Most Ambitious Project On World #2 Yet?

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Staying with World #2, I was playing around on the creative version of this world and came up with an inspired idea.

I was trying to figure out how to make the stairs/lobby down to the storage area prettier. Once again it has cobblestone - everywhere. It really hasn't changed since Alpha, the only change has been the removal of the furnaces on the way down, the emergency exit and changing the floor from cobble to mossy cobble. So I fiddled around and came up with this nice design using light gray wool walls and stone slabs on the corners. There was only one problem - wool right next too the old lava incinerator = not good!. Thinking ahead of not wanting any avoidable accidents in the future I wondered where I could move the incinerator. It came to me that I could (Perhaps should) start using the cave behind the back wall of my storage area.

In the past there's been a glass wall here with a mob trap for mobs, with an underground section before the glass wall to go down and collect the drops. In the very far past this cave was also another way to the outside, even though it turns back on it'self several times. Until the old lava/water traps were above it on the outside, later replaced by tree farms. I had an idea to start digging the wall to the right back, behind the galley of chests on the right hand side of pictures 1 & 2. I took the wall all the way back to the last chest on the far right towards the iron block. What I created in effect was, another galley on the opposite side of that wall the of the same length creating even more storage space.

The dirt being where the chests will be.

I re-instigated the glass wall again, but only 3/4 of the way along this time, creating a new galley behind it at the start of the cave for the incinerator, and a new home for the infinite water giver. I had to re-do this as creepers kept spawning and blowing up the glass divide - 3 times!

The rest of the space past these two installations is just a cave that winds back on it'self several times:

Up those natural steps:

Before going up said steps, there's also a small cleared out area from long ago, lower down:

The plan is, to knock the wall to the right of the natural steps (In pictures 1 &2) down, up on that flat area, will be the NEW science lab for brewing! (The old one being still damaged by a Creeper. never got round to fixing it.) Where the wall that's coming down is, will be a reception, and behind that wall lower down from one of the winding off area's a storage room for materials (Brewing materials, glass bottles) will be created. Even this storage room although small, will still be more roomy than the last one. To the right of reception as you go through will be a secure and closed off area, leading down to that dark little room which will become - a nether wart farm! (Something I need to research.) here is a little preview from the creative version:

I was really pleased how it turned out on creative, you can't even tell it's a cave any more! I'm not sure if I'll use the iron blocks with the block wool for the floor, as it will be costly, but a black n white floor is a little bit Clichéd. Now I have to do it for legit, on the legit world! it'll take time, and it'll probably raise problems - as I found out when I tried to copy the new look storage lobby/walk-down area in my legit world by legit means, but it'll be well worth it!

Speaking of the lobby/walk-down to the storage area here's how it's going. Again, it was done on the creative version and now it's being down legit, on the legit world:

BEFORE:

AND AFTER:

More slab corners to add, of course.

Awaiting more light gray wool.

This old lab will be sealed off and covered over with gray wool eventually. Note the new window feature to the storage area!Obviously lots of work to do, especially for this new area for the new science lab, storage room and surrounding area in the old cave. If I can do this legit though, and pull it off, it'll be quite the accomplishment!

In the lobby down to the storage area, lots more wool to add, more stone slab corners and completely redoing the ceilings with snow as usual replacing torches with Glowstone, watch this space for more development! Also when Jeb fixed the colored stairs (Actually adding the crafting recipe), this standard Oak floor maybe jungle or spruce wood with matching slabs & steps.