Minecraft Castle Build TIPS That No One SHARES

Today i’m going to show you how to plan and  build your own castles in minecraft now as you   probably know i love building castles and it is  without doubt my favorite thing to build in game   however planning a large-scale  project such as a castle is not always  

Easy so this video is going to guide you  through my planning on thought process   when it comes to taking on such a large scale  project now if you haven’t done so already be   sure to smash that like button before these  creepers blow up let’s start with the basics

One of the most common thoughts i see when  people start building a castle is the lack of   inspiration and ideas now i know it’s easy to be  eager to get started and jump in at the deep end  

But it’s important to take some basic ideas so  that you know or what you’re gonna be building   because there are so many different ways that  you can build a castle depending on your goals   before you get started take some time to look  up some real life images concept art or even  

Models that people have built this will give you  some great ideas i often use websites such as   pinterest or google images to browse  for ideas because these always have   a bunch of images with some great inspiration  once you find some good images it’s a good idea  

To pick out your favorite designs and keep them  aside for later on so that you can use them for   reference while you’re building another thing i  often do at this point is look at castle layouts  

Or overhead views to give me an idea of the  shape and layout that i want my castle to be   this can be incredibly helpful and is very good  for your planning stages of building your castle   at this point it is important to remember that  these are just all ideas and it’s important  

That you get some ideas before you start  your building you know a castle is a very   complex build and contains many buildings so  be sure to get a bunch of ideas before you jump   in and start trying to just randomly build it  because it will make the process so much easier

Location is one of the most overlooked  parts when it comes to building   the biggest issue i find here is the planning  wasn’t full out far enough in other words they   just planned around where they built without  much fall of future plans for the area  

Now i know that i often say over planning  can cause burnout so i’m not suggesting   any extensive plan at this stage but more so to  take into account how the area looks and think   about whether it’s suitable for what you want  to build down the line some important things to  

Consider here are things like area for example if  you plan on building a village around the castle   is there enough space to add buildings around  it do you have access to water if you wanted   to build a moat around a castle you’re gonna  need a water supply either a river or an ocean  

Would you like to add a harbor later on down the  line if so you’re gonna need access to an ocean   otherwise this is just not gonna be a possible  feature if you choose to add one later on do you  

Want your castle to look like it is overlooking a  big village or a town if so you’re gonna have to   make sure that you build up on a large hill or a  mountain so that you have that extra height so the  

Castle can overlook everything another important  thing to consider here is a biome there are so   many different biomes and choosing the right one  is very important some things you might want to   consider here are how you want your castle to  look for example we just spoke about the castle  

Overlooking everything and in this case maybe a  mountains would be the best wine for you or maybe   on a high hill so you would want a hill biome  that’s going to be suitable to overlook enough  

Of the village if you want your castle to be a  bit more decorative and maybe more like a palace   then you need to make sure you choose the right  biome because a lot of these palaces they have a  

Lot of greenery so you want to make sure you build  in a biome where you’ve got those lush greens for   that nice green grass for instance a plains or  a flower forest building in somewhere like a  

Spruce forest it’s just not going to have quite  the same effect because of that tone of grass   so think wisely about the colors of the biome  as well as the actual brime you’re building in   another good example here would be if he was  building a tuscan or italian style build then  

Maybe you’d want to build it in a savannah  because you get that slightly yellowy color   to the grass which works well with things like  vineyards and stuff that you would often find   around those castles in those kind of  areas you know and again a building in  

A different biome would give you a very  different look all in all just pick the   area wisely and make sure you have access  to everything you want for your future plans now that we’ve planned out the area it’s time  to actually make plans on the castle itself  

But before you jump in and get carried away  with some building we need to actually make   some notes and plan out what we actually want  to be building now as you know castles come in   all forms shapes and sizes and they can be very  different depending on the era the location and  

The place that you want to be building so first of  all you need to plan out everything you want to be   building because some castles will contain loads  of buildings with inside them other castles are   more so just one large build you know so there’s  there’s different types of buildings but each one  

Will contain a bunch of rooms and many different  things that you want to include so at this point   one thing i like to do is make a list so that  we can check things off as we go along to make  

Sure that we don’t miss any rooms or buildings  and make sure that we include everything that   we want now castles can contain so many different  rooms but typically i like to include things like  

A throne room i think we all know how important  a frame room is in a castle a beast hall kitchens   barracks armory king and queen’s bedroom changing  quarters or bathroom courtyard blacksmith   stables storage area gatehouse servants quarters  dungeons prisons i think you guys get the point  

