Talk:Splash

Missingno
So, I was bored and attempted to edit my Splash.txt file, and replaced the current Splashes with some of my own, and when I started MineCraft, I got an "ERROR" when trying to log on [but not an internet error], and the MISSINGNO splash was used, which I did not put in splash.txt. Reloaded again, still Missingno. So, I'm guessing that if the Splash.txt is modified, MISSINGNO is displayed?

Anyone else want to test this too? --DwarfWoot 20:04, 23 January 2011 (UTC)


 * That's been there for quite some time actually. I was going to add it yesterday but didn't have time. Today someone put it under "Removed" but it is in fact not removed so I just added it under "Special" splashes. Ordona 21:44, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

New Splash
So there was a new Splash, "Play Minecraft, Watch Topgear, Get Pig", added with the most recent version 1.2.3_02. There is actually a background to this; it was auctioned off on Desert Bus for Hope by Notch himself. I'm curious if a special note should be made of this. --Spolin 10:54, 25 November 2010 (CST)

Consummate V's
This phrase comes from Homestar Runner, so I was bold, went ahead and added a link. --Homfrog 13:51, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I added a link to the wiki. &mdash; fuchsi a n i a  00:55, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Table instead of a list?
I think the splashes need to be placed into a table with columns for details and explanations. Quite many of these splashes are non-self-explanatory running gags or insider stuff, so it could be required to understand their meaning. I'm not quite sure if it's enough to simply create links for the lines... --Barracuda 16:02, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree. On a related note, what does "SWM forever!" refer to? Urbandictionary gave me Single White Man.--EnderA 04:34, 16 January 2011 (UTC)


 * This would greatly help the page, yes. I've transformed the list into a table now, feel free to add references you might spot. Those empty cells look sad. And Single White Male would be correct, though this could be one of the tougher ones to explain.

--RV 02:23, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Shouldn't we make the removed splashes into a table too? I see no reason why not, and as the game grows (and when it leaves Beta), there will undoubtedly be more that get removed. --DwarfWoot 15:33, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks for bringing it to attention! --Gnu32 16:45, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

"Kiss the Sky"
"Impossible because there is a barrier stopping you from moving more than 128 blocks above bedrock; also a reference to the lyrics from Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix "

I'm fine with the Jimi Hendrix part, but according to Wikipedia, "in the sky are clouds", which to me means that at Cloud level, one IS in the sky, and thus the "Impossible because there is a barrier stopping you.." is false. --DwarfWoot 17:26, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

This confuses me, as the "sky" is only vaguely defined irl since there is no definite boundary to outer space. Thus having any boundary whatsoever would constitute an impossibility. I'd just let this one go on a technicality. Darkid 22:12, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Incorrect Capitalization of Spongebob
The description for "Lives in a pineapple under the sea!" is: Refers to the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. Which is correct, though improperly capitalized, as Spongebob is one name, as is Squarepants. The correct capitalization would be: Refers to the animated series Spongebob Squarepants. -- ClapNZ 05:01, 12 March 2011 (UTC)


 * The name here is capitalized the same as it is on Wikipedia. This is also the capitalization used on its official site. If this is really the battle you want to pick, I'd start in those two places, not here. 「 ダイノ ガイ 千？！ 」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 06:04, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

A new one
Somone on the "moon" discussion page, said they found one that said "that is not a moon!"


 * There's a text file somewhere in the game's files that lists all the current splash messages in the game (or, rather, the game uses the splash messages listed in that file). The file needs to be directly checked for new or changed splash messages (on that note, I need to find just where the file is). 「 ダイノ ガイ 千？！ 」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 13:39, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
 * "That's not a moon!" is already in the list. --Barracuda 13:48, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Exclamation marks implied!
As every splash ends with an exclamation mark (as far as I've seen), is the exclamation mark implied and added by Minecraft, or part of the splashes.txt file? Does Minecraft run something like this:

Object PASCAL: AssignFile(SplashesFile, 'splashes.txt');

Reset(SplashesFile);

MaxLines := 0;

While not EOF(SplashesFile) do

Begin


 * ReadLn(SplashesFile, FileLine);
 * Splashes[MaxLines] := FileLine;
 * MaxLines := MaxLines + 1;

End;

Splash := Splashes[Random(MaxLines)] + '!'; QuickBASIC: OPEN 'splashes.txt' FOR INPUT AS #1

MaxLines = 0

DO


 * INPUT #1, Splashes$(MaxLines)
 * MaxLines = MaxLines + 1

LOOP WHILE NOT EOF(1)

PRINT Splashes$(INT(RND * MaxLines)); "!" BASH: I=`rand -M Lines in file`

S=`cat splashes.txt | cut -d '

' -f $I-$I`'!' if [ "$S" = '' ]; then echo 'missingno'; else echo "$S"; fi I know that Minecraft is written in Java, not PASCAL, QuickBASIC or BASH, but this is just an example. -- ClapNZ 02:20, 15 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Nope, they're all right there in the splashes.txt file. I considered adding a comment in the lead about how all the splashes end with an exclamation point when I added the line numbers last night, but forgot about it when I was reviewing my changes prior to saving. 「 ダイノ ガイ 千？！ 」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 02:23, 15 March 2011 (UTC)


 * OK. Also, look at the BASH version of the script. Could that be where missingno comes from? -- ClapNZ 02:28, 15 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Probably not. If the splash routine is properly coded, the first thing it would check for is that the splashes.txt file exists and is readable; if not, that's when the "missingno" message would be displayed. I've never looked at the decompiled code for Minecraft, though (and probably wouldn't be able to make much sense of it if I did), so I don't know how it actually works. 「 ダイノ ガイ 千？！ 」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 02:38, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
 * It is possible that it stores a hash of the file, and checks against that.

Possible Reference
Could "Wow!" possibly be a reference to the fact the Minecraft is Awesome? If so, should this be added in the description? -- ClapNZ 06:15, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Descriptions
Are the descriptions for the minecraft splashes actually official, inferred, or random guesses?


 * They're all inferred, though several of them are drawn directly from Notch's comments, and many of the rest have some pretty solid logic behind them. If you know of any descriptions that explicitly disagree with something Notch has said about the corresponding splash, though, feel free to change the description (make sure to provide a link to Notch's comment, though, so others can confirm it as well). 「 ダイノ ガイ 千？！ 」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 05:14, 24 March 2011 (UTC)