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Serious? Thats a crazy amount.

Source?

o.o all i heard was notch was raising height, and he showed something and somewhere he said doubled, but 4x?!?!

THAT IS OR GAS MIC (like touching rusty spoons)

i heard he couldnt because of the massive lag that will ensue if he did.

Maybe he changed his mind on the way, but it was the plan at first I think:

http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/93305042941132801

http://encrazedcrafts.wordpress.com/2011/07/24/minecraft-1-8-adventure-mode-news-higher-highs-lower-lows/

Edit:

http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/93295073374113792

Well... I still don't know if this is his final thought, but hopefully the crazy performance of the new hardware will make it possible to go beyond the recommended limits.

fuck yes sawine! Lets do this shit so we can have crazy high buildings

ah i see. So modding only will change. Nice. I wouldnt make it 512 tho I would keep it at 256 haha. Also would it still be sea level at 64? This seems awesome I hope it works out good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_jJJTROkJ0 a vid on creative mode.

so will he be also making it go more - making it that much farther to bedrock?

Loading so many chunks would be a nightmare if it were that deep