Are you Bored of Minecraft?

So you’re bored of Minecraft these things do occasionally happen motivation comes in Ebbs and flows and sometimes it goes right the way down to zero but that doesn’t necessarily mean we need to hang up the diamond boots and never play the game again there are plenty of different

Techniques that we can use to get back into the swing of things I have no idea where I was walking there now there is something I want to mention before this video begins I have done a video touching on this topic a few years in

The past but I don’t feel like I did it that well so I thought I’d return to it in 2023. why am I in a boat now where am I going tip number one just sit down at your desk and actually open Minecraft sometimes opening the game is the

Hardest step once you’re actually playing it’s fine I mean this is a bit of a strange setup I don’t know if I’d play much Minecraft if my desk setup was like this this is not an ergonomic chair the monitor’s down at my knees but it’s hard not to play Minecraft if Minecraft

Is open on your computer so get it open next tip and this carries over from the previous version of this video do not cheat I would say this is the Golden Rule of Minecraft longevity because as soon as you cheat you remove all of the stakes from your game there’s no

Motivation to do anything if you can just spawn it all in so don’t spawn it all in enjoy the process for having to work for it this one’s an important one right the story you want your Minecraft world to tell because as soon as you do that each decision you make and each

Build you create will have motivation and motivation for your actions is one of the most important things to keeping the game interesting it doesn’t have to be much maybe a couple of paragraphs a page or two but it has to be enough that you can really get your teeth into it

Because when you think about it outside of your initial starter base everything else you do in Minecraft is sort of pointless which brings me on to my next tip to a certain extent you should ignore the linear progression of the game if you’re not a player that enjoys

Beating the Ender Dragon and taking on fortresses then you don’t have to do that if all you want to do is build a medieval fishing Village you can just ignore those other aspects of the game and just focus on that I guess what I’m trying to say is know what sort of

Player you are whether you’re a redstoneer or a builder or a farmer or one of the many other types of Minecraft player there’s no point in pushing yourself into a situation that you don’t actually enjoy with that being said sometimes one can sit within their comfort zone a little bit too much and

Occasionally it’s good to just slightly nudge yourself outside of it not massively I’m not saying that someone who enjoys building technical Farms should just start Speed running but maybe try decorating them a little bit maybe someone who only focuses on builds might be interested in just adding a

Little bit of redstone action into the mix it’s just a way of getting a fresh perspective on the game and another way to get a fresh perspective is to watch YouTube videos there are a ton of fantastic creators on this platform all creating amazing Minecraft videos with

That being said you have to remember that comparison is the thief of Joy a lot of these YouTube content creators play Minecraft as their full-time job okay they’re playing it far more hours a week than is sustainable for the average human being trust me I know so although

It may be tempting to watch all of these YouTube videos and then go into your Minecraft world and want to construct something of similar scale maybe just keep in mind the scope of your project because otherwise you’re at a severe risk of burning yourself out one thing

That I’ve started are trying recently is taking the mega project idea that I have in my head and shrinking it down to its smallest feasible scale and making it as dense with detail as it possibly can be just to be clear I’m not saying you should make it this small let’s say you

Have a base idea that’s 100 by 100 by 100 in size maybe think about making it 30 by 30 by 30 but making it considerably More Alive because a bass that feels alive is much more interesting than a mega bass that feels dead another thing that helps with big

Builds is to chunk the building process don’t take on the full project all at once because once again you might burn yourself out instead focus on building up specific areas one at a time so you can complete a project and move on to the next one that way it feels like a

Lot more progress is being made and it’s always good to remember that just because your megabass might be completed maybe you finish the project that you had in mind there’s always extra things that you can add little details you can throw into the mix to make the build

Feel a little bit more alive whether it’s automated Lighting systems that switch on when you come into the room or maybe some Optical effects in your storage system or a fully functional flushing toilet the list is endless so now let’s talk about inspiration we’ve already spoken about inspiration from

YouTube or online sources what about getting inspiration from real life I’m actually currently recording this video in Scotland I’m in the mountains and I’ve already seen a ton of things that I find incredibly inspiring and potentially things I’d like to replicate in a base in Minecraft and this is

Something that I’ve done in the past for example hermitcraft season 8 my giant armchair was inspired by something I saw in the Philippines so let’s move on to the next step of inspiration and that is creating a mood board now if you’ve gone out into real life and you’ve taken some

Pictures perfect opportunity to throw them in here if you haven’t you can grab them from films or comic books or artworks that you personally really like if you’ve written a story about what you want your Minecraft world to be make sure they match up in terms of theme and

Vibe and then you can use this as sort of your master document for how your Minecraft world is going to proceed now once your magnum opus has been created you should absolutely find some way to share it be in the form of a YouTube

Video or a Twitter post or a blog or on Instagram or on Reddit there’s hundreds of different areas that you can post your work and for me this is the key is finding what Minecraft means to you and what it means for me is sharing the

