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Help/JavaEdition Creating minecraft commandblock command but having an issue
ShelLuser
• 02/18/2019 8:04 am
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System
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What you need is Visual Studio code. It's a code editor not to be confused with Visual Studio (which is a full blown coding IDE) and it is amazing. It supports dozens of file formats, including JSON. Out of the box too, so you don't need any extra plugins either.

Look:



All I did was fire up VS Code, created a new file ('tab'), pasted in your code snippet above and then set the file type to JSON (in the lower right corner). Then I formatted the code using shift-alt-f and voila: you can see right away where you made a typing mistake: after 'id' on the last line the rest of the sentence is brown, which means that you have an opening quote (") but not a matching closing one.

(edit): VS Code is an open source project, the editor is available for Windows, MacOS & Linux.
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Minecraft/Discussion 1.14 release questions
ShelLuser
• 02/18/2019 7:25 am
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System

#1

Depends on a lot of things and there's no real planned release date. My guess would be between March and April. Note that you can already play with some of the new features in the Windows 10 edition. That already contains bamboo, panda's and scaffolding.

#2

No, but it does depend on your needs. Random spawns will happen no matter what, so eventually you will see foxes appear and may even come across panda's. However, you won't get any new biomes (so: new areas) within your "known world". So: the area which you already explored and which got generated.

Don't expect bamboo to suddenly appear in a jungle you recently found.

So to get to the new stuff you'll have to travel further outwards within areas that haven't been generated yet. Then you may come across new terrain with new features.

A fair warning though: this is most often not good for consistency. The world generation routine often gets updates which means that there will be differences in the way a world gets generated between versions. Ergo: it is possible to walk into a desert and then see that immediately turn into a polar area, including polar bears ;) Not very realistic, but ...

So for the best results it's usually better to create a new world.
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Minecraft/Discussion What device do you play Minecraft on?
ShelLuser
• 02/18/2019 7:18 am
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System

I have the console edition (PS3 in specific) a few chances but I just can't play with it.
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Minecraft/Discussion deleted
ShelLuser
• 02/18/2019 7:17 am
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System

Don't think I'd switch because I don't see why we should stop playing.

Sure, the authentication servers would go down but I'm sure that we'd have plenty of "creative solutions" for that in no time. I'm also sure that no one would be bothered with using them (at this time it really is a bit immoral IMO, especially considering that Minecraft isn't that much expensive).

Servers are already not much of a problem because anyone can set them up and run them, no issues.

So I wouldn't switch :)
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Communities/Redstone Underground Redstone Subway System
ShelLuser
• 02/02/2019 6:27 am
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System

A cart will only start moving if it's on powered rails and there's a solid block behind it.

So you will probably need a piston to move a few things around during departure.
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Minecraft/Discussion Ps4 or PC
ShelLuser
• 02/02/2019 6:18 am
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System

PC is definitely the better version. It's not only the game itself, but also the massive amount of freedom it gives you to 'tinker' and extend the game with your own ideas and stuff. Things like datapacks for example can be really exciting.

And that's not even mentioning stuff such as mods which can really add cool new things into the game.

Still, if you want a controller then the Windows 10 edition is probably better suitable. However, that's basically the version you're playing now but this time running on PC ;) I personally like the Java edition the most, and that could become tricky with a controller.

I recently started messing around with a so called "steam controller" and have managed to get some results with the Win10 edition but not so much with the Java edition.

Still... you could always consider giving the keyboard & mouse a try ;) Minecraft is decently simple, you don't need that many controls. Basically w,s,a and d to move. And then a button to jump, sneak/crouch, drop stuff and swap items between your hands.
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Help/JavaEdition Ok everyone i REALLY need help, my skin is stuck as default Steve and i mean STUCK.
ShelLuser
• 02/01/2019 8:09 am
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System

You're using the Java edition? Then it should be as simple as starting the launcher, making sure you're logged on with the right account and then using the 'skins' tab. Open the menu (using the icon with the three dashes) if the menu isn't visible yet.
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Communities/Redstone Any way to toggle a repeater between uses?
ShelLuser
• 01/31/2019 3:14 pm
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System

Are you familiar with locked repeaters? Not sure if that can help, but... it seems so.

Anyway: if you push a 15 strength signal into the side of a repeater then it'll lock itself (you'll see a bedrock bar appear). When that happens the repeater won't change its state. I often use that to force a signal delay (by locking it in).
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Communities/Redstone Command Block Loot Tables Problem
ShelLuser
• 01/31/2019 3:05 pm
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System

Sorry for the very late response, but... alas.

Your entry is missing "weight". This determines how likely it is for the item to be used. See also this link:

https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Loot_table

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Communities/Redstone How do I detect an entity with a certain name and replace it with a multi-block structure?
ShelLuser
• 01/31/2019 3:01 pm
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System

Sorry for a very late response, but better late than never?

Your solution is a command block, structure block and some 'redstone magic'.

Use a command block to detect the player. For example:

execute if entity @e[name=AyanamiKun,distance=..5] ('AyanamiKun' is the name of my friend who helped me testing this).

Then place a comparator after the command block and run that into the structure (load) block which should load the structure you need.

Hope this could still help!
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Minecraft/Discussion Do YOU think that strongholds should be easy to find?
ShelLuser
• 01/30/2019 3:42 am
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System

Well, you do realize that strongholds are already easier to find than they were in earlier versions of the game?

