Summer Games Done Quick is here and this set of charity speedruns is supporting Doctors Without Borders. It's Doctors Without Borders largest fund raising event and you should join in the fun.
Check out the incredible runs through the schedule link below and make sure to watch and donate.
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Summer Games Done Quick is here and this set of charity speedruns is supporting Doctors Without Borders. It's Doctors Without Borders largest fund raising event and you should join in the fun.
Check out the incredible runs through the schedule link below and make sure to watch and donate.
At the end of this month, Samsung Smart TVs (from 2022, not older) will have the new XBox App, and players will be able to stream games without a console!
I love Samsung TVs, but mine is a bit older (2014). The next time I buy a new TV, I will definitely stick with Samsung, and just might get a Game Pass to start playing games again!
Gaming without a console is a game-changer (no pun intended )
What say you? Would you be interested in going console-less with a Smart TV?
I love Samsung TVs, but mine is a bit older (2014). The next time I buy a new TV, I will definitely stick with Samsung, and just might get a Game Pass to start playing games again!
Gaming without a console is a game-changer (no pun intended đ)
What say you? Would you be interested in going console-less with a Smart TV?
So most likely you will need an Xbox controller to make this work and you can try it on your phone now(touch or controller). They are currently offer Fortnite for free to stream on XBox Cloud.
Ive tried it, works well. But I have very fast internet.
DotEmu & Tribute Games released a three part behind the scenes documentary about their upcoming brawler Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredderâs Revenge. The first doc video talks about how they came to make the game and approach it from a design perspective, part two focuses on game design and part three is the art of the game.
Itâs a great behind the scenes look at the game and each part isnât too long. I found myself wanting a bit more which is all good as the game launches tomorrow. I imagine Iâll write my thoughts on some point after I play it so check back for my early thoughts. So far the game seems to be getting nearly universal acclaim, which is an awesome... Read All
DotEmu & Tribute Games released a three part behind the scenes documentary about their upcoming brawler Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredderâs Revenge. The first doc video talks about how they came to make the game and approach it from a design perspective, part two focuses on game design and part three is the art of the game.
Itâs a great behind the scenes look at the game and each part isnât too long. I found myself wanting a bit more which is all good as the game launches tomorrow. I imagine Iâll write my thoughts on some point after I play it so check back for my early thoughts. So far the game seems to be getting nearly universal acclaim, which is an awesome thing to hear.
Marvelâs Midnight Suns is coming 10/7/22 and the embedded trailer is awesome! The embedded one has a nice cover of âEnter Sandmanâ in it. Playable characters include Iron Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Venom, Hulk, Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Blade, Ghost Rider, Magik, and Nico Minoru. The Wikipedia entry calls the game a âtacticalâ RPG. âCombat will beturn-basedsimilar to Firaxis Games'XCOMseries,â according to the entry.
The Midnight Sons The... Read AllThe quick news Here are two extra trailers to check out:
Marvelâs Midnight Suns is coming 10/7/22 and the embedded trailer is awesome! The embedded one has a nice cover of âEnter Sandmanâ in it. Playable characters include Iron Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Venom, Hulk, Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Blade, Ghost Rider, Magik, and Nico Minoru. The Wikipedia entry calls the game a âtacticalâ RPG. âCombat will be turn-based similar to Firaxis Games' XCOM series,â according to the entry.
âIn Marvel Comics, the Midnight Sons are like the Avengers, but the team consists of supernatural heroes, including Moon Knight. Other group members include Ghost Rider, Punisher, Blade, Werewolf by Night, Doctor Strange, Morbius, Iron Fist, Black Cat, and more.â
Wikipedia (linked below) has a different list, âincluding Hellstrom, Jennifer Kale, Morbius, Werewolf by Night, Doctor Strange, and Ghost Riders Danny Ketch and Johnny Blaze.â
A key phrase is âsupernatural heroes.â This is one of the many groups of heroes that the MCU seems to be getting into. There are currently Blade movies portrayed by Wesley Snipes. A Blade movie for the MCU is coming and heâll be portrayed by Mahershala Ali. You heard him if you saw the Dane Whitman post-credits scene for The Eternals.
