are?

"Just let people do what they want and shut up" If you saw the Earth start to crumble because people were doing what they want, and you had an entire army to stop them and save it, would you standby and watch your home be destroyed?

"Just turn off your chat" I still have a few Skype friends that I like to play with, but Skype doesn't always work. The minecraft chat is an ok way to communicate, except when it's being spammed by randumbs.

"Lol I'm smart u can talk to me!" Sorry but, can you read? At all?

"Shut up ur just a troll" No, I am not a troll. I'm just sad that the Minecraft community is so stupid now-a-days.

"Stop hating on little kids u idiot!" Back when I was little, I didn't go around screwing with everyone I saw, and my friends didn't either. I understand the game is for kids, and it's not like I want kid's to be totally eradicated from Minecraft. Back when I got this game I knew plenty of "little kids" who were smart enough not to run around being idiots (But they have mysteriously disappeared off the face of the internet). All I'm saying is that they don't have to be so idiotic.

"Just join a whitelisted server" Whitelist servers have these kinds of people too. They are generally nicer and less heavy on stupidity, but I still have yet to join a server and not see one of the above things done. Not just done once, but over and over again.

A reply on how you feel about this issue, would be nice... If you even read it of course. It is quite a long post.

Side-Note: Disregard my name. In all honesty, this was originally meant to be a troll account, but I got over it and decided to use it instead of being an annoyance to everyone around me.

Just as the title says! There is a somewhat twist to this PvP server though, There are 2 sides! The rebels, Against the current government and the Keepers, Fight to keep the cities and government together. The Keepers though have to keep building "Cities"or outposts to guard against rebels. AND have to built cities. The rebels need to build "hideouts"or secret bases. Such as underground hideouts, hidden houses in the mountains, spies etc... BUT i do have a world all ready like this with a rebel hideout built and a Keeper city and a outpost built all ready. There IS Jobs for each side, I will list below the jobs and the person, MAX of 3 people per job! and 4 rebels and good guys each per session! Add TheAssassin5764 to join, I'm the host! I think that theres going to be a currency though!!!! 1 Iron is basically $1 But gold is $10 and diamond is $100 Coal is $0.50, The most for something will be $100 and thats for 1 thing of DIAMOND, You have to make your own place in your sides base to get a shop and everything running! I do have a server made and everything, To join post your Gt, Age, if you have a mic, Side, and Job.
Rebel Leader: TheAssassin5764
Rebel Builder:
Rebel Warrior:
Rebel Guard:
Rebel Spy:
Rebel Miner:
Rebel Lumberjack:
Rebel hunter:
Rebel Alchemist:
Rebel Blacksmith:
Rebel Homemaker:
Rebel Nether Gatherers:
KEEPERS
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Keeper Leader: To be chosen!
Keeper Builder:
Keeper Guard:
Keeper Warrior:
Keeper Spy:
Keeper Miner:
Keeper Lumberjack:
Keeper Hunter:
Keeper Alchemist:
Keeper Blacksmith:
Keeper Homemaker:
Keeper Nether Gatherer
:Both Sides Job!
Trader:
The Trader is nuetral, Does not and is not included in the war, will trade anything it has to people on both sides for iron, gold, diamonds, etc..
Thats all of the jobs! You can kill each other even if on same side...But NOT recommended, I DO NOT want either sides killing fresh spawns, Only kill each other if they are not FRESH SPAWNS but if they do attack you, you can attack them! Thanks for reading, and join!

The suggestion:

In the new update, the wool ankhs and wool center designs in the desert temple should be replaced by their respective colored clay blocks.

Why should this be added?

- It provides a smoother blend with the sandstone.
- Brings the existence of colored clay into light.
- Prevents temple flammability.
- Eradicates the question of how wool lasted so long.

What the colors look like

These are reference pictures to what the colors might look like eventually. Thanks to Comrade_Dispenser for the pictures of what the colors look like.

Some people's reasoning for adding orange clay is to adhere to the original orange color. Others say that the clay would look better "bleached over time" with yellow.

Mushrooms are becoming useless. Here's why:

• they are fairly hard to find
• mushroom stew is unstackable and gives less hunger points and saturation than beef or pork
• they are easily replaced for decoration by the large variety of flowers in the 1.7 update.

This is my suggestion on how mushrooms can get back in the game.

Various Improvements

• Mushroom soup will now be made with two of any edible mushrooms (this includes two of the same type). The hunger stats for the two mushrooms will combine and the soup created will replenish hunger according to those stats.


• Mushrooms will be shown off center to the block they're on, same as tall grass.
• Feeding a pig any mushroom will cause it to search for more mushrooms of that type for 30 seconds.

Better Farming and Growing

Huge Mushrooms - WIP
Only some mushrooms can become huge mushrooms through bonemeal. For now this will include: brown mushrooms, red mushroom, glowstools and bell caps although there will be more to come. Huge mushrooms will have the same drop rate as current, with each one dropping about 2-25 mushrooms of its kind.

New types of Mushrooms
*Take note that one hunger point means half of one of the hunger bar’s chops.
* Currently minor updating all mushrooms. Ones not updated have been marked.


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Brown Mushroom
This old time classic is the perfect find for a hungry first-timer. Each brown mushroom will restore 2 hunger points when made into stew.

Red Mushroom
These old time favourites top your favourite brown mushroom when it comes to eating by giving 4 hunger points. However, there’s a catch. There's a 40% chance of you becoming nauseous after eating one.


