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We are the curious ones. We are the ones that explore. We are the tinkerers. We don't look at the code to find our answers, but instead use a real-world approach of testing and exploration and thought. We work together, asking questions, and taking nothing for granted. We do not require experience for people to join, just curiosity. Methods and structure can always be taught; creativity and curiosity, much of the time, just are.

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Head Researchers:
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Division Leaders:
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Mob: n/a
Mining & Excavation: n/a
Cannon & TNT: n/a
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Alchemy: n/a
Mod: n/a
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Research Members by Division
Agricultural & Liquid: plant-based farming, as well as water- and lava-based studies
Raptor777777
EpicDoopliss
Jboydiaz
WhisperingSiren
Omylepiaz
amankino

Mob: any mobs, passive to hostile, any realm
Vegusha
Canipa091
TmynameisT
MagikarpLOL123
PaperclipGirl

Mining & Excavation: anything to do with digging/mining (excludes TNT mining)
Xaxis
robo111
MarginallyDwarven

Cannon & TNT: anything to do with cannons (efficiency, design, distance, etc) and TNT (including TNT mining)
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UsedToBeLink2356
Lechimp89
0ptimistPrime
Caruso09
DatDachshund
PMSF
CakeComrade
Amberfly123
Itanthias
onesucks

Redstone & Piston: redstone & piston gadgets and properties, improved logic gates, etc
Rockenez
ChickenBlah
pandakidpa
kaimarohero
timestamp
radiowave24
FigTheGreat
Fleskeh
Zakman246
Rilerone
pitsiunio
narwalls26
MikeChaos14
Rodgr999
Vythrin
Mandratar

Alchemy: recipes and effects of all the potions, including how much EXP is required to craft each
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Mod: anything effected by the use of mods
CrazyTosser
Tauschung
applejuice
Omoikane
CRaFTDOS

Theoretical (formerly Physics): theories of the inner workings of minecraft, very math-based, includes exchange rates
HQentity
The Nturtanyr
Dynamite8100

General Studies: those who have not chosen a specialty
RoroZoro
EyeOfTheDaev
Smallest
Jamesl2k5
XDmikkelXD
PippinYankee
Kikki118
gara090
Aziorin
GigabyteWaffle
XanMoores
Seizure
Waffleman96
Tophernator309
talster
SimplyxLegit
Decman1717
minerman1501
robly18
hansho13
MrJackal22
CoestarsEvilTwin
Sorcus
lollity
CalamityBlue
Blasimir
MarkBarwell
wheeler2217
boom491
Iamsoohungry
TheThirdPerson
killahnukah
Prof.Alkasier
jubtyjub
Holly_Short
XtheBEAST=P
epicwaffelrave
Mad_Cowboy

Divisions are meant as work teams. These are people likely to be knowledgeable and curious about the same things you are, that you can ask to work with on studies. You can of course do things solo, but it's more fun with everybody else, especially for larger studies that can be more tedious. These are not limitations. Feel free to work with those of other divisions, just understand where people's strengths will lie.


For those who are interested in joining
You will need to fill out a short application, and then chat with a leader of the group, to be asked a final question or two, and placed into a division. The questions will simply relate to your experience level and to make sure you became familiar with the way we do things as shown in the original posts. Your experience level will not factor into acceptance, but your familiarity with the original posts will. Obviously this is the internet. You can look up the answers, that's not the point. We just want every member that comes in to have a basic knowledge of how we work, no matter when/how you learned it.

A few rules:
--Don't swear
--Be active (this includes discussion, does not require constant studies, everybody runs out of ideas eventually)
--Respect the other members

Application
In Game Name:
Why do you want to join?
What division would you like to join?
How often will you be able to work on studies a week?
What experience do you have in research? (not a deciding factor)
Will you follow our rules? (see above)

Please submit the above within this thread, and contact one of the leaders. They will read over your application, ask you a few friendly questions about your experience, what you'd like to do with us, and make sure you've read everything you need to. They will then tell WhisperingSiren of their decision, and she will add you to your division if you're accepted.

Study Format (other than Theoretical where impossible)
Question:
Hypothesis:
Study Methods:
Results:
Conclusion:
Ideas for research based on these results (if any):

If you are submitting a study for the Theoretical Division
Because the nature of your studies will sometimes make it nearly impossible to test, but more exercises in thought, simply put your thoughts in such a way that we understand where you started, what you originally thought, and what you decided in the end. If there is no evolution of thought, even the type which has just found more evidence to support your beliefs, then it will be considered a study idea, rather than a study. The purpose of studies is to advance thought, advance what we know. This will serve to separate the study ideas of all divisions and the actual studies of this one, as otherwise they will look nearly the same. For my sake, if you could also write the fact you meant a post as a study, I would appreciate it. Thanks all!

1) A bathroom for each building, or if you're being farther back than that, an outhouse every once in a while. (Usually overlooked structure)

2) An art studio complete with artist's flat attached. Has all the items required to build statues, including all dyes and wool, and is built with all sorts of blocks, and has a different mode of going from one floor to the next than normal (mine I made a tree that spiraled upwards with a waterfall down the middle for both stairs and water elevator at the same time) Don't forget the leaves outside the main walking area :wink.gif:

3) A house made completely of fences and fence gates, with glowstone for lighting (I'll make it later and show you, but I've seen other people do it before, it's cool)

4) An underwater house whose side walls are made entirely of sugar canes (can totally be done)

5) an underground cavern, flat and massive, that holds all of your farms in it

6) conversely, a floating sky farm that makes all its materials fall in a waterfall to you :smile.gif:

7) an underground arboretum (tree preserve)

8) A huge tree, with housing inside it, whose only entrance is a Well of Fates (where if you know the way you're fine, if you don't, you drown) and a secret entrance from far, far away underground

That's all I've thought of so far. Good luck!