Even though Sony owns Spider Man, Venom, and Morbius they still have to work very closely with Marvel (and accept a cut to give to Marvel). The multiverse got broken in Lokiâs season one and characters have been able to travel to other universes. Recent Sony movies have show this happening. Venom left something behind some âgooâ in the MCU during Venom 2âs post-credits scene. What happened in the Mobius post-credits scene is still confusing. Weâve also seen this occur during Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
The reason Iâm even just slightly aware of the Midnight Sons, is because MT has mentioned them multiple times in New Rockstars videos (NR channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NewRockstars/videos). Iâve been obsessively following this channel for probably a couple of years now. Theyâve really fed the Hellstrom fire of my Marvel obsession (see what I did there?). Just like I do for Gmail and Cheerful Ghost, I keep an open tab for them that I refresh daily multiple times, so I donât miss a video (unless itâs something Iâm not interested which isnât too often actually).
What do you think about this? Are you interested? Are you a New Rockstars fan? Let me know!
Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member
wrote on 06/13/2022 at 06:07pm
Thanks for sharing this Greg! It was not on my radar. I got a preorder in, as I am trying to collect all Marvel games. Looks interesting!
Azurephile Super Member Post Author
wrote on 06/13/2022 at 06:24pm
You're welcome! I think I found out about it when I was looking up info for the Midnight Sons, which MT mentioned during Moon Knight. I pretty much overlooked the game then still, but I recently got on Steam and saw the game in the news window (the small external one telling you something's on sale or out now). I'm definitely interested in learning more. I'm not sure I'm into the combat. It reminds me of a Kingdom Hearts game I think, so I think I could perhaps adapt and enjoy it. I can't get enough of seeing Marvel characters anyway and this one is packed full of them, especially some of my favorites (Wolverine, Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider,...). I could watch these trailers all day.
What Marvel games do you recommend? Did you play Marvel's Avengers? It gave me my intro to Kamala Khan and Kate Bishop and fell in love with both. I'd only play as Ms. Marvel. I haven't checked out the new Spider-Man addition. Have you played Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy? I haven't yet.
Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member
wrote on 06/13/2022 at 07:26pm
The most recent one that I played are both of the Sony Spider-Man games. They are so good!
I have Avengers and Guardians on my backlog. Maybe after I finish Everspace (not a marvel title), I will pick one of those up.
Azurephile Super Member Post Author
wrote on 06/13/2022 at 08:57pm
Oh, you reminded me! Those games are coming to PC soon! I'll finally be able to get to check them out!
Azurephile Super Member Post Author
wrote on 07/20/2022 at 06:09pm
Clocking in at over 90 minutes the XBox & Bethesda Games Showcase was jam packed with gaming goodness. The standout announcements were more information about Redfall, Forza Motorsport, Overwatch 2 (now Free to Play and launches in October), Ark 2, Minecraft Legends, Diablo IV (launching in 2023), Flight Simulator free Halo update & Starfield.
It was a really fun event to watch but there were almost too many games to process and by the end some games ran together in my mind too much. That said, I am excited about a few games and we got a few news bits that were new.
Diablo IV Necromancer Diablo IV showed it final character in the Necromancer. So far no characters... Read All
Clocking in at over 90 minutes the XBox & Bethesda Games Showcase was jam packed with gaming goodness. The standout announcements were more information about Redfall, Forza Motorsport, Overwatch 2 (now Free to Play and launches in October), Ark 2, Minecraft Legends, Diablo IV (launching in 2023), Flight Simulator free Halo update & Starfield.
It was a really fun event to watch but there were almost too many games to process and by the end some games ran together in my mind too much. That said, I am excited about a few games and we got a few news bits that were new.
Diablo IV Necromancer Diablo IV showed it final character in the Necromancer. So far no characters in Diablo IV are original and that's disappointing. I'm not saying the characters we are getting won't be incredibly fun but it would have been nice to get some new class in Diablo. Say what you will about Diablo III but it introduced a few new characters at launch and it's expansion. We also got a 2023 launch year for Diablo IV which is exciting.
