TU9 Seed & Map: 3sheets2thewind

Total Score
20.2 / 30.0 ( 67.3% )
RIM Scores (MAX: 10.0)
REAL	9.2	INT	3.3	MAG	7.7

Rating

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

Technical Details

Seed Number: 133 305 7902
Version: XBL 1.4 (TU9) (no PC equiv)

Etymology

The phrase "three sheets to the wind: is a euphemism that refers to being intoxicated. It's a nautical thing. Sheets are ropes that hold a sail in place allowing a sailboat to use the wind to move forward. Large ships can have three or more sheets holding the massive sails in place. If those sheets aren't tied properly, they can give way and end up flapping around in the wind. As a result, the boat can't move forward, and just kinda bobs up and down -- like a drunken sailor.

Notes

This seed is basically a cluster of frozen islands. Trees are at a premium. There's a really cool mushroom island (see photo above) that's like tall and curved. There's also some really cool ravines in this one. The nether is cramped and sectioned into pockets. A tough one all the way around.

Villages

• None

Underground

• [-176.38.23] ender portal, x2 eyes

Above Ground

• [263.50.-213] Y-shaped ravine intersection
• [193.75.-347] small mushroom island
• [378.64.-236] dead drop into deep cave
• [303.66.-153] large wide awesome ravine
• [-168.113.243] awesome large mushroom island
• [-287.79.-24] island

TU9 Seed & Map: tropicofcancer

Total Score
15.7 / 30.0 ( 52.3% )
RIM Scores (MAX: 10.0)
REAL	3.7	INT	8.2	MAG	3.8

Rating

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

Technical Details

Seed Number: 158 307 0288
Version: XBL 1.4 (TU9) (no PC equiv)

Etymology

The sun is often portrayed in movies and such as being directly overhead. However, in actuality that is quite rare and happens only near our equator. In fact, because the Earth has a weird orbit around the sun, the lines that indicate the furthest distance north and south from the equator that you could experience a moment when the sun was directly overhead change. This year, the Tropic of Cancer (the north one) will be at 23° 26′ 15.143″ north of the Equator.

Notes

Ironically, this one is full of snow and ice. There are also plenty of trees and lots of pumpkins. This seed has all the makings of a snow-golem invasion!

Villages

• [20.75.52] village, x9 buildings, guard tower, water well

Underground

• [-49.28.209] ender portal, x1 eye

Above Ground

• [-268.77.-300] pumpkins
• [-265.70.-347] pumpkins
• [-309.71.-384] medium cave
• [-353.64.-353] large ravine, awesome waterfall
• [-334.66.28] medium flatland grass/desert
• [-309.68.387] cave down to massive open ravine
• [-190.64.74] large flatland desert
• [70.65.-226] lava pit
• [33.67.195] medium ravine

TU9 Seed & Map: waketraveler

Total Score
14.8 / 30.0 ( 49.3% )
RIM Scores*
REAL	9.8	INT	2.4	MAG	2.6

*Each rating has a maximum value of 10.0

Rating

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

Technical Details

Seed Number: -458171669
Version: XBL 1.4 (TU9) (no PC equiv)

My Review

This level is an icy cesspool. As far as the eye can see, the view is as white as the side of an egg. Most of the board has no trees and then all of a sudden, there's a forest so thick you can barely walk through it. There are ravines everywhere. One minute you're walking along looking at your map and the next you're plummeting through darkness to your doom. If there was one bright spot, it's in the southwest corner of the map where a hot spring has birthed a small patch of green. Play this one at your own risk.

Above Ground

• [-333.64.-276] snowy medium ravine
• [-337.66.-10] warm mountain valley
• [-389.41.77] large black ravine
• [-410.70.116] lone water well
• [-337.65.209] medium ravine
• [-337.76.348] Ice Bay
• [333.67.307] medium cave
• [320.64.270] lava pit
• [361.64.-214] medium erosion
• [-41.64.-199] medium dark ravine
• [-110.71.189] deep cave dive
• [40.64.-27] archway
• [185.66.-32] lava pit
• [12.91.157] medium floater

Seed: sqrt(-1) love you!

Special Achievements

• Rolling! Higher than 8 out of 10 in hills and mountains.