EDIT: An aqueduct is always popular, but if you instead build it to hold lava, you could light your entire town through clever (and tall) lava aqueducts, similar to roman oil trenches lighting a whole room.

Quote from Cybercossack

to be honest just a basic run down of setting up a basic track would be good I think

That I can actually help you with. So, say you're simply trying to go in a straight line, say, 20 meters (I know silly, but it's easy to make bigger). And say this was all flat area, let's go ahead and say it's REALLY easy and it's just a flat world aboveground. No slopes, no width worry.

1) Lay down a booster track where you want to begin. It will begin as unpowered until you've connected it to an activated redstone piece, device, or a redstone torch.

2) Place a block behind the booster track, in the opposite direction from where you want to go

3) Place a button next to the booster track on either side

4) Lay down 6 pieces of regular rail in the direction you are wishing to go

5) Place another booster, and a redstone torch beside it

6) repeat 4&5 until you've gotten to your destination, ending with a booster track, but without the torch

7) place a button next to the last booster track, and a block at the end of the track

To test, put a minecart on the booster track at the end, get in, and press the button.

Now the way booster tracks work, is that they propel you in a direction based on a few rules. First, if you are already going in a direction, it will make you keep going in that direction. Second, if you're still, and a block is on one end of the track, it will propel you away from the block (see what we did there?). Next, it's based I believe on the directions, and different directions will take precedence over others. Read the wiki for more details, just the article on booster rails.

If the area isn't all flat, then you have to simply change the spacing of the rails, and make sure that there's plenty of room for the minecart to get where it needs to go. For uphills, put booster tracks closer together, for downhills, farther apart. If you have a dip, the minecart will crash into the uphill part if the bottom isn't at least I think 4-5 pieces of track. Also remember to keep at least 3 spaces wide for the minecart at all times, and 3 spaces tall (for having you in it), and then also give a little extra around turns. If you have any problems with trying this, just let me know :wink.gif:

Hey guys, I think if you read the Support Subforum's pinned threads, especially the ones about common problems and their solutions, you would get your problems solved quicker and probably better. Generally this type of topic belongs in that section, or if you are more emphasizing 1.8 stuff, the 1.8 discussion forum. Hope it all gets worked out.

The first vital thing is always to begin with an idea. Before you ever begin to build, you need to know exactly what you're going to use each area for, how you want to be able to move through the building, and what types of aesthetics you want. As said previous, it's best to then put all of these ideas into a diagram. I use excel, generally, for anything close to 2D, and for layout plans and such for 3D structures. I just make all the cells square, and use the background highlighter to put in the various blocks. There are also some specialized pixelart programs, and if you lower the pixel size of paint.net or any of those enough and only use pencil, you get the same thing. I use excel for the ease of counting the squares of each material afterwards. This step is important, because sometimes what is perfectly possible and awesome even in your head... isn't. One room actually converges into the next, the stairs lead to a wall... whatever.

Don't be afraid to revise the diagram many times, as you get ideas or just to tweak things to make them better. It's easier to change them on the plans by far than it is to go around and change them in the actual building, and if you don't have op powers or Too Many Items or something, you can avoid using resources you don't need to for tools.

That's about it on the actual building. If you need help on the creativity side, there are a lot of exercises that you can do. One such exercise would be to take some paper, pencils, and a friend, and draw a picture together, each of you alternating adding one element at a time. It really doesn't matter if you guys can only draw stick people, it still works. It will add the other person's ideas to your own, in a way, stretching what you currently think of.

Another is to be given a random assortment of blocks by a friend, and with only those blocks, build whatever you can. A limited amount of stone, or "normal" building blocks is best, and needing to use a certain amount of them as well. Repeat this a few times with the same blocks, going for something completely different each time. This does not need to be a building even per se, if you feel like doing pixel art or whatever else, that works too, as long as you're just using the blocks provided.

There is, of course, cloudgazing. Take a picture of a cloud. Try to think of as many things as it could be as possible.

In the end, creativity is about seeing possibilities. Any exercise that makes you stretch what you think is possible, is generally going to help.

Quote from nickguletskii

You might want to go back to WoW, because dungeons are parallelepipeds and only hold some useless loot.

You really don't need to be like that, he's a newbie, welcome him.


Dungeons are generated randomly in the map (I've found one that was all by its lonesome, not connected to anything at all, right beneath the sea floor when I was digging for something), and will always contain the same things:

The walls are made of cobblestone. This, and where water has flowed into lava flows, are the only naturally occurring cobblestone. The room is perfectly square, and there will be 1 opening of the dungeon generally to a cave (even the one that was by its lonesome had a jut out for a few blocks that seemed to be generated with it).

The floor is made of a combination of cobblestone and mossy cobble. Mossy cobblestone (the only naturally occurring block with green on it other than grass) only comes from dungeons. There is no way to craft it or otherwise find it.

There will be 2 small chests (or, rarely, one large chest), each with a few items in them. Things that can only be gotten this way include saddles to ride pigs, cocoa beans for dye and cookies, and one of the types of music disc (the other music disc can also be found here, but can also be gotten with a weird glitch where you make a skeleton kill a creeper).

There will be a monster spawner. This looks like a 1 block large cage of sorts, and will have a spinning object in it, as well as fire (although this won't burn you). As the name implies, this is responsible for spawning monsters in the area. It can only do so in darkness though, so as soon as you can put something that casts light down next to it, whether it be torch or lava or fire, whatever, you can make it stop spawning in the area. Try to light the whole dungeon area. Then, to be completely sure, destroy the spawner with a pickaxe. It will take a while of holding down the left button on the mouse, but it will eventually break the spawner and you'll be safe.

