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Do you have plans for Mine Blocks 2 in 2021 after you port it to Haxe?

cgreenx34243’s Profile PhotoCrystal ❄️
I have no plans for that as of yet. Too much to think about for this year!
I think my time will be mostly spent on finishing ports still in 2021
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how do you go to the nether (this may/may not be the last question i ask you)

jayquanp19
The in-game guide has a tutorial for that, since it is a bit difficult to explain in words. You create 6 portal-stone, make a U shape out of it where there are 4 blocks on the floor, and one block above each end. Then light one of the middle two blocks on fire.
A super old video showing the process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfBxGl0QL2Qzanzlanz’s Video 160853139215 bfBxGl0QL2Qzanzlanz’s Video 160853139215 bfBxGl0QL2Q
how do you go to the nether this maymay not be the last question i ask you
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HEY @zanzlanz how do you use the can break and can be placed on,on mineblocks?

jayquanp19
The data tag documentation is on the wiki page here:
https://mineblocks.com/1/wiki/index.php?title=Data_tags#Item_Tags
An example of canDestroy - Bread that can destroy Pumpkins and Jack-o'-Lanterns:
give bread 1 0 {canDestroy:["pumpkin", "jack_o_lantern"]}
An example of canPlaceOn - Redstone Dust that can be placed on Cobblestone and Moss Stone:
give redstone 1 0 {canPlaceOn:["moss_stone", "cobblestone"]}
I hope those point you in the right direction! :)
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Zanzlanz, Happy New Year!, But that's not all. Can you please but do that if you have time, screenshot all dungeon, skyhold chest loots?, because every chest loot is a satisfy to me. It might be not really quick challenge. But I'm giving that to you as a 2020 challenge. Good luck, Alex.

medulienkaeden’s Profile PhotoMedulienka Eden
All loot chest items are listed on the wiki here:
https://mineblocks.com/1/wiki/index.php?title=Loot_chest
Bonus chests have their own loot tables:
https://mineblocks.com/1/wiki/index.php?title=Chest#Bonus_Chest
Hope that answers the curiosity you had about chests :)
Happy 2020!
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In a few days I will return to classes, I will be in 2nd semester of computer science where they will teach me programming. According to your experience, what could you suggest or tell me? :0

cgreenx34243’s Profile PhotoCrystal ❄️
That is so awesome! I hope you enjoy it!
I suppose it'll still be the basics and such, right? They might not always explain exactly "why" you have to write things the way they tell you to. So I think it's a good thing to not just follow the assignments, but to fool around and try to come up with little challenges for yourself. It can help really solidify the knowledge, making you learn it all quicker.
The reason is because programming is a lot of problem solving and logic. So it's important to have a good understanding of each piece of the problem to be able to solve the puzzles.
It might be more work to spend more time fooling around, but you might find that you learn quicker and actually enjoy the time you spend fooling around :) Assignments can be boring, so maybe make yourself a fun version of it or something! :D
IDK, I tried to come up with general advice. Hope it helps!

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Golden Treasure has come to inspire you to make changes to the Ender Dragon from Mine Blocks? Is it likely to have a redesign of the Ender Dragon or something like that? or rather, is it likely to someday have a redesign of the mobs as they did at Minecraft in their recent versions? :o

cgreenx34243’s Profile PhotoCrystal ❄️
Working on Golden Treasure didn't make me want to change anything about Mine Blocks, I think. GT already aligned well with my feelings and stuff, so I don't have any epiphanous ideas from working on it. Although, I have been leaning more to having non-human characters for my future games... I have a feeling GT encouraged that out of me.
I'm not entirely sure what mob redesigns you're referring to regarding Minecraft. There will certainly be a lot of additions and changes to mobs overtime, but probably nothing along the lines of a big redesign :)
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Is it chaotic to work with the Flash and Haxe version at the same time? Don't you find it sometimes confusing? :0

cgreenx34243’s Profile PhotoCrystal ❄️
I'm guessing it wont be confusing. Haxe is very similar to AS3, and I usually get pretty accustomed once I start working.
The ports I've done of my older projects have been pretty straight forward at least. :)
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What would be your reaction to a fake account using your photo as a profile picture?

