Org Minecraft Server

[TinCow]

I'm pretty sure that the mechanism would be larger than the member. Not practical.

FYI, I am having some lighting and electrical work done on my office today. It will almost certainly require the local breaker to be flipped, which will turn off the server. Apologies in advance if the server goes down while you are online, or if it's down while you try to connect. The work shouldn't take more than a few hours, and the server will definitely be back online by this evening EDT. There may be additional downtime for further electrical work on Friday or Saturday, but it should be pretty brief.

[edit] Ok, turns out that other work around the house is going to be done first. So, the server won't be impacted today. It will certainly be offline for some portions of tomorrow though.

[spankythehippo]

I feel so inferior, both musically and Minecraftally.

[rajpoot]

I feel so inferior, both musically and Minecraftally.

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Now that, is awesome.
I got to look into this note block thing. I got a bunch in the chests at the old place, but I got bored quickly.

[TinCow]

Music isn't always that hard to do. Connecting the notes is super easy, it's just a question of running a since redstone connection that runs through the whole thing, with repeaters interspersed to ensure that the notes play in sequence. In addition, the note block settings actually correspond to proper musical notes, so all you need to do is get some sheet music and then set each block to the proper note setting. So, basic tunes can be done without much difficulty. The hard parts are getting the timing right when the music doesn't have a constant pace. Where it speeds up, slows down, and plays multiple notes in faster or slower sequences, or simultaneously, you need custom timing that is indeed difficult. In addition, it's hard to configure the music system so that the entire song can be heard from a single location. As each note needs its own block, a full length song will take up a lot of space, which makes it difficult, if not impossible, to listed to from one location. That's why you see people moving along the music machinery in most of the song videos.

[TinCow]

Electrical work is starting in my office now. Server will be offline for a few hours. It will be back online later tonight.

Server is back up now. It will have to go offline for a short while tomorrow as well.

[Vladimir]

Thanks for the updates. Hopefully the IP doesn't change again.

[TinCow]

Sever offline now for work. Should be back in a few hours.

[Vladimir]

Someone put a lot of hours in yesterday. I couldn't get to my computer but noticed it using the app.

[spankythehippo]

Someone put a lot of hours in yesterday. I couldn't get to my computer but noticed it using the app.

I was on for quite a while. I've been relying on Csargo's farms for sugar cane and wheat, so I decided to make my own farm. My sugar cane farm is operational, but inefficient and incomplete. I'm going to build another one, and 3 wheat farms.

[TinCow]

Someone put a lot of hours in yesterday. I couldn't get to my computer but noticed it using the app.

New rail system is complete to Scienter's floating castle. You can now ride from there all the way to my new place. I'm considering rerouting the section from the pyramid to the lighthouse to stop at the arena. Might be a good idea to make the arena an extra large hub station, with more lines linking in there.

[spankythehippo]

New rail system is complete to Scienter's floating castle. You can now ride from there all the way to my new place. I'm considering rerouting the section from the pyramid to the lighthouse to stop at the arena. Might be a good idea to make the arena an extra large hub station, with more lines linking in there.

Goddamn, how long is the journey? I don't think I've ever used the rail system, except when I first joined the server. Mainly because I didn't need to travel. But now, I'm probably gonna be travelling by minecart a lot. I could just sit in my minecart, and get off my PC to get some food or whatever. A nice long scenic train ride.

[Memnon]

The one between dlain's new castle and tincow's is almost 10 minutes of track, or at least it took up most of the day phase. Personally I feel it's quicker just to travel through the nether, albeit much riskier.

[TinCow]

It's definitely faster to use the nether, but there's something about rail travel that is just fun. The world doesn't seem complete without a rail network, even if most people use the nether.

[Vladimir]

I like the security and reliability of the rail. Maybe we should of built an obsidian track n the Nether. I like the idea of using the arena as a hub and don't mind the long ride.

Having everything interconnected on the map feels good too.

[TinCow]

Server is back up. I do not anticipate any more downtime. Thanks for your patience.

