Could be fun to try adding a little redstone gizmo that moves the hay bale in the chimney so that it smokes more while the smelter is active and less while idle.
@Pixlriffs Жыл бұрын
Ooooh I like that idea. Will try to do that!
@EricLidiak Жыл бұрын
Great idea
@Kevzenn Жыл бұрын
Your comment made it into the interior design episode! GG
@plainly_kevin Жыл бұрын
You can tell how passionate he is about building, compared to other parts of the game, I love it
@hsingh1067 Жыл бұрын
Pix is a master survivalist and veteran builder when it comes to building in Minecraft. He explains certain difficult aspects of the game like it's nothing. There's nothing this man can't do in survival minecraft.❤ The best minecraft teacher who doesn't waste anybody's time.
@ericbell7 Жыл бұрын
„That doesn‘t waste anybody‘s time“ this is so true. I can never get enoug of pix where i need to skip all the time in other creators videos.
@frostbyte1191 Жыл бұрын
Nothing says “Watch Me!!” than a Pixlriffs Survival Guide video on your building process! Building is my weakest skill in the game, and I always appreciate your thought process for your projects. Thank you!
@gabiechoi4784 Жыл бұрын
The fact that he's improving his builds by trying new things that he's never done before is admirable. Keep it up, Sir!
@YamsinTM17 Жыл бұрын
I'm currently challenging myself (a person who has been playing for 10 years) to follow along with the guide in order to play the game in a new way, and my RELIEF when you said you're building a larger storage room next... obviously I could always jump ahead and build a storage building before you but I wanted to see how long you would hold out before building one! Keep up the amazing work as always and cheers for more chests!
@doxlistenstostuff8067 Жыл бұрын
It is very nice to see a build theory episode that has more concrete reasoning on why block placement is important. Information about highlights and shadows makes texturing a bit easier to grasp for beginners rather than the whole 'so it looks right' bit I will occasionally see. I was especially happy to see talk about why odd numbers look better touched on. A very good building episode and a great introduction to the actual theory behind building so folks can start designing on their own. I can see myself coming back to rewatch for pointers. Also thanks for the visual about cherry logs an blackstone. I am immediately going to assimilate that combo into my repertoire.
@TheRealYeller Жыл бұрын
One thng i've learned is that the unstripped cherry logs blend almost PERFECTLY with nether bricks, so you sort of DO have slabs, stair, and even walls and fences of the cherry log color
@hookedbycrafting5348 Жыл бұрын
I had to find a fortress to get fence because I couldn't figure out the recipe
@JoelRipke Жыл бұрын
@@hookedbycrafting5348nether bricks and nether brick blocks
@haz6908 Жыл бұрын
I love this style of build tutorial, where it shows the thought process and tips in action much more than the block by block tutorials. It really gives you a boost of inspiration to build something yourself! Teach a man to fish and all. 19:44 "Incidentally if you upgraded your diamond hoe to have efficiency 5, you can-" _slight pause_ "Mine these nether wart blocks instantly" Was that you catching yourself from using words such as "instamine"? If so, I appreciate the way you fit your vocabulary to be friendlier to new players!
@eloquentornot Жыл бұрын
Black to red through purple and dark pink is such a pretty gradient!! I love this house!
@Irdanwen Жыл бұрын
Omg. In the first fifteen minutes I'm just glued to the screen for it being so interesting. I actually took notes, like pen and paper. And then you come up with that gradient, that is just true quality work. I love it, well done.
@jamiehayes9626 Жыл бұрын
really interesting to see how you made a gradient between coal blocks and mangrove wood. I did a gradient recently on a server with my friends but i did it slightly differently. I used coal blocks, nether bricks, red nether bricks, netherrack, stripped mangrove logs, and then mangrove planks. so i started with the same blocks, but how i got there was slightly different. really interesting to see how other people do similar things with a different approach.
@MCTalentMC Жыл бұрын
Despite how long I've played this game, I never fail to learn something new from Pix! Thank you for explaining door placement, I finally get it now! And eagerly awaiting the scaffolding episode: maybe with your help I'll stop falling off those things all the time :)
@TycerKirk Жыл бұрын
Yessss! Been waiting for this! Maybe any mobs you find can go into a zoo, or a “PIXZOO”, and they can be named after subscribers!
