The seed is "Severus Snape" without the quotation marks. It is for large biomes for version 1.4.5.
Are you tired of spending all day mindlessly branching out for diamonds only to wind up with just enough to make a pickaxe and maybe some boots? Or are you just obsessed with diamonds? Then this seed is for you!
I've created this seed about four or five times and each time I spawn in this general area this time being where the diamond block is. (Although I'm not sharing pictures of it there is also a forest rather close by and if you mosey your way on over you can nab a couple of pumpkins and lots of wood. Combine that with the coal pictured and it's not a bad start.)
From spawnpoint you should be able to see the following overhang which you're going to need to head on over to:
See that small two block wide indentation in the ground? (The one I'm practically covering up with my item bar.) Go on ahead and dig straight down starting on the block that is NOT covered in tall grass. In other words, dig where I've put the diamond block all the way down to the 27th level.
If you do that you'll be rewarded with an abandoned mineshaft!
Go straight forward once you see the mineshaft and do NOT make any major turns. In no time at all you should see:
If you do not see that then you obviously turned like I said not to.
Push yourself through the water and then follow it to:
Hop and skip your way on the other side of that bridge there and there you'll be rewarded with:
For those that can't read the coordinates in the pictures they are:
X -209
Y 14
Z 147
And you get x8 of them.
Move back out of the mineshaft now and head in the direction of this overhang:
On your way you'll pass by this ravine that has a whole bunch of goodies but in order to get diamonds you need iron so just stick with me:
When you spot this area:
Grab your wooden or stone pick and march on over to collect that iron. Move about three blocks to one side though like this:
Dig straight down where I've placed the diamond block until you come across what appears to be a cave. (Choose this spot and you get more iron!) Once you land go immediately right (not that you can head any other way) and travel a short bit to another ravine:
A creature spawner (skelly, I think) is there and you'll be rewarded with (5 Iron, 3 Wheat, 12 String, 2 Redstone, 9 Gunpowder, 1 Cocoa Bean) so now you can make a bow and fishing rod from the string.
Move back up to the surface and get on over to that previous ravine I showed you. When you make your way down you'll notice that another ravine intersects with it:
First bit of diamond we start off with is:
Coordinates are:
X -237
Y 11
Z 298
I removed the water to take a picture of this and you get x2.
Next up is
X -261
Y 11
Z 293
You get x2 here.
Now turn around and go through the waterfall:
Follow that cave directly around (you really can't get lost) and you'll see:
Clear away that gravel and you'll get:
The coordinates are roughly:
X -261
Y 11
Z 270
Yes, I lied and these are not surface but you'll get x2.
Now move back to the waterfall and go on over to:
Coordinates are:
X -271
Y 11
Z 291
x6
There's a cave directly above the previous diamonds. Jump up into that and immediately you'll see:
Coords are
X -271
Y 13
Z 299
A bit more here. You'll get x8 of them.
Now find that nearby waterfall which is right next to some gold:
Move down into that cave area and you'll find this which you'll want to immediately move that top block out:
Just keep on moving forward until you see a pool of lava and more diamond:
There on the other side of the lava at:
X -309
Y 11
Z 299
Careful of the lava but there's x2 of them.
Stay on that side of the lava and you should see this little stone like thing:
If you dig where that torch is (previous diamond shown for reference) just one block you can immediately see:
Coordinates are:
X -305
Y 13
Z 295
And there are x6 of them.
And there you have it! 36 Diamonds. Enough for a full set of armor, pickaxe, and a sword.
I didn't explore everything so feel free to share what you find.
Where can I pick this seed up? I'm new to the forum, so I'm quite the noob. I can't seem to find it, I've been searching for this seed all over the forum. :/
This seed is awesome but do you know where there are any villages, temples, etc...
Pfft. Different folks look for different things in their seeds. I myself like interesting natural formations etc. Villages can be fun to expand, but temples and pyramids are just gimmes for people who aren't patient enough to dig for their shiny goodies.
Looks nice. When I saw the title I thought 'Troll who's saying he found over 30 diamonds on ground level' but I learnt it was another misunderstood title.
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This seed is awesome but do you know where there are any villages, temples, etc...
I didn't look very hard but I did come across two plains villages. Neither has a blacksmith and, honestly, good luck fixing the first one up. The coordinates are X -314 Z 803 for the first one and X -314 Z 1332 for the second. There's a jungle near the first village but I didn't bother looking through it too much because jungle and snow biomes irritate me. I covered a fair amount of mountainous biomes and plains biomes but I didn't find any desert.
Pfft. Different folks look for different things in their seeds. I myself like interesting natural formations etc. Villages can be fun to expand, but temples and pyramids are just gimmes for people who aren't patient enough to dig for their shiny goodies.
Kudos to OP for using Isabella 2 ;]
Going to rolling this map tonight.
For "interesting natural formations" you just might enjoy the hollow mountain area at X 7 Z 71. :]
Anyone found anything but forest and hill biomes in this seed? I've been flying around for a while and all I've found is something so small I can't tell if it's a legit desert biome or just a big beach.
Anyone found anything but forest and hill biomes in this seed? I've been flying around for a while and all I've found is something so small I can't tell if it's a legit desert biome or just a big beach.
It's a long way from spawn but here is what I found:
(I didn't explore all of it and I don't have pics because my baby just woke up and I don't have the time for it, sorry.)
