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Minehattan - A modern metropolis in a minecraft world.
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(Updated 06-03-2011)

Tired of being underground for too long? Lighting caves that doesn't have an end, being exploded by sneaking creepers and falling on lava? Tired of living in a wet, poorly lit shaft, so distant from the urban reality? MINEHATTAN IS THE RIGHT PLACE FOR YOU!

I've searched the forum looking for a pass-it-on where a modern city would grow as people build their own skycrapers or residential buildings/homes according to the city's districts, or if you are an "apartment" friendly guy, you just put your sign in one of the many available in the city and make it your home, while you help building the city's infrastructure! I could not find a single one, so finally, here's it!

I started the save, made one building, one avenue, one road, and a subway station.. Now look for youself!

(updated 06-03-2011)

I highly recommend the use of more REALISTIC texture packs, like: JohnSmith's, Misa's, Mixcraft, or Painterly Pack.

To take part in the project, read the RULES, download the last save, you have a maximum of 8 hours to build, then post it here.

I'll make a backup everytime someone posts. If a member destroyed something you build, say it here and I'll repair it.
Suggestion: build in 7 hours max. and reserve the last hour to upload!!!!

RULES:

1. You have a maximum of 8 hours before you have to return the save, if you don't then someone else can take the save.
2. If you finished what you wanted to do prior to the 8 hour limit, post it here so another member can take it!
3. Only one person at a time should be working on the save. It will always be the first person to take it after previous builder returns it. Make a post first, then download it.
4. First person to take the save should write TAKEN in their post then make a new post on return of the save to show that you are finished and the next person can take it. Upload to a popular filesharing site. If possible, take one screenshot and post together as well, so people can watch how the city grows!!
4.a If you take the save, you must claim at least ONE (1) apartment in the city as your own (by placing a sign in it), and change/place furniture as you wish, to make it your residence. Doesn't have to be one apt. from your own building. If you built a house, you don't need to claim an apartment.
4.b* If you take the save, you must claim at least ONE (1) office in the city as your own (by placing a sign in it), and place furniture as you wish, to make it your own/corporation office.
5. Do not destroy anyone's else stuff, though you can use anything you find in their chests. If you don't want your stuff taken, build a secret room somewhere and seal it off, but since inventory editors are allowed, there's no point in doing so.
5.a PLAY ON PEACEFUL!! Right now we don't want creepers spawning in the dark alleys and exploding our buildings. At least not right now!! :tongue.gif:
6. YOU CAN USE INVENTORY EDITORS AND WORLD EDITORS, but if you don't have experience using world editors, like MCEDIT, then DON'T USE.
6.a IF you screw the save, or destroy someone elses building/house/road/room/etc then your save is void, and the last save will be available to be taken by another member.
7. To extend the roads/avenues/neighbourhoods I would recommend using MCEDIT (don't forget to plant trees and place lamp posts according to the pattern).
8. Try to keep buildings/houses aesthetically pleasing, don't forget we are building a MODERN CITY, check "Manhattan" in GOOGLE to inspire yourself if you need. Oriental style buildings/houses will be removed, CASTLES WILL ALSO BE REMOVED.
9. Name points of interest and instructions with signs. If you constructed a buildind/house/train station and want to name it youself, sign it!
9.a After someone first signed (claimed) a house/apartment, you cannot change it to make it yours.
10. Don't cut trees from Parks;
11. Don't put post up that you are taking it if you can't start building within 8 hours. The quicker the turnover the better.
12. At end of your time, save somewhere inside the city (your home/street) then quit. If you've moved too far away from the city, remember to go back before you quit.
13. You must NOT copy/place buildings made by other people than not you alone. But You can place in the save a building that you made especially for this pass-it-on if you have experience with mcedit.


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These are the active members responsible for certain tasks/areas/functions in the project:
-Poonflip -> General Advisor
-Arkhangels, Lord_Drailmon, UFlapjack -> Streets and Subways
-kantk2010, bmwplz -> Financial District
-Hadies243 -> Industrial District

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List of Buildings and Builders:


Map:


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Suggestions:

-Bowling
-Shopping mall
-Warehouse
-Justice (supreme) court
-Residential towers
-Commercial/ Business towers
-Supermarkets / Stores
-Parks
-Parking lots
-Bars/Clubs
-Elevated Rail Stations connecting areas.
-Residential Area / houses
-Pretty much anything you would find in a large city...

