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    posted a message on Petition: Mojang needs to change the EULA!
    My only opposition against this is the fact that this part of the EULA will greatly affect the advertisement of Minecraft, which won't be devastating since the game is very popular, but it will cause great outrage for many people that earn money doing so.
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    posted a message on I Have a Question For You. . .
    The question doesn't make any sense. What player? That is an extremely ambiguous term.
    Posted in: Survival Mode
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    posted a message on The Complete List of Minecraft Slang
    I don't know why this is the first time I've heard the reference "Skellybutt", but that's pretty funny.
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    posted a message on Can my computer run minecraft smoothly
    Quote from ShawnPhillips

    I often wonder why people with descent gaming GPUs bother asking if their PC can run Minecraft? How demanding do they think Minecraft is? It is not Crysis. My laptop doesn't even have a dedicated GPU and it runs Minecraft smooth enough.

    You have to also take into consideration the other types of hardware that could impact the performance, such as the CPU, which is absolutely vital in any gaming experience.
    Posted in: Computer Science and Technology
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    posted a message on Can Minecraft run with a standard vga graphics card driver?
    I'm not sure what you mean by a standard VGA, as it is a type of display hardware that communicates the signals of the GPU to a monitor. But as long as your integrated graphics chip is using the proper driver and has the base hardware requirements to run the game, it should work fine. The only thing I would be concerned with would be the actual performance of the chip itself.
    Posted in: Hardware & Software Support
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    posted a message on [14w21b] SimpleSMP || Whitelisted || Complete Vanilla || || Mindcrack Inspired || Mature Community || Age 13+ || 24/7 ||
    • IGN: Voidar
    • How old are you (13+): 18
    • Country: United States
    • How long have you played Minecraft?: Since June, 2011.
    • Why do you want to join the server?: I recently graduated, which means I have more free time. I'm trying to find a good server to settle my humble abode upon, and this one seems like it could be the right one.
    • Why should we choose you: I have no amazing talents, and I cannot promise that I will be the favorite player, but I can guarantee that I will follow all of the rules and help out in any way possible.
    • What are your best Minecraft skills?: I have a pretty decent knowledge of most content within the game, so I can easily understand different methods of doing things.
    • Any ideas on what you want to build/do on the server: I would like to settle down in an area that is semi-isolated, somewhat like a workspace so I can have some downtime when things are getting tough on the server. I would also like to contribute as much as possible towards any type of community-related things.
    • Skype (Required): Float4life
    • YouTube(If you have one): Minepact
    • Tell me something about yourself: Hi, my name is Stephen, and I enjoy several different things about the computer, mainly video games and programming. I also enjoy philosophy and one of my greatest inspirations for several things in life is Bruce Lee.
    • Optional - Got a gaming PC? What are the specs? (This question has no effect on your application): CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 650 - 8GB RAM | GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 660ti 2GB
    Posted in: PC Servers
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    posted a message on InfinitySMP | A new take on survival!
    1. What is your IGN: Voidar
    2. Age: 18
    3. Skype (mandatory): Float4life
    4. Country/Timezone: United States/Eastern
    5. Whats your greatest achievement in minecraft and life: Minecraft - Transporting a Mooshroom cow thousands of blocks under the ocean in order to start a farm back home. Life - Going to the state wrestling tournament with my team.
    6. What is your experience with minecraft: I have a lot of experience in some past versions of the game, although I have not played extensively the past few months.
    7. What made you apply to the server: I just recently graduated, so I have more time to play video games, and I thought finding a nice SMP would be fun.
    8. How often will you play: I cannot provide an accurate answer as my schedule fluctuates.
    9. Why should we accept you: I will abide by the rules of the server and contribute to the growth of the server as long as I am obliged to.
    10. What can you contribute to the server: Assuming you are asking of a particular talent, I cannot provide any certain asset, although would be willing to experiment and help out as much as I can.
    11. What do you plan to do: I will attempt to gain my passion for Minecraft back, while also meeting new people and discovering talents I could possibly possess.
    12. What is your favorite part of minecraft: I enjoy the endless opportunities the game offers, which provides an escape from reality's bitter hardships.
    13. Picture of builds (optional): I don't have any, sorry.
    14. Extra info (any thing you forgot to say): I have not played Minecraft a lot for a good bit of time, and it is usually because I find it really hard to grasp a reasonable explanation for playing, which I really hope I can do so if you give me the chance of participating in your server.
    15. Youtube (optional): Voidary
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    posted a message on Ore Generation
    I've just recently come back to these forums after a pretty long break, so I figured I'd try to resurrect this thread from the graveyard. Also, I understand that the concept of branch mining and other pattern-based behaviors will do the trick, but take into mind that other players will most likely do the same, which will eventually end up with mines merging into other mines, which could prove problematic for players.
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    posted a message on So you think you know Minecraft? Quiz
    Cool, but a few of these questions should be thrown out/changed. I was expecting this to include information about content you will find in the game, but there are some questions that ask things that you couldn't discover in the game itself.
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    posted a message on Cocoa Bean uses
    They are used when making cookies, but I agree that they should be used to create chocolate bars. The only argument I can really give to why the current usage is fine, is that fact that it's main use is to serve as a die, and the other dies have very limited uses.
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    posted a message on Mob AI

