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[megaman0122]

yeah me and my friend love this game except for one thing... we can't play together without having to  join a server with other people on it... we don't like all the swearing and the griefers and the thiefs and random noobs destroying our stuff and running amok all over X_X so why not add a simple invite friend to game button? I want to show him my single player stuff but can't and I can't help him build stuff and fend off bad guys... and minecraft would be so much cooler if real people could occupy the stuff your making.

yes what I am saying is multiplayer on our single player maps. but without all the unwanted people who make playing this game a pain, and no need to join a public server.

thieves drive me nuts!      

otherwise I love this game!  

[yoshi9048]

1) Copy your favorite single player map into the multiplayer server's map.
2) Give your friends your IP
3) ???
4) Profit

[Bean Delphiki]

Well without starting your own server, which is complicated sometimes, you can do what I did. My friend and I made a world where I build a little, then store the save on a usb, and give him the usb next time i see him. then he works for a while, saves on the usb, gives it back to me, etc. Minecraft saves are found (at least on my computer) under local disc (c:) > Users > (Your Computer username) > App data > roaming > minecraft > saves.

Its pretty buried in there, but once you get used to it, you and your friend can keep trading the usb back and forth, building on the world.

[megaman0122]

well I do not have a server... I want to be able to play at the same time as him... hmmm maybe I should look into building a server... but I really don't wanna spend the money... lol

[megaman0122]

yoshi9048 said:

1) Copy your favorite single player map into the multiplayer server's map.
2) Give your friends your IP
3) ???
4) Profit

  I do not know how to do that... and how would I do that without my own server???
I really know little to nothing about computers :S

[fighterman481]

To have a server(Assuming for friends only, not a huge 25- person-500 person one.):
1: Obtain the software
2: Set it up, following directions on the site.
3: Set IP, give to friends
4: Profit.

[DoubleDongle]

Megaman, I believe I read somewhere that this is a planned feature exactly as you described it.  Notch wants to unify the single-player and server software, letting you make a single-player game become a multiplayer game on a whim.

[Frjam]

fighterman481 said:

To have a server(Assuming for friends only, not a huge 25- person-500 person one.):
1: Obtain the software
2: Set it up, following directions on the site.
3: Set IP, give to friends
4: Profit.

Yeah, this is exactly what I did. I created a few maps on SSP (using the new seed system and my friend's names) and put them all into my small 6 person SMP server. Now we just rotate maps every week or so to keep things fresh.

The only pain was setting up port forwarding, but there are plenty of helpful guides for that.

[fighterman481]

Is it working?

[megaman0122]

Hey guys thanks for the ideas! i think getting the server software sounds easy enough untill Notch makes what I was describing. I was going to save some money to build a good computer this summer sounds like a minecraft server would be a good thing to run on it!

[fighterman481]

megaman0122 said:

Hey guys thanks for the ideas! i think getting the server software sounds easy enough untill Notch makes what I was describing. I was going to save some money to build a good computer this summer sounds like a minecraft server would be a good thing to run on it!

It would be, you need a good computer if you wish to run one well. You can without, but not terribly well.

[Madoni]

I really want this too! xD

[tehftw]

If u want to have private server for 2 people:
a)Set Server_online=false(only if you are both on LAN or hamachi/tunngle)
b)Change port(then your friend must type in multiplayer window [server_ip]:[port]

[The Wraith]

Ooooor you could just copy your map and make an SMP server with a whitelist for them.

[Greenwindu]

I hope Notch reads this because this is a feature I know many people will like. Good job! Sooo hope this gets added to game! Fingers crossed!

[PalisadesMiner]

I also really would enjoy this. Me and my friend Skype screen share to show each other our worlds :/ wish he could come see and interact in my world.

Notch, Christmas is coming and we want a big gift! this matter being included...

[morshu9001]

megaman0122, on 28 February 2011 - 02:18 AM, said:

well I do not have a server... I want to be able to play at the same time as him... hmmm maybe I should look into building a server... but I really don't wanna spend the money... lol

You're suggesting........a server. It already exists, just use your PC as one.

Greenwindu, on 20 April 2011 - 09:13 PM, said:

I hope Notch reads this because this is a feature I know many people will like. Good job! Sooo hope this gets added to game! Fingers crossed!

It's already a feature, but you got scared away by the word "server".

[popperthepenguin123]

megaman0122, on 01 March 2011 - 04:31 AM, said:

Hey guys thanks for the ideas! i think getting the server software sounds easy enough untill Notch makes what I was describing. I was going to save some money to build a good computer this summer sounds like a minecraft server would be a good thing to run on it!

hey ill tell you how to make a minecraft server all u need is to google hamichi download and then you download that and follow direcitions on hamichi so next go to www.minecraft.net them click on downloads and scroll down to server software then u click minecraftserver.exe i reomend you use google chrom if you dont have that google how to download google chrom and find a link any ways you download that then you put it on your desktop next you create a folder by right clicking then click new then click folder name it minecraft server folder then you drag the minecraftserver.exe into the minecraft server folder dubble click the minecraftserver.exe and click run then you run that it wont work the 1st time so dont go asking it ont work when it genarates the files dleet world and go to %appdata% then .minecraft the saves folder then open worlds then drag the world you want your server to be into the minecraft server folder now back to hamichi click network then create a network name it anything you want then make a pass word now your friends have to have this informaition to get on your server so tell all your friends your hamichi id and pass now there you go good luck