Remember to check google images for references if you need!!

If you want to support this pass it on, use the custom signature image!!
(I'll update it as the city grows - just check it in my own sig)

You may think modern cities make you lose respect.


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I don't :dry.gif:

OP UPDATED!!!!!!!!!!

What's new?
-4 badass Screenshots

-New rule 4.b: NOW IF YOU TAKE THE SAVE FOR THE 1st TIME, YOU MUST LEASE ONE OFFICE!! (Also a link for kantk2010's office lease doc)

-New updated cartograph overview, with buildings/builders list and a MAP 'googlemaps' style.
Some streets have no official name, suggest them here!!

-Updated signature!

-List of member functions in the project. Poonflip is now the General Advisor, ask her whatever you need to know about Minehattan! And Hadies is now responsible for the Industrial district.

And the last thing:

- MINEHATTAN FLAG CONTEST!!!!
Check that out!

:wink.gif: :biggrin.gif:

JEB: Hey, have you thought at all about alchemy?
NOTCH: NO THAT'S TOO HARD, I'M GOING TO MAKE SNOW GOLEMS
JEB: Snow golems? Oh, look at that! Little snowmen. That's cool I gu-
NOTCH: SNOW GOLEMS
JEB: Oh, right. Snow golems, sorry. So hey, want to talk about alchemy after you're done with those?
NOTCH: THEY THROW SNOWBALLS, HAHAHA
JEB: Oh, yeah. They sure do. Did you hear what I said?
NOTCH: GOING TO MAKE THEM SPREAD SNOW TOO LOL SO FUNNY
JEB: Notch? Alchemy? After you finish with the snowm-
NOTCH: SNOW GOLEMS.
JEB: ... golems, yeah. Alchemy?
NOTCH: NO I DONT HAVE TIME TO TALK ABOUT THAT, IM GOING HOME EARLY TODAY. JUST DO IT YOURSELF

*2 weeks later*
JEB: So, Notch, I finished the alchemy recipes and redesigned the cauldron so that-
NOTCH: CAULDRONS ARE ****ING STUPID, I TWEAKED SNOW GOLEM CODE LAST NIGHT ON THE TOILET SO THEY MIX STUFF NOW
JEB: ... **** it, man. I give up.

Actually, I think I have a good idea of what Notch has suggested.

You hold a bucket of water in your hand, and the potion ingredients follow you.
If you dump water on an ingredient, hearts will appear, and it will go into "mix mode".
When two ingredients are in mix mode, they can mix with each other, spawning a potion.

There, done, perfect.

Hey gang,

I know the NPC's are a tad polarizing round about these parts. So, for funs I whipped up a pack you can download that makes all the NPC's 1) Noseless 2) Radical 3) Human.

I have replaced all the textures, you just need to overwrite the existing textures in the mobs folder in the .jar. It only took me a few min to find them when I started and this is the first texture pack I've ever painted... So I imagine if you care, you can manage.

I could only find the four NPC types in the two villages in my level. If someone can find the regular Villager (now female in my pack) or the Butcher, please take screenshots and post them!

CHECK IT OUT! The pic is a link to my blog where you can snatch the download link!



Comments, Suggestions, Critique all welcome.

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Minehattan - A modern metropolis in a minecraft world.
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(Updated 06-03-2011)

Tired of being underground for too long? Lighting caves that doesn't have an end, being exploded by sneaking creepers and falling on lava? Tired of living in a wet, poorly lit shaft, so distant from the urban reality? MINEHATTAN IS THE RIGHT PLACE FOR YOU!

I've searched the forum looking for a pass-it-on where a modern city would grow as people build their own skycrapers or residential buildings/homes according to the city's districts, or if you are an "apartment" friendly guy, you just put your sign in one of the many available in the city and make it your home, while you help building the city's infrastructure! I could not find a single one, so finally, here's it!

I started the save, made one building, one avenue, one road, and a subway station.. Now look for youself!