Well that happens sometimes I guess!
If it's done maliciously (to impersonate or "defame"), that's awful and would probably lead to some sort of a ban/report depending on the platform, haha. Wouldn't want anyone being mislead. Especially in those cases where the offender is trying to sell something or install a virus!
If it's done for parody, it's a bit annoying since it'd be at my expense. But if people are enjoying it and it's not pushing some sort of bad agenda, then ultimately what's the true harm x)
For any other reason I can think of right now, even though maybe it's confusing to others and strange to me, it's probably harmless. And in my case, maybe it's even free advertisement, idk! :D
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will you add maps? in minecraft, there are maps, which you can use to tell yourself where you, and your coordinates.

iesdor alex dodo
That'd certainly be cool, maybe when there's backdrop blocks, item frames, and a new lighting engine?
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What is the trick so that in Mine Blocks to enchant a peak (diamond for example) it has the enchantment '' Silk touch ''?

cgreenx34243’s Profile PhotoCrystal ❄️
Silk touch uses 14 levels to enchant all tools except for axes, which use level 23.
On pickaxes, if you use level 15, there's a higher chance the game will pick fortune 1, because it tries to offer you the most expensive enchantment possible. If it does that, then silk touch can't be applied, since you can't have both silk touch and fortune on the same tool. This is why I recommend using exactly level 14. :)
So your best bet is to pick enchantments in the enchanting table that show level 14 only.
For the highest changes (by far!!) to be shown level 14 in the enchantment table, place exactly 7 books near it :)
Try that out in creative to see if it helps!
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What benefits has Mine Blocks brought to your life?

cgreenx34243’s Profile PhotoCrystal ❄️
Big thing is it showed me I could accomplish bigger things, and motivated me to continue :) I met some amazing friends because of it! It helped fund part of my university experience as well. It's fulfilling to know that people are having a lot of fun because of it. It's doing something good for everyone imo!
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What features are now possible in Mine Blocks thanks to Haxe that you could not before with Flash?

cgreenx34243’s Profile PhotoCrystal ❄️
I guess we'll find out what will be better and what will be worse :) Most of the benefit comes from the fact I have to repackage all of the assets, so maybe stuff like texture packs, languages, and window size.
A big draw back is I probably will have to limit how many worlds you can have on web, because browsers severely limit how much storage a website can save. Unlike Flash, which could store unlimited data. Which is unfortunate, because now how could I possibly do infinite worlds? :V
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why in Mineblocks 2 you can use right click and in Mineblocks you must press left click +shift?

George
It's because of a few reasons.
The main one is that Mine Blocks 2 was initially made in AS3. Mine Blocks 1 was created in AS2. Right-click support was not possible in AS2. Therefore, in a whole bunch of places in Mine Blocks 1, it checks for the shift-key. It's a surprisingly big change to switch a control like this :)
Another reason is that supporting right-clicking meant dropping support for certain players (like Linux or old Mac users, I forget exactly). I'm pretty sure Adobe has since updated Flash Player for this platform one more time, so it no longer is an issue. But in the nature of Mine Blocks being available to the most possible people, dropping support for a group seemed like a bad option.
One weird thing about right-clicking is that it's actually broken in Flash when I test the game. It's a bug in the "debugger" because "onMouseUp" doesn't get triggered. So it makes testing more difficult.

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Hey Zanz, What's Gonna be added in 1.29 MB? Give me some Spoilers XD (Not on Twitter).

