Snow: The worst thing
Snow: The worst thing
I am getting to the point where I want to get resources from all the different biomes and want to increase my map presence. So what is the best way to do that? Roads! So I build a wood/packed dirt road... Then this happens:
"FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU"
"Frickin game mechanic... *mumbles* making me have to put roofs on my bridges... *mumbles*"
Nice job FC, making me rage but with no excuses. :)
(Oh, and sorry for bad image quality but I think it conveys my point)
"FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU"
"Frickin game mechanic... *mumbles* making me have to put roofs on my bridges... *mumbles*"
Nice job FC, making me rage but with no excuses. :)
(Oh, and sorry for bad image quality but I think it conveys my point)
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Re: Snow: The worst thing
Hehe...and now you also know why I put so much work into snow covering half-slabs, as that isn't a solution here either :)
You're basically left with two options. Light your road like crazy, or build cool covered walkways like this:
You're basically left with two options. Light your road like crazy, or build cool covered walkways like this:
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Nice Bridge FC. Looks awesome.
I hate doing this, but u forgot one option:
Build a underground road. With other words: a tunnel. But this is the worst option as it takes lots of time and you might loose orientation quickly.
I hate doing this, but u forgot one option:
Build a underground road. With other words: a tunnel. But this is the worst option as it takes lots of time and you might loose orientation quickly.
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Yup, tunnels are of course an option too. With well traveled routes I often have both, so I can use the tunnels at night.
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Ha, that's is probably what I will do, light it up! In retrospect I can't believe I didn't think of that sooner. I'm such a noob. :P
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Well, you'll need shit load of torches to do that. If I remember right, torches only melt the blocks directly adjacent, so you'll need a torch every third block.TiLT wrote:Ha, that's is probably what I will do, light it up! In retrospect I can't believe I didn't think of that sooner. I'm such a noob. :P
If you have auto charcoal production, that might not be too bad, otherwise, that's an awful lot of mining.
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According to the Minecraft Wiki torches melt snow in a 2 block radius, so unless that was changed in BTW you'll need a torch every four blocks.
Relevant bit wrote:Torches also melt nearby snow and ice, making them useful to keep skylights from being snowed over and lakes from freezing in snow biomes.
The torches will however only melt snow and ice from a radius of 2 blocks from the torch.
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Re: Snow: The worst thing
my way is to use a light block ( torch pumpkin other) under a siding as it lets the light out but it's still opaque. this way the snow melt and you don't have the spam torches above. it's a bit of pain with the way to do it, because placing subblocks sucks.
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I'm more a fan of either a half slab sunk into the ground, or a slightly raised road with a nice edge to it. Roofs and torches can be very resource intensive, so I don't tend to go for those options unless it's just across my farm/town.
As for tunnels, I like to use them for mine carts and/or mineshafts only. I'm not so much a fan of them as a main footpath unless they're carved into the side of a mountain and sufficiently decorated. That said, they do offer excellent discretion and protection, even on anarchy servers AND they're not limited by oceans or mountains.
As for tunnels, I like to use them for mine carts and/or mineshafts only. I'm not so much a fan of them as a main footpath unless they're carved into the side of a mountain and sufficiently decorated. That said, they do offer excellent discretion and protection, even on anarchy servers AND they're not limited by oceans or mountains.
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Best of luck with that one.RollsRoyce68 wrote:I'm more a fan of either a half slab sunk into the ground, or a slightly raised road with a nice edge to it. Roofs and torches can be very resource intensive, so I don't tend to go for those options unless it's just across my farm/town.
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Jungles are dangerous enough now that I will tunnel under them instead of trying to build a road through.RollsRoyce68 wrote:As for tunnels, I like to use them for mine carts and/or mineshafts only. I'm not so much a fan of them as a main footpath unless they're carved into the side of a mountain and sufficiently decorated.
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Re: Snow: The worst thing
You do realize that in BTW, snow falls on half slabs?RollsRoyce68 wrote:I'm more a fan of either a half slab sunk into the ground, or a slightly raised road with a nice edge to it. Roofs and torches can be very resource intensive, so I don't tend to go for those options unless it's just across my farm/town.
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But you can see the high difference, so if everything is covered with snow you can see the road nontheless :)Gilberreke wrote:You do realize that in BTW, snow falls on half slabs?RollsRoyce68 wrote:I'm more a fan of either a half slab sunk into the ground, or a slightly raised road with a nice edge to it. Roofs and torches can be very resource intensive, so I don't tend to go for those options unless it's just across my farm/town.
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You realize that people generally build roads to move faster right? Seeing the road if it's covered in slowing snow is a rather secondary consideration.TheRedBrain wrote:But you can see the high difference, so if everything is covered with snow you can see the road nontheless :)
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Yeah I know what you mean :)
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I just have to ask...are those platforms tables? They look really thin compared to slabs. I didn't realize the table 'leg' disappeared with no block underneath it.FlowerChild wrote:Hehe...and now you also know why I put so much work into snow covering half-slabs, as that isn't a solution here either :)
You're basically left with two options. Light your road like crazy, or build cool covered walkways like this:
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My friend, let me give you a gift.Dorugami wrote: I just have to ask...are those platforms tables? They look really thin compared to slabs. I didn't realize the table 'leg' disappeared with no block underneath it.
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That was epic, I have a dozen new ideas floating in my head right now, but I can only do them in creative :( Curse you cobblestone limit DXSix wrote:My friend, let me give you a gift.Dorugami wrote: I just have to ask...are those platforms tables? They look really thin compared to slabs. I didn't realize the table 'leg' disappeared with no block underneath it.
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