My Approach to Terraforming! ▫ Minecraft 1.19 Survival Guide (Tutorial Lets Play) [S2 E115]

[@danmetro-arnold]

I don't usually comment on videos, but in light of the recent news, I wanted to say: Thank you Pixlriffs for continuing to bring a positive distraction from the netherrealm that is Social Media this week. Looking forward to your future videos on The Minecraft Survival Guide and Empires SMP, as well as the Hermitcraft Recaps to come! -D.A.

[@spsaofficalchannel]

It’s truly been a crazy week…

[@CM.25]

@@spsaofficalchannel yeah... especially the news about techno.. :(

[@GoofyIdiot.]

🐷👑❤️

[@onelunglarry]

@@spsaofficalchannel what happened?

[@eren-tv2et]

@@onelunglarry technoblade, a very popular and beloved Minecraft KZbinr, just lost his fight against cancer. Look on his channel for a final video message

[@pinetreehill586]

This is a great guide on terraforming! You explain ‘why terraform’ as you demonstrate instead of doing a block by block placement. I, for one, much rather this style to other tutorials. Thank you for sharing how you have terraformed around builds in a way that I can actually use in my own world.

[@Pixlriffs]

Thanks! I’m glad this approach works for you - it’s a philosophy I like to bring into this whole series. We can all build the same farms or houses or landscapes - but understanding why we’re doing it (and how it can be done differently) is the key to enjoying the game every time we log in.

[@aQuayQuay]

Love the clay analogy. I don't consider myself visually creative, and I hate tearing apart my world unnaturally because it feels like I'm destroying the world, but picturing myself removing blocks as you did with the stone to later use for the stone formations in front of the storage house makes the idea easily digestible as a player. I feel like I could do more in my worlds because of you :')

[@platonymous]

Completely agree. I’ve always hated even just carving out a staircase in a mountain to be able to climb it.

[@CXReaper]

@@platonymous u hate bcoz u can’t

[@platonymous]

@@CXReaper what?

[@CXReaper]

@@platonymous cmon dude I’m jokin 😂

[@CXReaper]

@@platonymous u r probably more talented than me

[@neeuqollav2224]

You and fwhip are one of my favorite builders. I remember when I discovered fwhip, I was amazed, I look and watched everything he made, I was determined to do teraforming in our server. Ok, I'm not good doing it, I messed up countless times, I wasted a lot of blocks, things look unnatural. I stopped for a while, I just focused on my building skills first. When Empires s1 was released, I was immediately obsessed. Everyone knows how to build a beautiful place (except Jimmy but he's learning) But, you sir caught my attention. Your build style is really unique, when you started to teraform your place, I WAS FLABBERGASTED. It's just awesome, it looks so lush, and it doesn't look chaotic at all. The landscape is just chef's kiss. Your empire is the best IMO. It's just simple, and so beautiful. I am really looking forward to your builds in empire season 2.

[@zayamoone]

This is a really nice way to calm down after what happened. Thank you for being such a positive and calming light in the communiry ❤

[@AgataStrucka]

As a landscape architect IRL I really love your approach and the way you build. Your videos are amazingly inspiring and make me build better myself :)

[@thebluetyphoonofficial943]

Your videos make my day when I'm down, and I think we all need one of your survival guide videos today. We all love you Pixlriffs in all you do, and let's hope it stays that way for a long time. I know you will be one of the many KZbinrs who I will show to my children when I wanna show them the joys of MC KZbin

[@JosephSchmidtfan]

The landscaping looks sensational! I'm so glad that you decided to cover terraforming, because creating a a believable world is part of the immersive Minecraft experience.

[@lindas.1751]

Thanks SOOO much for this one, @Pixlriffs, I have long admired your terraforming results but wondered how you accomplished them. This is the Tutorial I have been hoping for!!

[@dorothy3886]

Definitely needed something to cheer up. Thanks for posting this video. Thanks for everything, your content, the memories I made watching these videos, the knowledge I gained, the laughters I had, all the fun I had. Just wanted say thanks before its too late.

[@sassychip26]

#remembertechno

[@sleepyavo]

that terraforming ended up really beautiful!! such great tips along the way too! i have a big overhanging cliff in my world that i def want to landscape and make pretty and it's one of those big projects for me that i have a hard time starting (and finishing) but this def gives me an idea for the block pallet at least! thank you!

[@gentlefarmer9013]

I have a love/hate relationship with your aesthetic builds. They look great but you make it look so easy that I always think I could do it too. Somehow mine look clunky and unnatural. Anyway, you are doing great. Eventually I'll get the knack I suppose.

[@BooksMusicMe17]

The hillside at 11:10 with the moss and flowering azalea under the birch is giving me birch forest vibes and I love it.

