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Overview

Lavacasts are enormous cobblestone structures, frequently used on 2b2t as means of griefing. While they are ridiculously easy to make, using only water and lava, a lavacast exponentially grows in size as it is being made.
A lavacast usually comes in the shape of a piramid, made from many layers of cobblestone. They rely on the generation of cobblestone when water and lava collide. Players first let lava flow over the lavacast, and once it reaches the bottom they empty out a water bucket on top, which flows down and turns all of the lava into cobblestone.

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Numerous lavacasts can be seen at Spawn

Videos

A video showcasing the process of creating a piramid-shaped lavacast:

A video showcasing a staircase-shaped lavacast (these are easier and faster to make, helpful for when you have limited time.)

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-[[File:2017-12-16 20.05.30.png|thumb|220x220px|Spawn, with several lavacasts in the background. ]]
+[[Category:In-game content]]
-'''Lavacasts''' are player-created structures often used for griefing.
-==Structure==
-Lavacasts mostly consist of cobblestone. They might also contain obsidian (mostly in the center of the cast) and stone (usually on the base, due to bodies of water getting in contact with lava). Of course, anything that has been covered by a lavacast or was left in it can also be there if it wasn't destroyed. They usually resemble mountains or pyramids, and sometimes also spires or other shapes, depending on the terrain and the way the lavacast was casted. Lavacasts often contain small air pockets.
-==Making and destroying lavacasts==
-While there are multiple techniques of creating lavacasts, they all generally revolve around pointing water on lava from above. When it comes to destruction, the only two reasonable ways are fast pickaxes (like ones used for highways) and TNT. Even with those, however, making lavacasts is faster than destroying them.
-==Usage==
-Lavacasts are usually used to grief bases or the spawn. They might also be used to easily create walls, pyramids or artificial mountains. A rare but well-known usage of lavacasts is creating huge symbols, the most famous example od this is the [[giant cobblestone swastika]] . Lavacasts are never intentionally placed in serious, aesthetical bases, but are common as a cheap way to do things.
-Using lavacasts to grief a build is called "lavacasting" (for example: "I have just lavacasted The Valley of Wheat for the 326th time!!").
+== Overview ==
-==Notable lavacasts==
+Lavacasts are enormous cobblestone structures, frequently used on 2b2t as means of griefing. While they are ridiculously easy to make, using only water and lava, a lavacast exponentially grows in size as it is being made.
-*[[NFE]] lavacasts
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-*[[2k2k]]
+A lavacast usually comes in the shape of a piramid, made from many layers of cobblestone.
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+They rely on the generation of cobblestone when water and lava collide. Players first let lava flow over the lavacast, and once it reaches the bottom they empty out a water bucket on top, which flows down and turns all of the lava into cobblestone.
-[[Category:Concepts]]
+[[File:Daporkchop render 1k.jpg|450px|thumb|Numerous lavacasts can be seen at [[Spawn]]]]
-[[Category:Mechanics]]
-[[Category:Game mechanics]]
+=== Videos ===
-[[Category:Spawn]]
+A video showcasing the process of creating a piramid-shaped lavacast:
+<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKVyufU38pQ</youtube>
+A video showcasing a staircase-shaped lavacast (these are easier and faster to make, helpful for when you have limited time.)
+<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic66zk_BtDs</youtube>

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Revision as of 17:59, 27 July 2018

Overview

Videos