Geocaching for the SC3 minecraft server

geocaching.md

Rules:

1. You will be given the coordinates of the cache (aka. chest), but they will intentionally be slightly (or not so slightly) wrong. The coordinates listings will be paired with a measure of how accurate they are. (measured using chebyshev distance)

Example:
Listed coords: 100 69 420 (10 blocks accuracy)
Actual coords: 97 79 412

2. While searching you are not allowed to use a block scanner, chorus fruit, ender pearls, or break blocks, unless the cache specifies you may do so.
3. The cache description may give additional clues or rule changes in the form of text, make sure to read those carefully.
4. Once you find the cache, there should be a logbook inside with the names and times of everyone who found that cache before you. Add your name and the current date to the book.
5. After that you can take any other item from the cache and keep it for yourself, but make sure to leave something else in return for the next person who comes to the cache to find!
6. If applicable, rehide/reset the geocache to its original hidden state once you are done with it!

List of caches:

1. (No logbook) Hello geocaching!

Difficulty: ⭐
Creator: umnikos
Coordinates: 40 60 -340 (10 blocks accuracy)
Additional clues: Regular chest

2. (Currently not accessible) If you think about it this is actually just free advertisement

Difficulty: ⭐⭐
Creator: umnikos
Coordinates: 80 75 -51 (10 blocks accuracy)

3. At the border of the world

Difficulty: ⭐⭐
Creator: AlexDevs
Coordinates: -8630 70 -9830 (40 blocks accuracy)

4. Regional Cache

Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐
Creator: 6_4
Coordinates: r.-13.17.mca
Additional clues: Regular barrel; Buried 1 block below the surface
Additional rules: Block scanner is allowed; Block breaking is allowed

5. Come and get it

Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐
Creator: umnikos
Coordinates: -47 63 -398 (exact coords)
Additional clues: No redstone or 3d prints are involved

6. A magical place

Difficulty: ⭐
Creator: PatriikPlays
Coordinates: 131 76 -89 (25 blocks accuracy)

7. In plain sight

Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐
Creator: znepb
Coordinates: 293 71 -198 (20 blocks accuracy)

8. Hello ciphers!

Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Creator: umnikos
Coordinates: abccbbbab cbbbc cacbaabab (exact coords)
Additional clues: b c ca cb cc caa cab cac cba cbb (sequential numbers); cbaacb * ab = abccabb; In the listed coords the first number is negative, the other two are positive; lmao ccaaacabbcb is 69420 nice
Additional rules: Breaking blocks is allowed

9. A beautiful beach sunset

Difficulty: ⭐⭐
Creator: umnikos
Coordinates: 543 65 -121 (90 blocks accuracy)

10. Hashcache

Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐
Creator: Patriik
Coordinates: e92bd809e4183c761af7f5e40611e7b90ec7dfcb727d863ef300ec8c5c66d867 (exact coords)
Additional clues: The provided coordinates are a sha256 hash of the coordinates in the format <x> <z>. Example: -69 420

11. "falklands" cache

Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Creator: piguman3
Coordinates: zrabf hab pbzn bpuragn l pvapb oneen preb pbzn preb bpuragn l phngeb oneen zrabf frvf pbzn abiragn l qbf
Additional clues: 27/03/2024; it's off by a few blocks

12. Slow scan

Difficulty: ⭐⭐
Creator: ShreksHellraiser
Coordinates: Listen to and decode the messages sent on #64921 every Minecraft day at exactly noon.

For cache makers:

Tips:

• The cache needs to be openable by anyone, which means making a .public basic trust subclaim in your own claim. This greatly restricts the possible spots you can put a cache in, so keep it in mind.
• Alternatively leave the cache unclaimed, but this runs the risk of someone accidentally claiming it if it's near spawn, so only do that if you're hiding a cache in the middle of nowhere.
• Make sure to name the chest "Geocache #X" so that it's clear the chest is a geocache. Do not forget to put a logbook in there, too!
• Stuff it with some starting goodies so that the first finder isn't met with an empty chest.
• Do not build a geocache too closely to another already existing geocache, especially if it's in the same hiding spot.
• Once you are all done PM umnikos the details of your cache and he'll add them to the list!

List of ideas:

• Have a separate chest contain the tool needed to open/find the actual geocache.
• Cache in the middle of nowhere, coordinates encoded in an encrypted form
• List exact coordinates and have a puzzle door (or an entire dungeon) protect the cache.
• List coordinates not to the cache but to a clue (puzzle) as to where the cache is actually hidden.
• Have the cache be a shulker box, which you can dispense with a dropper or place with a turtle or do other wonky stuff with it.
• The geocache is a turtle and it's constantly moving
• A cache where the log and swag are contained in a floppy (further possibilities for shenanigans)
• A cache that needs to be visited at a specific time

8. Hello ciphers!

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