The previous screenshots I discovered that were too dark to really look like anything have been replaced. My apologize to Glimmar and not proofing my shots to do his fabulous resource pack proper justice. Now we can continue on with the show.
Professor Glimmarsparks visit and presence has been very pleasing for the past few days. He has been extremely helpful with the construction of the library, and when we are not constructing we often lose track of the hours deep in conversation on various topics. He is very knowledgeable, and thankfully very generous, with his know-how. With the library now officially complete Professor Glimmarspark has made a very charitable donation in the way of technical manuals, how-to's, and redstone connect-the-dots and coloring books. We also constructed an impressive map of the imediate area to aid future travelers in their exploration of the surrounding lands.
Sadly all things must come to an end and Professor Glimmarspark informed us he would have to depart to report his findings. He extended a warm invitation to come visit him and his wonderful city should we ever find the time and method of travel, and I believe we will most definitely take him up on that offer someday. As a parting gift I presented the professor with a complete unabridged version of The Book of Good Cluckings, a essential religious text for all those wishing to learn of, and follow the teachings of the four prime chicken deities and as a primer for becoming a 7th Day Chickenist. Mr. Peckingsworth gifted the professor his complete My Little Potato action figure set, in mint condition, still in their respective boxes. I was rather surprised that Mr. Peckingsworth was that enamored with the professor and was willing to separate himself from his favorite dolls - my mistake, ACTION FIGURES.
We could see the professor was touched with the gifts, and offered us gifts from him and the city from which he came. In addition to the large and generous donation to the library, he presented us with a large collection of schematics for various engines and devices to increase the efficency and speed of our work around St. Chien as well as a robotic chicken. He rattled off all the functions and abilities of the chicken, but as with most of his explanations and talking in general when he gets excited, it was much too fast and too much information to remember it all. Luckily it also has an instruction booklet.
I love this thread, because it actually adds a story into a survival journal. I'll keep checking back every few hours, and keep up the great work 😊!
Seriously? who would dare to watch porn in a public library?
A frequent occurance from the few folks I had spoke to who deal in some way or another with the day to day operations of a library. If I ask them to tell me something weird and/or interesting about working at a library, homeless people downloading porn off the wireless signal with their beat up laptop or viewing it on the public use computers is such a common occurance it doesn't even phase them as out of the ordinary anymore.
So just a tip - if you use public use computers anywhere, it is probably safest to use the computer closest to the open area where everyone can see it, not the one back in the very back corner behind the fake potted plant out of view from the main desk.
Day 110 - Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Work Day
It has only been a day since the professor left and it already feels quiet and empty without his company. Mr. Peckingsworth broke down sobbing around lunch time and was inconsolable for nearly a whole hour. When he was finally able to compose himself he related that he missed the professor terribly and especially missed the way he would trim the crust off his peanut butter and squid ink sandwich for him. I attempted to comfort Mr. Peckingsworth and offered my anecdote of what I missed most about the professor as well - our long evening time discussions about the thermodynamic and hyper conductive properties of redstone dust and it correlation to nether quartz. We then spent to rest of the afternoon sharing our fond memories of the professors visit until we watched the sun dip behind the craggy peaks of Dog Mountain. Very little was accomplished today, but I refuse to consider it a waste as we had a peaceful time getting absolutely nothing done.
After returning to the camp I spent a few minutes before bed flipping through the numerous schematics Professor Glimmarspark gifted to me and came to the realization that St. Chien has no reliable method to secure and store a large quantity of clean water. Not only water required for many of the steam powered, steam generation mechanization detailed in so many of the schematics at hand, but also as a clean source of water for the citizens of Ravine and future St. Chien for proper sanitation. I quickly listed a few requirements we would need and I will ask Mr. Peckingsworth to assist me tomorrow in scouting a site for our future watershed.
Day 113 - Chickenhead Watershed
The task of locating a site and constructing a dam has been a blessing for Mr. Peckingsworth and I. Staying busy has help occupy our minds and bodies and has helped minimize the feelings of sadness from the recent departure of Professor Glimmarspark.
We were able to locate a mountain spring on the far side of Dog Mountain that flowed through a sizable valley before emptying into the nearby lake. The present terrain made the job quite easy and we managed to erect the dam in less than a day and a half. We spent the remainder of the second day designing and building a spillway to control the level of the water behind the dam and prevent overflowing during the rainy months. The spring provides a substantial volume of fresh water, with surprisingly low amounts of soluble minerals such as lime, calcium, and sodium; which is perfect for many of the device requirements listed on the schematics. A very fortunate windfall for St. Chien, Ravine, Mr. Peckingsworth, and myself.
