Great Hoodoos
The Great Hoodoos were a group of enormous earthen pillars and floating islands which collectively formed the most prominent topological feature in the Frontierlands, and served as the unofficial symbol of the original SpongeCraft Frontiers. As the default spawn point is situated within the Hoodoo House atop the rocks, the formations were the first point of literal dives into the server for all players.
Despite the loss of the Frontierlands map with the January 2024 outage of SCF, and its subsequent replacement with Outlandia, the Great Hoodoos still remain in the server's branding, with one formation appearing in the background of the icon that appears in the game's server list.
Points of Interest
Hoodoo House
The Hoodoo House was a two-story house built upon one of the pillars, the second floor of which contains the main spawn point for SpongeCraft Frontiers. Derived from the design of the Royals boat-house that HawkbitAlpha had created in SpongeCraft Classic, it featured a dining room/kitchen on its ground floor along with a glass-enclosed wrap-around deck. The front side of the deck, as well as its glass enclosure, was connected to a wooden bridge built across a gap between three pillars, from which players would perform their initial jump into the Frontierlands.
Leap of Faith
The name given to the memorable 480-foot plunge which all players would take from the Hoodoo House bridge to begin their adventures in the Frontierlands. The drop concluded in the heart of the Hoodoos in a pool adjacent to the Landing Commons.
Landing Commons
After exiting the Leap of Faith's landing pool, players were able to navigate by underwater passage into the Landing Commons, the first purpose-built commons house of the Frontierlands. The Landing Commons sported a pair of large public chests, an Ender Chest, a set of furnaces, and a group of beds in an underground nook known as the Swedish Room. From here, players could properly enter the world by exiting through the Commons' gates. The Pioneer Central Railway connected the front gate of the Landing to Littleroot Village and Centralia.
Gallery
The Hoodoo House and bridge
The Leap of Faith, viewed from the Hoodoo House bridge
Landing Commons and pool
