[jeimizu]

Why485 posted:

That is great. When I first heard about maps being officially implemented I was thinking "It would be great if the map was physical item you carry around instead of just some screen. Too bad that's way out of Minecraft's league." I was so completely proved wrong. Physical maps are one of my favorite little details in a game. They add so much immersion if the items are something you hold in your virtual hands. I think Far Cry 2 does this, but I remember specifically it was my favorite part of Vietcong, a pretty old shooter.

FarCry 2's map was great because you could use it while driving, which always led to horrible accidents

[Talamini]

Zombie Strider posted:

I wonder if you would be able to write on the map, like

I can see the SMP names now...
"Dick mountain"
"Valley of *crossed out part* penis"

Eragon all the way

[Birdman101]

So, does the map only update if you have it out?

If so, put 9 maps in hotbar, set macro program to auto-scroll, walk around for an hour or so, sell 8 maps and keep one.
make hella bank.

[Phycosymo]

Holy crap awesome.

Now I am also wanting the custom paintings and writeable books that was mentioned earlier in this thread, too.

[Sgt Doom]

Akemi posted:

I like the idea of reading fantasy fiction books which players have written.

Animalus Monstrum: An Overworlde Beastiarie
If small pictures could be put in the books as well, that would be awesome.

[MoarFunz]

Phycosymo posted:

Holy crap awesome.

Now I am also wanting the custom paintings and writeable books that was mentioned earlier in this thread, too.

Wow books, epic.

[InvisibleTed]

Sgt Doom posted:

Animalus Monstrum: An Overworlde Beastiarie
If small pictures could be put in the books as well, that would be awesome.

SMP Version: ur ghey: haha the butts edition

[DudeGuyKT]

Akemi posted:

I like the idea of reading fantasy fiction books which players have written.

I need to transfer my epics to Minecraft form.

Edited:

jeimizu posted:

FarCry 2's map was great because you could use it while driving, which always led to horrible accidents

I think I caused zebras to go extinct because of the map

[Zombie Strider]

Ninjarooster posted:

Am I a nerd if I recognize this map is from Eragon.

I choose this map over others on google cos of the names and it was exactly what I was looking for.
I never did read the second book,I lost interest half way through and it became really hard to read a boring book.

[Person47]

Attacking while holding a map gives creepers papercuts.

[Zombie Strider]

Phycosymo posted:

Holy crap awesome.

Now I am also wanting the custom paintings and writeable books that was mentioned earlier in this thread, too.

Just like Oblivion, a whole bookshelf of books that mean nothing! Well apart from the skill levelling ones.
"History of Morrowind" and stuff that were whole books 10 pages long.

"History of minecraftia"
Page 1: "I made a new world and build a castle"
Page 2, 3 and 4 is a manual on how to use a bow.

[Frisk]

Zombie Strider posted:

Just like Oblivion, a whole bookshelf of books that mean nothing! Well apart from the skill levelling ones.
"History of Morrowind" and stuff that where whole books 10 pages long.

"History of minecraftia"
Page 1: "I made a new world and build a castle"
Page 2, 3 and 4 is a manual on how to use a bow.

The books in the Elder Scrolls games were there for a reason; to establish lore and make the world seem real and alive.

[Painseeker]

Frisk posted:

The books in the Elder Scrolls games were there for a reason; to establish lore and make the world seem real and alive.

They must be really good, everybody has like 5 copies of the same book on their shelves.

[RikohZX]

Akemi posted:

I like the idea of reading fantasy fiction books which players have written.

Hm...

-goes on serious server, copy-pastes bad text porn / fanfictions and leaves lying around populated areas-

[Pappa Smurf]

Ir1shfox posted:

and in then in that chest you have another map to another motherfuckin' chest room, and then on that map, yep you guessed it, another map to another motherfuckin' chest room.

Where is that video again?

[Pat.Lithium]

Zakkin posted:

I wonder how he got it so strong. :smug:

Punching down trees, obviously.

[Irish_Cereal]

Birdman101 posted:

So, does the map only update if you have it out?

If so, put 9 maps in hotbar, set macro program to auto-scroll, walk around for an hour or so, sell 8 maps and keep one.
make hella bank.

Or just clone the maps?

[proch]

The first picture somehow remembers me of an Europe map...

[no-named]

proch posted:

The first picture somehow remembers me of an Europe map...

Holy shit, you're right.

[BCell]

Make a map to the Far lands

[Zombie Strider]

Maps should be sort of hard to make imo. Like 9 paper makes a sheet then you need ink sac for mapping ink, and once crafted with the sheet it becomes a map. Well, its not that hard to make, but you still need to find squid and reeds.

[Jetpack Bear]

Some kind of option to mark certain locations would be helpful

[xpod1]

Zombie Strider posted:

Maps should be sort of hard to make imo. Like 9 paper makes a sheet then you need ink sac for mapping ink, and once crafted with the sheet it becomes a map. Well, its not that hard to make, but you still need to find squid and reeds.

8 paper and a compass in the middle

[FlubberNugget]

After this notch needs to add more food.
Rice would be a cool addition.(although maybe a little much, pork burgers would be cool too)

[zzlawlzz]

Achievement awarded "Traveler"
You have crafted a map!

[Zombie Strider]

FlubberNugget posted:

After this notch needs to add more food.
Rice would be a cool addition.(although maybe a little much, pork burgers would be cool too)

Yeah, more reliable food sources would be nice too. Sure pigs are around all the time and you can grow and fish, but there is still no underground sources, really.

[latin_geek]

Zombie Strider posted:

Yeah, more reliable food sources would be nice too. Sure pigs are around all the time and you can grow and fish, but there is still no underground sources, really.

Make an infinite water generator, then use it to fill a 4x4 or so pool. Then fish.

[Anubis92]

awesome this will be cool

[Streetser20]

I realise this thread is mainly about the addition of maps in 1.6 - But I'm sad that Maps are the only new item in 1.6 - that means that pistons are not in 1.6.

Notch posted:

The only new feature that will appear is the mapping

But I think that maps will be really useful - especially when you have a large world, with several 'outposts' or whatever.

[Checkers]

This isn't very exciting

[xpod1]

Streetser20 posted:

I realise this thread is mainly about the addition of maps in 1.6 - But I'm sad that Maps are the only new item in 1.6 - that means that pistons are not in 1.6.


But I think that maps will be really useful - especially when you have a large world, with several 'outposts' or whatever.

maps are the only thing stopping me from putting a bunch of pine trees on a hill in front of my house

[Zeke129]

BCell posted:

Make a map to the Far lands

I'd like to see what happens with the maps when you walk around on the glitchy terrain

[Chilean]

Swastikas everywhere

[Lazor]

can you map the nether?

[xpod1]

probably but since its entirely brimstone it doesnt really matter