Hello, I'm N8thanH, and welcome back to Across the Map. I apologize for being absent a few weeks at a time, but today, I have lots to show you guys! There has been lots going on around Bluesun Village, the town on our private server. So, for today, I thought I'd show you guys what's been going on.

Fire-Cat and ThunderrrCat have been doing a lot of the work around the village, and they made a new renovation shop together. It's quite a modern-looking build.




I especially love their basement workspace. The entrance is right behind the desk.


They even have stalls and a special exit for their work mules. I bred one a long time ago, and I guess Fire-Cat took an interest in using one. I could use a workshop like the one they have. I don't have a place to put my mule. But, I did make space beneath my shop.

They even managed to incorporate Granite, AKA Block Impossible.

The mule exit is just off to the side of the store.

They've also helped with a bunch of improvements to the main areas of town, such as a new plaza by the community center, a new Nether portal entrance, and a little fountain area in front of our old hotel.

I helped out a bunch with the portal and town plaza. :D




They even renovated the outhouse/Lgamerross' former slot machine. Unbelievable. 0_o


Of course, I've been doing things, too. I made a couple of boat docks next to Lgamerross' old house. It's to the far left in the above photo. I wish he'd play with us again. I don't think he plays Minecraft anymore.


I did a little modification to the redstone circuitry for these docks. They're exactly like the one I showed you during my redstone gadget post, except there is a small redstone line that locks the side of the memory cell/RS-NOR latch that's closest to the button.


Caution: REDSTONE TALK BELOW! You may skip it if you don't like redstone!
 The lock runs from the dot of redstone under the pressure plate; the one that makes the water disappear. (Note that there is a repeater in that dark space.) Because of the torch, when that redstone dot is being powered, the torch is off, and you can activate the opposite side (by pushing the button). But, that dot turns off when the memory cell is flipped by doing so and the torch turns on, and the redstone on the far right can't activate anymore. In other words, activating the right side locks the right side.

Because the line on the far right is constantly being powered, nothing on that line will get powered, including that dispenser linked to the repeater on the far right, since dispensers must go from not being powered at all to being powered. But, as soon as the dot is powered again by hitting a pressure plate, the lock is disabled., and you are free to re-power it again to fire the dispenser.

Okay. I'm done being a redstone geek, now.

So, what does this new little lock circuit do? Well, it allows you to dispense multiple boats. Sometimes, the boats go back into the hoppers, so that helps. Overall, it makes this device a lot more friendly to my crazies. They love my little circuits for a reason.


 If I ever do a tutorial, I will include the lock. I most likely will sometime. Maybe after I get my LP going again. I have footage that I recorded a few months ago. I digress...

I also made a little boardwalk on the other side of the lake, since we are now getting some residents around there. These houses were built by the Cats. (I thought they were a renovation buisness. ._. ) The one on the top is Noah's house. (He told me I could use his real name.) Mintz' is on the right in this photo.

Oops. I left my texture pack on for this one. Ah,well. Enjoy this little demo. Any opinions? I'm thinking the pack may be too bright. It looks fine to me, but my screen is kind of blue-ish.

Let's go to Noah's first. Here are some screenshots from around the house. I will caption where each one is, but I don't feel like giving a detailed tour, since this isn't a building showcase. Maybe another time. I don't really know.

A more clear (and less dark) view of the house. The Cats seem to have developed a modern house style.

Fire-Cat came up with that blanket trick a while ago. It looks cool.

The verdict was that the boys wouldn't appreciate one of their typical kitchens, so they came up with more effective work spaces.

Hallway, second floor. The staircase is just right of the kitchen.

Bedroom, first door down the hallway.

Second door down the hallway: The... office.

At the end of the hallway, there is a staircase. It leads into the attic, which is here.

Next is Mintz's house. His was actually built first. He did have a house before, but the Cats offered to build him a bigger one. There are now some stands that we're renting out to people where his old house was.



I'll give you guys some glimpses of the house, now. The whole house is only one floor except for the attic and basement, but I don't know if they count as bungalows.

This is the entrance. Truth be told, this room could just as easily be at the back of the house.

His awesome workroom, to the right of the hallway.

The bedroom. On the left of the hallway.

The basement. The staircase the end of the hallway.

Like Noah, Mintz also got a workroom in the attic. There is a ladder to get up here just across the hallway from the stairs.

 Mintz wanted me to showcase me a bit on here, so I thought I'd show off what else he's been up to with us: a drained underwater temple. We raided it a long time ago, and we've used the sponges to drain it. He said he wants to turn it into a hotel of sorts, so we've been contributing to it.

