I want to give a huge shout out to NetPork for this awesome trailer! Everyone if you get the chance check out his channel on YouTube or check out his topics on the forums!
The story of the map, challenges, download and screenshots are located below. So have FUN!
STORY:
You lived a quiet and peaceful life out on the grassy plains.... but one day dark black clouds came in and covered the sky. They rained acid that killed all the life on the surface and left only a few small parts to remain. With the clouds came a thick wall of fog that took the form of a wall trapping you inside. You have lived on this land for 2 years and it is like a paradise to you. (The land is peppered with ancient secrets, complete or find these and they will help you.) You however are not a quitter, you will not give up... YOU WILL SURVIVE!
Challenges: (These for V1.1 Only) (The first 29 can be played on 1.0.1)
These DO NOT have to be done in order!
1) Rebuild your old house or build a new one :smile.gif:
2) Build a cobblestone generator
3) Build a wheat farm with 20 wheat
4) Create or find a full diamond tool set
5) Construct a nether portal
6) Complete the labyrinth and get out alive with the treasure
7) Find the hidden meth lab
8) Find the Great Tree of Mt. Stagparty
9) Find the treasure of Mt. Crunch
10)Discover the tribute (You will know it when you see it)
11)Discover Nature's Refuge
12)Find and disable mob spawners on surface (Currently only Eternal Night mode)
13)Construct a melon farm with 10 melons
14)Construct a pumpkin farm with 10 pumpkins
15)Discover the secret exit through the bedrock wall
16)Create a cactus farm
17)Create a sugarcane farm
18)Take a leap of faith (You will know it when you see it)
19)Create any kind of mob trap
20)Find Someone's Grave
21)Discover all 10 hidden chests
22)Find the abandoned farm (Marked with redstone torches)
23)Find Dirtydishdog's TNT stash
24)Blow up Mt. Stagparty with his TNT stash
25)Find the enchantment table
26)Cook up some stuff in the meth lab 27)REGULAR MODE FINAL GOAL:Restore the land back to its former paradise (Regrow grass,trees,ect.) 28)ETERNAL NIGHT FINAL GOAL: Light the land so that no mob can ever spawn on the surface again. (Use torches, Jack-o-lanterns, holes in clouds, ect.) 29)ULTIMATE MINECRAFTER GOAL: Complete challenge 28, then complete challenge 27 on HARD difficulty! (Both on Eternal Night Mode) (Post a screenshot if you can successfully complete this challenge. I will put your name on topic as first person to do it.)
30)Explore caves of DIrtydishdog
31)Find Dirtydishdog's swag stash (Caves of D)
32)Find Dirtydishdog's lava chest (Caves of D)
33)Find Dirtydishdog's hobo camp (Caves of D)
34)Have an underwater BBQ (You'll know it when you see it)
35)Find the Easter eggs
36)Find the cave of creators
37)Appreciate art (You'll know it when you see it)
38)Eliminate cobwebs and spawners(You'll know it when you see it)
39)Go soul searching (Find soul sand)
40)Find the Nether Cave
SCREENSHOTS:
IF THE SCREENSHOTS DONT SHOW IM SORRY! PHOTOBUCKET IS A ****!
Video(s):
MasterfulLiam's Lets Play:
A video by MasterfulLiam.He breaks one rule with spawning and killing yourself to regain hunger is another i gonna add. :dry.gif: Anyway go check out there channel guys!
Episode 2 of the MasterfulLiam's Hold the House LP
Episode 3 :biggrin.gif:
Untrustworthbeard's Lets Play! Take a look!
A video from Ironhanswithfriends! Go check out there channel guys!
Part 2 :biggrin.gif:
Ducktaco48's Awesome lets play!
Part 1 of his awesome series!
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
TheBadnessYT Lets Play: Really niceley done! Check there channel out guys!
Part 1
Part 2
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Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
Part 11
Part 12
lolmonkey130's Lets Play:
Part 1 of there Series
Techran's Lets Play: Check it out!
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
MrProBlader's Lets play:
!
