So over the last couple of weeks, I've been quite busy with my main world, well the last week more than anything, but before I get to that, I'll take you back a little time before then when I was on a great hunt for some brown mushrooms.
Previously in my underground farm, (Below the wheat farm on the surface) I went into my separated dark room for growing mushrooms and found - there were none! At the time, some of the walls still had dirt elements in them, and typically an Enderman stole blocks and let the light in. Now being an old Alpha world, I new I would have to travel far to find more brown mushrooms to replant, so I set off on a little adventure. Thankfully I didn't have to go all the way to a swamp as I found a nearby cave, one of the few I hadn't explored still. (After two years!) Found red mushroom, found plenty of Iron, coal and eventually, I found some brown mushrooms naturally growing! After returning I was just to the side of my mountain home approaching the front, when I noticed I couldn't see the roof on the apartment block in the distance!
Naturally I thought this was a render distance thing, but then realized my video settings, as always; were set on "Far". As I drew nearer and nearer my main gates I kept saying why can't I see it, why?! Crossing the boardwalk in the sand outside my perimeter, it began to dawn on me, there was no roof. I ventured up to the apartments, and to the top to the roof; or where it should have been all-the-while thinking this was strange as there were no fireplaces anywhere in the apartments! My only conclusion was - on a previous occasion when there was a great storm, it must have been lightning! (If there is a storm though, there is rain, so shouldn't that have put it out?!)
I have also begun replacing the old fountain that I knocked down at the front of my home, a very long time ago. After resetting my Nether, I went and collected 7 & a bit stacks of glowstone, and stack of quartz, so now the fountain will be re-born in Nether quartz! (As will the re-modelled bathroom eventually, when I get round to starting it! It's not much at the moment, a very simple design, and is missing the upper "Tray" and blocks from protruding from it, (Not to mention water!)
The main news is, however, I've been working crazily this last week on my underground minecart system that replaces the one on the surface! With Phase #1 (Under the ocean), have completely re-done the floor in stone slabs and laid the rest of the track and added Glowstone from my tip to the nether so it's well lit. I've also replaces the cobblestone dividers among the glass to nicer stone-brick.
I still have the walls at either end to sort out and finish the dirt roof with glass, but it's getting there! I had already continued round the corner at the end, (Underground by the shore of the church on the opposite side of the ocean.) ; but so far had only got down the end and a little bit round the corner.
All the way past Mount DOOOOoooooom! (In the background)
And beyond!
Obviously, I've still got a long way to go, and I need to make it pretty;but - I just had some crazy, crazy afternoons recently - watching Minecraft videos on YouTube and just tunneling away! Had to fill in some holes/trenches on the surface where it previously ran, elevated on blocks of wood, but so far so good! Just finished coming out the other side of the next mountain at the rear of Mount DOOOooooom! I really found watching Minecraft videos helped!
I shall keep you updated!
No progress on the rebuild of my world three yet, or my ravine home.
