The town of Newoak has pushed the limits of Minecraftia's technologies! Professor Vesanus, a honored citizen of Newoak, has developed and constructed devices through redstone circuitry that no Minecraftians have even dreamed of! Newoak was thriving with business and moral was high!
This happiness unfortunately would not last though... One fateful day Vesanus was reported with a strange unknown sickness that he claimed would be fatal. A mere week later, the professor was found dead, laying in bed at his home, a painless death it appeared.
Vesanus' death seemed legitimate to most the townsfolk for awhile, until rumors sprouted up, and became out of control. Many villagers claimed Vesanus had changed how acted dramatically when he thought others were not looking, and that he appeared to be perfectly healthy. Then the technology around town started to miss fundamental pieces, and strange occurrences started being reported in the town crypt where Vesanus' tomb resides. The Newoak Town Council had enough and decided to take action.
The Newoak Council has begun an investigation and seeks worthy adventurers willing to push themselves to the limits in order to return the town to it's former prosperity!
How serious of a matter could this really be?
How did Vesanus create such complex redstone devices?
Why would Vesanus fake his death?
What is the true fate of Vesanus?
What sort of secrets may lie beyond your path?
What dangers could you face in order to save Newoak?
Find out Spring 2012
"Power of the Void" is an upcoming Adventure/Puzzle map planned to involve a rich story with complex puzzles never before seen to a mod-less Minecraft. This will be the first Minecraft map that I have ever decided to make
for the community. In the past, I mostly enjoyed the game in it's vanilla form and on survival mode. I am, though, a big fan of the Minecraft community, my ideas are no doubt inspired by the community's ideas. If it wasn't for the community, my map would be in a much different shape.
This post is simply a "Teaser Thread" I am creating, involving sneak peak screenshots and videos of small
secrets/puzzles in the map! Enjoy!
(Level 1 or "Vesanus' Tomb" is more of a traditional puzzle map with a Portal-esque feel)
(Level 2 or "Drakar Keep" is a Adventure/Puzzle map with a very Zelda-esque feel)
Archery Puzzles
Ender Pearl Puzzles
Creeper Kiting Puzzles
Minecart Ride Puzzles
Unforgiving Parkour
(Don't fret, it's not that bad!)
Diverse Mobs
Engaging Combat
Dozens of Secrets
Clever use of Potions
Lots and lots of CAKE
And much more!
An Original Story with a few Twists-
"Portal and Zelda combined? I think I'm going to faint," says an anonymous map player.
Actual NPCs inhabiting the village
A few fun "interactions" with villagers
Fun trips to "The Void!"
Massive Obsidian Machinary!
And much more!
An Overall Satisfying Experience
Screenshots-
Videos-
Edit: I have now put most sneak peek videos into one clean video for an easy watch! =)
Thank you all! There is much more in store than this tiny sneak peek so be sure to bookmark this thread and subscribe to the YouTube channel to keep updated! :biggrin.gif:
Looks good. Title looks like the title I have for one of my maps Escape of the Mind (Originally called Horror of the Void, ironically enough :tongue.gif:)
Looks good. Title looks like the title I have for one of my maps Escape of the Mind (Originally called Horror of the Void, ironically enough :tongue.gif:)
Ha, nice. I actually went through a handful of title ideas before sticking to this one, I just thought was a good unknown, interesting, yet simple title, and directly related to the main plot points. I also did do a quick search of it online to make sure it wasn't already used for a map, because who knew. Turns out it thankfully was not.
And, not to be a broken record, but main thread updated again, with many screenshots! Hope you enjoy the sneak peak as much as I enjoy creating this map!
I'm not a fan of making specific release dates because I know they can be pushed back a lot due to complications, which can result in frustration/possible anger by Minecraft players.
So, as of now, the release is just "Spring 2012." I've said a few times to people that I'm "aiming" for sometime in March, but there's no promises. With how busy I have been with other things lately (Full-time Job mostly), I'm thinking April right now.
I'll only have a specific release date when I think there's only about a week or two left of testing/perfecting the map.
Since I don't have a deadline, I can almost assure that there will be absolutely no bugs and exploits upon release.
Trailer:
Introduction:
The town of Newoak has pushed the limits of Minecraftia's technologies! Professor Vesanus, a honored citizen of Newoak, has developed and constructed devices through redstone circuitry that no Minecraftians have even dreamed of! Newoak was thriving with business and moral was high!
This happiness unfortunately would not last though... One fateful day Vesanus was reported with a strange unknown sickness that he claimed would be fatal. A mere week later, the professor was found dead, laying in bed at his home, a painless death it appeared.
Vesanus' death seemed legitimate to most the townsfolk for awhile, until rumors sprouted up, and became out of control. Many villagers claimed Vesanus had changed how acted dramatically when he thought others were not looking, and that he appeared to be perfectly healthy. Then the technology around town started to miss fundamental pieces, and strange occurrences started being reported in the town crypt where Vesanus' tomb resides. The Newoak Town Council had enough and decided to take action.
The Newoak Council has begun an investigation and seeks worthy adventurers willing to push themselves to the limits in order to return the town to it's former prosperity!
How serious of a matter could this really be?
How did Vesanus create such complex redstone devices?
Why would Vesanus fake his death?
What is the true fate of Vesanus?
What sort of secrets may lie beyond your path?
What dangers could you face in order to save Newoak?
Find out Spring 2012
for the community. In the past, I mostly enjoyed the game in it's vanilla form and on survival mode. I am, though, a big fan of the Minecraft community, my ideas are no doubt inspired by the community's ideas. If it wasn't for the community, my map would be in a much different shape.
secrets/puzzles in the map! Enjoy!
(Level 2 or "Drakar Keep" is a Adventure/Puzzle map with a very Zelda-esque feel)
Screenshots-
Edit: I have now put most sneak peek videos into one clean video for an easy watch! =)
Cool! Remember you got till sometime during the Spring! I'm aiming specifically for somewhere in March, but don't take my word.
You might like it: http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/710482-11-billiths-escape-of-the-mind-puzadv95101000-dl/
Ha, nice. I actually went through a handful of title ideas before sticking to this one, I just thought was a good unknown, interesting, yet simple title, and directly related to the main plot points. I also did do a quick search of it online to make sure it wasn't already used for a map, because who knew. Turns out it thankfully was not.
I have put most of my puzzle/secret videos into one video for a clean, easy watch!
Enjoy!
Now a little secret requiring an Ender Pearl! Give it a watch to see how!
I'm not a fan of making specific release dates because I know they can be pushed back a lot due to complications, which can result in frustration/possible anger by Minecraft players.
So, as of now, the release is just "Spring 2012." I've said a few times to people that I'm "aiming" for sometime in March, but there's no promises. With how busy I have been with other things lately (Full-time Job mostly), I'm thinking April right now.
I'll only have a specific release date when I think there's only about a week or two left of testing/perfecting the map.
Since I don't have a deadline, I can almost assure that there will be absolutely no bugs and exploits upon release.