Portal Jumping in the New Year

 

When you're portal jumping, anything is possible.

Portal jumping in Planet of Cubes Survival Multiplayer can be fun, but also terrifying. 

You know, it's already pretty rare that I go too far off the base map because you guess it - I have NO PROTECTION (haha). So today in light of the New Year I thought why not? Let's take a portal jump. The photo above shows one of those jumps I took through the portal. Looks great doesn't it? Very nice scenery - 

Travel further down the rabbit hole and you've got this: Spiders and Skeletons shooting at you. I was done.  Not gonna lie to ya - that caught me off guard. So I did what any Planet of Cubes player would do in a situation that you're not prepped for - craft fast, find a hole, and barricade yourself! In the photo on the left you can see that I only had a wooden hoe and a dream to hold on to. Needless to say I was killed by a spider and and soon I will have my revenge. 

I think the biggest issue I'm having right now is the fact I'm not defending myself very well. Longest time out in the Surivor mode? Two days. Usually I forget what time it is and get caught up in the Zombie Apocalypse at night. Have you SEEN HOW MANY COME OUT? CRAZY! 

ALSO READ: My Bunny, My Roomate

Survive the Night in Planet of Cubes Multiplayer Survival

 

Planet of Cubes Multiplayer Survival Notes: Day 1

 Life in the woods isn't as bad as I thought. I think one of the major things I needed to do was have a plan. I mean really, I'm wandering around without any weapons, armor and most of all, food.

So there I was, looking out the window very far from the safe zone. I'm going as far as I can before I get killed and that means hopping from one safe house to the next. I don't know if they're safe houses but when you're in the Planet of Cubes Multiplayer Survival mode, every house is a safe house.One thing I had to remember this time unlike yesterday's adventure was to ensure that every hole was plugged.

These random constructions out in the Survival Mode are not complete, so you've got to inspect every area of the building before you go inside. Otherwise, you're going to wonder how that zombie or monster got inside the building and is killing you. Keep this in mind and you can survive the night. 

Craft immediately, but hunt hard for supplies during the day. Don't EVER travel at night if you're not equipped. It's just a deathwish that will have you sent back to the safe zone. I'm keeping a log of where I'm at just in case that happens. You should too.

Naked and Afraid: Don't enter the Survival area without gear!

Planet of Cubes players have probably figured out that you shouldn't enter the wiles of the Survival area without arming yourself.  And then there's me - a guy that's always trying stuff out and wondering what it's not working out for me. haha.

In my defense I had a fairly decent plan. I was going to head out to the Survival area, mine a little bit, and get back into the safe zone before the sun went down. However wasn't the case because I fell into a dark hole. By time I got back up to the top, the Sun had set. It was dark.

Here come the spiders!

Before I knew it, I was racing around trying to simply hide and stay alive. I had no weapon other than a wooden ax. No armor, nothing. Just out there in the woods feeling like a helpless deer.

And that's when I saw her.  Her blonde hair from a distance made me think, "Hey, maybe she'll help me." No. That was wrong, very wrong. She watched me. Just just kept turning in my direction, observing every move. As I eluded the spider she approached me, and began to attack! I did wonder however why she was out there in the first place. It was a very creepy feeling - knowing that some Planet of Cubes players are only out there to kill ignorant "Naked and Afraid" guys like myself who know better.

I learned some things after being stabbed in the back - literally: Watch the bulky areas, GET GEAR, and don't think alliances are that simple. A hunter is a hunter.  Planet of Cubes Multiplayer Survival will be an growing and learning experience.

May the odds forever be in your favor!

A Maze in Comfort City

Since renting chunks became a thing, people are becoming more confident  in their creations on Planet of Cubes. This brush maze is awesome.

3 Skins That Would Rock The Game To Its Core

Planet of Cubes players should know I haven't forgot about you all! Yeah, I've been gone for a while - the life of work and play will never be balanced.