Mr. Peckingsworth insisted that I include his assessment of the waters taste - a clean, crisp bite with little to no after taste. Cool and refreshing with only a hint of granite, the obvious result of a century of filtering through fine pore sandstone at sub-zero temperatures leaving only the brisk finish of fine mountain spring water.
I think Mr. Peckingsworth is full of himself, but at least he's stopped his endless crying and pining for the departed professor.
With the library and reservoir completed we continued to construct more homes for the citizens of Ravine to relocate to within the town of st. Chien respectively. While building additional homes and discussing various random topics throughout the day, Mr. Peckingsworth and I discovered that there was still no actual shops to provide the day to day items the villager would certainly be lost without. St. Chien lacked a decent marketplace; a communal area for folks to gather and purchase, trade, and barter for life's essentials - such as toothpaste, soap, beef jerky, ball-in-a-cup skill games, novelty rabbit feet, milk, and eggs.
I placed the design and layout into Mr. Peckingsworths capable potato hands, as he has been proving himself very adept at nearly all stages of design and construction and he has voiced his concern of never having designed a building yet. I allowed him to remain up past his bedtime to work on his special project, and I hope the results are as great as he is talking them up to be.
Day 117 - Shop Till You Drop
Mr. Peckingsworths designs for the town shopping district has been nothing short of spectacular. At this point I should not be surprised, but none the less I am beginning to think, "What can this potato NOT do?"
His plans were impeccably drawn and he completed his designs in very short order. His materials list was nearly spot on and his daily updates as to the projects status were always on time and very informative.
As a result of his successful involvement with the shopping district project, I have offered Mr. Peckingsworth a store to oversee, and conduct business as he sees fit. He was visibly delighted at the news and informed me he would call his store Sir Peckingsworth's Haberdashery. A fine name, if I do say so.
I hope the villagers are as happy with the results as we are. Now we need to develop a method of monetizing the goods and services provided...
By day I am a humble chocobo rancher and racer known as ChocobocoWinner but by night my true persona shows......I fight for the right of chocobos......For I am the Choco Knight
Mr. Peckingsworth and I have decided to create a set date to begin moving the citizens of Ravine into their new homes built for them in St. Chien. We felt that the villagers seemed quite comfortable with the shopping district and took it as a sign that they would adjust well enough. Now we begin the task of creating a method of transporting them and their belongings to St. Chien proper.
Mr. Peckingsworth recommends digging a shallow channel from ravine all the way to St. Chien, putting each villager on a barge with his or her belongings and floating them there. I feel that a rail system is much more practical. We decided to settle the debate with a coin toss, then promptly realized we did not have any coins. So we then settled the debate the only way two civilized friends settle any matter of seriousness - thumb wrestling. Since Mr. Peckingsworth has no opposable thumbs, I won by default.
I doubt I will hear the end of this though...
Day 120 - Moving Day
The day has finally arrived. The move went smoothly enough, most of the villagers boarded the railcarts willingly enough. Only a few had to be sedated, coaxed, or properly motivated. With all the villagers now relocated, time will tell if they adjust sufficiently to their new homes. Most spent their day opening and closing the multitude of new doors. For some reason doors seem to excite them. I even caught two villagers kissing quite passionately after a particularly loud door slamming session and numerous "sha dogg bah bahs"
With all of the citizens of Ravine finally relocated we were able to present the library to Lola. I think she liked it. She immediately broken into jabbering excitedly and embraced me with such speed and vigor it felt like she nearly crushed my spine. I am happy to report she seems so pleased with the new library that she has yet to leave it. With a full time official librarian present we were able to fully catalog the books therein properly to ease referencing and speeding up the checkout procedure.
Day 123 - The Chateau Chien Storeroom, Crafting Area, and Main Courtyard
With the citizens of Ravine settling into their new homes in St. Chien, the town is beginning to feel more like a proper town now. I suppose I should stop referring to them as former citizens of Ravine, as they are by all rights and customs, full fledged citizens of St. Chien now. Quite a few villagers have taken up residence in Chateau Chien. Perhaps it is in an effort to remain closer to yours truly. I tasked Mr. Peckingsworth with organizing them into work groups according to professions, and assigning them duties around the chateau. There shall be no free rides here. St. Chien residents shall be healthy and productive members, great and small.
