TU9 Seed & Map: steakdiane

Total Score
27.1 / 30.0 ( 90.3% )
RIM Scores (MAX: 10.0)
REAL	10	INT	9.5	MAG	7.6

Rating

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

Technical Details

Seed Number: -135 291 2219
Version: XBL 1.4 (TU9) (no PC equiv)

Etymology

Steak Diane is steak that has been seared in it's seasoned juices and then set on fire while you're looking at it. If you like your steak well done and covered in Brandy, this may be the dish for you. The dish is named after the Roman goddess Diana -- the protector of huntsman and game.

Notes

You fool! You fell for my trap! Here I am reeling you in with a juicy story about liquored-up steak. Now you can't stop reading. And this seed is rated suicidal expert. What are you going to do now? Play it? You are? Ha! You fool!

This is the Minecraft equivalent of hosting a marathon in Alaska. There is only a tiny whisp of green in the southeast corner. The rest of the map is a blinding white blur -- except when you accidentally step in a hole and plummet to your death. Because the only thing this seed has more of other than acres and acres of snow covered nothing is holes in the ground that bottom in graveyards of bony adventurers -- like yourself.

Can't Miss

The triplets are three gaping holes that corkscrew into the earth. Each is unique and one of them is a monstrous and obscene climb that I would not dare attempt on survival mode. I'll let you figure out which one it is.

Villages

• None

Underground

• [-125.42.-374] abandoned mineshaft
• [-70.36.202] x9 red stone, chest, stronghold
• [-78.30.185] ender portal

Above Ground

• [317.71.-207] huge deep hole, flaming abandoned mineshaft, lava fall of death
• [140.68.-170] large lava pit
• [348.66.-72] medium ravine
• [340.68.54] awesome Y-shaped ravines
• [95.67.338] other huge deep hole, dig down at bottom for more huge hole
• [58.73.292] pumpkins
• [-350.74.373] dead drop x2
• [-360.65.93] medium cave
• [-358.65.178] the other, other huge deep hole
• [-141.66.-336] dead drop into cave
• [-149.118.-245] tallest point
• [-169.67.-114] dead drop into deep cave
• [-128.64.70] medium ravine
• [-95.68.57] if you're going to the nether, set your portal up here.

Seed & Map: susiederkins

Special Achievements

• 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 and Version

Spawn: 0.64.-22
Version: XBL 1.1.1 (equiv Beta 1.7.3)

Seed Score MH 8.1 DW 5.2 C 2.1 W 3.8 SP 6.6 VR 3.1 AF 8.9     37.8

Etymology

Susie Derkins is Calvin's foil in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. To say that they have a love-hate relationship is putting it mildly. Of course, Hobbes is more than happy to return her affections.

My Review

While there are many steep mountains to be had in this seed, I was shocked to find that moving around between them was not a problem. They're all fairly easy to scale -- even the tallest one that takes you all the way up to Y=120. Given how many shadowy places there are, I wouldn't recommend this for beginners. However, plenty of challenges for even the most advanced players make this seed well worth checking out.

Can't Miss

The seed Gargamel is known for a massive above-ground cavern full of bad guys. This level contains a similar Gargamel-style cavern. It's not as big, but still formidable.

Map

It's basically one large hunk of land with a small smattering of water and islands to the extreme east side of the map.

SEED MAP PIXEL COUNTS Classification: Tundra water 29.1% forest 5.6% plains 26.3% sand 2.4% ice/snow 31.5% * margin of error +/- 1.0%

Items of Interest

• [-23.77.-6] Can't Miss: mega Gargamel-style cavern
• [-24.78.336] two pumpkin patches
• [53.71.383] small, flattop butte and small floater
• [250.65.205] medium floater
• [354.60.66] dungeon with two chests
• [343.70.-19] medium cove with small flatland
• [337.67.-181] large clay
• [366.75.-266] large shortcut cave and large coal
• [200.72.-262] fantastic dome with hole in roof, medium cliff dive
• [132.95.-50] large tabletop overhang
• [97.71.-36] medium land bridge
• [0.120.-35] highest point
• [-40.84.-83] large sinkhole
• [28.106.-122] large valley
• [29.73.-290] pumpkins
• [138.67.-314] small erosion, iron
• [105.65.-353] large clay
• [52.66.-353] huge clay
• [-53.72.-310] small cave complex, Y=50
• [-283.81.-135] large shadowy overhang above cliff, small waterfall, small cliff dive
• [-217.70.-126] two large land bridges
• [-166.87.-96] medium sinkhole
• [-279.74.-30] small arête
• [-262.69.74] thick forest, sugar
• [-312.88.271] two small floaters
• [-302.72.297] medium cave complex
• [-246.72.352] medium flatland
• [-173.76.323] pumpkins

Images

There are actually a lot of things to see and do on this level. I probably have another three photos that just missed the cut.

