1.8.2 Seed & Map: chiaroscuro

Total Score
51.5 / 170.0 ( 30.3% )
Ratings
FLAT	2.5	V	--	M/H	2.1
RAV	3.9	C	5.5	AMS	6.5
HOLD	--	DW	8.8	OH	1.2
LB	2.1	FLOAT	--	SHADE	1.6
W	1.9	CLAY	6.6	LAVA	3.7
WF	3	LF	2.1

Awards

• Abyssal! 8.0 or higher in deep water.

Rating

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

Technicals

Seed Number: 1360937512
Version: XBL 1.8.2 (equiv PC 1.2)

Etymology

Chiaroscuro is the interplay between light and shadow. This applies to most artistic works like photographs, sculpture, and traditional painting.

My Review

This is a seriously challenging level. Both the nether and the top world have very little land to work with. However, there is a significant collection of underground features that will easily keep you busy and make trying this one worth the time to see. Also, if you're into clay, this is a level you'll want to check out.

The Nether

This is a wide open nether with plenty of lava, however the most interesting feature that I found was a lava fall that, due to the topology, splits into four different streams that then pour through the "fingers" of a rack shelf like maple syrup. It's a really cool thing.

The rest of the level is almost exclusively shelves, so unless you're playing creative, getting from one place to another is going to require some serious week-long bridge building.

Map

The southern portion of the northwest island is quite possibly completely hollow.

Underground

• [-60.20.90] abandoned mineshaft with gold
• [-64.22.30] chest, x1 diamond, red stone, and melon seeds
• [-46.37.123] underwater ravine, y=12
• [369.44.-73] tiny underwater cave
• [211.12.-260] x2 diamonds
• [-402.13.-64] x2 diamonds
• [-414.12.-45] x6 diamonds
• [-387.18.-32] x14 gold
• [-374.13.7] x16 red stone, x2 lapis, x2 gold
• [-42.28.333] x6 gold
• [-65.15.281] x4 gold
• [-88.25.320] x4 gold
• [-63.32.303] medium underground ravine, waterfall, two lava falls
• [-69.67.309] island; dig down in this spot to safely find ravine
• [-32.63.250] small underwater ravine, obsidian generator, Y=12

Above Ground

• [12.70.-209] small flat island
• [-314.63.-385] clay field, x5 deposits
• [369.72.366] lava pit

Images

[TOP] This is a really weird, bulbous spire? Butte? Overhang? What the hell is this thing?

[ABOVE] This is a view of the inside of one of the underground ravines (-63.32.303). The ceiling is open to the water above, so the entire midsection is difficult to pass because you're constantly being thrust down toward the floor.