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No, it is infinite. The Far Lands were a 'bug' (resulting from the way Minecraft handled world gen) and was fixed in Beta 1.8.

Information that is included in that article (plus, I remember them removing the Far Lands back around when I first got into Minecraft ) says that. ("The Far Lands were the area that formed the "edge" of the "infinite" map in versions prior to Beta 1.8")

Really? News to me. Cheers

There is a border which you cant travel past, I have been sad enough to report to the furthest co-ordinates you can. However someone did the maths on how long it would take to get there legitimetly. It was in the years and that was just travelling in a straight line stopping for nothing.

The Minecraft world generation isn't infinite, but it might as well be given how freaking far it actually goes.

 Grey Templar wrote:
The Minecraft world generation isn't infinite, but it might as well be given how freaking far it actually goes.

It is next update.

 Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:
Hmm.. now that I hear PC Minecraft has an infinite spawning world.. I am suddenly more interested in making the jump from console to PC... however wonder if anyone could help me a sec.

I did the free trial on PC about a month ago and one of the silly differences that quickly did my head in was the fact with the PC you have to construct your tools in the box every single time.. seems daft but after playing the console with a one click your done set up all this time, the PC way seems clunky and time consuming to me. I had a look for mods, but there are so bloody many (which is a good thing long term) that I thought I'd just check if anyone here already use's one they could pass on to me, so I can go straight to a mod that does what I want it to.

It seems most people picked up on your first point about infinite worlds and didn't answer your query about crafting.

The PC version has always had the crafting grid. It's not that difficult to use once you get used to the more common recipes. On the XBox it would be really tedious to use the crafting grid with a controller, so they made a different interface.

There are a few shortcuts already included in the game that you can use to make working with the crafting grid a lot easier. Like clicking and dragging with a stack of blocks to evenly distribute them across the slots you drag over. Here's a good list: http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/1a7md9/list_of_all_15_inventory_keyboard_shortcuts_feel/

As for mods to make it easier, one of the most popular ones is NEI (Not Enough Items).
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1279956-chickenbones-mods
It's a client side only mod, so you can have it installed and still join servers. If you're playing single player survival, just make sure it's set to recipe mode and not cheat mode. (The latter just gives you items rather than showing the recipes).

With NEI if you have all the required recipe components in your inventory and lookup the recipe in NEI, you can shift+click the little ? icon to automatically place everything into the crafting grid in the correct locations.

Do note that not everything has to be crafted in the crafting table.

Anything which only requires a 4x4 grid can be constructed "by hand" in your inventory. So none of the tools, but torches and other smaller things can be made there.

Well, shears can be crafted in the personal 'table'. That may or may not count as a 'tool'.

They count as "could have made a sword instead" or "was going to make a bucket"

 Grey Templar wrote:
They count as "could have made a sword instead" or "was going to make a bucket"

Uh, I use shears..

 Ian Sturrock wrote:
Brill.

Thanks for all the work on the tunnel. I wasn't expecting the extra effort past the Jungle Portal,

The floor and roof are 99% finished and the walls just need Cobblestone, which I don't have and Netherbrick/Fence, which I think there's enough left. Though the end of the tunnel that connects to my far off land doesn't line up to the pattern, so I hope you know how to make it look good.

As a tiny thanks, there's 4 stacks of Nether Quartz in the supplies you can have.

...also, you're Sleitusmithr, right?

Hey, no worries at all -- the North Tunnel was always my project, so I feel a responsibility to ensure it is fully finished and looks consistent as far north as it goes. I also find the whole process of building it quite relaxing, which is always good...

I will bring the cobble! I am actually starting to run out, for I think the first time in my Minecrafting days.

I'll see what I can do about matching the pattern, though it's probably not a huge deal at the very end of the line.

Many, many thanks for the quartz! I use loads of that at Sacred Mountain, so it'll definitely come in handy.

Yeah, Sleitusmithr is me.

 thenoobbomb wrote:

 Grey Templar wrote:
They count as "could have made a sword instead" or "was going to make a bucket"

Uh, I use shears..

I use them too, but 99% of the time when I make a pair of shears it was by accident.

I'venever made one by accident..

I made like 30 at once, because I had so much Iron I could afford it.

I've made a bucket instead of shears before. I was left with 1 ingot. I still didn't get my shears.

OK, I think the Great North Tunnel is finished again... Lotet and I extended it around 300 blocks in the last few days, taking it all the way north to -708 in the Nether, or over 4000 blocks from Spawn in the regular world!

Lotet, you'll need to light a few of the netherwrack braziers (my flint and steel ran out), and maybe neaten up the join to your tunnel slightly, but otherwise it's good to use I think.

Where's the end portal?

Abouts. We cleared the End a while ago, but Darkinnit wasn't recording or something so it was agreed to reset the boss fight and come back later. So, if you want to to go the End then you'll have to organise a party and inform Darkinnit (I mean if people are even caring now, how long has it been since the first time the Dragon was killed?). I'm assuming the Dragon's still there though, I don't know if someone's gone in and slapped it with a kipper lately.

Nope, the Dragon is still there, as all 3 Portals have been found and are unlit (as far as I know). The one the raiding party used was turned off for some reason.

I just wanted Ender Pearls. I lost a looting 3 sword to a lag death.

Speaking of said lag death, are lag deaths refundable item wise? Like will Darkinnit refund your items?

Nope. Its covered in the Dakka Minecraft FAQ.

Lag is part of the game.

It depends on the type of lag. If it's your Internet connection at fault (or brother/friend/dog downloading torrents in the other room), then it's not my fault and impossible to prove it was lag from my end.

If it's server side lag (everyone online is noticing it) give me the time it happened and I'll check the server's vitals at that time. If it's confirmed I'll return the items because it wasn't your fault. I have done this before, I'm not always a mean old miser. :-)

I was on last night and (for me at least) it was REALLY laggy. That was when I lost my stuff. I know at least 1 other person was on when I died

It was sometime after 9:00 PM ESTNot sure on the exact time

 Overlord Thraka wrote:
I was on last night and (for me at least) it was REALLY laggy. That was when I lost my stuff. I know at least 1 other person was on when I died

It was sometime after 9:00 PM ESTNot sure on the exact time

Yup, looks like something was lagging the server a tad at that point. Sorry about that. I've rolled back your playerdata to the point I think you died. Let me know if all's good or if I got it wrong.

Thanks a bunch! I'd hate to lose all that Diamond!

Say, would I be able to get the world seed please?

I've been touring a lot of players settlements and learned a lot about positioning, using the land, moving the land, scale and detail. But the area I want to build on has lots of water, hills, cliffs and a fissure, making it hard to plan. Also because I can't see it on the dakka map.

Does /seed not work?

 4oursword wrote:
Does /seed not work?

When I try it says something along the lines of 'you don't have permission to use that code mate'

I wonder if it says "mate" at the end of the sentence because I have the language set to Australian.

I dont think dark likes giving out the seeds normally until after the world has been on gone.