Defscape Texture Pack

Check out MineTV - Episode 1 - Featuring Mojang’s Marc...

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:40:41 +0100

Check out MineTV - Episode 1 - Featuring Mojang’s Marc Watson!:

MineTV Links:

- The MineTV live stream!

- The MCSpotlights channel: All MineTV episodes and other Minecraft content!

Introducing the MineTV texture pack, Defscape - MineTV...

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:37:00 +0100

Introducing the MineTV texture pack, Defscape - MineTV Edition!

This pack is essentially Defscape 64x with a few glitzy studio tweaks:

- Sticks are now microphones!
- Pistons are now glossy TV desks!
- Note blocks are now studio speakers.
- Furnaces and dispensers are now various TV monitors.
- Redstone lamps are now production lights!
- Green wool is now a flat matt colour for greenscreen superimposition.

Download Defscape - MineTV Edition:

You must patch Minecraft with the latest version of MCPatcher or Optifine to stop animations on the wrong blocks, to ensure proper font rendering and for Defscape’s grass and water colours to work properly!

Download Defscape - MineTV Edition - 64x 1.9.1 from Mediafire here (8mb)

And here is the Defscape version of the new stone brick that...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:50:00 +0000

And here is the Defscape version of the new stone brick that Jeb_ added earlier today. Expect Defscape 1.9 tomorrow (1.2 compatible), probably released at the same time as 1.2 itself!

Coming up in Defscape 1.9: Ocelots, cats, shrubs, redstone lamps...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:57:00 +0000

Coming up in Defscape 1.9: Ocelots, cats, shrubs, redstone lamps and XP bottles! Keep an eye on the Defscape thread - 1.9 should be released either later today or tomorrow :).

Your 32x download link isn't working... Can you fix it?

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:21:20 +0000

Hey.

At the moment, it looks like mediafire have suspended redirects for the time being. This means anyone using adf.ly to point to a mediafire file will find their links are broken.

A temporary way around this is to follow these steps:

1. Click the Defscape download link as normal.
2. Don’t click ‘skip ad’
3. Right click ‘skip ad’ and select ‘copy link location’, ‘copy shortcut’ or any other copy option your browser supports.
4. Paste the copied link in a new window or tab.
5. Download Defscape!

Hope this helps until Mediafire sort this problem out .

Defscape 1.8.2 is now available to download! This version...

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:39:00 +0000

Defscape 1.8.2 is now available to download! This version includes new textures for the jungle biomes featured in 12w03a :). You can download the new version here on tumblr or over at the minecraftforums thread. Here’s a preview!

Minecraft Snapshot 12w01a

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:59:59 +0000

thesekidsdrive:

Finally time for the next snapshot! This snapshot has the following changes:

New language translations. We changed from using Google Docs to a new system, so these may still contain a lot of errors or missing texts. Please check the Minecraft forums (language section) for more info.

Slightly smoothed color transitions between biomes

Reduced brewing time to 20 seconds

Decreased randomness of Enchantment Tables

Changed colors of spawning eggs to more represent the mobs they spawn

Made biomes slightly more varied (hills in forests and deserts, beaches)

Added world type options (currently only super-flat and default)

Removed collision box from ladders
Updated fence gate collision box to align with fences

Get the snapshot here:

Client: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w01a/minecraft.jar
Server: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w01a/minecraft_server.jar

Yay to more varied biomes, ladder & fence collision box fixing and smoother biome transitions. :).

Here’s our little spleef arena on the new Worlds Apart...

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:05:59 +0000

Here’s our little spleef arena on the new Worlds Apart server. I particularly like the inconspicuous hatch :). Fancy a duel?

Defscape v1.8 has been released! There are a whole range of...

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:50:50 +0000

Defscape v1.8 has been released! There are a whole range of changes including Custom Colors support, updated blocks and CTM mod support! You can download the packs over at the Defscape thread, or in the Download section here :).

weplayminecraft: A new AI system for mobs? :o Finally! This...

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:01:34 +0000

weplayminecraft:

A new AI system for mobs? :o

Finally! This should be very interesting :).

how do we get those interlocking wooden planks you showed in a screen shot a while back?

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:27:00 +0000

Good question!

Eventually Defscape will have a customiser allowing you to pick the offset wood texture over the normal wood texture… Eventually!

I’m organising the customiser at a leisurely pace, partly due to priorities and partly due to the fact that the Defscape terrain is still changing/being perfected.

I’ll let you know as soon as the customiser is up and running :).

Worlds Apart, a city based survival server, has been launched!...

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:19:00 +0000

Worlds Apart, a city based survival server, has been launched! To find more information about the server and to apply, take a look at the Worlds Apart minecraftforum thread :).

antivan: I had some delightful Minecraft adventures today....

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:51:41 +0000

antivan:

I had some delightful Minecraft adventures today. Unfortunately my dog (on the right) has since perished from a creeper attack. RIP.

