3) Grill. Sets its top face to the "fire" block upon receiving redstone. Please tell me I'm not the first person who wished he could set fires from afar.
You know, I've never wanted to do that, but now I do :smile.gif:
Faraway mob traps and self-destruct mechanisms. :tongue.gif:
I really like this one. You could use it like a security system to border your living area. Granted, you would need a decent thickness to keep out mobs, but it would be awesome to just hit a switch and light up.
Solid black, or "grass camo". Solid black is more effective since lots of people use different texture packs...
Solid black should actually be avoided. The human eye looks for large patches of a single color, which is why most camo is mottled and striped. A pattern of mottled blacks and grays works well.
Very nice guide. Any chance you could release something on finding hidden bases? On the server I play on everyone either hides their base or gets raided, and I'd kind of like being able to raid the people who do hide their base too. :tongue.gif:
Well, the only ways I can think of are:
-Stalking people until you see them go into their base
-Looking for lights at night
If any of you guys know of any servers that you have found to be optimal for the practice of theft and would be willing to share the IP or even better the thread for the server it would be greatly appreciated, as my old server shut down :sad.gif:
With that out of the way, I'd like to add my two cents.
Hideouts:
-Always have several "safehouses" consisting of" a "grab-n-go" chest (which holds all the basic materials you would carry on a normal mission as well as an extra bit of food and a basic set of armor, and is intended to be broken and quickly gathered if you are in a hurry or are being pursued), and a crafting table/furnace. In each safehouse should be at least one basic trap and then a chest hidden under the house or something similar.
-Another good build is into a small hill (3-4 blocks high hill) and out of the same material, although my favorite hideout will always be the underwater base.
-To hide a non-underwater base and still keep it illuminated yet unseen, have an UNLIT curving tunnel 3 blocks high leading into the main lit base, and cover the unlit tunnel with halfblocks, which are quieter than pressure plates and will keep mobs from spawning in the dark area.
-Simple is USUALLY better.
Entry:
-While appealing, entry from an underground tunnel can be dangerous, especially if you have no idea regarding the interior of the target house. You could easily tunnel up under a decorative lava pool or break a piece of redstone set to prevent underground entry and set off TNT or alert a neighbor.
-My favorite way to enter a house (if it has multiple floors) is not the ever-popular and most certainly valid method of roof breaking and rappelling in with a block of water, but to grapple up to the second or maybe third floor, place a block on the wall and simply break in. While this seems and IS much more noticeable by bystanders (ideally there are none, though), it is much more practical for a quick and clean escape. It takes VERY long to swim up a stream of water, while one can jump out a hole in the wall and replace the two broken blocks, break the block underneath and rappell down in 2 or 3 seconds.
Exit:
-If the owner returns while you are still in the house, the most reliable way of escape is to dig into the bottom floor, replacing the blocks as you go, and sneak while tunneling out, using the cobblestone method to determine direction and once again replacing everything as you go on your merry way.
-If you know the owner has just returned from a mining or raiding expedition, another way (if you are OK with killing as a form of theft, as I am on occasion :tongue.gif:) to "exit" is to sneak up behind the guy as he empties his loot into a chest -CAUTION- do not attempt this if you have already emptied the chest...
or goes to the crafting table, and off him. It's fast and often rewarding, but rather unprofessional. I do not recommend this method.
once again:
If any of you guys know of any servers that you have found to be optimal for the practice of theft and would be willing to share the IP or even better the thread for the server it would be greatly appreciated, as my old server shut down :sad.gif:
Start getting into the habit of placing torches on one side of the tunnels when you're going into the cave, so you can know how to get out and won't end up running in circles. Personally I always place torches on the right side going into a cave.
IGN: Sleepless Preferred Faction: Outlaws of course :wink.gif: Why: Looks like a stable server run by level-headed people and with a fun community. Also I've been looking for a nice PVP-Faction server for ages. Also, I want the Outlaw faction because I enjoy the nomadic aspect, I don't like to settle in one spot.