After organizing the residents into groups according to abilities and professions, Mr. Peckingsworth took it upon himself to further organize the chateau stockpile of materials and supplies. With the chateau residents' help, Mr. Peckingsworth made quick work of constructing a handy storeroom for a more efficient way of storing and retrieving items of need versus the old system I was guilty of - throwing things in random crates and chests, scattered around the chateau. Well done Mr. Peckingsworth, way to step up and demonstrate initiative and drive for all St. Chien residents to see first hand!
While Mr. Peckingsworth and the chateau residents busied themselves with the storeroom and crafting area project, I plowed a small plot towards the back corner area to plant a few crops to feed the inner chateau residents properly. Carrots, potatoes, and wheat; oh my. A true feast will be certainly in order for these industrious workers.
Looks good, the residents surely will feel right at home. I sense a festival in the future.
On a side note, those carrots and potatoes are okay as placeholders, but are terrible at matching the art style of dokucraft. I'm assuming the original creator isn't updating it anymore. The biggest problem I see is the dark outlines. This pack is about smooth soft transitions, for example the sapling on the chest in the picture above the 'photo bomber', notice how it's foliage is only 2 (or maybe 3) colors with no outlines at all. The wheat looks soft and natural in stark contrast.
Looks good, the residents surely will feel right at home. I sense a festival in the future.
On a side note, those carrots and potatoes are okay as placeholders, but are terrible at matching the art style of dokucraft. I'm assuming the original creator isn't updating it anymore. The biggest problem I see is the dark outlines. This pack is about smooth soft transitions, for example the sapling on the chest in the picture above the 'photo bomber', notice how it's foliage is only 2 (or maybe 3) colors with no outlines at all. The wheat looks soft and natural in stark contrast.
I believe that is the result of some of the items being part of the 3D add-on to the x256 Sphax PureBDCraft resource pack. The weapons, rails, sugarcane, and other bits are enhanced, but some are not yet done.
With additional homes being constructed at a feverish pace I quickly realized there is no proper point of observation. After a brief discussion with Mr. Peckingsworth, we decided it prudent to construct a watch tower of sorts, but we also agreed that a blatant structure built in such a fashion and in an adequate location to properly view all of St. Chien might instill feelings of resentment and possibly unease. I don't imagine these villagers, after countless years of living wild and free, would appericiate a tower built for the sole purpose of monitoring them. St. Chien is not a prison camp nor a communist nation, but it still does not avoid the need for me to watch over the town more efficiently and effectively.
I departed to the library to conduct some further studying of books and blueprints while I contemplated this dilemma, an an answer soon reviewed itself to me. Many of the navigational tomes gifted to the library by Professor Glimmarspark reference the use of celestial navigation. What better way to slay two aviarian creatures with one igneous projectile? With the construction of an observatory, that's how. I will meet with Mr. Peckingsworth later this evening and reveil my idea to him. Hopefully we can begin laying the foundations within the next few days and have a proper observatory to begin observing the heavens with within a fortnight.
I don't want to succumb to my own cleverness, but I really have a strange urge to rub my hands together deviously and chuckle in a menacing way over my recent brilliant plan.
The observatory construction went without any considerable issues to report. It was the sheer size that was taxing for Mr. Peckingsworth and I. We also stumbled upon an old cave and vent passageway while mining away portions of Dog Mountain to make way for the observatory. We will further explore this system at a later date for sure, as well as clearing out the resident spiders, lions, tigers, and bears - oh my.
With the observatory complete, we will now be able to adequately spy on no, monitor, errr, that does not sound right either... watch over! the citizens of St. Chien. Ah yes, watch over as well as observe the heavens to document celestial patterns for use in future navigation. Yes, that, of course.
The previous screenshots I discovered that were too dark to really look like anything have been replaced. My apologize to Glimmar and not proofing my shots to do his fabulous resource pack proper justice. Now we can continue on with the show.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/minecraft-discussion/survival-mode/2372609-journal-the-ballad-of-dirtdog
Day 109 - A Farewell to Bookworms
Professor Glimmarsparks visit and presence has been very pleasing for the past few days. He has been extremely helpful with the construction of the library, and when we are not constructing we often lose track of the hours deep in conversation on various topics. He is very knowledgeable, and thankfully very generous, with his know-how. With the library now officially complete Professor Glimmarspark has made a very charitable donation in the way of technical manuals, how-to's, and redstone connect-the-dots and coloring books. We also constructed an impressive map of the imediate area to aid future travelers in their exploration of the surrounding lands.
