Wednesday 26 December 2012

Community Update: Black Ops II, Minecraft Status and More!

Hi guys!

Mario here with a Community Update on some things you may not be realising!

BLACK OPS II WITH MARIO IS RELEASED!
Yup, I released a website to help any of you guys that have Black Ops II! It will feature classes, guides, patch updates and more! You can check it out by clicking here!

BLACK OPS II LIVESTREAMS COMING SOON!
Luckily, in Black Ops II, there's a way you can livestream games from a console (in my case, from a PS3) onto YouTube, so I'll be able to livestream some Black Ops II content for everyone! Best of all, it SHOULD render on YouTube, making the video mine! This means that I can make Black Ops II content that isn't 2 minutes long, for your enjoyment. The sad part: no commentary still, and each video will be a minimum of 15 minutes long, so if you don't like Black Ops II, terribly sorry!

SO, HOW DOES THIS AFFECT MINECRAFT?
To be honest, it doesn't affect my love of Minecraft at all! I'll still be posting Minecraft content, keeping you filled in on this website, and playing on multiplayer servers. I will just be splitting my time between the two games, plus my real life as well!

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Wednesday 5 December 2012

Informing you Now...

Hi guys!

Mario here with a bit of news!

Soon, I'll be getting a brand new PS3 which is coming with Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Once this happens, I may not post for the rest of 2012. This is because I want to get a boost-start in BO2, PLUS it looks very addicting!

Just letting you know now, just in case...

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Game Review #2: PlanetSide 2!

Hi guys!

Mario here with my second Game Review!

This time, it's an FPS (first-person shooter). This one's called PlanetSide 2, and has been published by SOE (Sony Online Entertainment). This FPS is set in space, and is a sort of King of the Hill-style game. This is first-person shooter, MMO style!

QUICK NOTICE: Do NOT download this game if your computer is too slow to handle it. My computer should handle it around 20-30 frames with 2 cores and the graphics card NVidia GeForce  7025, which could run Team Fortress 2 at a decent 22 frames.

When you first create your character, you'll have to make a choice: which one of the three empires will you join? There's the Terran Republic, the Vanu Sovereignty (Vaa-noo-sov-run-tee) and the New Conglomerate. Each empire has different colours: TR has red, VS is purple and NC have blue. Choose wisely, as this is your final choice (Note: you can make more than one character in the game, so you can try out all three empires). Then, you can sort out your online name.

The aim of the game is to capture three continents, full of bases and other players trying to hunt you down and kill you. Since this is a first-person shooter, there ARE other people. Here's the 6 classes you can play:


  • Combat Medic
  • Light Assault
  • Heavy Assault
  • Engineer
  • MAX
  • Infiltrator

You may have to play around for a bit to figure out your favorite class, but it's best to play all six.

You can also create vehicles to travel around in! Tanks, trucks and helicopters are the types of vehicle you may gather. There is also a vehicle designed to carry multiple soldiers onto the battlefield. You can also deploy yourself into a location, but bare in mind you are visible whilst doing so. An example of a New Conglomerate vehicle, the Galaxy:

The graphics are very high to my awareness, as I haven't finished the download of this game yet (around 130MB away).

Anyways, if you guys want to see more, I might post some stuff on YouTube or do livestreams, as I hear you can livestream from in-game!

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Monday 3 December 2012

My Thoughts on The End of the World...

Hi guys!

Mario here with something that has drove me up the wall!

Everyone is saying the world will end this year. This is because some people created a calendar that only went up to 21st December 2012. My theory:

These people, the Mayans, were never described as magical as far as I'm aware. They could not have bound their calendar to the Sun or the Earth's Core. Thus, my calendar goes up to December 31st 2012. That would mean the world for me would end then. People think the world will end because of ONE CALENDAR!

If my theory has been flawed by a scientist, I don't really care...this is my opinion, I'll stick by it!

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Tuesday 27 November 2012

Server Spotlight: MC The Walls!

Hi guys!

Mario here with another Server Spotlight!

This time, it's MC: The Walls! Now, I think I've reviewed a Walls server already, but I'm pretty sure it closed down, PLUS this one is a lot more smooth!

If you've never played the Walls before, it's a game where you have 15 minutes to collect as many resources as you can, and then the walls will drop and players must fight to the death to ensure their team wins!

On this server, the playstyle is a little more different. There are 4 teams, each with 10 players on. There HAS to be 40 players online, otherwise the game will not start. At the spawn of each corner there are around 5 chests, each containing items (Bows, arrows etc.) and Emeralds, which can be used later. Gathering resources is the same, but different...

Team 1
Team 1 spawns in a Forest biome, with lots of trees, a rather big lake which flows randomly, and a couple of hills to craft and smelt a little more securely. There are massive delves in the lake which lead into cave systems, in which you can easily collect resources. Remember, there are ores hidden through walls randomly, so don't be put down if there aren't any visible ores!
Pros - has lots of wood, massive water supply for trolling enemies
Cons - not many cave systems, visible ores etc.

Team 2
Team 2 spawn in an Extreme Hills biome, with a couple of big hill. There are trees scattered around everywhere for your basic supply of wood, and the giant hill which is great for a base, storing items etc. There are some ravines that don't reveal much cave systems. You may have to dig to find a cave system, abandoned mine, etc.
Pros - quite a lot of wood, ravines to make trenches, a couple of hidden dungeons
Cons - dungeons are filled with traps, a lot of zombie spawning, not many visible cave systems

Team 3
Team 3 spawns in a Jungle biome, or I call it an Insane Jungle biome. The trees are massive, with gigantic roots hanging out all over the place. There are a couple of cave systems 

IP: Check http://www.mcthewalls.com for all the available servers

MORE SOON!!