@noahandres834 Жыл бұрын
PIX IS SO CLOSE TO 1 MILLION!!! LETS DO IT!!!
@salahudeeniqbal3460 Жыл бұрын
“Build theory”? Watch where you tread Pix, lest you incur the wrath of MatPat
@fjolliff6308 Жыл бұрын
MatPat would love it tho.
@hikari1690 Жыл бұрын
Sides, MatPat can hold Pix's tea. He can just stick to FNAF and leave MC to the pros
@judsongreenwood2636 Жыл бұрын
It's a little bit of a harsh line between the cherry and crimson. Maybe try pulling a little bit of cherry into the crimson portion of the roof to make it not a straight line
@lckittyqueen Жыл бұрын
17:00 this gradient looks like the mangrove wood has been burnt and the roof has been caught in a fire or something! so cool
@mintycheddar3854 Жыл бұрын
An episode like this can launch a thousand different discussions about Minecraft building construction theory. Fit the structure to the terrain or modify the terrain to fit the structure? Use an odd or even block count? Steep or shallow roof slope? Top-down framing or foundation-up construction? Best practice advice is going to be determined by the goals of each building project, and subject to the personal preferences of the builder. However, understanding the interior requirements of any structure is vital to a successful outcome. For example, unless the interior requirements are well-known or accurately anticipated, framing and building the exterior can lead to some frustrating problems inside the structure. It is often better to start with a foundation to define the general shape and size of the structure, build the interior contraption, adjust the foundation accordingly, and then frame and build the enclosing walls and roof. I am a long-time and ardent fan of Pixlriffs and the Survival Guide. Pixlriffs' well-developed experience allows him to build things from the outside in quickly and successfully, but that can be a frustrating approach for those of us with less experience. Building the exterior to fit the interior may be best practice for new and unfamiliar construction projects.
@ruemistressofyeets Жыл бұрын
Agreed! I always spec out what spaces I'm going to need on the interior, and start with a foundation based on those. I usually find that the exterior of the build follows naturally from that, and then all you need is a bit of detailing and maybe some texturing to spiff it up. You can always tell someone learned to build in creative when they build outside-first and do the interior as an afterthought. It's as if they're just painting the picture of a building in 3-D with blocks, instead of actually constructing a functional structure. While some might argue that freeing themselves from structural constraints allows for more creative variety in their builds, I kinda like my builds to make architectural sense. No shade on anyone else's methods, just personal preference.
@Van-dq4sw Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the care and theory that goes into videos like this; as much as I love my block-for-block tutorials, expanding knowledge of build styles is probably more helpful in the long run for getting confident with one's own builds.
@punkinlady1039 Жыл бұрын
It’s great when you explain why/how you do certain things rather than just detailing what you did. I am an aspiring builder and i’m not very good at it but i’m getting there and this helps a lot Also that roof gradient is 10,000 iq. Genius
@kristarzis Жыл бұрын
Really cool build! i like how from the distance the gradient kind of makes it looks like the sun shining down is casting colour on the highest parts of the roof while the lower levels are darker as though they're in shadow, i cant get over what a nice match the blackstone and cherry logs are
@darkskull1-132 Жыл бұрын
I like the new build, but I can't help but feel the gap between the tones of the cherry log and crimson plank leaves a break in the gradient on the roof. I would have tried adding nether brick in the middle to help with the transition 🤓 maybe take out the coal and start with the blackstone if it proves to be too many blocks for the roof design
@bonzue Жыл бұрын
Seeing his house from the mountain at 25:45 It really looks empty; like he needs to keep adding more houses on that hilly area and turn it into a pseudo-village, with each building being a useful farm of some kind.
@Pixlriffs Жыл бұрын
That's sort of the idea! This area will grow into a town over time.
