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The real-life Soledar salt mines were captured last February after more than a year of fighting
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With the help of French devs Endorah and miner Stepan Bandrivskyi, who worked in the mines for a decade, Ukraine has recreated the Soledar salt mines and part of the surrounding town as a playable Minecraft level dubbedMinesalt. With physical access to the real-life mines impossible due to the Russian occupation, the devs spoke to former workers and used a combination of existing photographs, videos and even hand-drawn maps to make a faithful recreation.
“As the city is under temporary occupation, Minesalt is the only way to explore the incredible beauty of these salt mines and commemorate the historical and monumental elements of this place,” said United24’s Yaroslava Gres. “It preserves its memory, paying tribute to the people who have worked there generation after generation.
“We hope that as many people as possible around the world will go through Minesalt and fall in love with the Soledar mines as we have.”
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The level itself tasks players with collecting a set of crystals as quickly as possible, encouraging them to explore the mines and town. Along the way you’ll also find Minecraft characters based on some of United24’s ambassadors, who include the eclectic likes of Virgin billionaire Richard Branson, actor Misha Collins, Nobel Prize winner Paul Nurse and footballer Oleksandr Zinchenko. Bandrivskyi will also be there to chat with you about the experience of working in the real place.
The Minesalt server for Minecraft can be found atmc.minesalt.net, and is available to play now.