Saturday 17 November 2012

Server Spotlight: Black Ops 2 Zombies in Minecraft!

Hi guys!

Mario here with a new Server Spotlight!

So, are you in my position:

I am most likely getting a PS3 for Christmas. From the day I posted this, that's over a month away. If I manage to get this PS3, it's gonna come with Black Ops 2. Now, whilst that's all good, the problem HERE is this: I don't wanna wait a month. Frankly, I wouldn't wait a week. So what can I do? Minecraft can't have Black Ops 2...OR CAN IT?

Yup, it can! This server puts Black Ops 2 Zombies into Minecraft! In case you don't know what Zombies is, it's a gamemode in Black Ops games in which you fight off waves of zombies. Normally, you would use a gun, but you use swords in Minecraft.

And it's not just Mob Arena! Oh no, there's lots of things from BlOps2 on this server as well...

Pack-a-Punch: Yes, you can Pack-a-Punch a sword! If you've never heard of Call of Duty, Pack-a-Punching is upgrading a gun, or in our case a sword, to make it better. It's rather costly, but worth it!
Barriers: Zombies will sometimes spawn behind wooden doors. They will try to break down the wooden doors, or barriers if you want to refer to Black Ops. If the zombies break down the barrier, they can walk through. It costs 40 points to repair a barrier, and it makes sure zombies don't escape from that barred place!
Item Sign: You can buy extra item which will be placed on random walls throughout the maps. These can have food and weapons on them!
Perk-a-Cola: A Perk-a-Cola machine is a 3-block tall structure which works like this. There will be 2 wools and a Redstone Lamp. If the lamp is on, you can use the machine. If it is off, you can't. A Perk-a-Cola gives you the given perk for 30 seconds (to name some are Quick Revive, Mule Kick and Juggernog)
Access New Areas: There will be iron doors which you can open by spending points. The prices vary from 750 to up to 3000 points!
Reviving: If a player loses all his/her hearts, they will glitch into the ground. A message appears in chat saying '[PlayerName] is down! You have 15 seconds to revive him!'. If you right click on a player and stay near them, you will revive them, and they will come back into the game!
Mystery Box: The Mystery Box is a box that can give you any random item, from a Wood Sword to Potions to a top-class Diamond Sword!

The zombies also hit harder! With no armor on, 1 zombie hit does 3 FULL HEARTS OF DAMAGE! That means 4 hits and you are DOWN, SON! There will sometimes be Attack Dogs (Angry Wolves) as well, so watch out for them!

That's just about everything! Now the IP: zombies.pu-mc.com

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Sunday 11 November 2012

MCInfected v1.2 Released!

Hi guys!

Mario here with an MCInfected update!

The team at MCInfected recently updated ONE of their servers to their latest version (for testing). Here's the updates added:

NEW MAPS
They released some new maps! Their are 3 new maps and a replacement: Sealand, Getaway and Lookout are the new maps, and there is a new version of Erosion (I hope it's better than the old one...).

NEW KITS
There are new kits for donors! Unfortunately, the new kits DO require the highest donor rank, Elite, which you need to donate $50 to get (or around £30 in GBP), which is rather expensive. The new kits do not have full details yet, but there is a Wither Skeleton, an Iron Golem and a Witch.

NEW MESSAGE OF THE DAY
The new Message of the Day is dynamic, and shows what stage the server is in and what map is being/going to be played. The options are:

- Ingame - means there is a map being played, you'll spawn in-map as a Zombie
- Voting - means voting has started, you'll spawn in the Parkour area as a Human
- Starting - means the game has started, you'll spawn in-map as a Human

NEW PRESTIGE REWARDS
I am literally obsessed with servers in which playing more will give you more rewards, so I love the new prestige rewards you can get:

zPower (2 tokens) - Spawn with a stronger sword as a zombie (can be Wood, Stone or Iron)
Scavenger (2 tokens) - A chance to gain some loot from killing a zombie
Blast Shield (1 token) - Shortens all grenade effects

BUG FIXES
- You can no longer poison yourself
- Fixed void death

Currently, the only server that has these updates is: s5.mcinfected.com

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner


Community Update: New YouTube Series, Curiosity Patch and More!

Hi guys!

Mario here with a Community Update!

NEW YOUTUBE SERIES!
There WILL be a new YouTube series coming out: it WILL be a building series, I just need to figure out whether to do it in Creative or Survival mode...remember, you could help choose by leaving a comment!

CURIOSITY PATCH TODAY (11/11/12)!
Today is (supposedly) the day when 22Cans are releasing a new patch for their app, Curiosity: What's Inside the Cube? There were 2 major bugs that were/are going to be patched, which are:

  • There was only one worldwide server, so it became really awkward to join the server
  • Coins did not save, and you would lose lots of coins by quitting the game

These 2 bugs should be patched when the update is released!

-Mariobros980

Obsidian Miner

Friday 9 November 2012

Free App Friday #1 - Curiosity: What's Inside the Cube?

Hi guys!

Mario here with FAF on the Minecraftia!

This week, it's an app that thousands have discovered: Curiosity - What's Inside the Cube? Now, the way I am going to describe the app is going to make it sound quite boring, but believe me: the things that sound boring are always addictive. You basically get a massive cube (and if it was to scale, it would probably fill New York) and your aim to break it down. However, it isn't as simple as tap the cube to shatter a layer: no, each layer has around 100 million TINY little 'cubelets', microscopic squares. You have to tap these, one by one, until the whole layer is shattered. Only then may you start working on the next layer. Don't worry, when you're online, any of cubelets tapped by others are recorded onto your phone, so it won't take you forever! There are approximately 64 BILLION cubelets on the whole cube, which adds up to:

64 billion divided by 100 million = 640 LAYERS!!!

