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Better stronghold generation

Problem:

Strongholds are meant to be a reinforced, underground castle structure in underground and was built for protection, hence the name "stronghold". But strongholds are now a complete mess combined with caves and sometimes mineshafts. There are missing rooms, flying rooms and doors etc. This is such a mess and completely disregards the intention of strongholds.

Solution:

It is true that in 1.17 stronghold generation has gotten better against this problem but it is not enough. Strongholds must have at most 1 or 2 openings to caves and 0 opening to mineshafts and the other underground structures. Underground generation like caves, mineshafts, fossils, ruined portals etc. should be generated around the strongholds so that they won't interfere with them unless it was intended.

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    The strongholds are supposed to be old. Who's to say they started out underground in the first place?

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    @Lasercraft 32 Well.. probably not THAT old. Also It wouldn't make sense to not update the strongholds like they belong to the underground based on that assumption.

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    I do agree strongholds seem "underwhelming" either due to world generation cracking one open or some careful/clever digging. Personally, I think they should be bigger, however, to pull this off they would either need to be below world base (making it likely attached to the Deep Dark) or a pocket dimension. This would allow for a monstrously big stronghold, secure it from random world generation, and just mining into the right spot, leading to more of an adventure grind.