Have you always dreamed of making impressive structures that will be remembered by the entire Minecraft community, but you don't know where to start? In this article, you will find many ideas and inspiration, as well as sources and projects to start building and putting your creativity to work. Keep reading.
Steps
Part 1 of 6: Buildings and Structures
Step 1. Build a maze
You can build an underground maze for yourself or even the people on your server. If you want to make it even more bleak, download the Herobrine mod and summon it in your maze. We are not responsible for the fear you may feel!
Step 2. Build the Temple of Me'e
Create a temple to worship yourself! Of course, you can dedicate a temple or church to whomever you like, but it's fun to build one for you.
Step 3. Build a highway
Smart Minecraft users have discovered how to use a mining cart system to build a high-speed "highway". Try building a scenic drive yourself or search for projects on the internet.
Step 4. Build a castle
Of course the first thing you built in Minecraft is a shelter… so what better way to demonstrate your mastery of the game than to build an epic castle? Bonus points if you choose a particular location, such as a mountain.
Step 5. Build a farm
Raising monsters is useful, but boring. You can make the operation more interesting by having them reproduce. You can find many guides on the internet regarding this topic, so find the one that suits you best.
Step 6. Build a fortress in the sky
Start flying and build a majestic aerial abode. You will be able not to limit yourself to a house, but to build a castle. In this case, you won't need guides, just creativity and skills!
Step 7. Build a museum
Museums are easy and fun structures to make. You can use the photos you find online or the official floor plan as a reference.
Step 8. Build miniature games
Step 9. Build things in a pixel art way
You can recreate yourself or a character from your favorite video game.
Part 2 of 6: Worlds and Environments
Step 1. Go on an adventure
Bilbo Baggins has gone on an adventure, and now it's your turn. Build a complex world with all classic fantasy environments, such as a haunted forest or a dangerous mountain. When you're done, you can embark on your epic quest and write about your adventures.
Step 2. Build a pirate ship and island
Create an aquatic environment with a large island, a pirate harbor complete with an inn, and a ship to set sail at sea! You will also be able to add interesting elements to your island, such as a Temple of Damnation.
Step 3. Build a spaceship and space
Use obsidian blocks in creative mode to create a huge black space, then use blueprints or codes to generate huge spheres that represent planets. You can then create a spaceship that floats between planets to live on.
Fill a glass sphere with lava to create a sun
Step 4. Build a volcano
Create a huge volcano filled with lava. Bonus points if you build a secret hideout under the volcano. You can use glass to keep the lava out and use it to light up your hiding place.
Step 5. Build huge trees with buildings
Build Avatar-style trees as grains as you can, and then fill the roots, trunk and branches with houses and paths. Then invite your friends for an Ewok-style party!
Part 3 of 6: Devices and Inventions
Step 1. Build a railway
You can use rails, carts, red stones and the game physics to build a fully automatic railway. You can build it in a mine or create real train stations for the people who visit your world.
Step 2. Build an elevator
You can use red stone and command blocks to build an elevator for your buildings. Doing so is very easy and you can find many guides on the internet.
Step 3. Build an object organization system
Using hoppers, you can create systems that sort your items quickly and efficiently. This is useful in the mines, but also in the home. You can find many guides online for different types of systems.
Step 4. Build some street lights
By using the reversed daylight switches, you can create light-sensitive street lights that turn on when it gets dark. Use them to illuminate main pathways and protect players from monsters.
Step 5. Build a monster trap
Monster traps are very large machines that automatically capture and kill monsters, usually causing them to drown. There are many different projects to suit all resource availability, so do your research to find the option that works best for you. You can find many guides on YouTube.
Step 6. Build a Vandal Trap
Have your buildings never been vandalized? You can build a trap to catch vandals! Look for guides online, and you will find many ways to build them!
Part 4 of 6: Inspirations from the Real World
Step 1. Recreate National Monuments
Create detailed and elaborate reproductions of the most beautiful national monuments, attractions and other famous buildings or places. Create them so that players or family members can travel around the world in minutes.