First up, the cave (topmost photo) here is a Gargamel-style mega cave full of bad guys and death. I assure you getting through here on any level other than "no bad guys" is gonna be tough. The other image at top is a large, shadowy overhang located in another part of the seed. I like that the waterfall pours out onto the ice here -- unrealistic, but neat.

Finally, the three photos at right are c) a double land bridge setup, d) a misty mountain in early morning, and e) a relatively steep valley amidst some tall mountains (mountain at far right is tallest).

Seed: misswormwood

Rating

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

Spawn and Version

Spawn: 75.80.-150
Version: XBL 1.1.1 (equiv Beta 1.7.3)

Seed Score MH 5.5 DW 4.8 C 3.3 W 6.0 SP 6.3 VR 4.2 AF 4.8     34.9

Etymology

Miss Wormwood was the name of Calvin's teacher in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. She was a regularly occurring character -- most often the messenger of bad news for Calvin's parents, relaying concerns she had about Calvin's artistic subject matter or his propensity for making dinosaur noises at random times during her class.

My Review

This seed has some nice, flat terrain. It's easy to get around, though there aren't many caves. My spawn point was fantastic and there are many hidi-holes around. I think this would be an excellent seed for a beginner player but probably a little too boring for someone a little higher up on the leaderboard. I found an excellent cove, a mountain that was completely stripped of dirt by unknown forces, and several large patches of desert.

Items of Interest

• [109.68.-200] huge erosion on entire hillside
• [76.73.-221] large desert
• [164.72.-279] pumpkins
• [83.70.-146] really nice cove
• [-4.93.-75] large sinkhole
• [-39.81.229] small sinkhole
• [-79.69.320] large clay

Images

For some reason, this hillside was completely stripped of dirt -- exposing lots of coal and some iron in the process.

Legendary Seed: ashokan

Special Achievements

• Perfection! This seed has achieved one or more perfect scores.
• Legendary Seed! This seed has scored an astonishing 55+ out of 70 in the overall score.
• Golden! This seed has scored higher than 50 out of 70 in the overall score.
• Premium! This seed 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.
• Cakewalk! Higher than 8 out of 10 in visible resources.
• Anseled! Higher than 8 out of 10 in awesome features.

Rating

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

Spawn and Version

Spawn: 20.65.9
Version: XBL 1.1.1 (equiv Beta 1.7.3)

Seed Score MH 9.6 DW 4.4 C 9.1 W 7.6 SP 6.4 VR 8.1 AF 10.0     55.2

Etymology

Ashokan was the name of the house Jimi Hendrix stayed in when he lived outside of Woodstock.

My Review

Here it is, people. The part where Minecraft blows your brains out all over the floor, compresses the bits into lapis lazuli, and then sells them on Ebay for a tidy little profit.

If you're on a quest to find the perfect flatland, then this seed is not for you. How do I even put into words what I found on this seed? I can tell you almost every square inch of the map is covered by a mountain and that most of them are doing something ridiculous like hiding bad guys in their shadows or casting twisted, gnarled spires into the sky like fishermen trying to reel in the sun, but even that isn't enough. The caves are amazing and they're everywhere. There is always coal and iron within visual distance, even when underground.

There are many levels with patches of epic mountains, but no seed has allowed itself to be consumed by mountains in quite the way that this one has. I tried to find as much as I could, but it would be hubris of the highest magnitude to say that I came close to finding even half of what this seed has to offer.

And I've been working on it for three days!

I'm not sure I'll ever know what a perfect 10.0 in mountains looks like, but I'm sure that this is the closest I've come to seeing it.

Map

Even though almost half of this map is arctic and frozen, even the cold parts are a blast. This is just one big hunk of mountains. Good luck making your way around, this map took me almost two hours to make. The southwest corner is a miniature suicide level... if you feel so inclined.