[@tokeonelly8645]

this is exactly what i've been looking for, i've wanted to see for ages how other builders look at, asses, then build upon their terrain, i think it's so helpful not just to say "put this block here then get this one and put that block there" but instead be like "This is what I see, this is what i would like to see, and this is how i will achieve it" - not enough builders explain their process like this

[@AshleyIsArtsy]

I always love hearing people's thought processes when it comes to terraforming, and I really like your clay analogy! The path to the storage building came out great! 💜

[@gertywhatagash_]

Every time I watch a video I get so inspired seeing your builds/combinations of blocks. Although I suck at building in comparison. Still gives me ideas.

[@imover9999]

Pix must be a farmer or gardener. Knowing just how nutrient dense leaves and leaf mould is doesn't seem to be common knowledge. Most people don't think about that. That really caught me by surprise.

[@Faesharlyn]

The devs do.. they've given artists like Pxlrfs the literal building blocks they need to make amazing things (and made many of them do the things they'd do in nature, like podzol and rooted dirt)

[@Sweet_Treat_]

Thank you for this terraforming is something i want to get better at. I have a bad case of make everything flat first and need to stop lol.

[@christopherparkin7162]

I watch a lot of Minecraft builders and terraforming videos, but I've never heard anyone use the painting analogy where you use broad brush strokes to start with. That makes a lot of sense, really inspires me to get back to some neglected terrain of my own

[@soulhunter0]

I'be been working to change a bunch of dirt/stone hills close to my base to moss, it gives such an organic, naturally look to it, I love moss for terraforming!

[@munisahmed]

Your speech is perfect and you explain everything bit by bit. This is why I like you so much I can just listen to your whole video without skipping any part. Keep up the good work :)

[@argostabernackie8720]

As many have said, in light of recent news, I hope you never forget how much you mean to your audience.

[@aproditi1216]

Not having a good day after Technoblade's loss. Thank you for cheering us up with your videos Pix

[@dimasotnikov1514]

Thank you so much for continuing this series and for bringing light and inspiration to my own Minecraft world

[@Arinrine]

ownnn your area looks adorable! i love it, it inspired me to do some things for my current survival world ^^

[@esteemcnaughton755]

Thanks for this episode! I always get stuck in my head when it comes to terraforming, since I naturally just want to go the path of least resistance. I am always looking for ways to make my base come alive and I can definitely implement some of these ideas!

[@danielbijlsma9367]

With the new mud you can also make wetter area's (might not be good for a hill). So you can make some nice area's around water or a big flower patch or anything :) I still need to start with terraforming on my server but you definitely gave me many idea's to do this.

[@hibiscustoast]

Wow, what a good video. I've been playing Minecraft thoroughly enough to understand some of what makes a good aesthetic, but this video has really helped to start to be able to apply that. Thank you sm for this video.

[@allister8864]

Rest in peace technoblade 💜

[@rohanhughes9144]

Wym?

[@_duane_joshua]

o7

[@_duane_joshua]

@@rohanhughes9144 he sadly passed away yesterday due to 4th stage cancer 😢

[@punkinlady1039]

I am so glad you’ve done this video. Terraforming feels so unintuitive and hard for me, so this is a great help

[@elizabethleturno9574]

This is such a good video, it's surprisingly hard to find advice on this kinda building that is more general and still useful beyond "practice" and "iterate." I would love a tutorial like this for other aspects of building that people find un-intuitive like organics broadly or statues. This was a joy to watch and I think I'll be returning to this video often when I am stuck with a landscaping project because you put words to stuff I've had trouble with.

[@imperfectimp]

I love the idea of making paths that are gentler in slope. I've been doing that a lot lately, forcing myself to not go up more than 1 block for every 4 to 6 horizontal blocks. One other idea when doing paths like this: make yourself a shortcut if it's an important path to eg storage or farms. You'll get tired of taking the long way round every time you need something from your storage.

[@Strangotic]

Man I’ve started just following along with season one it’s so fun! Cant wait to follow along with season two

[@face_my_bullets2981]

I really enjoy your take on MineCraft. It has helped me grow my own outlook on how to view things in the game. Keep up the great work! I look forward to the next video!!

[@Riprazor]

This is not specific to this video but an overall thank you for your content. I literally have been watching at least one of your videos every day for the last month and much of what I have learned about playing MC I have learned from your outstanding videos. The progression and style is just perfect.

[@elvirabielskyte3260]

i love this series because it teaches me stuff I don't know about new updates :)

[@Faesharlyn]

21:19 "Just one of those Miner things"

[@TM999]

nerf miner sorry can't resist saying that

[@BlackStarRoses]

Nice, good episode after the sad news.. ty for always being there for us

[@SamuelKissinger]

o7

[@callmedawg001]

Rest in peace techno

[@AtticHaunt321]

It’s the details that make a world come alive. What an awesome job you’ve done!

