Mojang's exploration and survival based sandbox game in almost endless, procedurally generated worlds.
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1answer
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Why is my Alchemical Bag not opening?
Whenever I attempt to open the Alchemical Bag it won't open. I've re-installed the game and Googled for similar issues but haven't found anything. I used NEI to acquire it while my wife said she ...
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0answers
54 views
How do I make a 1 minute delay circuit? [duplicate]
I am trying to make a circuit with a delay of 600 ticks. I looked this up on the Minecraft wiki and found the following diagram:
However, when I tried it, I couldn't get it to work. How can I make ...
3
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4answers
721 views
How do you uninstall Minecraft?
When I open the game, the screen stays at the Mojang sign and then crashes. It has something to do with my texture pack, but I can't start the game to change it and it won't let me delete the texture ...
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0answers
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Why Can't I delete Minecraft Files? [duplicate]
Ever since I downloaded, & put on the Spahx PureBD Craft, Minecraft stays on the start screen (Mojang). It will stay on for about 10 minutes & then minecraft will crash. So I wanted to delete ...
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3answers
2k views
FTB Mindcrack Pack - Can't Play Properly / Extreme Lag
So I've been trying to play some Feed the Beast with my friend. We decided to download the mindcrack pack. The server was installed on my friends computer, and I downloaded the client and hamachi to ...
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1answer
3k views
Vanilla 1.5.1 server RandomAccessFile.write errors
I am running a 100% vanilla 1.5.1 server. I get - as soon as someone joins - tons of these here:
java.io.IOException: Input/output error
at java.io.RandomAccessFile.write(Native Method)
at ...
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2answers
176 views
Why don't shears work on leaves in Creative mode?
I'm in Minecraft and I try to use Shears on a Jungle Trees leaves, while I'm in Creative Mode and it isn't working. Is this planned not to be in the game?
Why isn't it working?
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2answers
314 views
How do I get Rei's Minimap waypoints from inside the .minecraft folder?
So I read this post and I did what it said, but when I tried to open the .points files, it either said it was empty or that it wasn't supported. What do I do?
4
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1answer
277 views
How do I know when my research is done?
I've been researching for a while, and my Thaumnomicon looks pretty full. How can I know when there's nothing left to research? Is the only way throwing every type of essence at the research table in ...
8
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1answer
183 views
What is the most compact design of down-shifting double-pistons?
It is often useful to stack pistons to shift blocks by more than one space.
As an extended piston can not be moved, the timing of the corresponding redstone circuit is of crucial importance.
...
3
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0answers
278 views
How much fertilizer should I supply my multifarm with?
I'm trying to work out the rate at which my multifarm will consume fertilizer. The rate is listed as 30mU on the Forestry wiki, but it doesn't say over what period this amount is consumed.
If I am ...
8
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1answer
4k views
Changing my Minecraft Username
I want to change my minecraft username, but I can not find a way to do this anywhere. Is this possible?
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3answers
397 views
How can I duplicate my firework rockets in Minecraft?
In creative mode, I can create a firework rocket, and set it off as many times as I want by right-clicking somewhere. However, I want to set up a red-stone circuit with dispensers to set off many ...
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1answer
117 views
Can't load textures into Chunky?
I am trying to load a texture pack into Chunky, which is a Minecraft rendering software, but when I do so, it simply gives me an error that it failed. I'm trying to load 1.5 Faithful 32x32. Please ...
4
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1answer
330 views
I'm stuck and I can't move!
I can't see anything or go anywhere. At first, I thought I was in the void, but I realised I wasn't falling.
I was sitting in a cart and I suddenly realised that the height around me was too small, ...
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2answers
206 views
Minecraft over a local router?
I'll be traveling with a friend this summer, and we'll have upwards of 20 hours total waiting in airports, and we're both avid minecraft players.
What I want to know is, would it be worth my while to ...
4
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5answers
437 views
How do you find your home bed?
