TU9 Seed & Map: halyard

Total Score
14.3 / 30.0 ( 47.7% )
RIM Scores (MAX: 10.0)
REAL	5.2	INT	5.4	MAG	3.7

Rating

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

Technical Details

Seed Number: 691 571 789
Version: XBL 1.4 (TU9) (no PC equiv)

Etymology

A halyard is a line on a sailboat used to hoist and lower a sail.

Notes

A really nice abandoned mineshaft worth checking out and a cool large butte to play host to your castle.

Villages

• [-139.79.273] village, x9 buildings, guard tower, blacksmith

Underground

• [-45.25.361] abandoned mineshaft, x1 chest, x4 gold
• [22.19.66] medium underground ravine, x7 gold
• [364.48.80] dungeon, zombies, x2 chests

Above Ground

• [194.62.363] hidden lava pit
• [288.101.-335] really cool large butte
• [44.69.-342] medium ravine
• [-277.46.141] abandoned mineshaft
• [-390.66.114] lava pit
• [43.72.316] medium grass flatland

TU9 Seed & Map: lemonandlime

Total Score
15.3 / 30.0 ( 51.0% )
RIM Scores (MAX: 10.0)
REAL	4.4	INT	7.7	MAG	3.2

Rating

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

Technical Details

Seed Number: -118 251 4215
Version: XBL 1.4 (TU9) (no PC equiv)

Etymology

Two species from the same genus, why is it that lemons and limes are placed together in beverages and food? Well, it's because the chemicals they contain that make them sour and bitter (respectively) neutralize each other, leaving behind a slightly sweet taste.

Notes

Above all else, you should have a look at the underground multi-ravine complex. This could be a really nice playground for those who don't care about seeing the sun. The flatland in this one is nice.

Villages

• [341.70.-172] village, x2 buildings, water well, guard tower; pumpkins
• [116.74.-204] village, x3 buildings, water well
• [309.70.-395] village, x12 buildings, water well

Underground

• [-380.46.314] large cavern
• [130.12.220] lava room
• [229.30.63] four-ravine mega complex
• [-9.35.235] ender portal

Above Ground

• [374.80.103] large flatland desert
• [313.67.8] dungeon, spider, x2 chests, red stone
• [283.65.8] lava pit
• [278.72.-291] large flat grassland
• [76.60.-306] crater meets small ravine
• [13.65.-320] tiny ravine
• [-159.65.-330] pumpkins
• [-396.66.-38] lava pit; forest fire
• [-32.71.148] long, thin ravine

TU9 Seed & Map: hardyboys

Total Score
21.6 / 30.0 ( 72.0% )
RIM Scores (MAX: 10.0)
REAL	7.7	INT	8.8	MAG	5.1

Rating

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

Technical Details

Seed Number: -668 896 747
Version: XBL 1.4 (TU9) (no PC equiv)

Etymology

There is a series of books about two brothers, Frank and Joe, who solve various mysteries together called The Hardy Boys. They were actually written by multiple authors, but published under a single nom de plume: Franklin W. Dixon. The books have been published off and on since 1927 and feature every kind of crime imaginable. It's a very Cabot Cove affair where their home town only has like 1,000 people in it and yet the murder rate is the highest per capita of any city on the earth.

Notes

There's only really the one spot for cool mountains. Really, this seed is all about a deep, thick, lush forest that covers 80% of the map -- including some of the snow covered areas. There's also some tall, thin spires if you're into that sort of thing.

Villages

• [340.75.340] village, x10 buildings, blacksmith, water well, x3 gold

Underground

• [-333.40.-27] dungeon, spider, x2 chests, x3 red stone
• [93.17.159] waterfall room
• [143.38.152] dungeon, zombie, x2 chests

Above Ground

• [288.92.-391] three awesome spires
• [208.113.-400] epic spire
• [-152.68.-371] small ravine
• [-261.62.302] 1/2 & 1/2 wall with a hole in the middle of it
• [-175.65.-141] lava pit
• [-23.65.-164] mini ravine

TU9 Seed & Map: linguist

Total Score
17.2 / 30.0 ( 57.3% )
RIM Scores (MAX: 10.0)
REAL	5.9	INT	7.1	MAG	4.2

Rating

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

Technical Details

Seed Number: 119 148 0555
Version: XBL 1.4 (TU9) (no PC equiv)

Etymology

A linguist is someone who studies the grammar and structure of language -- how people speak and write.

