Hey guys, it's Megakaby, and here's another post of Material Reviews! This time it's about diamonds, the strongest material in the game that you can make tools with.
Diamonds are found at layer 16 or below in the world, but one of the best places to find them is around layers 9 and 12. To find out what layer you're on, either hit F3 to open debug mode and search for the Y coordinate, use a mod that shows you the coordinates, or just go to bedrock (spawns at layer 6) and go up about 4 blocks. Diamonds are quite rare, actually, but they're definitely worth it, with the strongest tools and having around 1561 uses per tool. The armour it makes is also the strongest in the game, making you near-invincible!
But diamonds aren't just used for tools and armour. The enchantment table requires diamonds, as well as the jukebox, which is used for playing music discs obtained by having a creeper get killed by a skeleton.
A diamond pickaxe is required to mine obsidian for the enchantment table though, so it requires 5 total diamonds, 3 for the pickaxe, 2 for the table, and then a book and 4 obsidian. Diamonds can be used to make diamond blocks as well, which are just decorative.
Although it might seem worth it for the durability, a diamond sword is really not too great. It only deals about 1/2 a heart more damage compared to the iron sword, so unless you just want to keep the same sword for a while, make an iron sword. Any gardening hoes are also a waste unless they're made of stone or wood, because the only changes are the durability, and there's an abundance of wood and stone, so there should be no problem making more hoes.
That's about it for diamonds, there are currently no other uses for them, but they're still highly valued as they make amazing tools, so I'd suggest going out to get some!
Now, I believe that's it, so... have a diamond! And until next time, have a great fortnight!
-Megakaby
Hey guys, it's Megakaby, and this time, I think I'll just have a smaller post. This time, it's about dungeons, which are structures randomly spawned within a Minecraft world. They're spawned with a floor made of mossy cobblestone, which is really just used for decoration, and normal cobblestone. It also has a chest or two filled with iron ingots, enchanted books, redstone, buckets, saddles, and other things. You might be thinking now, "Hm. A bunch of loot. There's gotta be a catch, right?" Yes. A monster spawner sits in the middle, guarding the loot with a constant stream of mobs. These are normally really easy to take care of, but if you aren't prepared, this can be a challenge. These are normally turned into mob grinders which give the loot and experience from the mobs. But yeah, they're just really easy to take care of and maintain, the only issue is the fact that these are quite rare, and normally hard to find. But it is still rewarding, getting an infinite number of mob drops, all of which are useful.
Anyway, there's a nice short post for today. Have a fantastic fortnight!
-Megakaby
Alright, a new post, and finally one that isn't so long!
Minecraft Pocket Edition (MCPE, Minecraft PE) is the mobile version of Minecraft for the iPhone and Android, along with a couple of other devices. It's currently in a very early version of Minecraft compared to the PC version, but they're still working on adding things from the current versions as well as things to help get to those updates. A few new things include the stonecutter for making stone-type blocks, the nether reactor, which spawns many different items for a short amount of time, and, the most obvious, the Minecraft Advanced Touch Technology Interface System, or MATTIS, for crafting things. Other than the lack of caves, water, lava, and having a few of the bugs from the early beta versions of Minecraft, though, MCPE is actually really good for what it is right now! And, even though this might not sound too great, it's only $6.99 on the App Store and Android Market! So with that said, go on and have fun! It's Friday!
Hey guys, it's Megakaby! Sorry it's been such a long time, but you know, Winter Break. :)
Anyway, today I'll be starting a new subject- custom maps!
Custom maps are worlds edited and customized for the player's enjoyment. These are split up into a couple of different categories, which I'll be going over: games, adventure maps, parkour maps, puzzle maps, design maps, PvP maps, Complete The Monument (CTM) maps, and survival maps. I'll also be giving an example of each type of map with a link to download it, but the video at the bottom is just my personal favorite.
Games- Game-style maps are probably my favorite now, since survival maps have gotten harder to find and much less creative. These types of maps are usually inspired by actual games such as Monopoly, or, just recently becoming very popular, Super Smash Brothers Brawl (SSBB), and are quite enjoyable for a while, and usually need to be played with one or more people. These maps are normally purely vanilla, meaning they require no mods to run. However, that doesn't always mean they were made without mods. In SethBling's Super Craft Bros. Brawl map, which the trailer for it is below, monster spawners will instead spawn items, some of which are customized. To do this, you need to use a 3rd Party Program called MCEdit, which has many features allowing you to edit your Minecraft world. I've even tried this map out for myself, and it really is fun!
Adventure- Adventure maps are actually pretty entertaining, but they tend to be either long and drawn out, difficult, or CPU-intensive for certain players, such as myself. They normally use texture packs, sometimes even mods, and they usually take a really long time to make because of all the details and testing. However, like I said, they an be very enjoyable. An example of an adventure map is, in my opinion his most popular map, HyPixel's Herobrine's Mansion.
Parkour- Oh my God... I normally don't play these, and tend to stay away from them. Parkour maps are probably my least favorite to play, but are hilarious to watch. The reason these aren't really my favorite is because of 2 reasons. 1) I just suck at these types of maps, I'm more of a surviver/fighter, and 2) the creators of parkour maps are just jerks sometimes! They make jumps that are near-impossible to make, some of which will kill you, forcing you to re-do a lot of what you just did! If you want to go try out a map, an old but interesting one would be Minecraft's Edge, based off of the popular game Mirror's Edge. A more recent one, however, would be the Epic Jump Maps. I think there are four of them, so click that link for the creator's Youtube channel, which has videos and download for all of them. (SkyDoesMinecraft, a popular Youtube commentator, did maybe 3 of them, and those are pretty funny. However, he does use some language, so make sure that's alright. Just a warning.)
