Grab the pitchforks!
Greetings Minecrafters! As a warning, this post doesn't bring good news. As owner of the OmniKraft community, I have felt mostly frustration with the release of 1.7.2. There are a lot of features that have been added, but there are so many bugs. I know for a fact that I share an opinion with many others when I say that Mojang release 1.7.2 early.
The main is, as reported on Mojang's Bug Tracker is Netty timeout error [link]. I'd like to provide a link to a ticket that is open, but that is one of the issues with this bug. The moderators of the Bug Tracker website keep closing new and open tickets as duplicates and referring to the above "Resolved" ticket. There have been a couple hundred reports/comments regarding this error of numerous players experiencing this issue.
Many players can't play on their favorite server as this error causes lag and at the worst of times, kick them from the server every couple of minutes. Yes, you read that right, you could be kicked from a server within a couple of minutes of joining. I'm sure other server owners feel my frustration of offering such a dismal experience and there isn't much we can do. It makes our servers look bad for players who don't know what's going on.
Another bug that I've found on Mojang's Bug Tracker is related to Hoppers. I myself haven't come across this issue, but there are many a bug reports. [link] [link] There is also a flower duplication issue (relatively minor) [link]. Another bug I have come across is that players are able to destroy item frames and items in them so they can be stolen. [link]
What it comes down to is that are a few game breaking issues, and many more rather annoying ones. Why was 1.7 released to the public when it shouldn't have? If you were to look at the release schedule of 1.7, the Pre-Release was announced on a Monday, a patch follow the next day and then the full Release announced on Friday. Since it's release, with all the issues players have found, there hasn't been a patch. What has Mojang been up to since the release? Getting ready for Minecon.
If you look at Grum's (@_grum) and Dinnerbone's (Dinnerbone) Twitter feeds, there is no news about patches, only talking about Minecon. As a player and a server owner, I am angry that while I'm having to suffer with issues, those who are responsible for updating and fixing a game I love have been away enjoying themselves. I for one know people need a break, but to take a break when there are issues going on are irresponsible.
What do you think? Have you experience any of these issues, or maybe found some bugs that are unreported? Do you think Mojang should be ashamed or is it something they can't be blamed for? I want to know your opinions. Please post them below or here and start a discussion.
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Monday, November 4, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
How Are You Enjoying 1.7?
Did you take the blue pill?
Greetings Minecrafters! Now that the 1.7 update has been out, how have you been enjoying it? Playing on your favorite servers or single player? Have you earned the "Adventuring Time" achievement? Tried out the the amplified world generator yet?
I'd love to hear some of the new experiences you are all enjoying with 1.7. Leave a comment below or click here to leave one! I myself have had a busy weekend getting both of OmniKraft's servers up and running with 1.7. If you would like to be part of a great community and enjoy the new experiences of 1.7, you can either join va.omnikraft.net (Vanilla) or bk.omnikraft.net (Bukkit).
Though a lot of nice features have been added, it hasn't been without it's bugs. Bukkit/Spigot servers that are currently using the 1.7 Spigot jar are experiencing issues, such as appearing offline, plugins not working (this is to be expected), as well as the new biomes aren't generating. Some have reported not being able to craft the tinted glass.
I personally hope that Grum and Dinnerbone will get to work this week and provide a bug fix for 1.7.2. Besides myself, I've seen others complain about other bugs, some are saying that 1.7 shouldn't have been released yet. With the work I spent getting OmniKraft up, I can agree with that.
Greetings Minecrafters! Now that the 1.7 update has been out, how have you been enjoying it? Playing on your favorite servers or single player? Have you earned the "Adventuring Time" achievement? Tried out the the amplified world generator yet?
I'd love to hear some of the new experiences you are all enjoying with 1.7. Leave a comment below or click here to leave one! I myself have had a busy weekend getting both of OmniKraft's servers up and running with 1.7. If you would like to be part of a great community and enjoy the new experiences of 1.7, you can either join va.omnikraft.net (Vanilla) or bk.omnikraft.net (Bukkit).
