If you have/had a console you rarely played with, and a gold account, would you consider having it always running to let people come and go whenever they want?
If you have/had a console you rarely played with a gold account would you consider having it always running to let people come and go whenever they want?
Sounds like a one way trip to red rings of death lol . I would leave it on maybe while I was asleep and my friends wanted to keep playing in my world , not for more than a day though.
Sounds like a one way trip to red rings of death lol . I would leave it on maybe while I was asleep and my friends wanted to keep playing in my world , not for more than a day though.
Newer Xbox 360s no longer Red Ring.
In all honesty, if I had the cash to throw down, I would go buy a used Xbox 360 just so it could act as the server.
I'd consider it. My xbox is opened, which means good airflow that prevents RRoD. I don't even really use my account and that has gold until August. Nothing to lose. I obviously wouldn't buy the game just to host it though.
My console? No way.
However, if we get cross-server functionality before the XBLA version gets caught up with the PC version, I would seeiously consider hosting a server from my PC/renting one from a server host for the XBLA community.
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Speaking of which, one of my friends claims that he somehow has managed to run a PC Minecraft server on his Xbox. Apparently he's modified it a bit, connected some wires here and there and installed some software, and he's got a server up and running on an Xbox 360. I've actually never seen it so I'm not sure if it's legit, but it sounds like it could work.
Think about it.. If you left that thing on day and night it wouldn't last too long.
I've actually left it on for 48 hours. I've had my 60gig Pro for about two and a half years now. Average play time when I play ffxi is leaving it on for 8+ hours a day. I don't play it that long, but I leave it to idle. I also leave my xbox on all night because I use netflix/youtube to fall asleep because I need noise. The xbox can handle a great deal. Never red ringed, it's 3 ringed, but that was because of a power surge/fuse blown.
Speaking of which, one of my friends claims that he somehow has managed to run a PC Minecraft server on his Xbox. Apparently he's modified it a bit, connected some wires here and there and installed some software, and he's got a server up and running on an Xbox 360. I've actually never seen it so I'm not sure if it's legit, but it sounds like it could work.
Not sure how that would work...if you've modified your xbox, and it is online...i'm almost 100% certain that Microsoft bans it...but again, I'm not sure how this would even work...
Not sure how that would work...if you've modified your xbox, and it is online...i'm almost 100% certain that Microsoft bans it...but again, I'm not sure how this would even work...
Yeah, I have no idea, either. I've never seen it before, so I can't tell if he is BSing or not. He told me that he somehow modified it to use his PC's internet connection to host the server, and just combines the power of the two for a better server, but that sounds pretty complicated to do with just a few wires...
I did think about this to extend my community over more into consoled minecraft. I heard you can get fans modded into it so it shouldnt be a problem. Problem I do see though is that if I wanted to host it on my mine xbox (elite) It would be a risk as you know greifers could just come and kill me for my stuff. And I loose my location. So I would have to get a other xbox and do that.
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Retired StaffIn all honesty, if I had the cash to throw down, I would go buy a used Xbox 360 just so it could act as the server.
Yer... but ALL consoles can overheat.
EDIT: Dice are renting out servers for people to use on consoles for Battlefield, maybe they might do this for Minecraft.
However, if we get cross-server functionality before the XBLA version gets caught up with the PC version, I would seeiously consider hosting a server from my PC/renting one from a server host for the XBLA community.
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Overheating would be a problem but anyone with a newer non first generation Xbox 360 wouldn't need to worry about the RROD.
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Forum AdminYeah, I have no idea, either. I've never seen it before, so I can't tell if he is BSing or not. He told me that he somehow modified it to use his PC's internet connection to host the server, and just combines the power of the two for a better server, but that sounds pretty complicated to do with just a few wires...