@bonzue Жыл бұрын
@@Pixlriffs when i pictured your town in my head, it made me think of the village from Beauty and the Beast. Though, that village and the castle would probably be more at home in a spruce forest. :3
@bonzue Жыл бұрын
BTW, Sigils took inspiration from you again, in one of his recent videos. :3
@pastry9135 Жыл бұрын
I've been trying to get better at building, and one of the ways that I recognized I struggle a lot with was something you covered in your video. I struggle a lot with knowing how a building works, how the structure makes sense with supporting the roof or where there would be shadows in the corners. I spent an afternoon studying a house and using grid paper to try to replicate it as if I were building it in minecraft, then actually building it in minecraft. That really helped me understand how roofs make sense, and your video today has helped expand my understanding further. Of course, now I have to try to replicate it in game to make sure it sticks! Great video!
@ericdavis2145 Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that you switched the orientation of the acacia trapdoors shown at 14:00 so that the darkened portions are at the top and bottom of the window shutters.
@KevTheSheep Жыл бұрын
you can definitely see the Dawn influence on that roof. Rooves are my weak point in building, I often spend about 2 weeks staring blankly at my roofless build with no idea how to create something that works, but studying Gem's builds normally helps me too. Pro tip: when you're stuck, look at someone else's designs, it helps
@AshleyIsArtsy Жыл бұрын
Gradient roofs are so cool and the blacksmith house looks great!! The thought of using the acacia trap doors to mirror the blast furnace texture? Literally genius.
@williamhines1142 Жыл бұрын
It is really great to have a tutorial that is a block by block but rather an explanation of the theory. Thanks for the work you put into the production of your content. You taught me how to play survival just after update aquatic. Season 1 upped my game for sure. Nice looking builds have my weak spot. Still teaching me.
@johnmorris8621 Жыл бұрын
Well done. In regards to slab vs full block, I find light creeps through slabs ( at least in Bedrock) creating an uneven effect. That plus the chance I miss click (which is often) makes full blocks worth it
@thecorinthianguy Жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to explain your approach to texturing! I love your builds and have often wondered about your method!
@lilmstreblegaming3687 Жыл бұрын
Great job! If possible…I think it might look nice if you invert the smelter set up to follow the curve of the corner of the wall. So the right angle of the smelters and minecart would hug the walls of the corner of the room. Hopefully that makes sense. Then the red stone might bump into the walls. So maybe it wouldn’t fit. But on a build where the outside look of the building doesn’t matter, you could tuck the red stone into the wall to not be as visible.
@lecturasgabo4723 Жыл бұрын
wow, the color palatte for the roof is amazing! i've been stuck for a while trying to build my starter house using primarily cherry wood, since i spawned in a cherry grove. i found that mangrove wood worked in the pallatte, but i couldn't think of anything else to use in the build. i'm stoked to include the same blocks in my base.
@blu3rose681 Жыл бұрын
I've only been playing Minecraft for about 3 years. This series has taught me things to help in my own worlds and on servers as well. Thank you soooo much
@julianadoraciotto3334 Жыл бұрын
I'm loving this series!!! Nobody plays like pixlriffs, I love his chests organization and the patience that he explain things! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
@johanputter5061 Жыл бұрын
Hey Pixl, I like the colors you used, work so well with the theme and the build is so cool. Almost medieval type look. Thanks so much for the eps , till next one Cheers
@ezrahenry906 Жыл бұрын
This was a great vid!! I would love if you did more of this where you talked about build techniques and styles! I learn a lot and have come a long way in terms of my own building!
@williamkimbro8361 Жыл бұрын
Really enjoy the build Pix. Thanks for talking through the build theory and explaining the color palette choices. Cheers, have a productive day!
@thejonbmc Жыл бұрын
How long have I been playing this game now and I never figured out how to get the doors to open the right way without placing and replacing them until it "magically" worked out. Still learning new things from the SG
@ProfessorMaple2 Жыл бұрын
That bit about the door hinge is interesting and I didn't know it before watching this. Thank you for sharing that tidbit!
@trazom666wow3 Жыл бұрын
Your explanation on how to build are sooooo valuable !! I love that and I hope you'll continue that way on the future buildings .
@phoenixkh93 Жыл бұрын
never occurred to me even for a second that I could attach hoppers to a composter. I always learn something surprising in these videos, thank you!
