My Let's Play series continues on in smashing fashion. Here are the latest episodes:
Before I record and upload Episode 10, let me share a sad story. After finishing up Episode 9, I decided to go for a lovely stroll to explore a bit of my world, and decided to take Lucky, my Doggy Talents dog, with me for the company. I made my way quite far from home, and before long, it became dark. I decided I would use my trusty Aperture Handheld Portal Device to make the return trip simple. At first, it seemed like it didn't want to work properly, so I saved, quit, and restarted Minecraft. The reload worked, and my portals let me pass through. However, Lucky tried to follow me, and something odd happened. I got the Saving Chunks crash. Because I use I custom batch file to run Minecraft, I quickly Alt+Tabbed into the Command Prompt window to read the exception data. Something bugged out with respect to DT mod, when I reloaded my world, Lucky was no where to be found. I was upset to some extent, but decided that it was for the best that I abandon DT mod as part of my collection. This is nothing against RaustBlackDragon, who has made a rather nice mod for those who love their canine companions, but as we had discussed previously, I have realized that that mod doesn't really fit my particular play-style. So, there you have it. As of Episode 10, I'll be going it alone in this cruel world of my own making.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Drew's Empire Resurrection - Ep 5 + 6
Drew's Empire Resurrection continues to move along rather nicely, and I've been getting some great feedback from viewers I happen to know in passing from the Better Than Wolves forum. Many of them have stated that I deserve far more viewers than I currently have, which I am pleased to hear, but I'm not really out for a popularity contest, at this point. I just enjoy playing Minecraft, and building interesting contraptions. I started making videos after being inspired by the likes of Coestar and AvidyaZen, and while I never expect to be as extraordinarily popular as they are, I take a great deal of pleasure in finding that there are those out there who truly enjoy my videos.
With that said, here's Episode 5 of Drew's Empire Resurrection. Episode 6 is currently encoding, and will be uploaded before I go to bed, tonight. I'll add it to this post when it's done uploading.
With that said, here's Episode 5 of Drew's Empire Resurrection. Episode 6 is currently encoding, and will be uploaded before I go to bed, tonight. I'll add it to this post when it's done uploading.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Getting Political
As much as I'd hate to get into topics that are rather dry, bland, or otherwise upsetting, there is a situation in the US that I feel strongly about. This week, Congress is reconvening after their winter break, and one of the first items on it's agenda is PIPA/SOPA. The PROTECT IP Act, and Stopping Online Piracy Act are two pieces of legislation that would allow the United States Government the ability to block websites at the DNS level, essentially removing them from the Internet. The language used in the bill is vague enough to allow legitimate websites to be removed, simply because they have the potential to be used to circumvent copyright. There is nothing wrong with trying to prevent piracy, but using wide, sweeping legislation, that can be abused, is certainly a bad way to go about things. For a much better explanation, let me hand things over to one of my Internet idols, TotalBiscuit:
So, with yourself educated, here's what you can do: contact your elected Representatives and Senators, and urge them to oppose these bills. By all means, maintain courtesy, but make it known that you will not be inclined to re-elect those Congressmen that support legislation that could drastically alter the Internet.
So, with yourself educated, here's what you can do: contact your elected Representatives and Senators, and urge them to oppose these bills. By all means, maintain courtesy, but make it known that you will not be inclined to re-elect those Congressmen that support legislation that could drastically alter the Internet.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Today was a good day...
Those of you following this blog, as well as my YouTube channel, would know that over the past month, I've had some minor technical difficulties. My video card starting giving me grief, forcing me to downgrade to a model that didn't give me nearly the performance I would have preferred. I had been considering the options available to me, and kept my eyes open for any bargains I could find. My observance paid off, as well has having good friends who have my back. :)
A friend and colleague of mine has recently been establishing himself as a stake-holder in a national computer repair franchise, and, as such, has been allowing me to take on some of his clients to help with the workload. Today, I received a phone call asking me to help one particular client with some trouble he had been having. I went to the job-site, helped the customer through his problem, and returned back to my friend's shop to let him know that things had gone smoothly. While I was there, I spied something that really caught my interest. A GeForce 6200 graphics card, compatible with the AGP interface of my motherboard. This card was identical to my original card, down to the manufacturer: XFX. In fact, it actually has double the video memory of that previous card (512MB, as opposed to 256MB). After talking to my friend for a few moments, he noticed my interest, and we worked out a deal that was satisfying for both of us. In lieu of full cash payment for my services, he would let me have the card, and would pay me the remaining balance when he had the cash on him. This was more than acceptable to me, as I was certainly looking forward to the idea of recording my next Minecraft video with a better performing PC.
I've done some tests, and the card works quite nicely, keeping stable framerates both recording and "off-camera". I would record Episode 5 of my Let's Play tonight, but everyone else has gone to bed. So, since I haven't posted either Episode 3 or 4 on this page, I'll do so now. Expect to see me post new episodes on here about as frequently as I can. However, if you really want to keep up with my Minecraft adventures, be sure to check out my channel, and subscribe, so you can be notified as soon as I upload new content.
That's all for now, guys. Expect more in the near future!
-Drew aka reDrew89
A friend and colleague of mine has recently been establishing himself as a stake-holder in a national computer repair franchise, and, as such, has been allowing me to take on some of his clients to help with the workload. Today, I received a phone call asking me to help one particular client with some trouble he had been having. I went to the job-site, helped the customer through his problem, and returned back to my friend's shop to let him know that things had gone smoothly. While I was there, I spied something that really caught my interest. A GeForce 6200 graphics card, compatible with the AGP interface of my motherboard. This card was identical to my original card, down to the manufacturer: XFX. In fact, it actually has double the video memory of that previous card (512MB, as opposed to 256MB). After talking to my friend for a few moments, he noticed my interest, and we worked out a deal that was satisfying for both of us. In lieu of full cash payment for my services, he would let me have the card, and would pay me the remaining balance when he had the cash on him. This was more than acceptable to me, as I was certainly looking forward to the idea of recording my next Minecraft video with a better performing PC.
I've done some tests, and the card works quite nicely, keeping stable framerates both recording and "off-camera". I would record Episode 5 of my Let's Play tonight, but everyone else has gone to bed. So, since I haven't posted either Episode 3 or 4 on this page, I'll do so now. Expect to see me post new episodes on here about as frequently as I can. However, if you really want to keep up with my Minecraft adventures, be sure to check out my channel, and subscribe, so you can be notified as soon as I upload new content.
That's all for now, guys. Expect more in the near future!
-Drew aka reDrew89
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Drew's Empire Resurrection - Ep 1 + 2
Well, ladies and gentlemen, it seems that while I have not yet acquired an upgrade to my graphics, I am able to make at least fairly decent videos. Oddly, it seems that the level of performance I have been getting with this older card is actually more consistent in it's performance than my GeForce 6200. This leads me to believe that the failure it experienced was actually a long time coming. Well, in any case, I suppose I can just make do with what I have available to me. And those who follow my YouTube channel would know that I have indeed gotten back into the swing of producing Minecraft videos in true form. Catch the last two episodes (Three, if you count the two-part premiere as two distinct episodes) after the break:
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