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Mike Tomlin spent 12 years building a Minecraft city

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  1. lukan · · focus · HN ↗
    "I started playing Minecraft, man, when my kids were young,” Tomlin said. “I have a Minecraft city in creative that I’ve been working on for like 12 years."

    Yeah, it is fun exploring dungeons with my kids. But it seems he clicked the city together? That part always bothered me with minecraft to build anything big, or repetitive.

    Well, I love automation, and AI is awesome for that. So now my kids can add details to castles or railwails build by algorithm (But using commands is a big temptation to destroy game balance in survival mode).

    1. wavemode · · focus · HN ↗
      yep, he has stated he placed every block one by one
      1. sgarman · · focus · HN ↗
        If you watch the video you can really tell - all these tiny details from the various builds are still etched into his mind.
        1. brandall10 · · focus · HN ↗
          It makes sense that someone like an NFL head coach would be good at this... the sheer amount of detail in the playbooks (we're talking 500-1000 plays) is nauseating and changes significantly from year to year as NFL play styles evolve, esp. as coordinators come and go.
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