SEED MAP PIXEL COUNTS Classification: Tundra water 23.0% forest 5.6% plains 20.3% sand 3.2% ice/snow 42.8% * margin of error +/- 1.0%

Land Bridges

• [-241.68.56] huge shadowy land bridge with coal
• [-269.79.116] mega coal in small land bridge
• [-33.73.-238] small land bridge with medium overhang
• [4.73.-192] medium land bridge with medium spire
• [394.70.-105] small land bridge with mushrooms

Underground

• [-120.72.359] black hole dead drop small cave, Y=55
• [-7.70.-95] deep cave, Y=12, gold, lava and a large floater
• [16.19.-75] diamonds
• [223.60.-204] deep pitfall cave, Y=12
• [247.12.-196] obsidian, coal, iron, redstone
• [233.14.-265] mega gold deposit, coal, lapis lazuli, lava fall and waterfall

Items of Interest

• [2.66.308] gravel pit
• [-25.66.359] sugar
• [-111.79.373] pitfall hidi-hole
• [-160.82.383] small coal cave
• [-135.72.343] medium valley with two tall waterfalls and one small waterfall
• [-200.111.332] tallest point
• [-247.76.242] deep dead drop cave complex
• [-222.98.259] dead drop crater, two medium floaters
• [-175.81.208] large hidi-hole
• [-114.81.166] large hidi-hole with coal
• [-129.85.116] tall cascading waterfall with coal
• [-70.68.48] pitfall
• [-35.84.26] small overhang and pumpkins
• [-38.98.-6] massive sinkhole
• [-31.69.-72] large spire with cave in it, sugar
• [-29.70.-88] large open air cave complex
• [18.69.-101] shortcut cave
• [-390.65.-359] medium sandbar
• [-207.66.-275] small alluvial gravel
• [-37.105.-216] pitfall and hidi-hole
• [-27.100.-209] monster sinkhole
• [45.73.-262] pumpkins
• [-81.65.-392] pitfall cliff
• [8.65.-355] pre-made obsidian pit (crack ice to turn on generator)
• [77.72.-375] small cave
• [173.75.-376] an arch
• [289.84.-287] small crater
• [296.71.-166] lava pit
• [324.79.-174] large erosion with coal
• [168.71.326] pumpkins
• [205.85.-80] medium ravine and medium floater
• [175.71.-124] large overhang

Images

First up, nothing describes this level better than the photograph at the top. It's a gigantic mountain, a deep cave, and some flatland to add some sight lines. If it wasn't for these flatlands, this would have been a 10.0 in mountains.

Beneath that, a view under a land bridge showing two of the three waterfalls that can be found in this epic valley. The sides are sheer cliffs, but the floor is rolling hills of green. It's a great place to plop down a fort.

At right, three photographs. Starting from top, this arch sits all alone in the middle of a boring, frozen island in the southeast of the map. Below that, this pit is absolutely shrouded in darkness but just narrow enough that it doesn't spawn any baddies. Beautiful nonetheless. Finally, this is a shot of a monstrous sinkhole that I found. It doesn't look as impressive from the other side due to the snow, but it's immense and full of possibilities.

Seed: jimihendrix

Rating

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

Spawn and Version

Spawn: 144.87.55
Version: XBL 1.1.1 (equiv Beta 1.7.3)

Seed Score MH 6.1 DW 3.8 C 1.5 W 5.2 SP 3.7 VR 2.9 AF 3.8     27.0

Etymology

Jimi Hendrix was a recording artist from the 1960s & 70s. He's known as the Godfather of the Electric Guitar. He played at Woodstock, released three albums, and captured the attention of the world until his untimely death at the age of 27.

My Review

It's a shame that the Godfather's seed was the worst of the day, though it was not a bad seed at all. It is full of pitfalls, sinkholes, and craters. Ironically, the caves I found were few and very shallow. The central part of the map is mountains and plains. When you head out toward the edges of the map, you'll find more icy conditions. Given how easily you can fall in a hole and die, I wouldn't recommend this for beginners. However, for those of you into exploring, this seed has the best chance of having that perfect round crater like the one in "opensource". Let me know if you find it.

Items of Interest

• [129.88.58] medium sinkhole
• [-9.78.6] valley
• [-28.93.-4] medium crater
• [-76.73.18] hidi-hole complex
• [-108.71.-144] small floater and sugar

Images

This was a really deep square sinkhole that I found. I liked the fact that there was a tree in it.