Hey guys, my name is Spencer! I’m 14 years old and spend most of my playing Minecraft. I play a few Steam games on the side though. I’m always online! 
Let me give you all a story about how Hicoga and I met. It was a long time ago, on the Poptropica Help Blog. He went by the screen name Golden Axe back then because it was his default Poptropica name. He was my favorite author. 😉
He later changed his name to Hicoga. Why? It was the same name formula as the blog’s founder, hi.Juyo! Now she goes by Juyo, Fishy, and/or Slanted Fish. I met him a few times on the Poptropica Help Chat but we didn’t know each other that well. He lost interest in Poptropica and left the blog. I thought that was the end of it.
I was on Steam and I was looking at my friend Pixel’s account. I saw she had a certain Hicoga in her friends list. How many Hicogas are there in this universe? I just had to send a request! We started chatting and we picked up where we were last.
I told him about how much I loved Minecraft and blogging, and since his main focus is now Youtube, he decided, well what the heck? And here I am. c:
I’m an editor and there will be a few changes to the blog. 🙂 As for who you should call me by, I go by Spencer, Spence, Spencey, and any other possible nick-name you can get from Spencer. That’s it for now, buddies! I’ll catch you guys later!
Sorry I haven’t posted ina while guys! Busy with alot of things. But I hope you enjoy this video!!! Now cmon, we are almost to 4,000 blog views let’s do it!!!!!
Hey guys, here’s a video me and Master BFE did for the newest Minecraft snapshot.
Here is the official changelog from Mojang.
- Made Zombies & Skeletons stronger, scaled to difficulty
- Added a new Dropper block
- Added a Minecart with Hopper item
- Added some new chat options (In multiplayer menu)
- Moved Texture Pack option from main menu to the Options
- At least 19 bugs squished
Download the Snapshot straight from the Daily Block
- Client: http://assets.minecraft.net/13w03a/minecraft.jar
- Server: http://assets.minecraft.net/13w03a/minecraft_server.jar (or EXE)
That’s today’s Daily Block,
~Hicoga
Hey guys, 1luckyboy here giving you a quick update with minecraft. This new version is SMP friendly. (Meaning you don’t need to wait for the server to update to join)
BUG FIXES
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* Fixed crash related to arrows fired from dispensers |
That’s today’s Daily Block! Have a great week.
Today’s Catch-Phrase: Block by Block, Castle by Castle.
Hey everyone, on behalf of the whole Daily Block crew I would like to with you all a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! (We survived 2012!!!) It means a lot to us that you all enjoy what we post and what we do. Say goodbye to 2012! In 2013 we are sure to have a lot of interesting information for you all. Now get off the computer and spend time with your family silly goose! 🙂
Hey everyone! Hicoga here with another Minecraft update.
Minecraft has been updated to version 1.4.6!
Check out other posts about the snapshots to see everything that has been added in this most recent update, but here are some prominent ones.
- Fireworks have been added!
- You can place things like levers on top of editable items like crafting tables by crouching.
- Items on the ground are rendered in 3D
- Enchantable books have been added
Also, a closer look at some of the code reveals some pretty exciting Christmas themed artwork.
This once called “xmaschest” looks like a Christmas themed storage chest.
I don’t know what to make of this one called “skis” however…
Well, looks like we have bit of a mystery on our hands here. Tune in to the website to hear more as we get the info.
That’s today’s Daily Block.
~Hicoga, The Daily Block Editor in Chief
Hey guys! I just learned something you may not know about minecraft! Wooden buttons can be activated by shooting a arrow at one! Try it! You can do sooooooo many new things with redstone! And if you play on a grief-allowing server, you can shoot their buttons and make a dramatic entrance Haha!
That’s today’s Daily Block!
Phrase of the Day: Diggin minecraft style.
Hey everyone, it’s Hicoga again!
DISCLAIMER: I did not make the video above, all credit goes to Captain Sparklez
Check out the great video done by Jordan over at CaptainSparklez for a great explanation of this week’s snapshot. Here’s what’s new this week.
- Tweaked fireworks effect and sounds
- Item entities are rendered as 3d objects in the world
- Corrected how enchanted books work, and added them to villagers and chests
- Added “thorns” enchantment
- Added tool highlight when switching items in the hotbar
- Added a notice/warning for users still playing on PowerPCs or Java 5 (Java 1.5)
- Various bug fixes
Explained Further-
- Sound effects for fireworks have been added and C418 did a great job! Have fun making firework displays and listening to the great realistic noises they make.
- The 3D Items Mod has been added into vanilla Minecraft. Entities such as swords or apples which are usually rendered flat are now rendered with a beautiful 3 dimensional effect. (Can be turned off by switching to “Fast” graphics settings.)
- Corrected the glitch that would allow any item to be enchanted in survival mode, although allowed the feature for further use in creative mode. Also, you can find enchanted books in dungeon chests and in villages now.
- The Thorns enchantment applies damage to anything that touches you. This enchantment is applied to armor.
- When switching through items on the hotbar, the name will show up. (Works with custom named items.)
- If you still try to play Minecraft on a PowerPC…. it’s time for an upgrade dude.
Extra things to note-
- Firework rocket removed from creative inventory.
- Shears can now be enchanted with Silk Touch
Download the Snapshot below:
- Client: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w50a/minecraft.jar
- Server: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w50a/minecraft_server.jar (or EXE)
That’s today’s daily block.
~Hicoga, The Daily Block Editor in Chief
Hey guys! Hicoga here!
The Daily Block hit a milestone today when we reached 3,000 views on our website! Thanks to everyone who’s helped us out to get here and we hope to be here for thousands more giving you the most fantastic Minecraft news on the web!
~Hicoga, The Daily Block Editor in Chief
Hey guys, told you’d I’d be back.
It’s Hicoga here with another Minecraft Snapshot Update and this week we have the first Snapshot since Minecon 2012.
Changes since 1.4.5:
- Added fireworks (sound effects will come soon)
- Added enchanted books for enchanting items
- Plenty of bugs addressed!
Also, a secret update not mentioned in the Mojang blog post… You can now craft netherbrick slabs. 🙂
How the Fireworks Work:
- Get some gunpowder, paper, and dyes.
- Put a dye in the crafting table with gunpowder, this will craft a firework star of whatever color dye you put in.
- Put the firework star you just made back into the crafting bench and select a different color dye and put it in the crafting table with the star. This will make a new firework star with the first color you put being the primary explosion color and the second being the color the firework will fade to.
- Take that new star and put it in the middle of the crafting inventory with paper below it and gunpowder above, this will make a rocket with your specified color combo.
- Take the rocket in your hand and right click on the ground to set it off!
- Enjoy the pretty boom. The end.
Also, fireworks can be shot from dispensers so you can make your own fireworks display. 🙂
More info in the enchantable books, you can enchant a book and store that enchantment to use for any tool you have by combining them in an anvil.
This also makes it possible to add whatever enchants your heart desires to any tool in creative mode, since all the enchantment books possible are available in the creative inventory.
Get the snapshot by clicking one of the links below!
- Client: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w49a/minecraft.jar
- Server: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w49a/minecraft_server.jar (or EXE)
Thanks for reading and that’s today’s daily block!
~Hicoga.
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