A Minecraft world recreates Switzerland at 1:1 scale, where each block equals one meter. Covering 41,285 km², the map uses open geodata from swisstopo, including terrain, glaciers, lakes, forests, and dams. The Matterhorn is rendered accurately in height and steepness.
The full world requires 24 GB of storage and runs best on high-end hardware like an AMD Ryzen 7 7800 X3D with an NVIDIA RTX 4070. A free sample of the UNESCO World Heritage site Jungfrau-Aletsch is available for testing, featuring landmarks like the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. The full version costs 15 CHF and is available via Stripe with TWINT, card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay.
The world is in Early Access and will receive updates. Terrain beyond Switzerland's borders uses lower-resolution Copernicus data, resulting in less detail. Buildings are simplified, and some features may be missing or inaccurate.
Users are encouraged to report errors for future improvements.
Source: Hacker News · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing