Housecraft! (or Minepets!)

MrNeonShot · Post by **MrNeonShot** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 12:12 pm

The problem with changing the size of the textures is that people with a computer like mine won't be able to use it.
I can't have one of those 64x textures.

In other news, 1.7.4 has just been released. The update includes a twitch plug in, where you can record your gameplay directly in minecraft, and upload it directly to twitch.

Soon enough, we can record updates for the Minepets forum!

So, when will we be able to work on the map?

yellowcrash10 · Post by **yellowcrash10** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:12 pm

MrNeonShot wrote:The problem with changing the size of the textures is that people with a computer like mine won't be able to use it.
I can't have one of those 64x textures.

In other news, 1.7.4 has just been released. The update includes a twitch plug in, where you can record your gameplay directly in minecraft, and upload it directly to twitch.

Soon enough, we can record updates for the Minepets forum!

So, when will we be able to work on the map?

I don't know how high resolution textures work. I didn't even know you could do that without mods.
That's pretty cool!

We'll be able to work on the map when someone (or I) get(s) around to making a world painter map. I also won't be able to work on anything until this weekend because of end-of-semester projects that are designed to crush you under their size...

MrNeonShot · Post by **MrNeonShot** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:29 pm

Ahh. I can't do the world painter, but I suggest Rook, because he knows more about it than any of us.

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 11:53 am

MrNeonShot wrote:The problem with changing the size of the textures is that people with a computer like mine won't be able to use it.
I can't have one of those 64x textures.

Oh, really? That's a shame

... well I guess I'll make a seperate version, what's the maximum size for the sprites and textures for you?

MrNeonShot · Post by **MrNeonShot** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:22 pm

Or, you can make an 8x version, a 32x version, and a 64x version.

yellowcrash10 · Post by **yellowcrash10** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:50 pm

CHAOKOCartoons wrote: Oh, really? That's a shame ... well I guess I'll make a seperate version, what's the maximum size for the sprites and textures for you?

Are you sure you aren't using a mod that lets you use high resolution textures?

Post by **Render** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 2:20 pm

yellowcrash10 wrote:
CHAOKOCartoons wrote:Oh, really? That's a shame ... well I guess I'll make a seperate version, what's the maximum size for the sprites and textures for you?
Are you sure you aren't using a mod that lets you use high resolution textures?

It's not needed anymore since 1.6.
But I can recommend to use OptiFine. Many things can be adjusted to improve the performance.

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 2:25 pm

wait, I'm using a 64x laptop. most of the sprites are around 500x500 pixels... does that mean I could only do 250x250 for a 32x laptop?
EDIT) also, what's OptiFine?

yellowcrash10 · Post by **yellowcrash10** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 2:28 pm

Render wrote:It's not needed anymore since 1.6.

Cool! I didn't know that.

CHAOKOCartoons wrote:wait, I'm using a 64x laptop. most of the sprites are around 500x500 pixels... does that mean I could only do 250x250 for a 32x laptop?

I don't think the dimensions of the textures matters. Right? Right?
Right?

MrNeonShot · Post by **MrNeonShot** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 4:05 pm

I'm not sure...

jrodsqod · Post by **jrodsqod** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 4:59 pm

CHAOKOCartoons wrote:also, what's OptiFine?

OptiFine is a mod designed to optimize your CPU's energy and graphics levels while playing MC.
FOR INSTANCE:
You can turn off running water or lava. (Make it non-moving)
You can adjust render distance by slider bar, instead of strictly choosing between tiny, short, medium, far.
You can turn off that fog you see in the distance.
Other cool things that you can fully customise when it comes to graphics and gameplay.
As a result, IT REDUCES LAG!!!
(Especially for large projects, which is the reason I've got it

)

I still only have 1.4.7 for the time being, and I know that Optifine has probably gotten WAY more customizable since the release I have.
It's sometimes a must for server players, as there is a lot going on, and you don't want to lag.

