The MafiaScum Minecraft Thread - Summer 2024 NEW SERVER!

[Chevre]

That strategy for mazes is commonly known and I'm sure izak would want to make one that couldn't be solved via that method. Maybe multiple levels or something, idk.

[Kcdaspot]

we solved it.

[Claus]

but Claus made some comments a little while back - try and stay close to others because the server's getting huge.

Hey guys, just to make my "server is getting huge" comment clearer.

The thing that makes a world bigger in Minecraft is not how far apart people are from each other, but how many chunks are generated. So it is not so much a problem of you living somewhere remote, but of the many many useless sea chuncks that are generated when you do. If you really want to find new land, I would suggest going through the nether, since that generates 1/8th of the land.

Why is it a problem if the server gets too big, though? Well, the real practical problem is backup problem. If each world is a 700Mb beast, it limits how many backups I can keep on my hard disk at the same time (maybe I should buy a Minecraft dedicated hard disk ), also, it means that making backups takes longer (right now it takes about 4 hours for me to download a backup from the server).

Anyway, if I ever decide to clip the world, there are plenty of unused sea chunks to be axed first, so don't worry yet! By the way, if you are building in the middle of nowhere in the sea, make sure that your building is clearly visible from dynmap - a big flag or somehting. If you want to build an indetectable secret base, I suggest doing it under a land mass

[Hinduragi]

The only big downside of that is you would need a lot of obsidian and you're going to make a lot of portals that just end up on small little 4x4 islands, which there's a lot of out there. It would take even longer to do it that way due to how many different places you might end up.

[Claus]

Oh, and I'm upgrading chevre's contest (because I love building contests).

The winner of the contest, besides whatever prize Chevre gives, will also get one week of Fly-mode in the server! The week can be redeemed any time between when the winner is announced, an December 31st. Just send me a PM.

If the winner is a mod of the server, the highest placed non-mod winner will get this prize.

[Claus]

The only big downside of that is you would need a lot of obsidian and you're going to make a lot of portals that just end up on small little 4x4 islands, which there's a lot of out there. It would take even longer to do it that way due to how many different places you might end up.

Hmmm. That is true. Well, let me know before doing any big sea expeditions, so I can check for server size and prune the useless sea chunks as necessary.

[Hinduragi]

I know you can clip all the islands/sea south of my island where I built. I should be the furthest explored southern territory on the server. All of that below my island(you can easily see where my island is if you look for torches/any sort of buildings) can be deleted. It's just extra exploring I did to see if there was any special places I felt like building on. I left a few surprise packages and monuments down that way as well in case anyone else took the same path south but it's unnecessary if the server is getting too big.

[Chevre]

Oh, and I'm upgrading chevre's contest (because I love building contests).

The winner of the contest, besides whatever prize Chevre gives, will also get one week of Fly-mode in the server! The week can be redeemed any time between when the winner is announced, an December 31st. Just send me a PM.

If the winner is a mod of the server, the highest placed non-mod winner will get this prize.

How kind of you! Thanks!

[Om of the Nom]

um...

om seriously what is that thing supposed to be?

[Maestro]

Maestro's FIND THE BLOCK Contest

ROUND 2: AlloftheLapisarebelongto... UPDATE

Attention everyone! 5

Lapis Lazuli Blocks

were hidden somewhere in/around SpawnTown! The Final Block was found this afternoon by

Pizzadudes7

, who is also the Winner of this Round! No ties were recorded; the only other competitors who sent in screenshots were

Hinduragi

and

Kcdaspot

.

Spoiler: DIAMOND PLACE GOES TO PIZZADUDES7, WHO FOUND... (in order)

The Pizzadudes Block

- Hidden under the staircase leading from the top of Pizzadudes7's Sky Elevator/House to the "/warp SpawnTown" platform in the sky.

The Cliff Block

- Hidden just under the cliff-side exit of the tunnel under the "Omservation Platform."

The Maestro Block

- Hidden underneath the base of one of the Giant Jungle Trees behind Maestro Manor.

The Omnom Block

- Hidden "in plain sight" in the Netherrack Attic of Om of the Nom's Floating Castle.

...and last but not least...

The Bedrock Block

- Hidden down one of the central underground staircases, deep in the mines under SpawnTown, completely surrounded by Bedrock except for one side.

Spoiler: GOLD PLACE GOES TO HINDURAGI, WHO FOUND... (in order)

The Cliff Block

- Hidden just under the cliff-side exit of the tunnel under the "Omservation Platform."

The Omnom Block

- Hidden "in plain sight" in the Netherrack Attic of Om of the Nom's Floating Castle.

Spoiler: IRON PLACE GOES TO KCDASPOT, WHO FOUND... (in order)

The Cliff Block

- Hidden just under the cliff-side exit of the tunnel under the "Omservation Platform."