Rating

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

Spawn and Version

Spawn: 145.73.20
Version: XBL 1.1.1 (equiv Beta 1.7.3)

Seed Score MH 8.7 DW 3.1 C 4.2 W 3.9 SP 4.2 VR 4.4 AF 6.9     35.4

Etymology

Occasionally, when a message comes on top of the main menu screen, I'll plug it in just to see if it gives me anything. Nine times out of ten, I get nothing. However, in this case, I struck gold. Well, rock... actually. Anyway, thanks Minecraft for your thoughtful suggestion.

When typing in this seed name, don't forget the spaces and the exclamation point.

My Review

If I only had three words to describe this level, they would be: very tall mountains. And I would put emphasis on the word "very" to make sure you knew I was serious. From the top of any of several mountain peaks cresting well above Y=100, you can see many caves and large overhangs throughout the central section of the map. This map does have it's fair share of icy areas, so don't think this seed is going to make it easy on you. Quite the contrary, you should expect a pleasant welcome for advanced users and a kick in the shins if you're a noob.

Items of Interest

• [163.109.20] tallest peak on the seed
• [160.72.-1] large coal
• [242.72.18] medium waterfall and two large tabletop land bridges
• [251.82.38] large tabletop overhang
• [249.101.129] sound of skeletons
• [278.73.128] cave full of zombies and some pumpkins
• [286.71.127] large overhang/land bridge
• [317.65.128] medium waterfall

Images

From the top of this mountain peak, you can get a clear view of the large tabletop overhang below and a small cave system that scratches the surface of a neighboring mountain. At right, even though the level has a lot of snow, there are plenty of green spots to break up the monotony.

Seed & Map: megamountain

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

-36.65.-21

Seed Score MH 5.5 DW 4.2 C 3.7 W 0.3 SP 2.1 VR 3.2 AF 1.7     20.7

My Review

This is quite possibly the hardest level you could play. Why? Because if you look closely at the map, there are about three trees in the northeast corner, two trees in the southwest corner, and NOTHING in between but snow and death. I can't imagine the horror that would be this level on anything other than creative. This was second worst of the day only because the vast frozen gulf is easy to walk across and the resources (coal, iron) are easily found. This is the kind of level where even torches are a waste of good wood. My advice: make one torch and just keep moving it around with you. The only person who could be happy in a place like this would have to be related to Jor-El.

Items of Interest

Warning: The following is a list of landmarks located around this map. If you prefer to discover these things for yourself, do not read this list and skip ahead to the final paragraph.

• [-312.67.-17] OMG, there's color! It's a red flower patch
• [-336.65.47] dead drop, careful where you step
• [-224.65.180] hidden cave with coal and an underground waterfall
• [-263.76.283] wolf cave
• [-278.70.338] lava pit
• [377.65.275] wolf pack
• [369.73.237] pitfall
• [359.67.218] multi-cave system with underground waterfall
• [274.70.197] shortcut cave
• [204.65.113] lava pit
• [354.74.-43] red flowers
• [344.67.-102] coal
• [364.69.-166] hidi-hole
• [323.69.-184] overhang
• [315.79.-229] shortcut cave X2 with coal
• [345.83.-400] huge pumpkin patch
• [230.70.-307] waterfall
• [7.74.-398] red flower patch
• [-18.70.-407] hidi-hole
• [-64.73.-376] coal cave
• [-339.70.-342] deep cave with lava, iron surrounded by a huge collection of cattle and sheep
• [116.65.-61] coal hidi-hole

Images

At top, an interesting overhang formation in the middle of this mountain range. You can find it at 323.69.-184. At right, this is the view from where I spawned. I was looking... at this. I didn't even realize the board had loaded yet until I started looking around for something else. AND THERE WASN'T ANY ELSE!

Seed: fallingwater

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

73.70.409

Seed Score MH 4.1 DW 2.4 C 4.3 W 2.1 SP 1.2 VR 1.9 AF 1.3     17.3

My Review

If you're expecting a grand waterfall pouring off a beautiful overhang in some scenic marvel that quenches your thirst for eye candy, you're gonna be sorely disappointed. This was the worst seed of the day -- not because I didn't find a single waterfall, mind you, but because this seed is openly hostile and inhospitable in every sense of the word. In order to survive, I had to kill and slice open a tauntaun. There is snow everywhere and trees have all but vanished. I was pretty sure the game had simply glitched out. If you want to cry, jack this puppy up on survival mode and kiss your ass goodbye.

