How to make spheres in minecraft

I've had a few ppl ask me how to make spheres in minecraft.

I like to use this handy little site: Spheres.

It's also excellent for circles.

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How To Install The Risugami AudioMod

How To Install AudioMod:

I'm doing this quick tutorial because this little mod is required by so many other mods. I couldn't find any easy tutorials on the subject so I thought I would write one.

This mod was made by the original designer of the minecraft sound code and it allows custom music and sounds. For example you can put new music in C:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\resources\mod\music

I strongly recommend that you make a backup of your entire minecraft folder which you can find in C:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft Simply copy and paste it into the Roaming (where .minecraft is) directory and windows will append a -copy to it. Now if something goes wrong you can delete your minecraft folder and remove the "-copy" from your backup and you're back in business.

This kinda explains it all

Download the AudiMod.

Open it with 7zip or WinRar

Go to C:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\bin\minecraft.jar and open minecraft.jar with 7zip or WinRar.

Now drag and drop the files and folders from Audio Mod into minecraft.jar

Important: While minecraft.jar is still open delete the META-INF folder (if it's there).

There you are - done!

Please remember that modding anything implies risk and I am not making any promises that you will not encounter a problem. I'm simply explaining what worked for me. If you have difficulty try getting a new minecraft.jar, make sure you followed the instructions exactly, make sure you have the most up to date version of the mod and minecraft and remember that mods often don't work well together - which is why you backed up - right? - you did back everything up didn't you?


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How To Install The Millénaire NPC Village mod

OK, this mod is just fantastic. It really is.

In the distance you can see a road which goes to Lakewood.

It creates villages in your minecraft world that you can discover as you explore. The NPC (Non Player Characters) build buildings, have children live and die. The mod even introduces a currency system so people in the village can buy and sell things.

She's a busy lady! She runs three stores and has three little boys.

If you have an existing world then you will discover villages in areas you haven't explored yet. You can buy a village wand that, when used on a block of obsidian, will create a village anywhere you want it. Be warned though, these guys will sometimes cannibalize your stuff and they aren't very concerned with property rights!

In the main store the village statistics are displayed in real time.

The more you trade with the village the more it will grow and prosper.

Click on items you want to sell and you'll get money for it!

Unfortunately it does seem to be a little heavy on the computer resources. I run minecraft on a dual core AMD with two ATI crossfired 4800 video cards and 8 gigs of ram and it slows my machine performance a little. Sadly that's the pitfalls of making a big game in Java. I wish Notch knew how to program in something else.

I really recommend this mod because it brings a whole new dimension to the minecraft game and adds a lot of excellent and epic content.

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You should always back up your files before you install a mod (I really mean it, I'm not just covering my you know what). I recommend making a copy of your entire minecraft folder with saved games and all; just to be safe. This is a big mod and can be unpredictable.


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I wrote this guide because I couldn't find any clear instructions and even found a few hijacks! In the millenaire0.4.zip file are the best instructions but some people actually said not to follow them!?! But how do you get to the instructions if you can't even find the mod!?!

Yeah, so anyway, after a lot of searching and head scratching, this worked for me:

Installation How To: ModLoader

You'll need to download and install ModLoader Beta 1.7.3  (More info)       

Once you have the ModLoader.zip file just open it with 7zip (don't extract);

Then open C:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\bin\minecraft.jar with 7zip (don't extract);

Drag the contents of ModLoader to minecraft.jar

While minecraft.jar is still open delete the META-INF folder (if it's there).

That's it! ModLoader should be installed!

Installation How To: Millénaire 1.7.3


Make sure you have ModLoader Beta 1.5 01v3 already installed (see above).

Download:  Millénaire 1.7.3 (More Info)

Open  Millenaire.1.0.7.zip with 7zip (don't extract).

Navigate to  C:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft and open the minecraft folder


Now in 7zip double click on the folder "Put in minecraft folder" then drag and drop the Millenaire  folder into the minecraft folder.

Next

Navigate to C:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\mods and open the mods folder

Now in 7zip double click on the folder "Put in mods folder"" then drag and drop the millenaire.1.0.7.zip file into the mod folder.

That's it. It should be working!

To test your install start a new game and in the seed option type b. The mod should announce it is running and if you press the v button how far away the village is should be displayed.


In an existing game the mod won't start until you reach unexplored land.


I hope you give this mod a try.

Please remember that modding anything implies risk and I am not making any promises that you will not encounter a problem. I'm simply explaining what worked for me. If you have difficulty try getting a new minecraft.jar, make sure you followed the instructions exactly, make sure you have the most up to date version of the mod and minecraft and remember that mods often don't work well together - which is why you backed up - right? - you did back everything up didn't you?


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How to install an HD (High Definition) texture pack

I recently found a texture pack I just love!

It makes Apvia look very steampunk and I'm going to start designing around that look.

The first two pictures are of the new Abby terminal 1. It's just a faster way to get to the station.

The only thing that I don't like are the pictures but because it's licensed under Creative Commons I'm pretty sure I can rip them out and put my own in; which I'm going to do shortly. Instead of being decorative I'm going to make them utilitarian for an 1800's technology feel.



How To:

Exit minecraft altogether. You should even back your files up just in case. I do this by copying and pasting in the same folder so I have a minecraft copy.jar. Windows appends the (copy) automatically.

The next step is to patch the minecraft.jar file which you do with the MC HD Patcher.

It's super easy: just download and execute. It does all the heavy lifting.

So the theme I'm using is the very popular [64x][1.5_01] Ovo's Rustic Pack v0.7.

Download it and place the .zip file in C:\Users\[your user name]\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\texturepacks\

Don't extract it. Just place the .zip file in the folder.

If you can't find the AppData folder it's because you have the "Don't Show Hidden Files and Folders" option on. Go to Control Panel, select Folder Options and turn the option off. It's a good idea to turn the option back on again when you're done.

Fire up minecraft and click on Mods and Texture Packs

Select the texture and you're good to go!

I want to thank the people that made this texture pack and the hd patcher.

Also: thanks to everyone that follows this blog and makes comments. I really appreciate the feedback and support.


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