It's currently $21.95. That buys you the game as it currently stands (Your client will patch to 1.9. They aren't doing anymore full updates but they are offering pre-releases. Those you get for free. So the current version is 1.9 Pre 4. You also get the finished game. You will have to pay for any updates that add content. I assume there will be bug fixes that will be free.

Convince you to buy it? Hmm...

This thread is a replacement thread for one that was first posted in late July 2010 (I think it was late July). Steel, Sneezy, Myself, and many others have been playing for over a year now. I have yet to be bored. That should tell you something.

There are many different modes of play: Creative, you have unlimited blocks, can fly, etc.; Survival, you have to mine/find everything and watch out for monsters (unless you play on easy); Survival with Hardcore, like survival but if you die you have to let the game generate a new world and you lose everything.; Adventure, not in the game yet. It seems it will be more like an RPG than a creative, build whatever, game.

You can play multiple worlds at once. If you get bored with your first world you can play another or go online and play multiplayer.

There is a huge modding community so pretty much if you can think of it there is a mod for it.

It's a sandbox game. You can do whatever you want.

I'll leave you with a link to Coe's Quest E001. Note that the game has changed a lot since that first video. Check out more of his later episodes too. There are a few other let's play series that I follow but Coestar is the best for a new person I think.

 

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Looks legit:

 

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no way what level were you? or is that single player and you are just teasing me

That's a single player test, not at all possible legit.

 

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Any info on how Enchanting works?

 

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Enchanting:

http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Enchanting

The first bit of that article isn't relevant (yet?) What you get seems to be totally random, but spending more levels increases your odds of multiple spells and higher spell levels.

It seems the optimum design (to allow max level spending on one item) is a 5x5 room of bookshelves with the enchanting table in the middle. So 1 space around the table on all sides, and a 2-high wall of bookhelves around that.

I'm thinking it may be worthwhile to do another without bookshelves for cheap (1 level spent) spells on armor items. Protection 1 seems to help quite a bit, even on damaged armor.

To spend a specific amount on an enchant just place the item in and out till you have the number you want. It's random each time. Then the results are random after that. Including spending 25 exp levels and getting a single level 2 spell. (Trust me.) Pretty sure you'll never get multiple high level spells by spending one level of experience.

Repairing enchanted items removes the enchantment.

There does not seem to be any harmful to you enchantments.

 

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(maybe)

 

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fixed

Thanks. I suspect the accuracy of some of the math in that one still.

 

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in a month the game is being released, will we get a new map then?

I want to start fresh! I always start late

haha

 

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