The new "tags" reminds me a lot of the Standard Ore Dictionary in Forge.
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Aug 6, 2017
Astrodude1789 posted a message on This week in Minecraft — August 5thPosted in: NewsMini-theory here. The magazine being published is said to contain "exploration guides". Currently, there's not too much in the game to find structure- and dungeon-wise. Here's hoping that the demand from a magazine will drive more structures to be in the game!
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Jul 15, 2017
Astrodude1789 posted a message on This week in Minecraft — July 15thPosted in: News
Despite Takedown, Pokémon Uranium Creators Say It's 'More Alive Than Ever'
Just gonna leave this here...
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May 20, 2017
Astrodude1789 posted a message on This week in Minecraft — May 20thPosted in: News
The mash-up pack isn't available for every version. There's no support for Java Minecraft. You might want to change that.
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Apr 10, 2017
Astrodude1789 posted a message on Minecraft Marketplace and CurrencyPosted in: News
Please forward this to Mr. Thornton:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/04/28/5-reasons-why-valves-paid-mod-workshop-failed
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Mar 23, 2017
Astrodude1789 posted a message on New Minecraft Mob Announced!Posted in: News
Can we appreciate the picture here? It's in the style of "Who's that Pokémon?".
I dunno, maybe I just get excited about little things.
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Mar 19, 2017
Astrodude1789 posted a message on Join the Minecraft Forum Team - We're Looking for Writers!Posted in: News
Best of luck to Sacheverell in whatever he does! He's been the voice of the Forums since I started punching trees,
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Jan 22, 2017
Astrodude1789 posted a message on Community Creations: Deep Thought - A Small(ish) Minecraft ComputerPosted in: News
Fantastic! Redstone computers are amazing.
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Jan 14, 2017
Astrodude1789 posted a message on Minecraft Crafting & Recipe Quiz: Can You Get Every Question Correct?Posted in: News
Locked up the program by attempting to skip a question and it wouldn't give me a score. Mostly from going "hmmm, I wonder if I can exploit this." -
Jan 12, 2017
Astrodude1789 posted a message on Minecraft Crafting & Recipe Quiz: Can You Get Every Question Correct?Posted in: News
Somehow I managed to break it.
I feel accomplished.
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Jan 7, 2017
Astrodude1789 posted a message on Polycraft World: Learn Chemistry By Building Insane StuffPosted in: News
Hey, UT Dallas! Headed there this fall for physics!
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Nov 25, 2016
Astrodude1789 posted a message on Minecraft In Education A Bad Thing?Posted in: News
I do agree that the idea needs actual, rigorous study. It has not been verified to work except though anecdotal evidence. Minecraft is not an "out-of-the-box" tool. Currently we are at an early stage where little pre-made curriculum exists for Minecraft. This was once true with textbooks as well. If the method is successful the curriculum will develop to an out-of-the-box kit.
We don't know if it works yet. Kids like it and educators see that kids like it. In short, it's an unproven technology in its infancy that needs proper experimental studies.
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Nov 24, 2016
Astrodude1789 posted a message on Minecraft In Education A Bad Thing?Posted in: NewsQuote from BigGrayGolem»
Please connect the dots for me here. Because every article I read just name-drops the word "Minecraft" and touts it as an educational tool. There's never a single example of HOW it was done.
How exactly did you teach a class on "the second industrial revolution and the 1st US transcontinental railroad" using Minecraft? How does that work?
I began by designing a map centered around the Traincraft, Buildcraft, and Railcraft mods. It was roughly analogous to the U.S. with mountains in the west and plains in the center (the east was omitted for simplicity's sake). I researched the technologies that were developed and used during that time period and wrote a curriculum that would use the Minecraft technologies as a simple analogy to the more complex real-life systems.
