Minecraft Xbox One Edition Begins Construction

After a huge gap in posts dating back over three weeks, finally I am able to catch up but rather then do 20 odd single posts I will try and combine many days based on games played but begin with September 5th and the debut of Minecraft Xbox One Edition which saw 16 unlocks.

Taking Inventory (10G) unlocked for simply opening the inventory in one of the easiest ever unlocks on a game and was followed by a similarly easy unlock in the form of Getting Wood (10G) for punching a tree until a block of wood popped out.

Benchmaking (10G) unlocked after successfully crafting a workbench by using four blocks of wooden planks with the workbench then allowing me to unlock Time to Mine! (10G) by using planks and sticks to make a pickaxe.


Time to Farm! (10G) unlocked for successfully crafting a Hoe and was swiftly followed by Time to Strike! (10G) for using planks and sticks to make a sword. 

 

 

Monster Hunter (15G) unlocked after attacking and destroying a monster but in my case it was a case of being ambush while building and fighting off the monster and after the battle, I went on to unlock Music to my Ears (20G) for playing a music disc in a Jukebox.  

 

 

Cow Tipper (15G) unlocked after harvesting some leather with another trip to the farm resulting in the popping up of Bake Bread (15G) after turning wheat grown in the fields into bread. 

Librarian (20G) unlocked after building some bookshelves in my house in order to improve my borrowed enchantment table with Hot Topic (15G) popping up after constructing a furnace out of eight cobblestone blocks.

 

 

  

Delicious Fish (15G) unlocked after successfully catching a fish with a rod and cooking it in the furnace with the accompanying meal coming in the popping up of Pork Chop (10G) for cooking and eating a pork chop.

 

 

MOAR Tools (15G) unlocked after successfully constructing one type of each tool with the day coming to an end with the popping up of Pot Planter (15G) for crafting and placing a Flower Pot. 

 

 

September 6th saw a continuation of Minecraft Xbox One Edition with five unlocks popping up starting with Local Brewery (15G) after successfully brewing a potion with Stayin' Frosty (20G) popping up after swimming in lava while under the effects of a Fire Resistance potion.

 

 

Body Guard (20G) unlocked after using four iron blocks and a pumpkin to create an Iron Golem with Getting an Upgrade (15G) popping up after constructing a better pickaxe than the standard wooden one.

 

 

 

 

The day ended with the unlocking of It's a Sign! (15G) for successfully creating and placing a sign. 

September 7th saw another session on Minecraft Xbox One Edition this time resulting in seven unlocks beginning with Iron Belly (20G) for putting an end to character starvation with the use of Rotten Flesh from a Zombie. Dispense With This (20G) popped up after constructing a Dispenser from a Bow and Cobblestone. 

 

 

Acquire Hardware (15G) unlocked after successfully smelting an iron ingot with the use of a furnace and was soon followed by Have a Shearful Day (15G) for using Shears to obtain wool from a sheep.  

 

 

Leader of the Pack (20G) unlocked after using a set of bones to befriend five wolves with DIAMONDS! (20G) popping up after successfully acquiring diamonds with an iron pickaxe.  

 

 

The day ended with the unlocking of Renewable Energy (10G) for smelting down wood trunks and using charcoal to make more charcoal. 

September 8th saw yet another run on Minecraft Xbox One Edition resulting in ten unlocks beginning with Into The Nether (30G) for constructing a Nether Portal which was soon followed by Repopulation (15G) for breeding two cows using wheat.

Iron Man (15G) unlocked after wearing a full suit of Iron Armour with Lion Tamer (15G) following after successfully taming an Ocelot which took a lot of effort and patience to complete.

Overkill (30G) unlocked after using an enchanted iron sword to deal nine hearts of damage in a single hit with Sniper Duel (30G) popping up after killing a Skeleton with an arrow from more then 50 metres.

