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Sorry to double-post, but I had a thought for a community project that I really wanted to share, 'cus I think it'd be really fun, get us all online for a bit, and generally be cool. It's simply this:

I propose that we hollow out a large underground cavern and build ourselves a large, underground city, in the same way we built Exoddus. Start with a large cavern, say 200x50x200 blocks (I'm not sure how practically big that is really, so those lengths are negotiable) with the ground on y:10 or a little higher to avoid the lava layer, then dig further outwards from there as people need. Have a large, central column in the middle of the 'square' that provides passage to one of a few small, discreet buildings on the surface that tell nothing of what lies beneath. As we need more space, we can either expand the square or build tunnels reaching out into suburbs.

Keep the shape of it all a bit fluid and organic-looking, maybe leave ores undug here and there for decoration, or just leave dug-out sections unfilled, light it with torches and other light-blocks - it could look very cool.

If this idea is popular, I believe there's a large chunk of wilderness north of Ma'Spa with little there but a rubbish house I built once when I was being emo and lonely. It'll also be fairly straightforward to build Ma'Spa Rail north there and have an overground station, or have it descend to a station in the city.


Obviously it'll take a lot of work, but we can say that all iron found is to be used in the initial digging and hopefully that'll work out. It could be fun, it'll get us all online, and the end result ought to be pretty epic. Make Israphel's underground castle look a bit pathetic by comparison. Plus it'd give us a huge supply of communal stone for people to take from as they wish.

What'cha all think?