So, 640 layers of 100 million tiny squares...this game is gonna take months to complete! However, there is apparently a life-changing prize hidden to the player that can break the last cubelet on the cube. I doubt it's anything special, I think it'll be a message saying 'Patience is a virtue' (you should get the joke if you know basic comedy). 

And each layer is also a unique colour or pattern. Here's the currently known colours:

Layer 1 - Black
Layer 2 - Green
Layer 3 - Orangey-Brown

I will post an update whenever a new layer is found, which won't be very often considering there are only about (approximately) 200,000 people that log on a day. Actually, more math...

100 million divided by 200,000 = an approx of 500 cubelets broken by an average player per day!

You can also buy items from a shop, using the coins you earn from breaking cubelets:

Firecracker - 5,000 coins - Place down firecrackers then touch them to set them off. See how long you can keep them going to achieve maximum destruction (4 Uses in 1 Buy).
Bomb - 115,000 coins - For a limited time each of your taps will set off a bomb, if you're fast enough to cause huge amounts of destruction (lasts 8 seconds).
Iron Chisel - 300,000 coins - Become more curious. Upgrade (for a limited time) by the power of 3, now each touch destroys 9 cubelets (lasts 5 hours).
Steel Chisel - 1,000,000 coins - The truly curious, require truly destructive power. Upgrade to super steel and take out a massive 25 cubelets per touch (lasts 7 hours).
Diamond Chisel - 3,000,000,000 coins - The ultimate in power, the ultimate in curiosity. Surely no one will be curious enough to gain the awesome power of Diamond (lasts 22 hours, 22 mins and 22 secs).


Only 500! Obviously, that's only an approx, some will break more, some will break less! I have broken (at the time of posting) around 600 cubelets so far! How many have you?

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Community Update: Computer, Forum and ALPHA!

Hi guys!

Mario here with another Community Update!

MY COMPUTER!
Hooray! My computer decided to work! If Paint.NET downloads, I can start on Kalo and Hullcity whilst I edit myself on Paint.NET

THE FORUMS AND ALPHA!
Now, once Paint.NET installs, I can begin my first Minecraftia ALPHA previewers. Remember, you NEED a Blogger account in order to win, and if no-one enters, then I'll just begin myself!

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Wednesday 7 November 2012

This Is What Happens When My Computer Acts Up...

Hi guys!

Mario here with a kind of Community Update!

my computer...
Yes, it is so depressing I simply refuse to put the title in caps. My computer has been acting up BIG TIME...like, if you played on my computer 2 weeks ago, and then play on it now, you'd be able to tell the difference like chocolate and apples. My computer is horrifically stupid at the moment; it is impossible to multi-task on it, and my UAC (User Account Control) is stupid. My virus protection, MSE, is also being an idiot, by turning off when my computer does. Anyways, I might not get it fixed for a while, so please bear with me (no videos etc.) THERE WILL STILL BE BLOG POSTS, I HAVE MY LAPTOP!!!

THE MARIO TOP CHARTS!
Every month on the 10th, I will list my 10 favourite Minecraft-related songs. This month will be on Saturday, and the rest will be on the 10th of every month. If a song is highlighted green, it has moved up, if it is red it has moved down. If it's black, it's stayed where it was.

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Sunday 4 November 2012

Community Update: Forum Works, 4000 Views and More!

Hi guys!

Mario here with quite a big Community Update!

OBSIDIAN MINERS COMMUNITY FORUM IN THE WORKS!
I have quite a bit of spare time now, so I will try to make progress in the forums. I will have a section of the forum for General Chat, Minecraft News, Minecraft Servers and more!

4000 VIEWS!
Yup, the site reached 4000 views total today! As a celebration, I will be releasing the first chance for 2 lucky winners to get access to the Minecraftia ALPHA, which is still under the work!

MINECRAFT GRAPHICS, ANYONE?
Well, I've finished drawing me in Minecraft, and here's the actual sketched drawing (this isn't the finished product):


















I'm sorry it's quite hard to see, but this is the version that came straight from my scanner. I've also finished Crazy, and he's in 2D with a bit of a weird sword, but don't worry, I'll draw another version soon!

So, I was thinking about opening a graphic shop if these drawings come out nicely! The word shop is used wrong when I use it: everything would be FREE! There may later be some kind of donation process which would give you things, but my aim is to provide all my Minecraft content free!

CRAZY'S NEW WEBSITE!
So, Crazy just opened a new website today, called Minecraft BOOM. Check it out here! There isn't much on it right now, but it'll soon brighten up!

MY BIRTHDAY!
Yes, today is my birthday! Don't ask me how old I am, I don't answer private questions (don't ask me why either). I am typing this on my birthday after playing Minecraft lots and just having a chill day :D

MINECRAFTIA ALPHA: YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!
Around the site in the next few days, you may find a couple of blocks! This is because I SHOULD be starting YOUR CHANCE to win access to the Minecraftia ALPHA, a work-in-progress website which, if it looks better, should replace this Minecraftia's page. DON'T WORRY, ALL THE POSTS WILL STILL BE HERE!!! The website will just look different.

I'm also going to look into learning HTML/CCS, so I can code my own awesomeness into the site :)

Sorry this was so long, just a lot of stuff to update!

