The world in Minecraft is unlimited. It goes on forever and ever, hence the world size problem. On servers, the looseness of the world can detract from the multiplayer experience. What I want to do is make the world a cube, limit it into a configurable area. This would be accomplished by making the world a planet. There are many problems that arise with this, but I feel that this would benefit server owners and individual players alike. A world shaped as a cube, however, would bring rise to many problems.
The main problems include:
Gravity - suggestions for fixing include: a flat limited world, with or without edges. (like looking through two mirrors on opposite walls)
The Nether - Would generation have to affect this? Would it also be limited?
Water/Lava Flowing - Would it fall of the edge?
World Generation Methods - How would you code that?
Some ideas:
Planet being implemented as a world type
Nether at the center of the world
Extra options regarding the world
If you have any ideas or would like to create this mod, then post.
To solve the wierd gravity, just break the rules by making the world spherical. I like the idea of this spherical world, it adds to the experience of survival where supplies are limited. You can't just wander off to a new location to start fresh, and repeat.
On an unrelated note, how about near the center of the planet is a lava core that is "un-bucketable".
To solve the wierd gravity, just break the rules by making the world spherical. I like the idea of this spherical world, it adds to the experience of survival where supplies are limited. You can't just wander off to a new location to start fresh, and repeat.
On an unrelated note, how about near the center of the planet is a lava core that is "un-bucketable".
The problem with a spherical world is that the cubes couldn't all have "correct" gravity.
If the world is set up like that, then diagonal gravity would be required. I guess a way to complete the mod without a "planet" shape is to simply limit the world; make it so that when you reach the end, you just walk into the other side.
I like the lava core idea, but unbucketable is a bit extreme- how do I make my awesome little house in the center of the world?
The problem with a spherical world is that the cubes couldn't all have "correct" gravity.
If the world is set up like that, then diagonal gravity would be required. I guess a way to complete the mod without a "planet" shape is to simply limit the world; make it so that when you reach the end, you just walk into the other side.
I like the lava core idea, but unbucketable is a bit extreme- how do I make my awesome little house in the center of the world?
How about the journey to the center of the planet is a difficult one (similar to getting to the end). Then when you finally get there, you have to fight satan (?) and then you can live there peacefully. then you put a glass case around the core and then an awesome little house around that.
How about the journey to the center of the planet is a difficult one (similar to getting to the end). Then when you finally get there, you have to fight satan (?) and then you can live there peacefully. then you put a glass case around the core and then an awesome little house around that.
That seems good, but what if you went through the lava, using a fire resistance potion, and that got you to the nether?
The world in Minecraft is unlimited. It goes on forever and ever, hence the world size problem. On servers, the looseness of the world can detract from the multiplayer experience. What I want to do is make the world a cube, limit it into a configurable area. This would be accomplished by making the world a planet. There are many problems that arise with this, but I feel that this would benefit server owners and individual players alike. A world shaped as a cube, however, would bring rise to many problems.
The main problems include:
Some ideas:
If you have any ideas or would like to create this mod, then post.
That's one of the main problems with the idea. Giving the cube accurate gravitation would be hard, and giving it useful gravitation would be harder.
On an unrelated note, how about near the center of the planet is a lava core that is "un-bucketable".
The problem with a spherical world is that the cubes couldn't all have "correct" gravity.
If the world is set up like that, then diagonal gravity would be required. I guess a way to complete the mod without a "planet" shape is to simply limit the world; make it so that when you reach the end, you just walk into the other side.
I like the lava core idea, but unbucketable is a bit extreme- how do I make my awesome little house in the center of the world?
How about the journey to the center of the planet is a difficult one (similar to getting to the end). Then when you finally get there, you have to fight satan (?) and then you can live there peacefully. then you put a glass case around the core and then an awesome little house around that.
That could be edited in the mod settings or while choosing the world type.
That seems good, but what if you went through the lava, using a fire resistance potion, and that got you to the nether?