Survival Desert: An actually hard survival map - Games

Me and Copperwolf7 decided to make a custom map at my place. We ended up pulling it off in one night. Really, we wanted to make a map without imposing too many rules (only break x blocks, only place x many blocks, etc.) and have it actually difficult. This is what we came up with. [B]Back-story:[/B] You feel a rumbling. Fearing another creeper attack, you rush outside, sword at the ready. But what you see is something you could never have been prepared for. A huge square wall, kilometers wide and completely rigid, falling directly over your new homeland. Flames burst from the bottom. Critters and monsters alike flee at the sight. Quickly, you rush to your nuclear bunker (Your friends made fun of you for having it. Look who's laughing now!) and jump into the cryo-chamber. You try to grab Lucy, your inflatable plastic wife, but you drop her at the last second. You stare in horror as she melts from the searing heat of the ground, her expression more surprised than usual. In a frenzy of button presses, you engage the life support system and hit the sleep button. Everything goes black. You awake, disorientated, and suddenly remember what was going on. You turn to your left and look at the display system. "WARNING: NUCLEAR REACTOR 90% OVERHEATED. SLEEP DISENGAGED". You wonder how long you've been asleep. Quickly, you decide to leave before your bunker becomes uninhabitable. It would be best to not return so you don't turn into a baby-eating mutant with a foot instead of a head. You take the picture of your wife out of your breast pocket. It's from your honeymoon, at the beach in Spain. Even the people walking by are staring at her beauty. God, you'll miss her so much. You take a deep breathe and place it back in your pocket, for safe keeping. You wonder what awaits you outside. What happens next is up to you! [B]Download link:[/B] Main: [URL]http://filesmelt.com/dl/Survival_Desert.zip[/URL] Mirror: [URL]http://www.mediafire.com/?srs91m21rhtiss9[/URL] Please, constructive criticism is appreciated. Credits: Me: Map Making CopperWolf7: Map Making Eurymachus: Most of the story and Play Testing

Would make a great fanfic.

Is there anything that you get by not blowing up the 'DANGER HIGH POWER MINING EXPLOSIVES' mountain? Also, are you allowed to use boats?

Am I allowed to take the sapling at spawn?

I'm playing it now.

Really nice map, enjoying it right now. ---SPOILER---- One thing that really made me mad was that little gift you left, with a catch. You know that chest full of goodies like seeds, a cake, etc. With the TNT? kind of exploded me :smith:

What do the watch towers represent?

[QUOTE=Wake;30598178]What do the watch towers represent?[/QUOTE] Probably old buildings or failed attempts at wasteland settlement. That being said I think the map would benefit from having a larger main island, MCEdit out the surrounding lands near the ocean, for a while (2,000 blocks?) and small oasis deep underground with stone and dirt? (sandstone sucks :smith: ) Also I'd really love to see more ruins like nuked cities.

You should post some photos of it.

how do I install it

[QUOTE=cccritical;30598450]how do I install it[/QUOTE] This is really dumb so I was going to be an ass, but just put the folder from inside the .rar into your saves folder. Then start minecraft and open the world.

like you always knew how to install them :jerkbag:

[QUOTE=cccritical;30598507]like you always knew how to install them :jerkbag:[/QUOTE] Are you complaining that I decided to be nice and help you :smith:

Probably complaining about the "This is really dumb" part.

[QUOTE=Hap;30598750]Probably complaining about the "This is really dumb" part.[/QUOTE] Agreed, that part probably wasn't necessary.

how deep is this damn sandstone good lord

[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;30598098]Really nice map, enjoying it right now. ---SPOILER---- One thing that really made me mad was that little gift you left, with a catch. You know that chest full of goodies like seeds, a cake, etc. With the TNT? kind of exploded me :smith:[/QUOTE] YES! Copper said that wouldn't work! :v: [editline]20th June 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Jesse_M;30598814]how deep is this damn sandstone good lord[/QUOTE] al the way to bedrock except for a few spots.

[QUOTE=Jesse_M;30598814]how deep is this damn sandstone good lord[/QUOTE] There's [b]no[/b] stone in most of the area, though I found a peninsula about 33x 188z that has a lot of dirt and stone, be careful of the water though. Edit: Damn ninja :argh:

[QUOTE=Wake;30597566]Is there anything that you get by not blowing up the 'DANGER HIGH POWER MINING EXPLOSIVES' mountain? Also, are you allowed to use boats?[/QUOTE] As long as you don't cross the ocean (unless your boat happens to be made of lead, which is a terrible choice in materials) you can. [editline]20th June 2011[/editline] AUTOMERRRGE NOOO [editline]20th June 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=meepugh;30597824]Am I allowed to take the sapling at spawn?[/QUOTE] Highly recommended you do.

Why the no bridges rule though?

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Please make non laggy crashing everywhere oh my god lag version. :saddowns:

Yeeesss! I've never been so happy to find dirt

Hello all! I am CopperWolf7, here to answer questions. That have already been answered. Just roll with it, my answers are better anyway. Q: Is there anything that you get by not blowing up the 'DANGER HIGH POWER MINING EXPLOSIVES' mountain? A: Nope. Nothing at all. Just blow it up. Trust me, it's fun. Q: Also, are you allowed to use boats? A: Sure! Just don't cross the ocean and the radiation won't have time to leak through the boat. Q: how deep is this damn sandstone good lord A: Well, if you go the the bottom of the map, it'll end about there. Q: Am I allowed to take the sapling at spawn? A: YES. If you don't, then god help you. You will have no wood. Also take the reed and the dirt if you want. Q: What do the watch towers represent? A: They represent watch towers. Shocking, I know. Q: Why the no bridges rule though? A: Because you can't cross the ocean or you'll find our sucky world editing. And you'll die. Of radiation. Or something like that.

[QUOTE=Wolf_24601;30599022]Hello all! I am CopperWolf7, here to answer questions. That have already been answered. Just roll with it, my answers are better anyway. Q: Is there anything that you get by not blowing up the 'DANGER HIGH POWER MINING EXPLOSIVES' mountain? A: Nope. Nothing at all. Just blow it up. Trust me, it's fun. Q: Also, are you allowed to use boats? A: Sure! Just don't cross the ocean and the radiation won't have time to leak through the boat. Q: how deep is this damn sandstone good lord A: Well, if you go the the bottom of the map, it'll end about there. Q: Am I allowed to take the sapling at spawn? A: YES. If you don't, then god help you. You will have no wood. Also take the reed and the dirt if you want. Q: What do the watch towers represent? A: They represent watch towers. Shocking, I know. Q: Why the no bridges rule though? A: Because you can't cross the ocean or you'll find our sucky world editing. And you'll die. Of radiation. Or something like that.[/QUOTE] I am soccerskyman and I fully endorse this post. [editline]20th June 2011[/editline] [img]http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/9443/capturejbj.png[/img] [img]http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2295/capture2wectwrqt.png[/img] Facepunch cannot math.

People left the thread by the time you screenied the 2nd picture.

Kind of not very hard once you find the missile site. It's like 4 stacks of iron just sitting there in the southwest corner. [editline]20th June 2011[/editline] Otherwise it's pretty interesting.

[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;30599335]People left the thread by the time you screenied the 2nd picture.[/QUOTE] I refreshed and tried multiple times.

[QUOTE=Tim Henson;30599361]Kind of not very hard once you find the missile site. It's like 4 stacks of iron just sitting there in the southwest corner. [editline]20th June 2011[/editline] Otherwise it's pretty interesting.[/QUOTE] Agreed, that iron should be replaced with wool, or just take it out, put water in it and put a sign that say "CAUTION!!! Missile Crater, Extreme Radiation!"

Am I supposed to have generated land with 50 trees on it and dirt and stone everywhere? [editline]20th June 2011[/editline] to the right of the bunker?