The house in Minecraft

I have been lately played more Minecraft again since somehow it is easy to return anytime I want to do so. Instead of playing servers hosted by someone else I have played on my own. Main reason is that usually servers simply vanishes or aren't online all the time if owner can't keep them  up. So even building alone is lonely, I do not have to get frustrated.

Made some decorations to the bedroom.

Dining room and kitchen behind it.

Living room and stairs to second floor.

So lately I finished one house project in my server. I am not get used to build anything medium sized house even so this is one of the first tryings what I actually finished. Of course everything would be easier if I would be building on creative mode but somehow I like the idea that I need to gather every ingredient on survival mode. It makes building more meaningful yet slow as well. Maybe simple mining and crafting is good when you're simply exhausted from the work. As you can see from pictures the house is rather simple but I am happy that finally the ceiling looks fine. At least I am satisfied with it.

House from distance.

There is secret field of wheat in upstairs.

Skeleton horses fell in love with my house.

The view is nice.

I have found modpacks lately again in Minceraft so most likely next posting about Minecraft will be about them. As a Middle-Earth fan I found modpack including Middle-Earth in Minecraft so I am thrilled to play more of it! Wohoo!  

Minecraft minigame: Speed Builders

Now it was time to return back to play minigames in Minecraft. I haven't played in Mineplex before but now I had to try it out when they offered a minigame called Speed Builder! I just went to European server (eu.mineplex.com) and logged in.

You have few seconds to see model before building own.

The penguin should look like this.

Various versions about the penguin.

Speed Builder is simple game. On each game there can be 8 participants. On very round you will have few seconds to watch the model what you need to build. When the model disappears you have 30 seconds time to copy it. Challenge is also that you can't fly so you need to build like you were playing survival mode. And that you have only that amount of building materials what you need. No more or less.

Gwen the Guardian eliminates someone on every round.

Sometimes 56% is enough to survive from elimination.

When I tested the game I find it very difficult at first. You need to have a good memory to memorize all the details in ten seconds and then build them in 30 seconds. If you build your structure on wrong tiles you are most likely eliminated fast. Since every round there will be elimination. The one who gains lowest complete percent on the round will be eliminated. If everyone succeeds to build exact copy about the model there won't be elimination on that round. 

At times even I can be succesfull. 

Third place is my highest result for now.

But after playing this game I quite enjoyed it. Comparing to Build battle I like the fact that opinions of the other players does not matter. You can manage well with your own talents and not being voted out randomly by other players. So if I am eliminated fast by Gwen I just know that I need to improve my building and memory. So if you wanna try how good you're building fast, I can recommend to try Speed Builders. It is fun game and takes less than 15 minute to play through so good game for a little break. There were other interesting games in Mineplex also so I might tell about them on another time.

Minecraft minigames: Pixel Painters

When it is very hot I can't think clearly. So games seems to be more short ones where I do not have to think that much. So minigames in Minecraft server has been good ones. They lasts less than ten minutes and you can play many rounds until you become tired. So once again I found myself in Hypixel playing Pixel Painters this time.

Waiting are is full of colours.

Rainbow in waiting area.

In Pixel Painter you will have five minutes time to paint the theme. It can be anything from Pokemons to robbers. And you have simple paint tools and colours what you can use to create your own pixel art. You can use pen, brush, paint bucket, form all kind of shapes and remove parts if they didn't go correctly on the first time. Sounds easy but if you have ever tried to create a nice painting fastly you will know how hard it actually is.

Here you can see tools above the canvas and colours below it.

This time it was a tie and I lost.

You can only give one vote on each round.

When the five minutes is over there becomes voting.  On the first round there will be 3-4 paintings and you can give your vote to one of the paintings what will go to semi-finals then. And  of course you can't vote your own work! If two of the paintings get same amount of votes, there will be a lottery and only one goes forward into semi-finals or finals.

This theme was first one I won. Made goal and the ball.

Eventually this was almost tie but barely won.

Many good choices and didn't make it to semi-finals this time.

Five minutes is vanished fast and at times I had serious troubles to move cursor in game. I think it is the full server what causes lag and makes drawing sometimes impossible. But otherwise I like Pixel Painters. It is simple and yo ucan be creative and there is chance to win. It seems I am making better paintings than building with blogs. But if you have Minecraft and want to try something new, try Pixel Painter. The game even saves the paintings and gives you address where you can see it if you do not want to take screenshots.

Minecraft minigames: Build battle!

Lately I have found myself playing Minecraft again but instead of building my own world I played some minigames again. Now I just tried Hypixels games. If you want to try them out log into multiplayer server. The address is mc.hypixel.net.

Amazing dragon was greeting me when logged in for the first time!

There are several games in Hypixel but first I decided to try  minigame called Build Battle. There you will build from blogs something what is like theme informs. And you have only five minutes time to finish your work. Then each participant will evaluate others work and vote about them.

Basketball was hard theme for me.

My version about the guitar.

I was 4th but here you can see winner version about guitar.

It is hard to build fast something. I also noticed that I have some lag problems since my character freezed for short moment. You can add special miniblogs, voices, weather and climate to your work so that you can make it nighttime if you prefer that over the daylight. But it takes some time to learn to use blogs and stuff fast. At least it was hard to me since I am get used to build slowly. So this is good practice.

