Building Across the River in Sangra'Qur :: Minecraft Desert City

Today we bridge the waters and expand this epic medieval Minecraft desert city called Sangra'Qur. This section houses multiple homes, and a huge plaza.
Sangra'Qur is the capital of Dokar, a desert kingdom of Ushea. A wealthy city, built on trade and inovation where the river Qur, which splits the dry desert, meets the ocean.
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[@arnaudvandaele5855]

you could place market stalls next to the obelisk, but make it look kind of unofficial. As if it were illegal and they could wrap it up within a minute when guards come. idk just an idea.

[@Viggoman]

Good idea

[@derekmenchetti9249]

I like this. The things that occupy the space of the plaza would be natural and moving with the city. During the day groups of street vendors and people meeting together would break up the empty space. It’s hard to pull off something with that organic feel in Minecraft but I think this would be a great place to start

[@jayoxman9829]

i see other people commenting the same thing but i think an impromptu market in the obelisk plaza would be great. just small stalls and tents that don’t break up the view of the mighty obelisk rising above.

[@Viggoman]

Good idea

[@alchemicalalek7535]

The magisters are so awesome! They remind me of the Elden Ring perfumers with their robes! And that view is absolutely stunning, this is one of my favourite desert-themed builds ever, and those are super difficult to make! One of the most inspiring things about this build is the astonishing underground system - from catacombs to large cellars, to infrastructure and sewage, I mean this city has everything above and below ground

[@alchemicalalek7535]

OH AND I ABSOLUTELY ADORE THE CATACOMBS

[@Viggoman]

So glad you like it

[@trevorhill7468]

Looks incredible! My only note is that the obelisk looks a little bit out of place. I think part of this is the color/pattern of the platform it's on, but the other part is where it's at. You should consider why it's placed there -- what about that spot made it desirable for some lord or influential person to reserve that valuable land for a monument? Usually monuments like that sit in front of big public buildings, in the middle of large markets, on parade grounds, on high-traffic boulevards, or in areas where open space is especially important. To make it look more like it belongs, you should consider putting an important manor or public building in front of it or adding some indication that this is a high-traffic area (e.g., a market or busy road). Or give the area a military purpose. Just some thoughts! Overall amazing build today :)

[@Viggoman]

Thanks! I plan to build a huge important building behind the obelisk, so I agree

[@trevorhill7468]

@@Viggoman awesome!! Can’t wait to see that build but I agree with you that you should do the area next to the palace first. This city is coming together beautifully!

[@volcranoii7709]

It's a beautiful city to be sure. I love the massive palace in the background, it lets you know where the power in the city is.

[@piece_of_dirt]

I love how densely populated the City feels. You really want to explore every corner of the city! You could add some easter eggs to like assassins creed, Aladin or maybe prince of persia? The city really feels like those universes... Also the fortune teller is great! And regarding the plaza: you could add a wall with a sundial and some like "standard measurements" available for all people?

[@Viggoman]

Thank you, me too! Good ideas

[@darthcat9540]

I love that fortune teller building !

[@Viggoman]

Thank u

[@corsijtsma3546]

Its a bit early, but could you maybe make a bit of the outer city wall that is close towards the temple of sarkaroth be a bit damaged? Like the snake tried to attack the city, adding to the lore

[@gabrielemazzeo9821]

Awesome video! Absolutely loved the fortune teller building, it looks exactly like i thought it would when i firstly suggested you it! I have a suggestion: perhaps, in the future, you could build a sort of "police station", even though we cant really call it police. The romans had a similar thing back in the day, called "cohortes urbanae" and they were responsible for all kind of things: from taming fires (they also were firefighters), to control riots like our modern day riot police, to just patrolling and doing arrests. I think it could be a good idea

[@Viggoman]

Like a city watch kind of thing? That can be done

[@gabrielemazzeo9821]

@@Viggoman yeah, something like that!

[@jjjjjjj4jjjj]

Someone might have said it already but small boats and docks on the river could be cool, like the rivers in Italy that tourists can take rides on

[@jjjjjjj4jjjj]

Just saw ya already did it😅 Nice

[@Viggoman]

Haha! Great minds think alike

[@samuellambert6502]

Underrated content. You should have way more attention, but I guess KZbin's algorithm is lacking in all possible fields... Anyway, thank you for implementing my idea in your build.👍

[@Viggoman]

Thanks alot! Sharing helps😊

[@Deadbeatdebonair]

Over towards that mountain area I think a loosely wooded area with some really old windy trees would look really cool. Almost like a city park on the edge of the city. Somewhere where the cities people can go to relax and get shade both from the few trees and the mountain

[@Viggoman]

Thats a nice idea! I will keep it in mind

[@piece_of_dirt]

Its still a dry area, maybe some olive trees mixed with palms and maybe orange trees to get that feeling

[@Deadbeatdebonair]

@@piece_of_dirt yea exactly, some more arid scrubland type of foliage. Stuff like that would be a rarity in a desert environment, so a small arid orchard or meadow between the river and the mountain would add a level of natural value or allure to the land the city was built on

[@Deadbeatdebonair]

@@piece_of_dirt or heck, maybe even a few remnants of a cedar forest like the ones in Lebanon or Morocco

[@fulop._.szilard3000]

I know your channel is about Minecraft builds, and damn u are the master of these, but...is there any chance u ever gonna try to build something in vintage story, its minecraft-ish game with a lot of blocks, furnitures, and u can use chisels as an in game feature to chisel blocks even by the pixel, also the game supports mods so u can get even more features. Would really love to see your creativity showcased in that game.

