1.8 world gen in 1.21

[gaunt carbon]

Hello, I am new to datapacks, I was wondering if its possible to have 1.8 world generation (such as the caves from back then), on a 1.21 server. And also get rid of large bodies of water such as lakes/rivers.

And if this is possible, how hard would this be?

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[bold yacht]

Very hard

Worldgen is already the deep end of data packs, and custom terrain especially with specific goals like this gets even deeper

[gaunt carbon]

Unfortunate to hear haha, but it is possible?

[bold yacht]

Theoretically, sure

You're not the first person to try, though I don't keep up with those projects so I couldn't tell you if anyone's beat you to it

[gaunt carbon]

If it's really this hard, we'll likely have to hire someone for it haha.

Do you happen to know if there's any channels where I could get quotes? This seems more of a "support" rather than looking to hire place, so I dont wanna break any rules

[bold yacht]

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[gaunt carbon]

Thanks! Closing this :)