This Old Seed: Ep. 23

Hey, all. Here's a quick video I did to show off the cave complex in the TU12 seed "toughguy" (see below). Enjoy!

This Old Seed: tropicofcancer

Here's a quick look at the floating dungeon in the seed "tropicofcancer". Not amazing, but still... it's something I've never seen before.

Video: Health Concerns Surface About "mjolnir"

Legally, I believe I'm required by law to add a disclaimer so you understand how dangerous the seed "mjolnir" is. Consider this video it.

Video: "xbone"

Hey, all. I made a little video showing off the massive hole inside of the seed "xbone".

You should have a look because the photo in the post below doesn't really do it justice. And while you're there, if you could tap the subscribe button for me, that would help out a lot. Enjoy!

[TOS] "xbone" (XBOX Minecraft TU9 Seed)

Video: Awesome Cave on At85

So, here's a quick video tour of the awesome cave I found on At85. Hope you enjoy!

Video: This Old Seed, Ep 9

Here's a little video I put together for the seed "c27j83". Hope you enjoy!

Off Topic: Disney Acquires Star Wars

I consider the acquisition of Star Wars by the Walt Disney Corporation to be one of the most depraved and soul-wrenching events to ever happen in my lifetime. I consider it particularly cowardly that they waited to make their move until I was struck with a hurricane and unable to raise an army in opposition. The hero we needed to pull the Star Wars universe from out of the Pop 100 bin of history has failed to arrive, replaced instead by a big-eared antichrist that will take the feeble and embittered franchise down a path of Edward D. Wood Jr.-esk exploitation and mindlessness the likes of which you have only seen from the Skeksis in the 1982 classic The Dark Crystal.

Since I can't bear to think of it another minute, I present to you a YouTube video by gamer-goddess Raychul, who will give you a significantly more delightful and less jaded take on the death of this once-cherished franchise.

Off Topic: Alter of Pimps

The gang over at Achievement Hunter builds an alter to their Tower of Pimps and chaos ensues when they have to decide who gets to actually place the tower on top of the alter. Be sure to hang out for the bonus-bonus footage at the end.

Off Topic: COD Piece

Hey, everybody. I'm adding a new video series to my repertoire. This is going to be a Call of Duty series called COD Piece. To begin with, I'm just going to post some of the videos in my Xbox "theater" to clean out some space. However, after that I'm going to make COD Piece a haven for snipers who want to learn more about gunning down people from afar.

Please take a look and add a thumbs up so I can gain a little traction. And if you haven't seen it already, be sure to check out my new Minecraft video series, This Old Seed. Episode six gives a little tour of "itsybitsyspider". They're getting better... I promise.

Map: charcuterie

Version

Version: XBL 1.1.1 (equiv Beta 1.7.3)

Quick Review

So, this seed is pretty basic except for one key area that I thought was pretty awesome. For all you flatlanders out there, there is a sizeable chuck of real estate that has no trees and is almost entirely flat as far as the eye can see. Beyond that, there is one really awesome cave in the southwest part of the central continent that can only be found by digging down through the beach. Both are worth checking out.

Video

This seed appears in episode four of my Xbox Minecraft seed tourism series, This Old Seed. In this video, I show off the flatland.

Items of Interest

• [-141.70.-55] huge flatland
• [235.73.332] medium flatland on island
• [339.65.256] very deep cave down to Y=14

Seed & Map: plethoraofdiamonds

Special Achievements

• Premium! This seed has scored higher than 40 out of 70 in the overall score.
• Spelunked! Higher than 8 out of 10 in caves.
• Cakewalk! Higher than 8 out of 10 in visible resources.

Rating

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

Spawn and Version

Spawn: -293.68.262
Version: XBL 1.1.1 (equiv Beta 1.7.3)

Seed Score MH 7.2 DW 5.4 C 8.7 W 6.9 SP 5.0 VR 8.1 AF 5.9     47.2

My Review

This is a fantastic seed that has some good formations and iconic landmarks but is mostly remarkable for the large island in the southwest corner that is practically hollow. Within seconds of reaching the island, you can descend all the way down to Y=13. From there, you have full access to all the goodies, including redstone, bluestone, a dozen or so diamonds, and the usual large quantities of iron and coal. The huge number of branching caves under the surface will keep you busy for hours.

