9/23/2009

Minecraft Fun

Here's some fun stuff for you before I post moar projects...


My skins (female):





And the truth:

And this makes no sense but okay...


9/22/2009

THE DOWNFALL OF MINECRAFT

MINECRAFT.NET SERVERS ARE DOWN! THE SEAS BOIL AND TURN INTO LAVA, EVEN THOUGH WATER TURNING INTO BOILING ROCK IS IMPOSSIBLE... EXCEPT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF DIVIDING BY ZERO, AND THE CRASH OF MINECRAFT.NET!!!! HELP US, NOTCH!!!






9/20/2009

WoM Build Contest.

Would you like to be a Designer?
Would you like a special medal permanently placed in your status, you attention whore you?
Would you like your creation to be permanently posted in the WoM Awards page?
How about $5? Just imagine what you could do with $5...













$5 can buy a lot. =3

If you're interested in joining the first ever World of Minecraft Contest, click here NAOW!

9/08/2009

Sigil Keep. Cloud Ruler Temple. The Search For Oat.

It's not often I find works wrought of loving patience, dedication, and focus. Such qualities I found in fenixfurion, a quiet player who says he's obsessed with Oblivion.

The moat of lava, the severe black iron tower, the jagged, cruel rock creeping up the sides of the keep - all of this was painstakingly crafted by fenixfurion, now an architect. The detail is incredible. This is the entrance to the dreaded tower. Here, the raw power of Oblivion is drawn up to power the spire and the sigil stone at the apex of the keep. The apex of the keep is up there. The energy rises through a ceiling crafted of stretched flesh high above. In order to close shut the jaws of Oblivion, the hero must endure wave after wave of merciless daedra working in service to Mehruns Dagon, the Daedric Prince of destruction. Stairs wind up, up, up the spire. Through this portal lies the Sigil Chamber, and a host of enemies. Here, the sigil stone holds open immediate Oblivion gates. Take it, and save Cyrodiil from the curse of Daedric hordes.


Yet another masterpiece designed by fenixfurion. I assisted with fills, and Golden assisted with various tasks. Although Minecraft is a rather crude medium, the resemblance is uncanny.


When first arriving with Martin and Jauffre, a Blade emerges from the sturdy doors to greet you.


Grand steps lead you between massive torches to the fortress proper.


These stables will help keep your mounts warm and protected from the harsh cold from Skyrim.


I may be wrong, but I believe that fenixfurion may have some kind of inate talent for curves, as demonstrated by this wall.


From here, guards can see all the land, and watch the countryside of Bruma for trouble.


fenixfurion has somehow brought the grandeur of the game's temple to the server. Considering your medium is a pack of blocks, that can be very difficult to do.


Here the Blades gather to eat, drink, and warm themselves by the fire. Martin spends most of his time here. At the far end, you can see a portal. If you haven't played Oblivion, then read no further; I am going to include spoilers.


Here are the sleeping pallets and chests of the Blades. They are within ready reach of the Emperor's Room, which is directly upstairs.


This is the spare and simple room of Jauffre, the Grandmaster of the Blades.


This is the lavishly decorated room of the Emperor, complete with fireplace, dressers, shelves, and carpet.


Another room in the fortress, this is the library where players can read, eat, and experiment with alchemy.


Below the library is the forge and armory where all manner of weapons and protection are kept.


This is a close-up of the forge. fenixfurion has gone out of his way to include many details in this creation.


This is the portal you saw earlier in the grand hall, a portal to Mankar Camoran's paradise. It may not be obvious, but if you stand in the middle of the portal, you will sink downwards...


... into the Paradise itself. fenixfurion has exercised his unique ingenuity by creating this below the temple. I myself would have never thought to do something like this.


Here is the entrance to see Mankar Camoran. You better make sure all of your armor and weapons are full charged and repaired, you are healed up and disease-free.


This is the throne room of Mankar Camoran. I don't know about you, but almost every time I fought him, he totally fucking mopped the floor with my character.



Last but not least... one of our best players, Oat, has gone missing. We seriously haven't seen him in a week. DON'T LEAVE US OAT! If you see this, PLAY RIGHT NAOW!

9/07/2009

Hoops. Architect. Underbridge Dogfight.

When I designed the vault of the bank robbery, I initially created two large hoops; one for the door, and one for the vault. While crafting the robbery, players seemed to take great joy in flying through the hoops. So, I thought... why not make a game where you fly through hoops?


In Hoops, the objective is to fly through the hoops and tunnels in order at x2 flying speed, as determined by the
WoM Custom Client. Some users have a lot of difficulty with this, so you can just go through at normal speed. Sometimes when you fly through a hoop, the next hoop will be a different altitude. I put directions on different hoops if you need to raise or lower your altitude to help the player. Here is an example of hoops leading up to the snake tunnel. This is the entrance to the psychadelic snake tunnel. I DON'T CARE IF SNAKES AREN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE FANGS ON THEIR LOWER JAW. BURN IN HELL! X( The inside of the snake tunnel. Right outside of the snake tunnel is the beginning of the "Goatse" tunnel. Fly into the, *ahem* Goatse to proceed with the race. Down the Goatse is an undersea tunnel with lava rings. Unfortunately, this is where the Hoops game ends. The server was reset and the Hoops game is now read-only, never to be completed. ARGH, TRIDDIN! X( I went to bed shortly after the completion of the snake tunnel. When I logged back on the next morning to work on the Goatse tunnel, the mods online surprised me yet again: "Syn! /status SYNTAX_ERROR!" This brought on another string of "OMG WTF'S IT'S ONLY A SNAKE TUNNEL"... but now I can comfortably say I'm enjoying the /fill commands. I would not have minded taking my time with building, but I am thankful.

The new server is a large canyon. Many players have already built bridges spanning the two sides together... under the bridges, I had a little bit of fun.


Here, the Red Baron is chasing after an allied pilot. Also not part of my creation is the turret on the bottom left, shooting at the Red Baron.


This is the allied bi-plane.


This is the Red Baron's tri-plane, with very fail iron crosses on the wings. There are a lot of fun and simple things that can be done with Minecraft other than your standard, run-of-the-mill house, skyscraper, etc.