8.29.2014

Easy Game Protection Guide! :)



To Back Up Your Worlds:
1. Download ifunbox to your computer
2. Once the program is set up, plug in your device that has the world.
3. Go to User Applications
4. Go to Blockheads
5. Go to Library
6. Go to Application Support
7. Go to Saves
8. Now go into the saves folder and using the program (once you have the program you will understand) copy all your saves to your computer. Put those saves in a folder to be tidy.
Now you have them backed up.
*Note* Must do this every time you have made new progress. Just delete the old folder first and copy the new saves to a folder on your computer.

To Retrieve Your Backed Up World:(when those griefers attack)
*Must have already done the above steps*
1. Plug in the device and make sure Blockheads has been exited completely
2. Delete the saves that are on the ifunbox after going to your Blockhead saves
3. Copy that folder's (I told you to have saved on your computer) contents back to the saves folder on ifunbox.
*You must copy each one individually back, no whole folders! You can quickly do this by selecting all the saves when prompted to copy*
4. Open blockheads on your device
Voila!
*If this does not work, tell me*

To Convert Saves to New Device:
*Pretty much the same as the above steps*
After having already put the saves in a folder on your computer, plug in the new device to ifunbox. Now follow the above steps.

If you have any problems, just leave it in the comments. I will try to help you.
If anyone has a different way, please post it below so all the different ways can be easily accessed. Thanks for reading! :)

Job idea's I use in my world! :)

I don't know if you want to add it to your list but I created a few jobs for people on my server by making workshops and employing them as:
1. Seamstress- Makes clothes. I made clothing displays out of two cabinets stacked on top of each other to model different clothing sets (Clothing sets of different colors were very popular), as well as shops, dye benches and tailor benches.
2. Chef - I made a cafe place called the "Coffee shop on your block", and painted it black and blue,then I installed a electric stove,a chest & a shop to create an industrial kitchen, and a dinning area in which I made dinning tables for people to eat.
3. Bouncer- I built a Party Club called "Lapiz", the Bouncer keeps an eye that no one griefs the club and behaves themselves.
4. Landscapers- These guys are an admins best friend. Hire people to continually fill in unsightly pits and knock down those ugly dirt huts the people love to build,but are not allowed to , as well as making sure there are plenty of trees and plants planted after the pot holes have been filled in.
5. Apartment Manager- After I build apartment buildings it's nice to know someone is looking after collecting the rent and making sure that the building is fixed up from greifers. Apartment Managers usually work best if they are paid a small salary, and live rent free on the top floor oft the apartment. They also need to leave an extra blockhead meditating at the lobby desk so that they can easily perform maintenance.
6. Trash Man/Woman- This person needs admin powers, but their main purpose is to collect the not allowed workbenches, trade portals, shops, and floater items, that get left lying around, and he/she collects it up and places the worthless stuff in their bin chest or places useful items to the local thrift shop.
Well I hope you liked my ideas and if I missed some out leave them in the comments! :) Thanks for reading! :)

8.28.2014

Building Techniques + Tips from me! :)

When building a house you'll need to make sure there is enough space to fit chests/safes/cabinets inside of it. Don't go overboard in the size though, or you'll find you don't use half of your house. For me, a good sized house is about 3 to 4 stories tall and 7 blocks wide, but you can always add more space if you need to.With walls I generally make them 1 block wide but you can do more for grief defense.

Roofing Types
When building, there are 3 main roof types that I use. They are:

Triangular Roof
This roof is pretty simple. Basically, keep going up and right until you reach the center, then you head down and right. This is an example of not using the connector blocks.

Sloping Roof
This roof gives off a domed shape for your houses. It's very good for creating a large room at the top of the building without making it too large.

Flat Roof
This roof just goes straight across without any vertical room.

Interior Design
There is just a ton of ways to build the inside of a house. Here are just a few that I use myself more than others.

Pillar Usage
When building the inside of a house, having pillars as support beams for various tiers of the house can look quite nice although it can be very time consuming to make large amounts of pillars. 


Staircases
Stairs can be a much less expensive solution to using elevators, but are slightly slower. There a bunch of ways to make a staircase, varying from a simple step to an actual spire.

To be continued! And Thanks for reading! :)

Seasons, fruits, and Tree guide! :)

Part 1: Seasons

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Three trees can tell you the season. They are apple treescherry trees, and maple trees. Each season lasts one in-game day (15 minutes when not sped up) making a year an hour (four in-game days).

All four season have early and late stages. Since a season is a day, they pretty much map to day and night.

I use maple trees to tell the season because they live long. Apple trees also have distinct differences between seasons.


Part 2: Tree Identification

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What kind of tree is it? You could use this image to help. First, check the kind of trunk it has. Then check the kind of leaf it has. If it has fruit on it already, this won't help that much, as you should already know.

Also, some trees have other discerning characteristics, such as pine trees, which grow tall and naturally in a triangular shape.



Part 3: Fruit Spawn Seasons


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When will my tree have fruit? That's what this image is for. If you haven't already, figure out what kind of tree it is. Fruit may spawn during the season(s) marked with the red box.

Well I'm done here I hope you liked it and Thanks for reading!:)

Blockhead Paint Colors! :) Made by ABCboy

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Trying to get all of these for my paint shop in New Life. I think this is amazing so great job ABCboy and I'm sure he'd say Thanks for reading! :) 

Here to help! :)



Hello!

I'm ZenCat on blockheads and I think it would be a fun idea to have a little blog for blockheads *Not official in anyway*

So these are the things I’ll be doing:
>Reviews on Server Worlds
>Cool Achievements to do
>Talking about my own Worlds (New Life & Green Donkey)
>And just talking about blockheads

I’ll post every other day and I hope you all enjoy! :)