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I just paid $13 and discovered the 'classic' game has been suspended? I downloaded the alpha and it's....pretty basic. I understand that it's just an alpha an

I just paid $13 and discovered the 'classic' game has been suspended? I downloaded the alpha and it's....pretty basic. I understand that it's just an alpha and shouldn't expect anything fantastic, which is fine. But I'm unable to play the game (I think, unless I've overlooked something). Any ideas?

Groxx 16y ago
Unable to play? Or unable to find things to do? (serious question)
- endlessvoid94 16y ago
  The latter. It's totally possible I'm missing something, but I checked the site's wiki and can only seem to pick up flowers, beat cows to get meat, and pick up tiny little trees. How does one actually PLAY?
  - Groxx 16y ago
    An utterly massive part of the game is through crafting: http://minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Crafting http://minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Crafting You can't get anywhere without it, and yes, it's very boring if you're not a total-sandbox-fan playing multiplayer. And the game does utterly squat to inform you that it exists. It took me an hour of poking around before I found that page, and then it all clicked. So maybe I should warn you: it gets way more interesting when you start crafting. You start planning. Exploring. Fighting back against the zombies. Some caves are massive - light them up and find veins. Earning the ability to build your floating fortress is strangely rewarding. It's also an oddly beautiful game in its simplicity - your lit caves are visible from a long way off with a soft glow, and you'll quickly find that light means safety... until the spider-riding skeletons start chasing you when you venture too far. And it's kind of creepy how quickly you start to feel ownership over what you've made.
    - endlessvoid94 16y ago
      Yeah, I found that page. The problem is, I don't see any zombies. All I see is terrain and flowers. And the occasional cow/sheep. Do I just need to keep looking? What am I looking for? How do I get the different types of blocks? I found some by hitting the sheep (or whatever they are) but the same thing didn't seem to work on trees or terrain. Gah. I do enjoy the freedom of the game. But I need to do something soon or I just lose interest and quit.
      - Groxx 16y ago
        Playing... infdev? or alpha? I think only Alpha has enemies. Or whatever the free weekend played. edit: With only exploration I didn't get any real interest. Personally, I'll probably get hooked when larger mobs come out, and when you start having to defend during the night from mobs which damage your fortress. Otherwise your investment is always secure, and there's no real threat that can't be solved by boxing yourself in and getting a sandwich.
        endlessvoid94 16y ago
        alpha
        Groxx 16y ago
        And no mobs at night (edit: single player?)? Not sure, there might be a glitch, or you've got an old version. It's pretty easy to get killed the first night. Another possibility is that you're too high up. They seem to cluster in the valleys, the "mountains" sometimes almost empty.
        endlessvoid94 16y ago
        Wait, so I need to kill enemies to obtain something besides flowers, meet? I just need a HINT. I have no idea what to do! I've seen one day and one night and I am in the same place. Am I looking for something?
  - rsaarelm 16y ago
    Punch a tree trunk into logs, then craft a wooden pickaxe. Then go dig some coal and rock. http://minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Crafting http://minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Crafting This took me a while to figure out, since the pickaxe is the key to starting up all the crafting chains, and making the first axe head out of wood isn't very intuitive.
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  - cdawzrd 16y ago
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VWnQHS-ffs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VWnQHS-ffs http://minecraftwiki.net/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=35905&sid=0b598d57d70da327a4329a294847252a http://minecraftwiki.net/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=35905&...
  - il 16y ago
    I was very confused at first too. This tutorial helped: http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=19065 http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=19065
andywood 16y ago
I went through exactly all of what you just did. For the first half-hour, I seriously thought there was nothing to do but roam an indistinct world and collect flowers. Then I googled a tutorial, figured out you have to hold the mouse button down to break blocks, and started crafting. That's when the full magnitude of this game dawned on me, and my jaw went slack as I realized I might never get my life back again. Three days later, I have a large, carefully surveyed, east-facing house on a hill by the sea, protected by a well-lit perimeter wall. I've developed endless networks of mines, caves, and tunnels. I have a storehouse full of supplies and building materials. And I've barely done anything else IRL.

