RE: Minecraft (1.4 Discussion)
You guys need something to take your minds off of the server. So why not try... sillykyle's X-treme Nether Survival Challenge[/cool]
Rules: Make yourself a brand spanking new world, with cheats on. Turn yourself to creative, make a Nether portal and light it, then enter the nether. Once you're in the nether, break the portal (NOT the frame, just the purple part). Give yourself one oak sapling, and one piece of dirt. Switch yourself to survival, and survive! One last thing. This is extreme for a reason. The world can't be hardcore because you need cheats on, but if you die you must delete the world.
Challenges:
1. Make a safe place to grow trees and farm mushrooms.
2. Kill Zombie Pigmen and make yourself some Gold armor (this will take a while, digging out a room for them to spawn in is recommended).
3. Find a fortress.
4. Once 1.4 is released, use Blaze Powder from a Blaze, Gunpowder from a Ghast and Coal from a Wither Skeleton to craft a fire charge and re-ignite your portal to escape the nether. (Note: It is possible for a Ghast fireball to ignite your portal. If this happens, you must switch to creative and break it, then switch back.)
Bonus Challenge: Spawn and kill the Wither. (Hats off to anyone who can pull this off.)
These aren't the only things you can do, but they're some guidelines to what kind of things you can try to accomplish. Enjoy!