(updated 06-03-2011)

I highly recommend the use of more REALISTIC texture packs, like: JohnSmith's, Misa's, Mixcraft, or Painterly Pack.

To take part in the project, read the RULES, download the last save, you have a maximum of 8 hours to build, then post it here.

I'll make a backup everytime someone posts. If a member destroyed something you build, say it here and I'll repair it.
Suggestion: build in 7 hours max. and reserve the last hour to upload!!!!

RULES:

1. You have a maximum of 8 hours before you have to return the save, if you don't then someone else can take the save.
2. If you finished what you wanted to do prior to the 8 hour limit, post it here so another member can take it!
3. Only one person at a time should be working on the save. It will always be the first person to take it after previous builder returns it. Make a post first, then download it.
4. First person to take the save should write TAKEN in their post then make a new post on return of the save to show that you are finished and the next person can take it. Upload to a popular filesharing site. If possible, take one screenshot and post together as well, so people can watch how the city grows!!
4.a If you take the save, you must claim at least ONE (1) apartment in the city as your own (by placing a sign in it), and change/place furniture as you wish, to make it your residence. Doesn't have to be one apt. from your own building. If you built a house, you don't need to claim an apartment.
4.b* If you take the save, you must claim at least ONE (1) office in the city as your own (by placing a sign in it), and place furniture as you wish, to make it your own/corporation office.
5. Do not destroy anyone's else stuff, though you can use anything you find in their chests. If you don't want your stuff taken, build a secret room somewhere and seal it off, but since inventory editors are allowed, there's no point in doing so.
5.a PLAY ON PEACEFUL!! Right now we don't want creepers spawning in the dark alleys and exploding our buildings. At least not right now!! :tongue.gif:
6. YOU CAN USE INVENTORY EDITORS AND WORLD EDITORS, but if you don't have experience using world editors, like MCEDIT, then DON'T USE.
6.a IF you screw the save, or destroy someone elses building/house/road/room/etc then your save is void, and the last save will be available to be taken by another member.
7. To extend the roads/avenues/neighbourhoods I would recommend using MCEDIT (don't forget to plant trees and place lamp posts according to the pattern).
8. Try to keep buildings/houses aesthetically pleasing, don't forget we are building a MODERN CITY, check "Manhattan" in GOOGLE to inspire yourself if you need. Oriental style buildings/houses will be removed, CASTLES WILL ALSO BE REMOVED.
9. Name points of interest and instructions with signs. If you constructed a buildind/house/train station and want to name it youself, sign it!
9.a After someone first signed (claimed) a house/apartment, you cannot change it to make it yours.
10. Don't cut trees from Parks;
11. Don't put post up that you are taking it if you can't start building within 8 hours. The quicker the turnover the better.
12. At end of your time, save somewhere inside the city (your home/street) then quit. If you've moved too far away from the city, remember to go back before you quit.
13. You must NOT copy/place buildings made by other people than not you alone. But You can place in the save a building that you made especially for this pass-it-on if you have experience with mcedit.


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These are the active members responsible for certain tasks/areas/functions in the project:
-Poonflip -> General Advisor
-Arkhangels, Lord_Drailmon, UFlapjack -> Streets and Subways
-kantk2010, bmwplz -> Financial District
-Hadies243 -> Industrial District

------------------------

List of Buildings and Builders:


Map:


------------------------

Suggestions:

-Bowling
-Shopping mall
-Warehouse
-Justice (supreme) court
-Residential towers
-Commercial/ Business towers
-Supermarkets / Stores
-Parks
-Parking lots
-Bars/Clubs
-Elevated Rail Stations connecting areas.
-Residential Area / houses
-Pretty much anything you would find in a large city...

Remember to check google images for references if you need!!

If you want to support this pass it on, use the custom signature image!!
(I'll update it as the city grows - just check it in my own sig)

NOTE:DOWNLOAD IS IN THE 7TH MAY UPDATE SLIGHTLY BELOW!

Hey everyone,

As of this post, it is 8:42AM, 9/11/2011. 10 years ago at this exact second, there was 4 minutes of peace left in the world, 4 minutes left in 3000 people's lives.

