Showing posts with label barren. Show all posts
Showing posts with label barren. Show all posts

Friday, October 11, 2013

TU12 Seed & Map: zaq15

Total VRIM Score
20.7 / 40.0 ( 51.8% )
Individual Scores (MAX: 10.0)
VIS 1.1 REAL 10.0 INT 3.0 MAG 6.6

Photos
Map

Rating

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

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Seed & Map: moonbeam

Rating

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

Spawn and Version

Spawn: 101.65.39
Version: XBL 1.1.1 (equiv Beta 1.7.3)

Seed Score
MH 4.7
DW 1.6
C 4.9
W 1.8
SP 1.2
VR 2.1
AF 4.9
    21.2

My Review

This is not a seed; this is a depressing frozen ice box that the Devil uses to store his frozen foods. Most of the caves are flooded and there are very few trees. You know that a seed is suicidal when, while backing up to take a photograph of a massive shaded land bridge full of creepers you are descended upon by creepers -- holding the Devil's fish sticks -- living in the massive shaded cave behind you, who want to know if you have a permit to film in this location. If you insist on seeing this carnage, the southeast corner has all the formations. Avoid.

Caves

  • [156.65.177] short cut cave with zombie sounds
  • [120.65.227] deep cave
  • [207.74.51] medium cave
  • [210.72.-320] medium cave with underground waterfall
  • [-363.73.202] medium cave

Other Items of Interest

  • [22.65.-110] small flat snow
  • [95.65.-331] large flat beach
  • [321.71.54] lava pit
  • [317.70.213] pumpkins
  • [320.70.13] small basin
  • [337.73.-300] lava pit
  • [374.73.249] deep hole pit
  • [-21.79.274] pumpkins
  • [-19.65.-303] medium clay
  • [-49.65.332] large clay under snow
  • [-69.73.210] lava pit
  • [-212.80.-359] medium coal
  • [-249.78.349] massive land bridge/overhang, pumpkins
  • [-338.67.343] large shadowy overhang
  • [-300.75.235] pumpkins
  • [-332.71.137] deep dead drop hole
  • [-394.77.36] two small floaters
  • [-326.65.-92] deep cave and tiny flatland
  • [-344.65.-161] medium sugar

Images

The scar that rips through this rock formation is full of shadows and creepers. It's actually a series of land bridges that act as one umbrella above the terrain. You can find it at -249.78.349. At right, this is a less imposing but equally scenic overhang.

Monday, August 27, 2012

Seed & Map: joeypouch

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

-78.66.0

Seed Score
MH 3.7
DW 5.8
C 4.2
W 4.2
SP 2.8
VR 3.1
AF 1.9
    25.7

My Review

Well, the good and bad of this level is that you're trading trees for lava pits. There are no less than three lava pits on this level. The trees are located in the extreme south and east parts of the map; the rest of the map is barren and mostly made of ice. Patches of snowy wasteland and dried-up desert make this a seed that's best left to experienced adventurers looking for a challenge.

Items of Interest

  • [-2.73.-89] skeleton cave
  • [36.71.-144] hidden cave
  • [82.65.-180] large sugar
  • [34.65.-274] yellow flower patch and sugar
  • [-67.65.-361] medium coal
  • [-109.65.-344] small flatland
  • [-236.71.336] pumpkins
  • [-262.70.-322] lava pit
  • [-249.65.-53] hidi-hole with iron
  • [-207.75.338] two hidi-holes with coal
  • [-64.77.323] thick forest
  • [148.72.339] small overhang with waterfall
  • [273.74.125] lava pit
  • [318.76.-237] deep pitfall hole with lava fall and waterfall; access down to Y=41
  • [340.71.-368] pumpkins
  • [222.70.-393] coal and small overhang
  • [157.65.-330] small lava pit
  • [202.75.26] pumpkins
  • [88.65.166] small gravel and sugar
  • [-152.73.150] huge flat grassland

Images

At top, this small cove has eroded away some of the neighboring hillside. As for the image at right, this is a very interesting cave. Firstly, there's a waterfall that will take you all the way to the bottom -- past, as it turns out, a lava fall. Conveniently, you can make it all the way to the bottom and then back up by swimming the waterfall. However, the bottom is just a hole. There's no cave. So you'll need tools and stuff to make this thing useful.

