Seed & Map: philadelphia

SEED MAP PIXEL COUNTS Classification: Forest water 36.6% trees 25.7% plains 23.9% sand 9.6% ice/snow -0.1% * margin of error +/- 1.1%

Rating

• ++ Beginner ++
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• Expert
• Suicidal Expert

Spawn and Version

Spawn: -61.69.-106
Version: XBL 1.1.1 (equiv Beta 1.7.3)

Seed Score MH 7.5 DW 3.7 C 4.8 W 5.5 SP 6.3 VR 3.2 AF 7.2     38.2

My Review

This is a fantastic level for anyone -- from the newest of the new to the bravest of the seasoned. You will find something on this level that interests you, I promise. It is incredibly well balanced. There are flat lands for flat people and hilly lands for bumpy people. The southwest corner isn't really a land mass as much as it is a shell that hides the caves. The center of the map is a large, crazy mountain range full of pitfalls and sheer cliffs and sinkholes and craters. They are difficult to traverse, but scenic once you get there. I highly recommend this level.

Clay

• [-333.65.-7] medium clay
• [-325.67.151] medium clay
• [144.66.362] medium clay

Items of Interest

• [-182.67.-189] tall waterfall and small land bridge
• [-137.80.-262] deep pit that goes down to Y=12
• [-325.67.175] hidden medium cave with stalactites
• [-334.68.216] deep cave complex with coal and iron
• [-370.67.221] deep pitfall cave
• [-270.93.340] medium overhang
• [-253.80.315] small crater and two medium spires
• [-70.83.60] large floater
• [-47.70.341] medium lake
• [249.65.315] sea mound
• [324.65.332] suspicious erosion island (bring pickaxes)
• [335.70.-132] medium cave
• [322.80.-146] large land bridge
• [343.68.-170] lava pit, forest fire, and medium overhang
• [58.81.-163] long waterfall
• [44.67.-369] small gorge
• [21.108.84] crater
• [0.76.-290] erosion with medium cave and stalactites
• [142.77.-119] two medium waterfalls
• [165.69.-142] small overhang with hidi
• [177.75.-85] long land bridge with deep shadow
• [213.72.-44] long land bridge with deep shadow #2
• [170.65.231] medium lava flow

Images

A small gorge splits this palisade into two. At right, this is a large floater hovering above a hillside. You can build a hut on him at -70.83.60.

Seed: blackreach

Special Achievements

• Golden! This map has scored higher than 50 out of 70 in the overall score.
• Premium! This map has scored higher than 40 out of 70 in the overall score.
• Rolling! Higher than 8 out of 10 in hills and mountains.
• Spelunked! Higher than 8 out of 10 in caves.
• Anseled! Higher than 8 out of 10 in awesome features.

Rating

• Beginner
• ++ Intermediate ++
• Advanced
• Expert
• Suicidal Expert

Spawn Coordinates

0.68.0

Seed Score MH 8.8 DW 5.8 C 8.3 W 5.9 SP 6.5 VR 5.8 AF 9.2     50.3

My Review

This seed is one of the most popular seeds that's been making the rounds on the Internet and it's easy to see why. There are land bridges and overhangs a plenty. I found lots of clay, a whole lotta bacon (pigs), and I even stumbled across a cave that has moss stone right inside the front door. I was amazed. Beyond that, you'll be surprised by the number of wolves in this level. You could easily explore this level for hours -- especially given how jagged the terrain is -- and I would encourage you to do just that.

Items of Interest

• [-24.64.-179] deep cave
• [-6.78.-263] a whole fleet of caves; possible network
• [-52.73.-344] a great little hidi-hole well to the north of the spawn point
• [-160.65.-358] the cave where I found the moss stone

Image Coordinates

An incredible land bridge to the immediate east of the spawn area at 0.65.0. The image at right is an amazing set of features. The one on the right looks like a Star Wars AT-AT. No coords on this one.

Seed: slim99457

Rating

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• Expert
• Suicidal Expert

Spawn Coordinates

120.66.320

Seed Score MH 6.3 DW 5.3 C 2.3 W 3.6 SP 1.7 VR 1.1 AF 3.3     23.6

My Review

This place is a snowy wasteland. As far as trees and other essentials are concerned, it's slim pickings. At the spawn, they maroon you on a sandbar. There are some quirks to this level, like hidden pitfall caves with only a single cube hole at the top and trees that grow out of water. Both were interesting to see, but the level as a whole is probably a pass unless you're into climbing either up or down.

Items of Interest

Just when I thought this level had nothing for me, I damn near killed myself stumbling into a massive hidden cave at 247.65.106 -- nowhere near the spawn, but still worth the trip if you want to see the hole I fell through. There's also a lake inside of a gorge at 75.69.260.

Image Coordinates

The above view is a three corners view of the main island from the spawn point sandbar.

Seed: queenbee

Special Achievements

• Premium! This map has scored higher than 40 out of 70 in the overall score.
• Spelunked! Higher than 8 out of 10 in caves.

Rating

• ++ Beginner ++
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• Expert
• Suicidal Expert

Spawn Coordinates

-5.68.11

Seed Score MH 6.2 DW 3.3 C 8.3 W 6.0 SP 7.2 VR 5.3 AF 7.9     44.2

My Review

The seed "queenbee" was a pleasant surprise. At first when I looked at it, I thought it was going to be an icy letdown. However, the cave systems on this map are amazing -- and there are a lot of them. I'm a big fan of floaters -- blocks that aren't connected to anything, they're just hanging in mid-air. As such, this level is interesting because it has clusters of floaters in several locations.

Items of Interest

There is an amazing cave at 158.60.398. There is a second, deep cave at -41.70.-59. There are many deep gorges, floaters, and a lava fall that's pouring into and defrosting a frozen lake. It's really cool.

Image Coordinates

The image at top is a three corner view showing the snow covered trees that dominate this level. The image above is a view of the lava defrosting system they've got going on this level. It can be found at 55.64.55.