Snow biome
1112
2901
Desert
925
3874
Desert Temple
1386
74
4249
Desert Well
1688
67
4242
Skelly Spawner
1623
68
4398
Skelly Spawner #2
1614
64
4457
Desert Temple #2
1562
74
4809
Desert Temple #3
1354
74
4921
Skelly Spawner #3 (right next to Desert Temple #3)
1341
66
4907
Desert Village with Blacksmith & Church (right next to prev Temple & Dungeon):
1257
70
4854
Are you tired of spending all day mindlessly branching out for diamonds only to wind up with just enough to make a pickaxe and maybe some boots? Or are you just obsessed with diamonds? Then this seed is for you!
I've created this seed about four or five times and each time I spawn in this general area this time being where the diamond block is. (Although I'm not sharing pictures of it there is also a forest rather close by and if you mosey your way on over you can nab a couple of pumpkins and lots of wood. Combine that with the coal pictured and it's not a bad start.)
From spawnpoint you should be able to see the following overhang which you're going to need to head on over to:
See that small two block wide indentation in the ground? (The one I'm practically covering up with my item bar.) Go on ahead and dig straight down starting on the block that is NOT covered in tall grass. In other words, dig where I've put the diamond block all the way down to the 27th level.
If you do that you'll be rewarded with an abandoned mineshaft!
Go straight forward once you see the mineshaft and do NOT make any major turns. In no time at all you should see:
If you do not see that then you obviously turned like I said not to.
Push yourself through the water and then follow it to:
Hop and skip your way on the other side of that bridge there and there you'll be rewarded with:
For those that can't read the coordinates in the pictures they are:
X -209
Y 14
Z 147
And you get x8 of them.
Move back out of the mineshaft now and head in the direction of this overhang:
On your way you'll pass by this ravine that has a whole bunch of goodies but in order to get diamonds you need iron so just stick with me:
When you spot this area:
Grab your wooden or stone pick and march on over to collect that iron. Move about three blocks to one side though like this:
Dig straight down where I've placed the diamond block until you come across what appears to be a cave. (Choose this spot and you get more iron!) Once you land go immediately right (not that you can head any other way) and travel a short bit to another ravine:
A creature spawner (skelly, I think) is there and you'll be rewarded with (5 Iron, 3 Wheat, 12 String, 2 Redstone, 9 Gunpowder, 1 Cocoa Bean) so now you can make a bow and fishing rod from the string.
Move back up to the surface and get on over to that previous ravine I showed you. When you make your way down you'll notice that another ravine intersects with it:
First bit of diamond we start off with is:
Coordinates are:
X -237
Y 11
Z 298
I removed the water to take a picture of this and you get x2.
Next up is
X -261
Y 11
Z 293
You get x2 here.
Now turn around and go through the waterfall:
Follow that cave directly around (you really can't get lost) and you'll see:
Clear away that gravel and you'll get:
The coordinates are roughly:
X -261
Y 11
Z 270
Yes, I lied and these are not surface but you'll get x2.
Now move back to the waterfall and go on over to:
Coordinates are:
X -271
Y 11
Z 291
x6
There's a cave directly above the previous diamonds. Jump up into that and immediately you'll see:
Coords are
X -271
Y 13
Z 299
A bit more here. You'll get x8 of them.
Now find that nearby waterfall which is right next to some gold:
Move down into that cave area and you'll find this which you'll want to immediately move that top block out:
Just keep on moving forward until you see a pool of lava and more diamond:
There on the other side of the lava at:
X -309
Y 11
Z 299
Careful of the lava but there's x2 of them.
Stay on that side of the lava and you should see this little stone like thing:
If you dig where that torch is (previous diamond shown for reference) just one block you can immediately see:
Coordinates are:
X -305
Y 13
Z 295
And there are x6 of them.
And there you have it! 36 Diamonds. Enough for a full set of armor, pickaxe, and a sword.
I didn't explore everything so feel free to share what you find.
Be sure to quote me if you're replying, otherwise I won't notice.
The texture pack I am using is Isabella II by bonemouse.
It can be downloaded here:
http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/242175-16x14x-isabella-ii-14v4-scarabella-more-fixes-november-1-2012/
Kudos to OP for using Isabella 2 ;]
Going to rolling this map tonight.
I didn't look very hard but I did come across two plains villages. Neither has a blacksmith and, honestly, good luck fixing the first one up. The coordinates are X -314 Z 803 for the first one and X -314 Z 1332 for the second. There's a jungle near the first village but I didn't bother looking through it too much because jungle and snow biomes irritate me. I covered a fair amount of mountainous biomes and plains biomes but I didn't find any desert.
For "interesting natural formations" you just might enjoy the hollow mountain area at X 7 Z 71. :]
It's a long way from spawn but here is what I found:
(I didn't explore all of it and I don't have pics because my baby just woke up and I don't have the time for it, sorry.)
Snow biome
1112
2901
Desert
925
3874
Desert Temple
1386
74
4249
Desert Well
1688
67
4242
Skelly Spawner
1623
68
4398
Skelly Spawner #2
1614
64
4457
Desert Temple #2
1562
74
4809
Desert Temple #3
1354
74
4921
Skelly Spawner #3 (right next to Desert Temple #3)
1341
66
4907
Desert Village with Blacksmith & Church (right next to prev Temple & Dungeon):
1257
70
4854
Partially Flooded Village:
790
71
4782