Gaming Minecraft

[Roads1]

Sorry to bump, but this is really annoying that I can't connect, and the conversation has been halted and the thread buried.

Oh wait, it's a sticky.

 

[Sicklyboy]

Sorry to bump, but this is really annoying that I can't connect, and the conversation has been halted and the thread buried.

Oh wait, it's a sticky.

at work, out of ideas, but take a look at the end of this thread - http://forums.bukkit.org/threads/cant-connect-to-localhost.69321/

 

[Rydian]

This is the last time I'll ask before I give up.

What firewall/security software are you using?

 

[triassic911]

I played the demo of this game for the 360 and enjoyed it so I feel that I must ask. Is the PC version better/funner? Can I run a pirated copy just fine? Thanks.

 

[Sicklyboy]

The PC version has a vast amount of features that the Xbox/Pocket editions do not have, not to mention infinite maps (technically, they are limited, but limited to the point of ±30,000,000 blocks from 0, each way)

You can run a pirated copy, but I don't know how they work in regards to updates, and good luck getting onto any servers that aren't cracked.

 

[Deleted-236924]

If you plan on playing Minecraft a lot, then just go on and buy the game, support the devs.
You'll have the added bonus of being able to enter servers that aren't cracked, as mentioned above.

 

[Sicklyboy]

If you plan on playing Minecraft a lot, then just go on and buy the game, support the devs.
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It's honestly one of few games where I'll explicitly say "Buy it" rather than just "Get it". As far as PC gaming goes, I've gone pretty much all the way legit now - I don't really pirate PC games anymore; indie game bundles (Humble Bundle, Indie Royale, Indie Gala, etc), Steam sales, and I get my employee discount at work. But Minecraft is one of the few games where I'd go out of my way to buy the game again, if I needed to.

 

[Roads1]

It's the Windows Firewall, but I now have it turned off.

Say, anyone know when 1.3'll come out?

 

[Rydian]

I played the demo of this game for the 360 and enjoyed it so I feel that I must ask. Is the PC version better/funner? Can I run a pirated copy just fine? Thanks.

The 360 version is way behind the PC version (as it appears they needed to remake it, not just port it).

The 360 appears to be caught up to the PC version Beta 1.6.6, so start from 1.6.6 beta on this page and read up...
http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Version_history/Beta
Then check all of this page.
http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Version_history

And that's all the stuff the 360 version appears to be missing. As well, 360 and PC will likely never be able to play online with each other, and the PC version has an incredibly extensive mod community (and a lot of mods out there add and change a ton of stuff you can't do with the 360 version). PC > 360 (by far) for this game.

You can run a pirated version and play updates just fine (as the minecraft install/update procedure is extremely simple), but you will not be able to log into any servers that have "online mode" set to true. Seeing as this mode stops people from faking their IDs on servers, pretty much every server has this mode set to true (it's default anyways).

It's the Windows Firewall, but I now have it turned off.

What other security software? Antivirus programs and such often include a firewall.

Say, anyone know when 1.3'll come out?

The devs haven't posted a date, so nobody knows it. The most we have is "2 or 3 weeks or so".

 

[triassic911]

I'm debating whether or not getting this, as I really don't know if this game is worth $27.... Do you guys play on the gbatemp server? Will I enjoy this game on the PC? I'm so undecided...

 

[Rydian]

I play on a server I run with my friends, it's more fun if you play with other people but it's just fine alone as well. If you like sandbox games go for it, this is one of the best examples of a survival sandbox game.

 

[CCNaru]

Hit or miss. I despise this game, it's absolutely boring and tasteless but people want to build mario and brag about it.

I paid $20 during beta, 2nd worst purchase I've ever made (1st being Red Orchestra 2)

 

[Rydian]

None of the people I play with build giant pixel art and brag about it, they play it as a survival game with engineering.

 

[triassic911]

I'm gonna pirate the game and try it out. If it feels good, I will buy it. I'm so used to steam sales that when a game is over $10 I get so indecisive.

 

[Hells Malice]

Hit or miss. I despise this game, it's absolutely boring and tasteless but people want to build mario and brag about it.

I paid $20 during beta, 2nd worst purchase I've ever made (1st being Red Orchestra 2)

The game sucks if you have no imagination or friends.

...just sayin'.

 

[Roads1]

It's the Windows Firewall, but I now have it turned off.

What other security software? Antivirus programs and such often include a firewall.

Oh yeah, I have McAfee.

 

[Rydian]

It's the Windows Firewall, but I now have it turned off.

What other security software? Antivirus programs and such often include a firewall.

Oh yeah, I have McAfee.

Google for some tutorials on adding software to the firewall exception list so it stops blocking the server. Adding the minecraft_server.exe file should be good enough, but you may need to add java itself as an exception depending on how anal McAfee decides to be.

 

[Roads1]

I can't find anything at all that applies. And the McAfee Console's own help file contradicts it. It tells me to select an option in the Action Menu that's not there...?

Remembering the router advice, I figured I'd disable the McAfee firewall altogether. The thing is, there's no option for it. Once again, the help file is contradictory to what's there!

EDIT: On a hunch, I temporarily disabled the Antivirus protection, since that's the closest thing to a firewall I can find. It did zip and I still can't connect with localhost or 127.0.0.1.

 

[Rydian]

You might want to try doing a program update so that your installed version is the same as the support on the website is assuming you have.

 

[Roads1]

It's not the site, it's the help file that came with it that I get by pressing F1.