Incessant gamer reaches fabled fringe of Minecraft map after greater than 14 years — has been strolling in the direction of legendary ‘Far Lands’ on the fringe of the map since 2011, overlaying 12,500km in-game

Minecraft gives one of many largest worlds in any sport, however it nonetheless has its limits. Earlier variations of the title high out at round 12.5 million blocks, after which the sport glitches out, with a jagged, vertical wall, referred to as ‘Far Lands’, showing on the sting of the map. YouTuber and Twitch streamer kurtjmac determined to succeed in this legendary land on foot — no teleportation, cheats, or mods — which took over 14 years to complete.

Kurtjmac began this in 2011 on Minecraft Beta 1.7.3, the final model of the sport to hold the bug. While at it, he livestreamed the journey whereas additionally working fundraisers on behalf of assorted charities. He may’ve used different means to shortly attain the tip of the map; he as an alternative determined to savor the journey, documenting each step of the best way on Twitch and YouTube in a sequence referred to as ‘Far Lands or Bust’, or FLoB.

He finally reached the end of his Minecraft world 5 hours and 34 minutes into his last stream, which is Day 69 of his FLoB-a-Thon Season 12. At the very end, he sees the weird vertical formation expected of the Far Lands, after nearly 14 years of walking.

“We may not be the first people to have reached the Far Lands. But in my book, we are absolutely the first to have brought along an amazing community, a generous community, and I would not have changed any of it or gotten here any sooner,” kurtjmac told his viewers. “And I very much appreciate all of you being here.”

Each Minecraft block measures 1 x 1 x 1 meter, or around 3.2 x 3.2 x 3.2 feet. That means he travelled nearly 12,500 kilometers or over 7,767 miles in over 14 years. This is approximately the distance between New York City and Cape Town in South Africa.

Given that there are 8,760 hours in a year, that means his average walking pace in the game is a little over 100 meters per hour. This might be pretty slow, but our streamer, of course, had to live his life outside of Minecraft, and he also played other maps and games. Nevertheless, this achievement, no matter how long it took, shows that it’s the journey, not the destination, that matters the most.

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