This is the grand entryway.

The front desk. A lot of this place is still empty.

The staircase to the second floor.

This is the supply closet I created. :D

This area will be the shopping area.

The central area where the gold was is still flooded.

This is the questboard. I suppose I should mention that this place is called the Adventure Hub.

All our hotel rooms are at the top. Hurray for special treatment! :D

The top exit. It can be swum out of.

 In other news, Mintz has decided to turn the treehouse club he built into a fight club.



I almost forgot to mention that ThunderrrCat had her own house redone. I'll run through it as usual. Her house is pretty interesting in terms of layout. It sort of has a cozy feel.

ThunderrrCat lives just outside of town.

The staircase is to the right of the kitchen. (Left if you're looking from the point of view from the screenshot above this one.

This is her bedroom. It's just by the railing of the staircase.

I'm not sure what this space is, to be honest.

Well, that's all that I have to show you guys today. As always, I appreciate your comments, feedback, and suggestions, and thanks for stopping by!

 I'll see you all next post. Until then!

Hello, I'm N8thanH, and welcome back to Across the Map! A while ago, somewhere over the release of Minecraft 1.8, I decided to organize every block in Minecraft into a color spectrum, as a utility I have yet to use. Nonetheless, on the slim chance that you have used it, I've provided an update to the spectrum, featuring all the blocks added in 1.8. (Sorry, guys. I don't really have anything to show for this week. Maybe I'll have something awesome next week. For now, we're doing something easy.)

So, added in Minecraft 1.8, we have...

• Granite
• Diorite (Sorry if this text is hard to read. Not helping, you say?)
• Andesite
• Iron Trapdoors
• Different Colored Doors: Spruce, Birch, Jungle, Acacia, and Dark Oak
• Prismarine!
• Red Sandstone
• Sponges, I guess... If you really want to build with that...

Now, for any of you who haven't seen the thing I have in my temporary texture pack world, here is a screenie I took today.  I may build a cleaner version on my singleplayer world sometime. (As in, the world from my videos.) For convenience, here is a link to my original post on the color categories, if you'd like to see them: http://acrossthemap-n8thanh.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-n8thanian-block-color-spectrum.html


So, I'll now do a run-through of all the categories that have been changed. Here we go!

Light-ish Gray

This chest overflowed. Here is where the Andesite actually is. :V

I also added the Iron Door, since I forgot to put it in there last time.



Light Beige/Creamy



 The Birch Door is in, and I moved the White Stained Clay here. I couldn't find a good place for it... This place just seemed better than where it was. :t

Creamy Gold

There are no new items here, but the Glowstone has been moved here. I'm not sure if Glowstone was actually included originally.


Medium Brown

The Spruce Door is in place, with the other planks of its wood type.


Dark Brown

Likewise, the Dark Oak Door finds its respective spot, with the plank colors that make it.


Red

The new default Mushroom Blocks are the ones with the outer skin on all sides. Because that's the case, it's here, now. Also, TNT has been added, for if you happen to be using it for aesthetics, or your inner griefer wants your build to match the colors of your favorite block.


Dark Orange

Red Sandstone is here! This block should had been in 1.7, when Mesas were added. :t


Light Orange

Acacia Wood is found in the Dark Orange category, but because of prominent highlights all over its texture, it finds itself here.

The orange colors in this game are so different, I had to make two categories...


Cyan

Dark Prismarine fit best here. Otherwise, this category is as empty as ever. :t


Light Blue

Here is where the bulk of the Prismarine is! I'm always happy to have more stone-ish blocks in Minecraft. What is Prismarine, anyway? For all we know, maybe it's a clay? Regardless, to me, anything in Minecraft is stone-ish if it's only collectable with a Pickaxe.


This Color (Brownish-Pink?)

Once again, we have another category with no new blocks. However, Note- and Jukeboxes are now included. Hmm... They could make a neat floor pattern. Albeit, not a modern one, but a neat one.


Warm Gray (also known as the Misfit Category)

This category only exists because of oddball clay colors. But now, it's home to the Jungle Wood Door. As to why? See previous answer. Same with the chicken egg; see last post on my spectrum. ;D 


Well, that's the updated color spectrum! So, now that I've outlived my usefulness, I'll call it here for this week. As always, your feedback, which I never get, would be appreciated. But, thanks for stopping by my blog! I'll see you all next week. Until then!

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