Mine Blocks Lemons
A big piece of the update is helpful fixes and improvements so far! So, while the update is around 75% done, I'm only half way through the actual additions. (I know that's not exactly what you wanted me to post here lol, but I can't release spoilers too early :D)
Some people post what they know/speculate about it on the Mine Blocks wiki. It's sometimes outdated though. Here's the page:
https://mineblocks.com/1/wiki/index.php?title=Upcoming_Features
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Any funny anecdote? lol

cgreenx34243’s Profile PhotoCrystal ❄️
I wish I was the type of person who could tell really good anecdotes! I knew someone in high school who was a complete natural at it - he could tell the most mundane story in a very captivating and funny way. Was quietly jealous XD
But one thing that keeps coming up is my over-punctuality. I don't want to be late for things, so I usually give myself extra time for getting lost or running into traffic on the road. It's reasonable - my phone's GPS basically disintegrates randomly, so I can't trust it.
But in reality I almost never run into problems, so I show up to events 20 minutes early. It's early enough to have to awkwardly wait around for at least someone else to show up.
This is definitely my "useless superpower" because now, even when I just want to show up on time, I somehow manage to still arrive 20 minutes early. Even if I leave 10 minutes later than I plan! o.o
The other day my co-workers and I were meeting up at an art fair. I didn't know the route to get there, and I knew parking was going to be really difficult, since thousands of people would be at the fair. So I gave myself extra time time to leave of course.
Getting there turned out to be easy, and I found a parking spot super easily very close to where we were meeting. 20 minutes early again, no more and no less.
20 minutes later I got a call from my co-workers. They had to leave later because someone was late to the carpool. They were going to be another 20 minutes late to get there. Okay, fine, it's a nice day. I'll wait.
So I've been there for like 40 minutes, and I get another call. They couldn't find parking _anywhere_ nearby, so they were walking over a mile to meet up with me! HOW did things work out so well for me to have perfect parking?
Anyway I believe it was over an hour before I met up with them. If I had arrived at a reasonable time it certainly wouldn't have been like that. But I don't think that's possible for me to do lol
Being cursed with the useless superpower to be excessively early sure requires patience. o-o Who knows, maybe I'm a time traveler without knowing it. :D

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What do you think about vine.co? :'L

cgreenx34243’s Profile PhotoCrystal ❄️
I was looking forward to the Vine 2.0 project, since it'd no doubt gain the traction of the first one. I just don't think any of the knockoff brands would be worth looking into, mostly because they wouldn't be viral - hardly anyone would use them.
Vine was cool, and I hope eventually Vine 2.0 will really happen :)
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Would you rather add lemon soup, Lemon tools and armor, or Lemon Dimension :D, (God i keep on saying lemon, but i do like lemons, like lemon spray to freshin up funiture LOL XD)

Mine Blocks Pro
Hahaha, as a developer, lemon soup would be easiest to add, so... that xD
Lemon tools/armor would be pretty useless - it would be too visually similar to gold items.
The lemon dimension would be my favorite to see, since it would mean having a whole lot of new items/blocks/mobs c:
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If you could be any fruit, which one would you be?????🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍌🍉🍇🍓🍈🍒🍑🍍🍅🍆🌶🌽

Lemon of course. No reason, but it's an established thing.
If you don't exclude vegetables and starches, corn is my second choice for sure!
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Would you rather develop more MB1 or MB2? Personal opinion, but I think maybe MB2 has more potential than MB1 (With layers and all). Also, what are your plans for MB2? Any cool mobs? New bosses?

Hmm this question is super familiar. o_o
In short, I'd rather develop MB1 short-term (because people love it), and MB2 long-term (because it's my own thing and I have the freedom to do a lot more with it when I have the time).
I can't say what my exact plans are for MB2, but here's one thing I was thinking about recently:
I really wanted to do a story mode for Mine Blocks 2 at some point, however right now I'm pretty sure that story mode would probably do a lot better in a game that ISN'T based on the block-based survival mechanics. I can probably do a whole lot more without a story hovering over the project.
And maybe I can make a separate game based off of the story I was designing. I think it'd make everything less awkward. xD IDK I have too many ideas, and definitely not enough time to go through them all haha!

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