Building in Creative is “Easy”

This build almost killed me let me explain every so often I have a project that I can only describe as cursed and of all curse builds this one Takes the Cake this is the story of the build that almost broke me I spent the last three months trying to build the most insane

Minecraft map in existence and from the dozens of areas that I want to do I’ve got two it’s slow but I’m not trying to just make a map I’m trying to make a world come to life I’ve been adapting The Source material from a book that I wrote

The only problem it takes a long time to speed things along this time I’m gonna bring for the best builders that I know along for the ride we’re going to start off with some light terraforming well not exactly light this area is going to be 800 by 800 blocks the total map is

Going to have a surface area of over a billion blocks so I have more than enough room to work with if you want to download this build and the rest of my builds you can head over to my patreon this city isn’t a city at all it’s

Called the melodic Forge and it lies within the nation of Sakura it’s a little far off from the last few areas that we built but I really wanted to get out of the deserts for this one Legend states that there used to be three islands here and was home to

Manaya the greatest blacksmith to ever live manias Forge stood atop the tallest one his weapons were so powerful because they weren’t forged with normal fire Manaya used lightning but is more discovered his legendary craftsmanship someone needed to take his work by force he needed a stronghold every time he brought down his hammer

The Earth Shook and cracked after years of work the once Tall Island had been transformed into a sunken Fortress okay the terrain looks good successful first day but the next morning things started to go wrong I started off by trying to do the organic but an hour in I couldn’t

Keep going I left it sitting barely having started okay not a problem I’ll just start on a house I Like Houses there’s going to be a lot of different ones so I might as well get started on a couple now but the same thing started happening I

Got an hour in and there was nothing left in the tank this tiny house took no time at all and I still needed a break it was concerning especially at the start of a build normally I have to force myself away from my computer but

Today it felt off I told myself to relax took off the pressure and just decided to build for fun it was better to accomplish something than nothing at all I was able to get a little bit done but I was still getting frustrated and I think I knew why I was burnt out

I hadn’t taken a break since the last video released and I was starting to feel the effects I’d built so much over the past year that I thought I was immune to burnout but no matter who you are if you don’t take time to clutch yourself it happens

If you try to push through it the burnout just gets worse eventually it becomes a compounding snowball of dread the next day I decided to take some time off I’d been losing focus and if I kept pushing myself I might burn out entirely but I might have an idea

Snorkel I need your help huh this is snarpel the gradient God they’re working on a huge city project right now to serve as the bakery public servers Hub so they’re pretty busy I’m gonna have to ask them really nicely if I want them to help this thing isn’t done yet didn’t

You start this like three months ago well it’s a big project it’ll be finished soon yeah says here in rdms that you asked me to help in December it’s the middle of March dude uh like I said it’s really almost done wow and you used to have a lot to go

Is this a dream tell you what whatever you make for me you can put in here win-win right yeah actually I can do that I need so many different house styles because I want this to have a stacked City Vibe like in this reference that I found on Art station from Bravo Prabhu

Oh I I definitely butchered that trouble had already made a couple of small sample houses for me to go off so I used sections of these small Huts they put together I started with this larger building in the reference image it’s got these cool sectioned outdoor Shades that wrapped

Around the build that I wanted to try doing I decided to use pretty dull colors as well with only small hints of Blues and orange because the villages play more of a supporting role in the build and the focus would be on the large structure that shovel had already planned when

Making the second house I mainly reused and edited sections from the buildings that already existed sort of just filling in gaps all right looking pretty good you’ll probably need to make a few more but these should be enough to get them started and I think I have just the

Spot for them in my project speaking of which looks like I’m almost done huh yeah I’m gonna die before I finish this project I touched some grass went shopping and scored this awesome new monitor and I slept for more than five hours it was nice and as the time went on I finally

Found a new Direction it was like a switch had finally been flipped back on instantly the fire was reignited I finally had a spark I was hoping that the motivation would come back with rest but I didn’t think it had happened so quickly I was cruising along building at

A faster Pace than I had in months it all started to flow The Great Hall is the main Community hub for the forge it houses the most prestigious Smiths along with the leaders of the other two communities there’s a lot going on here but I think I should let a familiar face give you all the details well well well look who came crawling back

Come on I know you want to make some more Interiors kinda it’ll be fun pretty please okay fine the first thing this place needs is space for these leaders and master Smiths to live I created a series of cozy rooms with beds wardrobes and some Greenery it’s easy to imagine the

Officials of the Great Hall getting a good night’s rest here before heading out for A Hard Day’s Work at the forge next I tackled the feasting Hull located at the very top it is one of the most important areas any Festival celebrating their God the abundance of lightning or

