Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Seed: 1.6180339887

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.

Rating

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

Spawn and Version

Spawn: -55.69.-7
Version: XBL 1.1.1 (equiv Beta 1.7.3)

Seed Score
MH 7.4
DW 3.7
C 8.5
W 6.2
SP 5.9
VR 5.8
AF 2.9
    40.4

Etymology

A holdover from last week's mathematical bent, this seed name is the decimal version (rounded to the 10th decimal) of the quasi-famous irrational number known as the Golden Ratio. To believers, the Golden Ratio appears in the measurements of and defines the pleasant esthetic of everything from art to geology to architecture and everything in between. Its appearance in the pentagram has sealed its status in the world of mysticism. At the risk of giving credence to this hokum, it also makes for a great Minecraft seed.

My Review

This seed has the right proportions to earn the label "premium" as far as I'm concerned. The caves in this thing are intense and deep. As you might expect, this is partially a result of the tall mountains that cover whole quadrants of the map. Between the two, you're going to spend most of your time in shade, fighting off zombies and spiders for real estate. Getting around is not easy, but if you prefer your Minecraft more subterranean, then this is the seed for you.

Items of Interest

  • [-177.381.134] zombie cave
  • [-190.72.147] lava fall cave
  • [-201.80.163] mega cliff cave system near medium waterfall
  • [-164.80.214] nest of caves near tall waterfall
  • [-279.84.282] pumpkins

Images

As caves are particularly difficult to photograph and I rarely travel with torches while doing cartography, the only shot I have that was anything to write home about is this self-illuminated lava fall cave. It may be difficult to tell, but the water heads to the back and then cascades downward to even deeper parts of the cave.

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