Seed & Map: parvopuppy

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

-2.65.-7

Seed Score MH 7.2 DW 3.8 C 6.3 W 7.7 SP 4.3 VR 4.8 AF 4.5     38.6

Etymology

Canine parvovirus is a disease that effects dogs. It is highly contagious and can be spread by direct or indirect contact with dog feces. Untreated, it's almost always fatal; treated puppies can make a full recovery. If you own a dog, you should learn more about parvo.

My Review

Aside from the massive desert that consumes the entire north end of the map, this level is quite exciting. There are two really awesome lava falls and -- hold on to your butts -- I found a pink sheep. That's right... the mighty pink sheep. Can't swear he'll be there for you, but he was around. Moving on, the mountains on the east side of this map are insane. This full map took longer than any other I've ever done simply because navigating these mountains is a huge hassle. The desert flatland is a good place to find clear, open land for a city and you're going to find many caves to explore. All told, a definite consideration for players looking for a challenge.

Items of Interest

Warning: the following list contains coordinates and descriptions of the majority of resources and other features in this seed. If you prefer to discover these things on your own, skip ahead to the final paragraph.

• [-99.65.-55] high waterfall with cliff dive experience
• [-134.62.0] deep hole and a spire in the middle of the lake
• [-378.66.282] large gravel deposit
• [-307.65.-149] land bridge
• [-319.79.-287] coal
• [-261.66.267] large gravel and cave
• [-155.88.-317] tall waterfall with hidi-hole
• [-130.65.-349] gravel and sugar
• [-108.68.-232] tall lava fall
• [-60.96.-249] shortcut cave
• [10.73.-359] desert flatlands
• [29.74.-227] shortcut cave
• [40.67.-232] massive cave
• [99.69.64] cave
• [172.106.-321] deep basin
• [208.73.-262] underground lava fall in deep cave
• [242.78.-222] two pumpkin patches
• [248.71.-263] large cave
• [284.73.-357] cool land bridge
• [380.71.-282] deep cave
• [382.73.-226] medium cave
• [194.66.-96] deep cave with waterfall
• [251.66.-37] huge exposed stone with iron and coal
• [265.65.-21] one lone pumpkin
• [247.67.91] coal
• [303.67.71] massive coal with waterfall
• [337.83.98] deep cave
• [358.105.116] dead drop
• [393.70.18] massive spire
• [409.68.135] gravel
• [371.65.236] clay
• [358.65.266] clay
• [229.69.265] deep cave complex with coal
• [120.65.348] cave
• [25.65.330] squid

Images

This is another one of those times where I just couldn't limit it to two photos. At the top, you're going to see an amazing land bridge that actually spans catty-corner, which is unusual. If you're willing to do a little bit of digging first, you can turn this into a fun little cliff diving experience.

At right (above), you're going to see a table-top overhang that lives above the cloud line. Any lower, and the shadow would probably hide some baddies, but as it were, it's a nice place to hide in the clouds. Below that, this is a massive lava fall (at -108.68.-232) that clearly burned down all the trees in the immediate area.

Seed & Map: gimmeclay

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

315.65.268

Seed Score MH 7.1 DW 3.8 C 4.1 W 5.8 SP 5.2 VR 6.1 AF 4.2     36.3

My Review

This was from the wishful thinking pile. I asked it to give me clay and you know what? It gave me clay. I found several open air clay deposits peppered throughout the map. Amazing. So, if you feel strongly about building your castle out of bricks, then this is the place to do so. Outside of that piece of irony, the board itself is lovely. It's a good spot for beginners since there is plenty of wood and some really nice starter caves. The primary island runs latitudinal with microislands bordering on the north and south. As a rule, north is more frozen than south and there are lots of squid on the island.

Items of Interest

Warning: The following is a list of landmarks located around this map. If you prefer to discover these things for yourself, do not read this list and skip ahead to the final paragraph.

