The world is huge, so what are some ways players can get around?
Rail recipes have been tweaked - now, you get 32 rails instead of the default 16, and 16 powered rails instead of the default 8.
"Waystones" travel - by exploring, you may find villages which have waystones that allow you to teleport to other waystones.
"Paraglider" travel - use a glider to glide from tall places.
There is also of course the in-game map. It can be used to navigate the world, find your friends and plan your builds.
We have an in-game map this year! There is no live website map, because the modded server already takes a lot of power to run, and that will probably make it run like poop. But the in-game map is very good too!
you can claim an area by dragging a box with right click, like below
you can save waypoints
automatically creates a waypoint for each Waystone you visit
tracks your deaths
You may find villages, or large towers in the world, which have a Waystone. These waystones are teleportation points that can be used to travel vast distances in the blink of an eye! As long as you visit one in person first, you are able to teleport to it from any other waystone you've visited.
You cannot craft these, cannot destroy them. You can only use the ones that have been generated by the world.
You will not be able to find Elytras in the end ships anymore. To obtain them, you will need to craft them using items found throughout the dimensions. Crafting recipe is not yet figured out so bear with me :P