@annika93dk7 Жыл бұрын
I love seeing you having fun with building in new styles/ colours :) Have a lovely day Pix
@alwayslearningtech Жыл бұрын
Incredible build, Pix! I learnt a bit watching this video which was nicely complimented by your personality and charisma.
@ELCare86 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for these videos. I really enjoy watching you build and explain your thoughts behind the build.
@fire_dragon_1953 Жыл бұрын
Love this build and that you are challenging yourself to step outside your comfort zone and try new things. I am doing that myself in my world and doing Asian style roofs as well as connecting different roof heights. Definitely challenging but also rewarding! Keep it up! I look forward to your scaffolding tutorial as I need it.
@stlbuddhist Жыл бұрын
"No like those hippies next door with their moss roof" LOL!
@creatorfuyu Жыл бұрын
pix! i love this build! it reminds me so much of my blacksmith / super smelter building in my favorite world, down to the L-shape, the 90° furnace, and the placement of the chimney- it really feels like home. all in all, very well done and i can’t wait to see how the area continues to develop! 😊
@Sp.Be.W Жыл бұрын
Perfectly timed. I needed a new forge and workshop area. Would love to see this concept continue.
@thelanavishnuorchestra Жыл бұрын
I've played Minecraft almost as long as you and still enjoy your videos. This was a really nice build.
@Ninjette2004 Жыл бұрын
I love this series! I finally got a predator laptop. 1st world I do is going to be rewatching this series and building along.
@cerezo88 Жыл бұрын
Love it Pix! Missed some building on the series, but you nailed it! ❤
@johnburnsiii920 Жыл бұрын
Great pallette choices. And the tudor style is best for dimensional layers bringing the details out. Really excellent example.
@AlEverett Жыл бұрын
The bit about the door hinges just blew my mind.
@SargeWolf010 Жыл бұрын
🤔 I see my build style as American Chaotic Redneck 😂
@ThisHandleIsntAvailible2803 Жыл бұрын
I think you should replace the wood floor with something else so that it doesn't catch fire from the sparks coming out of the furnaces. Just thought it would add a bit more realism.
@TheRealWormbo Жыл бұрын
25:30 - You not only get a good view of both houses, but also of the random "cow carpet". :D
@ChaingunChaCha Жыл бұрын
That is a beautiful addition to your world. Amazing design that matches your main house but considers the smelting aspect too.
@goosehocog1903 Жыл бұрын
OH SNAP!!! I wasnt expecting a pix vid till moday. Its gonna be a good day today. Thanks pix
@lucypenn5131 Жыл бұрын
Really enjoying this series, but I'm curious about your mentions of using creative mode to plan your builds - I would love to hear more about the process; do you ever resort to planning builds out on paper to get the scale and proportions right before moving onto creative mode to test materials? Thanks so much for producing these videos - they're informative, easy to understand and above all, very inspiring!
@ericbell7 Жыл бұрын
A very beautiful building! Glad to have you back on the series
@frostmournehs5373 Жыл бұрын
Great stuff as always!
@alamander4444 Жыл бұрын
The section of foundation wall under the bay window (behind you during the outro) is begging for some more detail! Maybe flip the bottom most run of the stair to that side or add a second run. That & bushes :)
@natasha.r.m Жыл бұрын
It's good to have you back, Pix. I'm enjoying your videos a lot. 😊
@adamthebest4382 Жыл бұрын
Pixlriffs builds are always themed around the middle ages, would like to see him venture out of his comfort zone for once
@danielfc Жыл бұрын
Let´s go! Hoping to get some great build tips to use this weekend
@elliotgandersen Жыл бұрын
Adding the Smooth Stone to the super smelter really makes me think of Mumbo Jumbo
@SplayBook-95 Жыл бұрын
Scaffolding definitely takes a while to use properly, but it's a godsend once you do.
@skyens8626 Жыл бұрын
Bedrock player here, I had a "how have I never noticed this before" moment with the door tip. Turns out, in Bedrock, the door will always attach with the hinges on the left side of the block if it has to choose between blocks on the left and right sides. It will place with the hinges on the other side if there's nothing to attach to on the left. Another interesting half parity situation! Thanks for a great video, love the build.
