Org Minecraft Server

[Nigel]

Plains can be quite dangerous due to chasms... Water is a pain

Hehe, I guess what you want to do is: explore on foot and then build a "trade route" along which you can travel fast on horseback.

[Papewaio]

Been building dirt bridges across streams at the narrow sections. I will go back and make proper bridges later.

[Papewaio]

Have about half a dozen horses, a donkey and a mule. All in a stable, need to expand it to breed more mules.

Would like to get another donkey and increase that population above endangered as they are more useful then horses and mules can't replicate.

[TinCow]

FYI, a friend of ours who has been playing on the server lately found one of the herds on a remote island. He doesn't have an account on the Org, so I'm posting his screenshot of the location. He's fenced them in but anyone is free to take/breed/tame them.

[Nigel]

I met him the other day on the server and he asked me for a saddle.
Therefor I created an Exchange Box for him at the Stock Exchange (Plaza building 2) where he can pick it up. Since he does not have an Org account, TinCow, perhaps you can let him know next time you speak to him.

By the way, any chance of getting the High Resolution Map back up?
There has been a lot of building activity lately and I would love to see that in HighRes.

[BSmith]

Anyone have a spare couple of quartz steps they wouldn't mind parting with? I am building a monument/park east of the lodge and couldt find enough quartz in the nether today. I only need 2.

[Ishmael]

Anyone have a spare couple of quartz steps they wouldn't mind parting with? I am building a monument/park east of the lodge and couldt find enough quartz in the nether today. I only need 2.

I should have some. I'll drop them over there sometime today.

EDIT: I must also confess some curiosity as to what "F+AM" means.

[BSmith]

Awesome. Thanks!

F&AM stands for Free and Accepted Masons. I wanted to put the square and compass on the roof, but just didn't have the space.

Glad to see that someone saw it, as it was entirely meant to be viewed in the real-time map.

[TinCow]

By the way, any chance of getting the High Resolution Map back up?
There has been a lot of building activity lately and I would love to see that in HighRes.

I will try and work on that in the near future. I've been very busy lately; I started a new job on Monday which is eating up a lot of my weekday time and I'm going to be out of town this coming Friday through Sunday. I will try and find time to get it back online the following weekend.

[BSmith]

Thanks for the quartz Ishmael!

I have started to make a river-walk path along the North side of the river that runs near the city. Ideally it will stretch from one end of the city to the other. It is really basic at the moment, but would like to pretty it up with nice light fixtures and greenery. We can also have small parks along the way in places that buildings won't be. I would love for others help out with this project.

We also need to start thinking of how we cross the river and where the bridge would be. I believe that we slated the hills south of the town hall and lodge to be an old-town of sorts. Anyone want to take a stab at a design aesthetic for buildings on that side of the river? Perhaps we make those more residential/lower density than the bigger buildings around the town hall.

Lastly - a question. After riding the rails some, I am quite impressed by the raised train track. Is there an easy way to build out into open space, or do you have to do it one careful step at a time so you don't fall to your death?

[Sigurd]

Lastly - a question. After riding the rails some, I am quite impressed by the raised train track. Is there an easy way to build out into open space, or do you have to do it one careful step at a time so you don't fall to your death?

[L-SHIFT] is your friend

[TinCow]

How would people feel about using an HD render of the realtime map instead of the separate Overviewer map? Here is an example of the realtime map with the isometric view rendered at a higher resolution and with a better viewing angle. (Select world -> Surface) Changing our realtime map to look like that would be significantly easier than setting up Overviewer on the new server, so if those results are acceptable that would be a preferable alternative.

[Sigurd]

How would people feel about using an HD render of the realtime map instead of the separate Overviewer map? Here is an example of the realtime map with the isometric view rendered at a higher resolution and with a better viewing angle. (Select world -> Surface) Changing our realtime map to look like that would be significantly easier than setting up Overviewer on the new server, so if those results are acceptable that would be a preferable alternative.

The only thing we are going to miss is the night render.

[spankythehippo]

How would people feel about using an HD render of the realtime map instead of the separate Overviewer map? Here is an example of the realtime map with the isometric view rendered at a higher resolution and with a better viewing angle. (Select world -> Surface) Changing our realtime map to look like that would be significantly easier than setting up Overviewer on the new server, so if those results are acceptable that would be a preferable alternative.

I thought that map was Orgcraft. I was surprised to see how much it changed, until I realised it was a completely different map. I also saw the Iron Trench on that map. Speaking of which, my time is being heavily consumed by work and by the time I get home, I'm mentally fatigued. I have delayed building the Iron Trench until my mind can handle it. Which might take a while. Hopefully, I can start it next week.

