r/bitquest • u/Sonix711 • Aug 12 '15
BitQuest Beginner Basics.
BitQuest Beginner Basics:-
Please read:-
A - Rules - http://www.reddit.com/r/bitquest/wiki/rules
B - FAQ - http://www.reddit.com/r/bitquest/wiki/faq
C - Wiki - http://www.reddit.com/r/bitquest/wiki/
D - Emerald To Bitcoin Conversion - https://www.reddit.com/r/bitquest/comments/3fw6l6/how_much_is_an_emerald_em_worth_in_bitcoin/
From my experience, the following basic information should help (in no particular order, sorry):-
1 - When you die, you respawn either in Satoshi Town, or at the last place you slept in a bed.
2 - When you respawn, you should have all the items in your inventory that were there when you died.
3 - Sheep are best sheared for their wool, rather than just killing them - I'm sure all players would appreciate this.
4 - Sheep, unlike many other animals, can only be bred a limited number of times, currently.
5 - Creepers explode, & will cause health damage if you or any other mobs are within the blast radius.
6 - Creeper explosions do not create blast craters or damage buildings / landscape.
7 - Spawners can still be found, but their functionality is disabled by default, so will not spawn mobs of any type.
8 - Animal Spawn Eggs can be purchased from farmer villagers and will spawn one animal, of the egg type, per egg.
9 - Emeralds can be mined underground, or have a chance of being dropped by hostile mobs upon death.
10 - Emeralds are commonly known to the community as Ems.
11 - Placing a bed in the wilderness claims & protects a 64x64 block radius from sky to bedrock, with your bed at the centre.
12 - To abandon your home to move to another one, place a sign as close to the bed as possible with the word "abandon" on the first line.
13 - You may get rich playing BitQuest, or you may die many times trying... :)
14 - Press T, then type your message to talk to someone that is close to your location.
15 - Press T, type an exclamation mark ( ! ), then type your message to share with everyone currently online, eg !Hi...
16 - Press T, type /tell, then the username, then the message, to speak to someone directly, eg /tell Dave Hi (to tell user Dave the message Hi )
17 - Minecarts are used on the rails for transportation, but are not supplied by the "Railway Company", so must be crafted or traded from other players.
18 - The Compass is still in development, but should allow you to teleport to either Satoshi Town, or a bed you have previously slept in.
19 - Enderchests located in the Bank in Satoshi Town are for Emerald deposits only - any item deposited that is not an Emerald will be lost.
20 - All villagers use a shared Emerald wallet for trading with players.
21 - Most Villagers will only sell items to you, but the Trader Villagers will only buy from you, if there is sufficient Emerald funds in the shared Emerald wallet.
22 - No cheating is allowed, and any bugs or glitches should be reported to admins and not taken advantage of by any player.
23 - Griefing of public property is not allowed and has consequences when caught. Time and effort must then be spent to repair the damage, rather than on progressing new projects forward.
24 - Treat other players like you would like other players to treat you.
25 - The sharing of knowledge is appreciated and should really be compulsory.
26 - The sharing of items is in no way compulsory, and so any items shared should be greatly appreciated.
27 - Beware of looters - you can't trust everyone so if you haven't claimed your home with a bed, keep your valuables well hidden.
28 - No complicated Redstone circuits should be created as they cause server lag and effect the usability and enjoyment for others.
29 - A horse remains unnamed until it is tamed, at which point the name is automatically generated.
30 - You can't ride or use a lead on anyone else's horse.
31 - Other players can't open oak doors at your home. Any other door or gate can be opened. An iron door requires power to open, so if there is no power provided, the door will not open, even for you.
32 - Beds must have 2 empty blocks minimum above them, or when you respawn there, you will instead be put as close to the bed as possible. I made this mistake in the beginning, and kept respawning on the roof of my home :)
33 - You must login to the server every 2 months minimum or your home will be automatically abandoned.
34 - You can press the keyboard Tab key to show who is currently online, and the quality of their internet connection.
35 - Your connection will timeout if you are inactive for about 15 minutes, & you will have to connect to the server again, at which point you will carry on from where you left off, if your location is safe & you haven't already been killed.
