Introducing the Minecraft Build the Earth Steem Community

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Hello everyone! I know I have been starting a lot of communities recently; it is because now is one of the better times to try to build communities on Steem, and I think communities are one of the better ways to spark off chain interest (because they create little niches that people can feel inspired to join).

Recently, the world blew up in more ways than one. On the one hand, the coronavirus has shut down society as we know it. On the other hand, a minecraft YouTuber named Pippen used mods to copy the world's terrain, and building outlines, and sparked a project to recreate the Earth at a 1:1 scale in Minecraft. The project has blown up, and the discord has over 200k users.

My thinking is that if so many people are willing to participate in such a large project for free, why not try to show them a way to earn a little money for their work. So, as a result, I have decided to launch this Steem community where anyone participating in the Build the Earth Minecraft Project can post. For those from off chain, Steem is a blockchain that rewards users for conventional social media actions. If you are interested, there is a link at the top of this article to learn more about Steem.

I do realize that some of the people reading this (on the Steem end) might not be familiar with the project, or how to download the mod pack. In addition, people from both camps might not know how to add on the replay mod. In this post, I will lay out the instructions (given in the discord) for downloading the mod pack, and I will include my own instructions how to add the Replay mod to the pack in order to record your building progress.

Pippen's Introductory Video

The Instructions for Downloading the Mod Pack from the Build the Earth Discord

Download the modpack below https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/691038306221293598/700959622277627964/BuildTheEarthPack_1.4.1_new_projection.zip
Go to twitch tv downloads and select the proper download.
Double click the exe and install the launcher and then sign in (Or create an account if you do not have a twitch account).
Select the "Mods" tab at the top then select Minecraft.
Click "Create Custom Profile" then click the "import" text.
Select the .zip you downloaded earlier and wait for it to install.
Launch the modpack through Twitch launcher then select the "Installations" tab at the top of the Minecraft launcher and select the three dots across from "Build The Earth"
Select "Edit" then click "More Options"
Delete everything under the "JVM options" and paste in -XX:+UseG1GC -Xss4M -Xmx4G -Xms4G -XX:+DisableExplicitGC -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=30 -XX:G1HeapRegionSize=32M -Duser.language=en -Duser.country=US - note: This requires you to have at least 4G of ram.
When creating a single player world world, use the following options:

World Type: Planet Earth

Then under Customize:

Projection type: Build The Earth
Orientation: Upright
Smooth Blending: On
Spawn Roads: On
Advanced Water: On
Elevation Based Ores: On
OSM Building Outlines: On

Instructions for step 10 from the Build the Earth Website's faqs

To teleport to a location, look for the pinned messages in the discord's #support or #info.

Adding the replay Mod

Download this version of the replay mod
In the twitch Minecraft Build the Earth page, click the settings gear
Navigate to open folder
Paste the file into the mods folder
Follow this tutorial for installing ffmpeg (everything should be the same).

The replay mod should work.

Here is a tutorial on how to use the replay mod.

Conclusion

Thanks for reading this! I hope you will consider helping to spread the word about the Steem community for this project! I myself will be participating by attempting to build my hometown of West Chester, Pa (we will see how far I get). I hope to see some of your posts out there! Feel free to also use the tag #steembte!