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    Jun 8, 2011
    Aphus posted a message on A Town That is Nameless WIP
    Hi folks! It's really late, and I'm sleepy, but I made some progress on a new town I planned out. I would like to post my progress on the forum to share with everyone in the community, get some feedback, and perhaps inspire other people to start their own projects.

    The one thing I would like to mention was the use of my new toy in the planning stages of the town - an iPad paired with the app called "C64 Paint" - a pixel art app that emulates the kind of graphics available on the old C64 computer. This tool helped me create an overhead map of the town in about 15 minutes and continue to tweak it easily. Here's the final map I've come up with for the southeast quadrant of the town, phase 1 of the build project:




    This chunk of the town will include a cathedral, library, and a clock tower as the main focal points. With this information established, it's time to get building! I'll try to keep my progress updated after each day of building.


    Day 1

    The outer wall, concrete pathway, canal, bridge, and a few foundations have been built - the basics. Once I have the foundations finished, I'll work on a multi-level plaza. Then it'll be time for the buildings!


    Day 2

    The ground is complete! I also built the library (octagon-shaped building), and three shop buildings. The interiors are mostly complete, and I'll post some pictures of those when they're finished.

    I made my own texture pack for this town which I'm tweaking as I go. Here's the texture I made for glowstone which works well for lanterns and shaded building windows:
    Posted in: Screenshots
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    Apr 25, 2011
    Aphus posted a message on Snail Mail!
    Tell me about it!
    A mail system would allow players to send each other items and private messages without the receiver being online. In order for the system to work, BOTH the sender of a letter and the receiver would need to have a postbox. Letters would be handled by global servers; thus, players are able to send mail to anyone regardless of single player or SMP. The postbox would be crafted using the following pattern:

    A postbox would be a unique item in the world -- that is, each player can only have one postbox per world which can be placed wherever he/she would like. The postbox would look similar to this:

    A player can craft a letter with the following pattern:

    To write a message, the player would left click on the post box while holding a letter (similar to how you must be holding a high-quality pickaxe to mine diamond). Doing this would open up this UI:

    The user can then type in the recipient's name and the body of the message. Each message includes ten item slots as well. When the sender is finished writing the message, he/she clicks send, and the letter is instantly sent to the recipient's postbox. To notify the recipient of his/her new message, the white flag on their postbox pops up, and they would also receive a message reading, "Message from <sender>" in the corner of their screen. To check one's mail, a player right clicks on their postbox which opens up this UI:

    The letters received show up on the left side of the menu, and the open envelope represents the current letter being read.

    Downfalls of This System:
    • A postbox is required to send and receive letters
    Solution: The postbox could be eliminated, but where would the fun be in that?

    • Each letter contains only 10 item slots
    Solution: 10 is an arbitrary number, I needed to pick something for the UI prototype.

    • Each letter has a limited character field
    Solution: Add a scrollbar element to the UI, has this been done anywhere else in the game?

    • Players could cheat established server economies by mailing items from other servers using the /give command (or InvEdit, etc.)
    Solution: Implement a server command to disable item slots in mail, but sending messages would still be allowed


    Please post your thoughts/criticisms of this suggestion. I'd love to iron any flaws out!


    UPDATE! Banner!

    If you like this idea and would like to show your support, here is a banner you can place in your forum signature. Thanks for your enthusiasm!


    [url=http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=312390][img]http://i.imgur.com/gRGMS.png[/img][/url]
    Posted in: Suggestions
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