Just wondering. Because it doesn't look like it advances past the Middle Ages, with villages... then we see that Redstone exists. And then the time before either existed looked downright prehistoric.
Short answer, I'd say Hollywood early midieval Europe…
The arms and armor are based on European designs (as is the village architecture [at least through 1.13] and professions), which is unsurprising given the background of Persson.
With the various fantasy elements, trying to assign an accurate historical time correspondence dosen't seem to be an objective exercise, but IMO the 'feel' of the base game is roughly 8th century (Charlemange-ish)… with added magic [RS fits well enough as magic under Clarke's 3rd law]
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I think you answered your own question: Minecraft is anachronistic. Much of Minecraft seems to be set in a time before the Industrial revolution. But then there are elements which are clearly from the post Industrial era. Redstone clearly mimics late 20th century technology. All the alchemical elements suggest anything between Classical Age and early Renaissance. And then there are all the fantastical elements like zombies and animated skeletons which never existed in anyone's timeline.
If you don't like that I'll second ScotsMisers Redstone assessment, but the fantastical elements still pull the game out of any realistic timeframe.
It takes place in an alternate universe where magic, myth and technology coexists. If compared to our timeline, it's probably an apocalyptic future where a lot of civilizations were wiped out, perhaps natural/magical disasters. The existence of magic skews the possibility that it took place before our current time, and some have already mentioned, redstone.
Just wondering. Because it doesn't look like it advances past the Middle Ages, with villages... then we see that Redstone exists. And then the time before either existed looked downright prehistoric.
Short answer, I'd say Hollywood early midieval Europe…
The arms and armor are based on European designs (as is the village architecture [at least through 1.13] and professions), which is unsurprising given the background of Persson.
With the various fantasy elements, trying to assign an accurate historical time correspondence dosen't seem to be an objective exercise, but IMO the 'feel' of the base game is roughly 8th century (Charlemange-ish)… with added magic [RS fits well enough as magic under Clarke's 3rd law]
It is very much medieval. Most structures that you don't make don't have Redstone. The ones that do might be more advanced members of society.
I think you answered your own question: Minecraft is anachronistic. Much of Minecraft seems to be set in a time before the Industrial revolution. But then there are elements which are clearly from the post Industrial era. Redstone clearly mimics late 20th century technology. All the alchemical elements suggest anything between Classical Age and early Renaissance. And then there are all the fantastical elements like zombies and animated skeletons which never existed in anyone's timeline.
If you don't like that I'll second ScotsMisers Redstone assessment, but the fantastical elements still pull the game out of any realistic timeframe.
what about the discs and jukebox?
For the record, the explosive properties of TNT were not discovered until 1891.
416 stone
296 stone slab (150 blocks)
149 stone stairs (228 blocks)
794 total stone
1082 blackstone
174 blackstone slab (87 blocks)
52 blackstone stairs (78 blocks)
1247 total blackstone
(not counting drawbridges and portcullises)
It takes place in an alternate universe where magic, myth and technology coexists. If compared to our timeline, it's probably an apocalyptic future where a lot of civilizations were wiped out, perhaps natural/magical disasters. The existence of magic skews the possibility that it took place before our current time, and some have already mentioned, redstone.
Minecraft is a mix of fantasy world and 18th century technology.
The game has TNTs, rails and minecarts.
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Curse PremiumUm, none? Minecraft doesn't take place on Earth, so it can't "take place" in any of Earth's time periods.
If Minecraft isn't set one Earth how are there humans, TNT, bows, arrows, iron, even possibly water?
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Curse PremiumI see, so then Star Wars must take place on Earth too, since it has all of those things?? Riiiiiight.