So, it’s been 3 long months since Defscape was launched,...

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:40:00 +0000

So, it’s been 3 long months since Defscape was launched, but now the minecraftforum thread is almost at 50 reputation, giving the thread “popular” status! Although this status is purely symbolic and doesn’t affect how the pack is listed in any way, achieving this stamp has been a small Defscape goal from the very start. If you use and enjoy Defscape and have a dusty minecraftforum/curse account laying around, I’d appreciate your +1 support :).

I hope you all had a great Christmas and Happy New Year!

Oh and coming up: A new Defscape-powered Minecraft server launch as well as the Defscape 1.8 release :).

Wishing all of Minecraftia a very merry Minecraft Christmas :)....

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:04:00 +0000

Wishing all of Minecraftia a very merry Minecraft Christmas :). Have a good one!

Mojang Has Never Supported SOPA

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:12:00 +0000

notch:

Looks to Internet Community & Fellow Tech Leaders to Destroy Legislation We All Hate

STOCKHOLM, Sweden. (Dec. 23, 2011) - Mojang has never supported SOPA, the “Stop Online Piracy Act” currently working its way through U.S. Congress.

“Overzealous and vaguely formulated attempts to fight online piracy is of the scariest developments in online policies in recent times, which is why Mojang has been working to help destroy this legislation - but we can clearly do better,” Markus Persson, Mojang’s newly appointed Vacation Expert, said. “It’s very important that all Internet stakeholders work together on this. Getting it right is worth the wait. Mojang will support all efforts to make sure information stays free.”

Mojang and its General Counsel, Oxeye Games, have not in any way worked with federal lawmakers for months to help craft revisions to legislation first introduced some three years ago. As a non-US company, Mojang doesn’t really have any big say about US internal politics, but Persson says he concerned that this law and similar ones will affect their ability to successfully do business online. It is of utmost importance that laws like these are not allowed to affect free speech.

“As a company that is all about innovation, with our own technology and in support of our customers, Mojang is rooted in the idea of free speech and believes 100 percent that the Internet is a key engine for our new economy,” said Persson.

In no changing its position, Mojang remains steadfast in its promise to support security and stability of the Internet. In an effort to eliminate any confusion about its decision not to reverse on SOPA though, Persson has tweeted a silly image of himself in a santa hat.

“Mojang has always fought to preserve free speech and the freedom of information, and will continue to do so in the future,” Jones said. I mean Persson. Not Jones.

If SOPA is passed, you could potentially be sued by CocaCola and blacklisted from the interweb for wearing that santa hat. Food for thought.

Ludum Dare is a wonderful thing

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:01:34 +0000

notch:

I’ve talked about it before, and I’ll talk about it again. Ludum Dare is an amazing thing. It’s basically a recurring (three times per year? Uh. Something like that) competition where you’re supposed to make a game from scratch in 48 hours, and it just happened again this weekend. Everyone starts at the same time when the theme gets announced, and then you try to make an as complete game as possible over the next two days.
The people who submitted games then get to vote on all the other games in a variety of categories, and a few weeks later the winners are announced.

I’ve participated several times before with (not sure about the chronological order of these) Breaking the Tower, Bunny Press, Metagun, The Europa Arcology Incident, and Prelude of the Chambered. The first year, I actually played and voted on ALL the other games submitted, but the competition has slowly grown, and this year there has been over seven hundred games made. That is amazing!

This year I made a game called Minicraft. As usual, I had lots of fun, even if I couldn’t really think of a good game that would fit the theme of “alone”.. I ended up making a zelda-ish top down game with crafting influences from Minecraft.

I’ve never actually won Ludum Dare, nor do I think I should, as there are some seriously talented people participating. A big part of the fun is to know other people are struggling just as hard as you do, and that you get to see what everyone else has made after you finish yours. There really is a great sense of community.

You can see all the games here: www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-22/?action=preview

Rock Paper Shotgun did a nice article trying to sort out what’s been made this last weekend: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/12/19/they-are-all-alone-ludum-dare-picks/

Yes, it certainly is!

Fellow Minecraftians! I have a question for you: In Defscape...

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:33:00 +0000

Fellow Minecraftians! I have a question for you: In Defscape 1.8, would you prefer snowy grass in taiga/tundra biomes and sandy grass in desert biomes, or would you prefer green grass? Pros: Smoother transitions, sleeker look, no patches of snow-less grass under trees. Cons: No more green grass gardens/builds in desert/snow biomes! What do you think?

Here are some examples of different water colours in Defscape...

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:40:25 +0000

Here are some examples of different water colours in Defscape 1.8 (tropical desert water, fresh spring mountain water, dark green swamp water, deeper ocean water, icey pine tree water, etc). What do you think?

The new biome custom colours mod which comes with MCPatcher...

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:22:29 +0000

The new biome custom colours mod which comes with MCPatcher 2.3.0 :). Expect better swamps and new water colours depending on the biome you’re in with Defscape 1.8 :).