Though a lot of nice features have been added, it hasn't been without it's bugs. Bukkit/Spigot servers that are currently using the 1.7 Spigot jar are experiencing issues, such as appearing offline, plugins not working (this is to be expected), as well as the new biomes aren't generating. Some have reported not being able to craft the tinted glass.
I personally hope that Grum and Dinnerbone will get to work this week and provide a bug fix for 1.7.2. Besides myself, I've seen others complain about other bugs, some are saying that 1.7 shouldn't have been released yet. With the work I spent getting OmniKraft up, I can agree with that.
Friday, October 25, 2013
Amazing Minecraft Wallpapers
The update that changed the world!
That is what the 1.7 update is being heralded as. So many things have been added, so many that I'd be crazy to try to list it all here (you can find a link to said list here). That isn't what you're here for, because if you were, you still wouldn't be here, you'd be playing Minecraft and playing with the new features.
Anywho, what you are all here for is some Minecraft fun on this wonderful Friday! I happened to have come across this wonderful wallpaper website, The Paper Wall. The first thing I always end up searching for is Minecraft, and I wasn't disappointed. Check the link below to see what they offer, or view a few that I picked. Enjoy!
Did you find a wallpaper that you would like to share, or happen to know other sites with some amazing Minecraft wallpapers? I'd love to see them! Please lave a comment below or click here if you're following on a feed!
That is what the 1.7 update is being heralded as. So many things have been added, so many that I'd be crazy to try to list it all here (you can find a link to said list here). That isn't what you're here for, because if you were, you still wouldn't be here, you'd be playing Minecraft and playing with the new features.
Anywho, what you are all here for is some Minecraft fun on this wonderful Friday! I happened to have come across this wonderful wallpaper website, The Paper Wall. The first thing I always end up searching for is Minecraft, and I wasn't disappointed. Check the link below to see what they offer, or view a few that I picked. Enjoy!
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
1.7 Pre- Release!
It's almost here!
Much sooner than I expected, Dinnerbone released, yesterday, the 1.7 pre-release. For those that don't know, this is the final version before 1.7 becomes public. It's used for resource pack artists to get the final touches done and modders to finish up their coding with the new code base. Friday, Dinner bone is expecting to make 1.7 public, pending any major issues in the pre-release.
While not everyone is into trying the snapshots, and not everyone follows the news of the release notes of what's being added, Dinnerbone was very kind to supply a list of everything that was done in 1.7. Dubbed the "Updated the Changed the World", 1.7 is definitely one of the largest undertakings the team at Mojang has done for a Minecraft release. Compatible to the "Adventure Update", I"m sure. I highly encourage all of you to visit the link below and read up on what to expect this Friday!
Much sooner than I expected, Dinnerbone released, yesterday, the 1.7 pre-release. For those that don't know, this is the final version before 1.7 becomes public. It's used for resource pack artists to get the final touches done and modders to finish up their coding with the new code base. Friday, Dinner bone is expecting to make 1.7 public, pending any major issues in the pre-release.
While not everyone is into trying the snapshots, and not everyone follows the news of the release notes of what's being added, Dinnerbone was very kind to supply a list of everything that was done in 1.7. Dubbed the "Updated the Changed the World", 1.7 is definitely one of the largest undertakings the team at Mojang has done for a Minecraft release. Compatible to the "Adventure Update", I"m sure. I highly encourage all of you to visit the link below and read up on what to expect this Friday!
1.7: The Update that Changed the World
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Minecraft House
What time is it?
Greetings Minecrafters! Today's featured build is brought to you by NightWolf. Hey, I know a NightWolf in another game.. Anywho, this is a well designed modern-style home. Inspired by Michael's home from GTA 5. Overall, the build is wonderful. If you build this in your world, make sure to invite your friends over, I'm sure it might make them jealous!