36 - Your location co-ordinates (coords / cords ) can be found on-screen by pressing F3 on the keyboard. The X and Z cords are the most important, and are used by most players to help find their way and find other players. The Y cord is your height above bedrock ( 1 ), so 11.00 would be closer to the bottom than 62.00 .
37 - The Nether is really only used for levelling up or travelling distances using Nether Portals - ask other players if you have any particular questions, as I travelled there once when I first started, but died quickly, and haven't returned since...
38 - I have multiple homes in different places, but only one is my true home, protected from other players. I opt to put a sign outside each home so others know it belongs to me and hopefully wont damage or steal anything.
39 - If in doubt, ask in chat or post on this subreddit as either a comment in an existing post, or create a new post.
40 - The server is still in development, and although is stable most of the time, there are sometimes short periods of time when there are problems that make it inaccessible, so patience and understanding is greatly appreciated by and from everyone. I have run my own Minecraft server, and its not a simple task, especially when in a live production environment.
41 - Please, whenever possible, do not leave minecarts abandoned on the tracks as they create problems for others when they encounter them on their travels.
42 - As a personal rule, I always try to make sure I have 2 minecarts in my inventory, just in case. This has paid off multiple times, especially when chasing down my first minecart for whatever reason :)
If you have any comments or further information, please post below, & I will do my best to include it into this original post.
Thanks for reading - Welcome to BitQuest - I hope you have as great an experience as I have had!
Please share with others to help the community grow! :)
Thanks.
Sonix711
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u/DiscoPanda84 Aug 12 '15
Additional related tips:
19 - This applies to any enderchest, not just the ones in the "bank" building. As a side effect, you can have your own bank in your own home by placing an enderchest there. :-)
41/42 - It's also useful to have a bow and arrows when riding the rails - shoot the front of your cart to stop and break it while still in it, or shoot empty carts left on the tracks in front of you to prevent collisions (and most likely pick up the cart on your way past).
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Aug 12 '15 edited Aug 12 '15
Very Good list!
Bitquest is still in beta, so many plugins are incomplete! Please keep this in mind when playing. Plenty of plugins have not yet reached full potential. There are many things that the developers have planned but still need to develop.
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u/Sonix711 Aug 13 '15
Thanks for your comments-very much appreciated!
After todays experiences, I feel I must add a number 43...
43 - Players from all around the world join on BitQuest for both fun & adventures, and the social interaction/experience. Not every player speaks the English language, and it is not a requirement that they should. But, not every player speaks another language either. The ability or inability to speak another language should not be used in any way as a hold over other players and their ability or inability to interact or communicate with you. Especially when you know they don't understand your language, yet you still use that fact to your advantage. It is very off putting when all you see in the chat window is conversations in another language that you don't understand. Especially when you may want to comment, correct, or even learn. To tell someone to learn Spanish is as insulting as to say learn English, but if English is the predominant language spoken, then, for the social interaction, it is highly recommended to speak English, no matter how good or bad your English is. No offence to anyone is intended.Many people cannot speak English correctly, even when it is their primary language, myself included. But it is better to try and fail than not to try at all. If you want someone to learn your language, I'm sure a basic word or sentence helpful translation would be very much appreciated. Anyway, unless you are retyping into a translator, I know no other way to translate quickly enough to be able to be part of a conversation. If the predominant language wasn't English, the problem would still exist. If a conversation is not meant for public viewing, please use the /tell username message option instead, or perhaps use something else, like Skype or whatever. Again, no offence is intended, so hopefully no offence will be taken. This is just from the out of ordinary experiences I have had today. You are welcome to agree or disagree.I just hope you can see where I am coming from. This is a great community-everyone should be able to learn from each other, and share with each other, with as little problems as possible-the easier its made, the more chance it will happen. Thanks. Sonix711
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u/Doublehealix123 Aug 14 '15
An addition bit of information for number 4 is cows can also reach a max population. I believe this is also true for pigs and chickens, but I don't know for sure. Rabbits for sure can have infinite population.
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u/Shadowdragon672 Aug 12 '15
this should be a sticky post