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Day 451 to 457 (8th to 14th October)
...and another week of hole digging. Squares 121 and 122 completed with thanks to my helpers.
Because the hole is only a couple months away from completion, i think ill start doing other stages of the build along side it (to boost my own sanity, more than any other reason).
So, i think ill go back to dailey screenshots again.
...and another week of hole digging. Squares 121 and 122 completed with thanks to my helpers.
Because the hole is only a couple months away from completion, i think ill start doing other stages of the build along side it (to boost my own sanity, more than any other reason).
So, i think ill go back to dailey screenshots again.
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Day 458 to 464 (15th to 21st October)
The big change to the server this week was the revamped pvp worlds. As a little bonus, enchantments were switched on. Everyone took advantage of this including me and my helpers on the Dalaran build. Big thanks to Bobcatfish for giving both me and Murdockk enchanted picks (Unbreaking III and Efficiency IV). Also, thanks to Party_pig_remix for supplying me with a second one, after my origanal one wore out.
Lots of building and square 123 completed this week.
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The big change to the server this week was the revamped pvp worlds. As a little bonus, enchantments were switched on. Everyone took advantage of this including me and my helpers on the Dalaran build. Big thanks to Bobcatfish for giving both me and Murdockk enchanted picks (Unbreaking III and Efficiency IV). Also, thanks to Party_pig_remix for supplying me with a second one, after my origanal one wore out.
Lots of building and square 123 completed this week.
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Day 465 to 471 (22nd to 28th October)
This week saw the update of the main minecraft client to 1.4. As usual we had alot of people updating without realising that the server is still 1.3.2, which meant a very quiet week.
Thanks to my main helpers; Murdockk and Bobcatfish9, we managed to finish another row with square 124. Just 2 more rows (16 squares) to go on the hole.
On the building side, i finished the underside of the city and removed the ugly cobble platform beneath it. Now we can see what we are doing when we come to build the lake and small village on the floor of the chasm.
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This week saw the update of the main minecraft client to 1.4. As usual we had alot of people updating without realising that the server is still 1.3.2, which meant a very quiet week.
Thanks to my main helpers; Murdockk and Bobcatfish9, we managed to finish another row with square 124. Just 2 more rows (16 squares) to go on the hole.
On the building side, i finished the underside of the city and removed the ugly cobble platform beneath it. Now we can see what we are doing when we come to build the lake and small village on the floor of the chasm.
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Day 472 to 478 (29th October to 4th November)
Square 138 completed, this week. Thanks to my regular helpers, especially Bob who kept popping up randomly, throwing enchanted picks at me.
As well as the diggy-diggy, i finished one of the 4 perimeter walls, surrounding my claim; the one bordering Cptcarnage's land. I'm running low on sandstone again, now. I think a trip to PVE is called for, next week.
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Square 138 completed, this week. Thanks to my regular helpers, especially Bob who kept popping up randomly, throwing enchanted picks at me.
As well as the diggy-diggy, i finished one of the 4 perimeter walls, surrounding my claim; the one bordering Cptcarnage's land. I'm running low on sandstone again, now. I think a trip to PVE is called for, next week.
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Day 479 to 485 (5th to 11th November)
The server updates and everyone returns.
Square 137 completed this week. On the building side, i manage to complete the perimeter wall bordering my neighbour, Murdockks land, as well as most of the wall bordereing the old Outland of Historic. Thanks to Murdockk for supplying all the sand and sandstone.
The server updates and everyone returns.
Square 137 completed this week. On the building side, i manage to complete the perimeter wall bordering my neighbour, Murdockks land, as well as most of the wall bordereing the old Outland of Historic. Thanks to Murdockk for supplying all the sand and sandstone.
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Day 486 to 492 (12th to 18th November)
Square 136 completed, this week.
Three of the boundary walls complete, also, with half of the final one done, too.
Big server news, this week, was the return of the shop. I celebrated by selling loads of gravel and buying loads of glowstone for my walls.
Square 136 completed, this week.
Three of the boundary walls complete, also, with half of the final one done, too.
Big server news, this week, was the return of the shop. I celebrated by selling loads of gravel and buying loads of glowstone for my walls.