Items of Interest

• [55.72.300] zombie sounds
• [60.73.89] hidi-hole
• [84.70.-21] deep zombie cave
• [35.73.-26] the only green on the board; this is not a waterfall... this mountain is taking a piss on your leg
• [73.71.-96] small overhang

Images

Yeah, that was my spawn. I didn't have too many expectations after that.

Seed: carrielives

Special Achievements

• Spelunked! Higher than 8 out of 10 in caves.

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

-83.71.155

Seed Score MH 5.9 DW 1.6 C 9.1 W 4.7 SP 4.2 VR 6.1 AF 4.9     36.5

My Review

What can I say... I'm a Stephen King fan. And you know what's scary like Stephen King? Caves. Caves and caves and caves. There is a treasure trove of deep, spooky, creeper-infested holes peppered into this map like a shotgun blast. If you like sneaking quietly around corners to avoid detection or just simply have a bajillion torches lying around, then this is the level for you.

Items of Interest

• [-83.71.115] coal cave
• [-69.75.107] medium sized cave with coal
• [-22.65.121] a cool trench
• [-15.73.81] deep cave
• [9.78.78] shortcut cave and pumpkins
• [24.78.63] big cave
• [-51.76.43] hidi-hole

Images

As you can see, "carrielives" is a quirky little map that's mostly snow and barren rock. You'll find several of these weird little crooked spires standing about waiting to support a nice house.

Seed: boozeoverice

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

-12.88.122

Seed Score MH 4.1 DW 2.4 C 7.9 W 2.3 SP 3.1 VR 4.8 AF 2.4     27.0

My Review

What are the odds that a seed with the word "ice" in the name would be a frozen world devoid of fun and charm? Ironically, this was not at the bottom of the list today because it scored quite highly in the caves department. I didn't find many caves, mind you, but the ones I did find exceeded my expectations. This is clearly a level with many deep holes that you might find while digging just in random places. This is not a level for beginners.

Items of Interest

• [57.70.117] massive hole, bring many ladders
• [91.67.159] hidi-hole
• [119.65.245] I don't know why, but this completely frozen lake just kind of struck me as interesting.
• [155.71.278] a shortcut cave
• [178.63.263] a nice iron deposit
• [175.65.137] a sugarcane patch you could see from across the board
• [169.68.95] a medium cave
• [143.66.60] hidi-hole

Images

The image at top is of a frozen river running through the level past the only overhang I was able to find.

Seed: roniniscreative

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

87.67.273

Seed Score MH 5.3 DW 1.9 C 2.4 W 3.1 SP 3.7 VR 4.0 AF 3.3     23.7

My Review

This seed is a frozen wasteland that offers very little in the way of resources -- like trees or coal. There are some good caves full of enemies and also some wolves about.

Items of Interest

• [182.65.227] dual caves full of coal and iron
• [319.61.126] this is a crazy pitfall cave that plummets straight down. A huge challenge for anyone who's into spelunking.
• [383.70.112] a cool lava fall
• [364.77.133] a cave full of skeletons
• [288.69.-39] Wolf Cave, so named because of a nearby wolf pack that kept visiting the area.

Image Coordinates

The image at the top is looking south from my spawn point at one of the only interesting set of formations on the whole board. At right, this is a view looking south at a spot near where I spawned. There are these two microspires that stick up out of the water that I thought were interesting.

Seed: yourgargantuanhomie

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

-12.103.14

Seed Score MH 6.2 DW 4.7 C 4.1 W 5.1 SP 3.6 VR 1.8 AF 2.9     28.4

My Review

Cold, barren, and icy. This level has few trees but some conveniently place frozen water for getting around and some good caves to have a look at. This seed is basically two main islands, one to the northeast and the other to the southwest. Even though the majority of the world is flat, I rated this level high in hills because the few hills it has are epic, interesting, and hard to traverse. Incidentally, in the photo above, you can see a clay deposit in addition to the interesting formation.

Items of Interest

• [81.65.4] zombie sound coming from under the ice
• [99.66.18] a cave full of clay
• [196.65.-46] a cave full of zombies
• [288.67.-86] a nice hiding spot
• [297.73.-160] a massive cave complex

Image Coordinates

A shot from the ice of an interesting island formation that I found near my spawn that contains some clay. The other shot is of an interesting and complex cave system I found at 297.73.-160.

