Minecraft: The Island

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Minecraft: The Island (map)

Map maker(s)	Blockception Del Rey
Price	Free
Release date	August 4, 2017
Article	"New on Realms: Spacewalks and Rad Runs" – Minecraft.net.
Download link	Education version

Minecraft: The Island is a map that developed by Blockception to promote the official Minecraft novel of the same name. It was originally released for Realms and removed at an uncertain time, but remains available in Minecraft Education.

Summary

The Island

The map begins with the player in shallow water, mirroring the opening of the story. On the coast is a sign, labeled "welcome to the Island! Find the cave!" Said cave is on the opposite side of the island, a downsized replica of the Island, behind a large hill. The cave consists of a flight of cobblestone stairs, slowly breaking up into andesite and iron ore, ending with a much larger cave, where Moo is trapped in the center of a lava lake. A series of signs explain the situation, and tell the player to complete five challenges to free her.

Each of the challenges surround the lake, with magma blocks scattered throughout. The first challenge, marked by the number 1 made out of gray concrete powder, is a small room. Several items are contained inside of trapped chests, including an oak boat, glass pane, pink tulip, iron door, ice, polished andesite, pumpkin, item frame, painting, and spruce planks. Nearby the items is a riddle, with the player being expected to place the corresponding item in a yellow shulker box. Once the correct item (an item frame) is placed, the challenge will be complete, and a sign will appear, revealing the number 3.

The second challenge is close by, visible by another set of stairs, and is centered around shooting buttons on redstone lamps with a bow. The first three are clearly visible on polished granite targets, while the remaining two can be best seen by climbing up to a nearby balcony. Once all five are activated, a green terracotta 4 will appear in the lava, alongside a sign explaining it's the "first number." The third challenge is a maze inside of a mineshaft, marked by another powder number in the wall. Littered throughout the maze are beams, debris, and cobwebs, ending with the player pressing a series of stone pressure plates. Upon activation, an exit will appear out a tunnel by a sign, revealing the number 8. The fourth challenge is a parkour course over wooden platforms on lava, ending with the final number, 2.

The fifth challenge is a culmination of the previous four challenges, in the form of a machine for inputting the numbers found over the course of the map. Once the combination, 4823, is input, an exit portal will appear, and with it several columns of water, creating a bridge of obsidian over to Moo. This concludes the storyline of the Island.

The Library

If the player chooses to enter the portal, the map will thank them for playing, and teleport them to an expansive castle structure. Upon entering, the player will be greeted by a sign pointing towards a portal back to the Island, in front of a library area. Between the entrance and exit portal is a chest, containing an excerpt from Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets, with a prompt to find all similar "tips." The second, an excerpt from Minecraft: Guide to the Nether & the End, is found not far off, beside a fountain in the center of the library. Surrounding it is a coiling stairway, illuminated by a beacon's light, pointing towards the location of the next book.

Climbing all the way up the stairs will lead to a second floor, predominately consisting of a large wool carpet. On the axis of the floor are four, smaller libraries equipped with brewing stands. At the south corner is the third tip, taken from the Minecraft: Guide to Survival, with the stairs up to the next section of the castle at the west. Above the nooks is a balcony, and above that a series of platforms, decorated with many different bookshelves, which can be reached by climbing up a ladder. In the center of the balcony is a statue of a cow, built off the beacon beam, with the fourth book (quoting the Minecraft: Guide to Creative) contained underneath it.

The final book is the most obscure, being reachable by climbing a series of barriers, marked by torches. If that isn't enough, a single red wool block is positioned near the first. The path ends with a hole in the ceiling, which segues into a garden, where the player can find flowers, mushrooms, and glass plants. In the center is an artificial birch, housing not a tip, by several pairs of elytra, as well as several signs thanking the player and asking to tweet at Blockception for their accomplishment.

Quotes

External

Signs

Tips

History

Java Edition

Education

Trivia

• Despite oak trees becoming extinct within the story, there are three at the back of the Island.
  • Similarly, Moo is referred to only as "your friend, the Cow" and with masculine pronouns.
• The map was designed to be a nexus for adaptations of other Minecraft novels, with the Castle hub even having placeholders for their entrances. Although there are other maps based off books, it's unclear if they were ever incorporated into the hub.
• In the time since the map's release, many of the information featured has become inaccurate, even for media outside of the video game. Most notably, the Minecraft: Guide to Survival is referred to as the Minecraft: Guide to Exploration, its former title.

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Key art

Promotional images

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  The castle hub area of the map
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  An altar in the hub
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  An area of the hub

References

See also

• 10 Years of Minecraft, another map developed by Blockception
• Minecraft: The Crash, another map developed by Blockception, made to promote The Crash
• Minecraft: The Mountain, another map developed by Blockception, made to promote The Mountain
• Ben 10, another map developed by Blockception