Not gonna sugar-coat this one – we’re late.  Very, very late.  So late, that the game this podcast is about released while we were away.  This is mostly due to Chronos being both hideously unlucky, and an idiot.  Well, no matter – we’re starting this train again.  On this episode, we talk about why, exactly, Chronos is both hideously unlucky – and an idiot – as well as look at the most recent news with Mojang, some projects involving or having been blatantly inspired by Minecraft, some mods, and some miscellaneous things as well.  Oh, yeah!  We also have another guest with us!  You’ll have to listen to the episode to figure it out; spoiling the surprise that it’s Codename from ASEMBLE is…ahhh, crap.

Oh, and on a side note…remember the funny censoring of swear words in this show?  Chronos has magically determined that all 7 of our fans are probably adults anyway, and has stopped censoring swears.  If, by next episode, he gets a mountain of hatemail concerning this, the censoring will probably come back.

Hosts:

Chronos, Lukey, Kazturkey, and Codename

Show notes/links:

Chronos says “Sorry” quite a bit.

Minecraft 1.2.3 patch notes (Not that this is relevant anymore; Mojang updated to 1.2.4 in the time it took Chronos to edit the damn episode)

Urban Planning!  (In Swedish, unfortunately)

Minecraft Anywhere!  We hope it actually works for you.

Lawsuit Over: Mojang can use the word “Scrolls” for this game, and this game only.

Craftstudio: Awesome idea, not particularly original visual design.

Mod: Portal Gun – Reconstructed

Mod: Junglecraft

Oh, and we have a server!  Just point your Minecraft towards:

THUDMC.THEPODKAST.COM

Plus, join us on the Mumble server!

Mumble.kritzkast.com, port#: 64738

The short version is “Chronos, whose life has sucked more than usual for the past 6 months, is finally starting to get past said sucking.”  We’ll try and start recording episodes for all 12 of our fans again shortly.  In the meantime, why not join our brand-new Official THUD MC server?  Just plug in THUDMC.THEPODKAST.COM in your direct connect multiplayer browser, and we’ll see you there!  We’ve even got a mumble server, too!  mumble.kritzkast.com!  See, simple enough!

And, in all seriousness – We’re sorry for taking so long.  We’ll try and make it back up to you.

Aren’t hard drive crashes wonderful?  They force you to suddenly purchase a new component for the inside of your PC, without any warning whatsoever!  It’s almost like a surprise car repair!

Why am I leading off with this?  No reason.  Besides, we’ve got a new episode talking about some of the new 1.8 – and, leaking all over the internet, 1.9 – changes to the game, the usual plethora of interesting mods, and best of all, our first interview!  We talk with Eilavamp and Ollieraiden about their series, Random’s Craft!  Trust me, it was worth the wait!  Err, wait, there was no wait.  What am I talking about?  No wait at all.  Nope.

Hosts:

Chronos, Lukey, Eilavamp, and Ollieraiden

Show notes/links:

1.9 Beta notes

Scrolls can, for the moment, still be called scrolls

Dragonarmygaming, the youtube channel for Random’s Craft

Tale of Kingdoms

Animal Transport

Zombie Dismemberment

Railcraft

Industrialcraft

Were you expecting this episode to be about the 1.8 adventure update?  What a coincidence – so were we!  Tragically, we’re going to have to wait even longer before we get to be killed by lanky shadow-things.  Until then, we talk about some real-world happenings with Mojang, and some new mods that have popped out of the community – Like being able to make ARMIES TO FIGHT FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT!  MUAHAHAHA!

Oh, and someone is walking across several Earths to see the strangest landscape there is.  It’ll take about a year.

Hosts:

Chronos, Kazturkey, and Lukey

Show notes/links:

Notch’s Google+

Minecon 2011!

Mojang is being sued for use of “Scrolls”

EA head stopped by Mojang

Aether Collaboration is out!

Minecraft: Middle Earth

Far Lands or Bust

Clay Soldiers Mod

Battle Towers Mod

Zeppelin Mod

Fossil/Archaeology Mod

Unfortunately, it appears that we’ll still be waiting a while for the famed Adventure update to finally come out.  Oh well – there are plenty more things to do in Minecraft, right?  Like ride a roller coaster, play a game of connect four, poke a chicken with a stick – OH DEAR LORD WHAT IS THAT!?  RUUUUUUUUUN!

Hosts:

Chronos, Kazturkey, and Lukey

Show notes/links:

Current Patch Notes

Lots of leaked 1.8 news

Mods:

Millienaire

EVIL Minecraft

Katamari Minecraft

Better than Wolves

Gun Mod

Videos:

Lukey’s Let’s Play

Connect 4 in Minecraft by TheJonnyBrain

Amazing work by Teapoted2

Complicated Rollercoasters by TheGameKid1996

Community:

Our Dwarf Fortress Bloodlines game!  Wooo!  SIGN UP NOW DAMMIT!