Greetings Minecrafters! Today's featured build is brought to you by NightWolf. Hey, I know a NightWolf in another game.. Anywho, this is a well designed modern-style home. Inspired by Michael's home from GTA 5. Overall, the build is wonderful. If you build this in your world, make sure to invite your friends over, I'm sure it might make them jealous!
Minecraft House
Monday, October 21, 2013
1.7 News
It's coming!
Hello Minecrafters! We are getting closer to the public release of 1.7! As mentioned on Mojang's website, "To celebrate the upcoming pre-release, here’s a snapshot with extra bugs for added value!" What this means to me is that the pre-release of 1.7 will be this Thursday, Oct 24, and the public release will be Halloween, Oct 31.
The community on OmniKraft's Vanilla server has been enjoying many of the features. The new biomes have been great the explore. I personally have been using the new command block features to provide new benefits to the players, such as setting up donor kits. If you'd like to see a lot of the new features yourself, visit va.omnikraft.net, using the most recent snapshot version.
In the meantime, stay tuned and I'll bring you the latest information about the snapshots!
Hello Minecrafters! We are getting closer to the public release of 1.7! As mentioned on Mojang's website, "To celebrate the upcoming pre-release, here’s a snapshot with extra bugs for added value!" What this means to me is that the pre-release of 1.7 will be this Thursday, Oct 24, and the public release will be Halloween, Oct 31.
The community on OmniKraft's Vanilla server has been enjoying many of the features. The new biomes have been great the explore. I personally have been using the new command block features to provide new benefits to the players, such as setting up donor kits. If you'd like to see a lot of the new features yourself, visit va.omnikraft.net, using the most recent snapshot version.
In the meantime, stay tuned and I'll bring you the latest information about the snapshots!
Snapshot Release Notes
Friday, October 18, 2013
Thank You!
Time to celebrate!
Welcome Minecrafters, on this Friday of Minecon, I bring you a wonderfully done music video. I also want to give a grateful thank you for visiting my humble blog and giving me the motivation to continue writing. I encourage all of you to leave a comment to this post and let me know how you found my blog, as well as any suggestions on what you'd like to see or comments on how it is so far.
Without further ado, here is a video to bring you into the weekend! Enjoy!
Welcome Minecrafters, on this Friday of Minecon, I bring you a wonderfully done music video. I also want to give a grateful thank you for visiting my humble blog and giving me the motivation to continue writing. I encourage all of you to leave a comment to this post and let me know how you found my blog, as well as any suggestions on what you'd like to see or comments on how it is so far.
Without further ado, here is a video to bring you into the weekend! Enjoy!
Thank You! - A Minecraft Parody of MKTO's Thank You
Thursday, October 17, 2013
My Modest Bungalow
It's almost Friday!
Greetings and salutations Minecrafters! Since it's Thursday, that means I bring you a build of my own design! The first iteration of this started on friend's server, 3ggu. Just a modest home to keep myself safe during the night and store the spoils of my spelunking.
From there, I've used and adjusted the design a few times to what it is now. It's a build I've been very proud, especially since I think I did a wonderful job decorating the interior (which I suck at). As the front door creaks open, the crackle and warmth of the fire draw you in. A light melody plays on the nearby jukebox. Before you can get too settled on the comfy wood-framed couch, your stomach grumbles.
You get up and walk through the modern style kitchen and grab a tasty sandwich. As you sit back down on the couch, you know you can relax as you know you're home.
Greetings and salutations Minecrafters! Since it's Thursday, that means I bring you a build of my own design! The first iteration of this started on friend's server, 3ggu. Just a modest home to keep myself safe during the night and store the spoils of my spelunking.
From there, I've used and adjusted the design a few times to what it is now. It's a build I've been very proud, especially since I think I did a wonderful job decorating the interior (which I suck at). As the front door creaks open, the crackle and warmth of the fire draw you in. A light melody plays on the nearby jukebox. Before you can get too settled on the comfy wood-framed couch, your stomach grumbles.
