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Bryson
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2011-08-30, 18:01

I tried Reddit's PvE server for a while. Lag-tacular. And once you got kicked off (which happened often) you could never get back on - "end of stream" errors up the wazoo. I gave up.
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Brad
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2011-08-30, 18:16

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I think we should just aggressively trim the world and let the terrain regen with the new 1.8 algorithms. I'd be willing to help smooth the borders.
What 709 was referring to:
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We probably can't ever do the "deep" prune of the world map that I'd suggested previously, either before or after the new generator comes into place. You and I will also never be able to do selective in-game region regeneration after the update (at least not in old areas). Even if we did the deep prune today, a week or more in advance, we'd have to "fill out" the world again to a safe perimeter before the upgrade to be sure stray holes get recreated with the old terrain generator.
My deep pruning is pretty aggressive and will leave holes peppered across the world. I'll upload a before/after example here in a bit.

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That said, Brad, what do you use to trim chunks? I have to do this on my server as well.
I wrote my own program that reads each chunk, checks the full chunk for blocks of certain types, and indicates if that chunk is "safe" to delete. This is a very single-purpose utility that is a quick pile of hacks bound in duct tape, and I don't intend to post it.

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2011-08-30, 18:17

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Also, (sorry, just kind of posting shit as I think about it) what's the story with a larger world height/depth? Is that something we should consider with the new world? Does it mean double the loot down below or just spread out over layers? Do we have to double it to 256? Would the landscape remain the same but just +64 of air above? So many questions....
Have you seen this screenshot Notch posted back in July?

http://i.imgur.com/nowNT.png

This is a world configured at a height of 512. Last I checked, rumor on the street was that this feature may not be slated for 1.8 but maybe 1.9.

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Brad
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2011-08-30, 18:21

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I'd like to get this either way. There's some finishing touches that I haven't made to some of my projects that I would do regardless. Actually, is it possible to get this file now-ish? Im sure there won't be any major changes before the update, if any.
The main reason I haven't posted the world is for the same reason we have underground/cave view disabled on mcmaps.applenova.com: to afford a modicum of privacy to the caves and secret underground lairs and projects. If we're kissing the world goodbye, I'm fine with handing out a copy for people to play with and tear apart. But until then, I'd be more restrained about it.

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drewprops
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2011-08-30, 19:16

Brad has a secret DI-NO-SAUR!!!
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709
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2011-08-30, 19:24

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Have you seen this screenshot Notch posted back in July?

http://i.imgur.com/nowNT.png

This is a world configured at a height of 512. Last I checked, rumor on the street was that this feature may not be slated for 1.8 but maybe 1.9.
No. I'd never seen that. I don't know that I'd want to go to 512 anyways, given our player's propensity to wander. But 256 might be fun. I don't know... just throwing it out there.

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The main reason I haven't posted the world is for the same reason we have underground/cave view disabled on mcmaps.applenova.com: to afford a modicum of privacy to the caves and secret underground lairs and projects. If we're kissing the world goodbye, I'm fine with handing out a copy for people to play with and tear apart. But until then, I'd be more restrained about it.
Fair enough. Honestly, I was only asking for that because I wanted to retain my sandstone for the Museum before I moved it over to the new world. Best of "both worlds" as it were.

So it goes.
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2011-08-30, 21:29

I still don't much like the idea of starting over. I'm ok with it, though I'd rather just expand. It's not like we don't have enough room on the server now as it is. I guess I'm having a hard time with the idea of throwing out all the work that's been done already.

If there is no true expected world compatibility issue I'd rather put more RAM in the server and an SSD and let it grow.

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2011-08-30, 21:32

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My deep pruning is pretty aggressive and will leave holes peppered across the world. I'll upload a before/after example here in a bit.
This is what I mean by aggressive pruning.

Before!



After!


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2011-08-30, 22:26

Also, obvious spoiler alert, Notch explains a number of the 1.8 features interviewed by IGN at PAX:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcNgWEhlAxg
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2011-08-30, 22:38

I'm in the same boat with the reluctance to start over to throw out everything. However, the new features and terrain generation are just as tempting in order to do so.

If we do decide to move on I would be fine with an offline copy of the original world to at least have some semblance of pride of the work accomplished. Chances are Stone's Rink of Pain would not be rebuilt if we move on to a new world.

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2011-08-30, 23:29

If there was a way to copy over select buildings, that would be great: it would be a shame to lose the big projects.

I mean I don't actually care about copying over the skyranch -- i had already started thinking that the project would have been more effective if I had cordoned off a large area at surface level to devote to the project -- it certainly would have been closer to being done. And hey, I learned about perlin noise in the process of designing it, so there's that.

It would be an incredible shame though if i lose the resources I have collected over the months...
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drewprops
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2011-08-31, 02:01

I think it would be awesome to see what happens with that pruning... giant towering stacks of terrain crammed in beside the existing development... could be fun. I'm actually pretty excited!