Yes, yes, I’ll get this out of the way – it’s not Minecraft, but I know some of you would be interested in this as well.  We’ve got a Dwarf Fortress Bloodlines game staging on the TPK Forums!  If you’re interested, head over to the thread and take a look!  Hope to see you over there!

So!  Clearly, we’re staying on the “Deadly devices” motif – we’ve taken a look at the most recent 1.6 patch, speculate a bit about the upcoming 1.7 patch, yammered a bit about games somewhat reminiscent of Minecraft, and take a look at some more mods.  Oh – also, apparently someone DDOS’ed the Minecraft website or something.

Hosts:

Chronos, B00bies, and Kazturkey

Show notes/links:

Current Patch Notes

Notch’s 1.7 Pictures

Pistons!

Minecraft for Xperia, Xbox 360

Minecraft Documentary Soliciting Minecraft Experiences

Survivalism Mod

MAtmos Mod

Cube World

Terraria, again

Shores of Hazeron

King Arthur’s Gold

Hacking, DDOSing of Minecraft Server

So, I had this great idea for a trap involving a minecart, some lava, some explosives, a supercharged creeper, a chicken -

Oh, right – Episode.  This time, we talk about various ways to blow up things.  Mostly.  There are also some other games, and some mods and whatnot.  BUT THE FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS HERE!

Hosts:

Chronos, Kazturkey, and BOb56.

Show notes/links:

1.6 patch notes

Notch’s Meetup Poll

Humble Indie Bundle bidding war

Ace of Spades

Blockade Runner

FiniteLiquid Mod

PortalCraft

Terraria

This month, we take a long, hard, totally not suggestive look at the newest Minecraft update.  Speaking of wolves, we also take a look at another game that seems very familiar…

We also tackle a whole pile of mods: A heavenly paradise, a chest that pops out of your dead corpse, and…wait, PLANES!?  Screw this post, I’m flying right now.

Hosts:

Chronos, Agro, Kazturkey, and Overlordror.

Show notes/links:

1.4_01 Update Notes.

Notch’s April Fool’s joke, Office April Fool’s, Thinkgeek April Fool’s.

Upcoming…update.

Minecraft Release Date

Educational Minecraft

Fortresscraft

Mods:

The Aether (Upcoming)

Five Cool Minecraft Mods

PLANES – YES, SODDING PLANES.

CCTV Minecraft

So, what happens when you cover literally every single surface of a mountain with TNT and light the fuse?  Well…it blows up, obviously.  However, we’ve done it, and we not only recount it, but we also discuss the latest patch, a slew of fan-made videos, and some more immediately useful things like free server hosting.  Listen now!

Hosts:

Chronos, Agro, Kazturkey, and Lenroc.

Show notes/links:

1.3_01 Update Notes.

Mojang’s upcoming game, Scrolls

Videos: Diamonds, The Last Minecart, The Source Portal, Charlie the Gentle Creeper, Bohemian Rhapsody.

Tree Puncher Server Hosting (2 man servers, free!)

HD Texture packs: Mixcraft (32×32), Misa’s (64×64), Soartex (64×64), AaGeOn’s BumpMaft (128×128)

Minecraft Documentary

Well, THAT didn’t take long…in this month’s episode, everyone collectively has not had enough sleep.  Ignoring that, we talk about Notch’s vacation plans now that Minecraft has reached 1 million sales, we look at some fan-made water physics, and we look on in mild annoyance as the iPhone gets its own take on Minecraft.  Plus More!

Hosts:

Chronos, Agro, and b00bies.

Show notes/links:

Notch’s Blog:  Announcement that he’s sold 1,000,000 copies of Minecraft

Fan Project:  Liquid Cubed

Follow-up:  Minecraft/Kinect Contest Winner

Community Video: Yogscast

Community Mapping: Escapecraft 2

Community Modding: GERUDOKU 32 x 32 texture pack

iPhone: Minecraft Explorer

Community Video: Dead Space 2 trailer

Episode 001: /home is live!  Chronos, Agro, and B00bies start our Minecraft Podcast with a post from Notch about some upcoming updates, a few contests, and some people with entirely too much time on their hands.

Hosts:

Chronos, Agro, and b00bies.

Show notes/links:

Notch’s Blog Post

13th Annual IGF

The Illustrated Guide to Minecraft

Contest:  Get Kinect to work with Minecraft

Contest:  Worth1000 Contest

Video:  Physical Minecraft Clock

Video:  Rube Goldberg Machine in Minecraft

Welcome to THUD, the new Minecraft Podcast from the makers of Kritzkast!  Here, you’ll find all the latest THUD episodes and news!