It was a day that started like any other. Leave my home and head out for some mining and some exploration. However, when collecting wood near my home I noticed something... Strange.
The trees were refusing to grow in certain places. A straight line without any foliage at all. I turned and checked the other direction to find the same thing. I was right in the middle of a perfectly straight line devoid of life. It was a thin line, further exploration revealed that it was a mere 6 blocks wide.
I decided to follow the line for a while. Heading into a snowy biome, I heard thunder overhead, and the sound of rain pouring, despite the only precipitation being snow. It was strange, but I pressed on regardless. Before long my search led me to the sea, and something else directly before it. A single tree, directly in the middle of the line. I approached it, eager to discern its secrets, but before I did so, I marked the area with torches, so it would be easier to find in future. I did not know what mysteries it held, but something told me I would be interested in finding out what they were.
As I approached the tree, a deafening explosion rang out, and I thought I was done for. However, upon opening my eyes I found I was still alive. Hurt, but alive. I remembered I was on peaceful, the explosion could not be a creeper. The ground was undamaged by the blast, too... And that's when I realised.
I had been struck by lightning. I had approached the tree at the end of the line, and been hit by lightning. Could it be a warning not to delve into the bizarre mysteries about this strange happening? I didn't know, but I had always heard that lightning never strikes the same place twice. I decided to continue.
This time, I wandered in the opposite direction, and found myself in a densely packed jungle, apart from the convenient 6 block wide space travelling directly through it. Here I found strange happenings, as well as the usual trees with one side completely clean, there were vines hanging from leaves floating in mid air with no tree to support them.
Before long I found another tree in the centre of the line. This time, nothing happened. The old adage about lightning seems to have continued to ring true. This time. However, as I marked the end of the line once more, I noticed a cave, leading down into the belly of the world. This, I would explore later. Before then, however, I knew one thing must happen. An excavation must begin.
If people are interested I will continue to update this as time goes on.
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You are taking more effort to clear out a chunk, though, so mining in a straight line compared to strip mine a chunk gives you the same chance of finding a diamond vein overall.
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Nope, the anvil format doesn't support heights higher than that. It's just the way it works :/
It's like you try to fill a glass with more water than it can hold. It just doesn't work.
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Here are the devoted members of the Super Hostile guide, give them a big +1rep for helping with this!
To apply for the staff, you'll need to be a regular contributor (helping regularly with the thread). You need to be devoted and be asked at any time for help.
What do these staff positions do?
Field TesterSimilar to a Tips & Techniques Developper, they test around the guide's tips, techniques, and revelations of secrets by testing them in the real maps. Afterwards, they suggest some improvements on them, and they can also submit their own techniques, tips, and findings.[/anchor] (2/3 slots)
Tips & Techniques DevelopperSimilar to a Field Tester, they try different options in the maps with their own techniques they developped and can then submit their own techniques, tips, and findings.[/anchor] (1/3 slots)
Graphical SupportThey create graphics for the SHG, but these must be assigned by the creator of the SHG. They can also submit their creations if they want, but they may or may not be implemented.[/anchor] (0/1 slots)
Note: These are not limitations to how you contribute to the guide, but a way to regularly give support and gain full credit. Each staff member has an icon posted on the item which identifies the staff member.
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I agree that glowstone should be a renewable resource, because of of its usefulness and rarity.
Perhaps that glowstone clumps can slowly regenerate downwards the more you spend time in the nether?
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Actually, there is a rule like this.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forum-40/announcement-43-section-specific-rules-read-this-first/
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This project is not discontinued, though, it's more of a side-project I'll be working on when I'm feeling like it. For something that I put much more work into, look at my other, more recent projects. Thanks for reading!
I see you did (not).
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The two upcoming series on youtube will get released within a week, as I said before. I'm almost done re-building my computer, then I can start working on the first episode (of both series). Meanwhile, I've been making a revision of the walkthrough of Sea of Flame II, which needed a few strategy and grammar fixes. Well, then I encountered thread formatting issues, so there's some missing content in some entries. That'll be fixed shortly.
Anyways, I hope you continue to have fun in Minecraft!
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That's pretty unlikely, 99.9999% of the time it'll be some plugin/mod/hack, etc.