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  1. Comment on If Minecraft was a rhythm game | Clean Bandit - Higher feat. iann dior in ~games

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    The effort and attention to detail is indeed amazing. Here are some highlights from a few of the other videos: In "Dreams" there is a section of a tunnel where the framerate is matched to the...

    The effort and attention to detail is indeed amazing. Here are some highlights from a few of the other videos:

    • In "Dreams" there is a section of a tunnel where the framerate is matched to the blocks/sec traveled by the camera, which causes the blocks on the walls of the tunnel to appear to animate in place.
    • There are several rendered in 360, so you can actually control where you look as you ride. It's also compatible with VR, which is amazing.
    • A lot of the more recent videos feature some cool mods. "Higher" features the Create mod pretty prominently, and in "Fly Away" the "Do a Barrel Roll" mod is used to pull off this bonkers looping fishing rod TNT trick.
    • Most of the background builds in the recent videos are made by the DoodleChaos community in multiplayer servers.

    I'm always excited when a new video drops. :)

  2. Comment on If Minecraft was a rhythm game | Clean Bandit - Higher feat. iann dior in ~games

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    As we head into the weekend, I thought I'd share a fun YouTube channel that I've been following for a while. The main focus of the channel is to sync various things to music in a sort of Rube...

    As we head into the weekend, I thought I'd share a fun YouTube channel that I've been following for a while. The main focus of the channel is to sync various things to music in a sort of Rube Goldberg way, but my favorite by far are the Minecraft related ones.

    It's hard to pick just one video to highlight from the channel, but this is the one I come back to often. I just love the literal translation of some of the lyrics ("higher", "under water") to in-game segments, and there is so much detail that I'm always catching new bits.

    I would also highly recommend their treatment of C418's Stranger Things remix though, as it is also top tier.

    5 votes

  4. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly Thread in ~games

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    Yeah I should qualify that it is working, and it's plenty for my needs. Just in the ~30min I was there I got 40+ shells. I only needed 12 so the rest went into the barrel in town.

    Yeah I should qualify that it is working, and it's plenty for my needs. Just in the ~30min I was there I got 40+ shells. I only needed 12 so the rest went into the barrel in town.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly Thread in ~games

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    OK, so rates are def slower than expected. While I was waiting I looked up the video linked from the schematic download, and found this note: They then link to this newer iteration:...

    OK, so rates are def slower than expected. While I was waiting I looked up the video linked from the schematic download, and found this note:

    IMPORTANT: THIS FARM WILL NOT WORK FROM 1.20.2 onwards Mojang changed the way armour stands break from projectiles so they can no longer protect the shulker from their own bullets. Even in 1.20.5 when this gets fixed they made a change to bullet pathfinding that breaks the supercharger

    They then link to this newer iteration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7JZWGcnHYA&t=0s

    And on that video there is an FAQ that explains further:

    The farm is running a lot slower :

    Seems like this was an unintentional Mojang nerf, sorry. :/

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly Thread in ~games

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    So I was able to align the schematic and it matches perfectly to the farm in world. I turned it on for a while and it seems to be working just fine. I did notice some shulkers appearing in the...

    So I was able to align the schematic and it matches perfectly to the farm in world. I turned it on for a while and it seems to be working just fine. I did notice some shulkers appearing in the nearby end city, so maybe there is some cannibalization happening? I'm going to continue AFKing for a little longer to try to get an idea of rate to report back.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly Thread in ~games

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    It looks to me like there are quite a few schematics of this farm available here. If no one else beats me to it, I can probably grab one of them later and line it up just to see if everything is...

    It looks to me like there are quite a few schematics of this farm available here. If no one else beats me to it, I can probably grab one of them later and line it up just to see if everything is placed in the exactly correct spot.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly Thread in ~games

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    Update: I built the sniffer a proper farm spot in the community farm area and added automatic drop collection. I still only have the one sniffer, so the farm is super slow and can't be used to get...

