Intrepid gamer units off to seek out the end of the Minecraft world - despite the fact that it's going to take him 25 YEARS
Kurt Mac has already travelled 700 virtual km in the game
Estimates it is going to take him 22 years to complete his journey
Hopes to succeed in the 'far worlds' - an space where the sport begins to break down
By Mark Prigg
Revealed: 23:51 BST, 28 January 2014 | Updated: 18:37 BST, 29 January 2014
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Anyone who has ventured into the blocky digital world of Minecraft rapidly realises the size of the massively standard online recreation.
But for one user, discovering out precisely how huge it is has turn into an obsession.
Kurt Mac hopes to succeed in the sting of the game, a murky space only referred to by the game'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 reach the sting of the sport, 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 is MINECRAFT?
Out there on every thing from smartphones to games consoles, Minecraft is a digital world made up of square blocks of various supplies.
Gamers can break down and build buildings via farming and mining.
Each recreation generates a model new world populated with a unique configuration of timber, plains and mountains, making it very best for exploring.
The world continues to routinely generate as the participant strikes further away from its centre - though its creators have warned of the Far Lands, where the sport's code may begin to break down.
Mac started his quest three years in the past, in March 2011.
He loaded up a brand new sport, chose a route and started strolling - and has lined over 700km since.
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His goal if to get to and space of the game Minecraft creator Markus Persson has known as the 'Far Lands,' so far from the center of the world that the game can no longer help the size of the world
Just lately, he turned the quest right into a stroll-a-thon for Kid's Play Charity, and has so far raised over $160,000.
'I started my YouTube collection as a normal Minecraft Let's Play, the place I constructed a settlement, searched for sources and explored the area around my spawn level,' he mentioned.
'After some time I grew impatient and in the 11th episode of the sequence determined to pack some essential supplies and head West with the purpose of reaching these mysterious Far Lands.
Another shot of the journey to date, revealing snowy peaks.
A map of the journey to date, displaying each rest cease as a block - so far over 700km has been lined
'I vowed to make my attempt for the Far Lands without the aid of any mods or cheats, and I've also decided to make the most of the popularity of my expedition and turn it right into a fundraiser for the Kid's Play charity!'
One in all the biggest snags to hit the virtual expedition was when Micrcrafts creators removed the Far Lands
'Sadly, the Far Lands were removed from the sport when the brand new terrain era code was released in an replace on September 12th, 2011,' he admitted.
Nevertheless, he vowed not to improve.
'Fear not, fellow Farlanders! Minecraft-servers.sbs '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 - however there are fears it might develop bugs as the game's limits strategy.
On his journey, Mac is armed with a sword and a pickaxe, and is accompanied by his trusted companion Wolfie, a tamed wolf he present in the sport.
He narrates every episode of his collection.
The collection reworked into a sort of podcast, where the topics I discuss might need little to do with the journey itself,' he informed the brand new Yorker.
'In fact, it's always thrilling when Minecraft re-grabs my consideration with a perilous cliff, a zombie attack, or a memorable landscape, and i remember the journey I’m on.'
Learn extra:
A Journey to the end of the World (of Minecraft)