Part 1
FAQ: (Please read if you have a question, are confused, or if you and thinking don't go together! :wink.gif: )
Q:Does making a dirt roof count as completing challenge one?
A:Yes!
Q:Is ore naturally generated?
A:Yes a lot is!
Q:Is the the labyrinth the caves of dirtydishdog the same thing?
A:No the caves are a whole other area devoted to revealing more about dirtydishdog (My Buddy)
Q:Is the small room with netherrack all around it the nether cave?
A:What do you think? (The answer is yes.....)
Q:Is the way out of the wall,making a tower or ladder to get over it?
A:No a very hard to find entrance was made. Most of your probably wont find it!
Q:I'm playing this on SMP and the chest only has one set. Can i spawn another?
A:Refer to rule 2
Q:Does the redstone wire thing really give you goodies?
A:I dont want to give to much away, but yes look around the area youll find it.... :wink.gif:
Q:I cant for the life of me find natures refuge.
A:HINT: It is underground connected to a ravine. It has fern right outside it.
Q:Why do i have to make a cobblestone generator, when theres stone everywere?
A:It forces you to go find lava.
Q:I cant find the cave of creators.
A:The cave of creators is the most guarded secret in the map.(Cause it has the most amazing treasure ever!) I only say that it is near water.
Q:Will a sequel be coming?
A:YES! But sadly Dirtydishdog's laptop broke so progress is at a snail's pace.
Q:What does the sign saying salvation lies below supposed to mean?
A:It means there some helpful stuff below. (But all ominous like. Lol)
Q:Why hasn't my video been uploaded to the page yet?
A:I have stuff to do. I dont sit on my computer all day. :dry.gif:
Q:DO THE CHALLENGES NEED TO BE DONE IN ORDER?
A:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Q:Can I break blocks?
A:I wont even answer that question.... :dry.gif:
Q:I'm starting at level 3 when i begin the map on singleplayer.
A:When i made the 1.1 update i forgot to kill myself. (Just roll with it.)
Q:The story doesn't make any sense.
A:Then don't play it. What do you want me to do about it?! :dry.gif:
Q:Who is Dirtydishdog?
A:He's my pal, who helped me make the make. :biggrin.gif:
Q:Why does it start raining when i begin the map on no cloud?
A: I'm very sorry for that.. It was an unseen problem. Ill see to getting around to fixing it in a possible 1.2 Update to the map... (No guarantees)
IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION THAT YOU NEED ANSWERED: POST ON THE TOPIC! MANY PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE THE SAME QUESTION!!!
So Far We have achieved: (Thank you so much people! I really appreciate the downloads!)
*10 Downloads* *25 Downloads* *50 Downloads* *100 Downloads* *250 Downloads* *500 Downloads* GOAL: *1000 Downloads* Next Goal: *2500 Downloads* Next Goal: *5000 Downloads*
Next Goal: 10,000 Downloads
RULES: (The part no one likes)
1) No X-ray texture packs or mods
2) NO SPAWNING ANYTHING (WHAT IS THERE IS WHAT YOU HAVE)
3) Play on at least Normal
4) NO KILLING YOURSELF TO REGAIN HUNGER!
5) Have Fun :biggrin.gif:
CHANGELOG:
-Added new challenges
-Patched bugs
-Put holes in clouds of eternal night mode to allow grows of plants
-Made starter chest (Eternal Night has better items in chest)
-Made the spawn better (Go mine and you'll find out)
-Polished map more
-Added new places to explore
-Fixed lighting bug
-Added creators cave location to find
-Made Eternal Night a little more hospitable
-Added more surface features (Lava, spawners, ect.)
-Added Dirty Caves (Series of locations and chests to find
-Removed all presence of grass on SURFACE (Eternal Night)
-More stuff that i can't think of...
Celebrating 1000 downloads I present: Hold the House: Paradise Islands Preview Screenshots (These are some of the things you might/will be seeing) (Please note that Paradise Islands is under heavy development and the final product will look much better than these) (Please tell me what you think in comments!)
A giant volcanoe
giant lava lake island
What we think will become the starter island.
