Andromeda Mapart
 Andromeda
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 Biggest mapart of MCO | |
| About | |
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| Owner |  swissm4n
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| Contributors |  TheHellVetia,  ickyacky,  Anna_28,  Scampi_
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| Category | Pixel Art |
| Underground? | No |
| Public? | Yes |
| Started | May 30, 2021 |
| Completed | June 10, 2021 |
| Size north to south | 384m |
| Size west to east | 640m |
| Height | 2m |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | X=1500 Y=65 Z=13700 |
| Dimension | Overworld |
| Map Link | |
The first completed 5x3 mapart on MCO and the also the biggest, based on image of Andromeda Galaxy. Can be found in southern part of Freedonia near Gran Syre and Automata.
This map can be obtained by typing /getmap 0 while holding an empty map item at the location, or by copying an existing map of this area by crafting it with an empty map. You can also obtain this map by making a bookshelf with a [map] craftbook sign on the back and the map ID on the third line, then right clicking the bookshelf with a map. A full list of useful map art can be found on the Map Art of MCO page, and all maps and their IDs can be found in the Control Panel maps section by clicking on the map image(s) above.
Map id's
| 10769 | 10770 | 10771 | 10772 | 10773 |
| 10768 | 10767 | 10766 | 10765 | 10764 |
| 10759 | 10760 | 10761 | 10762 | 10763 |
Materials and where they came from
Complete list of blocks used
- Black Carpet: 144361
- Blue Terracotta: 42727
- Cyan Carpet: 10835
- Cyan Terracotta: 6437
- Light Blue Terracotta: 5722
- Blue Carpet: 5281
- White Carpet: 4376
- Light Gray Carpet: 3904
- Gray Carpet: 3511
- Clay: 3232
- White Terracotta: 2992
- Light Blue Carpet: 2760
- Birch Wood: 2213
- Gray Terracotta: 1770
- Cobblestone. 1320
- Prismarine Bricks: 1218
- Block of Iron: 579
- Light Gray Terracotta: 565
- Pink Carpet: 561
- Packed Ice: 397
- Magenta Terracotta: 323
- Sand: 255
- Purple Terracotta: 120
- Lapis Lazuli Block: 87
- Jungle Wood: 81
- Orange Carpet: 29
- Black Terracotta: 22
- Brown Terracotta: 21
- Pink Terracotta: 19
- Oak Wood: 14
- Orange Terracotta: 6
- Lime Terracotta: 4
- Purple Carpet: 4
- Netherrack: 3
- Brown Carpet: 3
- Spruce Wood: 2
- Red Terracotta: 2
- Green Carpet: 1
- Green Terracotta: 1
- Red Carpet: 1
- Yellow Terracotta: 1
Note : almost 6000 Lapis Lazuli were used to dye certain materials. Other less valuable dyes were also used.
Block Donations
- Anna_28 donated 14144 Black Wool (21216 Black Carpet)
- ickyacky donated 7104 Black Wool (10656 Black Carpet)
Blocks bought from other players
DropperOfRivia traded 34560 Terracotta of various colors for diamonds- ickyacky traded 17280 Black Wool (25920 Black Carpet) for diamonds
Donut chart
The total amount of blocks used is 245760
Here is a visual approach on how many blocks were donated, bought, or self farmed:
The idea and the process
One day, swissm4n had the idea to make a map art of the galaxy Andromeda. He knew it would be long and boring work, but it would be worth it in the end. The mapart is based on a photo made by (probably) the Hubble telescope. The image was processed to the right resolution and pixels were translated into minecraft blocks with the help of a website. The resulting .nbt file was then converted to .schematic, and was loaded in game using the schematica mod, allowing swissm4n to see where to place each block. The printer mode was obviously not used, as it is against the rules and a bannable offense on MCO.
swissm4n then started looking for a place on the map with enough space to hold a 5x3 mapart (384x640 blocks), but he found no such place. He ended up asking Scampi_ if he could use space on The Canvas, and Scampi_ agreed.
After that, swissm4n started collecting all the materials needed, and spent a few hours dyeing and sorting through thousands of blocks to make a list of what was stil needed.
swissm4n spent the first day, May 30th 2021, building a platform made mostly of dark oak planks, so he could then use carpet instead of wool to gain a third of the amount in wool blocks (2 wools = 3 carpets). The platform, being the size of the mapart itself, is made of around 245000 dark oak planks, taken in the public dark oak farm at the Iron Reef. It was placed using the craftbook bridge sign, an idea suggested by 
Darkerfly.
The next 11 consecutive days, until June 10th 2021, swissm4n spend 4-12 hours each day placing blocks.
Almost each and every block on the mapart was placed by swissm4n.
Player 
Bonn8 was paid a few diamonds to place around 15 stacks of black carpet.
A few times, his base mate TheHellVetia visited him on site and protected him from the countless mob attacks. 
AllusiveVirus helped in the same way once.
Building progression timelapse
