Re: The Blockheads Item ID number'sYou need to have Flex.JudiannAdmin 15 46 2015-12-22 21At first or second glance, The Blockheads [Free] might strike you as just another one of those 2D Minecraft games. And while that's kinda true, The Blockheads has a lot more to share outside of punching trees and ore. It has its own secrets and style, as well as a neat party component that has you recruiting and using other avatars to hollow out your own place in the game. If you've been kinda struggling with learning everything The Blockheads has to offer, we got your back. Earlier this week, we talked with the game's creator David Frampton about some of the basics of The Blockheads, as well as some high-level strategies. Here's some of the things we discussed. There is no "end game" in The Blockheads, and that's a big part of the fun. You have to set your own goals. At the start of the game, you'll want to start small. Build all the work benches, start planting trees, and keep an eye out for caves, which generally have some of the more precious ores you'll need to up your crafting game.

Crafting Lets You Do Special Stuff "Often the things that you craft will allow you to do special things, like riding a donkey with a carrot on a stick, or getting a caffeine fix from a cup of coffee," Frampton tells us. "But in order to craft those things you'll need a carrot and some coffee beans, so you'll need to go exploring." It's a good idea to start building towards your second Blockhead -- available via the teleport -- as soon as possible because as you start crafting bigger and better stuff, the wait times increase, too. Having a second dude around helps your deal with that. As for how to do this the quickest, Frampton says planting is a good idea. Plant as much as you can near your spawn. When the trees start spewing delectables, you'll get part of the food required for another Blockhead. Digging with a quality pick axe is the fastest way to find a good cave. You can't die in Blockheads, but there are a few dangers. Drop Bears, for example, fall out of trees when provoked and can hurt you.

They also attack at night. A good spear or a solid sword can take them out "easily," Frampton says. If you take damage and lose energy and happiness, your avatar will take much longer to perform regular tasks. chandelier jambe de forceFight against this with eating, sleeping, and caffeine. chandelier safavideFrampton notes that Blockheads gain more energy faster when sleeping in beds. chandelier litecraftA cup of coffee is great for this, too, but you'll have to refine your own. Coffee trees are "very rare." Gem pick axes are kind of a big deal. "An amethyst pick axe gives a 2x bonus when you mine, and a sapphire pick axe gives you 3x, right up to a diamond pick axe which gives you 6x," Frampton says. "This is particularly useful when mining time crystal blocks."

If you hold off on mining all the crystal at the beginning, you'll get a lot more with a gem axe. One of the coolest things about The Blockheads is the amount of discovery that happens as you play, the not-so-subtle learning experience as you start punching more and more stuff. These tips are a good starting point, but there's a lot more game here than what we've discussed so far. Dive in, soak it up. Also, if you're looking for more ideas, hints, tips, anything, a good place to look is our forum thread. The Blockheads's official message board is a good knowledge-building base, too. Images in this story via our thread.The Blockheads had their wildest wishes granted when they won their place on the reality show.On Tuesday it was time for teams to give back, being set the challenge this week to makeover the bedrooms of two young cancer patients in Melbourne, five-year-old Casper Cullen and nine-year-old Caitlyn Alexander, who also happen to be huge fans of The Block.Working with Make-A-Wish Foundation, the teams get told their task and split into two - apartments one and two become Team Casper

, while apartments three and four become Team Caitlyn. Emotional: The Blockheads break down in tears as they split into two teams to renovate the bedrooms of two very young cancer patients Dreams do come true: Both five-year-old Casper Cullen and nine-year-old Caitlyn Alexander received the makeovers as part of their Make A Wish foundation dreamsBut early on Scott Cam throws in a curve ball. When asking Casper's mum, Fiona, what will happen to his old room when the five-year-old gets upgraded to the newly renovated larger room down the hall, she informs him it'll be turned into a nursery for her daycare children, who currently sleep in her room.So, Scotty decides Team Casper - which includes Josh, Charlotte, Tim and Anastasia - will also renovate that room. Heartbreaking: The children's plight pulled at the heartstrings of parents Ayden and JessTo even things up, Scotty gives Team Caitlyn - which includes Ayden, Jess, Dea and Daz - the job of renovating the little girl's brother Tyler's room as well.