"Back in the days..." (uh oh, grandpa Shell talking! :D ) there were only 3 strongholds for the entire world. So if you had ventured out a bit (away from the world spawn) then you'd have a really hard time finding the End.

Today there can be approx. 128 strongholds in a world. So even if you ventured out some more then this won't become a problem for finding the End.

SO yeah, since we already have so many I really don't think we need to have things get even easier than it already is.
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Help/JavaEdition Game crashes, done all i could! Need HELP!
ShelLuser
• 01/26/2019 5:59 pm
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System

According to the crash log you're still using a resource or texture pack.

SO here's what I'd do: shut down the game, start a file manager (explorer) and browse to: %appdata%. You'll see a folder called .minecraft. Rename that into something else using F2.

Now start the game again. Be warned: you'll need to authenticate & log on again, so be sure to have your minecraft.net username & password ready.

Start the game, create a new world, see what happens.
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Help/JavaEdition Play music infinitely with command block (HELP)
ShelLuser
• 01/25/2019 5:38 pm
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System

Now that is an interesting question :)

I don't think this can be done using a command. See, although you have options to issue a command over and over again the downside to that is that the song you play will then restart if it was already playing. I just checked using the /data command and from what I can tell (disclaimer: I could be overlooking something) there is no property which tells if a player is listening to music or not.

Ergo: right now my conclusion is that your only liable option would be to use a mod. But that's at first glance, I added this to my (now really existing) todo list and I'll look further into it this weekend.
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Help/JavaEdition Problem with minecraft account
ShelLuser
• 01/25/2019 5:16 pm
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System

Can you still log on? Because if you can log on then I'd suggest changing your e-mail address, and then turning on the extra security.
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Minecraft/Discussion What Edition of Minecraft do you play on?
ShelLuser
• 01/25/2019 5:07 pm
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System

Now that I got a new Win10 PC I also had a chance to look into the bedrock edition and well... I'll stick with the Java version.

Don't get me wrong: bedrock (Windows 10 edition) looks amazing. I have it running on a high end machine and the render speed & distance (plus all the details in the game) is really impressive. Another advantage is that it's easy to install (just select it from the Microsoft store) and you're done.

Another important issue is that the Win10 version gets continuous updates it seems. I am playing Minecraft 1.8.1 (Win10) and even though 1.14 isn't out yet this version already has panda's, scaffolding (and bamboo obviously) and that makes for a nice playing experience.

But also plenty of annoyances. How about checking my coordinates real quick? I can't hit f3 because this doesn't exist. What I can do is turn on a setting which displays my coordinates all the time, but I don't want that. I want to see my current coordinates, and that's it.

The only way I could think of was: /data get entity @p pos which isn't very useful because /data doesn't seem to work on the win10 version!

Try to drop down from a high way up and you'll always get a loud bang. Annoying.

Speaking of going up and down: why can't I use the alt key as my sneak key? I can on Java but not in Win10. My theory? Because this game was meant to be played with a controller.

Granted: you can use your own avatar, that's a pro, but everything else. Nah, I'll stick with the real game.
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Minecraft/Discussion How should the nether be improved?
ShelLuser
• 01/25/2019 4:51 pm
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System

Sometimes less is more I think.

It is pretty boring but that's also what adds up to the whole dimension. There's plenty of loot to be found and it's pretty dangerous too (ever had a ghast shoot the ground from underneath you? ;)).
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Minecraft/Discussion My ideas on potions and wine.
ShelLuser
• 01/25/2019 4:50 pm
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System

Nice poll & welcome to PMC (I see you're relatively new here)!

No worries about the blanks, we all make mistakes sometimes :)

Interesting idea, but I'm not too sure if Mojang would put something a little more "mature" (such as an alcoholic beverage) into the game. Still, I wouldn't mind at all, it would add a little more realism to Minecraft which I think would be good.

In fact: maybe it could be used on animals as well. You know: if you get attacked by the Pillager beast (which is pretty dangerous) then using some wine on him would make it more docile. At least for a few seconds, which might be enough for you to escape or try and hit it some more.
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Minecraft/Discussion If you wanted to make a popular minecraft server, what type would it be and why?
ShelLuser
• 12/01/2018 9:57 am
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System

Definitely a combination of things rolled together in one (collection of?) servers.

For example players can definitely enjoy being able to play both survival and a creative session. Obviously you'd want to keep those separated, and that can appeal to more players. Throw in a few minigames (Skyblock?) and I think you're well on your way.
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Help/JavaEdition Minecraft 1.13 screwed up my commandblocks, need help!
ShelLuser
• 11/30/2018 10:57 am
• Level 61 : High Grandmaster System
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First of all: an upvote from me because I already admire your drive to use command blocks to set up an economy system. Nothing wrong with mods, but command blocks can also be fun, and some players sometimes tend to forget that ;)

Now... I have no access to 1.13 at the time due to a recent PC crash (long story) but...

/clear @p minecraft_sugar 0 5/give @p minecraft:firework_charge 0 1 {display:{name:''5p'',Lore:[genuine]}}
That last command is easy: attach the NBT code right after the item: /give @p minecraft:firework_charge{display:{name:''\"5p\"'',Lore:[genuine]}}.

The double quotes are needed because Minecraft now also expects "strict JSON" formatting for names. This is actually good news because it allows you to add color & formatting codes to the name if you'd like (makes your items look more special).

To my knowledge (literally; from mind) the first command should also work on 1.13.

Hope this can help, I normally would verify my comments myself but right now I can't.
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