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Saturday 3 November 2012

Server Spotlight: MCPvP's Call of Duty in Minecraft!

Hi guys!

Mario here with a new Server Spotlight!

However, before I begin, I'd like to say goodbye to Battle for Conwy Castle, one of the most amazing CTF servers yet. Unfortunately, the owner Rockslide is going to have to close the server as he cannot work and run a 24/7 server at the same time, and he said he 'needs to live somehow'. Thank you Rockslide, you helped me become a lot better PvPer. If only someone could carry on what has become a sensation, coming up to 9th on Minestatus!

Now on with the Server Spotlight! You may have heard of MCPvP before. If you haven't, they're an amazing group of servers, who have 7 different types of server:

  • Hardcore PvP: Survival, except with custom plugins coded with PvP in mind
  • Elite PvP: Premium PvP server, enchaned combat, economy, no potions or enchants
  • Capture the Flag: Pretty simple; Capture the Flag and take it back to your base
  • Hunger Games: Pretty much Survival Games, except you can break anything
  • Kit PvP: Start out with basic gear, you upgrade it as you fight
  • Deathban: The most extremely hardcore Minecraft server ever conceived
And now...Call of Duty in Minecraft! That's right, you don't even need any mods!

When you first login, you will get a message asking if you would like a texture pack installed automagically. Click YES ALWAYS!!! If you don't, you won't know what gun you are holding!
There are quite a few different guns: there's snipers, shotguns, automatics and pistols. Here's the list:

SNIPERS
L118A
Dragunov
BARRET50c
MSR

PISTOLS
USP45
M9
Magnum
Desert Eagle

SHOTGUNS
M1014
SPAS12
AA12
Model 1887

AUTOMATICS
M16
M4A1
AK47
FAMAS

They are, however, adding a few more in the months to come. Anyways, there are 30 levels and I BELIEVE there's a Prestige, but I don't know. Anyways, here are the ranks:

Lvl 0 - NUB <--- lol, get it?
Lvl 1 - PVT - Private
Lvl 2 - PV2 - Private 2
Lvl 3 - PFC - Private First Class
Lvl 4 - SPC - Specialist
Lvl 5 - CPL - Corporal

Lvl 6 - SGT - Sergeant
Lvl 7 - SSG - Staff Sergeant
Lvl 8 - SFC - Sergeant First Class
Lvl 9 - MSG - Major Sergeant
Lvl 10 - 1SG - 1st Sergeant
Lvl 11 - SGM - Sergeant Major
Lvl 12 - CSM - Command Sergeant Major
Lvl 13 - SMA - Sergeant Major of Army
Lvl 14 - WO1 - Warrant Officer 1
Lvl 15 - CW2 - Chief Warrant 2
Lvl 16 - CW3 - Chief Warrant 3
Lvl 17 - CW4 - Chief Warrant 4
Lvl 18 - CW5 - Chief Warrant 5
Lvl 19 - 2LT - 2nd Lieutenant
Lvl 20 - 1LT - 1st Lieutenant
Lvl 21 - CPT - Captain
Lvl 22 - MAJ - Major
Lvl 23 - LTC - Lieutenant Colonel
Lvl 24 - COL - Colonel
Lvl 25 - BG - Brigadier General
Lvl 26 - MG - Major General
Lvl 27 - LTG - Lieutenant General
Lvl 28 - GEN - General of Army
Lvl 29 - MLG - Major League Gaming
Lvl 30 - PRO - Pro

Your rank is your prefix in the chat as well (just the 3 letter abreviation, not the full name).

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Server Spotlight: MCPvP's KitPvP!

Hi guys!

Mario here with another Server Spotlight!

In this Server Spotlight, I'll be talking about MCPvP and, in general, their KitPvP server.

If you don't know what MCPvP is, it is a website which (currently) has 7 PvP servers, only 1 of which is for Premium members. These servers are:

  • Hardcore PvP - Minecraft Survival server, with plugins custom-coded with PvP in mind!
  • Elite PvP - PREMIUM MEMBERS ONLY! Survival server with enhanced combat, economy AND no potion effects/enchants.
  • Capture the Flag - Just simple Capture the Flag; get the flag and return it to your flag. First team to five captures wins!
  • Hunger Games - This is just Hunger Games, except you can break any blocks, smelt, craft, enchant etc.
  • Deathban - You get 5 mins of invisibility. After that, players will be able to see you and kill you. Gold Nuggets represent the amount of blocks you may break. If you die, you get a 10 minute Deathban
  • There are 2 MORE SERVERS! I will talk about KitPvP in this Spotlight, and then another awesome server in another Spotlight...

Anyways, KitPvP is probably my favourite MCPvP server. You start out with about 15 bowls of Mushroom Soup, a Diamond Sword and full Iron Armor. Mushroom Soup HEALS you, it does not give you hunger. It heals by 3.5 - 4 hearts. The aim is to kill people. That's IT! This is PURE PvP!

However, it doesn't end there! You earn a certain amount of credits, the money on the server, every time you kill someone. This is based on the percentage of damage you do to the player (e.g, if you do 100% damage, you'll get more credits than if you do 30% damage). With these credits, you can buy different things!

Buffs
You can see all the buffs by doing /buffs. You can add enchantments and other cool stuff to your weapon and armor. However, being more powerful makes it easier to kill people, so you'll get less credits for kills with the more buffs you get.

