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willhub said:
Indeed, all the diamonds I've found are in open caves mainly and not near lava.
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Pete.Dakota said:
I've never found diamond randomly near lava. I've always exposed it by exploring caves and/or shovelling away dirt and gravel in natural systems.

The algorithm doesn't put diamond within proximity to lava, or require it to be buried behind rock.
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No, what you mean is you've never seen the lava it's near. If there's diamond, there's a chance there's lava nearby.

Diamond ore is generally considered to be the most valuable and elusive block in the game. It can be found generally in a vein of 4 blocks, and you may often find lava in its proximity and vice versa.
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Whenever I've seen diamond and no lava, mining around the diamond within about twenty blocks spherically normally uncovers lava.

dave1983 said:
Wow i can't beleive how addictive this game is, one minute i was in a small room with only a building table, next i was in a towering castle with a overview of the map, as a newbie how do you build the crossbow?
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You mean a longbow. It's 3 x string [from killing spiders], 3 x sticks. Go to this page to see. Always think of Minepedia as your Bible.

http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Bow

Arrows are made from feathers [chicken, zombies], sticks and flint [gravel]. Remember that on average you will get flint from 10% of all the gravel blocks you mine, so hit a few gravel blocks to get a good supply of flint.

http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Arrow#Arrows
 
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Just like a house is clearly labled, I think caves should be done as well, possibly some sort of symbol made in the centre? I don't really know just throwing a few ideas out. Being to strict is pointless really, the community should be brought together rather than split. I for one just look at other peoples creations/caves never edit/take.
 
Couldn't agree more, nothing more frustrating than building something that you have spent hours on, for someone else to join to the server and demolish it, especially whens theres enough space. Problem is though even you put candles in the cave, it would be easy for someone to remove them and claim it as their own.
 
dave1983 said:
Couldn't agree more, nothing more frustrating than building something that you have spent hours on, for someone else to join to the server and demolish it, especially whens theres enough space. Problem is though even you put candles in the cave, it would be easy for someone to remove them and claim it as their own.
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Do people demolish other peoples' stuff often? Hardly ever seen that though it has happened once or twice. Every block removal and placement is logged, and any player would get suspended for that if found out.

As for the cave thing, put a sign at the entrance. If you suspect someone has been plundering it, report it.

If you find yourself in someone else's cave when mining from another direction, resist the temptation to mine any leftover ores!
 
Sadly your idea is flawed. Most cave systems go on for 100's of blocks and usually have multiple entrances. Who's to say who it belongs to.
 
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Ever logged in and thought...hmm something has changed since last night... but you can't quite put your finger on it...
 
Lysander said:
As for the cave thing, put a sign at the entrance. If you suspect someone has been plundering it, report it.

If you find yourself in someone else's cave when mining from another direction, resist the temptation to mine any leftover ores!
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All will be needing to be done in this scenario is patching up other unecessary entrances, and if you need it, place another sign. I think you should be able to colour code signs/sticks to have some sort of personal identity to a cave system house.

But anyhow more to point, not many people do destroy the buildings yes, but it still happens unfortunately. We just need some sort of system in place for caves. I am sure this can be resolved.
 
dave1983 said:
check this link to see how to craft different things. to help people get started


http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Crafting
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Nice little tip for the newcomers!!
Helped me a load when I started.

I actually had an idea before, what if we created an area where newcomers can learn the game step by step, using the signs in the game to explain parts of the game. E.g crafting mining and set up a mini virtual area where they can play around and get to grips with the fundamentals of the game? :p
 
Bunyan said:
Nice little tip for the newcomers!!
Helped me a load when I started.

I actually had an idea before, what if we created an area where newcomers can learn the game step by step, using the signs in the game to explain parts of the game. E.g crafting mining and set up a mini virtual area where they can play around and get to grips with the fundamentals of the game? :p
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that sounds really good idea, also what type of monsters to be aware of, i.e. creepers, got the shock of my life as it became daylight and began mining again, all i heard was a hiss sound then BOOM!
 
While this may be rediculously 'nooby' and possibly covered!
Is there any demo or trial of this?! Im intregued but not that keen on forking out for something i may not play or just blows my mind confusionly!
 
You can play the very old client, which has a limited number of features to play around with on www.minecraft.net , although the best way to gain a concept or understanding is to watch lets play minecraft videos on YouTube.

Here is a link that helped me lots, as i progressed through the game i watched the next video that was released and so on.


Hope it helps,
Bunyan.
 
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