The sea in its magic is kicked off with a grand Feast furthermore A Smith of the most powerful weapons in all the world many trade embassies come here countless negotiations are carried out over a delicious meal the open air Portico allows diners to see across all of the melodic Forge

While Achilles was renovating the upper portions I started filling out the rest of the pit secral on steel is the only metal in etherea that is forged with lightning it makes the steel sharper and enchantments more potent this is the only place where that happens so it’s constantly fending off attacks from

Pirates and Raiders so they needed a secure place to store the finished product the this building will serve as the perfect Vault to stash the most valuable weapons in the world but the most dangerous items needed even more protection in the main Palace the melodic Forge houses vast shipments

Of the most valuable metal in all the world that then gets forged into magical weapons it’s basically a giant shining Target for pirates and Raiders looking to get rich quick but as the Armory shows any would-be Invaders are biting off more than they can chew the people

Here are well equipped to defend their precious crafts as the day went on I started to feel off again not like the first time when I was burnt out I was blasting through the build at this point it felt more physical eh I decided to

Brush it off I felt a little funky but I could build just fine that was the most important thing while shovel pushed on with his work I tackled the council room here here are all the important decisions are made between the community leaders and master Smiths any trade agreements weapon designs and City

Business is discussed around these tables up the staircase is the throne room the melodic Forge doesn’t have a single king or leader Instead This Throne is a monument to Manaya first master smith and founder of the great Forge shovel will tell you more of his story later

Speaking of as I kept working I saw shovels starting to slow down as the afternoon went on I started to get worse I had chills running down my entire body and I felt like I had a burning ball of bread stuck in my throat I had reached my breaking point I needed

To see what was up like a freaking encyclopedia well that’s not good maybe this build was cursed I had never gotten coveted before and now I get it on a 30 minute Goodwill run to buy a new monitor unbelievable I’m never going outside again I told Achilles what was up and

Ended early that day thankfully they were able to keep knocking things out while I was bedridden welcome to the commons the heart of this community a bustling Market takes up the majority of the space selling everything from food and clothing to tools and everyday enchantments three small forges can also be found

Scattered about the space here more common items are made rather than the lightning forged weapons the city is known for people still need their tools and cookware after all Community Gatherings are held and festivals celebrated within this Pavilion at the back of the commons light The Stables but these are not for any

Ordinary horses the people here have tamed magical sea serpents riding them through the skies and water alike here are the merchants and any visitors to the market can keep their mounts with plenty of soft hay to lie on and cool water to drink above the commons is the official Palace

Stables where the leaders and master Smiths keep their own serpents and with that the Great Hall is complete I wonder if shovel is feeling any better the next morning I decided that I needed to Rally there was just too much to do I sold the three Burrows to build along

With the centerpiece a giant serpent organic I was gonna push through this stupid maybe Reckless definitely worth it unknown here’s the plan have a giant serpent statue with glowing rooms that’s coiled around the top of the pit after doing some initial measurements and getting started I realized that I

Was definitely firing at a lower caliber my symptoms were getting worse as the day went on and the build showed it I was getting sloppy I needed help not just any help I needed an ace Bing Bong this is junipy probably one of the best builders in Minecraft at the

Moment and a close friend I can always count on his constructive criticism whoa whoa whoa what’s going on here well I just this looks terrible here sit down did you just crack your knuckles what no how is that even possible we don’t even have fingers do it they’re just little square nothing

You ready to build or what with Juno’s help the dragon started to take shape having him on call helped me stay awake and not spiral into a heap of indecision it was a huge relief because I needed the statue for the lore this is a statue of their God Manaya the legendary

Blacksmith continued to grow in Renown with each passing year in a few short decades his prowess had even caught the attention of the Gods one day the war god named too much wenga or two visited the forge he wanted Manaya to craft him the Ultimate Weapon to destroy his brothers the other gods

Manaya saw the devastation that this would cause and he refused he would not play a part in destroying the world but this angered too in retaliation he cursed Mania to become a terrible serpent unable to forge anything ever again but Manaya was clever even as a serpent

His mind was unchanged he was able to breathe lightning now and he didn’t need to forge the weapons himself unknown to two Manaya had a daughter he passed his knowledge on to her and she made it her mission to keep the form alive throughout the generations even after hundreds of years the Smiths

Never forgot who was the first this statue will watch over and protect the city just as Manya did when he protected the whole world and at the end of the day we got all the shaping done it wasn’t easy but Juno was able to pull me through

