TU9 Seed & Map: nauticalbynature

Total Score
20.1 / 30.0 ( 67.0% )
RIM Scores (MAX: 10.0)
REAL	4.8	INT	8.1	MAG	7.2

Rating

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

Technical Details

Seed Number: -151 276 6955
Version: XBL 1.4 (TU9) (no PC equiv)

Notes

This seed has a huge nether fortress and three villages.

Villages

• [356.71.260] village, x6 buildings, x3 diamonds, x3 gold, blacksmith, water well
• [-251.79.-204] village, x10 buildings, blacksmith, water well, x3 gold
• [51.70.292] village, x12 buildings, blacksmith, water well

Underground

• [176.57.-116] dungeon, spider, x4 red stone
• [-159.30.-93] abandoned mineshaft in large ravine
• [-33.19.207] x4 gold
• [-56.23.242] library
• [-44.21.233] ender portal

Above Ground

• [-245.77.246] awesome multiple dead drops into deep cave
• [-192.71.-335] small flatland desert
• [103.65.-368] pumpkins
• [197.64.-365] pumpkins
• [368.85.-92] tall island
• [332.90.-53] multiple buttes
• [217.72.323] medium flatland desert
• [25.65.124] medium hole

TU9 Seed & Map: entrechat-quatre

Total Score
13.6 / 30.0 ( 45.3% )
RIM Scores (MAX: 10.0)
REAL	4.1	INT	6.6	MAG	2.9

Rating

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

Technical Details

Seed Number: 149 178 2337
Version: XBL 1.4 (TU9) (no PC equiv)

Etymology

Beginning in fifth position, the ballet dancer leaps into the air, rapidly crosses their legs, and lands again in fifth position. The motion is something that anyone can learn on their own; the landing is the part that makes ballet such a complex discipline.

Notes

It's hard to tell from the ground, but basically there is a massive lake in the middle of the map. You're going to find a lot of large caverns on this level, but cave systems heading down to Y=12 are rare. I found a really cool formation with a tall lava fall that I shall henceforth refer to as "The Devil's Tongue".

Villages

• None

Underground

• [-85.30.29] library
• [-53.29.33] ender portal, x1 eye

Above Ground

• [120.84.353] small mound island
• [239.98.220] tall cascading waterfall
• [-77.65.-282] massive cavern
• [-235.73.-198] large cave system
• [-319.114.-160] The Devil's Tongue; pumpkins
• [69.76.-123] lava pit

TU9 Seed & Map: chickenmarsala

Total Score
13.9 / 30.0 ( 46.3% )
RIM Scores (MAX: 10.0)
REAL	3.2	INT	6.3	MAG	4.4

Rating

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

Technical Details

Seed Number: 175 809 8252
Version: XBL 1.4 (TU9) (no PC equiv)

Etymology

Mushrooms and chicken all slathered in a yummy wine sauce: what's not to love? Oh no. I'm hungry again. :( = sad face.

Notes

You've got a tiny little archipelago on your hands here. I found a really awesome cove that was very scenic as well as a tiny island with a deep cave planted right in the middle of it. Really, this seed isn't much to talk about, but there was this one beautiful mountainous island with a floater and some waterfalls that I just couldn't resist showing you guys. So it made the cut.

Villages

• None

Underground

• [-77.42.243] awesome cave
• [269.46.-289] obsidian
• [319.43.-314] obsidian
• [-81.32.-22] broken dungeon, skeleton, x1 chest
• [-105.35.-17] dungeon, spider, no chests, abandoned mineshaft
• [-85.27.213] library
• [-80.39.201] library
• [-97.42.214] ender portal

Above Ground

• [-159.68.385] medium ravine
• [-208.63.315] tunnel
• [-386.71.264] small ravine
• [-365.51.9] beware of this killer dead drop, y=12
• [-332.64.-62] small erosion, medium cove
• [16.61.-251] deep cave on a tiny island, pass the waterfall for the deep part
• [52.102.4] medium floater, x2 small overhangs
• [44.67.-53] lava pit

TU9 Seed & Map: andalusite

Total Score
13.8 / 30.0 ( 46.0% )
RIM Scores (MAX: 10.0)
REAL	7	INT	3.2	MAG	3.6

Rating

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

Technical Details

Seed Number: -155 401 9782
Version: XBL 1.4 (TU9) (no PC equiv)

Etymology

Andalusite is a hideously ugly mineral composed of aluminum, silicon, and oxygen. It's dipyramidal crystal structure doesn't translate to the macro level like most other minerals -- even though it has a hardness of 7.0. And unlike, say, obsidian (which fractures with beautiful conchoidal style), Andalusite fractures with ridiculous unpredictability. In raw form, it usually looks like someone vomited all over it; after a stonesmith gets through with it, it's a pretty amber hued gemstone.

Villages

• None

Underground

• [187.10.-36] dungeon, x1 chest
• [-191.32.-23] ravine, beautiful broken stronghold, x1 chest, x4 red stone
• [-152.40.-23] library
• [-183.38.8] ender portal, good nether portal spot

Above Ground

• [391.80.-141] large mushroom island
• [283.73.108] large mushroom island #2
• [-276.82.203] pumpkins

TU9 Seed & Map: starladder

Total Score
19.8 / 30.0 ( 66.0% )
RIM Scores*
REAL	8.1	INT	4.2	MAG	7.5

*Each rating has a maximum value of 10.0

Rating

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

Technical Details

Seed Number: -180 081 3324
Version: XBL 1.4 (TU9) (no PC equiv)

Etymology

I play DOTA 2 and this is the name of one of their upcoming tournaments I think. Actually, I don't know. It flashed by while I was waiting for my match to begin, so really it could have been an ad for tickets on a vacation into outer space.

My Review

This is a really nice archipelago -- three main islands and then a couple of little ones hanging around. I like how each island is different and they more or less surround a huge body of water. I found a really cool stronghold that spanned a ravine; on one of the bridges was just sitting a chest. In the same stronghold, I found a flooded library -- not something you see every day. I was also impressed with a huge erosion in the middle of the desert on the west island. It's so big, you can clearly make it out on the map.

All told, even without villages this is a really cool map for groups who want to float from island to island for a little while. The only bad parts were the two swamps: one in the southeast corner the other in the northwest corner. Check out the last photo below: a random floater with a rose.

Villages

• none

Underground

• [-37.12.-275] x12 redstone
• [218.24.-124] x1 chest, gold bar
• [210.18.-147] large underground ravine
• [197.30.-125] x8 gold
• [247.21.-119] stronghold
• [258.36.-135] flooded library

Above Ground

• [183.64.-358] small flatland
• [225.92.250] medium floater
• [-172.70.372] abandoned water well
• [-375.68.323] massive erosion
• [-341.68.293] weird medium cave entrance
• [-329.64.144] huge flat desert
• [-320.69.-13] mushroom peninsula
• [-399.73.-159] pumpkins!
• [-377.68.-175] deep cave
• [-206.64.-223] dive down for secret medium cave
• [-153.64.-280] flat island
• [-98.64.-269] deep cave, Y=12
• [128.73.43] mushroom island
• [94.68.179] mushroom island #2, cool shortcut cave
• [161.63.-121] make your own island
• [208.67.-127] ender portal in area