As the above suggests, there will be monsters. The most common monster spawner is a zombie one. Any spawner can only spawn one type of mob, and rarely will other types of mobs spawn in the same area even when it's dark enough for them to do so normally. Zombies are slow, but don't let them corner you. What I like to do is to get on the opposite side of the dungeon from the entrance, on the outside, and make a 1 block hole. I shoot arrows until I have enough room to put down light to stop more from spawning, and then shoot the rest or come in with a sword to finish it. Destroy the spawner, loot the room (including the flooring and the chests themselves) and enjoy your loot and the experience of adventure :wink.gif: Also, if you come by a creeper dungeon (this is extremely rare) just leave it be. The dungeon literally destroys itself if you try to go in it. Spiders can crawl through a 2 wide 1 tall, but not a 2 tall 1 wide, hole. sword them where they can't do anything about it.

Hope this helps!

I had something like this set up over on SporeBase forums. I keep a little thread there to let new members know what I'm doing, and it directs them here. They're a small forum, but I ended up buying several people gift codes. (Screenshot of the "Gift Codes" section of my profile page below the list for a small proof).
Please note, before you try to say I'm a scammer or something like that... I am not asking you to participate in any scamming survey, join up for a website, or anything like that, OK?

1. The Happenings (News) (RIDDLES ) (PRE-PAID MINECRAFT)
2. How it works (IMPORTANT!)
3. Requesting Guidelines (APPLICANTS MUST READ)
-- Formatting Requests (Tips)

4. Waiting List (Top/Bottom) (The "Chosen Ones" )
5. Codes Given (Removed; possible security issue.)
6. Signatures
7. Sponsors/Supporters
8. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
9. Contact Information
10. Keeping Track (Tracking Tool Version: 1.2)
11. Steam Group

Got an interesting idea the other day, from a user in my Riddles thread round here. It is this: if I put up a riddle once a month, and give you all a week to solve it, the winner gets a code instantly, regardless of their position on the list. People who have not yet got onto the list are also able to enter, but while I will give at most three hints to people who are on the list, I will not give any hints to those not on the list.

To be honest, it probably isn't that much of a handicap, but I'd prefer to give users on the list already a slight advantage. If you can solve the riddle, you get the code. Simple as that. However, because I like to make it a very tough challenge, I'll not indicate if you're on the right track or not (i.e., I'll only tell you whether you're right or wrong), apart from the three hints (which will be the same three hints for each person).

To avoid clogging up this thread, all answers to the riddle must be PM'd to me. I'd prefer it if each member opened one private conversation with me, and then replied to that each time, rather than drowning the rest of my inbox in new conversations each time they have a new guess. The riddle will be posted in this section of this thread.

Also, you may not go and post this riddle anywhere else in order to try and get help from others who use that site. Last time, someone posted it to a Yahoo! Answers site, but posting it to any site or forum is a violation of the rules. You must not use the Internet to get help for these. You may gather a few friends or family (as in, people you know outside of the Internet) and try to solve it together, but once more the riddle must not be spread around the Internet, at least until the competition is over.

If I hear of anyone doing it again, that person will be disqualified from all future competitions of this nature. We can and will find out if you do. The Internet is a very easy place to trace people. If the person who did it is on the list, their entry will be removed. I cannot abide cheaters. Cheating will not help you. Do it fairly or not at all.

You are all forbidden from posting this riddle anywhere on the Internet for any purpose whatsoever until the competition has ended for this riddle. I am keeping a private list of the riddles, the associated hints and the answers for each (which will be released either after the one-week period, or as soon as someone guesses the answer), so that you may confound your friends and anyone else you meet on the Internet in the event I come up with an incredibly difficult riddle. If you want any of the previous riddles, you need only ask.

IF YOU FAIL TO READ THE RULES CONCERNING THE RIDDLE (YEAH, THAT TEXT JUST UP THERE), DO NOT BOTHER SENDING ANY GUESSES. THE RULES ARE BINDING, AND I WILL NOT TOLERATE THOSE WHO BREAK THEM, KNOWINGLY OR NOT.

By clicking the spoiler and revealing the riddle, you acknowledge you have read and understand my rules. Break them at your own peril. I shall have no trouble tracking you down, for the other hopeful guessers you have wronged will not be too pleased with you either. If you want to clarify the rules, PM me.

Riddle Solved by dinofire.



Mojang have begun selling Minecraft in stores in the United States! You can now buy Minecraft "prepaid cards" which contain a gift code and can be used to buy Minecraft. If you're unable to buy Minecraft over the Internet, and you live in the US, you can go into a Target, Walmart or Best Buy store and purchase a copy. More information here:
http://minecraft.net/prepaid

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One thing I have been seeing a fair bit of is people picking at little inconsequential details in others' posts. Don't be tempted to do this. It only starts arguments, which we do not need. If you do, however, find something in another person's post or you find some solid evidence that they're lying (or just have some suspicions about the request), feel free to PM either myself, or Sgt. Traveler about it.

If you want a gift code, there are only two requirements - you must not already have bought Minecraft (requesting codes for other people is OK, but they'll need to contact me through PM or e-mail to prove they actually exist), and you must also have a good reason why you cannot buy the game (whether it's financial trouble, your parents won't let you buy stuff over the Internet, you don't have any money, etc).

Each fortnight, no more than one person will be added to the list... but also that if no requests show a reasonable display of effort and care, there is the possibility the nobody may be added that week. In that case, I will simply not add anyone to the list, and the list cap effectively goes down by one.

I have recently seen an increase in people PMing or emailing me, requesting gift codes. Do not request via PM or e-mail. Please, just post on this thread. It is a hundred times easier to just check the thread for requests rather than having to sort through PMs and such. If you have trouble with posting or posts not appearing, talk to a moderator or administrator, or post in the Forum Help section.

Do not contact me through PM or e-mail unless absolutely necessary, you are considering donating/helping out, or there is something else you wish to discuss privately.