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Day 493 to 499 (19th to 25th November)
Thanks to my helpers, we completed 2 squares this week. I also finished the last section of the perimeter wall and made a start on the framework of the Dam that will be at one end of the chasm.
Thanks to my helpers, we completed 2 squares this week. I also finished the last section of the perimeter wall and made a start on the framework of the Dam that will be at one end of the chasm.
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Day 500 to 506 (26th November to 2nd December)
Square 133 completed, this week. Thanks to all who lent a hand, espcially Bobcatfish who put a progress map up in the city centre. I had to do alot of work on my Airship contest as it came to an end, this week, so i didn't do much with Dalaran in person.
Square 133 completed, this week. Thanks to all who lent a hand, espcially Bobcatfish who put a progress map up in the city centre. I had to do alot of work on my Airship contest as it came to an end, this week, so i didn't do much with Dalaran in person.
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Day 507 to 513 (3rd to 9th December)
Two squares completed, this week. I have my usual helpers to thank as well as special star appearance from CptCarnage, shovel in hand.
All the full size squares are done now. We just have a few half/quarter size ones to do, to finish the hole. I'm confident that this will be completed before christmas and that will be end of phase 2. (Or is that phase 3. Its been so long since i started it). Anyway, the next phase will be to shape the bottom of the hole into a bowl shape, add a lake, and a small fishing village.
Two squares completed, this week. I have my usual helpers to thank as well as special star appearance from CptCarnage, shovel in hand.
All the full size squares are done now. We just have a few half/quarter size ones to do, to finish the hole. I'm confident that this will be completed before christmas and that will be end of phase 2. (Or is that phase 3. Its been so long since i started it). Anyway, the next phase will be to shape the bottom of the hole into a bowl shape, add a lake, and a small fishing village.
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Day 521 to 527 (17th to 23rd December)
Two squares completed, leaving only two to go. A big thanks to Murdockk and Bobcatfish9 for helping out. The hole will be finished over the christmas holiday; progress may slow because of the real life event. Ill try and fit some digging in between munching turkey and mince pies.
Two squares completed, leaving only two to go. A big thanks to Murdockk and Bobcatfish9 for helping out. The hole will be finished over the christmas holiday; progress may slow because of the real life event. Ill try and fit some digging in between munching turkey and mince pies.
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Day 528 to 534 (24th to 30th December)
Another year comes to an end and just in time, me and the team finally finish the "Hole". This stage has taken a year to complete, starting on my own, and then later with people volunteering their help. Thanks to you all.
We decided to do the last two squares as one block; Bobcat kindly installed a Beacon in the area, giving us all a Haste bonus to our mining. While digging, I continued the landscaping of the area, around the edge of the chasm.
On the Sunday, as the last block was removed, me, Murdockk, Cooliojulio and Jaloje celebrated by jumping around like idiots for 5 minutes (Dancing).
Onto the next phase.
I will finish off the last section of chasm wall. Ill get bobcat to reclaim his beacon (its in the way, now).
Then we can shape the flat bottom of the chasm. Ill make it slightly bowl shaped, probably going down a further 4 blocks in depth, in places. We will put a lake in and cover the rest with dirt. Then we can decide on the location of the village, build the Dam and then the Waterfall.
Then onto Phase 4.....
Another year comes to an end and just in time, me and the team finally finish the "Hole". This stage has taken a year to complete, starting on my own, and then later with people volunteering their help. Thanks to you all.
We decided to do the last two squares as one block; Bobcat kindly installed a Beacon in the area, giving us all a Haste bonus to our mining. While digging, I continued the landscaping of the area, around the edge of the chasm.
On the Sunday, as the last block was removed, me, Murdockk, Cooliojulio and Jaloje celebrated by jumping around like idiots for 5 minutes (Dancing).
Onto the next phase.
I will finish off the last section of chasm wall. Ill get bobcat to reclaim his beacon (its in the way, now).
Then we can shape the flat bottom of the chasm. Ill make it slightly bowl shaped, probably going down a further 4 blocks in depth, in places. We will put a lake in and cover the rest with dirt. Then we can decide on the location of the village, build the Dam and then the Waterfall.
Then onto Phase 4.....
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Day 535 to 541 (31st December 2012 to 6th January 2013)
.. and a Happy New Year to you all. A new year and a new phase in the build.