Other than the island, there is a huge lava fall that can be seen night and day from great distances. It's so large that it even appears on the map. There are some nice land bridges and plenty of resources that are just sitting out in the open. Even though the majority of this seed consists of either desert or mountains, there are a few places for flatland fun for all you builders out there.

The east side of the map is all steep mountains. The south and middle of the map are almost all desert. If you like to collapse sand, put an asterisk next to this one. Bottom line, this seed is a definite play; hours of enjoyment and lots to see and do.

Video

This seed appears in episode three of my Xbox Minecraft seed tourism series, This Old Seed. In this video, I start off by focusing on the hollow island in the southwest corner of the map, but then expand to show some of the other features, including the fantastic lava fall.

Nether

The Nether on this level is worthless. Don't even bother. I spent over an hour there digging in all directions including up and down to the bedrock borders looking for anything at all. Nothing. I found a crapton of netherrack. Very depressing.

Items of Interest

• [-303.49.244] zombie spawn with a saddle, four twine, and six gunpowder
• [-368.74.23] deep dead drop cave
• [-351.65.-88] medium flat beach
• [-353.65.-130] exposed stone with medium iron
• [-377.75.-150] hidden deep cave, dig down in rear
• [-340.70.-182] medium cave, dig down for more
• [-330.75.-238] thick forest
• [-343.75.-262] two medium land bridges
• [-21.83.-320] medium cave with waterfall inside
• [4.66.-333] large cave complex, nearby medium floater
• [61.73.-333] spire
• [133.66.-344] medium gravel
• [19..65.-331] large sugar
• [239.68.-340] large cave complex with stalagmites
• [348.67.-356] lava pit
• [374.68.-218] small clay
• [371.87.-163] medium spire, small overhang, and small floater
• [284.73.-148] small flatland
• [232.75.-124] medium cave complex with iron
• [305.94.-92] multiple small overhangs
• [328.96.-44] large cliff dive event from top of tree
• [346.74.-37] large coal deposit
• [273.72.-38] huge lava fall, small coal cave behind
• [276.116.15] highest point
• [305.106.23] dead drop
• [287.95.58] four small floaters
• [301.79.74] medium overhang, small waterfall, valley
• [237.77.114] large overhang, large land bridge
• [263.73.160] medium waterfall
• [375.72.103] two small land bridges and a thick forest
• [325.65.248] small flat beach
• [399.65.298] large island spire
• [122.79.336] collapsible sand, large desert
• [42.87.361] pumpkins
• [-5.80.344] medium sand spire
• [-75.87.242] small floater, medium coal nearby
• [-79.81.166] small river
• [-128.81.137] collapsible sand
• [-107.93.-33] cliff dive into tall waterfall
• [-54.75.-186] small submerged pitfall
• [120.71.-144] flatland on edge of desert
• [26.74.37] medium collapsible sand

Images

At top, this is a huge lava fall that is so big it appears on the map. This thing emits huge amounts of light that makes it visible in either day or night from large distances away. A fantastic landmark. The other image is a view of the edge of the eastern mountain range from the sea. The cave that you see is an excellent hidi-hole... provided you can get up there.

At right, it's rare that I take a photograph of flatland, but this huge swath could be a great place to settle down and build a city with a little elbow grease and a diamond shovel. The other image is of a land bridge "cave" that I found that gets just enough light to keep the creepers from spawning in it.

Video: This Old Seed, Ep. 2

In this episode of This Old Seed, I show you how to get into the hidden cave under the Pirate Bay on the seed "E=mc2" (no quotes). There are diamonds and gold down here as well, but I couldn't add that part to the video because there's a time limit. Be sure to check out the original post for more information about this level.

Video: This Old Seed, Ep. 1

Hey, everybody! For my 200th post, I've decided to destroy any remaining reputation I may have gathered by allowing you all to see and hear how awful my video production/audio voiceover skills are. Try not to look directly at the screen as it may make you cry.

This is a video version of the post I did earlier for the seed "tomorrowonfire" (no quotes), detailing how to get down to the Epic Cave of Fire. If you missed it, you can read the original post here.

Off Topic: Star Wars 1313 Trailer

Hey, everybody. I know this is a Minecraft blog, but when I saw this I knew it was going to be my next video game blog. Here is the announce trailer for Star Wars 1313. Hope it makes you want to shoot some robots!