[@SkyPhoenix_3991]

I only recently started with Terra forming myself and your video showed me so many new ways to do it, to think about it, thank you! :)

[@SkSkNutella]

In recent news we all need to be thankful for Pix and not just Pix but for everyone. #FlyHighTechno 🕊🕊 you will be very missed

[@sehbaanabbasi]

A legend has passed

[@_duane_joshua]

He never dies

[@taylorbechstein1681]

Very grateful for you and your videos Pix💙💙💙

[@TigerLillysz]

Yayyy another video, exactly what i need at 6 am when im awake with no reason and cant sleep XD

[@adamdalton9527]

This will be me in the morning haha

[@SunroseStudios]

13:23 oh thank gods it's not just us that actually cares about the one pixel of block below the slabs being visible next to a path

[@iiTzLuca]

u can put honey block under the frogs as floor to prevente the jump of the them and is more lag efficency also u can put more frogs in there and it doesn't effect that much the FPS

[@kman7813]

the honey block is a little bit smaller than a full block which allows the medium magma cubes to survive under the powder snow hurting the farm's efficiency

[@vee24]

@@kman7813 You could try using honey blocks and a few snow layers. It stops the jumping and the height is ok!

[@iiTzLuca]

@@kman7813 u are right i didn't thought about it, but it cuold be easely fixed by lowering the layser of the honey block by one block and putting chai or fence under the powdered snow so the big magma cube and the medium stay on top and the smaller fall down, but i know that it's a lot of work to do for a farm that is already working fine

[@vinogaunkoks]

You always upload these videos right when my work lunch break ends 😭

[@potapotapotapotapotapota]

this video made me realize that I know nothing about design, but I would love to learn more

[@tronman64]

My friend recently purchased a realm and I've been pretty active on it for pretty much since June. The world spawned two decently sized mushroom fields close by each other (and a third smaller one a bit farther away but about 3-5 minutes of rowing away to find). I've used one as a starter island building farms, storage etc. However the other island is far larger and am changing that into a kingdom of sorts (kind of like the Mushroom Kingdom...buildings using mushroom caps in the builds, paths etc). I was planning on just redoing the whole island with grass but I figured I'd add a bit of lore and actually been using moss instead. It not only is easier but way faster and more easily accessible for me being on a mushroom field/not having to dig a bunch up. But the lore behind it being the settlers tried growing grass on the mycelium but had issues with the mycelium overtaking the grass/dirt. Thus they had to make a compound similar to a moss substance so they can grow vegatation, crops etc.

[@jelenacincurak1615]

Really nice episode, also tuff is such a nice looking block for terraforming and details.

[@Werewolf914]

Thanks for the tips I've watched lots of tips and tricks videos but I still need to practice more I haven't quite gotten it down I don't think.

[@elmacho2789]

What’s the song in the background at 16:22? I know it’s part of the Minecraft soundtrack, but I’ve looked through a lot of them and don’t know the name.

[@timohara7717]

One of the 1.18 ones

[@mystic-malevolence]

I think I would have gone with the path to the right of your rock feature. It's a bit steeper, but it's a lot more gentle of a slope than straight on was still.

[@rudrodeepchatterjee]

Thank you for uploading at a time of sorrow to uplift our spirits. Please no one reply to this.

[@codeimagine6824]

No

[@Taracinablue]

Makes sense =)

[@NoOneYT1]

Back to the survival guide again!

[@MasterRobbe]

Maybe in the next episode you can tell us something about building custom trees. I enjoyed this one, but trees will be a good complement.

[@jimabuga-a4903]

You never disappoint me pixx..

[@RazvanIacob]

that looks really good!

[@DoomWalker42]

The terraforming looks great!!

[@MrUnzumaki]

Pixel it is much better to use allays as the collection system for the froglight farm, you only need 2 and if you place the note block at your ground level (not the bottom of the farm) allays will stay near the noteblock when there are no blocks for him to collect so he will never take freezing damage.

[@thEultimateTide_Pod]

you could use froglights and shroomlights to make glowing mushrooms. i find the froglights work well as stems

[@ImaginaryMdA]

omg when people say "Look I did some terraforming!" and it's just a flat square...

[@edacskywalker8465]

Puxlriffs is Bob Ross's son confirmed! (Also loved these tips! Very helpful!)

[@poppyagnew]

Thank you for the great content.

[@guyjacobs6050]

Rest in Peace TechonoBlade. 💜💜

[@tuage]

Great video as always! Don’t get burned out though now with Empires, we will make do even without daily vids. 😀

[@haydencarderara6605]

Did you know that if you put a sponge in the nether it will dry/ saves coal

[@ahaaas9433]

thanks for another great episode, pix!