Seed: viking

Special Achievements

• Spelunked! Higher than 8 out of 10 in caves.

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

-179.65.-297

Seed Score MH 7.2 DW 2.4 C 8.5 W 5.1 SP 3.4 VR 3.8 AF 7.1     37.5

My Review

I would never crow about a level whose only features were gravel and snow -- though both are readily available in this seed. In few other maps do you have to climb this far up just to climb so far down. The caves on this map are quite treacherous. One wrong step can cut your health in half -- or worse. Your whole existence is going to be about producing torches.

Items of Interest

• [-180.74.-249] hidi-hole with gravel and coal
• [-218.71.-137] deep cave with a waterfall
• [-194.69.-150] deep cave; in my notes I have "20M"... I think that's how long it took me to get the hell back out of the thing.
• [101.77.-105] deep cave
• [196.72.-14] yet another deep cave (get the drift?)

Image Coordinates

The top image is an island that you have to visit. I heard zombies everywhere I stepped. At right, a really deep cave that -- if you look closely -- contains a naturally illuminated waterfall. It's neat. You can swim back out of the cave at -218.71.-137.

Seed: dontcrossstreams

Rating

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

Spawn Coordinates

-105.65.-303

Seed Score MH 1.3 DW 1.7 C 3.4 W 0.8 SP 1.9 VR 2.3 AF 6.2     17.6

My Review

Well, that photo up there says it all. Cold. Very cold. Icy and vast. No wood, no deep water, and no hills. In fact, all the water is frozen -- which is actually convenient because all the land is spread out all over hell so huge frozen ice is a good way to get around. It's a hell of a thing to see -- a vast frozen ocean -- even if you don't stay for the ride. And by ride, I mean caves -- which are basically holes in the ground that literally are only one or two cubes wide through which you can plummet to your death. I spawned in the north and then moved southwest. Nothing improved. Very cold.

Items of Interest

• [-72.71.-220] this was a really interesting stone complex that almost looks like ruins. Worth checking out. There is also a deep cave here, so be careful where you step.
• [68.80.183] a nice sized hidi hole
• [20.66.208] a coal cave
• [9.69.215] a deep ice hole

Image Coordinates

These three intrepid little bastards were the only source of color in the whole seed. They were right next to the spawn heading southeast. They marked the end of dry land and the start of dry water. At right, a vast plummeting cave I found on one of the islands at 9.69.215.

Seed: efllm2

Special Achievements

• Premium! This map has scored higher than 40 out of 70 in the overall score.
• Treemium! Higher than 8 out of 10 in wood.
• Rolling! Higher than 8 out of 10 in hills.

Rating

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• Expert
• Suicidal Expert

Spawn Coordinates

25.66.-34

Seed Score MH 8.7 DW 4.0 C 6.5 W 8.0 SP 7.0 VR 4.0 AF 6.4     44.6

My Review

So, I know that so far I have been mostly down on all of the seeds I posted so far. That's because of seeds like this one. This is the best seed I found all day out of seventeen tries. This is an advanced board. Climbing the mountains is a tough challenge and if you end up deep in the forest, you can easily get lost and end up outside after sunset.

It has a fantastic spawn point that is easily renovated for any kind of domicile. Nearby is a plethora of resources. I found coal and iron. There is a wonderous variety and I would recommend this level to anyone looking for adventure and exploration.

Items of Interest

There are many overhangs throughout the level. Some are little narrow wisps of land while others are full-on thick land bridges.

Image Coordinates

This overhang is located due east of the spawn.

Seed: diresta7

Rating

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• Expert
• Suicidal Expert

Spawn Coordinates

142.68.-24

Seed Score MH 0.5 DW 4.5 C 2.0 W 7.5 SP 5.5 VR 0.5 AF 1.0     21.5

My Review

Sand mixed with snow. Even though it didn't score very high, I do like this seed. This map would be especially good for someone who had never played before for the simple fact that immediately within sight of where you spawn, there is practically an entire hidi-hole dug out and ready to go. It only needs some mud to protect you from the baddies. In addition, there are plenty of trees -- you will have no problem managing your wood budget.

Items of Interest

There is a cool short-cut cave. This is near the spawn at 151.66.-43.

Image Coordinates

The above view is three of the four corners; the fourth corner was all trees so I didn't include it.