Minecraft

[KNUBB]

I wish I screencapped my AFK tomb KG, Krebs, and Pitty encased me in while I was AFK. I blew it up instead

[Pitty]

I know that the Penny Arcade website's running a version of Rapture and Columbia from the Bioshock series...

The amount of time it takes to get from simply punching wooden beams out of trees to creating glass-encased underwater fortresses must be immense.

...talking, WoW-type timesink here.

I just get on to put KNUBB in a tomb. And blow shit up, of course.

[Krebs]

you can spawn any block/item you want in the only available online mode right now.

oh yeah, i just got on, ill be on for a while i imagine

[Senators26]

Do you guys still play this?

[Bmore]

I've started up again lately. Pretty fun when you play with multiple people.

[Leftwich]

Shit's gay as fuuuuuck.

[TeflonDonny]

I play a couple times a week.

[A Tasty Burgerr]

Does anyone have a texture pack they recommend?

[BroncoBlue]

Hey guys I'm a total n00b at this game....

I just bought it and can't figure out how to find a server where people don't kill you if you leave the spawn...

wtf?!?!

i keep getting server IP's that are pvp, it sucks... Cool game though.

[padman59]

I haven't played much of the multiplayer part, but I'd recommend finding a good private community server. Otherwise, you'll probably just get a whole bunch of grief when you try to build stuff. I think someone on VSD had a server of their own, but I'm not sure if they still have it up and running.

Also, if you haven't been paying much attention to the direction that Minecraft is going, here's a description of the next major update (titled the "Adventure Update").

Most of the basics of the game engine is in place, so it’s time to flesh this game out into something more gamey. More content, more exploration, more things to do, and interesting combat! Once this update is out, there will only some tweaks, optimizations and code cleanups left to the core game before we can call it a full release.

We’ve got a list of some 40+ things we want to add to the game, some small, some big. Some huge. We’ve finished a fair number of the items, but there’s still a significant amount of work left. While I can’t reveal the date yet for various reasons, we do have a release date for the Adventure Update in mind, and we’re hoping we’ll be able to hit it.

Jens and I are keeping the exact contents of the update secret, but we do leak some information every now and then to keep people interested and to stop us from going insane. For the most immediate spoilers, you can follow us on Twitter (@notch and @jeb_), or on Google+ (+Markus Persson and +Jens Bergensten).

Here are a few of the things we’ve revealed so far:

-NPC villages
-Randomly generated dungeons
-New biome code
-Fully working Creative Mode (and individual admins can enter Creative Mode on a Survival Mode server if they choose)
-Critical hits
-Sprinting
-More farming options

As soon as I can reveal the release date we’re aiming for, I will!

Oh, and the modding support is happening, honest.

http://notch.tumblr.com/post/7276719413/coming-soon

There's also a new mob type called the Endermen that move blocks around. They won't attack you unless you look directly at one.

[BroncoBlue]

Can anyone suggest a n00b friendly server than?

[leaffan]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVXekyKwQAo[/ame]

[Bmore]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVXekyKwQAo

I don't care so much for Athene. But Yogcast is funny as shit.

I've watched every episode of there Minecraft show (3 seasons of around 70ish episodes.) and it's comedy gold.

[padman59]

[A Tasty Burgerr]

Its interesting that they're including NPC villages and XP in this update despite no NPCs or use for the points. I'll still probably start playing again once it comes out.