This week i managed to finish the chasm walls and made a start marking out the different levels of the floor. Fortunatly, number one helper, Mr Murdockk, popped on while i was doing the marking so i was able to explain to him which areas need to be filled in with dirt and which areas need to be dug down a block.
I think i will do 2/3 layers in total in shaping the floor and the lake itself will probably be 4 block layers deep.
At this stage i'm thinking of putting a layer of glowstone, beneath the surface of the lake, so that it glows at night. I want a gentle, mystical glow, so i have to experiment on getting the depth of the layer right.
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.. and a Happy New Year to you all. A new year and a new phase in the build.
This week i managed to finish the chasm walls and made a start marking out the different levels of the floor. Fortunatly, number one helper, Mr Murdockk, popped on while i was doing the marking so i was able to explain to him which areas need to be filled in with dirt and which areas need to be dug down a block.
I think i will do 2/3 layers in total in shaping the floor and the lake itself will probably be 4 block layers deep.
At this stage i'm thinking of putting a layer of glowstone, beneath the surface of the lake, so that it glows at night. I want a gentle, mystical glow, so i have to experiment on getting the depth of the layer right.
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Day 542 to 548 (7th to 13th January)
Mining 1 layer of material, over the entire floor of the hole, despite the reduced size, has taken a whole week. Its that big. As each layer is alot smaller in size than the previous, this will obviously reduce the time in clearing. Thanks to Murdockk and a few mystery helpers for their assistance. After finishing the layer, i just about had enough time to mark out the next; same again please.
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Mining 1 layer of material, over the entire floor of the hole, despite the reduced size, has taken a whole week. Its that big. As each layer is alot smaller in size than the previous, this will obviously reduce the time in clearing. Thanks to Murdockk and a few mystery helpers for their assistance. After finishing the layer, i just about had enough time to mark out the next; same again please.
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Day 549 to 555 (14th to 20th January)
After a few thousand dirt block placements, me, murdockk and bobcat have almost finished the floor of the hole. The grass is growing nicely and a little later we will set some trees out and go mad with the bonemeal to get some long grass and flowers going.
The next stage for next week, will be to dig out the lake. Im having trouble deciding on whether to make it a sandy edge or gravel. Maybe dirt around the most of it with a sandy beach or two.
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After a few thousand dirt block placements, me, murdockk and bobcat have almost finished the floor of the hole. The grass is growing nicely and a little later we will set some trees out and go mad with the bonemeal to get some long grass and flowers going.
The next stage for next week, will be to dig out the lake. Im having trouble deciding on whether to make it a sandy edge or gravel. Maybe dirt around the most of it with a sandy beach or two.
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Day 556 to 562 (21st to 27th January)
A bit of a slow week for me. Moderator duties kept me busy for most of the time, so the lake isn't quite finished yet. Did some experiments with water depth and glowstone. Unless the lake is really deep, the glow can be overpowering. Maybe it will be better if i did small patches of glowstone at the bottom, rather than the whole lakebed.
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A bit of a slow week for me. Moderator duties kept me busy for most of the time, so the lake isn't quite finished yet. Did some experiments with water depth and glowstone. Unless the lake is really deep, the glow can be overpowering. Maybe it will be better if i did small patches of glowstone at the bottom, rather than the whole lakebed.
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Day 563 to 569 (28th January to 3rd February)
Thanks to some surprise special-guest helpers, we finished digging out the lake, this week. I made a start on the Dam. I got the shape how i want it. Its a large expanse of gray, at the moment; of smoothstone and stone brick. I want to put some decoration on it, maybe using sandstone steps.
The bottom of the lake was lined with gravel. I had been saving all i have dug, during the last part of the hole, but i still managed to run out. Thanks to some donations and several trips to Survival, i finished the layer, late sunday.
Now, just add water.
I only had about 15 minutes to start this process. There are different methods to flooding large areas. Some people build the top layer with iceblocks, before smashing them; i usually build a temporay shelf, one block below water level, flood that and then knock the blocks out.
The first strip i did is only 3 blocks deep. I'm not sure im happy with it so i may bring the level up by one block.
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Thanks to some surprise special-guest helpers, we finished digging out the lake, this week. I made a start on the Dam. I got the shape how i want it. Its a large expanse of gray, at the moment; of smoothstone and stone brick. I want to put some decoration on it, maybe using sandstone steps.