Seed & Map: alicesprings

Special Achievements

  • Abyssal! Higher than 8 out of 10 in deep water.

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

-49.65.23

Seed Score
MH 1.7
DW 8.4
C 2.9
W 1.8
SP 1.6
VR 1.4
AF 1.7
    19.5

My Review

In the grand sport that is "Suicidal Minecraft", this seed has a real chance of making it into the hall of fame. The sixth worst seed I have ever found, this map is a flat, icy, barren disaster. If your mother told me she was an active member of the Nazi party, I would still not recommend this seed to her. You have to swim... everywhere. There is one island, due east, that is full of trees. If you quarantined yourself to this island you may have a chance to eek out a miserable existence. Leave the island and you'll find nothing but tears.

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.

  • [-110.71.40] some icy pumpkins
  • [-217.70.172] pitfall shortcut cave
  • [-364.69.301] small cave, zombie sounds from behind rear wall, and a waterfall
  • [-370.74.-56] pumpkins
  • [-292.65.-134] hidden lava pit
  • [-343.66.-208] hidden lava pit with iron
  • [-283.73.-358] hidi-hole and shortcut cave
  • [-234.71.-327] mushrooms
  • [210.66.-365] large spire and sugar
  • [289.65.-349] small gravel and wolves
  • [337.71.-39] pitfall hole
  • [302.65.175] wolf pack
  • [67.71.326] pumpkins
  • [58.66.-159] medium clay

Images

You know what grows here? Rocky, barren spires.

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Seed: nethermore

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

0.70.-50

Seed Score
MH 4.2
DW 5.1
C 2.6
W 1.9
SP 5.0
VR 5.4
AF 1.8
    26.0

My Review

This Minecraft-twisted play on Edgar Alan Poe's oft-quoted magpie would make for a good survival map. My first time through, I didn't find any caves and that had me worried, but I went back a second time and found one really deep cave with some lava features. So, I have confirmed that there is at least one cave on the map. Hazzah! Beyond that, you're looking at flat and barren snow-covered mounds as far as the eye can see.

Items of Interest

  • [-3.66.-50] shortcut cave near iron and coal
  • [18.65.-34] small clay
  • [30.69.18] hidi-hole
  • [219.65.-6] wide-open, flat beach
  • [316.70.-239] zombie sounds
  • [310.68.-281] small hidi-hole

Images

In my first play-through of this level, I forgot to take photos because I was so uninspired. However, when I went back the second time, I took a different path and discovered some cool lava features -- including this lava fall (one of two) inside a large deep cave. I plan on going back to see what else is hiding in this cave. At right, this lava pit, sitting half obscured by its neighboring hill, illuminates the night.

Seed: -441882123

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

0.65.22

Seed Score
MH 1.8
DW 6.2
C 4.7
W 0.9
SP 3.0
VR 4.1
AF 2.4
    23.1

My Review

My spawn was a desert island and the seed was so flat I began slaughtering sheep by the dozen so their bodies would provide some kind of relief. This is absolutely one of the flattest levels I have ever seen. The big attractions are the humungous gravel pile and an unusual, very flat island. If you're looking for a good space to build a megalopolis, then this may be the place for you. If not, bail.

Items of Interest

  • [-26.65.-48] medium clay
  • [-15.65.22] medium clay
  • [-14.68.-73] spider sounds
  • [122.66.-135] crazy flat island
  • [163.68.-139] large coal deposit
  • [264.65.-56] pumpkins
  • [236.75.81] deep skeleton cave
  • [230.70.111] deep open-air cave complex
  • [301.72.265] pumpkins
  • [350.66.325] clay, iron, and a hidi-hole
  • [-289.73.324] long shortcut cave
  • [-269.66.197] massive gravel pile
  • [-217.65.225] wolves

Images

I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "look in the photo, I see plenty of trees." Ha! You fool! Those are the only trees in the whole seed and they exist in a secret location that I will take with me to my grave.