[@brunoldo]

This episode was Bob Ross for minecraft players! Loved it :)

[@heynonnymouse5180]

The space to the left of the entrance could be a pool and frog sanctuary?

[@christopherparkin7162]

I like that boulder. That's a nice boulder

[@SpookyGamerUK]

Nice to see those magma cubes get some much needed torture lol

[@lenny5774]

always love your SG. Yet, while you were texturing your surroundings, you left your path rather plain. ;) just an observation. great video,. great series. thumbs up all the way.

[@vangogh330]

Love your vids. The closing always confuses me. "I've been Pixlriffs," No man, you still are Pixlriffs.

[@Sunrit_Mullick]

I *have been* since this video already ended, and the character in this video is becoming the past for now ofc,

[@jessicam8304]

Nothing like the casual sound of frogs in the middle of the Nether.

[@voiddoctor]

That San Francisco joke though...

[@konstantinam6030]

this is my favourite episode by far, i learned sooo much and can't wait to use those tips in my own world!

[@ericmccormick7088]

This is very helpful advice for a type of building I find daunting. thanks.

[@danielrhouck]

When I moved to San Francisco, I wondered why anyone would build a city there; I don’t care how much gold was in them thar hills when they were *that* steep. I ended up moving to a relatively flat part, though. Now I’ve moved again, to Seattle, and I live on a hill even steeper than all but one of the ones I saw in SF. Not 45° though.

[@nkycody1558]

"Technoblade never dies!"

[@dr.dipakkumarsamanta5538]

o7

[@cenedraleaheldra5275]

Such a great design.

[@Isnotanapple_]

I love the teraforming (? If that's how u Spell it hah) Honestly I need more videos to watch to distract myself Bcuz of The news that I've heard/Saw:)

[@Jadeelliott_2004]

Pix is the most technical player I watch, by that I mean only.

[@Julia-sm9zq]

Thank you!

[@goodboi650]

question: how is the froglight farm giving magma cream? cream only drops from the small cubes when they're killed by non-frog methods, right? so are some small cubes freezing in the powder snow?

[@UchihaRyoukon]

I think there are some big / medium magma cubes that are dropping magma cream when being divided into the smallest form, I have collected a bunch of it while fighting magma cubes in all estates.

[@goodboi650]

@@UchihaRyoukon ah that might be the case, will check the wiki, thanks!

[@Pixlriffs]

In my experience the medium sized magma cubes drop magma cream when they split into smaller ones. The smaller ones don’t drop it, or if they do, it’s less often.

[@sistermusic3295]

Pix why don't you don't use the replay mod or optfine

[@Pixlriffs]

I don't need optifine, and using the Replay Mod for this series adds to the production time. Rendering stuff for time lapses can take hours, especially in 4k resolution. Additionally, I don't want to rely on either of them for this series, because they often take a while to catch up once Mojang releases new updates for Minecraft. I use Replay Mod plenty in the Empires SMP series that just started, and we have various Fabric mods that fill out the functionality Optifine provides.

[@pabble0085]

i think i might use this!

[@teofananghel520]

Great video! Also I did not know you can craft magma blocks :DD

[@jaspermitchell4972]

just to say in your first video you should have built it into the hill

[@akshayraj4623]

Hey pix, do u have plans for any other bedrock mini series? We had Achivement speedrun and Nether survival week. So maybe another bedrock week ?

[@k.weinberger2421]

Wait - why are there lava sharks in your world? Did you add a mod? Sorry, I skipped a few episodes when I saw this one come out.

[@Pixlriffs]

Those are just zombified piglins walking around in the lava lake. You can see the tops of their heads and the swords because it's only 2 blocks deep. I jokingly call them lava sharks because the sword looks like a fin

[@k.weinberger2421]

@@Pixlriffs OMG you're right! They do look like sharks! I literally saw actual lava sharks in a modded 100 days video, so I thought you had the mod.

[@Simply_unamused]

I don't know if you know it or not but for a easy transition up grass you can put a fence post in yhe ground and put a moss carpet on top and it will allow you to walk up without a slab

[@Pixlriffs]

I know about tricks like this but I usually avoid them, because it acts differently than it looks, if you know what I mean? It feels weird to me to step into a carpet and have it lift me half a block like a slab would.

[@rootyful]

Delighted to see my mushroom children still take over the room of the donation wall

[@TakeAStand336]

Did you say lava sharks at one point??? I’m trying to fathom what those are

[@silverfox3031]

“How often do you walk up a 45 degree angle “ laughs in Vermont

[@jennifermorrey7378]

its important to note if you have any old mods that tamper with the frogs lootable the froglight farm will not work

[@layanmalik667]

whats the song at 16:25

[@Zawnpuia1640]

I enjoyed the guide 😁

[@Goku-kd9fq]

Rip technobalde flyhigh