 

 

Diamonds to you! (15G) unlocked after successfully throwing a diamond at another player with the biggest effort of the game so far culminating in the popping up of Adventuring Time (40G) for discovering 17 of the 23 different biomes.  

 

 

Passing the Time (20G) unlocked after playing for 100 days, luckily 100 game days and not real-time days as completion would have come a lot later and When Pigs Fly (40G) soon popped up for using a saddle to ride a pig and then have the pig hurt from fall damage while riding it which was a strange experience even on a game. 

 

 

September 9th saw a quick go on Minecraft Xbox One Edition which resulted in just one unlock in the form of Chestful of Cobblestone (20G) for mining 1,728 Cobblestone and placing it all in a chest.

 

 

Super Time Force Rapidly Begins

The Xbox One Games With Gold for September is Super Time Force and after downloading on Monday, finally it was given a debut yesterday which resulted in seven unlocks in an hour-long session.

That Was Quick (20G) unlocked for dying within three seconds of spawning and Talent Scout (20G) soon popped up for adding a new team member to the Super Time Force.



Number One Shard (20G) unlocked for getting the first Shard badge which was soon followed by Gotta Save Them All! (50G) for completing a level without leaving any saveable team members behind.



3 Birds 1 Stone (20G) unlocked after killing three enemies with a single charge shot from Aimy McKillin followed by Team Player (30G) for preventing the death of 50 members of the Super Time Force.



198X Completed (40G) unlocked after completing the 198X time zone and was the final unlock of the session.

Stick It To The Man Mind Reads

After a cheap purchase on the first of the month, I got around to having a quick go on Stick It To The Man which resulted in a single unlock in the form of Drowned Skeletons (60G) for reading the minds of the two drowned skeletons.

Warframe Enters The Fray

A new and free game in the form of Warframe was added to the game list and a two hour session resulted in four unlocks beginning with No Longer a Rookie (20G) for reaching rank two with Special Agent (20G) popping up for solving 10 Cyphers.

Weapon Smith (10G) unlocked after building an item in the Foundry with the session finishing with the popping up of Our Tools Shape Us (20G) for applying four different mods to a Warframe.

September Begins With Trials Fusion

After the joy of ending August by reaching my 100,000G goal, September began with an afternoon session on Trials Fusion which resulted in a single unlock in the shape of The Bike is your Hula Hoop (20G) for scoring 20,000 points from one jump on an FMX track.

August 2014 Summary

August became the first month of the year not to include a century of achievements but with good reason as final week focused around the final push for the all-time goal of 100,000G.

Also the month has included the most TA points accrued in a single year beating the record which had lasted since 2010.

August 2014 (2013 in brackets)



93 Achievements unlocked (68)

15 Games played  (9)


4111 A points (1446) 

2375 Gamerscore (1075)


This year looks set to be the best ever on all fronts and will certainly see the most gaming goals reached in a single year with the next big gamerscore goal now at 125,000G.

FIFA Street Success Seals 100,000G Goal

After seven years, one month and five days, I can finally say that I have completed my all-time gaming goal of reaching 100,000 gamerscore. I did so with a final plan featuring three games that I selected only recently in order to reach 10,000G on the Xbox One and 90,000G across the Xbox 360 and Windows 8 platforms.

The hallowed day began with a play on Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection on the Xbox 360 and had a go on the Golden Axe II game and eventually unlocked Tower Up (35G) for completing the third level entitled 'Tower Level'.


Next up was a quick go on Crimson Dragon on the Xbox One and a quick achievement in the shape of Roger That! (20G) after issuing the wingman communicator and issuing a voice command which put my Xbox One total to 10,000G and left my overall total just 100G from the 100,000G.

Due to having planned my last unlock for the goal, only a quick play on FIFA Street was needed in order to unlock World Grand Champion (100G) for winning stage four of the World Tour and in doing so put my Xbox 360/Win 8 total to 90,000G and my overall total to 100,000 which seemed the best place to end the day and the month itself. 

A video of the final day can be seen below with some of the best images of the achieved goal....