PLEASE TELL US WHAT YOU HOPE TO SEE AND WHAT YOU LIKE ABOUT THE NEXT MAP!!!
DOWNLOADS: (Both downloads contain Eternal Night and Regular Mode) (You have the option of .Rar or .Zip download)
1) Download Files from links above
2) Open them using WinRAR, 7-Zip, or similar archiver
3) Open your .minecraft folder (%APPDATA% on Windows 7)
4) Drag and drop the map files into your saves folder
5) Close down folders
6) ENJOY!
Anyone who wants to do a lets play or any other kind of video on the map, I will put it up on topic page. Message or reply to topic if you have a video or want to make one! :biggrin.gif:
I'm still looking for reviews, replies ,comments, etc. guys! I cant make the map better unless you tell me how i can! Please leave a comment!
FOR ALL OF YOU VIDEO MAKERS: MY POLICY IS ANYVIDEO/LP THAT IS SENT TO ME WILL BE POSTED ON PAGE! I HAVE RULES HOWEVER IT MUST BE ATLEAST 5 MINUTES LONG AND HAVE SOME TYPE OF AUDIO! IF YOU HAVE A SUBMISSION REPLY TO TOPIC!
CREDITS: WarHawk193: I created the idea of the map and did most of the MCEdit stuff and then created most of the overall build of the map. :smile.gif:
Dirtydishdog: My awesome friend who created most of the labyrinth, hid some chests, and was an awesome contributer! :smile.gif:
If you would like to support this map copy my signature below! Or just comment on the post! It all helps!
Little info for you as well (don't read if you want certain things spoilt people)
The heavily enchanted pickaxe that can be found in a certain place is pretty much ****... Silktouch and Fortune don't work with each other and secondly it has two lots of Fortune X on it :S Id suggest removing both Fortunes and putting on the efficiency.
Other than that and the previous stuff everything seems fine so far. Played it roughly 7 hours nearly all exploring hardly built anything yet except couple fenced off animal areas, an automatic suger cane facility, adjusted a few of the buildings already in game. Blown up Mount Stagparty with about 75 TNT leaving a gaping hole in one side that pours both lava and water down each side lol.
I'll get some pics up later once i built a few things here and there.
wow that sounds impressive how close are you to final goal?
Hey there, I would just like to thank you for creating this map.
I started a few weeks ago and got my friends hooked. So we decided to start a Hold the House server for the few of us, and we are really enjoying it. We love love love this map, its pretty fun. You do run out of things to do though, IMO. Other than that, it is really great! I'll post some pictures of our progress, we are running the Nightmare mode? I think it was called.
I will put it under spoiler just in case
Our small but growing city.
My buddies castle [He's slightly new to minecraft]
The bridge to the outside world!
We are currently running
IndustrialCraft2
Buildcraft
IC2/BC Power Converter
Nether Ores
Hey there, I would just like to thank you for creating this map.
I started a few weeks ago and got my friends hooked. So we decided to start a Hold the House server for the few of us, and we are really enjoying it. We love love love this map, its pretty fun. You do run out of things to do though, IMO. Other than that, it is really great! I'll post some pictures of our progress, we are running the Nightmare mode? I think it was called.
I will put it under spoiler just in case
Our small but growing city.
My buddies castle [He's slightly new to minecraft]
The bridge to the outside world!
We are currently running
IndustrialCraft2
Buildcraft
IC2/BC Power Converter
Nether Ores
It's working great!
Thanks a BUNCH, GREAT map!
-BlazingMedic
Damn... youve nearly spread all the grass. Nice job! and thx for compliments :biggrin.gif:
Damn... youve nearly spread all the grass. Nice job! and thx for compliments :biggrin.gif:
:biggrin.gif: Yeah, it helps when one of us are usually on at all times haha.
