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[andrea]

Well, at the moment buckets don't melt. I know that for sure since I have been working with magma and nothing melted. That was in single player however, maybe in multiplayer it is different. I doubt it however.

[Thexor]

Well, at the moment buckets don't melt. I know that for sure since I have been working with magma and nothing melted. That was in single player however, maybe in multiplayer it is different. I doubt it however.

I can confirm that buckets do not melt in single-player. And, though I'm not 100% sure about SMP, I'm fairly certain the guys who were hauling magma yesterday would've complained if their buckets had been melting. 


So, yeah, if you're looking for 100% return on your lava, use buckets. It's slower, but far more efficient.

[Hugehead]

If you just have a one deep hole a few spaces from the pit you can make it so it's not that much slower, use a door like a floodgate and it will be vary fast.

[Jay]

As long as I'm back into Minecraftin' mode, I guess I'll bump this thread for no reason.
Go me?

[PTTG??]

WOO! Go JayBud!!!

[Aqizzar]

As long as I'm back into Minecraftin' mode, I guess I'll bump this thread for no reason.
Go me?

I've started playing single-player on and off again.  I think I'm getting worse at the game, but I do enjoy bricks.  Need to find some more cactus and reeds.

[SHAD0Wdump]

I've got my obsidian obelisk placed, somewhat thicker than I imagined, but it looks alright. I also lit it up goood.
 Still slowly digging out the lower half of my project, it's getting rather impressive if I do say so myself, what with the 14 block high ceiling with cobblestone chandeliers and the brick/cobblestone floor paths among other things.

[Thexor]

As long as I'm back into Minecraftin' mode, I guess I'll bump this thread for no reason.
Go me?

I've started playing single-player on and off again.  I think I'm getting worse at the game, but I do enjoy bricks.  Need to find some more cactus and reeds.

Weird, I always end up with the opposite - I always find reeds quickly, and cacti the moment I come across a bit of sand, but clay takes forever to accumulate. (And, of course, finding one reed and one cactus is plenty; clay doesn't reproduce, so finding it is a bit more important.  )

I've got my obsidian obelisk placed, somewhat thicker than I imagined, but it looks alright. I also lit it up goood.
 Still slowly digging out the lower half of my project, it's getting rather impressive if I do say so myself, what with the 14 block high ceiling with cobblestone chandeliers and the brick/cobblestone floor paths among other things.

If I may ask... what technique did you choose for obsidian harvesting, after all?

Either way, make sure to post pictures once it's done! 

[Spiral42]

[snip]
I can confirm that buckets do not melt in single-player. And, though I'm not 100% sure about SMP, I'm fairly certain the guys who were hauling magma yesterday would've complained if their buckets had been melting. 

Gah, makes me think of the awful grog-haul puzzle in Monkey Island...

[SHAD0Wdump]

If I may ask... what technique did you choose for obsidian harvesting, after all?

My gravel grid, I have to say it feels quite satisfying to use. And it has the sense of longevity in that if Notch does make buckets melt, It'll still work.

[Taco Dan]

[snip]
I can confirm that buckets do not melt in single-player. And, though I'm not 100% sure about SMP, I'm fairly certain the guys who were hauling magma yesterday would've complained if their buckets had been melting. 

Gah, makes me think of the awful grog-haul puzzle in Monkey Island...

What? That was actually a good puzzle.

[Jay]

Bumping.
Updated the Jaycraft Cartograph.
E: Later.

[olemars]

Well, at the moment buckets don't melt. I know that for sure since I have been working with magma and nothing melted. That was in single player however, maybe in multiplayer it is different. I doubt it however.

I can confirm that buckets do not melt in single-player. And, though I'm not 100% sure about SMP, I'm fairly certain the guys who were hauling magma yesterday would've complained if their buckets had been melting. 


So, yeah, if you're looking for 100% return on your lava, use buckets. It's slower, but far more efficient.

I think you lose the bucket if you use a bucket of lava to fuel a furnace. That might be what people are thinking of.

[Vattic]

It's also that Notch mentioned having buckets of lava melt when tipped out as a possible addition. It was in a livestream I think as I remember him laughing maniacally afterwards.

[Soulwynd]

I imagine the rabble when he makes torches non-permanent in one of his secret friday updates.