You get up and walk through the modern style kitchen and grab a tasty sandwich. As you sit back down on the couch, you know you can relax as you know you're home.
Modest Bungalow
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Minecraft IRL
Virtual Minecon anyone!
On that subject, I wanted to let everyone know who is following me that I will be representing OmniKraft in the Virtual Minecon. We've setup a booth on a plot that Alex13m picked up and we worked together to get the booth built. If you see me on there, make sure to visit!
Anywho, on a more fun note, I bring you today's post! I can say the animator of this has had too long of a Minecraft session and could use a break. Though, in their defense, I'd probably do that as well working on a redstone circuit!
On that subject, I wanted to let everyone know who is following me that I will be representing OmniKraft in the Virtual Minecon. We've setup a booth on a plot that Alex13m picked up and we worked together to get the booth built. If you see me on there, make sure to visit!
Anywho, on a more fun note, I bring you today's post! I can say the animator of this has had too long of a Minecraft session and could use a break. Though, in their defense, I'd probably do that as well working on a redstone circuit!
Minecraft IRL (Blender Animation)
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
R.I.S. Titans Embrace
Why isn't it Friday yet?
Greetings Minecrafters! Today's featured build is a doozy, brought to us by JJ1forces. It is a work in progress, but boy, does it look amazing! I give kudos to those who can build such large structures and do it well. It appears to be in a 1:1 scale, but the builder doesn't provide that. Below is his description and a link to the build.
Greetings Minecrafters! Today's featured build is a doozy, brought to us by JJ1forces. It is a work in progress, but boy, does it look amazing! I give kudos to those who can build such large structures and do it well. It appears to be in a 1:1 scale, but the builder doesn't provide that. Below is his description and a link to the build.
The flagship of the Ithean navy. Armed with 112 broadside cannons and 4 chasers. Copperplated hull against rot and weeds that might endanger the integrity of the ship.
Further detailing will come, as well as the rigging of the ship.
R.I.S. Titans Embrace
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Bondzor's Estate
Where the party at?
Greetings and a warm salutations! It was unfortunate not to have this post out on Tuesday, but I bring another wonderful build featured on Planet Minecraft! This build is brought to us by Survivor557. I'm an avid fan of modern style and love seeing it in Minecraft. It takes a lot of creativity to bring modern style to Minecraft with the selection blocks that are available. When I see it as well done as Survivor557, I just have to share!
He also gets bonus points in my book for having renders of his build, since I am a fan of making rendered images. A fun fact, I was the one that made the background for both my blog and story!
Greetings and a warm salutations! It was unfortunate not to have this post out on Tuesday, but I bring another wonderful build featured on Planet Minecraft! This build is brought to us by Survivor557. I'm an avid fan of modern style and love seeing it in Minecraft. It takes a lot of creativity to bring modern style to Minecraft with the selection blocks that are available. When I see it as well done as Survivor557, I just have to share!
He also gets bonus points in my book for having renders of his build, since I am a fan of making rendered images. A fun fact, I was the one that made the background for both my blog and story!
Bondzor's Estate
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
1.7 Progress
X to the Box!
Hello again Minecrafters! Unfortuantely, the progress for 1.7 hit a snag last week. For those who didn't know, Grum and Dinnerbone both posted about difficulties they experienced in getting last week's snapshot up. Apparently the network code was being quite troublesome.
Hope of course is not lost! Grum and Dinnerbone have been hard at work to bring a snapshot this week! Not sure if there will be any feature requests, but any progress made to get 1.7 public is good progress!
Hello again Minecrafters! Unfortuantely, the progress for 1.7 hit a snag last week. For those who didn't know, Grum and Dinnerbone both posted about difficulties they experienced in getting last week's snapshot up. Apparently the network code was being quite troublesome.
Hope of course is not lost! Grum and Dinnerbone have been hard at work to bring a snapshot this week! Not sure if there will be any feature requests, but any progress made to get 1.7 public is good progress!
Monday, October 7, 2013
Zombie Powered Pumpkin / Melon Farm
What does the squid say?
