Minecraft

[Chris000]

The issue I have is that when I try to turn on my computer and log in, all of my icons load and everything seems to start up, but then freezes with the explorer looking like it's still running. In actuality, it's kind of like a Not Responding scenario, except everything's like that. The only way I can do anything is through Safe Mode and I have no restore points (seriously, my XP didn't need restore points!), so I'm screwed in that area.

I'm not exactly sure what my computer wants either. When the computer starts up normally, it bypasses the User Log In screen and goes right to the explorer. Something must be wrong with this thing. It will mark the second time this thing will have crapped out on me.

[Teowli]

Looove Minecraft, even if I'm not very good at it.

All I've really done so far is build a castle and dug a 20x30 hole all the way down to bedrock. The VERY last block I mined had lava behind it and I pretty much lost everything I'd acquired from the dig from falling into it and dying. >:I I'd like to make a series of glass/dirt "floating" islands that connect into one big city in the sky.

I'd love to get into the multiplayer but I am technologically inept and really distrust the whole I.P./server connect thing. That's probably me being paranoid, though.

[Tcat]

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Here's my crowning achievement of the week.

That's probably me being paranoid, though.

To be completely blunt, yes, you are. You're connecting to MY IP on a program that's running from my bedroom. There's no exchange of IPs or me doing anything with your IP once your in (And to be honest I wouldn't know what to do with it once I had it.). Bert, Rick, Tri, Chris, and Fairfield can vouch for me if need be and we're all a bunch of awesome people.

[Teowli]

http://snorkeldragon.com/dump/Untitled.png
http://snorkeldragon.com/dump/Untitled2.png
http://snorkeldragon.com/dump/Untitled3.png

Here's my crowning achievement of the week.

That's probably me being paranoid, though.

To be completely blunt, yes, you are. You're connecting to MY IP on a program that's running from my bedroom. There's no exchange of IPs or me doing anything with your IP once your in (And to be honest I wouldn't know what to do with it once I had it.). Bert, Rick, Tri, Chris, and Fairfield can vouch for me if need be and we're all a bunch of awesome people. :D

Oh, I wasn't trying to imply anything about your credibility or personal setup ; when I said "the multiplayer" I was referring to the aspect as a whole. When I first bought MC I looked into ways of creating my own private multiplayer server the bits about going into my router security and opening ports to allow other people to connect to my server and then giving away my personal IP made me nervous. Your IP basically tells where you live, doesn't it? If it isn't an alias, or is static. It just seems like a big security risk.

[Edit] If I full understood what went into it I probably wouldn't be so nervous about it. I try to read tutorials about it but all the jargon makes my head spin and I don't comprehend any of it. @_@;

[Tcat]

The port opening is just to let Minecraft through the wires, like how firewalls need to be allowed to run certain games or programs to let them update. If you have a port open people can only access what you have opened IN that port...IE: Minecraft. Most routers block X number of ports by default because the average person doesn't need them all opened (and it's a good security measure, like having virus software).
An IP address is basically just a big fangled "Internet phone-number," nothing less and nothing more. By itself, the IP-address reveals nothing at all about the computer you're actually on (That comes down to needing other numbers that relate to YOUR computer, which is something different entirely). Between everyone in the house here we grand total five computers over three different operating systems and we all have the same IP address because we're all on the same internet. If anything it's probably only going to tell someone who your internet provider is and that covers a lot of geographic area so it doesn't mean much. So, it's not like you're giving someone your home address to your front door. In the grand scheme of things it MIGHT tell someone you live in X country or X state. And you're assuming someone's going to take the time to do all this in the first place. Saying "I use Comcast and live in Tennessee" would likely be just as effective.
Corporate IP addresses, though, are a little different depending on many things.. since most of their internet is set up in house.
And in the end... it all comes down to having a trusted firewall to guard the ports anyway. I'm probably the least worried person about that sort of thing, though all in all. Yes, potentially there's the risk that someone COULD do something, but you have just as much chance of someone using your social security number at any given time. The average person like you and me wouldn't bother. If you're not being ridiculously stupid with it it wont do much.

