I tried sandstone/netherbrick, but it didn't look nearly as good as I was expecting. I actually really like the look of cobble/netherbrick in Coterie, but I guess it's not so good in vanilla...In post 15738, Pizzadudes7 wrote:Go for sandstone and netherbrick. Other possible blocks can be wool, quartz, stone brick (definitely use this over cobble), and maybe even some birch wood. Just some suggestions as I feel netherbrick and cobble aren't really all that good looking IMHO.
Not sure about quartz - it would have to be really awesome-looking to make it worth all the work collecting it. What block(s) did you have in mind to go with it?
Not sure if stone brick will look as good as cobble in Coterie (which most of us seem to be using now???), but either way I'd love some help cooking up all the netherbrick we'll need.In post 15739, Klazam wrote:I vote stome brick. Let me know if any help is needed to procure materials
Yeah, I wouldn't even consider clay unless someone found a Mesa biome and was ok with me mining in it.In post 15742, Rhinox wrote:Izak I really like that look to your tunnel with the nether brick and stone brick. I'd love to do my tunnels like that if I could, but I don't know if I can handle all that smelting... And it takes 4x the coal/charcoal to make nether brick as other smelted blocks.
Hardened clay isn't exactly easy to get either, but just wanted to throw it out as an option (if it is ghast-proof?) since it can be stained different colors.
And Tierce pointed out to me that mobs are supposed to be afraid of rails so the glass on top of the rails might not be needed? I haven't been able to confirm or deny on the internet anywhere yet, so I was just planning on throwing my rails down without the glass and seeing if I ever find any pigmen standing on them. Just need to ghast-proof my road first, don't want ghasts destroying any rails.
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In unrelated news, I'm also building an obsidian generator that will convert redstone to obsidian. Some people may consider it cheating, but I don't since you still need to use resources to get the obby, and you still need diamond to mine the obby blocks (not to mention the devs left the 'bug' in as a feature for many updates now). I'll let you guys know when its ready and where it is. I was gonna build it in my village but I might build it near spawn so more people have convenient access.
As for the rails thing, mobs ARE afraid of rails and will try to avoid standing on them, but they can still shove each other on, or even spawn on them. So it's better to just make sure there's no spawnable spaces at all on your railway
I'm generally of the opinion that so long as you follow and official server rules, there's no such thing as cheating in Minecraft. Obby generators have been around so long it would be ridiculous to criticise using them.
I find it gets tedious once you've taken your first few rides - a nether railway gives much more long-term value, IMO.In post 15743, My Milked Eek wrote:A nether railway station?
Aren't we going to build one in the overworld? I love riding through the scenery
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