Minecraft Legends There isn't much more information available about Minecraft Legends except whats in the trailer. That said, the official website has this information about the game.
"Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Lead your allies in heroic battles to defend the Overworld from the destructive piglins."
Minecraft strategy game? I'm totally in.
Starfield Possibly the most anticipated game in the upcoming XBox release lineup, Starfield dropped a ton of gameplay and information. While not trying to be dismissive, Starfield seems like the best story aspects of Fallout and Skyrim and are adding an entirely new space flight and dogfighting system along with the ability to travel to and explore over 1,000 planets! This game looks huge and while I was watching it with friends they noted that this looks very similar to No Mans Sky. No Mans Sky with a Bethesda coat of paint sounds awesome to me and I hope that you can go beyond upgrading the ship you start with and maybe purchase or steal other ships. Also, it would be totally awesome to get your own starbase somewhere, or build a base on an asteroid or a small moon.
With that, I'm curious what more Bethesda has to show off about what Starfield will be. I would have thought Starfield would launch with some form of Multiplayer mode and I wonder if they are going to reveal that at some point?
Azurephile Super Member
wrote on 06/13/2022 at 01:04am
I have Ark 2 info with a new second trailer (the first was released some time ago)! It's linked in my Ark post, which is right before this one.
I read about Minecraft Legends and I'm really not sure about it. While I like RTS games, it's difficult to imagine Minecraft as one without just being a Minecraft skin. I'll have to wait and see it. Minecraft Dungeons didn't appeal to me as much as I thought it would. (It's like a Minecraft Diablo game.)
It seems like we could possibly get some posts written detailing these. Starfield sounds interesting, I'm interested in learning more about it. I could easily write about Ark 2. I'm just not sure the interest is there (or rather here. I'm certainly interested.).
Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member
wrote on 06/13/2022 at 06:14pm
It needed more hugging sims. WHERE WERE THE HUGGING SIMS?
Azurephile Super Member
wrote on 06/15/2022 at 08:11am
"Fallout in space." "What if Fallout and No Man's Sky had a kid?" That's the way I see it, though I'd say more specifically Fallout 4.
Guns in space. Not all of those are laser guns. I THOUGHT shooting a gun (with bullets) wasn't possible in space, but a quick Google proves I was incorrect. Still it's not like laser guns are any more logical, yet we buy into the fantasy.
I wish he didn't give a 30-40 hour campaign estimate. I feel this way often when I see people mention hours of gameplay. I grew used to spending 100+ hours on a game, so when I see <100, I get disappointed. However, that doesn't include all the exploration and side quests. 100+ seems like an easy enough milestone to reach. When I do see I've spent 100 hours on a game, I feel like I got a good amount of entertainment out of it. (Now I'm seeing games with 3,500+ hours I've spent on Steam.)
30-40 campaign is pretty generous considering there will probably be hundreds of side quests to pad that out to well over 100 hours I imagine
Azurephile Super Member
wrote on 06/16/2022 at 12:01am
Yeah. While writing that, I talked myself into accepting it. No Man's Sky, I'd say is definitely different in that way. Heck, I've never made it to the center. I even began to feel like it's pretty much impossible. I got tired of jumping all the time.
Iâve gone to the center a couple times, but honestly it doesnât feel worth it with everything else they added
jdodson Admin Post Author
wrote on 06/16/2022 at 04:18am
If there are 1,000 planets in Starfield and those planets are procedurally created and at least marginally fun we should have content for ages.
jdodson Admin Post Author
wrote on 06/16/2022 at 04:19am
Hopefully the planet creation algorithm is as good as the one in Terraria. And if they add bee keeping, Iâm fairly certain it will be my game of the year.
Azurephile Super Member
wrote on 06/16/2022 at 04:21am
LOL! Jon, you're the bee's knees! Did you (plural!) see what he said about how some is procedural and some is crafted? Also that we can't just land anywhere we want on the surface like No Man's Sky? I think it'll be ok and make sense.
jdodson Admin Post Author
wrote on 06/16/2022 at 04:25am
> Did you (plural!) see what he said about how some is procedural and some is crafted?
