When I run out of things to do or if a new worldgen-related update comes out, I'll fly out into new chunks and "start over" in a new area of the world. I pretty much always end up back at my spawn base after some time though. I've built a handful of smaller bases around the world this way. It's fun to explore and stumble upon things I built 5-10 years ago.

As the drivers approach the board, an item box appears on G4

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losing worlds it the worst.. I've lost some as well but thankfully not this one!
The world has traveled across ~4-5 different computers (and at least 2 countries). Currently I'm running it on a vanilla server on my local network so I can hop on with any of my machines and not worry about transferring the files.
I didn't start mapping until more recently so my maps are pretty underwhelming. Building a large map room is a project I haven't seriously considered before.. maybe I'll work on that next!
As for redstone, I have a decent number of automatons set up: some rail systems, plenty of original (and some copied) farm builds, some lighting and cosmetic things, potion crafting, etc..
As for food, I typically go for cooked pork chops because (1) have a ton of them already and (2) it fits the world theme well since they used to be the go-to when I started playing.

(1) I wouldn't be heartbroken if I had to move them but I certainly prefer not to. It is cool knowing that I placed those blocks 10+ years ago. (2) When I started adding signs, oak was the only type, I guess it never occurred to me to use another type. (3) Probably building item farm machines (iron farm, mob farm, etc.), I have a bunch scattered throughout the world at this point.

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Yeah I was a few days late in 2015 and 1 day late in 2018..

Probably sometime in 2013-2014 or so. I added a modified sign since I had the world on new years in 2012 but I didn't start adding signs until 2013.

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Thanks, it is a fun little tradition to have. I might need to make some more room for signs in a few years..

Haha good memory! I don't play Minecraft as much as I used to but when I do it is typically on this world. If I ever feel like starting fresh or if a new update comes out, I'll fly out into some newly generated terrain, drop my elytra & equipment into an ender chest and "start over" at the new spot until I get bored and want to head back to the main base. It allows me to have fresh starts while still staying in the same world.