Top 5 Minecraft Cities

This video is sponsored by movement use the discount link in the description for 15 off cities are awesome well good cities at least but how do we know a good city from a bad one not being able to differentiate between the good cities and the bad ones is the reason that

There’s still a lot of people who say they hate cities they don’t hate cities they just hate the bad parts about cities like traffic cramp spaces strip malls endless parking lots and a lack of greenery i don’t blame them not many people want to live in high rises the

Issue with a lot of cities is that there’s no middle ground between high-rise and suburban living in this video we will go through the urban planning and architectural elements of five cities so that you could potentially apply some of the techniques you will see to your own

Minecraft city all the cities you are going to see were submitted for the top five series and since there were only five submissions i will be showcasing them in no particular order before we jump into it if you don’t mind clicking the like button it just helps with the

Channel growth through the youtube algorithm also if you like this content and you want to see more of it consider subscribing all right let’s start it off with this giant project from the build the earth mine fact team the city that was submitted for this series is none other

Than new york city not only is it the most populous city in the us it also has the highest population density which allows for some great public transit all right so making a real-life build is tough so how do they actually manage to do it the answer is using satellite images and

Overlaying them into minecraft they also use the build the earth collection of mods that allow them to build above the regular height limit new york city uses a grid system of roads which makes a lot of buildings feel like walls along a street this can be a bit

Overwhelming for somebody who has never lived in this city but for the 9 million people that live there i’m sure they’ve gotten used to it the urban planning of new york is very complex when you look at the skyline you might notice something very distinct about it

It has two sections of taller buildings this one here is lower manhattan and this one up here is midtown why would they not just have the skyline spread out evenly between the two it’s likely just for the sake of good urban planning which gives the areas unique identities

But there’s also a theory about how the soil in the central part is potentially not strong enough to withstand the force of super tall towers either way it makes the skyline very unique new york urban planners actually have this really cool system where developers have to buy the

Air rights from surrounding buildings to be able to build super tall towers once they purchase the air rights they can stack them on top of each other for their own building given the insane population density it inherently makes new york city a very walkable place combined with great public transit even with aging

Infrastructure it makes it a very easy place to live without a car as far as what people can do here there are plenty of parks a handful of trails and an insane amount of tourist attractions it’s new york the real question is what can’t you do

If you want to join their discord you can use the link in the description for all the cities with social media accounts i’ll add the links in the description as well next up is the city of shwar by homie train this city is inspired by chicago and you’ll be able to recognize that

Pretty quick by the layout and the overhead train line homie train actually told me that the first four years of this project were built on xbox by hand the city has a main park with this nice statue in the middle chicago kind of has the same thing where you have this flat

Park surrounded by giant towers on the edge making parks can be tough but the easiest way is to plan out some paths green spaces and add in some decorations and attractions for the locals and it isn’t too bad there’s a handful of view corridors in the city too looking down

The streets towards the park what are view corridors you might ask view corridors are planned areas of empty space through an urban area that allows people within that corridor to see a focal point at the end the bridges here are really well done nicely detailed and it has some realistic structural elements

There’s a handful of lowered pedestrian areas near the water just like in chicago back to transit for a second they included an overhead train line that is based on the loop in chicago and passes above the streets and goes around the downtown core there’s plenty of street car stations blended in too to

Make transit even faster and more efficient people tend to skip the infrastructure and go straight to making twisty skyscrapers but i promise you right now if you do that your city is not going to turn out the way you want it to good well-thought-out urban planning

Will make your city great there is no way around this a way you can make your city even better is by adding community amenities that are in easily accessible areas this could include basketball courts skate parks or basically anything else one of the key components in a good

City is to keep people interested in the small details this city did a great job of this shmar is an awesome city and it was super fun to explore all right up next we have uh oh wait do you hear that oh i know what that is it sounds like

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Planning and builds if we look at a map of the city it looks pretty similar to a certain canadian city this would make sense since they used vancouver as one of the 13 cities of inspiration this area here is known as the canal this has a lot of pedestrian areas lots of shops

And restaurants and it keeps people busy i really appreciate that they have multiple levels of walkways so that you can get up close and personal with the water there’s lots of greenery lots of trees and lots of shade around too because people need that connection to nature there’s a lot of mixed-used