I just read that interview. I hope they get the generation algorithm right. I wonder if you personal galaxy will be different or if they will generate the same 1k planets for everyone?
Go grab Ark: Survival Evolved for free on Steam before June 19 at 10AM PDT. Studio Wildcard just released a free new map to the game and also made some announcements on the official website (see link below). The embedded trailer contains the map's announcement, but there are other videos on the YouTube channel that also provide info about it and the new exclusive creatures to the map.
I haven't gotten into the game yet and I don't want to get into details. I just want this to be a quick announcement. If you're interested in reading about the new map, Ark 2 (next year) and the Animated Series (which has a full cast of very well known actors), check the link below.
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Go grab Ark: Survival Evolved for free on Steam before June 19 at 10AM PDT. Studio Wildcard just released a free new map to the game and also made some announcements on the official website (see link below). The embedded trailer contains the map's announcement, but there are other videos on the YouTube channel that also provide info about it and the new exclusive creatures to the map.
I haven't gotten into the game yet and I don't want to get into details. I just want this to be a quick announcement. If you're interested in reading about the new map, Ark 2 (next year) and the Animated Series (which has a full cast of very well known actors), check the link below.
Azurephile Super Member Post Author
wrote on 06/13/2022 at 12:58am
You're welcome! There are many official free maps to go along with it. Almost all of them include at least one exclusive or exclusive-at-the-time creature. For instance, one of my favorites is Ark's beautiful version of Deinonychus on Valguero. You can see it here: https://ark.fandom.com/wiki/Deinonychus Usually the free maps were released months after a paid DLC and often include things from that DLC.
I strongly recommend looking at mods, at least eventually. Most of my 3,500+ hours would have been extremely boring w/out mods.
ARK REQUIRES 125 GIGS? Wow, not quite ready for that kind of commitment yet but soon...
Wow.
Azurephile Super Member Post Author
wrote on 06/13/2022 at 07:40am
Wow, really?! BTW, you have to dl the new map separately, by finding it in the DLC part of the store page. It's about 30GB. I'm not sure I've ever paid attention to how much Ark requires or uses. I've always had it installed. I also keep my saved data backed up on a HDD. When I saw that Borderlands 3 required 100GB, I wasn't too happy about that. I have it installed, but still unplayed.
As for the new map, I'm actually really impressed that I was able to find a high level Pteranodon, Ankylosaurs, and Doedicurus near where I spawned. I was attacked by raptors, but they started running away after I punched them enough. I haven't died yet. Metal was easy to find and it's where I found my three new tames (145 or 150, perfection).
Now I've got my base built and sealed. I may have to add more walls, because I'm next to a slope and carnivores keep coming down it. I've already killed more than a few Alpha Raptors in the area. I did see the new bat, it was outside fighting w/ an Argy and a Snow Owl.
Azurephile Super Member Post Author
wrote on 06/13/2022 at 08:34am
My own Ark directory under Steam is almost 450GB, but I have a character on every map (AFAIK), except The Center (it doesn't add anything new). My backup data (saved data including configs) is almost 2.3GB.
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I cannot pass up writing this post! The trailer is so awesome! If you're familiar with the classic Munsters TV show, this trailer will probably greatly impress you, too! It doesn't even matter if you don't know who Rob Zombie is! (I'm a fan of the music, but not interested in the horror movies. I like the Zombie family, but I don't like zombies, except for Zombie Dr. Strange.)
Rock legend and horror film aficionado Rob Zombie said he's been chasing this project for 20 years. At first, I was concerned, knowing how much Rob Zombie loves horror movies and I do not. I was not expecting to be so greatly impressed! It's not like a scary horror movie, it's pretty much exactly... Read All
I cannot pass up writing this post! The trailer is so awesome! If you're familiar with the classic Munsters TV show, this trailer will probably greatly impress you, too! It doesn't even matter if you don't know who Rob Zombie is! (I'm a fan of the music, but not interested in the horror movies. I like the Zombie family, but I don't like zombies, except for Zombie Dr. Strange.)
Rock legend and horror film aficionado Rob Zombie said he's been chasing this project for 20 years. At first, I was concerned, knowing how much Rob Zombie loves horror movies and I do not. I was not expecting to be so greatly impressed! It's not like a scary horror movie, it's pretty much exactly like the show, but in "living color!" I should have realized an avid fan of the show, as Rob Zombie is, wouldn't butcher it into something it wasn't.
I love everything about this trailer! The actors do such an impressive job! They've clearly captured the essence and mannerisms of the characters and actors we're so familiar with. Uncle Herman acts just like he did back in the 60's, for example. This truly impressed me! The costumes are also very similar and wonderful. Of course there's the awesome "Munsters theme" music, too! (I think I'm gonna have to watch this again!)
What do you think about this? Are you also a Zombie fan? Are you a fan of the original show? Did you see the one released in the late 80's? (I didn't know about it until I saw it at the end of the article.) Are you planning to see this? Let me know!
While I don't mind The Munsters I don't have much love for it. Glad Mr. Zombie does and I hope the film does well. That said if it doesn't Dig through the ditches and burn through the witches and slam in the back of my Dragula I'm gonna riot. The car was from The Munsters so ditches better be dug and the witches burned and slammed in the back of a Dragula.
Azurephile Super Member Post Author
wrote on 06/10/2022 at 03:52pm
@Will_Ball I agree that not just that I don't like the horror RZ makes, pretty much don't like horror at all. There may be some exceptions, but those are perhaps minor and unique. I don't like bloody horror (I have hemophobia after all).
@Jon I love your reply! I've been exposed to the Munsters. It wouldn't surprise me to find out that I've seen every episode or almost all of them. It hasn't necessarily been by choice, mostly just by someone in my house watching it. I liked it though. I think I do want to see this for sure though.
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Do you smell what the....Black Adam.... is cooking, jabroni?! The trailer for Black Adam is now live and the movie hits theaters on 10/21/22!
Black Adam is (obviously) played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. I don't know anything about this character other than what's in the trailer. I love the line where he says he died as a slave and was reborn a god! Another line I like is that super heroes "don't kill people," to which Black Adam replies, "I do!"
I'm looking forward to this mostly because I love comic book content coming to live action, even if it's something I know nothing about. Also even though I'm much more obsessed with and aware of Marvel than DC. The Rock is my... Read All
Do you smell what the....Black Adam.... is cooking, jabroni?! The trailer for Black Adam is now live and the movie hits theaters on 10/21/22!
Black Adam is (obviously) played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. I don't know anything about this character other than what's in the trailer. I love the line where he says he died as a slave and was reborn a god! Another line I like is that super heroes "don't kill people," to which Black Adam replies, "I do!"
I'm looking forward to this mostly because I love comic book content coming to live action, even if it's something I know nothing about. Also even though I'm much more obsessed with and aware of Marvel than DC. The Rock is my favorite wrestler. He was so..."electrifying." I'm glad he's still acting. (Did you know it's been suggested that he, Dwayne Johnson, should run for president? I think he said he was considering it.)
What do you think about this? Are you aware of Black Adam? Would you like to share something about him? Are you going to go see this? I think it's likely I'll go.
Before I get started, there are three videos on the Minecraft YouTube channel that do a cool job of showing off the new content. It was difficult to choose which to embed, so chose the one I liked best. Itâs more natural and includes some content from the previous update. The first one showcases the Deep Dark biome, new sculk blocks, and the Warden. Check it out: https://youtu.be/chuRE9nxLT4 This next one does a good job at giving an overall view of the new content. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/GXr5glhGkzE
Whatâs new?
If youâre looking for new Minecraft content to explore then youâre in luck! Minecraft just received itâs âWild Update.â Iâm going to get into details, but there are two new biomes (Mangrove swamps and Deep Dark). The latter can be found in caves. There are four new mobs including the scary Warden, the cute and helpful Allay, frogs, and tadpoles (because you canât have frogs without tadpoles nor tadpoles without frogs). There are some new blocks including âsculkâ blocks that detect vibration and summon the Warden. Thereâs also mud! (Cue Primus.)
