Intrepid gamer units off to search out the tip of the Minecraft world - though it is going to take him 25 YEARS
Kurt Mac has already travelled seven-hundred digital km in the game
Estimates it is going to take him 22 years to complete his journey
Hopes to achieve the 'far worlds' - an area where the sport begins to break down
By Mark Prigg
Published: 23:51 BST, 28 January 2014 | Updated: 18:37 BST, 29 January 2014
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Anybody who has ventured into the blocky virtual world of Minecraft shortly realises the size of the massively common online sport.
But for one consumer, discovering out exactly how big it is has grow to be an obsession.
Kurt Mac hopes to succeed in the edge of the sport, a murky space solely referred to by the sport's creator as 'the Far Lands' - though he expects it to take 25 years.
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Journey to the top of the world: One of the furthest factors in Minecraft reached by Kurt Mac. He hopes to achieve the edge of the game, a murky space solely referred to by the game's creator as 'the Far Lands' - although he expects it to take 25 years.
What is MINECRAFT?
Obtainable on all the things from smartphones to games consoles, Minecraft is a digital world made up of sq. blocks of varied materials.
Players can break down and construct structures by way of farming and mining.
Each sport generates a model new world populated with a unique configuration of timber, plains and mountains, making it preferrred for exploring.
The world continues to automatically generate as the participant moves further away from its centre - though its creators have warned of the Far Lands, the place the game's code may begin to break down.
Mac started his quest three years ago, in March 2011.
He loaded up a brand new game, chose a direction and began strolling - and has covered over 700km since.
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His purpose if to get to and area of the game Minecraft creator Markus Persson has called the 'Far Lands,' so far from the middle of the world that the game can now not support the dimensions of the world
Lately, he turned the quest into a walk-a-thon for Child's Play Charity, and has to this point raised over $160,000.
'I started my YouTube series as a normal Minecraft Let's Play, the place I built a settlement, searched for assets and explored the area around my spawn level,' he mentioned.
'After a while I grew impatient and in the 11th episode of the series determined to pack some important provides and head West with the objective of reaching these mysterious Far Lands.
One other shot of the journey to this point, revealing snowy peaks.
A map of the journey to this point, exhibiting each rest cease as a block - thus far over 700km has been covered
'I vowed to make my attempt for the Far Lands without the help of any mods or cheats, and I've additionally determined to make the most of the popularity of my expedition and switch it right into a fundraiser for the Child's Play charity!'
One of the largest snags to hit the digital expedition was when Micrcrafts creators removed the Far Lands
'Unfortunately, the Far Lands have been removed from the sport when the brand new terrain era code was launched in an update on September 12th, 2011,' he admitted.
Nevertheless, he vowed not to upgrade.
'Fear not, fellow Farlanders! I'll continue the expedition in Minecraft Beta 1.7.Three for as long as I need to!'
Thus far the Minecraft world has remained stable - however there are fears it may develop bugs as the sport'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 sequence.
The sequence reworked into a form of podcast, the place the topics I speak about might need little to do with the journey itself,' he told the brand new Yorker.
'In fact, it is always thrilling when Minecraft re-grabs my consideration with a perilous cliff, a zombie attack, or a memorable landscape, and i remember the journey Im on.'
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