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2011-08-31, 14:05

I'm with Bruce...I don't mind starting over to an extent, but I'd like some things to be copied over if we do. I'd be saddened, to say the least, about losing Parapa Palace and the bars (even if they will need redesigns because of OMGWTFBBQ TABLES).

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Bryson
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2011-08-31, 14:23

I'm on the other hand: If we start again, I vote that we don't copy structures over. New World, new things. Want a bar? Build a new one.
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2011-08-31, 14:29

Well...I should rephrase. I think my opinion is really going to depend on what all the new blocks are. I've looked through, and the mention of quarter-stone intrigues me. If that much new stuff is available, it may be worth a big redesign. I'll reserve full judgment for when we have the full details available.

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Robo
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2011-08-31, 14:40

I think I'm with Bryson, here. New world, new things.

And actually, a new world sounds sort of exciting! I'd be cool with it. Besides, it's not like the existing structures would go away, they'd just be "archived."

If only replacing the real world that we totally fucked up was as easy

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drewprops
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2011-08-31, 18:40

A friend of mine does a Minecraft podcast for TheShaft and he said that they moved to a new world once and that everyone raised a holler so they put in a portal to the old world... but the funny thing was that hardly anyone went back to the old world afterward.

As someone who has NOT contributed a major structure to the world it's easy for me to say let's start over (which would be my vote), but I think it could be pretty exciting. A lot of us weren't around for the pioneer phase of this world, so we hunger to become founders


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2011-08-31, 19:38

Since this comic is about the Enderman I thought this was the best place for it:
an Enderman Romance







Can't wait for Enderman action.

The video from Notch looked really cool too. Wonder if we'll be able to actually kill them.

The worst part of not having it solid that we are or aren't going to dump the world when switching is that I'm not compelled to do anything in the current world.

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drewprops
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2011-08-31, 22:37

I've started disassembling everyone's projects and putting them into chests, for the move. Bruce, one end of Skyranch is nearly packed. Spiders keep coming out though


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2011-09-01, 09:55

Sounds like the "PAX" version of 1.8 may drop on the 8th, and a "final" version of 1.8 to follow a couple weeks later. Then the 1.9 update who-knows-how-long after that.

There's an overhaul to The Nether happening too, but I've seen 1.9 or even later mentioned for that. Ugh. I hope if we start a new world with 1.8 we don't have to make any major adjustments to it for subsequent updates.



Some interesting things with food though: Eating dead flesh (that zombies now drop) or raw chicken can poison you. Apparently all food items will be stackable now, so that's something.

I couldn't find anything about the possibility of planting cocoa beans in these updates, but I hope that's on the list.

So it goes.
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2011-09-01, 12:08

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I've started disassembling everyone's projects and putting them into chests, for the move. Bruce, one end of Skyranch is nearly packed. Spiders keep coming out though


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Bryson
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2011-09-01, 12:16

It's ok, he's numbering it and putting it in buckets.
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2011-09-01, 13:17

One thing I'd like to see happen with the 1.8 new world - if possible - is to expand the world height. Not crazy 512, but a simpler 256. Brad mentioned above that this may not happen in the next gen, but I think it would be something that would sate a lot of players (including me) and make me want to build closer to the spawn point. The idea of traveling super-far out doesn't interest me as much as being able to build up and down without hitting limits fairly quick.


Also, I read somewhere that mobs will only drop their drops via player interaction. No lava, cacti, heights, etc. This would render mob traps obsolete, which isn't great news - I know that I for one was looking forward to building a more succinct mob trap.

So it goes.

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Since this comic is about the Enderman I thought this was the best place for it:
Erm...

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Enderman. New baddies. . . .

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Bryson
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2011-09-01, 14:16

Actually - for game balance purposes, the "no drops unless the player kills them" sounds like an excellent idea. Mob traps are handy, but they are a bit game-breakingly powerful once you get a good one.

I dunno - I think more scarcity is a good thing for gameplay.
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2011-09-01, 14:43

I like the no drop idea too.

I was kind of surprised when I understood what the mob traps were. I thought a part of the multiplayer game would be grouping together and going mob hunting.

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2011-09-01, 15:07

We've clearly been spoiled rotten by industry.

Not that I mind, though
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One thing I'd like to see happen with the 1.8 new world - if possible - is to expand the world height. Not crazy 512, but a simpler 256. Brad mentioned above that this may not happen in the next gen, but I think it would be something that would sate a lot of players (including me) and make me want to build closer to the spawn point. The idea of traveling super-far out doesn't interest me as much as being able to build up and down without hitting limits fairly quick.


Also, I read somewhere that mobs will only drop their drops via player interaction. No lava, cacti, heights, etc. This would render mob traps obsolete, which isn't great news - I know that I for one was looking forward to building a more succinct mob trap.
Psh, not obsolete: awesome. Carefully collecting the mobs in a central location and unloading a torrent of arrows...
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2011-09-01, 16:23

Blarg.


Here's what I'd like: 256 world height right off the bat. Fuck Nether until 1.9. NPC whores (this is a given).


A simple list for a simple game.

So it goes.
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2011-09-01, 16:27

Simple?

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