there is air trapped under some steps & some glowstone, dunno if it would help

Not sure which glowstone you're referring to - the ones in the middle by the glass window don't - although you do get your bubbles refreshed if you kiss the bottom, but that's just an illusion, and you soon start drowning. :S

There is a pillar of air created by the ladder in the nearest corner, which does let you get down to the bottom though.

Teh Eden Project Project!

If we want to do a 1:1 replica (or at least begin with something the right scale, even if the end result is nothing like it), we need an area at least 450x450 blocks. (I'd prefer 600x750 to include a bit of the surrounding area.)

For comparison, the swimming pool (building) is 100x100 blocks ( I'm assuming; I only counted roughly :P )


That's a pretty big area we'd need to clear - though unlike the swimming pool we don't need to dig all the way down.
Going ~16 blocks below sea level would be enough, though maybe a few more than that might look better.


So. Are people wanting to be doing that?

Also, do people want to aim for completion by 17th March (the tenth anniversary of full site opening), which basically gives us a week?

not convinced it could be done in a week, especially as minecraft.net seems to be down (again)

I find the clearing part enjoyable, so I'm up for that, but I don't know I'd be much help on dome construction etc.

are you planning to get all the elevations etc right too?

Given the diameter, is 16 blocks below sea level enough to build the dome properly, or will it hit the ceiling?

I'm probably the same! I'll happily clear lots of ground.

I didn't pluck 16 out of thin air you know. :P

The whole Eden Project site is ~450m² - most of which is outdoor gardens and assorted buildings - the two biodomes are only about 1/6th of that space combined.

The largest dome is 55m high.

Bedrock = 0..4, sea level = 64 and invisible ceiling = 128

The reason for dropping 16 is:
a) to stop the tip of the big one from reaching cloud level and looking crap.
b) the site is an old quarry, so is actually in a dip in the ground anyway.


Technically, to be accurate, we should probably be around 30..40m above sea level, and then drop a certain amount down from that - but that's probably taking things a bit too far. :)

As right as possible, what with not having actual blueprints to follow. :)

Knowing the biodome heights along with width/length should give us a fair guide, but if we're going to do it I'll also try and track down heights of the other buildings/structures to make it easier.

I'm trying to figure out if you'd make an outstanding or a terrible foreman. We will see.

minecraft.net is back online

any preference as to where clearance is done?

I'm going to go hunt around for a suitable area (i.e. make sure it's not going to collide with anyone's structures, but also isn't too far) and then create a warp point there.

Once I've done that I'll put a central marker, and if you could start clearing ~200..250 in each direction from that marker that'd be great. :)

btw, here's a satellite view with 1m = 1px = 1 block

The yellow bit is the main area, and we can add car parks and roads and stuff at the end, if we feel like it.

I don't think you mean 450m², that's only 21mx21m.

:$ I hate area maths.

Here...

The beautiful white lines represent the towers/warp points.

What do you think?

How about a 1/32nd scale instead? :| :| :| :| :|

Maybe somewhere that's a bit closer to sea level? Just a thought. I don't really know of any alternative sites.

That was the flattest place I could see. :'S

The scale/distance is the main problem though. :/

Going 250 in each direction would be HUGE, so might do it 2m=1 block instead. :S

Until we decide for sure what we're doing, if anyone wanting to help clearing only goes to ~100..125 in each direction, that'd be good.

That way, it's not wasted effort if we decide to go half size, but still useful if we decide to go full size.

This is a stupid idea.

 

I renounce all claim and link to the idea.