You may, however, contact me via PM if you wish to talk to me privately, but that should not (for the most part) be necessary. In order for me to consider you for a gift code, you must reply with a request for one. I will keep a list in the OP with people who've asked and haven't yet received their codes, and I'll also keep a list of people I bought codes for.

The gift code will be sent to you via PM, unless you specifically ask otherwise.

There will be no scamming or anything like that involved, you don't have to sign up for anything. This is a free gift I am offering out of generosity. I am hoping some others will follow suit, but we will see. For now, it's just me. Sgt. Traveler is our resident helper when am not around and he'll be able to answer just about any question (although keep in mind that he is not a moderator, so if there's any rule-breaking, just report it). Feel free to ask questions here, or via PM, whichever you prefer.

If any others want to buy codes for people, they can PM me about it (or post here) and they can buy codes on a predetermined basis (or just one for a particular person they choose).
They themselves will send the code to the recipient, and I will ask for screenshot proof (from their minecraft.net or account.mojang.com account page) that they have given the code to the person before removing them from the "Waiting List".

I will remove members as soon as I send out codes to them. I am very busy these days, and frequently forget to remove people, so I've decided to remove them as soon as I've sent them the PM containing the gift code. If I see that a member who is next in line for receiving a code has been inactive for at least a month, I will simply remove them. This is moving at snail-pace as it is, and I have no desire to make people who are willing to follow my rules wait any longer than necessary.

If a person has not redeemed their code after a week's time of sending the PM, I'll give that code to another. This applies to active people as well, if they suddenly become inexplicably inactive. This is simply to keep things moving smoothly. In other words, check every few weeks where you are on the list, maybe every week if you're near the top to avoid being passed by.

Now that that's all explained, I ask one last time, please do not troll, flame, spam or otherwise degrade the quality of this topic. If you have ideas for improving my methods, you may suggest them. Sarcastic/Non-Serious/Degrading ideas will not be tolerated. Thanks.

One more thing. I myself will be buying codes on a basis of one per week. I'm not a millionaire.

Don't get annoyed if it takes a while. I may make exceptions and buy several codes at once on occasion, but don't count on it too often. I no longer have a job, so you guys are lucky my government has unemployment support payments.

If you wish to request a code for another person besides yourself, they must contact me if at all possible in any way. Either by e-mail (joelpfrancis[AT]gmail[DOT]com) or through PM on the forum, but they'll need to contact me. If they have not contacted me after several weeks, they may be removed when I next tidy up the list.
If special occasions arise (unable to contact me for some time, etc.) and I am notified, I may make exceptions.

All gift codes given through this will come from my own Minecraft/Mojang account (Vexx32 | [email protected])

Share and Enjoy!

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You are in no way obligated to use these guidelines as any more than a guide, but don't complain if we tell you to look at these, as we will often have good reason for doing so. With many thanks to Enquent, who devised the majority of this, these are the guidelines for posting a request for a gift code.

N.B.: It is not necessary to include the headings. I would recommend you avoid doing so, but if you wish to, feel free.

== Short introduction ==
1-2 sentences about how you found out about this thread, how you found out about Minecraft and what you thought of it. You may include mention of mods, custom maps, texture packs, or anything else you have found thus far.

== Request body ==
3-5 sentences in paragraph form, within which you should include your age, why you are unable to purchase Minecraft, your financial or life situation that doesn't allow you to, other possible ways you've attempted to get Minecraft. Are you in school, university/college, high school? Do you live with your parents/on your own/with friends/family? Are you barely making ends meet living on your own?

== Closing == (Not required)
A polite closing, a 'thank you for reading', followed by your forum username or in-game name never hurt and looks nice making the whole post seem complete and finished.

== Further Information == (Not Required)
How many requests you have submitted thus far, one or two of your previous requests (not in a quote - preferably in a spoiler tag), and any other information not mentioned above you think we should know.

## Note ##
Please do your best to use clear English, with proper spelling and grammar. I am able to translate other languages using a machine translation and get the general gist of it, but it's a poor subsitute for what you yourself can probably write in most cases. If you need assistance in common spelling or grammatical errors, I will simply direct you to these two excellent comics which address the common problems we see around the internet these days:

http://theoatmeal.co...ics/misspelling (commonly misspelled words)
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon (how to use a semicolon)

The length of each section above is only a guide and you may expand upon the amount of writing in each, but refrain from shortening them, as the guide above gives minimum amounts to mitigate the amount of simple, one-line requests.

## Formatting & How to Use it ##
I have noticed that some people have taken to using a small amount of formatting. I have no problem with this, and I do encourage it, for it makes your main points stand out and improves the readability, but only if used in good taste.
Do not:

• Use colors like yellow or a light grey that are difficult to read on the forum's white-grey background.
• Split or break words with formatting (e.g., freedom). This breaks the flow of the sentence and makes it very confusing to read.
• Format everything. Doing so just makes it harder to read, and more annoying. Sure, it stands out, but it's like shouting at someone incessantly. Nobody likes it.
• Use a non-standard font size for your entire post, or a large part of it. Make sure it is of a readable size!
• Use excessive amounts of paragraphs. They should be used to group sentences together that share an idea or focus.
• Start a new paragraph for every single sentence or every two sentences.

Do:

• Use formatting to emphasize your main points.
• Use formatting only as required.
• Use a variety of colours, if you feel the need. It helps break the monotonous look of a post and makes it easier to read. Not necessary, so don't go overboard.
• Take note of anything you could yourself use that you notice in the requests I quote, and use it well.
• Read over your request to double-check that it is readable and easy to understand.
• Use paragraphs to break your post into sections, as outlined in the main Guidelines section.

The best way to know if your request is formatted properly is to read through it yourself. If you find anything that makes it difficult to read, either change it or just take out the formatting.

