I like the idea, although I think in order for the idea to work sandstone would have to be just a little better than cobblestone tools but not as good as iron tools.

It sounds like a good idea, actually. The more uses for sandstone, the better. Right now all it's good for is looks.

If you are also adding armor with the tools then a good feature would be to make the sandstone armor resistant against fire. It would be resistant because sand is in the desert where there is a lot of heat so it would make sense.

I got to say that Aether mod is AWESOME! I just got it and so far I really like it.

I've been thinking about installing the Aether mod, but I saw a Yogscast that said that it has a ton of bugs, IE: Nighttime crashes. However, Lewis did say that it was the best mod he's ever played, so I probably will install it later. With most mods (for any game) I wait for them to be updated substantially before I install them. Though, from my understanding, the Aether has been highly anticipated and should be fixed quickly. Let's hope I'm right. :P

Yeah I saw that too... looked pretty cool. Especially since I love dungeons. :P

just started a new world.. attempting to do this one Legit I found a good little cave to shelter in for now and as I've been exploring it I've already found a good amount of Iron Ore YAY

While digging out the sand and dirt in the area I plan on having my underground town in, I've found a lot of iron and cole at the surface. Literally, just below the dirt there's iron and cole. I've found about four patches of iron on the top, all in groups of three, four, or fives. Iron is the most common ore you can find in the game, at least for me it has been.

I can't wait for 1.8, it looks like it'll be a really big update. Have you guys seen the new mob that's enterting the game? It's this walking, black, squid like thing. And in the picture Notch released, one is holding a block of sand. This scares me. if night weren't already bad, now they can take our items.

I don't know if he'll ever do it, but I'd like to see Notch work on the Aether for the full game. I only play legit(until he has mod support) and I'd like to play the aether. It looks like the best mod out there.

in my first world I can't find ANY Iron ANYWHERE but in this new it's everywhere.. even inside my Cave/ fortress thing that I've built/am building

I started a new world too since my old ones got corrupted when I got the Yogbox :( but so far I have found a bunch of ores and even diamond :) :) :)

Good tip: 13 layers above bedrock will get you many gems (Diamonds, Iron, Coal).

Quick question! Anyone have any good suggestions for texture packs? I've looked at some on the minecraft wiki, but I'm sure there are plenty more. Thanks in advance.

I personally use Toongrid, but I know there are some better ones out there. Are you looking for a regular texture pack or an HD texture pack?

I was hoping for a regular, because getting the HD stuff all set up is just a bit too much for me. Lol

I like Painterly. You can customize it for your own special look very easily and the install is simple enough. It is pretty popular in the community. A lot of Lets-Plays have it and the Yogscast uses it now and again.

Just Google "painterly pack".