Buildings with retail at the base a nice feature is that there’s a lot of windows in this city which means there’s a lot of nice views the roads are well detailed and they are pleasant to explore the city has lots of transit including buses ferries and metro one thing i found particularly impressive

About this city is that they actually use fire codes and buildings and they have utility rooms and service rooms so the architecture of this city itself is also planned out with a blend of buildings from the 1800s all the way to 2040. i can see a lot of ottawa

Vancouver and victoria in these builds they did an amazing job with the public spaces lots of waterfront areas trees and greenery they absolutely nailed the elevation changes which makes it really intricate and super fun to explore one of my favorite buildings in the city is the wharf it’s more of a historic

Building that has not been hidden from visitors so if it were a real city this place would be super popular there’s a nice wide beach that gives people a place to hang out and relax the area around it also has lots of shops restaurants and there’s a nice boardwalk

The last thing i want to show you is the attention to detail which i personally believe to be the best part of any city you’ve got some great interiors lots of small spaces to explore and they even have alleys behind a lot of buildings to make it feel real awesome work to

Everybody involved with this project if you want to check out their instagram there’s a link in the description welcome to voxton by the vauxhalltown build team led by black jasmine there’s lots of inspiration in the city from los angeles san francisco dallas and a whole bunch more mostly on the western coast

Of the united states i was able to find a lot of really interesting places and builds when i explored one of my favorite places was this street here where it gives off a super west coast vibe mountain town vibe almost there’s a lot of great looking roads and

A bunch of small details to keep visitors interested for everyone watching adding variation to the height of buildings makes your city more complex and a lot easier on the eyes these builders did a great job of this because the city feels very realistic this mid-rise here is one of my

Favorites because there’s balconies it’s a perfect height for the area and the build itself is just super clean and well designed if you explore this place for yourself you’ll quickly see lots of trains and train tracks not just for passengers but for cargo too the realism on these builds are awesome you have

Fire escapes first floor shops and they all look like they could realistically fit into an american city obviously once you get up to the area with the japanese influence the style changes a bit but maybe there’s some history behind it if you explore deeper into the city you’ll

Find some gas stations more train lines and a handful of parks scattered around there’s some bike lanes too in case you don’t feel like driving they did a good job of having trees along the major roads when you have trees along the side of a road it gives the sense of scale to

The buildings if you’re building your own minecraft city i would highly recommend doing the same trees give urban dwellers a sense of connection to nature it provides shade and it gives a sense of scale to the buildings around them there’s this big river in the middle of the city and they added quite

A few boats and decorations around it to make it super cozy it’s a very nice city to get lost in and you can explore it for yourself using the ip on the screen if you want to check out their instagram there’s a link in the description alright last but certainly not least is

The building toronto project by game fruit pulp and is currently being worked on by a whole bunch of builders all right so this is a recreation project that aims to rebuild the city of toronto i’ve talked about toronto quite a bit on this channel and one key thing i always

Point out is the distinct line of towers that makes up the skyline when looking from the east or the west into downtown toronto at least the central part has some pretty solid urban planning and transit the thing about toronto transit is that there’s a whole lot of people

That work downtown that don’t drive toronto and the gta have these things called go trains and go buses that act as rapid transit to and from downtown this makes it significantly faster to get downtown especially because you can just go to your local station hop on a

Train and you can be there in no time i believe the city has full interior which is absolutely nuts and is a crazy amount of work every little detail that you can find in real life downtown toronto you’ll likely find here too they have all the traffic lights hvac systems on

The roof and all those pesky curved roads for everybody watching i want to point out something here that every single minecraft city should have all it is is just the small details of adding some traffic and some other little events or secrets around the city now they have all these fire trucks and

Firemen here because i think there was an actual fire here at this exact spot so they decided to recreate it and give the city an event for the people to check out just north of the tower is this tower called the indx tower if you’ve been following the channel for a

While you might recognize it because i’m the one that built it i want to give a special shout out to the builders who furnished the interior the city is scattered with a lot of parks which are well detailed to make you feel cozy everyone on this team did an amazing job

For this overall the city is incredibly detailed very well planned and a ton of fun to explore if you’re from toronto or have ever visited i would highly recommend checking it out for yourself using the ip on the screen also my friend gamefruitpulp has a youtube channel that talks all about this

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