This will, of course, be mainly applicable for those requesting a gift code for themselves, but if you are requesting one for someone else, merely modify the template as needed.

Once again, this is not required, but it will help make your request look 'professional' and easy to read. Two pages of poorly written requests means nobody gets added to the list!

In addition, anyone found to have copied any part of someone else's request is instantly disqualified from my consideration. The name of the game is effort here, and I will not tolerate people stealing someone else's story.

Words have power, and I will not permit them to be stolen.

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1. shadowsarefollowingyou
2. Diabloi3
3. Qtri's brother (confirmed)
4. volcano_fl's brother (Miningboy)
5. bnvdarklord
6. purplepix3l's friend (TurtleWurtle15)
7. laynejj's brother (applesinatree)
8. MQHelper
9. Thieves
10. Typo3000
11. KaBling
12. oscarpeng
13. manunas
14. Karizmah808
15. HaXIXoR
16. Mw2BeAsT676
17. Dylpickle373
18. strongy7
19. TheTrollWTF
20. Ender_Sheep (Xsparten)
21. Kwa_tang
22. Blueblade11
23. eldritchone
24. 8BitAnimations' brother (confirmed)
25. iBeMininDiamonds
26. Epiclyralphy
27. Blad3_lv
28. mDiyo
29. phu01672363690
30. Dracius
31. BroBuzz
32. Rawr0w0Shadowa
33. KingMontzHD's friend.
34. Jayzzee's friend (Shimoo)
35. Oddteapot
36. GrassSeed
37. TehK33Bl8dman3000
38. AlphaBeta78
39. Mlk365
40. Supremxx
41. fireymaster6's sister (confirmed)
42. !!!
43. Grigori_Lord
44. Neon_ColorsFTW22
45. Layzeeboi
46. yodawg2020
47. cartoonboy
48. nikola0505
49. UchihaDareNial's cousin (AppleDoe95)
50. zawinzor
51. epiXz
52. haveacold1
53. samuelhateu
54. cola_addict17
55. samirjusufovic
56. Miiqzuh
57. macikiller
58. xSlyPigx
59. Donmon
60. Invalid_url
61. Dodgerboy175
62. SSJ11
63. aeroyTechyon-X
64. Pyropunch
65. Badkid94
66. phu01672363690's cousin (lily502322446)
67. Xphomegra
68. TropicalDefeat
69. Megacaleb179
70. PyromancerVX
71. Llama_112
72. Chibichuba
73. TheHcobain
74. HScrozzy
75. Destructoid17
76. Kabuyaki
77. Matskuman5
78. GLaCB
79. ConfusedGuy
80. Megacaleb179
81. wackybobswackybobs
82. LeoAC
83. MineJacker
84. NightKrowe
85. superadam5000
86. Veirian
87. Arnald23
88. wblabla4
89. UploaderofCB
90. Deolrin
91. Stumblinbear
92. Zide
93. DonJiggly
94. DeadUniverse's brother (schemdele)
95. demonblades
96. creeper27's friend (confirmed)
97. Reec3ty's brother (confirmed)
98. Pig_God's cousin (unconfirmed -- may be uncontactable)
99. BattleGroundxx
100. mnb
101. Tarac1
102. VGCats_Rocks
103. lolwut0998
104. dobba1
105. frogboy316's friend (confirmed)
106. John_Julius64
107. Melsaran
108. skywalkerjunkie
109. oblivion5683
110. dat
111. paulohare
112. hawkeye48
113. Grinchhh
114. Laugher
115. Dman674
116. jadegypsie
117. Buger430
118. MrAddictiveGamer
119. Stick97
120. BriannzyS_Minecraft
121. iTz_Hammeh
122. rid9
123. MS57KB
124. cordellman45
125. DerpaSaurRex
126. rogoku
127. Yoshieven
128. gf11221
129. avenfisher
130. creeper238
131. Lotr8808
132. deraphel
133. Mushi_Arcaine
134. Qasanova
135. RiotGamingInc
136. dragomegak
137. Rasmus_koto
138. j4n00b
139. epicepicman
140. meedon
141. Wildhamsterscelica
142. TheCrony
143. PatricksGamerTag
144. kingeddie13
145. meedon
146. xDarkShadow
147. Slashman_exe
148. JMann970
149. Roth2755's friend (uncontactable -- benefit of the doubt)
150. Scavenger_Dog
151. BobbyMinecrafter
152. jvp010
153. Cannon_Fodder
154. Tjakka5
155. MS57KB
156. The King Pigman
157. Anciteify
158. Traplover
159. darthvader45
160. snowshovel
161. killer999742
162. lub4095
163. phoenix720p
164. spamanator500
165. Ephon0153
166. Chrydor
167. SweetBone
168. Mythril
169. Awesomous
170. GeoCrown
171. X9YUM9X
172. mr_dragon_slayer
173. T3chn3tium
174. megaman012
175. Zekermei
176. grunnyx
177. noyougirls
178. Hawks484
179. Bestgamer66
180. AnthraX2112
181. crackerzunk
182. McNebula
183. AwesomeZrno
184. Diplout
185. samruxman
186. emobasket
187. TheDeer
188. micatar97io
189. Rashed97
190. Flap
191. Gtrescgh
192. Xx_FUSI0N_xX
193. killer999742's friend (confirmed)
194. zezey
195. EndStone
196. NightHank57
197. Kirome's brother (Santeco)
198. tiniuclx2
199. Syndicate1847
200. vira1969
201. EzioKratos
202. Zeroark
203. ChaosWolf
204. Txxxx
205. bearbear12345's cousin (confirmed)
206. ScruffyUnicorn
207. pika12
208. ZeDuke
209. iced199
210. DiamondOwnge
211. PixelDeBurner
212. AlexGT
213. LOLMAN153
214. Razerum
215. tom vincent co
216. TheGuysWhoPlayMinecraft
217. bbbb441
218. jzagro
219. TheEpicMiner
220. acadia7
221. XelixileX
222. brigeatenex
223. MasterLink
224. Conker
225. NinjaMatic
226. GuardIan42
227. Syntraz [Email Only ([email protected])]
228. atexfgi
229. DanDiovandi
230. 0verdriv3's friend (joshrykut)
231. JayVinn
232. cookie130's brother (applez1233)
233. thisfrickinsite
234. TheSwordKid
235. Carrotts55
236. Conker_27
237. FMasterST
238. Hunter0792
239. Reimiko
240. And19BOS
241. Safari384
242. noobercharger
243. taz432166
244. demonblades
245. Domino
246. spottycookieify
247. Kingdb707
248. Snugtr
249. Ozhleth
250. QuickMelt
251. Zushu
252. gt521
253. qazxsw405
254. iPodnite
255. EnrichmentCentre
256. Arturito66
257. ail_t
258. bigtime788
259. mrpeanut188
260. Mario0
261. Iamacreeper2468's brother (confirmed)
262. Skorpion216
263. DarkWater
264. Novicode's friend (confirmed)
265. The_Cat_In_Purple_Boots
266. DragonAweome
267. Sr4B
268. Nikodemos
269. pkpikachu
270. Lukachacha
271. Forcer123
272. TheOriginalZTQ
273. cammie827
274. Nack486
275. BurlyAssassin's friend (rebel1313)
276. Peeloking
277. Wimpysheep
278. Highproguy
279. Nutzu3650XL
280. AwesomeSauceGamers // ben2310
281. Digidude99's friend (littletan)
282. PaxIsAwesome
283. General Death
284. Decemberus
285. Pilot_Creeper
286. Zambigorg
287. lassejgh
288. Unit888
289. Poptarts' brother (Yuchengz)
290. pneumatisch
291. Wolf_ZX
292. Buffbbq
293. DanTheGamer11
294. Killllerr
295. takem12
296. TheIceDawg
297. DJAlphaWolf
298. MP3
299. MaKaShinobi2
300. Dinahkiin
301. kiko19972's friend [SporeBase] (confirmed)
302. Soloplex
303. welloman350
304. bog819
305. komap2's cousin (uncontactable)
306. Taniss99
307. Decemberus' friend (yummyjiggy)
308. joe123652's sister (confirmed)
309. GoldenMas
310. Chan14551
311. ChargeRITA
312. RobZ51
313. NOESHKY
314. dydgus07
315. SkylordToon
316. mattyyugi's brother (confirmed)
317. MinecraftThomas
318. Briianz
319. funkyspyspy
320. NobleVX
321. VinciukasxD
322. standardoper
323. Merbo
324. Relyk590
325. NeonVoices
326. KrazyWhiteShark
327. Flacket
328. R3LaX43v3r
329. littledude072
330. funkey100
331. Daniel_Darkslash
332. NinjaStyle's brother (confirmed)
333. midder
334. Mouthed
335. Master4902
336. kvisitstump
337. CCabia
338. NyansIsAPyro
339. scikid99
340. Reekzit
341. Forfiter007
342. UltraRasengan
343. TheLittleSeamie
344. Zenloren
345. marc.
346. creepsgp
347. lilredman03
348. anangke
349. AgentCobalt
350. Panther_Lazer
351. Atrelix
352. adrisala
353. Star00X
354. Zuwala
355. Sticksane
356. Savori_creeper
357. SanchzBoyz
358. OriginalGamerX
359. MegahBythe
360. Cuzen
361. Kurokocchi
362. PlasmaRoar
363. swiftcashew
364. 'IvanTheMiner
365. JusDietrich
366. Happykeystv