[TinCow]

Ok, the railroad is now function as far as the Pyramid, though the pyramid does not have a new station yet. On looking at the link between the Pyramid and the Lighthouse, I'm inclined to knock the whole thing down. The Arena really needs a station, and it's the perfect spot for a large hub. We could build an underground mega station at the Arena. That station could then link to the noob hotel, the lighthouse, and the pyramid, with further room for expansion. Doing so would make more sense than the current arrangement, which bypasses the Arena entirely and passes over Chuchimp's place without stopping. I think a central hub like this would be more useful, particularly if we're going to urbanize the area round the arena.

[Vladimir]

Having the Arena serve as a grand central station is a good idea. However instead of going under and worrying about running into the underground construction already there, we could use the empty outer ring. There's nothing there but dirt and torches now and it needs something. The circular shape is perfect.

[TinCow]

Having the Arena serve as a grand central station is a good idea. However instead of going under and worrying about running into the underground construction already there, we could use the empty outer ring. There's nothing there but dirt and torches now and it needs something. The circular shape is perfect.

Too late, already dug out most of the underground station. No worries about hitting any of the wiring though, I made it deep enough to go under it.

Next time we're both on, I'd like you to show me how the score board wiring works. There's got to be a way to compress it a bit so that it doesn't project out into the seats and bust through the exterior wall.

[Ishmael]

In regards to my own small railway (to my sand quarry), I was wondering what the best way to start a minecart moving is? I tried elevating a block with a sticky piston but it didn't do anything (and destroyed the rail on the way down), and toggling a powered rail on with a lever had a similar lack of success. Any ideas?

[Memnon]

I use a button next to a bunch if powered rails, modeling after the setup in most of the rail stations, and it works pretty well for me.

[TinCow]

Yes, a powered rail or two with a button on the wall next to it. That will power the rail and accelerate you. The only thing you need to do after that is make sure it moves you in the right direction. There are two easy ways to do this. The first is simply to put a block behind the last powered rail, and place the cart on the rail next to the block. The cart will then move away from the block. The second way is to put the powered rail on a slope and place the cart on the sloped rail (it will not move until you hit the button, as powered rail is a brake without power going to it). Then get in and hit the button. The cart will then move in the downhill direction.

[TinCow]

@Vladimir

Ok, I take it back... compacting that circuit is really, really hard. You may not want to hear this, but I think the best solution would be to make the scoreboard at the lowest level. The circuit looks very simple if there's sufficient room behind it. The problems with trying to jam it into a rather shallow area, which is what's happening at the top of the arena. If it was placed on the opposite side of the arena, towards the bottom, it wouldn't interfere with much of anything and there would be tons of room behind it for wiring.

[spankythehippo]

Oh yeah, Tincow. A friend of mine is slightly interested in joining the server. He hasn't played Minecraft since Alpha, but he might join. His username is Sazak.

[TinCow]

His username is Sazak.

Whitelisted.

[Vladimir]

Thanks TC. I might play around with an idea i had of folding the lines over themselves. I'll try to experiment with that today. If not, the remaining numbers need only 8 or 9 blocks of room and should only slightly affect the outter wall.

[spankythehippo]

TC, for the rail stations, is there an ideal number of lines going through each station?

Oh, and I also need gold ingots for the powered rails. Anyone have some?

[Vladimir]

I have a few. Need to go Nether hunting.

[TinCow]

TC, for the rail stations, is there an ideal number of lines going through each station?

Oh, and I also need gold ingots for the powered rails. Anyone have some?

For the basic stations, I do the 3 line version which is built in the tutorial. 3 lines allows for the station to be the middle stop on longer line, while still leaving room for a spur to come off later. Since our entire existing network was linear, there isn't much demand at the moment for stations with more capacity than that. The stations are also pretty easy to expand, so I don't think there's much point in going over 3 lines anywhere. The exception to that is the Arena, since it's intentionally being built as a hub.

Gold is an issue pretty much everywhere for the rails. I largely depleted my stock building the new rail segments. At this point, I think the easiest thing to do is rip up the existing track. Since there are two tracks on each leg now, ripping them both up and replacing them produces a surplus of rail.

[Vladimir]

I decided to stop crying and finish the wiring. We can work on the looks later.

[TinCow]

I decided to stop crying and finish the wiring. We can work on the looks later.

Please try and avoid doing too much damage to the arena, particularly the outer wall. Irregularities in the outer wall really stand out.