A Minecraft player has created a breathtaking science fiction city map inside a mountain wall using careful detail and modded lighting. Minecraft has become the home of massive, detailed builds in the last decade, with players recreating iconic locations from Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and The Lord of the Rings among many other popular stories. The builds can be creative wonders, or special adventure maps set up for players to explore together.
While it may seem odd that the blocky style and lacking decorative items in Minecraft would make it such a popular game for massive build designs, the challenge of creating or reimagining locations and structures within the game is a driving force for many builder fans. Minecraft builds require hours of dedicated time, careful visualization, and creative thinking to make, and thanks to the endless resources of Creative Mode, can be a great way to relax and take a break from daily stresses or survival-driven Minecraft gameplay.
A Minecraft player known as IcyStudiosGames on Reddit has shared a massive build set in the side of a mountain. The city, which has been described as "A sci-fi city adventure map" by the creator, appears to be circular with gravity-defying buildings wrapping around the hole in the mountainside. Mods to alter lighting and the visual of the sky give the city's carefully constructed, modern buildings a futuristic glow from inside, while warm sunshine illuminates the mountain and trees outside. IcyStudiosGames has a number of Minecraft mega builds shared on their Reddit page, all focusing on careful detail and intense, modded lighting.
While building detailed worlds in Minecraft can be a fun hobby, these builds can also be used as locations in themed mod-packs. While mod packs can be downloaded to add additional content to the open-world exploration and self-driven gameplay of Minecraft, other packs can be used to create elaborate, story-driven adventures. This includes Harry Potter-themed Minecraft maps with builds of Hogwarts castle for players to attend on servers with friends, or even giant cities of abandoned buildings infested with zombies to recreate an apocalyptic survival setting. To play these maps, the world creator must be willing to share the file of the build, which must then be installed by the player alongside the needed mod packs.
Those looking to build their own mega Minecraft structures will likely want to practice with smaller buildings before leaping into a giant project. Locations like Bag End from The Lord of the Rings, or a reimagining of Hagrid's hut from Harry Potter could be great starter builds, using many natural building materials in both structures. Once a location is built, players could choose to share it with other Minecraft fans, or even create a themed mod pack of their own, building not just a detailed work of art, but a new adventure to share with friends.
Source: IcyStudiosGames/Reddit