And np, thats the least we can do :tongue.gif:. Almost completed all of the challenges! Still got 6 or 7 left :tongue.gif:
Newest addition to my village. A sugar cane or cactus farm. All you do is throw an item on the pressure plate which lowers all the sand. this breaks the plants on the sand and all you have to do is go for a wade through the water gather it all up then pick up the item from pressure plate and replant. I'm thinking of enlarging it but the wiring may get complicated :S
Etho made a pretty nifty automatic cactus farm, its only 13x13, here's the link for the youtube tutorial if you are interested
I just wanted to say that this map is awesome. I was getting a bit tired of Minecraft just playing on my server that I host with my friends. And I decided to give this a whorl. I decided to use NBTEdit and change the map to hardcore since you do not have that difficulty available for the Eternal Night version. I have uploaded a decent amount of pics to my imgur album that I will post in spoiler tags so only click it if you don't care looking at some secrets. It shows my current progress as well as the achievements I have completed. Keep in mind this is hardcore as well.
When I first began the map I was used to being in diamond armor and the mobs not hitting hard. It was definitely a wake up going out there with leather on for the first time. I think I died a total of 3 times so far, this of course being my current map.
Anyways this map is amazing, and I will be playing this exclusively until you release your islands map, any time frame on a release for that map?
I just wanted to say that this map is awesome. I was getting a bit tired of Minecraft just playing on my server that I host with my friends. And I decided to give this a whorl. I decided to use NBTEdit and change the map to hardcore since you do not have that difficulty available for the Eternal Night version. I have uploaded a decent amount of pics to my imgur album that I will post in spoiler tags so only click it if you don't care looking at some secrets. It shows my current progress as well as the achievements I have completed. Keep in mind this is hardcore as well.
When I first began the map I was used to being in diamond armor and the mobs not hitting hard. It was definitely a wake up going out there with leather on for the first time. I think I died a total of 3 times so far, this of course being my current map.
Anyways this map is amazing, and I will be playing this exclusively until you release your islands map, any time frame on a release for that map?
Well thank you so much for reply. Second to answer your question i have finished constructing all of the islands now i need to place them in water, then make all the challenges and ****. But my building partner's laptop broke so we cant work on that well so im stuck using my desktop (Which sucks. ((Single core processor and 2 gb of ram))But im getting a very powerful laptop within a week so that should be great. I think im going to stop production of the map until my laptop arrives because on top of that my professors are loading me with projects and homework. So im hoping (No guarantees that i can have the map out within 2-3 weeks. :biggrin.gif: (im sorry if thats to long)
This game is absoultely breathtaking. What I enjoy most with these Build-from-the-ground-up maps is that finding things has never been so rewarding. Playing through the non-cloud version (I have yet to try Eternal Night! :tongue.gif:), Finding my first sapling really changed everything. I have never been happier to have had a sapling, and from there, everything went smoothly, finding the TnT Stash, the Nether Farm, all that stuff.
Overall, this map has what it takes to be one of the best adventure maps, ranging closely with the Skyblock series.
This game is absoultely breathtaking. What I enjoy most with these Build-from-the-ground-up maps is that finding things has never been so rewarding. Playing through the non-cloud version (I have yet to try Eternal Night! :tongue.gif:), Finding my first sapling really changed everything. I have never been happier to have had a sapling, and from there, everything went smoothly, finding the TnT Stash, the Nether Farm, all that stuff.
Overall, this map has what it takes to be one of the best adventure maps, ranging closely with the Skyblock series.
For that, this gets a 9.5/10.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! i wish everyone would leave a comment like this. Its comments likr yours that helps me know what users liked and disliked. :biggrin.gif:
Ok, i downloaded Eternal Night, i survived and lighted the place around me (dying 3 times in the process) and made a little house for protection, and i discovered the little nether cave with a pig spawner in it (No idea if this is intentional or it is a error)
I will make a review when i am done with all the challenges, but my first impressions are (Dont put this on the review, is just a first impression)
The map is brutally difficult, but not unfair, and it makes the player feel "Guilty" of every death, is a nice ambient of loneliness in a wasted land, and i personally feel a especial attach to this map, there is small rewards frequently making the player dont feel helpless during the journey.
I still have many challenges to accomplish, but that is what i think in this moment about the map.
I see you are making sequel to the map, can i help?, i mean you could give me the map and i could work in a part of it, if you dont think i am qualified to make adventure maps, click in my banner down below so you can see my map in progress, i will be really happy if i could work with you.