Sadly all things must come to an end and Professor Glimmarspark informed us he would have to depart to report his findings. He extended a warm invitation to come visit him and his wonderful city should we ever find the time and method of travel, and I believe we will most definitely take him up on that offer someday. As a parting gift I presented the professor with a complete unabridged version of The Book of Good Cluckings, a essential religious text for all those wishing to learn of, and follow the teachings of the four prime chicken deities and as a primer for becoming a 7th Day Chickenist. Mr. Peckingsworth gifted the professor his complete My Little Potato action figure set, in mint condition, still in their respective boxes. I was rather surprised that Mr. Peckingsworth was that enamored with the professor and was willing to separate himself from his favorite dolls - my mistake, ACTION FIGURES.
We could see the professor was touched with the gifts, and offered us gifts from him and the city from which he came. In addition to the large and generous donation to the library, he presented us with a large collection of schematics for various engines and devices to increase the efficency and speed of our work around St. Chien as well as a robotic chicken. He rattled off all the functions and abilities of the chicken, but as with most of his explanations and talking in general when he gets excited, it was much too fast and too much information to remember it all. Luckily it also has an instruction booklet.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/minecraft-discussion/survival-mode/2372609-journal-the-ballad-of-dirtdog
I love this thread, because it actually adds a story into a survival journal. I'll keep checking back every few hours, and keep up the great work 😊!
Nice library DirtDog.
A tip for getting even lighting on large maps and paintings is to place them on a wall of jack o lanterns.
by c0yote
I tried it with terrible results. I gave my wife my glasses for a second, a creeper showed up and now my wife is pregnant.
Stupid 3D..
Ah, very cool tip. Thanks for sharing it. Makes perfect sense since not everything sticks to glowstone.
This will come in handy for another project that is in the works.
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Seriously? who would dare to watch porn in a public library?
Want to read some awesome journals? Try this: Survival Journals/Worlds list
A frequent occurance from the few folks I had spoke to who deal in some way or another with the day to day operations of a library. If I ask them to tell me something weird and/or interesting about working at a library, homeless people downloading porn off the wireless signal with their beat up laptop or viewing it on the public use computers is such a common occurance it doesn't even phase them as out of the ordinary anymore.
So just a tip - if you use public use computers anywhere, it is probably safest to use the computer closest to the open area where everyone can see it, not the one back in the very back corner behind the fake potted plant out of view from the main desk.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/minecraft-discussion/survival-mode/2372609-journal-the-ballad-of-dirtdog
Day 110 - Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Work Day
It has only been a day since the professor left and it already feels quiet and empty without his company. Mr. Peckingsworth broke down sobbing around lunch time and was inconsolable for nearly a whole hour. When he was finally able to compose himself he related that he missed the professor terribly and especially missed the way he would trim the crust off his peanut butter and squid ink sandwich for him. I attempted to comfort Mr. Peckingsworth and offered my anecdote of what I missed most about the professor as well - our long evening time discussions about the thermodynamic and hyper conductive properties of redstone dust and it correlation to nether quartz. We then spent to rest of the afternoon sharing our fond memories of the professors visit until we watched the sun dip behind the craggy peaks of Dog Mountain. Very little was accomplished today, but I refuse to consider it a waste as we had a peaceful time getting absolutely nothing done.
After returning to the camp I spent a few minutes before bed flipping through the numerous schematics Professor Glimmarspark gifted to me and came to the realization that St. Chien has no reliable method to secure and store a large quantity of clean water. Not only water required for many of the steam powered, steam generation mechanization detailed in so many of the schematics at hand, but also as a clean source of water for the citizens of Ravine and future St. Chien for proper sanitation. I quickly listed a few requirements we would need and I will ask Mr. Peckingsworth to assist me tomorrow in scouting a site for our future watershed.
Day 113 - Chickenhead Watershed
The task of locating a site and constructing a dam has been a blessing for Mr. Peckingsworth and I. Staying busy has help occupy our minds and bodies and has helped minimize the feelings of sadness from the recent departure of Professor Glimmarspark.
We were able to locate a mountain spring on the far side of Dog Mountain that flowed through a sizable valley before emptying into the nearby lake. The present terrain made the job quite easy and we managed to erect the dam in less than a day and a half. We spent the remainder of the second day designing and building a spillway to control the level of the water behind the dam and prevent overflowing during the rainy months. The spring provides a substantial volume of fresh water, with surprisingly low amounts of soluble minerals such as lime, calcium, and sodium; which is perfect for many of the device requirements listed on the schematics. A very fortunate windfall for St. Chien, Ravine, Mr. Peckingsworth, and myself.
