Saturday, September 22, 2012

Seed: bicentenial

Special Achievements

  • Rolling! Higher than 8 out of 10 in hills and mountains.

Rating

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

Spawn and Version

Spawn: 102.65.37
Version: XBL 1.1.1 (equiv Beta 1.7.3)

Seed Score
MH 8.8
DW 3.7
C 2.2
W 6.7
SP 4.4
VR 3.1
AF 5.2
    34.1

Etymology

The word "bicentennial" means "two centuries". However, this seed name is deliberately misspelled. In case you were wondering, I dropped an "n" out of the name because the resultant seed from the traditional spelling wasn't anything special and I wanted a good one for my 200th seed. And I got it!

My Review

Number two hundred people! And they said it'd never last. This seed has some really tall peaks. I found no less than five spots where you can view the world from Y=115. But even though heights can be fun, the true draw of this level is the epic tree-packed valleys that are formed by these close-knit mountains. Ironically, the cramped geography makes for some interesting encounters with creepers and other day-walkers who can live under the protection of the trees. Keep your head on a swivel and don't get caught up in the beauty. Other things to keep in mind: there's a sizable chunk of frozen real estate that you should avoid because it's boring and this map is clearly a coastline, but I didn't swim out to see if there are any islands in the ocean. I'll leave that for you to discover.

Items of Interest

  • [164.65.53] medium overhang with medium cascading waterfall
  • [329.65.-47] iron and coal cave
  • [108.78.-336] deep crater lake
  • [46.72.-288] hidden lava pit
  • [-104.71.370] small cute spire
  • [-166.115.52] tallest point, monster valley and palisade

Images

At top, this is a fantastic sheer valley that stretches past the sphere of visibility. At right, this great horned overhang shelters a medium sized waterfall. This was right near my spawn.

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