In 2010, a mysterious 128x128 pixel image called "pack.png" appeared in Minecraft's default resource pack and multiplayer servers. The image featured a mountain, trees, a waterfall, and a pig, sparking curiosity among players. Despite efforts to find the seed, the mystery remained unsolved for nearly a decade. In 2020, a YouTuber named Salsiwan reignited interest in the mystery, and the community came together to solve it. Using artificial intelligence, reverse engineering, and thousands of volunteer hours, the seed was finally found, and the image was recreated in-game. Salsiwan built a house on the hill, fulfilling his dream and solving one of Minecraft's biggest mysteries.
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1. In November 2010, the Alpha version of 1.2.2 of the Java edition of Minecraft appeared, which included an image that would become a mystery for the community.
2. The image, known as "pack.png", was a 128x128 pixel image used as a default icon for unknown servers in Minecraft.
3. The image was removed from the resource packs in version 1.13.2 of Minecraft.
4. On January 15, 2012, a player named Joe Smoke asked about the image on the official Minecraft forum, but received a pessimistic answer.
5. In February 2014, another player suggested that the image might be related to a seed called "mojang", but this was later found to be incorrect.
6. In January 2020, a player named Salsiwan released a video asking for help in finding the seed that generated the image.
7. Notch, the creator of Minecraft, responded to Salsiwan's tweet, stating that he didn't remember where the image came from and didn't think he took it.
8. Salsiwan and his team used reverse engineering and artificial intelligence to try and find the seed, and eventually narrowed down the possibilities to 700,000 seeds.
9. With the help of thousands of volunteers, the team was able to review the seeds and eventually found the correct one.
10. The seed was found at 4 am, and the location of the image was confirmed to be at coordinates x49z0.
11. The image was generated using a random seed, and the team used complex mathematical equations and computer power to find it.
12. The search for the seed involved reviewing 281 trillion possible seeds, and was made possible by the contributions of thousands of volunteers.
