Xarentia, a Minecraft Adventure Map by Solo:Pseudo-Update Blog

This is the official project thread of my adventure map, Xarentia. I plan to have a massive overworld, underworld, and Nether-world map, with a plot that drives the player on. However, two parts of my four-faceted persona runs off encouragement, so I ask for at least occasional support from you people. In return, I will release Easter Egg locations, and hide specified characters' names throughout the map, as well as release beta versions of the map here. So, anyways, onto the update blog!

Day 1-Monday, April 25, 2011

I began work on the spawn area, which will comprise of several 'Go to text #' signs. Most of my time was eaten up terraforming, then blowing up said terraforming, and placing lava randomly about, as well as netherrack fires, to make the spawn area look like a battlefield. Once that was done, I built a road to a nearby flatland, which I made even more flat, and began work on the first town, Alaxgy. However, my time ran out, so I could only manage to build most of the blacksmith's workshop, and later I'll be adding a ladder down to the underground supply minecart tracks, which will lead to all the shops, as well as the mines and farm. Later, I planned out tombstone text, as well as a rough floor plan of the first two levels of the catacombs.

Day 2-Tuesday, April 26, 2011

I didn't get much done today, but I did managed to obtain some graph paper, which will help for the more complicated sections, like Catacomb floors 4-7. But, I promise, more will get done tomorrow!

Day 3-Wednesday, April 27, 2011

I got three buildings done today, Crazy Joe's Junk Emporium, the Kumon Inn(Family Owned for 250 Years), and the Alaxgy Monastery of the Flaming Eye. Crazy Joe's Emporium had an ice roof, so I had to put a glass barrier on top of the glowstone to keep it from melting. The Kumon Inn had a lava floor, and the building was made of wood, but luckily I fireproofed the building. The monastery is huge, you have to see it to believe it. Oh, and I made a renovation to El Smithy, by making a minecart track to Crazy Joe's Junk Emporium. Later it will go to the abandoned mineshaft I plan on building later. My next project is the graveyard, I plan on putting it across the path from the monastery. As usual, there will be some jokes among the tombstone texts, and this is my first dev spoiler, in the form of two gravestone texts!
"Here lies Jesus. He made good tacos."
"Here lies Charlie Sheen's career. For now."

Anyways, that is it for now. Oh, and I'm going to ask around for a dedicated server that I can use to get some of you people to help me. Thanks for the suggestion Neyix!


May 17th, 2011

Sorry for the long pause, but I've been hard-ish at work, and here is V0.1 of my adventure map!
[url] http://www.mediafire.com/?062itg3qq0ifak3 [/url]
It's a .rar file, so you'll need WinRAR to extract it. Sorry!

Update day! Enjoy beta testing!

I think you need to reset your spawnpoint or something. I spawned near a sort of gate and found an obsidian house.

Also, you could make a Hamatchi server?

Actually, that is where I left off building, which I jokingly call Ice-burg. Please head towards true spawn for Alaxgy.

I don't know where that is.

Well, you should see a shattered glass shack. Face the direction opposite the point the walls meet, and walk that way.

Oh well,I can't open it =(