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Earth Map Geography

ASMP Earth ran on a real-world map, so geography decided who got rich, which weather fell where, and how you travelled.

Curiosity ASMP Earth mechanic

ASMP Earth was played on a downloaded map of the real planet, and its quirks became the server’s culture. See ASMP Earth for the world itself.

Missing things. The map had no natural mob spawns 1, and “there is no villages” 2. That turned villagers, food and chickens into prestige resources (and is where the The Missing Structures Crisis came from). It was also generous with ore: “literally every 5 blocks i find gold” 3.

Shared weather. The whole world had the same weather, so it could rain in Japan while it “snows” in Antarctica 4.

Real resource geography. Africa was the richest place for ancient debris and netherite, which made Abishekishere the richest player and cost Japan the title 5. prop’s explanation: “because irl africa is very rich in minerals and such” 6.

Getting around. Travel ran through Nether-roof portals for each country, and the chat filled up with pasted Xaero waypoints like “New Zealand Roof Portal” and “Antarctica Roof Portal” 7 8.

Locations were named by real region, from Africa to Indonesia, Australia and West Europe 9. Antarctica and New Zealand were the best-known nations. Villagers, said prop, could only be found in Antarctica or in “random villages out there somewhere outside the border” 10.

Primary sources

  1. prop · 25 Jun 2023 · #the-original-mc-chat so there are no natural mob spawns and all
  2. nYx · 1 Jul 2023 · #the-original-mc-chat there is no villages
  3. _nYxTaku · 27 Jun 2023 · #the-original-mc-chat literally every 5 blocks i find gold
  4. ProPlayerPlayz · 10 Jul 2023 · #the-original-mc-chat and it "snows" in antartica
  5. Abishekishere · 10 Aug 2023 · #the-original-mc-chat africa is goated
  6. prop · 15 Aug 2023 · #the-original-mc-chat because irl africa is very rich in minerals and such
  7. ProPlayerPlayz · 10 Aug 2023 · #the-original-mc-chat xaero-waypoint:New Zealand Roof Portal:N:1443:128:392:5:false:0:Internal-the-nether-waypoints
  8. prop · 15 Aug 2023 · #the-original-mc-chat xaero-waypoint:Antarctica Roof Portal:Pr:858:127:559:11:false:0:Internal-the-nether-waypoints xaero-waypoint:Rk Portal:R:900:70:48:9:false:0:Internal-the-nether-waypoints xaero-waypoint:New Zealand Roof Portal:N:1443:12…
  9. Abishekishere · 5 Sep 2023 · #the-original-mc-chat africa ah
  10. ProPlayerPlayz · 9 Sep 2023 · #the-original-mc-chat we have villagers in antarctica or random villages out there somewhere outside the border

Connected

Event The Scramble for Earth From launch day, the players staked their claims on real-world countries by posting map screenshots, from Japan to Antarctica. Event The Missing Structures Crisis ASMP Earth's real-world map had no villages, ancient cities or sculk, so half of 1.20, and the Warden,... Curiosity · tradition Satellite Imagery (the Earth Web Map) The live web map at map.axolotl.pink, jokingly known as "satellite imagery", which let players spy on each...