Total Miner
Encyclopedia
Total Miner is a 2011 Xbox Live
Indie Game
developed and published by Greenstone Games. It is a block building sandbox style game inspired by Minecraft
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mode with limited items and combat against monsters. In Dig Deep mode, the ground also contains cave systems with spider mob
s and hidden treasures throughout.
The player also has the ability to craft resources together to create various other blocks, tools, or weapons. However, there are also stores from which blocks, tools, and weapons can be purchased. To buy these, the player uses gold, which can be earned from the mining and selling of blocks or tools, or from treasure chests in caves.
In the recent update, the game now supports multiplayer, as well as customization of the terrain generation. The next update will feature a Survival mode, in which there is a day/night cycle, beds can be used to sleep through the night, several additional mobs, and resources must be mined underground using tools. The update also adds several new items such as wool
, bow, and arrows.
, the author Briley Kenney responded that "unless the developers copy the actual programming code" it is not considered plagiarism.
In May 2011, Bill commented that Total Miner is "essentially just Minecraft" in his review "Not crafty enough".
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Indie Game
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developed and published by Greenstone Games. It is a block building sandbox style game inspired by Minecraft
Minecraft
Minecraft is a sandbox-building independent video game written in Java originally by Swedish creator Markus "Notch" Persson and now by his company, Mojang, formed from the proceeds of the game. It was released as an alpha on May 17, 2009, with a beta version on December 20, 2010...
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Gameplay
Gameplay of Total Miner consists of placing and mining blocks. The game consists of several distinct game modes: Creative, in which the user has unlimited block resources; and Dig Deep mode, which is a survival role-playingRole-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
mode with limited items and combat against monsters. In Dig Deep mode, the ground also contains cave systems with spider mob
MOB
Mob may refer to:* A crowd Mob may refer to:* A crowd Mob may refer to:* A crowd (of people, from Latin mobile vulgus "fickle commoners":*An angry mob; see Ochlocracy*A criminal gang*In American English, organized crime; slang for Mafia or American Mafia*Mobbing, human bullying behaviour...
s and hidden treasures throughout.
The player also has the ability to craft resources together to create various other blocks, tools, or weapons. However, there are also stores from which blocks, tools, and weapons can be purchased. To buy these, the player uses gold, which can be earned from the mining and selling of blocks or tools, or from treasure chests in caves.
In the recent update, the game now supports multiplayer, as well as customization of the terrain generation. The next update will feature a Survival mode, in which there is a day/night cycle, beds can be used to sleep through the night, several additional mobs, and resources must be mined underground using tools. The update also adds several new items such as wool
Wool
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including cashmere from goats, mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, vicuña, alpaca, camel from animals in the camel family, and angora from rabbits....
, bow, and arrows.
Reception
To a comment on "Wait… Another Minecraft Clone?" opining that Total Miner was plagiarized from MinecraftMinecraft
Minecraft is a sandbox-building independent video game written in Java originally by Swedish creator Markus "Notch" Persson and now by his company, Mojang, formed from the proceeds of the game. It was released as an alpha on May 17, 2009, with a beta version on December 20, 2010...
, the author Briley Kenney responded that "unless the developers copy the actual programming code" it is not considered plagiarism.
In May 2011, Bill commented that Total Miner is "essentially just Minecraft" in his review "Not crafty enough".