Groxx 16y ago

Unable to play? Or unable to find things to do? (serious question)

endlessvoid94 16y ago
The latter. It's totally possible I'm missing something, but I checked the site's wiki and can only seem to pick up flowers, beat cows to get meat, and pick up tiny little trees. How does one actually PLAY?
- Groxx 16y ago
  An utterly massive part of the game is through crafting: http://minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Crafting http://minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Crafting You can't get anywhere without it, and yes, it's very boring if you're not a total-sandbox-fan playing multiplayer. And the game does utterly squat to inform you that it exists. It took me an hour of poking around before I found that page, and then it all clicked. So maybe I should warn you: it gets way more interesting when you start crafting. You start planning. Exploring. Fighting back against the zombies. Some caves are massive - light them up and find veins. Earning the ability to build your floating fortress is strangely rewarding. It's also an oddly beautiful game in its simplicity - your lit caves are visible from a long way off with a soft glow, and you'll quickly find that light means safety... until the spider-riding skeletons start chasing you when you venture too far. And it's kind of creepy how quickly you start to feel ownership over what you've made.
  - endlessvoid94 16y ago
    Yeah, I found that page. The problem is, I don't see any zombies. All I see is terrain and flowers. And the occasional cow/sheep. Do I just need to keep looking? What am I looking for? How do I get the different types of blocks? I found some by hitting the sheep (or whatever they are) but the same thing didn't seem to work on trees or terrain. Gah. I do enjoy the freedom of the game. But I need to do something soon or I just lose interest and quit.
    - Groxx 16y ago
      Playing... infdev? or alpha? I think only Alpha has enemies. Or whatever the free weekend played. edit: With only exploration I didn't get any real interest. Personally, I'll probably get hooked when larger mobs come out, and when you start having to defend during the night from mobs which damage your fortress. Otherwise your investment is always secure, and there's no real threat that can't be solved by boxing yourself in and getting a sandwich.
      - endlessvoid94 16y ago
        alpha
        Groxx 16y ago
        And no mobs at night (edit: single player?)? Not sure, there might be a glitch, or you've got an old version. It's pretty easy to get killed the first night. Another possibility is that you're too high up. They seem to cluster in the valleys, the "mountains" sometimes almost empty.
        endlessvoid94 16y ago
        Wait, so I need to kill enemies to obtain something besides flowers, meet? I just need a HINT. I have no idea what to do! I've seen one day and one night and I am in the same place. Am I looking for something?
- rsaarelm 16y ago
  Punch a tree trunk into logs, then craft a wooden pickaxe. Then go dig some coal and rock. http://minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Crafting http://minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Crafting This took me a while to figure out, since the pickaxe is the key to starting up all the crafting chains, and making the first axe head out of wood isn't very intuitive.
- deleted 16y ago
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- cdawzrd 16y ago
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VWnQHS-ffs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VWnQHS-ffs http://minecraftwiki.net/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=35905&sid=0b598d57d70da327a4329a294847252a http://minecraftwiki.net/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=35905&...
- il 16y ago
  I was very confused at first too. This tutorial helped: http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=19065 http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=19065

andywood 16y ago

I went through exactly all of what you just did. For the first half-hour, I seriously thought there was nothing to do but roam an indistinct world and collect flowers. Then I googled a tutorial, figured out you have to hold the mouse button down to break blocks, and started crafting. That's when the full magnitude of this game dawned on me, and my jaw went slack as I realized I might never get my life back again. Three days later, I have a large, carefully surveyed, east-facing house on a hill by the sea, protected by a well-lit perimeter wall. I've developed endless networks of mines, caves, and tunnels. I have a storehouse full of supplies and building materials. And I've barely done anything else IRL.