Debuffs
You can see all the debuffs by doing /debuffs. You can actually make yourself weaker on this server, like becoming an Archer or wearing Gold or Leather armor instead of Iron. All the debuffs are free, so you're not paying to become weaker! However, you get quite a few more credits with the more debuffs you have

Neutrals
You can see all the neutrals by doing /neutrals. Neutral items are just items that give you a SLIGHT advantage, and won't affect how many credits you earn. For example, you can buy more Mushroom Soup and Splash Pots of Poison. Neutrals do not affect your credit income as sometimes you will need more soup.

BUFF LIST
/protect - Adds Protection I to the armor (I believe it can be upgraded as you go along)
/knockback - Adds Knockback I to your sword (can be upgraded)
/sharp - Adds Sharpness I to your sword (can be upgraded)
/speed - Gives you Speed
/strength - Gives Strength II to those who use up their 15 minute starter
/diamond - Gives Diamond Armor

DEBUFF LIST
/archer - Replaces your sword with a Bow of Infinity I and 1 arrow
/hunger - Gives you hunger so you must use your soup to eat as well
/slow - Gives you Slowness
/gold - Replaces your Iron Armor with Gold Armor
/leather - Replaces your Iron Armor with Leather Armor

NEUTRAL LIST
/repair - Gets rid of all your armor and replaces it with the default kit
/soup - Gives you about another 10 bowls of soup
/refill - Fills any empty inventory slots with soup. Makes you vulnerable for 10 seconds if outside of spawn
/poison - Gives you a Splash Potion of Poison

IP: kitpvp.us

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Wednesday 31 October 2012

All MineZ Classic Villages! (Part 1)

Hi guys!

Mario here with a rather long post!

Here, I'll post EVERY SINGLE VILLAGE/MAIN PLACE you can find on the MineZ map. Starting from the South, and going up North

Portsmouth
Portsmouth is known as a fishing town as it is right on the coast of the Southern Ocean. It is quite close to one spawn area and is usually populated by lots of newly-spawned players. It consists of many small buildings, a church (healing), barn and graveyard. The town has a lot of food items that spawn. In the barn there IS a crafting table, so you can bake cookies and bread. Only one problem: there isn't much protection from zombies, and bandits will rarely attack. You will also commonly see teams of 8 players being peaceful here.
Good: Water refill, Crafting Bench
Bad: No farm, no brewing stands
Civilian Chests: 8+ common chests, 4 hospital chests, 2+ store chests, 1+ tool chests
Military Chests: 3 common chests, rare uncommon chests

Camp Bell
Camp Bell is known as a Military Camp, as you can find lots of armor, a few weapons and the odd Health potion. It consist of 4 towers in the corners of the camp, along with 8 dormitories which are joined as 4 houses: there are 4 on ground floor, and 4 on 1st floor. There are very rare iron armor and iron sword spawnings at Camp Bell. It is recommended to leave the camp as quick as possible, as it is quite often attacked by fully-armed bandits and zombies. Camp Bell is opposite of Bell Farm, which is useful as you can find food across the path.
Good: None
Bad: No water refill, no crafting bench, no farm, no brewing stands
Civilian Chests: 1 hospital chest
Military Chests: 4 uncommon chests, 1 rare chest

Bell Farm
Just opposite of Camp Bell is Bell Farm. It consists of a barn and a tall tower, and the most common item that is spawned here is food. Normally the food isn't great, such as melons and rotten flesh. However, there will sometimes be mid-level gear in the tall tower!
(There aren't many things to say about Bell Farm)

Grimdale
Grimdale is probably the most popular town near to the spawn area as it is one of the largest towns in the map. Pretty much all kinds of loot spawn here, such as weapons, leather armor, and other items like food and Health Potions, considering there is a church. Grimdale was the capitol city before the zombie apocalypse that is MineZ. There are lots of houses, and a main house which consist of around 5-8 chests. There IS crafting and a water source, making Grimdale a rather awesome town to spawn near! There is a wall surrounding Grimdale, making it unlikely for zombies to get in, unless they spawn inside the walls!
Good: Water refill, crafting table, a farm of 3 wheat
Bad: No brewing stands
Civilian Chests: 13+ common chests, 4 hospital chests, 2+ store chests, 2+ tool chests
Military Chests: 1+ common chests

Romero
Romero is pretty much the biggest town in MineZ and is popular along the newly spawned players as it is located in the South. There are lots of players that come here because of it's high chest-spawn rate and it's infinite supply of Health pots. There are, unfortunately, quite a lot of downsides to Romero. First, it's high zombie spawn rate. Then, bandits normally come back a LOT to raid the town. This is because of it's Health Potions. If you are seen looting Health pot chests, you'll likely be killed by a bandit, so watch out! Try to heal others as you aren't normally killed by Leather-armored players. Also, before you go there, you must be sure to collect as many supplies as possible, so you can fend off the large number of zombies and players. And finally, due to the great population, players hoard THOUSANDS of zombies per second! So watch out in Romero (not as romantic as it sounds...).
Good: Water refill, crafting table
Bad: No farm, no brewing stands
Civilian Chests: 9+ common chests, 4 hospital chests, ? store chests, 2+ tool chests
Military Chests: ? common chests

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Server Spotlight: MineZ Classic!

Hi guys!

Mario here with my review of MineZ, simply because I never did it.

In a nutshell, MineZ is a Minecraft version of the popular DayZ mod for ArmA II. You go around collecting weapons, food, potions, water, medical supplies and armor and eventually head towards the north of the map, where the epic loot is!

There are over 500,000 registered players to this server, and have 2 gamemodes; Classic and Last Man Standing.