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• "If someone is removed from the list by their own request, can I take their place?"
• "My request was quoted, but I'm not on the list?!"
• "Why haven't you quoted my request?"
• "I think someone is lying in their request! What do I do?"
• "How long will this take?"
• "What do I do if I didn't get quoted/picked?"
• "Can/Should I re-post my request?"

"If someone is removed from the list by their own request, am I allowed to take their spot?"
No. If someone requests their own removal from the list, you may not take their spot. It is unfair to just about everyone else on the list who has been waiting. There is one exception that I will allow. This is if the person no longer wishes to be on the list wants to give up their spot to another, instead of me simply removing their name. This exception exists for two reasons. First, because it is a request from them directly, without others clamouring to take the spot. Second, because it would amount to the same thing as them not telling me and then just giving the code to any other person (typically a friend or sibling).

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"My request was quoted, but I'm not on the list!"
If your request was quoted, congratulations. You've submitted a good-quality request. This doesn't automatically mean you're going to get onto the list, but it does mean you have a good chance. I only pick one person out each week to go on the list, so that everyone can have a chance to post a request. If you were quoted but not added, then please re-post your request. Do not quote your original/previous request; the forum doesn't like nested quotes, and removes them. This can make it confusing, and also means that I can't show off your request again properly. Either amend your original request, or put it somewhere in your post with any additional information you wish to include.

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"Why haven't you quoted my request?"
I only quote the best requests, in order to show everyone what has a high chance of getting into the list, but I read every request. If you weren't quoted, then it generally just means your request wasn't good enough. If you think I have in fact overlooked you, then feel free to let me know; either just post again or PM me, preferably with the request included. I do my best to read each and every post on this thread, so it is very unlikely that I miss any, but it can and occasionally does happen.

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"I think someone is lying in their request! What do I do?"
PM either myself, Sgt. Traveler or Enquent about it. Quote the suspect post, and give your reasons and/or evidence against it. Be clear and concise. If we decide your suspicion is well-founded, we will investigate. It is preferable you do not pick apart someone else's request in the thread here, unless we have specifically asked for public opinion on the matter, since it can quite easily start a mud-slinging contest.

