Could just be me (work VPN) but is anyone else timing out right now?
just tried, I get timed out too, not just you
Yeah, pinging times out too. Looks like I'll have to do some work then.
I tried swimming up from the bottom of the pool. It didn't work.
Did we decide if we're going to go after Eden Project, or do some other big project?
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?