I release this updated Manhattan Phase 2, with lobbies in the World Financial Center and cleaned up all the dirt blocks.

RIP all who died in 9/11.

Download link:http://www.mediafire.com/?ov3c6wxj36tnd31

Enjoy.

My tribute video.











---OLDER UPDATES---
NOTE:PHASE 2 HAS BEEN RELEASED! LOOK BELOW FOR DOWNLOAD LINKS
TOTAL NUMBER OF DOWNLOADS AS OF 26/5/2011:3002
UPDATE 7 MAY, 2011
MANHATTAN PHASE 2 RELEASED


INSTRUCTIONS:Unzip, Copy NewWorld1 file to Minecraft saves folder. Done! Enjoy!

CHANGELOG
-Updated WTC Mall
-Removed Elevator Mod version (elevator mod author has discontinued project)
-Updated WTC 1 and 2 Lobby
-Updated WTC 4,5,6
-Added North Bridge and South Bridge connecting WTC to WFC
-Added Deusche Bank Building
-Added NYPD Command Center
-Added MIllenium Hilton Hotel
-Added 22 Cortlandt Street Building
-Added US Post Office Building
-Added 90 West Street Building
-Added Obsidian Roads and Road signs
-Updated WTC Observation Deck
-Moved entire world to weather compatible version (It rains!)
-Other, smaller tweaks


This is Phase 2, I am still not completely finished with it but it's good enough to be released now. With over 2100 Downloads, thanks for all your support, and please stay tuned for Phase 3 which will start Development in end May!

Updated Cartograph:



--UPDATE 4 MAY, 2011---

And, here's a few screenshots showing the Twin Towers, looking pretty good with smooth lighting :biggrin.gif:. Phase 2's going pretty well, and I'm almost done with the block around the twin towers. Also, I slightly updated the WTC itself by lighting up the smaller buildings and changing the floor of the lobby to red/blue 'carpet'

Twin Towers at night


Red wool in WTC1


Shot of WTC2, deutche bank building in foreground


Framed by the World Financial center, the twin towers look better thanks to smooth lighting. The sky lobby 'bands' on the 42nd/76th floor really stand out now.

UPDATED - Barrier Materials + Spread Pattern

*Disclaimer: All information in this thread is based off a short series of tests, and it is possible that this information can change. Scientifically, I can only say what I observe happen, I can never truthfully say what can't happen, although sometimes I do anyway :tongue.gif:

Thank you to everyone who participates in my threads, and in my polls. I give rep freely to those who contribute(but not to trolls).

Spreading

This is the pattern of what blocks lava can spread to. The orange block represents a lava block, blue blocks are Flammable Air Blocks(FAB), and red blocks are in danger of catching fire. The pattern is 3x3 on the level of the lava, 5x5 on the next level, 7x7(minus the corners) on the next level, and 5x5 on the top level. All of these blocks have been confirmed to be able to catch fire from the source block. The fire spreads by having an open FAB, and a flammable block touching it.

I haven't been able to get lava to spread fire below its own level, using contained, and uncontained lava. I have put in over 50 hours of combined tests with no instances of lava setting fire to any block on the level of its floor, or below.

Barriers

Great news! Lava is a lot easier to use safely than fire. As long as it is completely encased(including corners!), lava will not spread fire. You can encase it with stone, glass, wood, wool... basically any block. Water doesn't work. All of these designs are safe(20 hours running with no fires). This is different than with fire. The enclosed lava block in the left example still has a 5x5 layer of Flammable Air Blocks(FAB) above the glass, but fire will not spread to any block in, or touching that layer.

Barrier Materials

Basically, any block, or any item, will work as a barrier material. The only caveat to this is if the barrier material is on the same level as the lava, also acting as a casing. In that case, you can see in this list what works and what doesn't. The items and blocks that don't work are insufficient because they are destroyed by the lava(in other words, can't encase it).


My favorite is definitely the pressure plates, as shown here.

Returned.
I added a financial building; PoonCorp.
Fairly big, made of iron blocks and glass.

Here it is :smile.gif:

(Btw, this isn't my second post. More like my 102nd. I just had to switch accounts when the new forums came about.)