In Classic, you spawn on the South Border of the map. There are about 2 different biomes you can spawn in: forest and desert. The forest is rather vast and you may have to walk a bit to find a town, depending where exactly you spawn. The desert is decently big, and consists of cacti, campsites, lighthouses and big Colosseum-type things. Around all the different buildings you can find chests. There will be more chests in a town than there will be in, say, a lighthouse, which only holds 1 chest. They can contain food, armor, medical supplies, weapons, arrows and bottles of liquids.

Here are a few key things you may find in Southern Chests:

  • Water Bottles - These restore your Hydration Level, which is shown by your experience NUMBER (not the bar). The highest your Hydration can go is 20, and once it runs out you will begin to die of dehydration, so you must remember to drink
  • Health Pots - These will heal 3-7 hearts, depending on the strength of the potion (some were whizzed from the Brewing Table, some were carefully prepared by Minecraftia mages).
  • Apples, Melons and Rotten Flesh - Food can be found around in chests as well. As usual, you must eat. The server is on hard mode, so if you DO NOT EAT, YOU WILL DIE!!! I also believe Rotten Flesh has less chance to give you Hunger.
  • Basic Armor - You can find Leather Armor in Southern Chests, which you can use to protect yourself or to repair damaged armor. There will also be occasional Chain Armor, but in the South it's quite rare.

As you progress to the North, there will become less water sources. People will want to kill you more as you may have some delicious food or some Water. However, the further north you go, the better loot you get. In the North, Iron Armor and Iron Swords will be available, some even enchanted! Bows and Arrows will be available more often, with more crafting supplies for bread and cookies. Wooden Hoes and Iron Shovels will be found, which can be used to break melon blocks, cobwebs, cacti and pumpkins!

Here's a question: are you a Medic? Do you not want to be out fighting, but instead healing other Zed-slayers? Well, there are lots of supplies a true Medic can collect:

  • Paper (Bandage) - Paper can be used to heal teammates. You can toss them a bandage if they begin to bleed.
  • Shears (Medi-tool) - The Shears allow you to heal and beef up teammates without having to give them supplies!
  • Red Dye (Healing Ointment) - The Red Dye will increase the amount of health regenerated when healing.
  • Lime Green Dye (Antibiotics) - The Lime Green Dye will remove any infection that you have received via fighting, eating etc.

However, most of the Medical supplies are rare, especially the healing ointment and antibiotics. Just in case you are bored of playing normal MineZ, I've created some classes with specific rules on what you're allowed to collect.

Warrior
  • You may pick up swords and armor
  • You may NOT pick up bows or arrows
  • You may only have ONE Health Potion in your inventory at a time
  • You may have up to TWO Snowballs in your inventory
  • You may have as many bandages as you wish, but NO other Medical supplies allowed

Archer
  • You may pick up bows and arrows
  • You may ONLY pick up Wooden Swords
  • You may have as many snowballs/ender pearls as you wish
  • You may have as many bandages as you wish, but NO other Medical supplies allowed
  • You may have up to THREE Health Potions in your inventory at a time

Defender
  • You are allowed to collect Iron Shovels, Wooden Hoes, Ender Pearls and Snowballs and use them normally.
  • You may NOT collect an Iron Sword, you may only have Wood or Stone
  • You are allowed to collect bows and arrows, but NOT enchanted ones
  • You may have as many Medical supplies/Health Potions as you wish
  • You may collect any armor you wish

Mage
  • You may only collect Wood Swords or any type of sword that is enchanted
  • You may only collect enchanted Bows
  • You may pick up Gunpowder and make Splash Potions
  • You may have as many Health Pots, Medical supplies and Golden Apples as you wish

Medic
  • You may collect as many Health Pots, Medical supplies and Golden Apples as you wish
  • You may NOT collect Stone or Iron Swords, only Wooden
  • You may ONLY collect Leather Armor, never Chain nor Iron
  • You must use a Sugar/Ender Pearl/Snowball as soon as you see a zombie
  • You may only eat Apples, Cookies, Melons and Golden Apples (you can drink any potion or water)

Hunter/Huntress
  • You may collect any supplies, like normal, but there's a twist...
  • As soon as you see a zombie, you must go towards it
  • As soon as a Giant begins to attack you, you cannot flee at ANY POINT; you must fight

Well, just so you know, this server is still AWESOME! I only just started playing on it again and it is EPIC!

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Going To Try Draw All 4 Obsidian Miners!

NOTE: My computer still has some sort of headache, so it isn't performing very well. I will try to give it a rest over the next couple of days and use my laptop to post instead. If it feels any better tomorrow, I will likely be able to get all the characters done.

Hi guys!

Mario here with an update on some drawing I'm gonna try to do!

Now, if you didn't already know, I am a terrible drawer. Compared to my drawing, Justin Bieber is awesome. BUT, because I wanted to have my Minecraft character in a picture format, I wanted to try and draw all 4 Obsidian Miners. Here they are, in case you didn't know!

Mariobros980 (Me)



Crazydude676



2003kaloful



Hullcity24MC (his skin was custom made by me)



Don't ask why we all have emo hair, we just like the skins! I've had my skin for ages now, and I'm not planning to change it for a long time! Anyways, here's how I'll draw them:

  • I will draw them in real life on a sheet of paper
  • Thankfully, my printer has a scanner with it. I will scan the drawing into the computer.
  • I will go over all the lines in solid black using Paint.NET, and then add colour
  • I will save the pictures, and add all 4 of them to a blog background!