Notes

I found something really cool on this level: while rooting around I found a library that had a hole in the wall that exposed the bookshelves to a nearby lava lake. As a result, when I arrived, the library was going up in flames. That was something I had never seen before, so it made the list.

Villages

• None

Underground

• [-275.18.114] medium underground lava lake, obsidian
• [-4.46.71] dungeon, zombie, x1 chest
• [14.15.36] x3 gold
• [60.15.72] x2 chests, pearl
• [72.13.71] library
• [41.16.85] x8 gold, x2 red stone, fire library

Above Ground

• [311.70.21] dungeon, skeleton, x2 chests
• [335.69.-55] medium erosion
• [158.65.-78] dead drop, dig down for more cave
• [92.73.-102] medium ravine, pumpkins
• [156.91.-144] sheltered bay, small overhang, secret cave
• [-38.82.-244] large mushroom island #1
• [-274.86.-154] large mushroom island #2

TU9 Seed & Map: xbone

Total Score
25.9 / 30.0 ( 86.3% )
RIM Scores (MAX: 10.0)
REAL	6.4	INT	9.5	MAG	10

Rating

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

Technical Details

Seed Number: 113 852 220
Version: XBL 1.4 (TU9) (no PC equiv)

Etymology

You know when you're launching a brand new video game console and you forget to register the domain name for said console -- then someone from England registers the name and holds it hostage for a couple thousand dollars? Yeah, neither do I. But Microsoft does. Henceforth, such monumentally obtuse feats will be referred to as "pulling an x-bone".

Notes

A stunning level. There are some killer extreme hills, a few great old-school overhangs, a massive flat expanse of desert, and a large ravine/cave system with tons to see and do. Not to mention two villages with enough free obsidian in their chests to make a nether portal. All-in-all, a great seed with a little something for everybody.

Villages

• [276.75.324] village, x6 buildings, guard tower, blacksmith, water well, x6 obsidian
• [-154.70.261] village, x12 buildings, water well, guard tower, blacksmith, also has x6 obsidian

Underground

• [-23.21.85] the waterfall library
• [-37.19.61] x7 gold, large ravine with lava floor, obsidian
• [-56.13.60] x8 diamonds
• [7.25.77] ender portal, x1 eye
• [-63.59.-115] stunning massive crater/ravines
• [20.61.62] dungeon, spider, x1 chest, music disk #13
• [-190.27.348] t-shaped deep ravine intersection, x3 gold

Above Ground

• [199.70.350] pumpkins
• [374.69.379] lava pit
• [334.70.188] massive flat desert
• [257.65.-83] land bridge, small waterfall
• [106.116.-320] excellent large butte
• [140.105.-268] large overhang, small land bridge
• [-60.89.-348] small overhang
• [31.63.-408] lava pit
• [-123.69.-230] dark medium ravine
• [-371.62.42] wide ravine
• [-58.66.314] lava pit and forest fire
• [95.69.167] pumpkins
• [139.73.139] x2 lava pits
• [-146.64.170] cool medium ravine

TU9 Seed & Map: keylargo

Total Score
17.6 / 30.0 ( 58.7% )
RIM Scores (MAX: 10.0)
REAL	6.1	INT	7.1	MAG	4.4

Rating

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

Technical Details

Seed Number: 512 579 510
Version: XBL 1.4 (TU9) (no PC equiv)

Etymology

Key Largo is one of my favorite movies. While trying to escape from the United States, some mobsters end up in a hotel on the tiny island of Key Largo in Florida just as a hurricane strikes. Stuck and desperate, they take the hotel's patrons hostage.

Notes

I found a surface dungeon, but accidentally destroyed the spawner before I could see what type of dungeon it was. Later, I found a huge village and many pumpkin patches.

Villages

• None

Underground

• [-130.32.118] stronghold, ender portal, x1 eye

Above Ground

• [219.63.238] zombie dungeon on surface
• [-153.64.-306] small ravine
• [-295.69.-340] pumpkins
• [-368.69.-385] medium ravine
• [-348.69.-322] pumpkins
• [-342.81.-207] medium overhang
• [-291.64.63] dead drop cave deep
• [-251.70.293] village, x12 buildings, water well, guard tower
• [-350.65.361] lava pit