Ok, i downloaded Eternal Night, i survived and lighted the place around me (dying 3 times in the process) and made a little house for protection, and i discovered the little nether cave with a pig spawner in it (No idea if this is intentional or it is a error)
I will make a review when i am done with all the challenges, but my first impressions are (Dont put this on the review, is just a first impression)
The map is brutally difficult, but not unfair, and it makes the player feel "Guilty" of every death, is a nice ambient of loneliness in a wasted land, and i personally feel a especial attach to this map, there is small rewards frequently making the player dont feel helpless during the journey.
I still have many challenges to accomplish, but that is what i think in this moment about the map.
I see you are making sequel to the map, can i help?, i mean you could give me the map and i could work in a part of it, if you dont think i am qualified to make adventure maps, click in my banner down below so you can see my map in progress, i will be really happy if i could work with you.
Wow thx! love when i get feedback like this! Cant wait for full review! :biggrin.gif:
wow that sounds impressive how close are you to final goal?
I started a few weeks ago and got my friends hooked. So we decided to start a Hold the House server for the few of us, and we are really enjoying it. We love love love this map, its pretty fun. You do run out of things to do though, IMO. Other than that, it is really great! I'll post some pictures of our progress, we are running the Nightmare mode? I think it was called.
I will put it under spoiler just in case
Our small but growing city.
My buddies castle [He's slightly new to minecraft]
The bridge to the outside world!
We are currently running
IndustrialCraft2
Buildcraft
IC2/BC Power Converter
Nether Ores
It's working great!
Thanks a BUNCH, GREAT map!
-BlazingMedic
Damn... youve nearly spread all the grass. Nice job! and thx for compliments :biggrin.gif:
:biggrin.gif: Yeah, it helps when one of us are usually on at all times haha.
And np, thats the least we can do :tongue.gif:. Almost completed all of the challenges! Still got 6 or 7 left :tongue.gif:
Etho made a pretty nifty automatic cactus farm, its only 13x13, here's the link for the youtube tutorial if you are interested
wow you guys are doing great! i would love if you kept me posted on your progress! :biggrin.gif:
When I first began the map I was used to being in diamond armor and the mobs not hitting hard. It was definitely a wake up going out there with leather on for the first time. I think I died a total of 3 times so far, this of course being my current map.
Anyways this map is amazing, and I will be playing this exclusively until you release your islands map, any time frame on a release for that map?
Well thank you so much for reply. Second to answer your question i have finished constructing all of the islands now i need to place them in water, then make all the challenges and ****. But my building partner's laptop broke so we cant work on that well so im stuck using my desktop (Which sucks. ((Single core processor and 2 gb of ram))But im getting a very powerful laptop within a week so that should be great. I think im going to stop production of the map until my laptop arrives because on top of that my professors are loading me with projects and homework. So im hoping (No guarantees that i can have the map out within 2-3 weeks. :biggrin.gif: (im sorry if thats to long)
ok ill get them up now! :biggrin.gif:
I am Download the map right now, and i think it will be a great experience
Overall, this map has what it takes to be one of the best adventure maps, ranging closely with the Skyblock series.
For that, this gets a 9.5/10.
Awesome! i cant wait to here what you think!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! i wish everyone would leave a comment like this. Its comments likr yours that helps me know what users liked and disliked. :biggrin.gif:
I will make a review when i am done with all the challenges, but my first impressions are (Dont put this on the review, is just a first impression)
The map is brutally difficult, but not unfair, and it makes the player feel "Guilty" of every death, is a nice ambient of loneliness in a wasted land, and i personally feel a especial attach to this map, there is small rewards frequently making the player dont feel helpless during the journey.
I still have many challenges to accomplish, but that is what i think in this moment about the map.
I see you are making sequel to the map, can i help?, i mean you could give me the map and i could work in a part of it, if you dont think i am qualified to make adventure maps, click in my banner down below so you can see my map in progress, i will be really happy if i could work with you.
Wow thx! love when i get feedback like this! Cant wait for full review! :biggrin.gif: