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They didn't create a backup? Seriously?

by nutjob2 13y ago

lholden 13y ago
Sad to say... but this is why you make backups. Things like this happen to minecraft servers all the time. :/
- jacquesm 13y ago
  Back ups are good to guard against all kinds of mishaps. Still, to see something like this intentionally destroyed is really bad. It's akin to the people that would post google docs documents here for community collaboration and within seconds griefers would go there to trash them. I always wonder what kind of mindset it takes to show that you are capable of destroying something just for the heck of it. So your 'kinda had it coming' to me is akin to blaming the victim, you create something you can expect that there will be people hell bent on destroying it and that's somehow 'normal'. It isn't normal.
  - lholden 13y ago
    Oh I certainly think it's pretty screwed up that someone would do this, and entirely blame the people who did it. Having said that... these kinds of things happen in to minecraft servers all the time. I certainly do not think they deserved it... but if you don't back up something important to you... you can expect to eventually lose it.
- peddamat 13y ago
  It's interesting that, in this context, blame the victim isn't offensive.
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arb99 13y ago
Surely whatever program they used to create it could just be run again. It used data from maps etc so it must be able to run the same input again. Although if its >1tb of data thats gonna take a while...
- Svip 13y ago
  The creator points out they only initially intend to restore Copenhagen. As the data they have are stored in 10×10 km blocks, this should be fairly trivial to do. I think the real reason they have been hesitant with doing that is because it was supposed to be used for creation purposes, that were at least educational.
yread 13y ago
> Typically, server mods can take certain precautions to ensure that their particular areas of their Minecraft "worlds" can't be altered, but that would have destroyed the point of the creation. The original concept was meant to be educational. I think they don't want to drop it and recreate it because somebody might have used it in the way it was intended to
t-3-k 13y ago
Surely there is a backup. You can actually download the original world but it is about 1TB. I think it would probably happen again if they restore the original version. Here is a comment from danish GeoData Agency spokesman: "We consider that as a nature of playing Minecraft – elements are broken down and new are being created. Therefore we will not reboot the demonstration of Denmark in Minecraft. But occasionally we will rebuild minor areas if buildings are removed and nothing new is being created."
FatalLogic 13y ago
The backup is Denmark. They only have one copy, but the medium is extremely resilient.
- gotofritz 13y ago
  You say "resilient", but all it'll take is for the sea levels to raise a couple of meters to wipe it out
  - mseebach 13y ago
    Nope, it will still be there, just wetter.
- dingdingdang 12y ago
  LOL, you win at commenting today!
tonylemesmer 13y ago
As soon as you recreate it what happens? Another wave of destruction probably. edit: typo

They didn't create a backup? Seriously?

by nutjob2 13y ago

They didn't create a backup? Seriously?

lholden 13y ago

Sad to say... but this is why you make backups. Things like this happen to minecraft servers all the time. :/

jacquesm 13y ago
Back ups are good to guard against all kinds of mishaps. Still, to see something like this intentionally destroyed is really bad. It's akin to the people that would post google docs documents here for community collaboration and within seconds griefers would go there to trash them. I always wonder what kind of mindset it takes to show that you are capable of destroying something just for the heck of it. So your 'kinda had it coming' to me is akin to blaming the victim, you create something you can expect that there will be people hell bent on destroying it and that's somehow 'normal'. It isn't normal.
- lholden 13y ago
  Oh I certainly think it's pretty screwed up that someone would do this, and entirely blame the people who did it. Having said that... these kinds of things happen in to minecraft servers all the time. I certainly do not think they deserved it... but if you don't back up something important to you... you can expect to eventually lose it.
peddamat 13y ago
It's interesting that, in this context, blame the victim isn't offensive.

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arb99 13y ago

Surely whatever program they used to create it could just be run again. It used data from maps etc so it must be able to run the same input again. Although if its >1tb of data thats gonna take a while...

Svip 13y ago
The creator points out they only initially intend to restore Copenhagen. As the data they have are stored in 10×10 km blocks, this should be fairly trivial to do. I think the real reason they have been hesitant with doing that is because it was supposed to be used for creation purposes, that were at least educational.

yread 13y ago

> Typically, server mods can take certain precautions to ensure that their particular areas of their Minecraft "worlds" can't be altered, but that would have destroyed the point of the creation. The original concept was meant to be educational. I think they don't want to drop it and recreate it because somebody might have used it in the way it was intended to

t-3-k 13y ago

Surely there is a backup. You can actually download the original world but it is about 1TB. I think it would probably happen again if they restore the original version. Here is a comment from danish GeoData Agency spokesman: "We consider that as a nature of playing Minecraft – elements are broken down and new are being created. Therefore we will not reboot the demonstration of Denmark in Minecraft. But occasionally we will rebuild minor areas if buildings are removed and nothing new is being created."

FatalLogic 13y ago

The backup is Denmark. They only have one copy, but the medium is extremely resilient.

gotofritz 13y ago
You say "resilient", but all it'll take is for the sea levels to raise a couple of meters to wipe it out
- mseebach 13y ago
  Nope, it will still be there, just wetter.
dingdingdang 12y ago
LOL, you win at commenting today!

tonylemesmer 13y ago

As soon as you recreate it what happens? Another wave of destruction probably. edit: typo