An important hint on what's to come to help you prepare

[Rake]

While strongholds may be involved in this, I doubt that the device will be a simple portal to The End. What use is there for going there after defeating the dragon? FC isn't going to make you do all this just to have easier access to your enderman farm.

[devak]

You're still debating this instead of finding all three stronghold locations? :p

Lol! I know, right? :)

Guys just want to point out if you missed this, but FlowerChild blatantly admitted that the strongholds are the three other points plus spawn. (Back to lurker mode.)

Isn't that a bit anticlimactic?

[Ribky]

You know what the best thing about saving all those Ender Eyes for a rainy day is?

This.

Paths to each stronghold are crafted behind each elaborate entrance. So no getting lost.

Arid Stronghold

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Timbered Stronghold

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Brackish Stronghold

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And a newly decorated spawn for good measure.

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Whether or not it is the strongholds and the spawn that are being hinted at, and whether or not I have all the stuff I need to do whatever the hell there is in this update that's being added, I've now got three sexy looking stronghold entrances and a spawn point to be proud of.

[morvelaira]

This is absolutely lovely Ribky. Good show :D

[orangeweaver]

Very nice. Like I mentioned last night I've only found 1 of the 3 but I'll take some screens as soon as I find the next two.

I like the entrances though, my entrance is a cluster of torches and a hole in the ground that zig zags in.

[Sarudak]

My entrances are simple unadorned holes in the ground leading straight into the end portal chamber... :P

[Heilkaiba]

My current entrance to the only one I have found is a hole in some sand about 30 blocks deep in the ocean.

[Sarudak]

Ocean strongholds are the worst... :P

[FlowerChild]

Am I a bad man for getting a good chuckle out of people drawing gigantic arcane symbols on their maps in a happy joy-joy style game? :)

[jorgebonafe]

I decided on my first mega project. Make a full scale size philosopher's stone transmutation circle with burning netherrack in my world, encompassing the three stronghold points.

Btw, FMA Brotherhood was awesome.

[BinoAl]

I decided on my first mega project. Make a full scale size philosopher's stone transmutation circle with burning netherrack in my world, encompassing the three stronghold points.

Btw, FMA Brotherhood was awesome.

Oh holy shit. If this actually becomes finished, I must see it.

[jorgebonafe]

Oh holy shit. If this actually becomes finished, I must see it.

I'll be sure to post pictures, and a video. But it might take a while. Like an year or so :P Don't wait up.

[Itamarcu]

Jorge, that sounds like a nice SMP project.

...Except in bed anarchy.

[Sarudak]

It turns out I built my auto wheat farm right on top of my spawn point... I hope I don't have to tear it down... :(

[Gargantuan_Penguin]

It turns out I built my auto wheat farm right on top of my spawn point... I hope I don't have to tear it down... :(

If you don't I am sure *something* will.

[Sarudak]

I was hoping I could just build whatever I need to build at the spawn point to the side of it or maybe deep below it underground...

[Gormador]

I was hoping I could just build whatever I need to build at the spawn point to the side of it or maybe deep below it underground...

According to the wiki, the spawn point is only made of the x and z coordinates as the player will spawn on the surface at those coordinates.
So you /might/ be able to NOT have to relocate your sweet auto wheat farm :-)

[LaserCooled]

The pattern seems very much like a gigantic antenna array. Who are we trying to contact?

[Sarudak]

The pattern seems very much like a gigantic antenna array. Who are we trying to contact?

Home

[morvelaira]

The pattern seems very much like a gigantic antenna array. Who are we trying to contact?

Home

Breaking news: Steve is ET.

[LaserCooled]

Breaking news: Steve is ET.

I was really hoping someone would go there ;)

[Sarudak]

Breaking news: Steve is ET.

That's not breaking... Clearly he's not native... :P

[Folrig]

The pattern seems very much like a gigantic antenna array. Who are we trying to contact?

Home

Breaking news: Steve is ET.

If Steve is alone in the Overworld and trying to get home why are all the zombies dead versions of the "Steve creature?"

[Sarudak]

If Steve is alone in the Overworld and trying to get home why are all the zombies dead versions of the "Steve creature?"

I would say because the manevolent omnipresent force trying to kill Steve is intelligent enough to consider that putting his face on the zombies might frighten him?

[morvelaira]

If Steve is alone in the Overworld and trying to get home why are all the zombies dead versions of the "Steve creature?"

I would say because the manevolent omnipresent force trying to kill Steve is intelligent enough to consider that putting his face on the zombies might frighten him?

Breaking news: Steve is ET in a nightmarish battle royal with his dead clones.