The Gamer Who Hopes To Journey To The Top Of The Minecraft

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Intrepid gamer units off to find the end of the Minecraft world - even though it should take him 25 YEARS



Kurt Mac has already travelled seven-hundred digital km in the sport



Estimates it's going to take him 22 years to complete his journey



Hopes to succeed in the 'far worlds' - an space the place the game begins to interrupt down



By Mark Prigg



Revealed: 23:Fifty one BST, 28 January 2014 | Up to date: 18:37 BST, 29 January 2014



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Anybody who has ventured into the blocky digital world of Minecraft rapidly realises the scale of the massively widespread online recreation.



But for one consumer, discovering out exactly how huge it's has turn into an obsession.



Kurt Mac hopes to achieve the edge of the game, a murky space only referred to by the sport's creator as 'the Far Lands' - regardless that he expects it to take 25 years.



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Journey to the end of the world: One of many furthest factors in Minecraft reached by Kurt Mac. He hopes to succeed in the edge of the game, a murky area solely referred to by the game's creator as 'the Far Lands' - despite the fact that he expects it to take 25 years.



What's MINECRAFT?



Accessible on every little thing from smartphones to games consoles, Minecraft is a virtual world made up of square blocks of varied materials.



Gamers can break down and construct buildings by farming and mining.



Every game generates a model new world populated with a singular configuration of bushes, plains and mountains, making it splendid for exploring.



The world continues to mechanically generate as the participant strikes further away from its centre - although its creators have warned of the Far Lands, where the sport's code might begin to break down.



Mac began his quest three years in the past, in March 2011.



He loaded up a new sport, chose a route and began strolling - and has coated over 700km since.



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His intention if to get to and space of the sport Minecraft creator Markus Persson has known as the 'Far Lands,' so far from the center of the world that the sport can not assist the dimensions of the world



Recently, he turned the quest right into a walk-a-thon for Kid's Play Charity, and has thus far raised over $160,000.



'I began my YouTube series as a standard Minecraft Let's Play, where I built a settlement, looked for resources and explored the area round my spawn point,' he said.



'After some time I grew impatient and within the 11th episode of the sequence determined to pack some essential supplies and head West with the goal of reaching these mysterious Far Lands.



One other shot of the journey up to now, revealing snowy peaks.



A map of the journey up to now, showing every rest cease as a block - up to now over 700km has been coated



'I vowed to make my attempt for the Far Lands without the aid of any mods or cheats, and I've additionally decided to utilize the recognition of my expedition and turn it into a fundraiser for the Kid's Play charity!'



One in every of the biggest snags to hit the virtual expedition was when Micrcrafts creators removed the Far Lands



'Unfortunately, the Far Lands have been faraway from the sport when the brand new terrain generation code was launched in an update on September twelfth, 2011,' he admitted.



Nonetheless, he vowed not to upgrade.



'Concern not, fellow Farlanders! I'll proceed the expedition in Minecraft Beta 1.7.3 for so long as I must!'



To this point the Minecraft world has remained stable - but there are fears it could develop bugs as the game's limits method.



On his journey, Mac is armed with a sword and a pickaxe, and is accompanied by his trusted companion Wolfie, a tamed wolf he found in the sport.



He narrates every episode of his series.



The series remodeled right into a kind of podcast, where the matters I talk about might need little to do with the journey itself,' he told the brand new Yorker.



'After all, it's always thrilling when Minecraft re-grabs my attention with a perilous cliff, a zombie assault, or a memorable panorama, and i remember the journey I’m on.'



Learn extra:



A Journey to the top of the World (of Minecraft)

MINECRAFT SERVERS