My class had six students in it. We began by selecting either the Central Pacific or the Union Pacific routes (start in the East, get better locomotives and resources but a longer route; start in the West, get fewer resources but more opportunity for prospecting, as well as a shorter route). The students selected the C.P. Route and began building westward. Halfway through the course I assigned a three-paragraph (these were younger kids) research paper on a piece of technology we used in Minecraft and its real-life counterpart.
At the conclusion of the course we'd connected East to West (I built the U.P. Route) and were shipping goods, animals, and villagers across the country! We shipped a lot of raw resources to the East and shipped a lot of finished products to the West. The kids had a blast and I could really tell that they learned and had fun doing it! -
Nov 21, 2016
Astrodude1789 posted a message on Minecraft In Education A Bad Thing?Posted in: News
Honestly one of the best solutions is to remove old, detached stogies like Bennett from education...
"Hey! Teacher! Leave those kids alone!"
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Nov 21, 2016
Astrodude1789 posted a message on Minecraft In Education A Bad Thing?Posted in: News
As an educator who has used Minecraft in the classroom, Bennett has a point. Since Minecraft is, at its heart, a game, many kids will treat it as such and tend to get distracted. In large settings, yes, Minecraft can end up being a distraction.
On the other hand, however, I have seen Minecraft work wonders for kids. I taught a class for home school students about the second industrial revolution and the first U.S. Transcontinental Railroad. Wow. The kids were immersed in learning, and ended up going above and beyond what was expected. I had a traditional assignment as well (a three paragraph research paper on an invention) that the kids did without problem.
Education should not be static. As our world changes we need to throw out old ideas (such as classic grammar education) and replace them with new, fresh ideas (such as contributing to a forum community). Encouraging self-exploration and intrinsic motivation should be the priority of our schools. I plan to homeschool all three of my kids because I feel that the public school system in the U.S. is, for the most part, ill-equipped for this task. Learning should be something students do actively, not sit in a classroom and have facts jammed into their ears.
in summary, Minecraft (like all tools) should be used responsibly for education in controlled, appropriate situations, especially not as a reward for doing "classical homework".
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Fighting out in the open, especially against flying enemies, seems tough to me. I'd utilize some towers, pillboxes, and other defenses to combat vexes specifically, although they would work great in general defense as well. Raids are meant to be tough! Running in swinging a sword isn't always the best.
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Having managed multiple servers since I bought Minecraft in '11, I'd say (from personal anecdote) that servers las anywhere from a few weeks to a few years, depending on management, player interest, and time of year. Most of my servers ran for 3-5 months over summers when my friends could play, although I ran one for over a year until I got my first job (which, not by coincidence, was running Minecraft servers!). It's really up to you, and how you interact with the community in and out of the game.
One big thing, I'll add, is that most people shy away from hosting and pay unreasonable fees for hosting their own servers just so they can say "I have a server". Don't do that. Either host yourself (use Hamachi if you're not keen on port forwarding) or find a community that already exists, and get your friends to join you there.
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They have to deal with a lot of legal. Now that they're part of Microsoft, it happens a lot faster, but it's a slow process (people have to actually go out and investigate). The EULA applies to all servers. They had an opportunity to switch to EULA compliance (about three months) and are expected to hold up the standard.
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Downgrade to Beta 1.7.3. Seriously. The terrain is absolutely gorgeous and exciting.
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Here's my design for an automated sugarcane harvester. It uses the same materials. I ran into this problem with an initial design as well.
Edit: formatting.
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If you can download the world, MCEdit out the pigmen and re-upload it.
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I like to find mountain valleys. Building with the terrain is fun.
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1.9; I'm an axe-fighter exclusively now.
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Unfortunately, furnace minecarts are only useless because they're broken.
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I like Pandolen's suggestion for the block. Maybe it's a wither-skull-rarity drop, though. Honestly, a drop doesn't have to be too rare or useful. Zombies drop rotten flesh, after all.
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It might make for an interesting structure mob for sure. The drops should definitely be improved.