No, I mean search his blog, he says the world is 30,000,000x30,000,000 blocks o.o
E: im actually confused. I can prove the size of the world is 30,000,000 x 30,000,000 blocks, where 0 is the center and 15,000,000 and -15,000,000 would be 2 of the ends of the map. That would mean the surface area is about 900,000,000,000,000 meters and the surface area of the earth is 510,100,000,000 meters, so wouldn't that mean the world is 1000+ times the size of earth's surface? If it was 8 times the dimensions would be like 4,000,000x 4,000,000 :/
Yep. I looked, and you are right. I'll fix it now.
damn, when i read that i though he meant balloons like little red ones that you hold in you hand. it would be so fun to fly over a castle in smp and bomb it. :sad.gif:
The seed is a number which "starts" an algorithm for generating pseudo-random numbers. The same seed will return the same sequence of pseudo-random numbers. By mixing a main map seed with other deterministic values (for instance, the chunk position) you can have something that is random enough to use, but which is also deterministic enough to control.
In other words, the seed number defines the entire map, position of ores, caves, etc.
Nice! My first post as I am new here and just recently discovered the game. Even before I read this thread I knew the potential for Minecraft is amazingly huge...
I haven't purchased the game yet but plan to soon sometime next week and really look forward to all this potential stuff (and even more) down the line.
:biggrin.gif: :biggrin.gif: thanks this helped so much, i cant wait for biomes, fish, and mounts
is the Halloween update actually being released ON Halloween of around that time?
and do you have any idea whether or not we will have to reinstall minecraft or if it will be updated on our computers?
The seed is a number which "starts" an algorithm for generating pseudo-random numbers. The same seed will return the same sequence of pseudo-random numbers. By mixing a main map seed with other deterministic values (for instance, the chunk position) you can have something that is random enough to use, but which is also deterministic enough to control.
In other words, the seed number defines the entire map, position of ores, caves, etc.
So how will that give you biomes, like the guy on twitter said?
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He's a graphixxer.He'll return to playing MW2 shortly.
So how will that give you biomes, like the guy on twitter said?
When the Pumpkin Patch is released, the seed number will interact with the biome equations and give new chunks the new biomes. Any chunk generated before the Pumpkin Patch will stay the same, without biomes.
Just wanted to thank you for making this post, and keeping it updated, it had all the information i was looking for and more. i will bookmark this and stay updated. thnx again.
I have a feeling Notch meant the ghast is not INVINCIBLE rather than not INVISIBLE.
Nope. Whenever I catch Notch posting things, I make sure to run a twitter search for @notch so I can see what people are saying to him regarding his recent updates, so I can have a context of what he's talking about. In this case, a lot of people thought Ghast referenced "ghost" and were asking if it was invisible. Check this Twitter search and you'll see at least 7 tweets BEFORE he posted that "It's not invisible" one.
So yes, he meant invisible. I added this context as a note on that section to avoid any further doubts.
Crouching, climbing, dashing: "I'm still on the fence on this. Dashing and crouching are pretty straight-forward (although crouching is a bit hard to animate without joints..), but I've always found climbing in first person games to be a quite poor experience, be it crawling up over ledges or climbing up ladders. I'm going to try not having them in the game."
I think you should mark obsolete on this, because there are ladders and you can climb them and sneaking is sort of crouching.
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Notch:
Celebrating the full version with the fan is going to be an amazing experience. I am a bit nervous about it, to be honest.
So how will that give you biomes, like the guy on twitter said?
When the Pumpkin Patch is released, the seed number will interact with the biome equations and give new chunks the new biomes. Any chunk generated before the Pumpkin Patch will stay the same, without biomes.
Alright, thanks for the help!
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He's a graphixxer.He'll return to playing MW2 shortly.
Crouching, climbing, dashing: "I'm still on the fence on this. Dashing and crouching are pretty straight-forward (although crouching is a bit hard to animate without joints..), but I've always found climbing in first person games to be a quite poor experience, be it crawling up over ledges or climbing up ladders. I'm going to try not having them in the game."
I think you should mark obsolete on this, because there are ladders and you can climb them and sneaking is sort of crouching.
Crouching, climbing, dashing: "I'm still on the fence on this. Dashing and crouching are pretty straight-forward (although crouching is a bit hard to animate without joints..), but I've always found climbing in first person games to be a quite poor experience, be it crawling up over ledges or climbing up ladders. I'm going to try not having them in the game."
I think you should mark obsolete on this, because there are ladders and you can climb them and sneaking is sort of crouching.
He meant rock climbing, as in, skills.
Actually sounds like a good idea.
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He's a graphixxer.He'll return to playing MW2 shortly.
Yep. I looked, and you are right. I'll fix it now.
MINECRAFT FACTS: BIG LIST OF WHAT NOTCH HAS ACTUALLY SAID ABOUT THE PLANNED FEATURES OF MINECRAFT
The seed is a number which "starts" an algorithm for generating pseudo-random numbers. The same seed will return the same sequence of pseudo-random numbers. By mixing a main map seed with other deterministic values (for instance, the chunk position) you can have something that is random enough to use, but which is also deterministic enough to control.
In other words, the seed number defines the entire map, position of ores, caves, etc.
MINECRAFT FACTS: BIG LIST OF WHAT NOTCH HAS ACTUALLY SAID ABOUT THE PLANNED FEATURES OF MINECRAFT
I haven't purchased the game yet but plan to soon sometime next week and really look forward to all this potential stuff (and even more) down the line.
Thanks!
is the Halloween update actually being released ON Halloween of around that time?
and do you have any idea whether or not we will have to reinstall minecraft or if it will be updated on our computers?
So how will that give you biomes, like the guy on twitter said?
When the Pumpkin Patch is released, the seed number will interact with the biome equations and give new chunks the new biomes. Any chunk generated before the Pumpkin Patch will stay the same, without biomes.
Nope. Whenever I catch Notch posting things, I make sure to run a twitter search for @notch so I can see what people are saying to him regarding his recent updates, so I can have a context of what he's talking about. In this case, a lot of people thought Ghast referenced "ghost" and were asking if it was invisible. Check this Twitter search and you'll see at least 7 tweets BEFORE he posted that "It's not invisible" one.
So yes, he meant invisible. I added this context as a note on that section to avoid any further doubts.
MINECRAFT FACTS: BIG LIST OF WHAT NOTCH HAS ACTUALLY SAID ABOUT THE PLANNED FEATURES OF MINECRAFT
I think you should mark obsolete on this, because there are ladders and you can climb them and sneaking is sort of crouching.
Alright, thanks for the help!
He meant rock climbing, as in, skills.
MINECRAFT FACTS: BIG LIST OF WHAT NOTCH HAS ACTUALLY SAID ABOUT THE PLANNED FEATURES OF MINECRAFT
Actually sounds like a good idea.
ouch! =/