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!

Yes, I'm back in the game, after a delayed three-month absence over the summer. My inspiration for things to do has been dried up lately, but about a little while ago, I fell in love with the world of Bluestrike again. I seem to get bored of my lonely self on Bluestrike, possibly from everyone else being bored. Then, like recently, I decide to do something on there, and the rest is history. ;D

I bumped into my old Bluestrike pal, Mintz9, who I hadn't talked to in a long time. Long story shot, his sister, HowlingW0lf has now joined us, which meant another chance for me to build a house. I hand out a coupon to familiar players, good for one free building project.


That means that this house was built to W0lf's specifications. As a pro builder, it is my job to take the customer's ideas, and turn them into something neat. That's just what I did. Without further... Rambling, here it is!


The exterior is simple, but I'd consider it to be well-balanced. Since this is a brewhouse, I decided to be creative and plant some Nether Wart outside. It's not a farm, but I've seen Howling harvest the potted wart. It's her house; I'm not objecting.

Through the double-doors is the brewshop, and the single door is W0lf's house. We will head there first, and get to the shop portion later.


As you are coming through this door, you are greeted to a narrow hallway. The door on the right is a shortcut to the back of the brewshop. On the left is this little closet. I didn't go too chest-crazy on this house.







Well, we'd might as well pop inside the shop. We're here. At the moment, it's kind of empty. I hoped that Howling would put up some signs for prices and extra info, and maybe put some ingredients in the chests... I hope she isn't worried about touching her own house. This shop feels empty. :t


Well, I can assure you that the rest of the house feels more inhabited. Let's head to the main part of the house.

Oh, yeah! I made a little writing desk in the corner, over here. Just for fun. It mostly just adds to that feeling that a place is comfortably lived in.


Moving on, here is the main living space! HowlingW0lf chose the carpet colors. They worked out better than I thought. Also, I made a point of not going too chest-crazy, although there should always be a place to put everything in any house. I'll help W0lf if she asks for cabinets in the kitchen.


On my right is the back door. There isn't anything out there, though. I may show it again if W0lf does anything with it.

We will have to backtrack a bit to see the last room: the Bedroom. It's right up these stairs.


At the top is a little... Room, I guess. There is lots of extra space on the roof, in case HowlingW0lf decides she wants another room. But, I think the house will be fine as is for now.

Here is W0lf's bedroom! She decided to let loose and go rainbow. A little color can never hurt; I'm not stopping her from doing what she wants.

One thing I usually do is place two beds next to each other to make a more appealing-looking double bed. The single bed never seemed fitting. In real life, I outgrew my twin-sized bed when I was like 11 or 10. HowlingW0lf made her bed a triple. Perhaps she likes getting centered, or maybe she just wants to live like a queen? :D


Well, that's it for today's tour. I will have to do more posts on Bluestrike soon! Don't expect to see the Japanese garden too soon, though. The second phase is a long one. I can assure you, though; it'll be worth it. If you are eager to see it, just bug me in the comment section. However, I am currently working on a Redstone ATM, and I have done some work at the Building Village. I haven't gotten any students, though. :(

Enough rambling after I've outlived my usefulness for now. If you have any suggestions or feedback, I am always happy to hear it! I recently enabled anonymous users in the comment, for your freedom of voice. Now, it'll be disabled if I see any spamming or other abuse, so you all be good. ;D

My gosh, I'm just the worst today. I'll see you all next post. Until then!