@williamludwick77 Жыл бұрын
Right, which is a small, but great, feature I wish they'd migrate from Java. Can't even count the numbers of times I've had to place double doors to force a specific orientation and then remove the extra door.
@skyens8626 Жыл бұрын
@@williamludwick77 Using this method you could skip the extra door and just leave a gap on the left until the door is attached on the right, then fill in the left side.
@williamludwick77 Жыл бұрын
@@skyens8626 true, I'll have to give it a try next time I find that I'm in this situation - as long as I remember
@HomeSchooledWizard Жыл бұрын
Nether bricks also look really good with the cherry wood. Both the pink and the regular log color. It’s such a nice combo
@jordoncrosnoe Жыл бұрын
A question I had in regards to the super smelter. Why the V shape instead of hugging the wall more with like a W? I know the house was kinda purpose built for the super smelter but still can’t help but feel that it takes up too much of the interior with its current footprint.
@Thomas_Wagner1786 Жыл бұрын
I think, its actually an very good idea, to always have a Stone Cutter in your inventory, while building complex structure. This idea I will adapt on. Since I live within an Minecraft village, I always have an bed in my inventory. Furthermore, I have always a bucked of water and a water bottle with me, because I build out of Mud Bricks. It's hard to build with Mud Bricks, because of there are so little deviations to vary. Yes, Mushroom Block.
@horserider7263 Жыл бұрын
I learned so much about texturing! And I'm not even halfway through the blacksmith build!
@hiitsjustdee Жыл бұрын
I love the blacksmith house! You've taken some inspiration from Bdubs with the shading, haven't you? Loving this series, very relaxing to watch :)
@BeWell_Boulevard11 күн бұрын
I love your vids pix! I know this is about a year late (i wanted to binge watch your vids) but I think it wouldve been cool to put some netherwart under the stairs instead of out in the open. Under the stairs seems like a dark shady place to grow them :P
@TName30 Жыл бұрын
Babe, wake up. I woke up late babe, but the new survival guide episode just dropped.
@emmdeekaysays173 Жыл бұрын
I started my survival world with a plan to build out this particular valley, but I had never really done any building in minecraft, and once I had finished building my starter house (which I love) I realized the scale I had first imagined the builds in the valley was far too small and really not going to work, and since then I've been sort of stuck as i wrap my brain around how to adapt my original vision and still fit inside the area. Really not being a builder it's been a couple of years with very little building progress. When and where and how to use different build scales might be a good idea for an episode, I know it would help me a great deal.
@fjolliff6308 Жыл бұрын
So proud of that mlg clutch that you put it in the background of the end card, eh? No worries. I have a processing disorder and am always just a tiny bit too late for the clutch, the axe crit, swinging swords at zombies, etc... (It's not my computer because it happens on any computer or phone I play on in java and bedrock, so please nobody ask. Ty.) I really love the roof! I'm definitely going to try building my roof like that soon!
@TheRealWormbo Жыл бұрын
Even if your reactions are fine, playing on a server may mean it becomes physically impossible to pull off. The server I play on probably gives me some amount of ping (NA Europe), so block placement to cushion a landing won't usually work for me, except for turning a 4 block fall into a 3 block one while e.g. building a row of pillars.
@jelyzabeth1993 Жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie- i was hoping for a world download of the build so I could dissect it. I’ll just pull out my create world and do the pause play thing. Thank you for taking time to explain some of the build process. I am hoping to learn something 😆
@Nels_Smells Жыл бұрын
Scaffolding is honestly so underrated. It’s super easy to get lots of, you can block clutch with it, it instamines. I don’t see why people don’t like it
@meynti3 ай бұрын
I think its to slow for climbing up in my opinion
@aliphamarrel1979 Жыл бұрын
A note for the block next tot he door. If you use auto jump in your game you need to make sure there isn't space to get on that block or you'll just get stuck auto jumping trying to get in your front door.
@emilym8545 Жыл бұрын
but hey, thats just a theory. A BUILD THEORY!