• [368.67.325] coal/lava cave
• [334.67.364] deep hole and a clay deposit
• [267.65.342] medium clay
• [114.66.349] sugar
• [-169.65.374] hidden cave
• [-184.65.389] clay
• [-265.65.338] pitfall
• [-362.71.-23] tall waterfall
• [-338.68.-34] massive cave complex with coal
• [-349.65.-140] big patch of clay
• [-331.70.-204] medium coal cave
• [-339.76.-240] deep dead drop
• [-172.73.-382] coal
• [-167.66.-343] clay
• [-20.65.-335] wolf pack, sugar
• [119.65.-332] crazy water feature, caves, and a lava fall
• [173.67.-308] caves
• [231.71.-319] cave
• [382.68.-313] red flower patch and a hidi-hole
• [351.73.-248] yellow flower patch
• [311.59.-239] medium cave with sandstone stalagmites
• [352.65.-149] clay
• [350.81.27] hidden lava pit
• [353.69.66] waterfall
• [121.81.164] deep cavern
• [40.73.160] coal
• [15.77.192] hidi-hole
• [-171.97.51] flat overhang
• [-176.65.-84] hidi-hole and wolf pack
• [-33.65.-144] dead drop

Images

It's a mountain.

Seed: aristostallionbumblebee

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

94.72.-144

Seed Score MH 2.8 DW 5.3 C 3.2 W 5.5 SP 4.4 VR 3.0 AF 2.0     26.2

My Review

A nicely balanced level with clusters of mountains surrounded by wide-open plains. You're not going to have a hard time finding wood because it's spread out over the whole board. There are no interesting formations. For a noob looking for a challenge, you might enjoy this board, which is a mainland body in the north and an archipelago in the south.

Items of Interest

• [128.65.-191] a coal deposit
• [137.77.-191] a killer hidi-hole with coal and iron
• [195.75.-247] a shortcut cave
• [290.68.-54] multiple gravel pits
• [389.65.-12] the sound of zombies underfoot
• [240.65.14] I found a large concentration of squid in this deep part of the water.

Image Coordinates

The image at top is a four-corners shot showing the distant snow-covered peaks of an interesting mountain. There aren't too many of them on this board, so it was worth documenting this one.

Seed: 348610

Special Achievements

• 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.
• Anseled! Higher than 8 out of 10 in awesome features.

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

13.65.171 (in the South)

Seed Score MH 8.1 DW 7.2 C 4.1 W 6.9 SP 2.9 VR 4.1 AF 8.1     41.4

My Review

It's not just that this seed has great hills, it's that it has so many great hills I had to fight to narrow down the screenshots to just two. Sadly, I lost that battle, so I'm including a third screenshot just because I can. Unless you're looking for squid, you're not going to find any amazing excess of resources. But this level isn't about that; it's about looking at pretty mountains. So have at it.

Items of Interest

• [44.66.183] hidi-hole plus gravel pit plus coal
• [1.60.124] zombie sounds coming from the bottom of the lake; not too far down
• [81.73.-41] welcome to the desert
• [119.67.6] gravel pit
• [293.82.105] cliff-side hidi-hole with a great view

Image Coordinates

The top image is a shot of the twin peaks from across the lake near where I spawned. The second shot (above) explains it all: little bit of peaks nestled in a whole lotta trees in the southeast of the seed at 208.73.110. The shot at right is a view from a great cliff-side hidi-hole shortcut cave with a view of a gnarled looking overhang. You can find it at 293.82.105.

Seed: flash456

Special Achievements

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

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

70.65.-20

Seed Score MH 6.1 DW 3.8 C 5.9 W 8.3 SP 5.8 VR 2.1 AF 1.3     33.3

My Review

A tiny island full of plenty of wood. A good spawn point makes this an interesting board that, while probably a bit out of reach for beginners, could make for an enjoyable experience for more seasoned players. Lots of squid and visible resources like coal. Most of the caves are submerged in water -- which can be a challenge. There's also an interesting set of sister caves (A+B, see below) that promises some good hunting.