At the moment, here's what I have done:

- Mariobros980 : Finished drawing, need to scan it
- Crazydude676 : Finished drawing, need to scan it
- 2003kaloful : Not started yet (will start later 31st October or on 1st November)
- Hullcity24 : Not started yet (will start later 31st October or on 1st November)

I would provide screenies of my drawings, but I don't want to spoil it. If you want the program I use to draw characters, it's called a Pencil. It's quite fascinating really, made out of lead and something else! I scan my drawings into a computer.


-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Tuesday 30 October 2012

My Computer...

Hi guys!

Mario here just to let you know how much of a jerk my computer is being to me at the moment!

When I first got it, I got 3 computer crashes (and Blue Screens of Death). Now, when I come on, it takes about 5 full minutes to come on, and then it went REALLY slow (not in games, on everything). 

Today I got on successfully enough to post this, but just so you know; until I know what the problem is, my computer may be running slower and there may/may not be less maps provided in my series

I am working on the problem right now!

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Have a Chance to Be In My Skin Project!

Hi guys!

Mario here with a quick update on a new map I'm making alongside the Zombies/RFW maps!

So, I had the idea to build a ginormous Superflat map filled with player skins from everywhere: YouTube, the creators, myself, Crazy, friends and just awesome Minecrafters. So, I'm going to make a map and put as many skins in as possible. There'll be:

  • Every row will have 20 players in it
  • After 20 players, we place the Row Number at both ends of the row, then move onto the second row
To have a chance of being in this map, you can do lots of things:
  • Donate to: MCInfected, MineZ or Battle for Conwy Castle
  • Be online on one of the Top 25 servers on Minestatus
  • Go on Project Ares, ItsJerryAndHarry's public server, BfCC, MCInfected, MineZ, MineZ LMS, SuperFunTime Survival Server.
  • Make a project in Minecraft to do with another game
I will release 1.0.0 of the map once I build 30 rows of players (that's 600 players, I believe)!

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner



Sunday 28 October 2012

Server Spotlight: MineZ LMS!

Hi guys!

Mario here with the 2nd of a double Server Spotlight!

So, you may have heard of MineZ before. In case you haven't, MineZ is a Minecraft remake of the popular DayZ mod for ArmA II. In MineZ, you walk around a gargantuan map searching for the best supplies possible in order to fight the Zombie Giants in the Giantlands.

LMS stands for Last Man Standing, and is a brand-new gamemode for MineZ. In this gamemode, a max of 45 players go into one big map in which they have a "fight or flight" situation, in which they may fight with Wood Swords at the spawn to take other survivors' stuff, or quickly branch out to the towns in the map to seek better items.

As usual in MineZ, you have to drink in order to not die from dehydration. However, there's a twist; the only water source is in the centre of the map. That means players must keep collection water from the centre in order to keep hydrated. And don't think you can find water in chests either: the clever guys at MineZ made it so Water Bottles don't spawn in chests around the map.



This may sound like Hunger Games, but there's a difference; you wanna camp? Go play softcore Hunger Games! If you even TRY to camp your hydration level with decrease, so you will eventually die of dehydration via camping.

Eventually, the PvP will get very harsh, players who team fighting each other for the best loot. However, remember, if you kill someone, they become an undead corpse and you will have to kill the zombie before you can retrieve their loot! Chests still spawn random loot, PLUS the Hunger Games twist is still there; sometimes you'll lack a specific item, sometimes you won't find anything, and sometimes you'll get everything you dream of having in LMS.



As the game progresses, the match will go through 3 phases and a sort of 'Final Phase':

  • Phase 1: Everything is normal
  • Phase 2: Hydration level decreases faster
  • Phase 3: Hydration level decreases really fast
  • "Final Phase": Eventually, you lack hydration so much you are camping around spawn for water whilst fighting off other thirsty players.
One of the awesome things about MineZ is that they have LOADS of perks for players to buy. I think I'm correct in saying you can only equip one perk per tier at a time, and here's all the current tiers/perks:

Tier 1

  • Kamikaze - Drop TNT on death
  • Second Wind - Respawn with 1 heart and Slowness after death
  • Grenadier - Spawn with 1 grenade at start of game
  • Well Equipped - Spawn with a Chainmail Chestplate at start of game
  • Zed Hunter - 50% more melee/bow damage to zombies
  • Scavenger - Spawn with 2 wheat and 1 cocoa beans at start of game

Tier 2
  • Runner - Spawn with Speed at start of game
  • Fletcher - Spawn with Arrows at start of game
  • Alchemist - Spawn with a Health Potion at start of game
  • Blacksmith - Weapon durability is doubled
  • Mr White - Spawn with 2 sugar at start of game
  • Arrow to the Knee - 5% chance to inflict Slowness with a Bow

Tier 3
  • Demoralizer - 5% chance to give a player Weakness on hit
  • Necromancer - Snowballs spawn zombies on hit
  • Killstreak - Gain 2 hearts after killing a player
  • Adrenaline Junky - Inflict more damage to players/zombies per nearby zombies
  • Carpenter - Spawn with a Bow at start of game
  • Hulk - Spawn with 2 glowstone at start of game
That's just about it, now for the IP's:

LMS-US1.minez.net

You can replace US1 with anything up to US26!!!

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Server Spotlight: Project Ares!

Hi guys!

Mario here with a PvPer's dream server!