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"How long will this take?"
Let's do the math. I myself buy usually one code per fortnight, whilst Enquent typically buys around two codes each week (Enquent's had to stop buying codes for the moment due to a change of circumstances). That's around 2-3 codes every week.The list is around 430 long, so we'll work out how long it takes for you to get from bottom to top. 430 divided by 3 gives 143 weeks. Divide by 4 to get 36 months. 65 divided by 12 gives around 3 years. So yeah, long wait... :/

We do what we can to shorten it, but it got out of hand a while back, and we haven't managed to totally reign it in again just yet.

N.B.: This is no longer accurate, but it should still give a rough idea. I'll come back and update it every so often, but till then I'm sure a little math never hurt anyone.

N.B.: This is no longer anywhere near accurate. I am currently buying codes on my own, and can only presently afford a code every two weeks. It's going to be a long wait, short of me suddenly getting rich.

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"What do I do if I didn't get quoted/picked?"
If you weren't quoted, your request was not overlooked. It simply means your request needs a bit of work. Read the guidelines and see what you can improve on. If you were quoted and not chosen to go on the list, see if you can add anything to your request and make it clearer and more concise. A little formatting may help, but use it wisely. Re-post your request to be considered for the next week's addition to the list. Only one person from each week's requests will be added, and I do not dig back beyond a week (not beyond my last decision post).

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"Can/Should I re-post my request?"
If I have added someone to the list, you are required to re-post your request if you still want to be taken into consideration. If you were not quoted, you will need to improve your request, and even if you were, it's probably a good idea to try to refine your request a little more. Read over the guidelines, and perhaps add a touch of careful formatting.

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First and foremost, just post on this thread. I read every reply that is posted, and I reply to almost all of them where a reply is warranted.If you feel the need to contact me privately, you can also PM me here on the forums, or email me. I can also be contacted on SporeBase Forums, where I am known by the same name. My email address is [email protected]. If you wish to contact me about helping me out with this, please PM me. I will answer your questions and we should be able to make some sort of arrangement. Since Mojang has recommended circumventing the restriction with multiple accounts, I'll probably give each person access to one "gift code" account at a time, through which they'll buy codes. This way, everyone knows they're going through me, and the people helping can keep their 5 gift codes on their account for their close friends and such.

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bnvdarklord has kindly made a nifty little tool you can use to keep track of the list without needing to come here all the time. It displays the title of the thread and the total number of list entries, along with the list itself. It also allows you to search or filter the list to find a certain username. Download it here:http://www.mediafire...6w5oltxvbv42n0o

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Awesomeslayerg has set up a Steam group for this effort. I myself do not largely use Steam, but if the group gets enough members, I'm sure I'll find some use for it!

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Over the past few months, I have done many, many, MANY mining-related studies, but I'll start off with these three, because they all use the same data set.

What: Is there a difference in the ore-spawning rates between Survival Mode and Creative Mode (1.8.1), what is the NEW average ore spawning rates for Minecraft 1.8.1, and IS there a difference between the ore spawning rates of Minecraft 1.8.1 and 1.7.3.
How it will be executed: I will strip-mine 4 chunks in each mode, record the ore results, average them, compare the two, see if there is a difference, see if there is a difference between them and the result from my earlier test, and report the averages.
Control variables: My infinite-durability Gold and Diamond picks, what biome I excavate in (they will all be desert areas), the old ore spawning algorithms and TooManyItems.
Non-Control Variables: Minecraft's ore spawning rates, caves generating where ore could be generated and the possible difference between the ore spawning rates of Creative and Survival modes.
Result(s):

CREATIVE:

Chunk One:

Coal: 28
Iron: 16
Gold: 5
Lapis (In blocks): 4
Redstone (in blocks): 7
Diamond (in blocks): 0

Chunk Two:

Coal: 99
Iron: 35
Gold: 0
Lapis (blocks): 0
Redstone (Blocks): 3
Diamond: 0

Chunk Three:

Coal: 43
Iron: 37
Gold: 0
Lapis (Blocks): 4
Redstone (Blocks): 9
Diamond (Blocks): 2

Chunk Four:
Coal: 52
Iron: 54
Gold: 1
Lapis (Blocks): 0
Redstone (Blocks): 20
Diamond (Blocks): 0

SURVIVAL:

Chunk One:

Coal: 170
Iron: 129
Gold: 9
Lapis (Blocks): 0
Redstone (Blocks): 32
Diamond : 8

Chunk Two:

Coal: 150
Iron: 112
Gold: 3
Lapis (Blocks): 12
Redstone (Also Blocks): 26
Diamond (Blocks): 2

Chunk Three:

Coal: 112
Iron: 80
Gold: 4
Lapis (Blocks): 10
Redstone (Blocks): 21
Diamond (Blocks): 0

Chunk Four:

Coal: 115
Iron: 82
Gold: 4
Lapis (Blocks): 8
Redstone (Blocks): 30
Diamond (Blocks): 1

Conclusions:

Average ore yields per chunk:

CREATIVE:

Coal: 55.5
Iron: 35.5
Gold: 1.5
Lapis (Blocks): 2
Redstone (Bocks): 9.75
Diamond (Blocks): 0.5

SURVIVAL:

Coal: 136.75
Iron: 100.75
Gold: 5
Lapis (Blocks): 7.5
Redstone (Blocks): 27.25
Diamond (Blocks): 2.75

Is there a difference between the ore spawning rates of Creative and Survival mode?: Yes. Survival mode spawns more of (every) ore than Creative mode based on the test results.