Beware though and make sure youâve managed your expectations! Minecraft Live mentioned content for the Caves and Cliffs Update (both parts including this one) that unfortunately didnât make it into the game. This has seemingly caused a lot of players to express disappointment and unhappiness with this update, calling it the âMild Update.â Xisumavoid has a great video discussing the issue. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/YAMHqVL9Gfs Ultimately, we should be grateful weâre constantly getting free new Minecraft content. The game just keeps getting better all the time!
The Deep Dark (https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Deep_Dark) is perhaps the most scary biome in Minecraft now. It is very dark and contains sculk blocks, which are sensitive to vibration. (These blocks are also redstone active.) This includes eating, walking, equipping/unequipping gear, and many other actions. If youâre close enough to them and they detect vibration, theyâll summon the Warden. One way to avoid detection is to put a block of wool between you and the block or walk on carpet. Youâll find some in the Ancient City.
The Warden (https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Warden) is perhaps the most scary mob in Minecraft now. When summoned, it will rise from under the ground and cause a âdarknessâ status effect, which darkens everything. This is definitely not an ideal status effect to get in this already dark biome. It is blind, but sensitive to vibration like the sculk blocks. It has a lot of health and canât be easily killed. It can kill you in one or two hits even with the toughest armor! It has both a melee and a ranged attack! One way to avoid detection is to sneak (crouch). Thereâs a new enchantment that allows you to walk faster while sneaking. One place you can find these is in treasure chests located within a new structure called an Ancient City (https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Ancient_City). This structure is very large, kind of like a Nether Fortress. Youâll find yourself alone without any mobs nearby. Donât let that give you a false sense of security. Sculk blocks are active and difficult to avoid.
Another good tip for the Warden is to misdirect it by throwing something in the opposite direction, replacing itâs attention. I believe I heard that this is why youâll find snow balls in chests in the Ancient City.
The Allay (https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Allay) is a new adorable, friendly mob voted into the game. It looks like a blue fairy. Youâll find these unfortunately locked up in Illager encampments and in cells in the Ancient City. They are always looking for a player and are really good at staying close by. They can sometimes annoyingly get in the way, too, which is something the devs have worked to correct. Theyâre also very capable of returning to the player even after being separated by a large distance.
The Allay is helpful. Giving it an item is the same as telling it âgo find this item and bring me back all that you can,â because thatâs how it acts. It can carry multiples of an item instead of bringing you one at a time. However, it can only do this for one specific item. For example, if you give it an egg, it will only collect eggs. It canât collect eggs and feathers at the same time. To take an item from them, do so with an empty hand. They also like music boxes, so if you have one playing, theyâll look for items around them and drop items at them. I havenât played with them yet, but I realized how I can benefit from them.
In my 1.18 world, I had livestock pens (as always). At first the animals stood on dirt, but I removed the surface layer of dirt and replaced it with hoppers. The fence stands on top of the same layer of dirt, so I removed two dirt blocks under the fence (remember a large chest is two blocks wide). So, there are a couple of fence posts sitting on top of a chest. Whenever I killed something or sheared a sheep for wool, the drops went into one of the hoppers. The hoppers pushed the item into the chest. Then, I can access the chest without entering the pen. Itâs not a perfect system, because sometimes drops donât make it into the hopper. Itâs also a lot of work and thatâs a lot iron to collect!
You know what would make this process much simpler? An Allay! With an Allay, I can forget about removing dirt and adding hoppers and a chest. If I want to collect eggs, for instance, I can just give one to my Allay and it will bring them to me. I could also set up a music box in a chicken pen so that itâs attracted to the area where it will find eggs. I could get separate Allays for each drop I want (feathers, steak, pork, chicken, etc.). Iâm looking forward to getting an Allay. Iâm just afraid of losing it, because I "/tp" often. I found them in my snapshot world, but havenât gone to rescue them yet.
Mangrove swamps are another new biome. Minecraft Live showed them off with frogs, tadpoles, and fireflies. During Minecraft Live, frogs ate fireflies. Unfortunately, they were removed since some of them are poisonous to frogs IRL. This is unfortunate, because they added some nice ambiance. Just as xisumavoid said, frogs donât have to eat them! Removing the ability for parrots to eat chocolate was good, because you donât want to influence someone to feed a parrot chocolate IRL, because itâs toxic to them. So, parrots eat grass seeds instead of chocolate now.