Mr. Peckingsworth insisted that I include his assessment of the waters taste - a clean, crisp bite with little to no after taste. Cool and refreshing with only a hint of granite, the obvious result of a century of filtering through fine pore sandstone at sub-zero temperatures leaving only the brisk finish of fine mountain spring water.
I think Mr. Peckingsworth is full of himself, but at least he's stopped his endless crying and pining for the departed professor.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/minecraft-discussion/survival-mode/2372609-journal-the-ballad-of-dirtdog
Aw! I miss Mr. Pekingsworth too! He's such a rascal!
Love the chicken head spillway.
Day 115 - Something a Little Lacking
With the library and reservoir completed we continued to construct more homes for the citizens of Ravine to relocate to within the town of st. Chien respectively. While building additional homes and discussing various random topics throughout the day, Mr. Peckingsworth and I discovered that there was still no actual shops to provide the day to day items the villager would certainly be lost without. St. Chien lacked a decent marketplace; a communal area for folks to gather and purchase, trade, and barter for life's essentials - such as toothpaste, soap, beef jerky, ball-in-a-cup skill games, novelty rabbit feet, milk, and eggs.
I placed the design and layout into Mr. Peckingsworths capable potato hands, as he has been proving himself very adept at nearly all stages of design and construction and he has voiced his concern of never having designed a building yet. I allowed him to remain up past his bedtime to work on his special project, and I hope the results are as great as he is talking them up to be.
Day 117 - Shop Till You Drop
Mr. Peckingsworths designs for the town shopping district has been nothing short of spectacular. At this point I should not be surprised, but none the less I am beginning to think, "What can this potato NOT do?"
His plans were impeccably drawn and he completed his designs in very short order. His materials list was nearly spot on and his daily updates as to the projects status were always on time and very informative.
As a result of his successful involvement with the shopping district project, I have offered Mr. Peckingsworth a store to oversee, and conduct business as he sees fit. He was visibly delighted at the news and informed me he would call his store Sir Peckingsworth's Haberdashery. A fine name, if I do say so.
I hope the villagers are as happy with the results as we are. Now we need to develop a method of monetizing the goods and services provided...
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/minecraft-discussion/survival-mode/2372609-journal-the-ballad-of-dirtdog
Very nice journal. I love the titles for the bookshelves.
Awesome journal dude
By day I am a humble chocobo rancher and racer known as ChocobocoWinner but by night my true persona shows......I fight for the right of chocobos......For I am the Choco Knight
Day 118 - A Decision is Made
Mr. Peckingsworth and I have decided to create a set date to begin moving the citizens of Ravine into their new homes built for them in St. Chien. We felt that the villagers seemed quite comfortable with the shopping district and took it as a sign that they would adjust well enough. Now we begin the task of creating a method of transporting them and their belongings to St. Chien proper.
Mr. Peckingsworth recommends digging a shallow channel from ravine all the way to St. Chien, putting each villager on a barge with his or her belongings and floating them there. I feel that a rail system is much more practical. We decided to settle the debate with a coin toss, then promptly realized we did not have any coins. So we then settled the debate the only way two civilized friends settle any matter of seriousness - thumb wrestling. Since Mr. Peckingsworth has no opposable thumbs, I won by default.
I doubt I will hear the end of this though...
Day 120 - Moving Day
The day has finally arrived. The move went smoothly enough, most of the villagers boarded the railcarts willingly enough. Only a few had to be sedated, coaxed, or properly motivated. With all the villagers now relocated, time will tell if they adjust sufficiently to their new homes. Most spent their day opening and closing the multitude of new doors. For some reason doors seem to excite them. I even caught two villagers kissing quite passionately after a particularly loud door slamming session and numerous "sha dogg bah bahs"
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/minecraft-discussion/survival-mode/2372609-journal-the-ballad-of-dirtdog
Day 121 - Lola's Library Unveiling
With all of the citizens of Ravine finally relocated we were able to present the library to Lola. I think she liked it. She immediately broken into jabbering excitedly and embraced me with such speed and vigor it felt like she nearly crushed my spine. I am happy to report she seems so pleased with the new library that she has yet to leave it. With a full time official librarian present we were able to fully catalog the books therein properly to ease referencing and speeding up the checkout procedure.