The bottom of the lake was lined with gravel. I had been saving all i have dug, during the last part of the hole, but i still managed to run out. Thanks to some donations and several trips to Survival, i finished the layer, late sunday.
Now, just add water.
I only had about 15 minutes to start this process. There are different methods to flooding large areas. Some people build the top layer with iceblocks, before smashing them; i usually build a temporay shelf, one block below water level, flood that and then knock the blocks out.
The first strip i did is only 3 blocks deep. I'm not sure im happy with it so i may bring the level up by one block.
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Day 570 to 576 (4th to 10th February)
This week, i finished filling the lake. I got a little bored of doing it in strips, so i decided to do it all in one go, using my entire stock of netherack and about 3 double chests of dirt, to make the tempory shelf, one block below water level. I also decided to go the extra block in depth too. I also did a small stream running from the sewer outlet. I completly forgot about this in designing the lake shape; it was supposed to drop straight into the lake, but instead drops into a small pond that flows down into the lake.
I also did a walkway along the top of the Dam. I have a section of chasm wall, unfinished at the moment. My origanal plan was to do a mount rushmore style sculpture here. Instead, ill have an open tunnel with pillars exposed, along the edge, so the walkway from the Dam can lead people to an adjacent open section of land.
Also, ive put a cobble frame in place, ready for Yennage to build his pixel-art banner below Fluffy's bridge.
And finally, i surveyed a section of the city ready for the main tower rebuild. Ive put it off long enough, but now its time for Phase 2 of Dalaran. As ive said before, i only had half the block-types available when i built the city, over a year ago. Now, as well as making my main tower 3 times taller than it is at the moment, i want to use some of these sexy new blocks to bling-up the rest of the city. Ill also be adding street lighting, ornamental trees and the shop signs.
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This week, i finished filling the lake. I got a little bored of doing it in strips, so i decided to do it all in one go, using my entire stock of netherack and about 3 double chests of dirt, to make the tempory shelf, one block below water level. I also decided to go the extra block in depth too. I also did a small stream running from the sewer outlet. I completly forgot about this in designing the lake shape; it was supposed to drop straight into the lake, but instead drops into a small pond that flows down into the lake.
I also did a walkway along the top of the Dam. I have a section of chasm wall, unfinished at the moment. My origanal plan was to do a mount rushmore style sculpture here. Instead, ill have an open tunnel with pillars exposed, along the edge, so the walkway from the Dam can lead people to an adjacent open section of land.
Also, ive put a cobble frame in place, ready for Yennage to build his pixel-art banner below Fluffy's bridge.
And finally, i surveyed a section of the city ready for the main tower rebuild. Ive put it off long enough, but now its time for Phase 2 of Dalaran. As ive said before, i only had half the block-types available when i built the city, over a year ago. Now, as well as making my main tower 3 times taller than it is at the moment, i want to use some of these sexy new blocks to bling-up the rest of the city. Ill also be adding street lighting, ornamental trees and the shop signs.
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Day 577 to 583 (11th to 17th February)
And so it begins. Looking at the two images, above, you will notice that all the towers are really tall. As i do each section of the city, I will be adding height to the existing towers as well as adding the few around the edge, i havn't built yet. Out of all the buildings the one i was never happy with was Archmages tower, known as the Violet Citadel. The height limit stopped me building it as it was meant to be. Height is no-longer an issue, so now i plan to re-build in all its glory. Out of all the buildings in my Dalaran build, this will be the only one that I will demolish and start from scratch. Thats why Im starting with it at phase 2.
Monday - Now you see it.
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The Violet Citadel
And so it begins. Looking at the two images, above, you will notice that all the towers are really tall. As i do each section of the city, I will be adding height to the existing towers as well as adding the few around the edge, i havn't built yet. Out of all the buildings the one i was never happy with was Archmages tower, known as the Violet Citadel. The height limit stopped me building it as it was meant to be. Height is no-longer an issue, so now i plan to re-build in all its glory. Out of all the buildings in my Dalaran build, this will be the only one that I will demolish and start from scratch. Thats why Im starting with it at phase 2.
Monday - Now you see it.
Tuesday - Now you don't.
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