Since you canât have frogs without tadpoles (https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Tadpole) or tadpoles without frogs, both are now in the game. Tadpoles become frogs which are colored differently depending on the temperature of the biome theyâre from. There is a list of biomes on the wiki grouped into three different categories; âtemperate,â âcold,â and âwarm.â (See wiki entry at: https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Frog) One example is that tadpoles in a cold biome will become green frogs.
There are also new blocks of light call âfroglightsâ (https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Froglight). Instead of fireflies, frogs eat slime mobs if the slimes are small enough. Theyâll drop slime balls when they eat them. To get froglights, you have to take a frog into the Nether and get it to eat magma cubes. Each of the three lights can be created by each of the three different colored frogs. I think getting these sounds complicated. Of course, Iâm possibly biased since thereâs no blue froglight. đ
It is my opinion that mangrove swamps are difficult to traverse, especially because of the very large roots of mangrove trees. Thereâs lots of water and lots of mangrove trees, which are very tall. Thatâs about it, really. However, mangrove trees are grown from propagules, looking like elongated seeds. They can be seen growing on mangrove trees. They can be planted on both dirt and in water, unlike every other tree.
Some of the land you see in mangrove swamps is made from the new mud blocks (https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Mud). You slip a couple pixels down into them while walking on them, but they wonât slow you down. You can find them here or create them by using a filled water bottle on a block of dirt. Remember the drip stone that was introduced in the previous update? If you put one on the bottom of a mud block, the mud will eventually turn into clay.
Whatâs missing? Itâs unfortunate that this question has an answer, because the last update did as well. In fact it was the last updateâs answer to that question that created this update. Yes, the Caves and Cliffs update was separated into two parts and thereâs unfortunately some content that didnât make it.
Bundles are probably the one Iâm most disappointed in not getting. Crafted from rabbit hide, they are able to store stacks of multiple items, which are self contained as one item, the bundle. A bundle pretty much turns a single inventory slot into one that contains stacks of multiple items. I often have a full inventory and bundles would be very helpful! However they haven't made it into the game yet, because they havenât found a way to get them to work properly with Minecraftâs Pocket Edition. The devs are taking version parity very seriously. What I mean is that they are doing their best to reduce or remove the differences between versions. So the game should be exactly the same with the same content no matter which version you play.
I already mentioned fireflies, which is again disappointing. At the last Minecraft Live, we were also shown concept art for birch forests. They even spent a few minutes talking about it. I didnât realize it was something players wanted. I hadnât even though about it. Ultimately the devs pretty much stated that âconcept artâ does not reflect a content âpromise.â Thus we need to manage our expectations.
The devs need to also help by making it clear that while all content is intended, it may not end up in the game. Either that or they need to show us content thatâs pretty much guaranteed to be added, things that have already been developed or very close to being finished, instead of showcasing concepts.
Are you interested in this update? What do you like most? What do you think it all?
I made an effort to make this post more readable, which is something I'd like to do more, so that my posts aren't just a boring collection of paragraphs. What do you think of the formatting style I gave this post? Do you like it? Does it make it look more readable? Are there any suggestions you'd like to share about how you'd like to see posts formatted and styled? I was really impressed with Jon's last post and I know readability is important (I don't want to read long boring paragraphs either). Let me know!
You know⌠question of the ages kind of video here. Iâm sure the results of the video will in no way surprise you.
â Top Gun: Maverick is finally here after years of waiting, so how does it stack up against the other Top Gun 2? You know, Top Gun: The Second Mission for the NES! Which is better? The game? Or the movie? That's the battle we're going to settle today!â
You know⌠question of the ages kind of video here. Iâm sure the results of the video will in no way surprise you.
â Top Gun: Maverick is finally here after years of waiting, so how does it stack up against the other Top Gun 2? You know, Top Gun: The Second Mission for the NES! Which is better? The game? Or the movie? That's the battle we're going to settle today!â