Game Development Reference
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8.
Creative Construction
In This Chapter
Time for a block party! Build your first aboveground base.
Decorate your pad with chairs, tables, and paintings.
Chill out Zen-style with flowing water, pools, and fountains.
Warm things up with a fireplace or two, not forgetting the BBQ.
Follow step by step while building an underwater abode
Protect your perimeter and take pot-shots at mobs with a water trap
This chapter is packed chock-a-block with construction ideas, from a few starting tips on
finding sources of inspiration to a detailed list of all the things you can add that go beyond
the basic functional elements.
Construction is easy—put one block on top of another. But take heed: once you start, it's
hard to stop. Every step is like opening another door, and you'll soon find your imagination
running riot.
Even if you have no particular architectural talent (and I must confess that I am absolutely
astonished by the incredible feats some have achieved with soaring gothic cathedrals and
entire cities that are nothing short of a wonderland), construction starts with a single click.
Leaving the Cave
If you've been busy mining, farming, and doing all the other Minecrafty things that get you
established, you probably haven't had the time to build a glorious aboveground structure or
to decorate your home with a few nonfunctional items. Well, now's as good a time as any to
take a bit of a break. Unleash Minecraft's bevy of building blocks and unlock your creative
potential.
Some of the incredible creations players have already created include:
Highly accurate models of famous real-world locations and buildings including
cathedrals, towers, castles, palaces, and cultural landmarks. Think the Reichstag, Taj
Mahal, Louvre, Westminster Abbey, Sydney Opera House, Empire State Building,
and so much more.
Fictional locations either as faithful replicas or as near as can be achieved, including
Tolkien's Middle Earth, Caribbean pirate towns, and in the ultimate homage, levels
and locations from other video games, movies, and TV series including, of course,
the U.S.S. Enterprise from
Star Trek
. Trekkies are everywhere! See
Figure 8.1
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