I got lost with an inventory full of stuff and I don't want to kill myself. I've built a huge structure, but I'm unable to find it, as I've no idea where to go. I've slept in the bed, and tried ...
2
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3answers
2k views
Minecraft Big Dig Pack - No Hostile Mobs Spawning
I am playing the Big Dig mod pack using the Technic Platform. Up until about a day ago, my world was pretty normal - creepers, slimes, etc. However, now it seems that I don't have any hostile mobs ...
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3answers
2k views
Why won't Minecraft let me log in with my Mojang account? [closed]
When I try to login with my Mojang account it says "Login Failed". Why does it do that?
4
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1answer
628 views
How do Minecart with Hoppers work?
The Minecarts with Hoppers are very confusing and after looking into Minecraft wiki page I couldn't find an answer on how I should use the hoppers.
What are some of the uses for Minecarts with ...
0
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3answers
3k views
How do I slash command spawn Mobs?
How do I spawn mobs via a command in Minecraft 1.5? I keep doing the command "/spawn 99 1" (Iron Golem) but I just get a message that says that it isn't a valid command. How do I do it?
2
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2answers
148 views
How can I merge multiple maps?
I am working on setting up a Survival Games/Hunger Games-type server for a group of friends. I have created a spawn area in an otherwise empty map and would like to import a number of arenas into the ...
5
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1answer
126 views
Space between block color glitch
Why am I getting those weird glitches and how can I stop it? I've never had them before 1.5.
3
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1answer
155 views
My minecraft block height is only 16 is it a glitch? [closed]
Recently I've been working on an adventure map in a normal unmodded vanilla world, but my max block height is only 16. Please help I've been looking for an answer for over a month.
2
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1answer
146 views
How can I change where strongholds spawn?
Is it possible with Bukkit to change the stronghold generation origin coordinates? The server / community I am part of is migrating to a new map, and we found coordinates where we wish to place our ...
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1answer
434 views
I can't access the XerainGaming MineCraft server even though it was working yesterday
I usually play on the Xeraingaming server every day and it works, but mysteriously today it didn't work. I tried to do the Sky Does Minecraft server and it didn't connect either. Then I tried other ...
2
votes
3answers
722 views
Can I make multifarms use normal dirt instead of Humus?
I have a multifarm. This is a picture of the boiler.
In theory, it is supposed to be self-sustaining. The powered furnace turns the wood into charcoal and feeds it into the boiler. The boiler makes ...
0
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1answer
300 views
Minecraft Migration Skin
I recently migrated my Minecraft account with my Mojang account and now when I log in to minecraft.net and try to change my skin, it says I need to buy the game... But I already have the game. What do ...
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votes
1answer
149 views
minecraft yml file help
When I use the console it says Syntax Error. I then tried to check if i have the group ownership; I'm shown as a normal user and this permissions.yaml file changed nothing: no color, no prefix as ...
5
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1answer
132 views
How is MJ distributed?
Let's say I am generating 50MJ/t and I connect a quarry (max 55MJ/t) and a Pulverizer (max 4MJ/t). Will it send the full 4MJ/t to the Pulverizer and the rest to the quarry? Does it look at the total ...
6
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1answer
136 views
How much of a tank can I destroy without losing the liquid?
I can knock a block out of a railcraft tank, replace it, and the liquid inside will be magically restored. However I just expanded my 5x5 tank to a 7x7 tank by knocking out a corner of it and the ...
3
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1answer
576 views
Will the quarry itself keep its chunk loaded?
I've ended up with the boundary of my quarry such that the corner Land Mark is at point (0,0), i.e. not in the same chunk as the quarry machine.
Will the quarry's chunk remain loaded?
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2answers
458 views
Transposers/Filters vs. Retrievers?
As the title says, when and where should each one be used? Retrievers are placed next to the input, whereas Transposers or Filters are placed next to the output. In which setting would I use them?
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2answers
430 views
What is the difference between Minecraft and Terraria?
