Overhauling Minecraft's world generation was like 'trying to build a skyscraper with hand tools'

Mojang got so in over its head overhauling all of Minecraft's world generation tech five years ago that it swore off yearly title updates not long after.

Timberborn has gnawed its way out of early access, and it has Factorio-style automation now

Mechanistry's city-builder arrives into 1.0 with a major update.