This server is called Project Ares (in case you don't know about Ancient Greece, Ares was the god of war). The idea of this server is that it will give you a ton of new PvP gamemodes for FREE! Here are ALL the maps on the server:

Airship Battle by dewtroid
Avalon Funland by 911chandler and Nadastorm
Battle of Tenjin by SajinZero
Blocks DTC by pepsidawg00
Cake Wars by Thungon and bigbangbrother02
Fairytales 2: A Tale or Two by D347HxD
Fortress Battles by Torn_Ares, Thungon and bigbangbrother02
Glacial Impact by IM_A_H0B0 and bleangamer
Golden Drought by Reshif
Harb by Plastix and SH4D0W_HAWK
Hot Dam by Nadastorm
Medieval Warfare by Daffy_Duck01
Paradise Isles by xxjkr7xx
Race for Victory by Plastix, MonsieurApple and Anxuiz
Race for Victory 2 by Plastix, MonsieurApple, Anxuiz and IM_A_H0B0
Race for Victory 3 by Plastix, MonsieurApple, Anxuiz and IM_A_H0B0
Sand Wars by Anxuiz
Scrap Mettle by KasiCrafter
Shroom Trip by Omnigarde
Spaceship Battles by Oversoul96
Spaceship Battles II by Oversoul96 and Eclipsen
Tree of Life by Stealth5061

Just a bunch of maps, you're thinking? NO!!!!!! These maps are absolutely huge with a lot of variety and awesomeness. Some people liked making these maps so much, they made sequels to their maps (Race for Victory and Spaceship Battles).

And, you may also be thinking, is this just PvP? Again, NO!!!!!! There's loads of gamemodes for each map. Here's a couple:

  • Core: The aim of a Core game is to leak lava from the opposing team's Obsidian core. The more popular maps with this gamemode normally require you to build a bridge across to the opponent's side, but you get a Bow and Arrows...so it's hard! You will normally get a Diamond Pickaxe so you can break the Obsidian.
  • Team Deathmatch: In TDM, you will normally spawn with a kit you constantly keep on getting after dying. The aim is to get your team to kill the most people on the opponent's team. The average score for a team is 200-250 kills per round. You normally get around 10 or 15 minutes to play, so kill as many people as you can (not in real life though).
  • Capture the Wool: This is a smaller version of Vechs' Capture the Monument maps. The aim is to take wool from the enemies' base and put it on your monuments at spawn. On this version, you can either spawn with a kit OR have chests with items.
  • Destroy the Monument: The aim of this is to destory 75% of the enemies' monument, which is hidden around the map somewhere. These maps normally give you items in chests, but can quite often use kits.
In some maps, there will be iron, gold and diamond blocks with which you can mine and create armor with. Now, before I say any more, a message to all the NOOBS out there that mine 10,000 BLOCKS!!1! Mine --->3 BLOCKS<--- and that many only! That's 27 of whatever ingot/gem block you mined. Mining 1000 DIAMONDS/IRON/GOLD IS GOING TO WASTE SUPPLIES FOR YOUR TEAM!!! And if you can't team, delete ALL your PvP servers and go play Singleplayer, where you don't have to team, BECAUSE YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN!!!

There can be wheat, melon and pumpkin farms on some maps, which you can get your own food from. There are only 2 or 3 maps which spawn mobs via Monster Spawners, one being to Battle of Lyndanisse. On one map, Ozone, players spawn with Speed II and Jump Boost effects. They also get an Iron Sword with Knockback I, a Bow which fires Ender Pearls (I prefer to call it the Bow of Teleporting Freakiness), 3 Golden Apples and 32 Cooked Fish. The aim of Ozone is TDM, but the real goal is to rack up the most Golden Apples (my record is 43).

IPs:
alpha.oc.tc
beta.oc.tc
gamma.oc.tc
delta.oc.tc
epsilon.oc.tc
zeta.oc.tc
eta.oc.tc
theta.oc.tc
iota.oc.tc
kappa.oc.tc
lambda.oc.tc

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Wednesday 24 October 2012

Working on My MinecraftForum Post!

Hi guys!

Mario here with an update on my PvP Collection!

So, if you didn't already know, I'm starting a PvP/PvE Collection! This is basically where I am trying to create brand new PvP gamemodes for people to play! Here's the 2 that I've got so far

Race for Wool
This isn't new, but Race for Wool is a gamemode where you have to collect three pieces of wool. First team to place them on the monument wins (the monument can be hidden in many different places...)

Zombies
Zombies is a gamemode which up to 5 players can play: 4 Humans, and 1 Zombie Bringer. The human(s) will be a range of 4 different classes (these can vary between maps) They will have to fight 20 waves of zombies in different locations in order to succeed. The Zombie Bringer has to send the waves out and then fight the players themselves. The Zombie Bringer will get Protection X Armor and Zombie Head, a Diamond Sword with Sharpness IV and Fire Aspect I and a Bow with Power II. There will sometimes be different mob bosses...

This is all, but:

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE MINECRAFT FORUM PAGE!!!

-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Tuesday 23 October 2012

My To-Do List in Minecraft!

Hi guys!

Mario here with my checklist of things I would like to do in Minecraft!

SINGLEPLAYER

  • Create a map series that no-one has attempted before and is good
  • Create a sky-based map (Skyblock, Sky Conqueror etc.)
  • Complete Sky Conqueror
MULTIPLAYER
  • Meet ChimneySwift11!!! <-- This is my main goal
  • Create a server (eventually...)
  • Get 10,000 kills on Battle for Conwy
  • Prestige on MCInfected
  • Get Traitor twice in a row on Trouble in MineVille (server review coming soon)
WEBSITE
  • Get website to 10k views
  • Get website to 50k views (my goal)
  • Get website to 100k views (this would be AWESOMEMEGAMAZING!)
  • Produce more content
  • Finish The Minecraftia 2.0
  • Start/Finish theMinecraft tutorial
-Mariobros980
Obsidian Miner

Orange = in progress
Green = finished