I have both games. I haven't played Terraria yet, because my friends says it is the same thing as Minecraft. I want to know if it is or how it is different.
2
votes
1answer
152 views
Order of command block execution if triggered at the same time?
If I make some Command Blocks with commands (let's say say whatever), connect them with redstone dust (you can place redstone dust on Command Blocks by holding Shift), then produce a redstone signal ...
0
votes
2answers
806 views
Why does tekkit not update to the newest version of minecraft?
I was trying to play on 11.CBGA.ME (Super Craft Brothers (server 11)) and I got a client too old error, so I checked the version and it was 1.4.7, The newest one 1.5.0 (Redstone update), so why isn't ...
2
votes
2answers
99 views
I need to be able to press a button multiple times but only have one output
I want a button that, when pressed five times, outputs a signal. What redstone device should I use?
3
votes
2answers
965 views
Where to build a Thaumcraft base?
I'm using Minecraft's Feed the Beast mod (Direwolf20 specifically), and I'm trying to start a new base to experiment with Thaumcraft.
How should I factor in an area's aura, flux, and surrounding ...
6
votes
2answers
4k views
What is the perfect ratio of Stills to Fermenters?
Organic matter is the only way to power a secret robot base.
Fermenters are used to create Biomass and Stills can turn that Biomass into more efficient Biofuel. The problem is, Stills are slower ...
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2answers
1k views
What is the difference between Tekkit and normal Minecraft?
I have the normal minecraft loader, and a lot of people tell me about Tekkit, what is the difference?
0
votes
2answers
720 views
How do I change my Technic Launcher playername for offline LAN play?
I want to know if you can change the playername used to join servers, so me and my friend can both play a modpack for Technic Launcher using the same account. Is this possible? and if it is, How do I ...
2
votes
1answer
535 views
Can I use dispensers or droppers to auto-replant crops?
I'm working on a fully-automatic farm now that 1.5 is out. The plan is to use redstone to flush fully-grown crops into a channel to be collected by a hopper and then picked up by a cart. The issue ...
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vote
4answers
932 views
I deleted my Minecraft folder on my Mac
I am running Mac OS X 10.5.8, and I deleted my Minecraft folder in user/Library/Application Support and now Minecraft will not run. I still have my saves folder, but when I tried to make a new ...
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0answers
20 views
Why does minecraft not work when I press full screen in options [duplicate]
I seem to have a problem with Minecraft. When I went into full screen in options, Minecraft crashed and when i open it, it has a blank screen and won't go to the home page.
Please Help!!!
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2answers
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Where have my items disappeared to?
I made a system with my quarry. Quarry output is put into an enderchest, which is put into a diamond chest, and that is pumped into my barrel system, like so:
But alas, all my barrels and my ...
3
votes
2answers
9k views
How can I convert between EU, MJ, and Blutricity?
I have RedPower, BuildCraft and Thermal Expansion, and IndustrialCraft. Unfortunately, these all use different forms of energy. Is there a way to convert between the three forms of energy?
2
votes
2answers
188 views
How can I grief protect certain parts of a world?
I'm working on creating a world for an SMP server I plan on buying. I've created a structure at spawn that I would like to prevent players from griefing. I don't want to prevent players from placing ...
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vote
2answers
2k views
How do I op myself in Minecraft 1.5?
I have started a server in 1.5 and was wondering how to op myself. The /op <player> command does not work and in 1.4.7. I used to open up the ops.txt file but I cannot find it in 1.5. Can anyone ...
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votes
2answers
404 views
How can I cause Zombie Pigmen to drop their golden swords?
Is it possible to acquire a Zombie Pigman's golden sword without killing them (Something like trading with them by throwing another weapon to their feet, such as a wooden sword for example)?
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vote
1answer
482 views
Can I split item stacks evenly using a trackpad?
In Minecraft 1.5, a new feature was added: when placing a stack of items in the workbench, if you hold both the right and left mouse buttons down and drag, the stack of items will be split evenly ...
