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Transport

Overworld Transport

Roads and walkable paths

The Savannah Plateau Pedestrian Expressway (SPPE) built by MAMP is useful if you want to travel north-south, but are near the savannah, making it irksome to get to the railway which is far to the west. The SPPE has literal jumping-off points to get to Yondinium and the Old Gravel Path, by falling into water or elytra flight. At the south end it connects to the Red Suspension Bridge and a funicular down to Squaresville.

• There is a concealed path just east of the SPPE, running parallel to it. This is useful to join the SPPE from ground level without travelling to either end first.

• Half way along the SPPE, next to the beacon, there is a nether portal.

The Old Gravel Path has been upgraded to gravel, andesite, and stone, edged with smooth stone, lit with end rods and lanterns, and shaded by birch trees on the flat outside the towns. It runs east-west all the way from the lake near J's not-mushroom house, past Swamp End by the wooden bridge that leads to OG's house, through Squaresville by the Bookshop, under the SPPE, through the big Cooling Tower and the Library, then to Deadsville south of the Rainbow Castle and on to the Rainbow Ranch before ending in The Sea. There are periodic destination sign marker posts, and numerous bridges of various designs. [Smooth stone edge, gravel/andesite/stone]

There are three other major roads of similar standard, with edging, end rod/lantern lighting, and bridges, but without sign markers or trees:

• One goes east-west from Spawntown to the Flushing Mob Farm: from west of Spawntown near the end of the Overworld Railway, it curves round and passes Il Torrione (gold/XP farm desert tower) before going through JK's base then on to the Mossque, then out the other side to the Flushing Mob farm and then on to the Brickworks. [Granite edge, mossy stone brick/mossy cobble/moss]
• One goes mostly north-south from the Flushing Mob Farm to the Rainbow Castle then D's Pyramid Thing. From the Flushing Mob Farm, it goes south-west past the outside of the Mossque, through the Rainbow Spaceport and past the Hexahelix, then through a tunnel and in to the Rainbow Castle itself. It starts again from the South entrance, over the Rainbow Bridge to Deadsville, where it crosses the Old Gravel Path. Just south of Deadsville there's a junction to the path to the Red Suspension Bridge. From there it curves south-east, crossing the start of the Naughty Path (see below) and on through tunnels to hide it from Roundwell to the Pyramid Thing. [Blackstone edge, stone/stone brick/andesite]
• One goes mostly east-west from Yondinium through the Rainbow Castle courtyard to the Rainbow Ranch. It starts to the south of Yondinium/Cerulean Sands, curves round and under the SPPE, through the Big Cooling Tower, through the ordinary cooling tower, past the Rainbow Palace and Circus Maximus, through the equestrian area, then right through the Rainbow Castle front courtyard, then on through some tunnels to pass underneath the end of the Rainbow Farming Area, past the Semi-Submersible Trading Hall, then curving round to the south-east to the Rainbow Ranch. [Deepslate edge, mossy stone brick/mossy cobble/moss]

The Pinkway is a purpur elevated path running from the Rainbow Castle to the SPPE very near MAMP & JK's cliffside house, built by DgC.

The Naughty Path is made of polished diorite, and goes from east of The Fingers (a folly, just south of Deadsville) to the big Hole dug by Korvar.

Non-walking transport

The Overworld Railway built by MrTrousers runs from the western edge of Spawntown to the heart of Squaresville, right by the bookshop. It's a fun ride with automated cart service and collection. Though largely safe, sections are unlit and unglassed, so use the train at night only if properly equipped. If you set off a creeper, remember to effect repairs!

There is a substantial Canal and River Network which can be particularly handy if transporting mobs in boats. One key route is the canal from just east of Spawntown, which connects via a bit of river and a tunnel to the river round Yondinium. If you follow that round you can pass under the SPPE, wiggle through to the bright green goo cooling tower, under the edge of the Circus Maximus, through the ordinary-size cooling tower, and on to the large Rainbow Canal network. This emerges to the east into a river that connects to the sea which contains the flushing mob farm, the raid farm, the map of the UK and Ireland, the shulker farm, and The Sea at the end of the Old Gravel Path.

The Blue Streak is a blue ice boatway lit by End rods and built by DgC. It goes like the clappers between the Rainbow Castle and Olly's Base with the waterfall. There are two intermediate stations: one near where it crosses the SPPE, and one just to the south of Yondinium. Boats on blue ice are currently (1.15.2) the fastest mode of travel in the game by some way, ahead of elytra. Warning: it's so fast you can glitch out because Minecraft can't load and render chunks fast enough. Try reducing your render distance to very low to reduce this problem. Simple instructions:

1. Place boat on end of path (with right click) - do feel free to use the boats in the chests.
2. Get in boat (right click on it).
3. Press forward. Don't try to steer: it's so slippy you'll spin out of control.
4. Wheee!
5. Press Left Shift to get out of the boat.
6. Break the boat (but not the ice!) to get it out of the way for other travellers.
7. If you borrowed a boat from a chest where you started, put it in the chest at the end for others.

Ender pearls speed up overworld travel considerably.