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Turbo Horse


On 01/02/2019 at 11:15 AM by KnightDriver

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My attempts to recreate Cary's turbo horse in Minecraft have been fufilled.

I couldn't feed my horse a speed potion, but I could dose him by throwing a splash speed potion at his feet. This is my routine now during night time patrols. I can harvest mobs quicker than ever and find those elusive Endermen. I only wish I had a video to show the amazing speed of my horse Quicksilver (Turbo Horse was taken). 

Something else I discovered, raising the difficulty to Hard in survival mode is the the way to go. You get more mobs, larger fortresses and better drops and resource finds. Yes, the fighting is more ferocious, but that's actually more fun anyway. 

My next goal? I was thinking of creating the biggest corral of animals ever. I think there's a limit to how many you can breed, just like there is for dogs, but I want to test it. 

And, oh yea, as part of my reading project starting with titles from or about 1900-1909 this month, I bought (for $2) and played an hour of The Misadventures of P.D. Winterbottom. My reason is that esthetically, it imitates silent film. It's a puzzle/platformer from about ten years ago on Xbox Live Arcade. It reminds me of another Live Arcade game, Cloning Clyde. You can copy yourself and use your clones to activate things, wack other clones (or yourself) through the air, or just step on jump pads in order to collect all the cakes on a particular level. It's fun. I'll play it here and there between more intense games this month. 


 

Comments

goaztecs

01/02/2019 at 12:22 PM

When I read "Turbo Horse" I thought it was slang for motorcycle, because you were doing a period gaming. 

The Misadventures of PD Winterbottom sounds interesting because of the clones feature. That could be some interesting tactics in the game. 

KnightDriver

01/02/2019 at 11:09 PM

Wow, cool. Motorcycles did start being mass produced in the first ten years of the 20th century. I'll have to think about how to add that in. "Iron horse" is the nickname I've heard for motorcycles. A good Motorhead song too. 

I loved Cloning Clyde. Winterbottom is similar. In Cloning Clyde you would switch from clone to clone. In Winterbottom you record, or program, a clone to do something, never leaving your own original body. 

Super Step Contributing Writer

01/02/2019 at 12:37 PM

Turbo Horse makes me laugh. I imagine a horse running the speed of sound mostly fueled by his own butt fumes. 

KnightDriver

01/02/2019 at 10:59 PM

That's about it. Thing is, when fighting Endermen I found, having a horse armored to the teeth, able to run at the speed of light, doesn't help a darn bit. Those things kicked my ass again and left my horse untouched. You'd think a tank of a horse would protect me some. Darn Minecraft rules. 

Matt Snee Staff Writer

01/02/2019 at 09:39 PM

Turbo Horse! King of the Digital Plains!

KnightDriver

01/02/2019 at 10:54 PM

Until he falls in a hole full of water and drowns himself, like what happened today. There was a funny glitch that wouldn't let me out of the water (I got thrown from the horse) to save him. Darn these holes!

Cary Woodham

01/02/2019 at 09:49 PM

The name "Turbo Horse" was taken?  But it's such an original name! :)

KnightDriver

01/02/2019 at 10:50 PM

By you. I didn't want to take your name. 

Cary Woodham

01/03/2019 at 08:19 AM

Oh pffft!  You can use the name Turbo Horse!  I don't care.

KnightDriver

01/04/2019 at 11:34 AM

Ha ha. I thought I'd elevate its importance to a copyrighted thing.

In any case, naming in Minecraft isn't all that interesting. You only see the name briefly when you mount a horse. It'd be better if you could see it all the time. 

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