Puzzle- Puzzle maps! These are quite rare in my opinion, because the puzzles are usually imbedded within parkour maps, not just one big map themselves. As the name would suggest, puzzle maps are just one big puzzle. That's... That's about it. SethBling's Redstone Challenge is a good example of this, testing the player's knowledge of redstone by using puzzles.
Design- I see these a lot. Design maps, as I've called them, just show off designs or builds of miscellaneous things, such as a jungle temple built 5 times the normal size, or Proof-of-Concept maps, which show off different things that might not have been finished, but prove that the thing can be done.
PvP- I've actually made one myself, but I never posted it. PvP arenas are made specifically for players to fight each other. These are always found on servers, and are actually creative. However, I think there might be just a few too many sometimes, but that's just what I think. HyPixel made a few of these, The Walls and The Walls 2, both of which are sort of survival-PvP. Go ahead and download them or try them out, they're fun.
CTM- Infamous for being the Super Hostile Maps, these rely on the player completing some sort of monument by collecting blocks through a series of challenges. Normally being wool, these blocks can NOT be... crafted unless it's made of a mineral (iron, gold, diamond, lapis lazuli, emerald, or, in the next update, redstone) and if it's wool, it cannot be dyed to fit the requirements. If you feel up to the challenge, download any of the Super Hostiles. No spoilers, sorry! I'm only saying they're very difficult...
Survival- Finally! This is the final map type, and also the type that's sadly appearing less and less often. Survival maps are known for their challenge, being custom maps made with the essence of the player's survival in mind. These maps usually have challenges for the player to do, such as create a house, make a farm of every type, things like that. These maps used to be my favorite, but have been replaced by game-inspired maps. That doesn't mean they're bad, however. AntVenom, another popular Youtube commentator, has done both Ant Farm Survival and Extreme Ant Farm Survival, both of which are really good survival maps.
Well, this post has gone on for quite a while. Just in short summary, many different types of maps, click the bold titles to go to the download page for each map, and click this video right below to see the trailer for SCBB, made by SethBling.
Anyway, this has been Megakaby, and until next time, have a great fortnight!
Hey guys, it's Megakaby again, and today I've got a few special updates! But first, so sorry about the lack of updates, I haven't been keeping up with it that well lately. :\
Anyway, first, I'm starting a new series on my youtube channel called "Joslux Plays..." I've been reading Homestuck, and I'm helping a friend write a story, so that name is actually my character in her story. But anyway, that's beside the point. Minecraft 1.4.6 is out, and it's time for an update!
1.4.6 didn't really add too much, just enchanted/enchantable books and a new chest design for Christmas, but I figured I might mention that, because this post is sort of mainly about my latest project on Minecraft, and that is my PvP arena. PvP stands for "Player vs. Player," and I've sort of put my own little twist on it. Normally a PvP arena would start you off with a certain amount of supplies, with no real way to upgrade it, maybe just the ability to get more things. However, I've added custom potions that give insane effects, and there are enchantment tables throughout the map. Not only that, but there's a decent sized maze of wonders that gives you special potions and items, the arena has multiple floors, and just a whole bunch more. And the best part is, there's no life limit. When you die, it sends you to a room where you flip a switch and it sends you back to the arena, telling everyone that you're back in.I've also been updating it quite a bit, so if you have Minecraft for the computer there will be a download link for it later, probably once I finish another update for it.
Well, that's about it for this post. The enchanted books look really cool, and have an amazing use. You should check them out! Also, I do actually have another blog that I'll be updating pretty soon, I'd suggest looking at that as well.
Alright, that's it. I leave you all with a gift, a Merry Christmas, and a Happy "Doomsday!"
Until next year! -Megakaby
This picture was posted to the Minecraft Wiki, showing off the new chest textures for Christmas. You can find the picture's page right here.
Hey guys, so sorry about the late post, I was traveling a lot during Thanksgiving break. Speaking of which, I hope yours was pretty good too! Anyway onto this fortnight's post.
As you can tell by the title, this Material Reviews is about stone. Why stone? Because it's what you'll be using through most of the game, since iron sometimes takes a while to find, and you'll be needing iron for other things before normal tools.
But yea, since it's a long list of things I figured I'd make the post short, some it up, then show you the video! So anyway, with around 185 durability, the ability to mine iron and lapis lazuli, and a speed substantially greater than that of wood tools, cobblestone tools will be used for a lot of the game. It can be used for a good looking house and many other things which are in the video. It's also pretty blast resistant, and can survive a ghast's fireballs! It's also the most common material in Minecraft and can even be generated with lava and water! So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and try it out!
Anyway, the video covers a lot more, so why not watch that?
Anyway, the title is indeed a quote from an amazing Minecraft animated series going on called "The Noob Adventures." Not quite sure if it's entirely school appropriate, but hey, you could watch it at home!
There's that, but what kind of Minecraft informative blog post would this be without a Minecraft Wiki link? This one will send you to the page for cobblestone, showing the recipes that use it!
Anyway, (I use that a lot don't I?) this has been Megakaby, and until the next post, have a great fortnight!
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