Aquatica

Aquatica

Aquatica is the home of CW Member Pixelbox. It is an undersea complex, comprised of a series of glass-domed structures linked together via open-access tunnels.

THIS ARTICLE IS A WORK-IN-PROGRESS.

Why build underwater?

Preserving the Landscape

With the style of Aquatica being mainly sandstone and glass, a LOT of sand is required to build and maintain the complex. Strip-mining beaches for sand in CW is illegal, and from the opinion of Pixelbox, mining deserts can also detract from the random beauty created by the render of CW. Building underwater allows for gathering sand block resources from the sea floor - an area that not many CW residents would ever care to visit.

Building on the sea floor not only preserves deserts, but also leaves the surface in it's natural state. Leaving it's expanses to other surface-dwelling members who wish to build, or better, to leave the un-tampered beauty of the randomly rendered habitats of Cubic Worlds in their original state.

Mob-free living

Since endermen, spiders, zombies, skeletons and creepers cannot swim, blocking off any area with water will prevent them from entering that area. Having a sealed dome, surrounded by water, ensures the safety of any CW member.

Other builds considered part of Aquatica

Aquatica also has a remote, surface-level dome with a portal to the Nether. The Nether portal arrives the player at Pixelbox's Nether Fort, which is a smooth stone brick structure for the purpose of safely mining glowstone, netherrack, and soul sand. No other endeavors are currently planned, however the floating highways are expected to continue as need for glowstone continues.