Step 2. Create your favorite TV show environment
Get inspiration from your favorite show and build your own interpretation of the story setting. You can build Buffy the Vampire Slayer high school, or Finn's treehouse in Adventure Time, for example.
Step 3. Recreate your city or neighborhood
Recreate a scale version of the neighborhood where you grew up. Include your school, local park, home, and other places where you've spent a lot of time.
Step 4. Create the setting for your favorite book
Test your imagination and recreate the environment of your favorite book. Create the Hobbit's Lonely Mountain, or the bizarre hills of a Doctor Suess book. Leave room for your creativity!
Step 5. Create your room
Choose a room or other contained place and then recreate it on a large scale. Use a block to represent a few inches. This will mean making doors the size of skyscrapers. If you want, you can build a house in the walls and live like a Rubacchiotto!
Part 5 of 6: Madness and Madness
Step 1. Create a monster cannon
You can find many blueprints on the internet for these guns. These noisy machines use red stone and TNT and can shoot a sheep into the Nether! It is very easy to make donkeys fly!
Step 2. Build a TARDIS
You can use command blocks and careful scale reproduction to create this famous device, a police cabin that's bigger inside than outside. You can find helpful guides on YouTube and the internet.
Step 3. Build the Titanic
Build a scale version of the Titanic and then have fun with friends, relaxing on the ship. Of course, you can also create a regular cruise ship. In fact, it could be safer!
Step 4. Create pixel drawings
You can go back to the 8-bit dawn of characters like Mario and Zelda and use Minecraft to create giant works of art. Use your creativity and create a scene that you and your friends can enjoy! Complete the experience with a video game soundtrack!
Step 5. Create a working game or computer
If you are very smart and willing to invest the necessary time, many gamers have discovered how to make working computers and other complex mechanical devices. You can find online examples of 3D printers, working computers and a PacMan game!
Part 6 of 6: Tools to Use
Step 1. Use Minedraft
Minedraft allows you to create blueprints of buildings and structures before building them, so as not to make mistakes during the construction phase. This is a very useful tool.
Step 2. Use WorldPainter
WorldPainter allows you to create entire Minecraft maps as easily as using MS Paint and then import them into your game and use them. It's another great tool!
Step 3. Use Building Inc
This website collects free designs that you can use to recreate other users' constructions. It is very useful for beginners who want to understand how to build structures in Minecraft.
Step 4. Install mods
On the internet you can find hundreds of mods for Minecraft. These mods can make the game much more beautiful and fun, and there are all kinds of mods. A useful tool for builders is a new set of textures, which allows you to create much more beautiful structures.
Step 5. Watch YouTube
You'll find dozens of talent builders posting guides on how to build spectacular structures. Find the most popular channels and the players you like to get started. Be careful not to waste all your time watching videos!
Step 6. Try Papercraft
Papercraft is like an improved version of an origami. You can print and glue all kinds of Minecraft game elements together, to use as decorations and even build in real life.
Advice
- Be creative; leave room for your imagination!
- When creating tall buildings, do it one floor at a time so you don't get confused.
- In survival, make sure you have spare gear if the main ones break.
- Tackle the job with patience, you will get better results.
- Use wool for decorations and creations, like a colorful dance floor.
- Don't try to copy someone else's work, be creative.
- Consider the materials you are using: for a modern house, use brick or something white, for a medieval house use stone, etc.
- Don't create trivial structures!
- Consider setting up monster traps in front of your buildings so they can't enter.
- If you want to create a small house, use a combination of wooden planks, stone and stone bricks.
- Post pictures of your work for everyone to see.
- When building, be creative. Whatever you want to create, you can do it.
Warnings
- If you are on a server, beware of jealous people and crepeers. Both can destroy and damage your beautiful construction.
- Try not to make a huge building as a base on a factional server, as someone will destroy it to steal your materials.
