After wandering my continent for a couple in-game days, I found all of ONE pumpkin. With my pre-patch world, I was clearly going to have to wander much farther afield to adorn my place with jack-o-lanterns.
So, excited, I ran out my front door today and walked about 3 straight game-days away from my home. At some point, I realized I didn't have my compass! Doh! Any rate, I end up finding two patches of pumpkins for a total of ~23 gourds, then, I nearly suicide into a GIANT cavern that goes straight down for ~30 blocks. I figure that's got to be the easiest way to get some redstone, so I gravel my way down there, and it does indeed go down into restone/lava territory. Much later, come back with 70+ iron, 3 stacks of coal, 4 diamonds, and a pocket full of redstone.
Not only has my wandering netted me a bunch of pumpkins, but lots of minerals and some mushrooms to boot. Happily, I head home. After beelining straight for my spawn point for about 1.5 days, I come over the crest of a tall hill, and CRATER some 20+ spaces straight down. Splat! Dead. No idea where I am, In-game week's worth of wandering all gone in a second.
TL:DR - Watch out coming over the crest of a hill. There could be a chunk error, which will instantly kill you.
Here are some happy screenies of the pumpkins - from the good ole days...
So, excited, I ran out my front door today and walked about 3 straight game-days away from my home. At some point, I realized I didn't have my compass! Doh! Any rate, I end up finding two patches of pumpkins for a total of ~23 gourds, then, I nearly suicide into a GIANT cavern that goes straight down for ~30 blocks. I figure that's got to be the easiest way to get some redstone, so I gravel my way down there, and it does indeed go down into restone/lava territory. Much later, come back with 70+ iron, 3 stacks of coal, 4 diamonds, and a pocket full of redstone.
Not only has my wandering netted me a bunch of pumpkins, but lots of minerals and some mushrooms to boot. Happily, I head home. After beelining straight for my spawn point for about 1.5 days, I come over the crest of a tall hill, and CRATER some 20+ spaces straight down. Splat! Dead. No idea where I am, In-game week's worth of wandering all gone in a second.
TL:DR - Watch out coming over the crest of a hill. There could be a chunk error, which will instantly kill you.
Here are some happy screenies of the pumpkins - from the good ole days...
field gourds. So many!