Seed: hotconeofdeath

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

0.65.-50

Seed Score MH 5.1 DW 4.4 C 2.9 W 4.8 SP 5.5 VR 1.9 AF 2.6     27.2

My Review

Not the most elegant seed name I've come up with, but hey, when you're hunting volcanoes you pull out all the stops. I'm still unsure of how animals generate in these seeds, but I found a pack of pigs so populous they practically poured from the prairie. Hopefully, they're there when you get there.

Items of Interest

• [76.72.-166] flat plain
• [101.71.-224] coal
• [204.76.-285] medium cave
• [244.72.-307] holy pigs!
• [222.69.-337] yellow flower patch
• [303.74.-387] pumpkins

Images

When traveling through the mountains, be careful to keep an eye out for dead drop cliffs that appear out of nowhere.

Seed: floaters

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

-5.72.-83

Seed Score MH 5.3 DW 1.8 C 4.2 W 5.2 SP 1.8 VR 4.8 AF 1.6     24.7

My Review

So, I gave this level a shot because I thought maybe I could wish some really cool floaters my way. The result: not a one. The trouble with this level is that all of the really good hidi-holes that I found were submerged. That's a real pain in the ass if you're just getting started. I also found it interesting that there were so many pigs in certain places that they ended up wondering around on the ice sheets. Pigs on ice -- what a gas!

Items of Interest

• [-63.65.-200] clay
• [-70.72.-351] lava
• [-186.70.-306] sound of zombies nearby
• [-192.69.-319] deep hole; dig down to find a large iron deposit
• [-218.71.-306] sound of zombies

Images

This is actually a four-corners shot from my spawn, but the mountain was so big, I couldn't see over it.

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: -7888332628260394416

Special Achievements

• Born Free! Higher than 8 out of 10 in spawn point.

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

-41.77.44

Seed Score MH 4.1 DW 3.7 C 2.8 W 5.2 SP 8.1 VR 4.1 AF 2.9     30.9

My Review

You gotta give it to Minecraft, some of these random number seeds are pretty good. This one is no exception. One of the best of the day, this seed has one of the best spawn points I've seen so far. It's a perfect beginner world. The spawn features an almost complete hidi-hole plus a short-cut cave that runs under the hidi-hole. Plus, there's trees everywhere. Top quality stuff. Lots of pigs, a nice hilly terrain interlaced with water, and an inordinate amount of cacti.

Items of Interest

• [-71.70.212] really cool sand dune

Image Coordinates

The above image is a four corners shot.

Seed: [24]

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

12.67.5

Seed Score MH 3.3 DW 4.1 C 2.5 W 2.1 SP 0.6 VR 1.6 AF 1.2     15.4

My Review

With the success of "[23]" yesterday, I thought I would try my hand again at a bracketed seed. I was wrong to think that brackets would bring me happiness. This was the worst level of the day; if you played this level on an X-Box at your mother's funeral, you would say to yourself, "Well, at least she's not playing this level!" Sand everywhere and trees so sparse you could sell the wood on E-bay. Your spawn is in the middle of fucking nowhere. You have no shot at a hidi-hole unless you dig straight down looking for dirt that you could carry back to the surface of the sand. If you like dying things green, then this is the level for you.

There is one interesting feature that's worth harping about. There is a lava pit next to a lake at the foot of a hidi-hole cave on this level that allows you to create an obsidian generator if you can make yourself a diamond pickaxe. There was a humorous pig island which was six blocks long and had three pigs vying for control, but that's no reason to play this crappy thing.

Items of Interest

• [-177.74.-143] a flooded sand cave
• [-154.65.-258] the sound of trapped zombies in the middle of the day; you may find a zombie spawn if you dig near here
• [-110.67.-264] a shallow cave full of coal
• [-53.66.-209] the obsidian generator

Image Coordinates

A four corners photo of the one and only anything other than sand! The photo on the right is of the obsidian generator at -53.66.-209. You can just make out the cave at the top.

Seed: [23]

Special Achievements

• Treemium! Higher than 8 out of 10 in wood.

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

-103.73.-5

Seed Score MH 7.6 DW 3.1 C 5.5 W 9.0 SP 4.0 VR 3.6 AF 5.5     38.3

My Review

I have to admit, I was a little nervous about using brackets in a seed. I knew it would work, but I didn't know if it would screw up the blog. I'm glad I took the chance. This is an otherwise nicely rounded seed that's just chock full of trees. It's crazy. I spawned in a tree. In order to get any photos, I had to climb trees. Deep, penetrating forest to the north of the spawn. There's even a tiny solitary tree on the frozen iceberg out in the middle of the ocean. The spawn is a tough one and because of the thickness of canopy, there are constant roaming enemies. I got blown up in the middle of the day. I don't think anyone but the experts should go for this one.

Items of Interest

Squid, sugar, and pork were all available in massive quantities at my spawn point. There are also several really awesome waterfalls throughout the seed.

Image Coordinates

The Spider Overhang. It faces the desert on the opposite side of the world from where you spawn. Sorry, I forgot to get coordinates.