Items of Interest

• [336.71.-222] a resource quarry
• [243.67.-393] entrance to cave A
• [175.65.-383] entrance to cave B

Image Coordinates

The image at top is an interesting island full of sugar cane, overhangs, interesting trees, and other fascinations. The image at right is an example of the many pockets of visible coal.

Seed: rgj15

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

-4.70.9

Seed Score MH 4.4 DW 5.2 C 1.6 W 3.4 SP 3.9 VR 3.8 AF 2.6     24.9

My Review

What's most interesting about this level is that as you're wondering around, you can hear zombies all over the place. It's like they're right under the surface in caves with no entrances. Beyond that, there are a couple of shallow hidi-hole caves as well as some interesting viewpoints. Plenty of squid and some nice pockets of coal.

Items of Interest

• [-87.95.188] deep ravine with lots of resource squares
• [-101.70.74] a sand cave that you can run right by if you don't know it's there; you'll have to dig some sand to get in there.
• [-120.74.113] a nice scenic overhang
• [-68.71.298] a shallow cave

Image Coordinates

The first image is one of the four corner images taken from the spawn point. The second image (at right) was taken at -87.95.188

Seed: aop456

Special Achievements

• Premium! This map has scored higher than 40 out of 70 in the overall score.

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

-63.73.105

Seed Score MH 7.3 DW 4.8 C 7.1 W 5.1 SP 6.0 VR 4.8 AF 6.9     42.0

My Review

Third best of the day. This seed has two things going for it. One is the easily accessible lava pits and the other is the massive crater at the top of the big mountain. This crater was so huge I couldn't shoot a photo of it. The top of the crater is usually obscured by clouds, so you can actually fall into it if you come in over the top and are unaware that it's there. Luckily, there's a shortcut; a collapsed entryway that you can sort of see through and dig through to enter in the middle. Amazingly, this seed is incredibly well balanced, illustrated by the premium award standing without earning any of the other awards. Oh, and there's lots of squid here, too.

Items of Interest

It's all about the massive pit: 30.92.271. It's quite a hike from the spawn, so make sure you bring lots of supplies.

Image Coordinates

A nice view of the balanced portion near the river bed. There's even a small lava pit just off screen to the right of this view. Sorry, no coords.

Seed: cjkr11223

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

175.71.227

Seed Score MH 3.7 DW 6.3 C 5.9 W 5.3 SP 7.2 VR 2.4 AF 1.9     32.7

My Review

This is actually an odd level to score highly, but it's all because of the spawn. This is a perfect beginner's spawn in a prime location local to resources, building materials, and several caves. There are also many black sheep and squid.

Items of Interest

There is a deep cave at 289.71.148 and a huge cache of resources (coal, iron) at 257.69.400.

Image Coordinates

The above view is a great landmark stone spire that juts up out of nowhere as you're walking through the woods.
Coordinates: 200.72.-148

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.

Seed: mn456z

Rating

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• Expert
• Suicidal Expert

Spawn Coordinates

16.71.94

Seed Score MH 0.5 DW 7.0 C 0.5 W 3.0 SP 1.3 VR 0.5 AF 0.5     13.3

My Review

The single best board of the day was bookended by the two worst of the day -- including this one... the worst. This board was so flat I didn't even have to space myself to take a photo of it. It's flat. Flat. Flat. No mountains or hills. There are many, many squid in the deep and complex ocean waters surrounding the sands of this desolate, barren sandbar. Huge swaths of gravel, if you happen to go that way. I would not recommend this for a beginner and experts and above may be able to find subterranean caverns to make it interesting, but I suspect that's going to take some serious patience.

Items of Interest

Nada.

Image Coordinates

This view won because it was the first one out of my camera. I hold it in no special regard.