Hedronal · Post by **Hedronal** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 5:10 pm

jrodsqod wrote:
CHAOKOCartoons wrote:also, what's OptiFine?
OptiFine is a mod designed to optimize your CPU's energy and graphics levels while playing MC.
FOR INSTANCE:
You can turn off running water or lava. (Make it non-moving)
You can adjust render distance by slider bar, instead of strictly choosing between tiny, short, medium, far.
You can turn off that fog you see in the distance.
Other cool things that you can fully customise when it comes to graphics and gameplay.
As a result, IT REDUCES LAG!!!
(Especially for large projects, which is the reason I've got it )

I still only have 1.4.7 for the time being, and I know that Optifine has probably gotten WAY more customizable since the release I have.
It's sometimes a must for server players, as there is a lot going on, and you don't want to lag.

Optifine's versatility is useful for lag reducing, though I personally don't use it much. (Now at least) A note on it making water and lava cease motion: this applies to the textures only, the fluids themselves still function as before. Optifine has other lag-reducing features of note, such as the ability to be selective about which particles you see beyond 'all/some/none' Interestingly its sliding bar for render distance is still more refined than the vanilla one implemented in 1.7

MrNeonShot · Post by **MrNeonShot** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 5:17 pm

From what I remember, you need a dual core processor in order for it to do more good than harm on your computer.

Post by **Render** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 7:36 pm

Nice features are also to disable the rendering of the weather which helps a lot on weak computers or only switching off the rain splash what turns off the rain-noise. Also better grass and snow as well as connected textures (glass, bookshelfs, ...) are supported. You can turn out the bedrock fog, etc.
Optifine can be found here.

MrNeonShot · Post by **MrNeonShot** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 2:15 pm

I just made a twitch account!
Since I'm iced in at home, I'll be playing minecraft... right now.
I'll be playing on the Naruto Ninja Chronicles.

Edit: I am currently not playing any more.

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 4:54 pm

Guy's look at this sweet startup thing I did!

yellowcrash10 · Post by **yellowcrash10** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 5:25 pm

CHAOKOCartoons wrote:Guy's look at this sweet startup thing I did!

That is AWESOME!

PSA: I should have time today and tomorrow to work on the server. I didn't have very much time this week, and I definitely won't next week. After next week, I'll have plenty of time to work on it!

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 5:27 pm

yellowcrash10 wrote:PSA: I should have time today and tomorrow to work on the server. I didn't have very much time this week, and I definitely won't next week. After next week, I'll have plenty of time to work on it!

WINTER BREAK BOEEEEEY!

Happiness Designer · Post by **Happiness Designer** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 5:30 pm

yellowcrash10 wrote:
CHAOKOCartoons wrote:Guy's look at this sweet startup thing I did!

That is AWESOME!

PSA: I should have time today and tomorrow to work on the server. I didn't have very much time this week, and I definitely won't next week. After next week, I'll have plenty of time to work on it!

Cool beans. I've just been PvPing while waiting :3
Also, epic job Chaoko!

yellowcrash10 · Post by **yellowcrash10** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 5:43 pm

CHAOKOCartoons wrote: WINTER BREAK BOEEEEEY!

YEAHUH!

MrNeonShot · Post by **MrNeonShot** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 5:57 pm

Awesome picture!

Happiness Designer · Post by **Happiness Designer** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 6:26 pm

Ok, here's the deal for my schedule in the next month.
For the next week I'm insanely busy with a huge project so I'll be busy. Then I'm on winter break for a few weeks where I'll be going to Florida, where they do have internet, so I can get on at night when I'm not at the pool and bean chilling. Afterwards I'm pretty much free except for the presentation of the big project.

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 8:04 pm

Uh-oh, I found something out about texturing blocks with a larger scale than 16x16. the image will look good upclose, but from far away you can see through the world when looking at the outside of the block.

So we won't be able to do anything too fancy with blocks...

EDIT) oh no wait, I forgot that it had to be 256x256, 128x128, 64x64, or 32x32 exactly.

Post by **Render** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:51 am

The startuplogo is really nice.

To make the chicken be the what chicken shouldn't be too much of a problem. What do you think about Karishad being the tameable wolves? Having pet Karis would be great, or?

Hedronal · Post by **Hedronal** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:21 pm

Render wrote:The startuplogo is really nice.

To make the chicken be the what chicken shouldn't be too much of a problem. What do you think about Karishad being the tameable wolves? Having pet Karis would be great, or?

