Exactly what im going to do when the official 1.8 comes..... But in a server...... Making a stronghold into a city
You also know that ruin and stronghold r the same thing?
They are not exactly the same, my friend.
Strongholds are deep underground, but ruins are aboveground. Plus, I believe that Strongholds are a bit larger.
Ruins are aboveground strongholds, so yes, they are essentially the same thing.
and wouldn't there only be one of either on any server? One underground stronghold, or one above ground stronghold/ruin. You wouldn't be able to find both on a single server.
This is just speculation, but based on the Stronghold seed I've found, this appears to be the case.
Strongholds can only spawn at least 500 blocks from the origin (0X 0Z). So, you're going to want to find a seed that spawns you at least this distance, and preferably further, so that the stronghold spawns at the same time as world generation. To hunt for Stronghold seeds, generate and re-generate worlds, looking at the starting coordinates each time. Once you get a good candidate, fly around in creative to generate stuff out, then examine using MCEdit to look for strongholds.
Our goal is to find Strongholds and Ruins, but usually they are cut off by ravines and whatnot.
So, our goal is to find the best intact Strongholds and Ruins, and sometimes, restore them.
Please post seeds, and screenshots of your restored Ruins and Strongholds.
They are not exactly the same, my friend.
Strongholds are deep underground, but ruins are aboveground. Plus, I believe that Strongholds are a bit larger.
and wouldn't there only be one of either on any server? One underground stronghold, or one above ground stronghold/ruin. You wouldn't be able to find both on a single server.
Still. have you seen a Stronghold or Ruin perfectly intact? I haven't. Usually a ravine is passing through it, which really makes me sad.
bump. This will be so fun to do. i have my Indiana Jones skin on for this.
Stop spreading misinformation.
coord: x -300,y 71,z 714
dig straight down from there and you'll find a stronghold that kinda intersects a mine at some points
I might just have to do that with my skin, but for now I'll keep using the main character from wolfenstein 3-d.
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Strongholds can only spawn at least 500 blocks from the origin (0X 0Z). So, you're going to want to find a seed that spawns you at least this distance, and preferably further, so that the stronghold spawns at the same time as world generation. To hunt for Stronghold seeds, generate and re-generate worlds, looking at the starting coordinates each time. Once you get a good candidate, fly around in creative to generate stuff out, then examine using MCEdit to look for strongholds.
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