Here but there are just so many different options  for adding rooms to your castle now if you are   struggling with ideas for rooms then go ahead and  do a search and if you’ve started with a medieval   or victorian or modern whatever style castle  you’re doing be sure to use that in the search  

Terms for example rooms you’d find in a medieval  castle do a search on google and see what comes   up you will get a bunch of references with a  bunch of ideas so if you’re lacking any ideas   do a search and you will definitely come across  something that you can include inside yours

Now this point we can finally start building but  before we get carried away we want to start with   just a ground floor layout so this is going to  give us an idea of the shape the layout of the  

Entire castle and give us something to actually  work from if you just jump in and start building   parts of the castle then likely heard his parts  are not going to line up or work well together   so getting a floor plan in place first of all  is going to initially give you the foundations  

Of your building and give you an idea of  where parts of the castle are going to go   so that things line up and look properly  so first of all start with the layout now   typically the layout can be very different  from castle to castle and what your goals are  

When i’m building i like all the parts inside  my castle to be touching so for instance the   gate would be touching the walls the main castle  itself will be touching the walls at the back  

And then things like buildings so if i added a  barracks or an armory or a black smear for stables   or something like that these will be either  attached to one of the walls one of the towers   or one of the main buildings so that it looks  like one complete building rather than opposed  

To a bunch of separate buildings now i’m not  saying that adding separate buildings is not   going to work in a castle it just depends on how  you’re looking at and how you would go about it   but personally i feel that a building for a  castle something that’s going to be very grand  

Looks way better when everything looks like  one complete build rather than a pose of a   bunch of separate buildings take into your own  thoughts your own considerations and think about   what you want to build but make sure that  you have a layout before you get started  

While you’re planning your layout you also want to  consider things like defenses now it does depend   whether you want to have a defensive castle or  a non-defensive castle depending on your goals   but if you are planning to add defenses you want  to make sure you include the right things and the  

Space to put them for example if you wanted to add  an extra gatehouse and have a bit of a bailey at   the front of the castle then you want to make  sure that you make space to do so and make that  

Into part of your floor plan if you’re planning  on adding like weapons such as trebuchets and   balusters and stuff like that then you want to  make sure that you’ve got a place to put them  

For instance if you add in a tower make sure that  tower is going to be large enough to support what   you’re putting there if you’re going to put some  away so they look like they’ve just been put in  

Storage then make sure you add a storage area  for them to go it’s just a matter of planning   for these kind of things in advance because if you  want to add weapons later on and you haven’t got  

Space to do so it’s going to make it very awkward  to try and include it if you’re lacking on space once your layout is all in place you want to  start thinking about your block and color choices  

As these are going to determine the overlook of  the castle and it’s important to choose the right   blocks that are going to suit the area that you  plan to build a few questions to consider here  

Are things like your castle theme is it gonna  be old such as a medieval castle if so then   maybe something like stone and wood are gonna  be the best options here as that’s what they   would have traditionally been made of maybe you  want to go with something fantasy in which case  

The sky is the limit because the color choices if  you’re building fantasy are endless because there   are so many possibilities for what you want to  build it just depends on your liking so be sure   to play around with the block choices in that  case and find something that you are happy with  

What about if you’re making a desert themed  build because at this point a desert theme   build can be very boring it can often be just  plain using sandstone and not very much color so  

One thing i like to do when it comes to something  like a desert build is to try and find ways to   incorporate other colors this can be simple as  adding in some little roofs with a bit of spruce  

Maybe use some campfires to make some little  shelters and then maybe somewhere to add some bit   of plant life get a bit of green in there you know  add a few little bushes and stuff here and there  

Because those little color changes and tones are  gonna make such a difference to the build so you   know really think about the block choices you want  to be using and try and find ways to include more  

Colors to make the build look a little bit more  decorative and add a little bit more life to it   if you’re building in a savannah or maybe doing  something italian or tuscan then bricks and   terracotta are definitely gonna be your friend  maybe some spruce roofs maybe a little bit of a  

Mixture of colors but again just like with the  desert build don’t overdo too much of a single   color be sure to try and find other ways to break  it up and get a bit of color in there even if it  

Just means adding some plant life and some leaves  and bushes just to kind of make a little break   in between and just make it not feel too much  of the same color there are literally so many  

Color options here for what you can build so it’s  a good idea to maybe make up a few different block   palettes have a little think about it and make  sure that you choose a color palette that you’re  

Going to be happy with because if you’re not happy  with it and you want to change it later on it’s   going to be a very big job to do and it’s going  to take up a lot of time so it’s always worthwhile  

Playing around with the palettes to make sure  that you make the right choice in the first place once you finally start building you want  to make sure that you keep your building   in scale now by this i mean that things such  as your walls your towels and your buildings  

Should have many height variants but they  should all blend in height so for instance   if you had a very small wall on a massive  castle it’s gonna look a little bit strange   you know if you have a very small castle on  really high walls it’s going to look very  

Strange so you want to make sure that things  are kept in proportion but this what i would   typically do is i would have my main structure  and then once i’ve got the main height of the   actual building i tend to come down about two  thirds of the way roughly for my wall height  

And when you have your gate and everything  else in place you want to make sure your towers   go somewhere above your roof height but not  too far you want it to still look like a smooth   transition between the heights having one random  very tall tower is gonna overpower everything and  

Kind of draw the focus to that one point so you  wanna make sure that you keep things kind of in   balance without overdoing it so if you have one  large tower be sure to add some nearby towels  

That stretch maybe half the way or three quarters  of the way to even out the transition so that it   doesn’t draw one sore point to look at and make  the castle kind of look a little bit out of place

Now i just want to make a few little points  here about detailing because detailing   is often overlooked and when you look at real  life castle buildings you’ll see that most of   the walls of them are relatively flat and not  really overly detailed and while i love adding  

Details to a build there is such thing as over  detailing this could be simply by adding too   many pillars or grooves to walls maybe excessive  detailing on the windows or using a lot of stairs   to create patterns deep within side walls my point  is that a castle looks nicer when you just add  

Small details but lots of them and keeps them  looking a bit more realistic rather than something   that’s too drastic that doesn’t make sense close  up but looks nice at a distance now we’re going to  

Be spending most time closer to the castle so we  want it to look nice while we’re walking around it   rather than opposed to just be seeing it from a  distance all the time don’t overthink too much  

Of the shape and add in so many details keep it  fairly plain at first and then slowly but surely   add those small details because those little  details will really add the difference when you   start adding a lot of them rather than trying to  add too many big and drastic details to a build  

That again i really draw your point to a certain  parts of the building but up close it just looks   like it’s just too jumbled to really make  sense and as always don’t forget the power of   greenery and flowers these can make a huge  difference to a build add in some leaves  

Up part of the walls for some vines adding some  bushes some little trees some little flower pots   and stuff they add color they add detail and they  add a huge mix of variety to the build so don’t  

Be afraid of adding these if you feel like the  castle or your building is lacking in something   okay because these will make so much filler  details that it will make it stand out on pop finally i have some last minute tips that should  hopefully help you avoid some common problems  

Such as creative burnout which can happen when  taking on large builds so my first piece of advice   is don’t rush rome wasn’t built in a day and  neither would any castle so take your time   enjoy the process and just take breaks from  it if you need to you know don’t try to do  

Too much of the same thing because that is just  gonna be burnout it’s too much of one excessive   thing continuously so don’t try and gather  up all your materials for your entire build   before you start because you’re probably gonna  get burnt out before you even start building  

Instead gather some materials in bulk  get a bulk of materials gather them up   and then start building when you run out of  materials go back and do a bit of gathering   come back and do some more building doing kind  of spells so that you’re not constantly doing  

The same thing you’re kind of breaking it that  way between gathering and building gathering   and building and it just breaks things up and  allows you to stay more motivated for building   another thing that can often cause burnout is  working on the one same large build for a long  

Time it can become hard work it can be so easy to  burn out so having some smaller projects on the go   maybe another little village project or a redstone  project or something else maybe even go and do a  

Bit of exploring just find other things to do in  between doing the castle so when you’re feeling a   little bit sort of not in the mood to build go and  do something else for a little bit and then you’ll  

Find yourself feeling inspired to get back to  the build and continue on it rather than pushing   yourself through it and just ending up being  completely not in the mood and then putting down   minecraft altogether and doing no more building  because it can happen be sure to light things up  

Everywhere if you’re playing in survival it’s so  easy to miss a dark spot and then have a creeper   blow up a portion of your hard work so be careful  and place torches everywhere lighting can always  

Be adjusted later on so don’t worry too much about  it but just make sure that there’s no spawn or   spawnable spots for creepers or other mobs to  spawn don’t forget enchantments on your tools and   armor to speed up the process and make building a  little easier for example forever falling on your  

Boots is very handy when building out height as it  can save you when you’re falling efficiency 5 on   your pickaxe will drastically increase the mining  speed unbreaking free and mending will help your   tools last longer and gaining xp with mending  will help them repair make use of scaffolding  

As it makes building a hundred times faster and is  so much easier than using dirt blocks to pillar up   above all else make sure you’re having  fun and i’ll catch you in the next one