Summary
- A Minecraft player creates a highly detailed replica of Mississippi, impressing residents and Minecraft enthusiasts alike.
- The impressive map is a 1:20 scale recreation using the Java version, incorporating various biomes and realistic features.
- The user used external software to pull map data and generate a lifelike map.
A Minecraft player with an eye for geography has created an immensely detailed scale replica of the state of Mississippi within the game, complete with major landmarks and natural features. The project was seemingly massive, with the Minecraft map being seemingly true to what the real-world region looks like.
Whether it's a giant castle or a scale model of the Eiffel Tower built entirely in Minecraft, the massively popular survival game is no stranger to impressive builds or other creative projects from players willing to sink hundreds of hours into the game. While a recreation of the state of Mississippi may be an unusual thing to make , it serves as an impressive show of Minecraft's scale and technical capabilities.
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The creator, Reddit user AtmosphericBeats, shared images of their Mississippi map to the state's official subreddit with screenshots showing off its scale and many details, which include borders for other states and a few outlying islands. According to them, the map is a 1:20 scale recreation created in the Java version and uses a good variety of the biomes native to Minecraft, such as plains, rivers, deserts, beaches and even taiga.
Minecraft Fan's Life-Like Rendition of a US State is One of Many Real-World Maps
Users were impressed by the creation, commenting anecdotes about the state and showering praise on the user for their attention to detail, as many of them were residents of Mississippi themselves. Fortunately, the user shared a link to the map online so other players, especially those who live in Mississippi, can join and explore the virtual recreation of the U.S. State or build their hometowns.
The user did not simply make the map from memory, however, as they reportedly used external software they developed to pull map data from other sources and generate a Minecraft world with realistic features based on information about Mississippi and its geography. This is far from the first time someone has created a lifelike map of a real-world location in the game, though, as another Minecraft player also attempted to recreate the entire Earth and its continents.
The creator of the Mississippi map has a series of other maps online based on real-world locations, all of which are available on Planet Minecraft for players to download and explore, such as Hawaii, Florida, and even the entire United States. It is unclear currently what future plans they might have for more maps down the line, but in the meantime, there is still plenty to explore, such as an official Minecraft map from The Nature Conservancy that helps support an environmental cause.
Minecraft
- Released
- November 18, 2011
WHERE TO PLAY
Minecraft is a sandbox video game that puts players in procedurally generated worlds and offers them no guidance whatsoever in where to go or what to do, creating a sense of freedom that was unparalleled in 2011. Minecraft has gone on to become the highest-selling video game of all time.
- Developer(s)
- Mojang
- Publisher(s)
- Mojang
- Platform(s)
- 3DS, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Wii U, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Xbox 360
- Metascore
- 93
- Genre(s)
- Sandbox, Survival