Greetings again Minecrafters! Automation is a lot of fun to setup in Minecraft, and one of the most popular tasks to automate is farming. Dcom77 brings us a a way to automate a melon / pumpkin farm and this surprisingly clever and efficient idea. Using the new path finding algorithms with mobs, an efficient and automatic melon / pumpkin farm is managed by a kid zombie. Check the video below on how it was made!
Greetings again Minecrafters! Automation is a lot of fun to setup in Minecraft, and one of the most popular tasks to automate is farming. Dcom77 brings us a a way to automate a melon / pumpkin farm and this surprisingly clever and efficient idea. Using the new path finding algorithms with mobs, an efficient and automatic melon / pumpkin farm is managed by a kid zombie. Check the video below on how it was made!
Minecraft Tutorial: Mob Powered Pumpkin & Melon Farm
Friday, October 4, 2013
Knights of Kingdomia
Here it comes!
Greetings again Minecrafters! Today's post is of an amazing build brought to us by The Redstone Works. They promote this map as an entirely new gamemode for Minecraft. Below is a description of their build.
Greetings again Minecrafters! Today's post is of an amazing build brought to us by The Redstone Works. They promote this map as an entirely new gamemode for Minecraft. Below is a description of their build.
Knights of Kingdomia is a Minecraft multiplayer game designed for 2 to 14 people which is played on specially constructed maps. Players divide into two teams and compete to capture the opposing team’s castle. To capture a building, simply stand on the pressure plate of your team’s colour.Capturing resource farms will automatically grant your team currency points over time. These points come in 14 types (stone, wood, iron, diamonds and gold among others) and can be spent in shops in order to buy weapons, armour, food and other items. The unique gameplay of Knights of Kingdomia requires no mods or texture packs. Simply download and play!The YouTube video of the map is quite epic and you can tell a ton of work went into this build. If you want to give this amazing map a spin, click on the link below!
Knights of Kingdomia
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
1.7 Update - Minecart w/ Command Block
Minecrafters say what!?
Greetings again! The 1.7 update has been coming along quite well. A lot of new things have been added and bugs have been fixed. As usual, Mojang does a wonderful job bringing the Minecraft community with great and original ideas. One I stumbled upon is the Minecart with a Command Block. You can find information about it here:
Greetings again! The 1.7 update has been coming along quite well. A lot of new things have been added and bugs have been fixed. As usual, Mojang does a wonderful job bringing the Minecraft community with great and original ideas. One I stumbled upon is the Minecart with a Command Block. You can find information about it here:
Minecraft Wiki: Minecart with Command Block
One idea that comes to mind is an easier and more scale-able clock activated command. Do you have some ideas on what this new feature could provide? I'd love to hear them! Leave a comment below and start a discussion!
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
3 X 3 Piston Door
Creepers gonna creep!
Hello again! Today's featured build is a bit different, it's a Redstone build! I for one enjoy using redstone to setup automation or to even play practical jokes! One of the trickiest builds with redstone and with pistons is making doorways. Now, doorways that are one to two blocks wide are easy, anything larger than that and it becomes exponentially more complex.
I came across this build and immediately liked the design. Besides how well it's made and simple to use, doomblah also provided a horizontal version of the build! Not every day do I see a piston door that works on the X plane. Kudos to you!
Hello again! Today's featured build is a bit different, it's a Redstone build! I for one enjoy using redstone to setup automation or to even play practical jokes! One of the trickiest builds with redstone and with pistons is making doorways. Now, doorways that are one to two blocks wide are easy, anything larger than that and it becomes exponentially more complex.
I came across this build and immediately liked the design. Besides how well it's made and simple to use, doomblah also provided a horizontal version of the build! Not every day do I see a piston door that works on the X plane. Kudos to you!
New 3 X 3 Doors
Monday, September 30, 2013
The Story Project
Hello everyone!