Shelf Fungus
A clear sign that are you deep within the clutches of the foreboding roofed forest is the appearance of a strange mushroom that grows on trees. The shelf fungus is however a welcome sight among many travellers. Not only can it be used as a platform to have a breath of fresh air, but smelting it will also produce a tough leather. There are reports of this mushroom also appearing in oak forests, taigas and jungles, but only rarely.

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Death Cap
Oh look, a delicious brown mushroom. Wrong! That’s no mushroom, that’s a death cap. Even pulling this deceiving but rare mushroom out of the ground will cause paralysis (slowness VI) and poison III. But don’t worry! An experienced mushroom gatherer can easily identify the death cap by its white stem and faint spots on the cap.


Orange Fungus
This easily spotted fungus can be found growing on many trees in the forest. Don't touch it though as it contains toxins that will slow down both your walking and breaking speed. Take it back home however, and you can brew it to create mining fatigue potions. It has also been recently discovered that adding a fermented spider eye to this concoction will create a potion that will hasten your mining speed!


Bell Cap
The bell cap is a very special mushroom found only in cold biomes. Many travellers have noticed an unusual sound like a faint bell ringing when nearing this mushroom, although this has been dismissed as pure hallucination by most town folk. It is quite possible though as placing the bell cap next to a noteblock will change the note sound to that of a bell.



Truffles
The truffle is well known across the lands for its extravagant taste. It is also infamous for its rarity. Each truffle will fill up 16 hunger points when added to a stew; however its saturation value is only 1.2 due to its small size. It is wise to save these delicacies though, as villagers are willing to pay quite a high price for them.


Glowstool
Glowstools can occasionally be found underground as natural light sources. These mushrooms are simply there to create ambience and can also be used for a wide range of decorations. Sometimes large forms of this mushroom can also be found.


Conical Mushroom
These small mushrooms can occasionally be found in clusters above and below ground. They are often nicknamed as ‘miner’s morsels’ since many a time has a miner been saved from starvation by these fungi. Each mushroom cluster will fill up 5 hunger points in a mushroom soup with a saturation value of 2.4.


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Chanterelle
One of the most sought after mushrooms due to its rich fruity taste as well as brilliant colour. Don’t waste this beauty straight away though. By cooking the chanterelle, it will go from restoring 3 hunger points to restoring 6. There are also rumors that if you combine this mushroom with gold, it will create a golden chanterelle, although the uses of this prize are yet to be confirmed.


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Sporebomb
More reason to watch your step in the nether! These toxic sporebombs will belch out a cloud of its foul spores right into your face if you happen to step on it. Not only does this cloud your vision for a short while, but it will also spawn fire around it and set you alight! However, take a silk touch pick to it and its yours, although I don't know what you'd want to do with it...



If anyone would like to suggest different types of mushrooms or uses for them, please feel free to as it gives me new ideas and inspiration for this suggestion.

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Right now, Wither Skeletons only spawn in Nether Fortresses. People have been asking for more features to be added to the Nether, and as of now all the features in the Nether are in Nether Fortresses except for glowstone, Zombie Pigmen, and Ghasts. Nether Fortresses have Nether Bricks, Blazes (necessary for potions), Nether Warts, and right now Wither Skeletons as well. Why should half of all the features of the Nether be all in Nether Fortresses? I don't know about you, but whenever I go to the Nether it is almost always to find a Nether Fortress. In addition to that, Wither Skeletons right now only drop a Wither Skeleton Skull 2.5% of the time. That's a 1 in 40 chance of you getting a Wither Skeleton Skull. For those of you who haven't done the math, that means you need to kill an average of 120 Wither Skeletons to summon the Wither. I spent a half-hour in a Nether Stronghold and found 3 Wither Skeletons. Do the math - I don't know about you, but I don't have enough time to hunt down 120 or more Wither Skeletons just to summon a boss.



All this points to a very simple solution: Move Wither Skeletons out of Nether Fortresses. This would increase how common they are, and give players a reason to explore more of the Nether beyond just Nether Fortresses. It's a very simple idea, but a very effective solution. In addition, this is a way to get a hostile mob into the nether. Right now the most common mob is neutral, and Ghasts are fairly rare. Wither Skeletons would give a reason to make the player cautious. All a player really has to watch out for wandering around the nether now is lava and the occasional Ghast. They would spawn about as commonly as Endermen do now in the Overworld. NOTE: This would not stop Wither Skeletons from spawning inside Nether Fortresses, as the name probably implies (sorry). It would just allow them to spawn everywhere, including both inside and outside Nether Fortresses.


Rinnsal has added this as an optional feature to his Nether mod! If you want to check out how this idea would work in the Nether while having some really cool new Nether items as well, check out his mod here: NetherStuffs 0.19 by Rinnsal The download link is at that page, along with a mod review video and a description of all the awesome stuff in the mod. I highly recommend it! Additionally, Builderb0y has created a mod that allows Wither Skeletons to spawn everywhere in the Nether without all that extra stuff. Here's the download link: http://www.mediafire...a7ttstxokee2puv Just put it into the minecraft.jar and you're done.




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I think the real problem with people who think Skeletons are Op, is they wish to take out ranged enemies with melee weapons. If you attack it with a sword of course you are gonna be at a disadvantage, use a bow and they are no problem.