    I've seen lots of mobs randomly walk off cliffs and die. Do you have a problem with this?

    I haven't, but it is most likely a simple problem in the code, so there isn't much you can do to avoid this.
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    posted a message on Why is it so hard to find a good server?
    I've never enjoyed Factions, simply because they promote this type of behavior, which isn't good if you are looking for a friendly and community-based server.
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    posted a message on Ore Generation
    If you half-understand that concept of Minecraft, then you are probably are aware that several ores are vital in allowing you progress throughout the game, and you probably also understand that these types of items in the game are only infinite in the sense that they can be regenerated because of infinite world generation as you go off into who knows what.

    Anyway, let me get to the big point of this discussion. If you stay in a certain area for a good bit of time, you will come to find that you are depleting the amount of minerals in that area each and every time you decide to collect them, so theoretically, you could deplete a certain area of all of its minerals, which means the only way you could get more minerals is by moving to a newly generate part of the world. This isn't such a big deal on single player mode, because it will most likely never happen; however, this could possibly happen on a SMP, which could be a big problem.

    To give you guys a question to work with, I was wondering how would you go about solving this problem? Would you create a new world, just keep moving further and further away from the spawn and possibly your home, or what you do something else?
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    posted a message on The perfect vanilla server!
    Quote from RurouniTim

    I know this isn't directed towards me, but I figured I'd respond.

    1) It's called a whilelist. You add players you think you can trust. I've been running a server since Official Release1.2.5 came out and I've only had to deal with 2 instances of grief. I'd rather have 2 or 3 people I trust on a server than a bunch of people who are potentially arseholes.

    2) If you suspect someone of griefing or cheating, make a backup of your map and rename that suspect's player.dat and load the map in single player. You'll see exactly where they last logged off, have access to their enderchest, and see where their spawn point is set to search their base.

    Assuming you use the term trust like you really understand it, you probably know that trust isn't an easy thing to come across, and if you do find "trust", chances are you are probably being played. Take the real world for an example; you should never trust someone at first, and precautions are always taken in order to make sure this stays this way. Of course, if you are talking about inviting only people that you trust to the server (which is a completely different aspect, and should be the reason for the technical breakdown of what makes up a multiplayer server), then having only a bare server might fit your needs.

    Minecraft multiplayer isn't just about playing with the people you already know, but meeting new people as well.
    Posted in: Discussion
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    posted a message on The perfect vanilla server!
    Quote from Trade_Digits

    In all honesty, i don't really care if the server is technically vanilla or not because that isn't the point. The point is to have a good community and a good server. I feel a whitelist isn't necessary but it would help to achieve a good community that might actually care to play instead of popping in, messing some stuff up, then leave. I also believe that plugins aren't necessary, but help in the same way of my previous point of it assuring a good community and helpful players. So, a good, completely "vanilla" server, in my opinion, isn't achievable.

    Agreeing with marfig, the only way to have a good vanilla server is to do so with friends, so i don't think labeling a multiplayer server as being any one kind of thing is feasible, so arguing over whether or not it's a "true vanilla" is pointless. Let's all just talk about the content of the server and try to make a few suggestions to make it better, yeah? Just my $0.02.

    Well put, and this is a good outlook on Minecraft servers. My number one priority in a server would be to make sure players are satisfied with game-play, and I would have to take extra precautions to try and make sure that happens.
    Posted in: Discussion
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