[TinCow]

The only thing we are going to miss is the night render.

Dynmap can do a night render as well.

[BSmith]

I think the Dynmap is great for every day use. It would be nice to have the higher resolution one every once in a while, say once a month or so. The aspect ratio is different and makes for prettier screen shots and a good look at the detail that has gone into everyone’s buildings.

No idea if that is easy to do every once in a while or not… but like I said the one we have now is great for every day use.

[Vladimir]

I thought that map was Orgcraft. I was surprised to see how much it changed, until I realised it was a completely different map. I also saw the Iron Trench on that map. Speaking of which, my time is being heavily consumed by work and by the time I get home, I'm mentally fatigued. I have delayed building the Iron Trench until my mind can handle it. Which might take a while. Hopefully, I can start it next week.

Good. I'll need lots of iron soon.

[Nigel]

How would people feel about using an HD render of the realtime map instead of the separate Overviewer map? Here is an example of the realtime map with the isometric view rendered at a higher resolution and with a better viewing angle. (Select world -> Surface) Changing our realtime map to look like that would be significantly easier than setting up Overviewer on the new server, so if those results are acceptable that would be a preferable alternative.

I think this will be fine - especially if we are getting the night render as well.
And we are getting the Nether and End, which I don't think we had before when we only had the HR map.

And of course, TinCow, you are the one calling the shots here as you are doing the main work.
We are merely here to enjoy what we get.

[BSmith]

I completed the rough river walk path from the lodge to the farm area. I also built a bridge over the river and connected the road to danhooks’ ranch. Speaking of… I “borrowed” about a dozen stacks of cobble from the ranch. I thought I saw somewhere earlier in this thread that he hasn’t played in a really long time. I can certainly replace it over time if needed, but figured I’d put the resources to good use.

[L-SHIFT] is your friend

Thanks! This is literally a life saver.

[Vladimir]

So I just finished making up for a lot of shoddy (i.e. non-Scottish) engineering and have a question. Is there a tool or function I can use to look for gaps/small caves? I had to fill in a large area and tried to eliminate any gaps two blocks high or more but don't know of a way to verify my work. Is disabling clipping considered cheating?

I would also like to put a call out for resources. I'm in need of large amounts of iron and redstone. I have a lot of quartz, Nether Brick, and Netherrack to trade. I can also pay in diamonds or the limited other supplies I have remaining. I'm done digging so there will be no more unfortunate smelting incidents. This is for the Slaughterhouse 2000, which you can plainly see on the dynamic map.

Anyone willing to trade or donate?

[BSmith]

I have a few stacks of redstone you can have. They are in one of the chests in the store room in the basement of the lodge. Feel free to help yourself. I could use some diamonds. I'll leave it up to you to decide on how much is a fair exchange.

I wont be online today and maybe not tomorrow either otherwise I'd deliver the redstone to you.

[Vladimir]

Thank you. I'll swing by the lodge and see what's there. I'll drop off some diamonds.

I am thinking in terms of stacks of blocks. I hear some people have so many they're using them as decoration. ;-)

[BSmith]

LOL. I don't have that many... but I am planning on doing some mining over the next few days or so. I'll save what I find for you. You can take all that I have on hand.

[spankythehippo]

So I just finished making up for a lot of shoddy (i.e. non-Scottish) engineering and have a question. Is there a tool or function I can use to look for gaps/small caves? I had to fill in a large area and tried to eliminate any gaps two blocks high or more but don't know of a way to verify my work. Is disabling clipping considered cheating?

Have you tried Glowstone X-ray vision mining?

[Vladimir]

Have you tried Glowstone X-ray vision mining?

No. The only X-ray vision I know of is an addition we don't have.

[TinCow]

I've done some reading and testing on the HD version of Dynmap, and unfortunately I don't think it's a viable option. The system works, but it takes up unbelievably amounts of disk space, far in excess of what I'm paying for. I'll have to use Overviewer, which means this will get more complex. I will talk to the hosts to figure out how to get this done.

[spankythehippo]

TC, is it possible to get a few Villager eggs for the Iron Farm?

[TinCow]

TC, is it possible to get a few Villager eggs for the Iron Farm?

Yes. It looks like MobCatcher has finally been updated to 1.6.2. I'll get it installed this evening (my time) which will allow you to move villagers at will.

[Vladimir]

I have a few villager eggs. The catch is that the house they're at is currently on fire.

[BSmith]

There's always a catch, isn't there?