I wanted to provide you with an update with the story. I've decided to start posting updates twice a week, Sunday and Wednesday. Our unnamed character discovers just how dangerous it is to be out at night in the world of Minecraft. Please leave comments below on how you feel the story is progressing as well as any support you'd like to provide. You can view the story here.
I wanted to provide you with an update with the story. I've decided to start posting updates twice a week, Sunday and Wednesday. Our unnamed character discovers just how dangerous it is to be out at night in the world of Minecraft. Please leave comments below on how you feel the story is progressing as well as any support you'd like to provide. You can view the story here.
My breathing becomes shallow and fast as fear grips my being. My eyes staring back into soulless, blank orbs. The stench of death overwhelms as this rotting creature stumbles closer. I'm paralyzed, not even the thought of safety passes through my mind. Without warning, an arrow whizzes by and embeds itself into a nearby tree, inches from my head. "Run, you fool!" rings through my head.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Server Jail
Heyo mayo!
Hello again Minecrafters! It's been a while, but due to some issues with Planet Minecraft, I wasn't able to upload anything for awhile again. Since I'm able to again, I upload a dozy of a build. This is a custom jail I made for my server, OmniKraft. I wanted to have an effective way to punish players who break the rules without always having to resort to banning.
This is my answer. The jail is meant to actually punish players and now allow an easy way to get out of it. There are constantly triggered pistons and note blocks and jailers to harass and kill the player. The jail itself is easy to maintain as the commands only effect a small area and the command blocks are open from the outside to allow for quickly changing the commands.
Link to the build: http://bit.ly/15URxT3
To support my builds: http://adf.ly/WP3RR
Hello again Minecrafters! It's been a while, but due to some issues with Planet Minecraft, I wasn't able to upload anything for awhile again. Since I'm able to again, I upload a dozy of a build. This is a custom jail I made for my server, OmniKraft. I wanted to have an effective way to punish players who break the rules without always having to resort to banning.
This is my answer. The jail is meant to actually punish players and now allow an easy way to get out of it. There are constantly triggered pistons and note blocks and jailers to harass and kill the player. The jail itself is easy to maintain as the commands only effect a small area and the command blocks are open from the outside to allow for quickly changing the commands.
Link to the build: http://bit.ly/15URxT3
To support my builds: http://adf.ly/WP3RR
Server Jail
- FTC STATEMENT -
AFFILIATE LINKS IN THIS POST. THIS HAS NOT EFFECTED THE OPINIONS WITHIN, AND COMPLIES WITH FTC STANDARDS.
AFFILIATE LINKS IN THIS POST. THIS HAS NOT EFFECTED THE OPINIONS WITHIN, AND COMPLIES WITH FTC STANDARDS.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Minecraft Skin Search
It's Hump Daaaayyyy!
Heyyy, ohhh! For all the Minecrafts, I have a tool that I just had to share. I actually used this to make the avatar I use for a lot of places. It's called Minecraft Skin Search. It allows you to view any Minecraft skin in a larger scale, in 2D and 3D! It's awesome to use if you'd like a way to get a good quality image of your skin to show off!
Heyyy, ohhh! For all the Minecrafts, I have a tool that I just had to share. I actually used this to make the avatar I use for a lot of places. It's called Minecraft Skin Search. It allows you to view any Minecraft skin in a larger scale, in 2D and 3D! It's awesome to use if you'd like a way to get a good quality image of your skin to show off!
Minecraft Skin Search
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Epic Castle
Who's ready for 1.7???
Hello Minecrafters! Today's featured project, even though it's not done yet, is looking pretty good so far. The builder, mr_clavet, has it showing as 50% complete currently. I can say that I can't wait for the finished product to be released. I'd really like to walk around to see how large of a scale this build is.
Hello Minecrafters! Today's featured project, even though it's not done yet, is looking pretty good so far. The builder, mr_clavet, has it showing as 50% complete currently. I can say that I can't wait for the finished product to be released. I'd really like to walk around to see how large of a scale this build is.
Most EPIC Castle on minecraft!
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