Day 123 - The Chateau Chien Storeroom, Crafting Area, and Main Courtyard
With the citizens of Ravine settling into their new homes in St. Chien, the town is beginning to feel more like a proper town now. I suppose I should stop referring to them as former citizens of Ravine, as they are by all rights and customs, full fledged citizens of St. Chien now. Quite a few villagers have taken up residence in Chateau Chien. Perhaps it is in an effort to remain closer to yours truly. I tasked Mr. Peckingsworth with organizing them into work groups according to professions, and assigning them duties around the chateau. There shall be no free rides here. St. Chien residents shall be healthy and productive members, great and small.
After organizing the residents into groups according to abilities and professions, Mr. Peckingsworth took it upon himself to further organize the chateau stockpile of materials and supplies. With the chateau residents' help, Mr. Peckingsworth made quick work of constructing a handy storeroom for a more efficient way of storing and retrieving items of need versus the old system I was guilty of - throwing things in random crates and chests, scattered around the chateau. Well done Mr. Peckingsworth, way to step up and demonstrate initiative and drive for all St. Chien residents to see first hand!
While Mr. Peckingsworth and the chateau residents busied themselves with the storeroom and crafting area project, I plowed a small plot towards the back corner area to plant a few crops to feed the inner chateau residents properly. Carrots, potatoes, and wheat; oh my. A true feast will be certainly in order for these industrious workers.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/minecraft-discussion/survival-mode/2372609-journal-the-ballad-of-dirtdog
Looks good, the residents surely will feel right at home. I sense a festival in the future.
On a side note, those carrots and potatoes are okay as placeholders, but are terrible at matching the art style of dokucraft. I'm assuming the original creator isn't updating it anymore. The biggest problem I see is the dark outlines. This pack is about smooth soft transitions, for example the sapling on the chest in the picture above the 'photo bomber', notice how it's foliage is only 2 (or maybe 3) colors with no outlines at all. The wheat looks soft and natural in stark contrast.
by c0yote
I tried it with terrible results. I gave my wife my glasses for a second, a creeper showed up and now my wife is pregnant.
Stupid 3D..
I believe that is the result of some of the items being part of the 3D add-on to the x256 Sphax PureBDCraft resource pack. The weapons, rails, sugarcane, and other bits are enhanced, but some are not yet done.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/minecraft-discussion/survival-mode/2372609-journal-the-ballad-of-dirtdog
Okay, yeah I said Doku but meant Sphax.
by c0yote
I tried it with terrible results. I gave my wife my glasses for a second, a creeper showed up and now my wife is pregnant.
Stupid 3D..
Day 124 - Star Light, Star Bright
With additional homes being constructed at a feverish pace I quickly realized there is no proper point of observation. After a brief discussion with Mr. Peckingsworth, we decided it prudent to construct a watch tower of sorts, but we also agreed that a blatant structure built in such a fashion and in an adequate location to properly view all of St. Chien might instill feelings of resentment and possibly unease. I don't imagine these villagers, after countless years of living wild and free, would appericiate a tower built for the sole purpose of monitoring them. St. Chien is not a prison camp nor a communist nation, but it still does not avoid the need for me to watch over the town more efficiently and effectively.
I departed to the library to conduct some further studying of books and blueprints while I contemplated this dilemma, an an answer soon reviewed itself to me. Many of the navigational tomes gifted to the library by Professor Glimmarspark reference the use of celestial navigation. What better way to slay two aviarian creatures with one igneous projectile? With the construction of an observatory, that's how. I will meet with Mr. Peckingsworth later this evening and reveil my idea to him. Hopefully we can begin laying the foundations within the next few days and have a proper observatory to begin observing the heavens with within a fortnight.
I don't want to succumb to my own cleverness, but I really have a strange urge to rub my hands together deviously and chuckle in a menacing way over my recent brilliant plan.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/minecraft-discussion/survival-mode/2372609-journal-the-ballad-of-dirtdog
This is a well made journal. Keep up the good work!
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do" - Steve Jobs
Day 126 - Observe the Heavens
The observatory construction went without any considerable issues to report. It was the sheer size that was taxing for Mr. Peckingsworth and I. We also stumbled upon an old cave and vent passageway while mining away portions of Dog Mountain to make way for the observatory. We will further explore this system at a later date for sure, as well as clearing out the resident spiders, lions, tigers, and bears - oh my.
With the observatory complete, we will now be able to adequately
spy onno,monitor, errr, that does not sound right either... watch over! the citizens of St. Chien. Ah yes, watch over as well as observe the heavens to document celestial patterns for use in future navigation. Yes, that, of course.http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/minecraft-discussion/survival-mode/2372609-journal-the-ballad-of-dirtdog