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Sorry everyone, I seem to have broken the potato farm at spawn. :(
While harvesting, I accidentally broke the carpet above the water source. Tried to replace the carpet on top of the water, which instead replaced the water. Tried to refill the spot with water, but every time I use a water bucket on it, the water just disappears. I hope someone can fix it.
Sorry.

No worries, I've fixed it.

Since the Ocean update we can now have waterlogged blocks, so I placed some water, put a half slab in the water and then popped the carpet back on top.

Huh, that's actually a much better idea. The whole point of the carpet is to stop you from falling into the water but a top half slab in the water does it much better since you can't accidentally break it.

Was there some sort of server reset or rollback during the night? I had upgraded two of my tools to netherite yesterday, and today they're back to being diamond.

Edit: Looks like it was more some sort of inventory/character reset. My base is still in the state I had just completed it in when I logged off, so I didn't lose any progress there.

 Tannhauser42 wrote:
Was there some sort of server reset or rollback during the night? I had upgraded two of my tools to netherite yesterday, and today they're back to being diamond.

Edit: Looks like it was more some sort of inventory/character reset. My base is still in the state I had just completed it in when I logged off, so I didn't lose any progress there.

There was an issue with the underlying OS which meant it wasn't saving inventory updates correctly. I've resolved it now but can reimburse you the netherite ingots

I've got this crazy idea for a mob farm. Instead of large platforms where you wait for mobs to walk off, or use water to flush them, I feel like you could just use strips of spawnable ledge- sort of like how sugarcane farms work.

....Though come to think of it, that'd only really work if mobs can spawn on placed string.

I suppose you could do something with redstone ore and observers, too...

But in any case, a sort of more active spawner. You don't really need the spawnable blocks to be in any specific configuration, after all- you just need enough.

To make openable gaps for them to fall in?

Or push them off. Like how pistons break the upper parts of sugarcane.

I use trap doors on my gold farm. Mobs see them as full blocks even when open so they just step onto them and fall in. They basically just have portal frames to spawn in and thats it.

A combination of lengthy exhaustion from overworking for my own part, and general isolation from disease among friends and associates, has resulted in some months of friendly online on-and-off-again Minecraft play (survival mode) on a Realm server hosted by a friend's friend's friend. It proved worksome enough to scratch the itch, and relaxed enough not to get in the way of recovery. As stamina is returning, this period is drawing to close. Time to take stock.

These are the grander creations of said Realm during this opportune window of recovery. Mostly built by me (while listening/watching to documentaries), occassionally in good cooperation with several friends and associates. Be welcome to share Minecraft creaions of your own here as well if you like:

Step Pyramids



Dwarven Open Pit Mine



Spawn Palace & Highway





Realm Map



Cheers

Very cool, very cool.

I'm not sure we have that sort of "Greatest Hits" for the Dakkacraft server. Maybe we should put one together. I know that my Mesa's been said to be fairly photogenic.

That would be neat.

Mining stairs:

Ooh, I LOVE megabuilds that just cleave through terrain like that. On one off the old modded servers, I was working to make a White Road highway that did that. And Sleit and I have a huge rail tunnel that just goes on forever, slicing through the underground.

@Anvildude: That must look fantastic! Please share pictures here.


Triumphal arch:

So, I don't know exactly how the online aspect of the game works when it comes to loaded/unloaded areas. I was just flying across the End on a piston machine, looking for end cities and hoping for an elytra, when I somehow fell off the machine to my death. That, in itself, is not a big problem as all my good stuff was inside an Ender chest for safekeeping. The possible problem is that there is now a piston flying machine slowly flying across the End on its own, forever. That's not going to be a problem, is it? I assume that, without anyone around, the chunks will unload and the machine will break and stop flying. But I just thought I would ask to be sure. I know I was flying north and I was roughly around the -10000 block along that way.

At least I did score 8 shulker shells before it happened.

The chunks will unload and it will be frozen in time, so it will be ok. If someone stumbles upon it again it may start moving again.

is there some way we can fix the dakka map? ever since this last update there are now black blotches all over the overviewer . i tried to re-explore the areas to no avail. they make working on a build really difficult.

I'm fairly sure there's a bunch of blocks that it's not rendering anymore- the blotches are shadow where the light's not rendering.

I think it's not doing the same in the nether because lighting works different there.

I'm hosting a survival Realm (PC Java version) while the current pestilence endures. Be welcome to join us if you like.



Highway Office



Lodge (Built by another player)



City Quarter (Built by three other players)



Skyscraper

Lesson learnt today - Wither's can still blow up Netherite gear...
Somewhat scuppered my plan of running in with some potions to grab the gear and retreat if I died.

On that topic, there is currently a wither running around down in the pit behind my portal if anyone fancies a Nether Star!

Oh my.

I've got the weapon for it (Smite V Diamond Axe) but I don't have any armor for it, else I'd be willing to try.

It's my own fault, currently camping out at spawn ammasing the gear/potions to have another crack

Well if you wanted to get out there faster you could take/borrow a suit from the castle at spawn. Top enchants. Prolly been sitting there for years now.

I'm not sure if the Wither would have despawned since being summoned. If it has I have 3 skulls at the spawn stone shop if you needed them. Also been sitting there for years.

Is there any way we could fix the Dakka map? it just keeps degrading more and more with black spots or things just not rendering. I was working on a spot in the map that was fine and after 2 days things are missing and there are black spots everywhere.

 Deathklaat wrote:
Is there any way we could fix the Dakka map? it just keeps degrading more and more with black spots or things just not rendering. I was working on a spot in the map that was fine and after 2 days things are missing and there are black spots everywhere.

Unfortunately the Overviewer map software is still being updated to 1.16. I'm updating it whenever they release new versions but we'll just have to be patient in the meantime.

In other news Minecraft 1.16.2 is out and the Dakka server is updated.
Update info: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-java-edition-1-16-2

Minecraft 1.16.3 is out (small bugfix release) and the Dakka server is updated.
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-java-edition-1-16-3

I know it's never a popular idea, but for the cave update how about a server reset? we have all of 1.16 to come to terms with it and finish projects, then move on. we've been on this map for, what 10 years now? and it really shows in some areas. who knows, it might even bring back some old players.

let's erase the players who've moved on and have all the new goodness from spawn outwards.

I am up for it. If you guys want to we have a discord server to discuss this on, as we have many inactive players and every time we have suggested a server reset even with huge changes like the Cave Update we've had tons of disagreement on it. From players who aren't even on the server?

Honestly we need to reset the minecraft world anyway cause we have some areas in the END which will crash the server. I think we can move stuff over in terms of mega builds but we should keep it limited to active users.

I'm still pretty keen to *not* have a server reset! I know I'm not on every night but I am still an occasional user, and have multiple builds I've spent many years on...

I gotta be honest, I think a reset might be good for the server.

I used to like idling in the server when I had a bit of spare time and nothing particular to do, but I hit the point where everythying was a huge project and I just couldnt be arsed

I'd probably come back for a new world