    Update: I built the sniffer a proper farm spot in the community farm area and added automatic drop collection. I still only have the one sniffer, so the farm is super slow and can't be used to get sniffer eggs yet. Once I get a second sniffer the farm will be able to produce sniffer eggs. I put the coords in the farm book in town.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly Thread in ~games

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    Sorry I didn't reply earlier. The big chest was built by @Durinthal I believe. :)

    Sorry I didn't reply earlier. The big chest was built by @Durinthal I believe. :)

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly Thread in ~games

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    I have a sniffer in a pen behind my hut at the cabana. I only found the one egg so far, so no sniffer farm just yet. But feel free to stop by and grab any of the random pitcher/torchflower seeds...

    I have a sniffer in a pen behind my hut at the cabana. I only found the one egg so far, so no sniffer farm just yet. But feel free to stop by and grab any of the random pitcher/torchflower seeds found in the meantime.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly Thread in ~games

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    That farm is ridiculous. I am continually impressed by ianxofour's ability to find weird game mechanics and exploit them.

    ianxofour’s super simple sheep wool farm

    That farm is ridiculous. I am continually impressed by ianxofour's ability to find weird game mechanics and exploit them.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly Thread in ~games

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    Another oddball idea that might also satisfy the HOA: If it could be sufficiently lowered we might be able to place something like a town park/garden on top to further integrate it.

    Another oddball idea that might also satisfy the HOA: If it could be sufficiently lowered we might be able to place something like a town park/garden on top to further integrate it.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly Thread in ~games

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    I actually like the idea that you'd enter from the top window and that it would be somewhat buried. Would be a lot more interesting than just plopping it on the surface. I also think it could...

    I actually like the idea that you'd enter from the top window and that it would be somewhat buried. Would be a lot more interesting than just plopping it on the surface. I also think it could probably support quite a few more than 5 furnaces. I'd recommend making it some power of 2 (8, 16, 32) so that standard Minecraft stack sizes go easily into the array.

  14. Comment on Let's build a playlist! in ~music

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    You may also want to check out Chairlift. Caroline was 50% of that band before going solo.

    You may also want to check out Chairlift. Caroline was 50% of that band before going solo.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly Thread in ~games

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    I cleared the monument of elder guardians, so it's all ready for you. :) Coords on the nether roof are -369,279. Monument is just to the south.

    I cleared the monument of elder guardians, so it's all ready for you. :)

    Coords on the nether roof are -369,279. Monument is just to the south.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly Thread in ~games

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    OK, I'll probably try to take that on later this evening (US West coast time). I think I'll go with the new monument I found, as it's in a much deeper ocean with a lot less nearby land. The mob...

    OK, I'll probably try to take that on later this evening (US West coast time). I think I'll go with the new monument I found, as it's in a much deeper ocean with a lot less nearby land. The mob cap should be entirely filled by the farm if you build there. I'll drop the coords of the roof portal here once I'm in game again. Forgot to note them down last time.

  17. Comment on Let's build a playlist! in ~music

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    OK, putting myself out there a bit to add my recentish favs 😬 "Orbit" by Gemini Rising "Woman on the Moon" by Yung Bae "Cautionary Warning" by John Sykes - This one is the intro to the anime Black...

    OK, putting myself out there a bit to add my recentish favs 😬

    Bonus: This one's not on Spotify which is a damn shame, but everyone should listen to this excellent cover:

    One more runner up because I can't help myself:

    I'm starting to notice a space/moon theme in my preferences.... huh.

  18. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly Thread in ~games

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    Update: Conduit crafted! I also found another monument a little further out that may work better. It's in a deep ocean with pretty much nothing else around. I don't think our schedules line up...

    Update: Conduit crafted! I also found another monument a little further out that may work better. It's in a deep ocean with pretty much nothing else around. I don't think our schedules line up that often, so I may just go ahead and clear it of elder guardians next time I'm on the server. 🤷‍♂️

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly Thread in ~games

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    Do we know which directions are yet unexplored in the end? I went southwest and that direction was pretty picked over.

    Do we know which directions are yet unexplored in the end? I went southwest and that direction was pretty picked over.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly Thread in ~games

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    I used it to get all of my string a couple nights ago, and it was definitely plenty fast for me. With a looting 3 sword it only took me a half hour to get nearly 3 stacks of string.

    I used it to get all of my string a couple nights ago, and it was definitely plenty fast for me. With a looting 3 sword it only took me a half hour to get nearly 3 stacks of string.