There's other things you can do to 'hide' like set up Simple DNS Zones if you own a site so you don't need an actual IP, which is what I had been hoping to do..mostly just so people didn't need to remember a big long string of numbers (and I don't plan to live here forever). It involves typing in a "website" address instead of IP.....buuuut I think I set up mine wrong since I'm the only one who seems to be able to connect to it. XD
Or there's always the "Pay a Minecraft hosting company" option, too.
That depends on how permanent you want to be, too. For just BKCers I basically tossed it out there and said go to town.

/Likely TMI from the Think Tank

[Teowli]

The port opening is just to let Minecraft through the wires, like how firewalls need to be allowed to run certain games or programs to let them update. If you have a port open people can only access what you have opened IN that port...IE: Minecraft. Most routers block X number of ports by default because the average person doesn't need them all opened (and it's a good security measure, like having virus software).
An IP address is basically just a big fangled "Internet phone-number," nothing less and nothing more. By itself, the IP-address reveals nothing at all about the computer you're actually on (That comes down to needing other numbers that relate to YOUR computer, which is something different entirely). Between everyone in the house here we grand total five computers over three different operating systems and we all have the same IP address because we're all on the same internet. If anything it's probably only going to tell someone who your internet provider is and that covers a lot of geographic area so it doesn't mean much. So, it's not like you're giving someone your home address to your front door. In the grand scheme of things it MIGHT tell someone you live in X country or X state. And you're assuming someone's going to take the time to do all this in the first place. Saying "I use Comcast and live in Tennessee" would likely be just as effective.
Corporate IP addresses, though, are a little different depending on many things.. since most of their internet is set up in house.
And in the end... it all comes down to having a trusted firewall to guard the ports anyway. I'm probably the least worried person about that sort of thing, though all in all. Yes, potentially there's the risk that someone COULD do something, but you have just as much chance of someone using your social security number at any given time. The average person like you and me wouldn't bother. If you're not being ridiculously stupid with it it wont do much.

There's other things you can do to 'hide' like set up Simple DNS Zones if you own a site so you don't need an actual IP, which is what I had been hoping to do..mostly just so people didn't need to remember a big long string of numbers (and I don't plan to live here forever). It involves typing in a "website" address instead of IP.....buuuut I think I set up mine wrong since I'm the only one who seems to be able to connect to it. XD
Or there's always the "Pay a Minecraft hosting company" option, too.
That depends on how permanent you want to be, too. For just BKCers I basically tossed it out there and said go to town.

/Likely TMI from the Think Tank

That explains a lot, thank you. :>

[Rick]

Hey guys, look what I spent a while doing today!

[Tcat]

*cough*

[GekiTheReviewer]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[Rick]

fgsdkfsd WHYYYYYYYYY?! D:

Sadly enough, this is a commonplace reaction with me and Creepers in this game. >_>;;

[FairFieldFinder]

Umm... I went on the server and I didn't see any damage.

[Rick]

There's no real damage to the mural. Tcat was joking around with her creeper. :P

[MegaHayzer]

Sorry I had to leave last night, guys. My computer was getting really hot, so Minecraft was running really laggy, and Skype's sound quality was dropping. You all sounded like machines talking. XD

[Sir Bert Leaman]

Sorry I had to leave last night, guys. My computer was getting really hot, so Minecraft was running really laggy, and Skype's sound quality was dropping. You all sounded like machines talking. XD

You talk like we aren't machines...

[Tcat]

So, rumor has it Notch has a new mob coming called "Endermen" after someone made a joke on Reddit "Derived from the internet phenomenon Slender Man, due to the mob's similar looks."... unfortunately I've no idea WHAT the joke is since I never heard of the meme before.

http://i.imgur.com/W4Omn.jpg I'm TERRIFIED by the fact they're seemingly able to hold blocks.

http://i.imgur.com/8t68k.png Even more so by this. o_o