Minecraft News and Discussion

[DQuaN]

And I host a server for free!

 

[Davidies]

Minecraft PS4 to be delayed because it fails Sony testing

http://www.playstationlifestyle.net...edition-fails-sony-testing-must-re-submitted/

 

[Tyger]

I've been playing on Realms and I know that you start out in a new world with nothing in your inventory. However, with the latest update you can upload one of your single player worlds to be used as your Realms world. Also it gives you the ability to download a world that you created in Realms for offline play.

As far as I can tell the servers are hosted by Mojang. Players will need to be added onto a invite list, if you want them to join you. Although i'm not sure at this point if you also need to be online at the same time, but considering the world is kept on a server it should be open anytime really.

Thanks, that clears a few things up! Think I will start over anyway, and hopefully others who end up using it will chip in with the costs.

 

['85fierogt]

And I host a server for free!

Maybe you should charge to play? Evidently its not cool to play on a free server these days.

 

[GT5Power]

No! No! No! Please no!

 

[crunchMONKY78]

Thanks, that clears a few things up! Think I will start over anyway, and hopefully others who end up using it will chip in with the costs.

The monthly fee is $13 (USD). If for some reason you were to let your subscription lapse, your world is still saved for when you start payments again. So you lose nothing, also the server lets you restore to previous backup saves.

I just found out the host does not need to be online at the same time. Players on the invite list can jump on and play at anytime.

 

[DQuaN]

Maybe you should charge to play? Evidently its not cool to play on a free server these days.

Nah, the server doesn't cost me enough or offer enough to players to warrant a cost. If it was a super powerful and expensive hosted server then yeah, but as it is, no.

There are options for players to make a donation to the server to go towards running costs (upgrades, electricity bill, etc) in return for extra perks on the server. Which some players actually have done.

 

[Watchman]

 

 

[DQuaN]

Oh yes, very important!

 

[Tyger]

Maybe you should charge to play? Evidently its not cool to play on a free server these days.

It probably wasn't, but in case that comment was in any way aimed at me, I have several reasons for wanting my "own" server, some of which I've mentioned previously, and am unable to host one myself, so Realms makes a lot of sense to me.

I also thing DQuaN is doing an awesome job, and hope to hop on his server too in the near future

 

[GTvsForza]

Well, the 1.8 pre release was released. That means that the full update is around the corner!

 

[crunchMONKY78]

It probably wasn't, but in case that comment was in any way aimed at me, I have several reasons for wanting my "own" server, some of which I've mentioned previously, and am unable to host one myself, so Realms makes a lot of sense to me.

I also thing DQuaN is doing an awesome job, and hope to hop on his server too in the near future

I actually play more on Pocket Edition and wish Realms was still available for it. But I do spend about an equal amount of time on DQuan's server and my own Realms... two very different worlds and experiences that I enjoy.

 

[Davidies]

If you have short attention span, 1.8 in 60 seconds!

 

[GT5Power]

@DQuaN Are we resetting completely for 1.8?

 

[DQuaN]

No, we are going to delete CityWorld and then generate a new map.

 

[GT5Power]

Thanks. 👍

 

[Tyger]

Praps I am being impatient but how long usually between pre and full release? Months of beta/snapshots now "pre-release", sheesh.

 

[Davidies]

Pre-release usually means the full release is right around the corner.

 

[Tyger]

Pre-release usually means the full release is right around the corner.

Thanks, but I was hoping for something a leetle more specific than that. Days? Weeks?

 

[Davidies]

Thanks, but I was hoping for something a leetle more specific than that. Days? Weeks?

I think a week or 2 at most, depending on if they find some serious bugs or not.

 

[GTvsForza]

Hey DQ, I'm thinking of getting a fresh start when we update the server. Think you can clear my inventory when we hit 1.8?

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

Still hoping this comes to the X1 / PS4 soon. I am guessing September. The longer they wait the more stable it will be. So that's the optimistic way to look at it.
At this point I am not expecting it until after Destiny.

 

[DQuaN]

Hey DQ, I'm thinking of getting a fresh start when we update the server. Think you can clear my inventory when we hit 1.8?

If you like!

Or you can do /clear

 

[GTvsForza]

Oh. Forgot about that

 

[crunchMONKY78]

Oh. Forgot about that

Make it exciting for other players. Pack your inventory into a chest and leave it somewhere unannounced. Maybe someone will find it.. or perhaps it will forever sit unfound.

 

[DQuaN]

I'm seeing a planned release date of 2nd September. Not sure how accurate that it.

 

[Tyger]

The Minecraft Wiki says it's "planned" for that date so just a case of whether it slips. Cue thousands of people on that day (who don't use snapshots) frantically breeding rabbits to produce the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog, then having to kill it immediately.

 

[TJ13]

1.8 is set to release on Tuesday Sept 2nd.
Been doing a bit of 1.6 since mods are not updated to 1.7 but might give 1.8 a test run later today or tomorrow (since it's going to rain a lot)

 

[GTvsForza]

Get ready for new faces coming on the server! I invited some of my Steam buddies to join.

 

[DQuaN]

Cool!