Overview
| Topic | Description |
|---|
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| Village | Rubia |
| Floral diagramme | Rubiaceae |
| Flower Quiz | Yes |
| Botany competition | No |
| History | Paleoanthropology |
| Botanics | Medicine from the jungle |
| Geocaching | No |
| MC Challenge | Yes
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Description
Rubia is in the heart of a dense jungle. The best way to get there is via Brassica or the jungle town of Amaryl.
The Rubians are probably the most advanced civilization in the world. You can create all kinds of magic out of plants and see into the future for yourself. They are also the ones who put up the TARDIS houses everywhere. Did you know that the TARDIS timing mechanism is based on flowers? They are also great builders. They live high in the tops of the trees. Safe from wild animals and other dangers, you have a great overview there.
They are probably descended from the Korowai people, but no one knows exactly. What is certain is that the tree houses are not only extremely practical, but also very beautiful and pleasant to live in.
What they have in common with the Korowai is their preference for pork. Good to know if you want to befriend them.
1. Villager Quest (Narrative)
"Without nature, man is lost. That's it." Biruté Galdikas
Biruté Galdikas is one of the Three Angels of Louis Leakey, a famous English paleoanthropologist. She dedicated most of her life to the great apes, especially the orangutans. She is one of the first people to understand that we are not just part of nature, but that nature is a partner who helps us. That is why she also says: "Without nature, man is lost. That is it."
Rubia is rich in ironwood. That's what people want to steal from other planets. Since the Rubians installed the TARDIS, the occasional break-in of inhabitants of other planets or dimensions has been inevitable. Worst of all are earth dwellers from the past, they definitely have to be held back. You want to burn down the whole forest, cut it down and turn it into lumber and furniture. The trees are living beings like you and me.
However, people from the past must not simply be killed. That could mess up the whole time-space fabric.
The monkey friends from Biruté help. They are very tricky and always manage to drive the newcomers crazy. So most of them leave the jungle in a hurry. Be careful not to become a victim of their tricks and treat the jungle with respect.
In this city you can get the Potion for Weakness, which will be useful to you in another place. But it is not available for free. Complete the mission and return to Biruté.
2. Flora diagramme
Many have ventured into the dense jungle like Biruté. They believed it was an adventure. But few stayed and committed as she did. Show what you're made of by solving the flower diagram puzzle. Hollow the golden flower of the Rubiaceae.
3. Minecraft Challenge
Many have ventured into the dense jungle like Biruté. They believed it was an adventure. But few stayed and committed as she did. Show what you're made of by solving the flower diagram puzzle. Hollow the golden flower of the Rubiaceae.
4. Geocaching
There is currently no geocaching for this village.
5. Collectibles
Can you find all the valuable treasures in the deep jungle? Get richly rewarded with rare collectibles.
6. Competition
There are two challenges in Rubia. One is a bit simpler, more artistically oriented, the second for advanced users with basic knowledge of programming texture packs.
For Beginners
What is a jungle without a monkey? Biruté dedicated her life to these animals. There are already some monkey mob skins in Planetminecraft.com; based on the iron golem for
gorillas, on the rabbit mob for
chimpanzees and
capuchin monkeys.
Design your own monkey skin. Remember that we do not want to replace any existing animals in the world.
For Advanced Gamers
Monkeys usually eat banana. But they are not officially available in Minecraft. There are quite a few on Planetminecraft.com, but they're based on coconuts or golden apples, and we don't want to replace them. There also seems to be a banana pack based on certain weapons, which would be a possibility. Can you help design a texture pack?