Things were looking up I was starting to feel better and was kind of confused where the world shut down because of this illness but the next day kovid reminded me why that morning I could barely move my head was spinning and I was hot and cold at

The same time I couldn’t do anything no joke this was the sickest I had ever been the curse continued and Juno didn’t even know hello anybody Here freaking guy stood me up guess I’ll just go hang out with snarpel then unbelievable once again I was out for the entire day As quickly as they came the symptoms left the next morning I was ready to go Juno was still sleeping but I couldn’t wait after being bedridden yesterday I needed to keep building I started out with some texturing the plan was to color in the stone obviously but I also

Wanted to have a bunch of intricate Maori designs on the dragon’s flank Manaya statue is more than just an idol it’s a magical conduit these runes provide the forge with additional protection from outside threats after putting the first coat on I took a step back and yeah I hate it starting

Over once again but I was okay with it this is part of the process don’t be afraid to mess up an idea a lot of people get paralyzed by overthinking but most of the time I always screw up my first shot but you can’t fix a blank page get something down learn try

Something new I decided to put the symbols on hold for now they were just complicating things I met up with Juno and we tag teamed the second round of coloring and ended up making something that we both really loved the last thing to do was paste it in

Oh God the lag what’s going on out there nothing nothing freaking yahoos hmm it’s pretty dark and it doesn’t really fit with the rest of the build but I think I can fix that now it’s time to give it a little magic in mayora mythology you see a lot of these

Intricate geometric patterns and I bet you’ve seen these before but did you know that each of these patterns have different meanings triangles normally represent shark teeth and are a totem of strength I don’t want the symbols to be too overpowering so I think sticking with a simple shape like these should do

The trick but just to be safe I’m gonna make about eight more I like having options All right this looks really cool it’s finally starting to look how I matched after 10 grilling days I finally felt like I was nearing the home stretch on this one I wasn’t done yet but I could finally feel the light starting to shine on this build I bid farewell to Juno and

Started on the last leg of the journey making the three Burrows I love these buildings that snorkel did they’re perfect but I can’t exactly fill this place with the same five buildings over and over again that’s a little too lazy I spent the morning of day 10 whipping up some more structures taking

Bits and pieces from the previous houses and mashing them up to go from this to this ah there we go let’s plop them in the first of the three areas is called smithboro it’s located in the pit itself and is home to all of the smithing families the original descendants of

Manaya are nobles and they live in a great hall but the rest live out here practicing their craft and passing it on to their descendants this method is definitely faster but it comes at a price look at this what a freaking mess man if I don’t clear these out

Afterwards I think I’m gonna give Achilles an aneurysm it’s not fun but it’s got to be done the next burrow is called enchantment Bay the residents consist of devout Disciples of Manaya their main job is enchanting the weapons created by the Smiths they spend their days worshiping

Manaya in the form of song they believed that if you played beautifully enough at the shorelines my Nile will Grace you with the legendary enchantment the Bay’s main building is the second lawn Sanctum a pool of magical water flows into the center of the room any enchantment sung to Life along the

Shorelines are taken here where the weapons are then bathed in the waters and bound with their powerful essence magic isn’t just reserved for the weapons though the people of the forge come here to get enchanted tattoos that allow them to amplify their abilities these tattoos are formed from a powdered

Version of their renowned sacral on steel which is processed in the room above Finally there’s the Mercantile District after the tools have been Enchanted they’re ready to be packaged and shipped out to the rest of the world this is one of the most heavily guarded areas in all of etherea Raiders love trying to get a free boatload of sacral on Steel

Magic weapons and valuable metal aren’t much use without a place to actually put them this large building provides plenty of storage space for the valuable Goods that power the forge these bottom floors hold the raw ore and processed metal of sacral on Steel above are piles of crates and boxes

Packed with the finished tools and weapons ready to be sent out with the cities complete I remembered that there is one final building that I had forgotten the forge itself I wanted this to be an extremely intricate piece so I brought on my friend vahan who specializes in detailing

Bahan came up with this crazy gradient and beautiful details for the main portion and ended up creating a base that fits in perfectly with the rest of the build and as I finished up the upper portion the build quickly reached completion as the last block was placed I breathed a

Huge a sigh of relief I love building but this one was a struggle but that’s okay this isn’t supposed to be easy if it was I doubt I’d want to keep doing it this build was a test a crucible I may have faltered a few times throughout but

I was able to recover thanks to the help of my friends building is not easy it’s not always fun either but it’s worth it I’m confident that no matter what I’m going through or how challenging an obstacle I’ll be able to push through it with the help of my

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