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Nether Subway


On 05/29/2017 at 10:23 PM by KnightDriver

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So, I was going to finish Halo 5, but I felt a little down, and so I played some Minecraft instead. I continued the world I'd started a few days ago and tried out some interesting things with Nether Portals to help me get the Map Room achievement. It was fun, but I can tell already that it is clearly not the fastest way to the goal. 

Basically, this is what I did. I needed a fast way to get to the outlying mapable zones, so, knowing how the Nether relates to the Overworld in terms of coordinates, I built multiple portals in the Nether at specific distances so they would spawn new portals in the outlying areas. Once in an outlying area of the Overworld, I would take out two blank maps, activate them, and take one back to home base and put it in a frame at the right spot in the grid. Then I'd go back to the outlying area with my duplicate map and explore the new area to reveal everything. I did this for three areas, four maps total. It was quite interesting to dig tunnels at exact distances in the Nether and try and build portals at the end of them with ghasts blasting me at every moment. 

Along the way I was collecting resources and hunting Endermen. I still needed 9 Ender Pearls to open the End Portal and maps cost a lot of paper and iron. 

I think my subway system plan is really cool but the process would probably be quicker to just spend the time in the Overworld exploring. This is a tedious process however and I don't relish it. It was how Mark was doing it today. He got all 9 maps done but when he started to put them together in frames on the wall, he forgot which map went where. He shuffled them around a lot but couldn't get the right arrangement to unlock the achievement. I think I know how to fix his problem with a little bit of travel time, but he got really frustrated and took a break. We decided to team our efforts next time.

I'm not a fan of big tedious projects. I have to make it interesting even if that means it takes a little longer in the end. However, I do want to get this achievement done. 

 


 

Comments

Matt Snee Staff Writer

05/29/2017 at 10:57 PM

Nether subway sounds like some demonic clive barker shit!

KnightDriver

05/30/2017 at 08:18 PM

Of the few horror movies I like, Hellraiser is one of my favorites. I like a little fantasy in my horror. That makes it alright for me. 

Super Step Contributing Writer

05/30/2017 at 09:27 PM

I saw the first hellraiser only recently and dug the sfx when frank came , but the movie also grossed and weirded me out.

Matt Snee Staff Writer

05/30/2017 at 09:40 PM

Yeah man that shit is genuinely fucked up

Super Step Contributing Writer

05/29/2017 at 10:59 PM

I actually enjoy mindless, basically self-automated ( like you get into a daze by repeating so often) tasks. Makes me feel like a good drone.

I say that after having taught college courses the last 8 months. Talk to me again after my inventory job, and I'll just want a Damn book!

KnightDriver

05/30/2017 at 08:07 PM

Mark used to do a lot of data entry, so he's used to that kind of grind. Me, I like variety and really can't stand repeating things too much. 

Super Step Contributing Writer

05/30/2017 at 09:25 PM

My station manager and music director job at the radio station was ultimately data entry, so I get that. 

I relish the opportunity to change things up when teaching, but I still need a somewhat set schedule.

Machocruz

05/30/2017 at 04:53 PM

You guys are really maxing out this game. Wish I had the patience and dedication for one single game. Last time I did was getting the Platinum trophy for Warriors Orocni 3 a few years ago. What a grind that was.

As far a this particular game, I wish I had friends who were into it. Once I completed my goal of building a keep upon the highest peak, I saw little reason to go back to it by myself, outside of updates. There weren't enough goals to pursue when I was playing, which was before the game even officially launched.

KnightDriver

05/30/2017 at 07:35 PM

Once I found out there was a dragon to kill, I knew my goal in the game. Everything I do involves getting to that moment. There's actually a credit scroll after defeating it too suggesting that's the ultimate goal for Survival mode. 

It's way more fun with friends. Mark and I got into it about the same time and it's been a blast. 

goaztecs

06/06/2017 at 12:05 PM

Not a fan of tideous projects in games, but I dig the subway system plan. Its finding a faster way to navigate around the map and if you put the work in now, it should make the rest of the game a bit easier, at least that's my understanding. 

KnightDriver

06/06/2017 at 08:15 PM

It was easier at first but when I got to the location for the third portal, it was in a spot where a lot of Ghasts were and it took my a long time to make the location safe. After that, I moved to Mark's world where he'd tediously mapped out all 9 maps and just needed to arrange them correctly. Oh well, my plan was pretty fun for a while and I learned how Portals work in Minecraft. I'm thinking of other uses for them.

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