Alternative: Have the wolves be the wolves. It may be a bit harder to tell, but we do already know what their pups look like, whereas Kari would just be a smaller him.

Post by **Render** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 1:46 pm

The small wolves are also only smaller wolves and have no separate texture.

I would prefer small Karis to tame.

Hedronal · Post by **Hedronal** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:55 pm

Render wrote:The small wolves are also only smaller wolves and have no separate texture.

I would prefer small Karis to tame.

True enough, and I agree to their distinctiveness.

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:34 pm

So should the wolves always look like Kari or just when they're tamed?

Post by **Render** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:38 pm

hmmm... good question.

Hedronal · Post by **Hedronal** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 6:16 pm

CHAOKOCartoons wrote:So should the wolves always look like Kari or just when they're tamed?

Raccoon before, Kari after?

Post by **Render** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:25 pm

That's cool.

copper · Post by **copper** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:21 pm

Korakc wrote:Ok, here's the deal for my schedule in the next month.
For the next week I'm insanely busy with a huge project so I'll be busy. Then I'm on winter break for a few weeks where I'll be going to Florida, where they do have internet, so I can get on at night when I'm not at the pool and bean chilling. Afterwards I'm pretty much free except for the presentation of the big project.

As a Florida native, I can attest that we do indeed have internet here.

This is looking good guys! Makes me want to join minecraft to attend! Almost anyway, I will wait for your final product first.

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:36 pm

I'ma' still workin' on the aminals, in the meantime LOOK AT THESE AWESOME BLOCK TEXTURES!

Post by **Render** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 6:24 am

Ah, nice.

And the grass is looking much better now, before it was just a plain green surface. Can you make some additional lines like the black ones but in other shades of green so that there is more sructure?

What's the green thing on the left?

Do you have all type of brooms now?

Ideas:
Make the bread a pizza and the bed either a dog basket like Peanut's or that Garfield's like box that Tiger has.

Happiness Designer · Post by **Happiness Designer** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:18 am

copper wrote:
Korakc wrote:Ok, here's the deal for my schedule in the next month.
For the next week I'm insanely busy with a huge project so I'll be busy. Then I'm on winter break for a few weeks where I'll be going to Florida, where they do have internet, so I can get on at night when I'm not at the pool and bean chilling. Afterwards I'm pretty much free except for the presentation of the big project.

As a Florida native, I can attest that we do indeed have internet here.

This is looking good guys! Makes me want to join minecraft to attend! Almost anyway, I will wait for your final product first.

We usually go to Long Boat Key.

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 3:26 pm

Render wrote:Ah, nice. And the grass is looking much better now, before it was just a plain green surface. Can you make some additional lines like the black ones but in other shades of green so that there is more sructure?

What's the green thing on the left?

Do you have all type of brooms now?

Ideas:
Make the bread a pizza and the bed either a dog basket like Peanut's or that Garfield's like box that Tiger has.

1) Will do
2) My shrine to THE GREAT KITSUINE
3) Well, there's the normal broom and then the "thrifty" broom (diamond sword). All the other weapons are the pitchfork, Spike's heavenly scythe, and Karishad's spear.
4) Also will do
5) Now I have to re texture the bed... again.

MrNeonShot · Post by **MrNeonShot** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:21 pm

The texture pack is now looking like an original pack.
Aaand now I don't have a distinctive job any more...

Maybe I can try my hand at the skins...

Edit:
Oh, that's right! I'll be the live streamer for those who can't play!
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/mrneonshot

yellowcrash10 · Post by **yellowcrash10** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 6:26 pm

Notice to everyone working on the Minepets! project: Due to final exams, I will not be able to check the forums or work on the server. This will last until Saturday, December 21st. Sorry :/

Also, if someone wants to do the World Painter thing, it's up for grabs. Otherwise, let me know what you want the world to look like.

Post by **Render** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:18 pm

yellowcrash10 wrote:Notice to everyone working on the Minepets! project: Due to final exams, I will not be able to check the forums or work on the server. This will last until Saturday, December 21st. Sorry :/

Never mind, take your time. Good Luck! Qapla’

Cam-Mac · Post by **Cam-Mac** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:22 pm

I'll try World Painter if no one is available. If you have any suggestions for the map, let me know.