Nonetheless, I've been staying in the know when it comes to the latest and greatest in the Planet of Cubes world.  If you haven't surfed over to the website recently, then you haven't noticed the vote that's going on right now about the upcoming texture packs. Sigh, no renting chunks just yet! But it's coming from what the site info explains -

Now, here are the three top choices that you've voted so far on what you want to see in the next texture pack update:

Planet of Cubes Texture Pack Votes

1. Tron (Futuristic) Texture Pack
   33% (10 votes)
2. Christmas Texture Pack
   30% (9 votes)
3. Another Texture Pack which is not available on the list above!
   27% (8 votes)

 It would be interesting to see a Tron texture pack. Different? Yeah, it would be. The Christmas texture pack wouldn't be a good choice because that's seasonal. And besides, Christmas is almost over! In regards to having another texture pack that's no available on the list, that's where many user will probably end up before it's all said and done.

However, I want SKIN PACKS.  I would like to see:

1. An optional pack to where you could create your own skins. Nothing special, just enough pixels to work with.

2. Naruto Skin packs - This would be AWESOME! Could you imagine the Planet of Cubes with Leaf, Cloud, and Rain Ninja running around? That would just rock.  (POC this is my version of begging you haha!)

3. Star Wars/ Star Trek Skin/texture Packs: Again, the ability to create your own Clans and Guilds would be endless if people could unite with skin textures. And besides, it's all the "in-thing" right now.

I'll be back in regular rotation talking about my travels now. I'll also be online Christmas for a few moments to say hello so look for Virgounitis! Probably in Comfort City.

Tron (Futuristic) Texture Pack

33% (10 votes)

Christmas Texture Pack

30% (9 votes)

Another Texture Pack which is not available on the list above!

27% (8 votes)

- See more at: http://poc.solverlabs.com/content/hot-announce-huge-excited-changes-gameplay-chunks-renting-coming#sthash.r5J5J1Ti.dpuf

The Pharoah

Came across this Pharoah and a few Sphinx statues. Pretty cool.

A Planet of Cubes Police Station found

 

I'm not going to lie, I did think it was cool that I walked past a manned police station in Planet of Cubes the other night while in Avatar Land. LOL, every girl online that night had to have been talking to them. It was funny. They were doing patrols and stuff, speaking to people like real cops.

I think it would be really cool when the day comes you see people working at the grocery stores and in the company buildings - that would be different. 

 

Beyond Comfort City

Miles outside Comfort City you'll find this person bathing in the Sunset, and a few other people building. Life beyond the cities in Planet of Cubes is nice for scenery.

Throwback Thursday: 3 Reasons To Build In A Cave

Today's #ThrowbackThursday is my post on "3 Reasons to Build in a Cave". Apparently this was a popular post with Cubers!

Enjoy!

 3 Reasons to Build in a Cave

Packed crowd at Imperial City

So I'm walking around Imperial City and came across a huge crowd. Didn't try to mingle as many of them couldn't speak English, but they were wearing the new skins though, recently released in the latest update. Cool! [ALSO READ: Planet of Cubes: 2 updates we're still waiting for]

This Way Up

Found an interesting structure that points up. Where? To the heavens

House of Love

Found this house today with a heart on top - Pretty cool.

A hotel stay near Imperial City

In an adventure  outside the Imperial City I came across what appears to be a fancy hotel. Bear in mind that empty fancy hotels are usually spooky on some levels, so I didn't stay long. Like most buildings on the Planet of Cubes, they're mostly empty leaving a lot of room to create. 

And every now and then you might find a woman in your room...not true lol

Caught the sunset through the window. Overall nice building !

ALSO READ ABOUT EASTPOINT BRIDGE! HERE!

Eastpoint Bridge is more than a journey

The Eastpoint bridge has a story to tell.  The bridge has more than paved lines, but a panorama of color and flavor like no other location on the Planet of Cubes. It's their Route 66, where the destination is not has important as the journey.

If you are wondering, yes, that's a Minion. One of the many creations you'll find on the bridge. There were so many more, well, just download the game and see for yourself! Creation time is quote lengthy out there. So if you ever get caught between the bridge at Eastpoint, stop and look around. You might find something interesting.