Things that I create I really enjoy the process of creating Minecraft Builds and showing others what I’ve created using my slightly odd set of skills but for you it might be something totally different maybe you want to be the most feared person on a PVP server or perhaps

You just enjoy the low-grade meditation that comes with endless resource Gathering reminding yourself of what Minecraft means to you is a good way to stay motivated to keep playing and yes I am aware it does sound like I’m trying to start a new world religion and for my

First commandment you shall not kill anything not even the bad things like zombies and skeletons and creepers and stuff this is something that I played around with in hermitcraft season 8 and it was a ton of fun but you absolutely don’t have to do that if it doesn’t work

For you playing around with self-imposed limitations however can definitely freshen up the Minecraft gaming experience which means actually nicely onto my next Point making the game easier in some ways that works for you also is potentially a good idea like I mentioned earlier not everyone enjoys the linear progression of Minecraft for

Some people that just isn’t that fun I personally don’t want to fight the Ender Dragon so if I could add in a crafting recipe that allows me to get an elytra without going through all that boring stuff that will make the game more enjoyable for me other good examples are

Keep inventory or craftable shulker boxes the list goes on just make sure you don’t go too far to the point where it feels like you’re cheating now this one’s a bit Rogue but bear with me make a copy of your world and just well just blow it up

I mean it will only last a couple minutes but you’ve opened Minecraft you’ve played the game and you’ve done something that was visually pleasing just make sure you double and triple check that you are actually exploding your copy I don’t want to be responsible for any missing builds once you’ve done

That maybe try this load up the regular version of your Minecraft world and just go for an explore pack a very small amount of resources and wander off into the distance to see what your Minecraft world has to offer and if you find a good space then maybe consider packing a

Slightly more substantial set of resources and building a new base in one of the beautiful areas that you found this isn’t quite as Extreme as starting a new Minecraft world but it gives you a way to experiment with new Styles in a completely new area and of course the

Next logical progression is find a cool way to connect up your two bases I mean how cool is that you now have these two population centers in your Minecraft world and you have to find some way to link them up it’s an interesting project waiting to happen but if that still

Doesn’t tickle your fancy then of course there is the nuclear option just completely start afresh a brand new Minecraft world but just remember do not delete your Old Worlds I still feel significant pain that the worlds that I created when I first started playing Minecraft have been lost completely

Erased now starting a new world seems too big of a commitment that maybe still start a new world but give yourself a time limit of say a hundred Minecraft days or one week in the real world this time constraint will take the pressure off a little bit and also it will force

You to play in a slightly different style and who knows at the end of the time limit you might end up continuing on but way for survival world is just a bit too daunting then you should absolutely make a new Minecraft world but play in creative mode this allows

You to play around with all sorts of different styles and maybe try out things that you would be too scared to do in survival mode without the burden of gathering resources for me this is one of the best strategies to get your motivation back for playing Minecraft

And another tip that’s useful is to play with your friends if you’re playing on a multiplayer server and everyone’s progressing together it really is fun to log into the Minecraft world and just see what everyone is up to it is a double-edged sword though because if you’re struggling with motivation and

You see everyone progressing around around you you feel like you’re falling behind then you might end up in a comparison is the thief of Joy sort of situation but for the most part playing with your friends is the best thing ever so my fondest Minecraft memories are

Enjoyed with my buddies but if you don’t have friends that play Minecraft then a good alternative is to download one of the many hundreds of thousands of already existing Minecraft worlds out there and just Nestle yourself in become a member of the hermitcraft server build yourself a base and if that doesn’t work

Then it’s time for a complete Hail Mary you know we said earlier on about slightly pushing yourself out of your comfort zone well just send it just launch yourself out of your comfort zone if you are a redstone engineer try your hand at being a PVP Star as you

Can tell I haven’t actually tried this step yet because I just referred to people who play PVP as as PVP stars but you get a picture sometimes a complete shake-up is what’s required and another way to shake things up is to install modifications now for me personally these are always pretty light something

Like the carpet mod which enables movable tile entities but for you it could be a complete game-changing modification whatever tickles you fancy really but if you’re still not feeling it just remember it’s totally fine to take a break you know I personally did it I took a break for six months away

From Minecraft and it has helped massively I’ve come back more creatively inspired than ever and even if you’re not actively playing the game remember you can continue watching the game and then maybe one day that motivation will pick back up but if it doesn’t then you can take the Creative Energy that you

Put into a Minecraft worlds and put it into something else be it art or photography or filmmaking and you’ll be very happy to hear that one day your motivation for these things will eventually fall and pretty much all of the tips that I’ve mentioned in this video apart from blowing it up

Can actually be directly applied to any creative Pursuits so there we go hopefully you’re now ridiculously motivated to start playing Minecraft so motivated in fact that you’ve stopped watching this video and you’re now playing Minecraft which means I’m just talking to myself she’s kind of weird