Mojang's Minecraft is a creative sandbox that has been used to make untold numbers of impressive projects, from large-scale recreations of locales like Skyrim's Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary to technical feats like making other video games work within Minecraft — including Minecraft itself. One particularly unique project is attempting to do both of those things at once by capturing most of the locations and mechanics in Bungie's 2014 looter shooter Destiny using the sandbox game.
Infered came into the Internet spotlight in 2016 for attempting to recreate Destiny in Minecraft, but he abandoned the project because its development was rough, it had trouble capturing the original experience, and commenters created too much pressure for what they were calling a "lacklustre experience," the creator told PCGamesN in an interview published today. However, he got together with a more focused group about a year and a half ago, and now says the goal is to have something playable by May 2021.
The current build of Destiny in Minecraft has four major maps, two social areas, working patrol bounties, 3D ghosts, vendors, public events, strikes, and over 400 modeled weapons — including unique Exotics. Other Minecraft builders have recreated environments like Destiny 2's Tower with detailed aesthetics, but Infered says his team is "probably insane" for taking on the challenge of representing Destiny down to its mechanics and modes.
That being said, he also warns that not everything will be possible given the differences between Minecraft and Destiny's engines, meaning the Sparrow transport vehicle, for example, will remain on the cutting room floor unless they figure out ways to overhaul entity management. This same problem has likely been encountered by others like Reddit user TheRealAlphaHydra, who is similarly rebuilding Destiny 2 down to its weapon models.
Fan projects and mods that allow for special entities have largely kept Minecraft alive and in the public spotlight for over a decade. However, the game is also continuing to receive official updates, with Minecraft Live 2020 introducing a community-voted mob this October.
Bungie also continues to work on Destiny 2, with the looter shooter preparing to launch three massive expansions over the next few years — including Beyond Light before the end of 2020. The game's fanbase isn't likely to drop off anytime soon, and no doubt fans like Infered will continue to create projects in games like Minecraft that show how impactful both titles have been.
Minecraft is available now for Mobile, PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox One.
Source: PCGamesN