Just another Minecraft world
This is a legit survival world, so don’t expect anything dramatic. It’s just a handful of villages under the rule of the most benevolent tyrant ever.
Sandpit
An abandoned sandpit northeast of the main base.
Now used as an intermediate camp on the road to Sandy Hook and a starting point for expeditions to the swamps in the east.
Main base
This is the main base. I survived the first night in a hiding hole dug in the side of this cliff where there was a pocket of coal.
You can see the mouth of an enormous mine shaft to the right of nether portal. It goes all the way down to the bedrock foundation.
There’s a railroad track on the trestle in the foreground.
Outpost on the lake
A humble shelter built during the first cautious forays south.
It’s just the next hilltop over from the main base and conveniently located on the edge of the jungle where I first spotted and tamed my cats.
Now has a railroad connection.
Jackson Hole
The first village I ever found. Less than a mile from the main base across the lake.
There was a gaping hole next to the church entrance and whilst I was contemplating the repairs all villagers were killed by zombies. 🙁
Much later I managed to cure some of them and now this is a thriving village and the center of my tree farming industry.
Has a railroad connection.
Private tours to The Hole are possible by appointment, Monday through Friday.
Westlakes
A small village on the outskirts of the jungle northwest of the main base.
There’s a lot of small lakes in the area, a stronghold right beneath this village and a desert temple not far to the east.
Has a railroad connection.
Shoreham
A village on an ocean shore exactly at sunset from Westlakes over a region of rough terrain.
There’s a desert temple not far to the northwest.
Has a nether portal and a railroad connection.
Desert temple east of Westlakes
A temple on the edge of the northern waste.
Unfortunately, I haven’t noticed two creepers lurking in the shadows while reconnoitering the site and a good part of the pyramid has been destroyed. 🙁
Sandy Hook
A desert village a long way southeast of the main base. There’s still no connecting road.
Last stop before crossing the ocean on the way to the far east villages.
Has a nether portal.
Mine shaft at the main base
The mine isn’t being actively used nowadays. The bottom has been transformed into an artificial lake with a campsite on the island.
Tourists can visit old diamond mines at the level of lava fields at their own risk.
Tree farm
This is a typical tree farm. There’re four in Jackson Hole and one in every key village.
Underground mine shaft
An alternative mine design with the wooden lattice at the top of the shaft supporting a thin layer of soil.
Mini base in a desert temple
I ran low on supplies while in an expedition mapping remote regions of the known world and had to establish a base in a hurry. I don’t usually do any farming at temples but this one is an exception with a patch of wheat, a small tree farm and a chicken coop.
There’s a pillager outpost in a walking distance from the base.
Lava lake
Railroad trestle over a lava lake.