Minecraft Hires New Artist, Will Implement Multiplayer Next

[EarthBoundGiygas]

There was a nice graphical update for the haloween update, it was nice, but unnecessary . i kinda wish that they keep it as it is, its nice.

 

[Sn1P3r M98]

Sub-par? I thought it was quite pretty in a funny kinda way.

Me too. Walking to the top of a cliff and seeing a giant 8bit world in front of me still takes my breath away.

 

[Caligulove]

I doubt they would change too much of the art style and the general simplicity of it, since that still really is part of the appeal of that game for me

 

[GLo Jones]

I actually liked that the graphics weren't demanding in any way whatsoever so I hope he keeps the, "fast" graphics setting to a very bare state like it is. I really dont' want to be stuck at, "Tiny" draw distance all the time.

Think yourself lucky. To simply make the game playable, I have draw distance as 'tiny', graphics set to 'fast', head bobbing disabled, and all sound disabled.

 

[GLo Jones]

Then again I have no idea how Notch handles things, or what he plans to do, or anything really. Just my concerns over the matter.

If his posts on /v/ are anything to go by, he does 2-3 hours of work, then 7-8 hours of playing with his Lego sets.

Multiplayer needs love badly. It is the better part of the game IMO, not just creating cool crap, but letting others see it and seeing what others too have done.

i can understand their rage over the lack of updates in the past few months (hopefully quelled by Halloween), but it feels like everyone except the NDF seem to ignore the fact he's been busy setting up his own company. Those things take much more time, work, and planning than people think.

Cool art indeed. I am very much looking forward to this - Minecraft's art has begun to bore me as it stands.

Have you looked into all the different texture packs available? There really are some cool ones out there.

 

[Jacob.pederson]

Multiplayer works just fine. As long as you don't mind only being able to damage mobs with cactus traps

 

[Weaver]

There's a reason Minecraft looks the way it looks. Don't be fooled, you need a pretty beefy computer to play Minecraft. He just put all that processing power into something other then graphics.

Hell, Dwarf Fortress is fucking ascii, and will bring any modern computer to it?s knees.

Point is, don't worry so much about the graphics. They're fine. If you try to improve them, there's a chance you could cause computers to catch fire or something.

Then again I have no idea how Notch handles things, or what he plans to do, or anything really. Just my concerns over the matter.

Dwarf Fortress isn't actually ascii, they just use tiles with pictures of ascii characters on them (seriously).

 

[Irridium]

There's a reason Minecraft looks the way it looks. Don't be fooled, you need a pretty beefy computer to play Minecraft. He just put all that processing power into something other then graphics.

Hell, Dwarf Fortress is fucking ascii, and will bring any modern computer to it?s knees.

Point is, don't worry so much about the graphics. They're fine. If you try to improve them, there's a chance you could cause computers to catch fire or something.

Then again I have no idea how Notch handles things, or what he plans to do, or anything really. Just my concerns over the matter.

Dwarf Fortress isn't actually ascii, they just use tiles with pictures of ascii characters on them (seriously).

And it still cripples most systems.

 

[Galaxy613]

Minecraft and Dwarf Fortress are quite two peas in a pod. So deceptively simple and old school, will blow your mind if you let them.

 

[Hgame]

Good, now Notch can make new features instead of spending 8 hours trying to draw cooked fish.

 

[Unrulyhandbag]

But... I like it the way it is...

I always thought that was one of the appealing factors of the game.

Really? I mean, it's okay for programmer art and sets a nice tone for the game but you don't think it can be improved?

Junkboys pixel art is way better than notch's and if you like the old school feel he's one of the best hires they could have made.
Have you tried the Hi-res texture packs? most are pretty nasty but the game runs at the same speed with them so there's some headroom for better textures; I think this collaboration can only be a good thing.

Besides it had an artist on board until this February and had a very different feel with his mobs kicking around.

 

[Jesus Phish]

But... I like it the way it is...

I always thought that was one of the appealing factors of the game.

Really? I mean, it's okay for programmer art and sets a nice tone for the game but you don't think it can be improved?

I never said I didnt think it could be improved, I just stated I always thought part of the appeal of the game was how simple the graphics are.

 

[Unrulyhandbag]

But... I like it the way it is...

I always thought that was one of the appealing factors of the game.

Really? I mean, it's okay for programmer art and sets a nice tone for the game but you don't think it can be improved?

you did, but both posts together make implications of reluctance and reservation.

 

[Jennacide]

Then again I have no idea how Notch handles things, or what he plans to do, or anything really. Just my concerns over the matter.

If his posts on /v/ are anything to go by, he does 2-3 hours of work, then 7-8 hours of playing with his Lego sets.

Multiplayer needs love badly. It is the better part of the game IMO, not just creating cool crap, but letting others see it and seeing what others too have done.

i can understand their rage over the lack of updates in the past few months (hopefully quelled by Halloween), but it feels like everyone except the NDF seem to ignore the fact he's been busy setting up his own company. Those things take much more time, work, and planning than people think.

Cool art indeed. I am very much looking forward to this - Minecraft's art has begun to bore me as it stands.

Have you looked into all the different texture packs available? There really are some cool ones out there.

Don't misunderstand, I'm not against Notch or anything. I was one of the people defending him for that very reason on sites like Kotaku when the whole fiasco started. But it's also worth noting he DOES post on /v/ infrequently, and really shouldn't be using a tripcode so people know when he is.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

There's a reason Minecraft looks the way it looks. Don't be fooled, you need a pretty beefy computer to play Minecraft. He just put all that processing power into something other then graphics.

Hell, Dwarf Fortress is fucking ascii, and will bring any modern computer to it?s knees.

Point is, don't worry so much about the graphics. They're fine. If you try to improve them, there's a chance you could cause computers to catch fire or something.

Then again I have no idea how Notch handles things, or what he plans to do, or anything really. Just my concerns over the matter.

I was thinking this. MC rapes my computer enough as it is.

 

[Valkyrie101]

I'm really not very interested in the art style stuff, but promising news for SMP, which is my main interest.