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2: Turn away
3: Creeper immediately despawns and 100 cows spawn in its place because thats how the system works
4: Leave safely
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I really like this one. You could use it like a security system to border your living area. Granted, you would need a decent thickness to keep out mobs, but it would be awesome to just hit a switch and light up.
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Haha yes, definitely agreed :smile.gif:
Which is why you carefully destroy walls. I like to use a diamond pattern to check for arrow traps.
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Solid black should actually be avoided. The human eye looks for large patches of a single color, which is why most camo is mottled and striped. A pattern of mottled blacks and grays works well.
Imagine gravel but darker
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Well, the only ways I can think of are:
-Stalking people until you see them go into their base
-Looking for lights at night
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Impregnable and Impenetrable are synonyms bro.
And there is a distinct line between griefing and stealing, and the OP only discusses stealing so I'm not sure where you came up with that line.
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With that out of the way, I'd like to add my two cents.
Hideouts:
-Always have several "safehouses" consisting of" a "grab-n-go" chest (which holds all the basic materials you would carry on a normal mission as well as an extra bit of food and a basic set of armor, and is intended to be broken and quickly gathered if you are in a hurry or are being pursued), and a crafting table/furnace. In each safehouse should be at least one basic trap and then a chest hidden under the house or something similar.
-Another good build is into a small hill (3-4 blocks high hill) and out of the same material, although my favorite hideout will always be the underwater base.
-To hide a non-underwater base and still keep it illuminated yet unseen, have an UNLIT curving tunnel 3 blocks high leading into the main lit base, and cover the unlit tunnel with halfblocks, which are quieter than pressure plates and will keep mobs from spawning in the dark area.
-Simple is USUALLY better.
Entry:
-While appealing, entry from an underground tunnel can be dangerous, especially if you have no idea regarding the interior of the target house. You could easily tunnel up under a decorative lava pool or break a piece of redstone set to prevent underground entry and set off TNT or alert a neighbor.
-My favorite way to enter a house (if it has multiple floors) is not the ever-popular and most certainly valid method of roof breaking and rappelling in with a block of water, but to grapple up to the second or maybe third floor, place a block on the wall and simply break in. While this seems and IS much more noticeable by bystanders (ideally there are none, though), it is much more practical for a quick and clean escape. It takes VERY long to swim up a stream of water, while one can jump out a hole in the wall and replace the two broken blocks, break the block underneath and rappell down in 2 or 3 seconds.
Exit:
-If the owner returns while you are still in the house, the most reliable way of escape is to dig into the bottom floor, replacing the blocks as you go, and sneak while tunneling out, using the cobblestone method to determine direction and once again replacing everything as you go on your merry way.
-If you know the owner has just returned from a mining or raiding expedition, another way (if you are OK with killing as a form of theft, as I am on occasion :tongue.gif:) to "exit" is to sneak up behind the guy as he empties his loot into a chest -CAUTION- do not attempt this if you have already emptied the chest...
or goes to the crafting table, and off him. It's fast and often rewarding, but rather unprofessional.
I do not recommend this method.
once again:
If any of you guys know of any servers that you have found to be optimal for the practice of theft and would be willing to share the IP or even better the thread for the server it would be greatly appreciated, as my old server shut down :sad.gif:
Thanks :biggrin.gif:
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Start getting into the habit of placing torches on one side of the tunnels when you're going into the cave, so you can know how to get out and won't end up running in circles. Personally I always place torches on the right side going into a cave.
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EDIT: dead :sad.gif:
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(2 out of 3 so not everyone but you get my point)
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What exactly does the /sneak mod do?
Does it hide your ID nametag?
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When I try to connect it gives me the "Failed to connect to the server | connection refused: connect" message.
My IGN I put in my previous application was correct (Sleepless), so I'm guessing the server is down.
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IGN: Sleepless
Preferred Faction: Outlaws of course :wink.gif:
Why: Looks like a stable server run by level-headed people and with a fun community. Also I've been looking for a nice PVP-Faction server for ages. Also, I want the Outlaw faction because I enjoy the nomadic aspect, I don't like to settle in one spot.
Definitely accept the rules.
Thanks.