My desert was a bit lame.

Nicer desert I think.

Build battle is nice since it won't take much time but still it has challenge. Even it really depends with who you're playing that how your rating can be. I noticed that some of the participants always voted  things being bad no matter how well they were made. Perhaps I am disappointed a little as well since when you try your best, it would be nice to get positive feedback instead of lols. But since you  can't choose with who you're playing.. it will always be that way. At times you have nice team in game and best work wins. And at times there are friends who votes each other to win, Depends on your luck, truly.

This superhero was awesome and winner!

My super hero was more bulky but got second place for once.

Build battle is for those who loves to build in Minecraft. Lack of time gives extra challenge but it is nice way to work your building skills better. At least I tend to think so since you have to be creative when themes can be everything from sharks to sports. But if you wanna give it a shot it will be easy to try.

The Lab

I have still being hanging in the same minigame place from where I found the Blockparty as well. If you play Minecraft and try to check it out,  you can read more information about it from here. That server has new game called the Lab which is actually kinda fun to play.

Since  we are in the Lab.. we are the ones who will be tested through!

Watching the screens is like hoping tyo win in the lottery. Allways at least one goes wrong from the three choices.

In the Lab you never know what you will play when you hop in. There are several minigames but in one game you will only play three of them. so If you're lucky you will get good choices to you or vice versa. But at least they're really minigames so one round do not last long.. and I try to think that it is good practise to train also those games which are difficult to me.

On this minigame you had to shoot monster with the bow when they popped up.

Game where you shoot others with eggs trying to make them to fall is one option.

There are all kind if games in the Lab. I have been playing piggy game there at least (that same game what you can find from amusement parks). Then I have had to use my bow against the boats, balloons or monsters. Or sometimes you need to run around avoiding exploding creepers.. or explode blocks around you as fast as you can. And youonly try to hunt atoms to win the whole game. on each game only three best players gets atoms. If you were first, you willl get three atoms, second gets two and third recieves one. So to win whole game you need to be good on each minigame. Or at least two of them if the players are rather equal comparing to each other.

The Lab ain't too hard since I have gotten into podium.

And couple times I have recieved the gold medal even!

Is this gamemode making any sense? To me it does.. I like when it is a bit ramdom what you can play on each time. And games are also easy to learn. Even I was able to win the Lab couple times so it isn't really hard to learn (we can compare this to minigame called Deathrun where I have no clue how to make enough long jumps to survive so I am only frustrated. So.. whenever you want to take break form other stuff and play perhaos 10-20 minutes.. The Lab is worth of trying. Of course if you dislike the graphics.. well it still looks like vanilla Minecraft.

Minecraft and Barn!

Do you know what is good thing in Minecraft? You can actually play it whenever you have time, even 15 minutes. If I play first person shooters or rolegames, 15 minutes is too short time to finish but in Minecraft  I can hop in mine a little or fish and then log off. Probably that is one of the reasons I like to play it. At times I so busy to do other things that I can't spend hours in the evening for playing something.

Place for farm from distance.

I started to make small barn or shelter

How it will look like from behind

Roofs are always so difficult to me since I make them to look silly.

Now I have gotten more familiar with Minecraft. System was good but  been finding new things for me, like bunnies or new stones. Like I am slowly making a small fortress using granite. And now finished minibarn or shelter made from diorite. Of course in real barn I need to have cows inside but I will do that later. now I just have store for wheat, potatoes and carrots. Ihave to say how the new stones look like and bunnies are cute. Also seem to be able to find various fishes from the water when fishing.. but what else. I will see when have time to return in game once again.

Almost finished!

This is how shelter looks from distance. I didn't want to add doors since it isn't for sleeping.

I started to make small fortress from granite. Now looks simply funny when not finished. (and yeah.. tower looks stupid, need to fix it somehow, maybe using dark oak wood also.)

I have also started to think if I would try some server where are others playing also. I have mostely played Minecraft alone or with few people so occupied server would be nice change. If you can recommend any, I would be glad to get the hint!

New beginning in Minecraft

I believe most of the gamers knows game called Minecraft. Yeah it is block world where you live, build houses, mine minerals and gather food. Sounds simple and it is simple but still it can be addicting. But I can also understand why someone do not want to play it.. since there isn't ongoing  plot (unless you play mods what others have made for you).

New beginning in game.

I made my first weapon, from wood!

Stone tools becomes after woodens ones.

I kept break from Minecraft about six months. I have played it several years allready allways beginning it again and enjoying about it as much as earlier. At times I have tested some mods if I have found good ones, but now I decided to play vanilla Minecraft at first. Partly becaise there are new things added what I haven't seen before. So I need to try and do all kind of things around the world to learn and see them.

After stone iron is what is wise to seek for tools.

Found perfect place for a house.

Started to keep small farm growing some wheat, potatoes and pumpkins.

Views are awesome from my house.

I will be making more posting about Minecraft when I have played game once again. I am just slow to play it.. When some finds gems fastly and begin to craft all kind of fabulous houses, I focus to stay alive and build small fortress where to live. But I will do postings about new things I find from Minecraft and will post about them.