I'm just going to leave this here...

In other words: don't feel guilty playing on normal given that as far as I am concerned, it's all that exists. I've been tempted on many occasions to make BTW fixed difficulty normal only for that reason. That's quite interesting and encouraging to hear. I had almost always played on hard difficult...

So I haven't yet (and likely won't for a while) had a chance to play around with V4.80, but I had a question about Hardcore Strata: do the layers of rock affect only what material pick can effectively mine the stone, or does it change the speed at which the stone is mined regardless of pick quality?...

I was linked to this mod by one of my friends, it seems to be an interesting take on the total overhaul perspective of modding... http://cubedmod.com/about http://www.reddit.com/r/cubed/ I figure I'll start with a 'tl;dr' for those of you who dislike reading a lot: Cubed is a very large mod that is ...

Mara - one of your portals, labeled "Porta D" in the Nether, is close enough to my overworld base that it's interfering a bit with my nether portal linking. Would you mind if I just destroyed your overworld portal there (it doesn't appear to be close to anything) and had that nether portal...

I dunno, FC, maybe you're part of the conspiracy too! ;)

Glad to hear it isn't just me, and thanks for looking into it.

So, I'm having a bit of an issue - trying to login to the server today, and I'm getting an error: "Disconnected by Server, Kicked by an operator". I have to guess this is some sort of glitch or accident, because I have had nothing but positive interactions with everyone on the server. Can ...

I hesitate a bit to post, as it's true that I tend to be a lurker in most online communities I'm a part of, BTW being no exception. On the other hand, though I don't post often, I've been around for a little over a year and I've felt generally well-accepted, so there's that. After some consideration...

Solid advice, exactly what I was hoping for. I think I'll pick up the base game, it seems as if I'll get plenty of playing time and enjoyment without Deep Ocean or any of the other auxiliary DLC. Thanks!

I think I'll look to get Anno, with all the praise it's getting here. Can anyone attest to the importance of the DLC, though? Is it worth it, or could it wait?

I've always enjoyed books and reading, though the past few years have felt too busy for me to dedicate as much time as I would like to this particular hobby. More recently though, somewhat due to my current literature class and somewhat due to a shifting of my own interests I've gotten back into the...

All in all, I agree completely with the removal of the "magic GPS" and other cheat-like features from f3. And with the recent update including stakes, the majority of the legitimate functionality of f3 was in fact replicated in a much more logical manner. However, there is still one issue ...

I'd love to be whitelisted - IGN is CrimsonStorm. Thanks in advance!

Whilelist would be great, when you have a minute. Thanks!

Thank you very much for this entire thread, FC. It's been great getting a little insight into your update process, and I think has made the whole time a lot more enjoyable for us as a community - I certainly had fun checking in every day or two to see your progress, both in your world and how that r...

Congratulations! Haha, I'm just heading into that final year before university myself... it's a bit nerve-wracking, to say the least. The best of luck to you as you continue down your road.

Never played borderlands... What's it all about? Borderlands, as I could best describe it, is an FPS with heavy RPG elements. It takes place in a rather large world in which you travel around, taking missions from NPCs almost MMO style, and level up as you gain experience through combat and complet...

...I listen to heavy metal, played copious amounts of D&D as a kid, have been reading books on the occult since I was a teenager, have engaged in premarital sex and adultery on multiple occasions, and don't recycle... You... you don't recycle? I don't know, man, that's all a little beyond me. A...

Looks like things are still moving along with the Mod API: http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/139 ... al-system/

Slightly more on topic... ;) I figure for the sake of discussion I'd throw out a few counterpoints to some ideas that have been put forward. Not to say any of this is completely decicive either way, but hopefully will foster more idea building. One, the "spawn chunk" point, which a lot of ...

With the changes FC made to mob AI in 3.70, we obviously have many more options available in terms of large-scale mob farms and traps. I was starting to think about how I wanted to implement one in my world when I realized - I haven't built a mob farm in months, and have no idea of the most efficien...

But what is the turtle standing on?!?

I have to admit, those Skyrim mods did inspire me to start over with a new character (though I was already tiring of my mage). It's pretty fun, but I'm still trying to find a good balance of timescale! Another game which I actually saw mentioned here a while ago but haven't got the chance to play is...

You don't do things in half measures, huh? ;)

Looking forward to watching the full video!

I usually only try and watch a couple shows at a time, lest I get distracted and don't finish any of them. At the moment though... -Doctor Who, specifically running through the entire Tennant set -Darker Than Black, a really nice anime that I've recently started in on. I also mean to marathon throug...