Seed: somethingawful

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

0.65.-9

Seed Score
MH 3.7
DW 2.9
C 3.5
W 3.2
SP 1.2
VR 5.7
AF 1.4
    21.6

My Review

When I dreamed up this seed name, I thought maybe I'd find a level with lots of day-creepers in it. I did not think I'd find Ireland in January. This is an icy, frozen world with only the occasional patch of green. In fact, in looking at the map, I would say that this world is half frozen icy barren nothing and half grassy flowered barren nothing. An awful spawn with nothing to see, this seed is only suitable for people with serious mental instabilities.

Items of Interest

  • [-49.75.72] medium cave
  • [-135.74.58] large hidi-hole
  • [-155.78.53] medium cave complex
  • [-196.75.33] waterfall cave
  • [-300.73.34] shortcut cave
  • [-372.74.234] skeleton sounds and hidi-hole

Images

Look at this image: this is not the kind of place where you want to spend the afternoon; this is the kind of place where you want to send your excess prisoners.

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Seed: volcanovsjoe

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

64.67.29

Seed Score
MH 4.1
DW 3.7
C 2.9
W 2.4
SP 3.3
VR 4.1
AF 3.7
    24.2

My Review

So, today was all about volcano levels and I wanted to see if using the word "volcano" would produce the desired results. No dice. This board is very sparse and the spawn point was very barren. Turned out to be the lowest scoring of the day. Wood is difficult to find and there were very few landmarks. I have to admit, though, I logged two medium-sized floaters. So for people who like to make their home in the sky, you might want to check this one out.

Items of Interest

  • [-14.68.84] gravel
  • [-46.78.137] medium floater
  • [-63.69.185] medium floater with coal
  • [-141.65.251] large sugar, medium cave with another hidden cave inside (bring a pickaxe)
  • [-145.65.291] small hidi-hole
  • [-255.65.307] hidi-hole with iron
  • [-276.69.174] three landbridges

Images

I took this photo at the confluence of three land bridges. Pretty rare to find one of these. You can build a house under it at -276.69.174.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Seed: -29632

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

0.72.40

Seed Score
MH 3.2
DW 4.8
C 5.9
W 3.1
SP 1.6
VR 4.2
AF 2.1
    24.9

My Review

Dead last for a reason: this flat, baron ice-world offers very little in the way of shelter or trees, so is definitely not for beginners. However, this isn't a suicidal expert level either because there are actually a significant amount of caves around, making this a level that some people may enjoy because of the underground exploration. Something to consider. My spawn was pretty sparse, though there were pumpkins there. I did find a deep hole and a cave complex to the east.

Items of Interest

  • [80.76.57] land bridge
  • [99.77.58] pumpkins
  • [195.71.129] deep cave
  • [354.66.38] hidi-hole
  • [404.69.38] sugar
  • [335.65.-41] sugar

Images

This level doesn't have much life above ground, but the situation changes once you crack the surface... with a pickaxe!

Friday, August 10, 2012

Seed: carrielives

Special Achievements

  • Spelunked! Higher than 8 out of 10 in caves.

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

-83.71.155

Seed Score
MH 5.9
DW 1.6
C 9.1
W 4.7
SP 4.2
VR 6.1
AF 4.9
    36.5

My Review

What can I say... I'm a Stephen King fan. And you know what's scary like Stephen King? Caves. Caves and caves and caves. There is a treasure trove of deep, spooky, creeper-infested holes peppered into this map like a shotgun blast. If you like sneaking quietly around corners to avoid detection or just simply have a bajillion torches lying around, then this is the level for you.

Items of Interest

  • [-83.71.115] coal cave
  • [-69.75.107] medium sized cave with coal
  • [-22.65.121] a cool trench
  • [-15.73.81] deep cave
  • [9.78.78] shortcut cave and pumpkins
  • [24.78.63] big cave
  • [-51.76.43] hidi-hole

Images

As you can see, "carrielives" is a quirky little map that's mostly snow and barren rock. You'll find several of these weird little crooked spires standing about waiting to support a nice house.