Minecraft Construction For Dummies, Portable Edition

Chapter 9

Using Advanced Building Techniques

In This Chapter

Adding randomness to your world

Going polygonal

Working with circles and spheres

Getting your world wet

In addition to the general advice we give you throughout this book, we share several neat tricks to help you build the world of your dreams. This chapter shows you how to use some of these tricks to create all sorts of cool-looking structures and textures.

Using Randomized Block Patterns

Patterns have a big impact on your designs, decorations, and buildings. For example, it’s easy to use simple patterns to create a sense of order. Of course, the world rarely follows simple patterns. Can you imagine what it would look like if everything were the same shape? Borrrrring.

Sometimes you want a structure to look more natural, chaotic, or realistic — this is where random patterns enter the picture. Many designs, especially those meant to re-create natural structures such as forests or caverns, have blocks placed all over to make things look more authentic. Think about it: When you’re in the country, do you see trees scattered ...