[@Viggoman]

I’ve never heard about it, not impossible

[@fulop._.szilard3000]

@@Viggoman nooo way, ist like minecraft but more realistic, its still under development and costs around 18 dollars, but worth the money i swear... People are already doing how to build videos but those are just individual buildings, not whole scale city projects, the game got a lot of potential and already got a lot of features when it comes to building, also chiseling blocks is a game feature, u can create custom furniture or house decor and everything, also got full mod support. Sorry, but im really hooked at that game and would love to see u doing videos about it :D

[@Russkiyy]

Always loved this sorta architecture, this city looks amazing viggobro! Keep up the great work :)

[@Viggoman]

Thank you Russ! Always love this style myself

[@thekinderknight8622]

So many wonderful kinds of statutes. Love it they all fit so well throughout the city

[@Viggoman]

Thank you man!

[@teduchacz9950]

I love the open look for the plaza area....but on the outer edge it would be nice to have some benches and planters ....so people could rest by the edge of the plaza and take in the view of the obelisk and plaza

[@benji45645]

I like the market square idea, but the obelisk looks a little stubby to me. I think keep the base the same size, but taper in by maybe 1-2 vertical slabs along the full height (for example, if it's 21 blocks tall before the pyramid top, you'd have 7 blocks at the same width as the base, then 7 vert slabs inset by half a block, then 7 blocks inset by 1 block). Ancient cultures did this tapering to make pillars and obelisks look taller (and physically more stable). Also, obelisks are built as one piece that's lifted up from a laying position and stuck into a hole, and when you need to lever something like that, you want the end that's going to go downwards to be heavier than the part that's going to be lifted. Just a thought to make it slightly more realistic, but I love this project so far

[@jayoxman9829]

what if you kept the foot of the pyramid bare to preserve the look of the sand rising up against its walls, and just put a small dock down by the water where canoe-driving porters could load and offload goods for transport to the palace? maybe a small plaza with obelisks or statues or a place for heralds to declare the ruler’s orders?

[@Viggoman]

Do you mean leaving some space for showing the sand collecting by the base?

[@jayoxman9829]

@@Viggoman exactly! the idea of the walls rising out of the sand is just cool to me. your choice of course.

[@Ray_MFG]

Man, its just looks so niiiiiiice! 😮‍💨 its giving me a lot of inspiration, ty for your amazing work ! 🙏🏼

[@Viggoman]

Thank you! Glad to inspire

[@mooseywoosey8734]

haven't been here in a bit. feels good to stumble on your content again

[@Viggoman]

Glad to have you back!

[@JP-dv7rf]

Incredible work Viggo!

[@theshrubber1862]

Loving the updates to this world! What shaderpack do you use for showcasing your builds? I hope your computer isn’t exploding from it 😂

[@Viggoman]

Thank you! I use Seus renewed. Its close to explode when I record lol

[@aserta]

Given when the map's represented, the obelisk square would've been empty. A place where people would've gathered and on special occasions, a fair grounds, perhaps. (depending on what the monument would represent - some religious oriented areas had them, some didn't, for example).

[@uzybeens6748]

Reminds me of the free citys from a game of throwns

[@martinlemay2195]

Hey Viggo! What are your graphics settings? including shaders, time set in game, in-game settings and computer settings? It always looks so sunny, warm and lively in your videos and my world always looks so cold and quiet.

[@teduchacz9950]

I have a question for you... not sure if you can help me out. I am new to conquest reforged as a builder and I use the forge fabric loader and everything that come with it, I did add the victory mod and world edit to my mods folder as well. What I can't figure out is how to get diagonal stair rails with my stairs. The rails only want to stair straight, vertical and horizontal....not diagonal.... was hoping it was the debug stick that would fix it... that doesn't give me the option to change the orientation of the rails.... any ideas?

[@Viggoman]

You can alter the state of all blocks in Conquest Reforged. Try pressing V and you should see a pop up with different shapes. Here you can pick the diagonal rail

[@teduchacz9950]

@@Viggoman I can't believe how simple of a solution that was. I have been using the different block states for other blocks and didn't even think about this for the rails. You are the best.... love your build! I am working on a desert city as well. I was inspired by a trip to Marrakech, Morocco

[@holatodosumbecito]

viggo, i have a question, but do you need the conquest reforged modpack to join ur server or will it automatically load? and will you need optifine?

[@Viggoman]

You will need the mods! There is a link in my discord

[@holatodosumbecito]

@@Viggoman ty!!

[@Dzindzya]

What`s the name of the shaders?

[@Viggoman]

I use Seus Renewed

[@Mr.Villager1]

:D

[@Mr.Villager1]

Accept a idea for the next kingdom....? 🥺

[@Mr.Villager1]

Make it based on Lalibela :)

[@Viggoman]

I always take ideas! Lalibela has an unique style! I certainly can try that