Is there a difference between these and the 1.7.3 test results?: Yes. My previous findings:

Iron: 78.5 blocks per chunk
Coal: 181 blocks per chunk
Gold: 8.5 blocks per chunk
Redstone: 35 dust per chunk (OR 8.75 blocks, based on PippinYankee's study on this)
Lapis Lazuli: 20.5 gems (I think they're classified as gems, but I'm not sure about that) per chunk (OR3.56491228070175 blocks per chunk on average, based on BestBest333's study about this)
Diamonds: 4.57 blocks per chunk

For Survival mode, ore spawning rates between 1.7.3 and 1.8.1 are up for Iron, down for Coal, down for Gold, down for Diamonds, up for Lapis Lazuli, and up for Redstone.

For Creative mode, the ore spawning rates have decreased dramatically on all ores since 1.7.3 with the exception of Redstone, which has gone up.

More studies that I've done will be posted tomorrow.

Growing with redstone, part 2: trees


What it is about:

Will trees grow in redstone light?


How it will be executed:

I will attempt to grow trees:
-in total darkness, without bone meal
-in redstone light, without bone meal
-in full sunlight, without bone meal
-in total darkness, with bone meal
-in redstone light, with bone meal
-in full sunlight, with bone meal

This will be done in a big square room large enough to support a tree, with dirt on the bottom/


Control variable(s):

Bone meal used, lighting, growing space


Non-control variable(s):

The tree's growing behaviour, possible enemy mobs spawning inside

Version used:

1.8.1


Result(s):

No mobs spawned, and what happened to the saplings is:

Without bone meal:

In Darkness:

The sapling popped off

In redstone light:

The sapling popped off

In sunlight:

The tree grew

With bone meal:

In darkness:

An invisible tree grew*

In redstone light:

The tree grew

In sunlight:

The tree grew

*An invisible tree grew: The tree was entirely invisible, but you could still see the outline of the blocks when you held your cursor over it. The sapling was still visible even though the sapling itself didn't exist anymore. Whenever I placed or removed any block or item in the vicinity, the tree became visible. This includes removing parts of the invisible tree itself.

Picture:

Conclusion:

Saplings cannot grow into trees by themselves in redstone light, but they can when using bone meal.
Using bone meal on saplings in total darkness will create an invisible tree.

Growing with redstone, part 3: grass


What it is about:

Will grass spread in redstone light?


How it will be executed:

I will place a grass block next to a dirt block. I will perform the tests 3 times:
1: In a darkened room
2: In a darkened room with redstone torches
3: In sunlight


Control variable(s):

Lighting, size and shape of the testing room


Non-control variable(s):

The growth behaviour of the grass, mobs spawning

Version used:

1.8.1


Result(s):


No mobs spawned and the grass:

In darkness:

Didn't spread

In redstone light:

Didn't spread

In sunlight:

Spread

Conclusion:

Grass doesn't spread in redstone light and neither in darkness.

Can endermen teleport while in a minecart?


What it is about:

Studying if endermen can teleport while sitting in a minecart, and if they can enter a minecart in the first place.


How it will be executed:

Roaming around at night with an infinite supply of minecart rails and minecarts, and trying to trap an endermen in one.


Control variable(s):

Amount of minecarts and minecart tracks: infinite, Steve's health: infinite


Non-control variable(s):

Mob spawning behaviour, mob behaviour

Version used:

1.8.1


Result(s):


Endermen CAN be trapped in a minecart:

Endermen will not teleport while in a minecart, even if you look at them and look away.

Conclusion:

Endermen can be trapped in minecarts and cannot teleport while sitting in one.

Simple, recruit during school hours...

I am starting to love single player, due to all the whining and candy-ass faucktard behavior I see in chat.

THE PROBLEM ISN'T AGE

If you want your server to be mature and good enough for the other older players, you got to be strict and angry as hell. Don't be afraid to ban someone when they start acting like a little disrespectful *******.

It breaks down to maturity, and respect for others.
-If they can do that, they should stay on your server... regardless of age.
-If the want to act like an asshat, you should ban them... regardless of age.

The key to keeping the immaturity out of your server, is not being a ***** when your server needs you to be a man. That means not tolerating uppity lip when people violate rules, and addressing all issues. When some says "We got a problem" or "So-and-so is doing something not norm"... Teleport, run, fly and address that problem with the quickness, and stomp that **** out.

Your job as a Server Admin is not to play Judge Judy, you not suppose to care on taking sides. You role is Judge Dredd, and stomping that dissidence out with talking and warnings... if that fails... finish them.

Doing so will ensure all the players can build in a happy, drama-free environment, without griefers, criers, and spammers.

I think that + bucket of water = makes a little more sense.

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Does anyone really care? Girls in gaming went from non-existent to an average sight, now most of them just say it for the sake of attention.

See minecraftchick.......https://twitter.com/#!/MinecraftChick

"Look at me im a pink haired girl who likes video games! Teehee, dont you think im hot"

I mean no offense but ive been watching to much AoTS and the amount of fake gaming girls on that show is starting to bother me...

As a woman, avid lifelong gamer, and fledgling industry professional...I absolutely agree with you.

It's sad that our collective "reputation" is sullied by the attention-seeking girls out there who play games just for the sake of letting everybody know it, but it's something that isn't going away anytime soon. The best that the rest of us can do is to act respectably within the community, and play the games like they should be played - uninfluenced by gender.

Of course, the "trend" is also perpetuated by the other players who encourage the behavior. Despite my desire to participate, I choose not to use my microphone and always operate under gender-neutral aliases just to avoid being singled out and mocked/stalked/griefed/harassed. It's a pretty sad state of affairs.

I noticed this



When looking at a passage way to this



and first thought it was a cube of water and kept trying to mine it :unsure.gif:

-sigh- I guess every...how to say this...lower mental respect? person needs a flame war every now and then. I figure no point in fighting. Just words and grudges and "putting you down" moments.

lol, had a joke moment pop in my head. so here it is: (but I am serious about the above)