Following the impromptu announcement, Josh was realistic about the difficult request from Scotty.He said: 'We battled to do one room in 24 hours for those eliminations and he wants us to do two rooms in six hours, he's gotta be kiddin himself!' Double the workload: Casper's mum also needed a room for her daycare children to nap in so that was added to the challenge While Jess decided to take the positive approach to the tough task, saying: 'It's nice too [doing Tyler's room] because it's not just Caitlyn who's been through a rough time, it's the whole family.'The two groups were given a $6,000 budget and six hours to complete the renovations, leaving teams stretched until the very last second to get things done in time.But the $6,000 prize money and magic chalk weren't the motivating factors for any of the teams with all of them digging deep to deliver the briefs outlined by their pint sized clients.'The real prize is being able to complete a room, two rooms, in that amount of time for some beautiful people, who I think are really going to appreciate what we've done

When first given the challenge, it was evident Dea was relieved to not be paired with her nemesis Anastasia.The feisty blonde seemed even more relieved to know that she and Jess were 'compatible shoppers' as the pair whizzed around the shops. Fair: To even it out, Team Caitlyn - which included Ayden, Jess, Dea and Daz - was given the job of renovating the nine-year-old's brother Tyler's room as well So young: Caitlyn suffers from acute lymphoblastic leukaemiaAnd while Anastasia and Charlotte got along, their shop wasn't quite as smooth, with the girls getting lost in the shopping centre before loosing their van.Tim had to drive an hour to pick up a bunk bed found on website GumTree that had 'curly whirly' stairs, which was top of Casper's wishlist, which left Josh to do all the work on-site himself for the most part.In the last hour it was all hands on deck for Team Casper with painting still unfinished with 20 minutes to go.But the group rallied together with the help of Make-A-Wish Foundation volunteers to get it ready in time for the family.

Team Caitlyn had a smoother run ticking loads off Caitlyn's wishlist and getting the rooms painted well in advance.Ayden and Jess even had time to play with their own children, who were a special delivery for the couple who hadn't seen their son and daughter for five weeks. Counting pennies:: The two groups were given a $6,000 budget and six hours to complete the renovations, leaving teams stretched until the very last second to get things done in time Waiting game: In the last hour it was all hands on deck for Team Casper with painting still unfinished with 20 minutes to goSpecial guest judges were brought in to judge the four makeovers - The Block: Glasshouse All Stars Michael and Carlene Duffy along with their two children Paddy, 5 and Stella, 3.The family were blown away by what the teams had achieved in the small space of time.Looking over Team Caitlyn's efforts first, the pair both agreed 'they've met the brief really well'.'I like the diamonds up there,' young Paddy said of the mini chandelier in Caitlyn's room.

Getting to Tyler's room, Michael said of the Richmond Tiger's themed room: 'I like the continuity between the other room - using the same chair, the same desk, the same boom box'.While visiting Team Casper's efforts the husband and wife pair were again blown away.'It's pretty cool and I'm impressed they found a spiral staircase bunk bed,' Carlene commented.'A good indicator of how good it is, it that the kids have sat down in here now and started playing,' Michael said of young Paddy and Stella. Loves it: Casper really wanted a spiral staircase, something the contestants were able to create with his newly installed bunk bed Princess' palace: Pink was the colour of choice for Caitlyn's roomWhen it came time to deliver scores Scotty began by commending all of the teams for their efforts.'Today is all about making wishes come true - and it's probably the hardest challenge I've ever set you guys in the history of The Block,' he said.'But you knew how important it was and dug deep and got it all done - it's a big effort

,' Scotty added.'Today there can only be one winner though and we felt it came down to who nailed the brief the best and we think that that is...it's Team Casper!' Michael told the waiting Blockheads.'You can split the cash but you cannot split the chalk' Scotty told them.'It doesn't really matter who wins or loses, as long as we've produced something the kids are really happy with and they're wrapped,' Daz said.And all of the kids and family's were exactly that, wrapped.'If I had to rate this room out of ten, I'd give it a ten,' Tyler said.While his sister Caitlyn looked close to tears of happiness seeing her finished product, saying 'Wow, this is what I wanted, I love it!'And young Casper got straight to climbing up those 'curly whirly' stairs with a big smile.The Block: Triple Threat continues Wednesday March 4, 7.30pm, Nine Network. Cuties: Ayden and Jess even had time to play with their own children, who were a special delivery for the couple who hadn't seen their son and daughter for five weeks