Suggestions for prizes, hiding locations, and future Blocks-to-Find will be taken via PM!
The names of all Winners will be recorded in the Winner Records Building.

Round 3 will start when I say so. Stay tuned! There will be a Halloween Theme to accompany Chevre's enthusiasm! OoOoOoOoh!

[Xalxe]

Started work on my design for the Halloween contest in single-player creative. I am having IDEAS and it feels GOOD!

[Andrius]

omg one week

of flying

that would make my life so much easier

[Maestro]

Xalxe. I'm going to have to have to abandon my current idea for the dueling arena...what I have in mind is just too epic. I spent a while in Creative Mode on a Superflat in SSP just building the frame and getting the Redstone circuit that powers the Exhill Doors to work correctly. It was going well but I was in Creative and even then it was intense. Maybe if I win the flying we could build it...but we should just flesh out a simpler arena in the meantime.

You down?

[Maestro]

Maestro's FIND THE BLOCK Contest

ROUND 2: AlloftheLapisarebelongto... UPDATE

Attention everyone! 5

Lapis Lazuli Blocks

were hidden somewhere in/around SpawnTown! The Final Block was found this afternoon by

Pizzadudes7

, who is also the Winner of this Round! No ties were recorded; the only other competitors who sent in screenshots were

Hinduragi

and

Kcdaspot

.

Spoiler: DIAMOND PLACE GOES TO PIZZADUDES7, WHO FOUND... (in order)

The Pizzadudes Block

- Hidden under the staircase leading from the top of Pizzadudes7's Sky Elevator/House to the "/warp SpawnTown" platform in the sky.

The Cliff Block

- Hidden just under the cliff-side exit of the tunnel under the "Omservation Platform."

The Maestro Block

- Hidden underneath the base of one of the Giant Jungle Trees behind Maestro Manor.

The Omnom Block

- Hidden "in plain sight" in the Netherrack Attic of Om of the Nom's Floating Castle.

...and last but not least...

The Bedrock Block

- Hidden down one of the central underground staircases, deep in the mines under SpawnTown, completely surrounded by Bedrock except for one side.

Spoiler: GOLD PLACE GOES TO HINDURAGI, WHO FOUND... (in order)

The Cliff Block

- Hidden just under the cliff-side exit of the tunnel under the "Omservation Platform."

The Omnom Block

- Hidden "in plain sight" in the Netherrack Attic of Om of the Nom's Floating Castle.

Spoiler: IRON PLACE GOES TO KCDASPOT, WHO FOUND... (in order)

The Cliff Block

- Hidden just under the cliff-side exit of the tunnel under the "Omservation Platform."

Suggestions for prizes, hiding locations, and future Blocks-to-Find will be taken via PM!
The names of all Winners will be recorded in the Winner Records Building.

Round 3 will start when I say so. Stay tuned! There will be a Halloween Theme to accompany Chevre's enthusiasm! OoOoOoOoh!

Also, this.

[Om of the Nom]

The Omnom block should actually be the Fishy block but I don't mind the attention~<3

[Chevre]

I read the Oooooh at the end of that just as Taylor Swift "oooh"ed in We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. It was weird.

[Maestro]

The Omnom block should actually be the Fishy block but I don't mind the attention~<3

..........

sorry Fishy

.....

[Hinduragi]

About to disarm trap when....

[xRECKONERx]

gaize halp where are slimes

[Klazam]

Bought it, played single player, and oh boy, its addictive

[Claus]

Reck, about slime:

Non-spoilery:
Slimes appear deep underground (under depth 20), in wide open spaces. They are very rare.

Spoilery

There are specific chunks where slimes can be generated. If you google "minecraft slime finder", you will find many webpages that can list such chunks based on your seed. After finding a slime chunk, carve a large room, at least 3 blocks high, and keep it well lighted. Slimes will eventually spawn there, even though they are still rather rare.

[Claus]

Klazam -- come play on the server!

[xRECKONERx]

I FINISHED MY MELLON AND PUMPKIN FARM AND IT'S GLORIOUS. SCREENSHOTS COMING SOON

[xRECKONERx]

@Claus: What's our seed number? I found a place that can find slimes on your server but I need level.dat file or a seed #.

Also... what's the reasoning behind ten people being the cap on the server? Is it the harddrive space? It might be possible for me to set up an old computer we have around here to be a dedicated server or something if that's the case. Not sure, I'd have to look into it.

[Claus]

Reck:
- I think the seed number is displayed when you press "F3", if not, I will try to find it later.
- The cap is based mostly on the memory capacity of the server. I can upgrade it if needed, but I don't think we reach that cap that often. It seems to me that we have at most 5-6 people online on very busy days.