@lilJerald1 Жыл бұрын
Could you potentially use a comparator on a furnace that activates a trapdoor covering the fire? That way the smoke will only billow when things are actually smelting
@Irdanwen Жыл бұрын
Did you know about the open/closed door trick? Like how you place it and the game thinks it's closed but it's really open. I loved the trapdoor thing with the stairs around it, that is an awesome idea I will definitely use it, well done.
@katiehackett2676 Жыл бұрын
Love this video! And yeah horses get shod 😁🐎
@budchud Жыл бұрын
I love the gradient of the roof here. Anyone else think it looks like the lower part of the roof has been burnt or singed more than the top?? Perfect for a blacksmith's house, to convey the soot on the lower part of the roof...
@Not_So_Super_Mario Жыл бұрын
He's back! 🎉
@pixel3042 Жыл бұрын
Tip: if you don't have much fuel to use, I suggest putting your furnaces in the nether near a lava lake, so you can use lava buckets as basically infinite fuel
@haz6908 Жыл бұрын
While lava buckets are a nice fuel, and a lot of the more industrial level furnace arrays use a renewable lava generator to operate (which requires an afk player interacting with cauldrons), it's usually unnecessary for anything than a gigantic one as lava buckets generally smelt more than you can input into a single furnace reasonably. Bamboo, blaze and wither skeleton farms are other popular fuel sources
@Lee-mmg Жыл бұрын
Well, as I was saying before something made my computer change videos (aaaahhhhh) :-) I am going to try something different on the roof - I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks for the great info and build. I am excited to try my hand at a build that fits in like this.
@RottenToast58511 ай бұрын
You going to let us know how it went now?
@trevorgreenough6141 Жыл бұрын
Using bottom half slabs in a sci-fi build and having a different colour of slab underneath individual blocks can make it feel more futuristic, they are floating because of some advanced tech. Just an idea. Feel free to ignore.
@hookedbycrafting5348 Жыл бұрын
I like using slabs because they allow light to pass in bedrock. Easy to light above and below with one torch
@LeMan12349 Жыл бұрын
Nice house, it really adds to the world
@imperfectimp Жыл бұрын
I recently started texturing roofs but I never get interesting color combinations. Best I've managed is deepslate tile to deepslate brick to deepslate cobble. I wonder if there's a (creative mode) tutorial for the thought process of putting together block palettes?
@nguamolyt327 Жыл бұрын
Sir i love your content and hard work you do for us even though i kave good knowledge about Minecraft still it is good feeling to learn even 1 thing from you great work i wish you hit 1 million subscribers in least time as possible❤❤❤❤
@FallenAnvilForge Жыл бұрын
As an IRL Blacksmith, I approve of this video 👍
@emperor_putenskiy11 ай бұрын
It's such a nice building style, even tho Pix was always a good builder, it's definitely feels like an improvement. Shame that fishing shack is too far away. It would've looked great with other buildings around.
@AshleyCha-t2w Жыл бұрын
Pixlriffs really likes building!
@chimesproduction6341 Жыл бұрын
First off I want to tell you I love the house! I got two things I got to say. First of all the gradient is good but it feels way too straight. Also why didn't you curve the furnaces around the corner instead of out in the middle of the room. It feels like it would look better if it wraps around the corner.
@Pixlriffs Жыл бұрын
Appreciate the feedback! I'm new to this style of roof gradient so I figured I'd start basic and maybe develop the style as I get more confident with it (and get more blocks to play around with.) I tried wrapping the furnaces around the corner, but it was awkward for hopper placement, since you would need a larger gap in the centre to have fuel hoppers feeding two separate furnaces. I'm also planning to build a large 'fume hood' over the smelter, so pushing it into the corner felt better for that detail when we add it later.
@tracyhall5415 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the explantion I was wondering why you put the furnaces that way too.
@hookedbycrafting5348 Жыл бұрын
Tip with farmer and composter put a hopper under. Hopper grabs it every time
@MJDENTON Жыл бұрын
Funny how it always trips me up when brits refer to the ground outside as "the floor".