Big Plans Update - Adding WORLD LORE & Structure Update 2.0 in Progress #Feedback Welcome (Patreon)

Oh boi, how do i structure this post and my thoughts.. So i was/am working on new Structures (yay), and realized that a major factor that hindering me in the past in creating new structures have been:

• the creative blocks that can/did happen,

• & mainly: the lack of a guidance, goals or reference line

that i would follow / aim at, like i do with the terrains.
This lack of vision and guidance, created an kinda ever increasing creative void, i struggled to fill and overcome.

The Fix / Goal

So to fix that, i & you, will attempt to create/add: World L O R E
To guide me for structures and future additions.

Meddons Expanded Minecraft World Lore - Website Concept

I will post sooner or later an initial Lore concept laying out the initial idea, that you guys could add feedback, suggestions and further ideas to.

*image displaying most of my world assets

Why was i against adding Lore?

Adding "fictional structures" was conflicting with the pure-vanilla-lore idea and even bugged me with my own structures like the surface Mineshaft or small scale structures, but resulted from the actual needs for the world.

The main goal was and still is:
To stay within the Minecraft (lore) bounds and rules, and only break them when necessary.

Trying to keep the vanilla spirit as much as possible alive. So no, flying UFO´s and skyscraper ruins are not planned, until Mojang adds them themself. ^^

I feel some e.g. plants, and structures are overstepping this line, and i will gradually update them to fit more into my vision. But finding a balance between need, innovation, creative expression and vanilla rules, will always be challenging. But i also see the community & mine wish/need for more exploration & structural diversity, to further advance the worlds into the future.

The Approach

Since this is basically the beginning, its still up for decision whats best as an approach.
Should we do?:

• Me: solo lead developing the lore?

• A Community driven / suggestion driven lore?

• A Lore team?

Current main idea as of writing:
Me = Lead (-vision)
+ A lore team as lore developers and administration to refine or add fitting community suggestions
+ community suggestions (because 1 Mind < Many Minds, and good ideas can come from everywhere )

The Lore idea / core concept

• Having multiple ages/epoch´s world stages and trying to fit into the existing "Minecraft lore"

• Having multiple cataclysm& events, resulting in a cascade of events, indicated by structures or environments.

• Having different "Groups / Civilizations" emerge during different ages, that contribute to different architectures and styles (each has a architecture style & distinct color methods )

  • Styles Examples
    all are mixed with high fantasy:

    • Baroque or imperial - white (calcite, diorite, quartz)

    • Gothic - black (deepslate, tuff)

    • Mesopotamian or Moorish - reddish-brown (mudded, packedmud, granite)

    • Romanesque - grey (stone, bricks, etc)
      

The idea overlapped with the next Biome gen overhaul i was working on. And the general thought of: what/how do i add more unique structures? What if i made "structure themes like biomes, areal localized, thematic, and age based. "
So as i worked out initial concepts i came to various outcomes, and examples.

For every epoch, different build levels / complexity is done.
Every event creates follow up events for example:

meteorite impact -> creator -> magical areal evolution & expansion -> structure appearance surrounding it -> decay -> modern times adaptation by current factions )

So there can be Events, at different epoch times, creating structures for each / different ages, that are then overtaken or not by a current-time faction.

That would be like epochs x og civ x stage x todays faction = number of structure variations...
(oh lord have mercy, the worldpainter layer complexity will be : 📈📈📈 😵🤯)

Lore Development

This is all in the initial conception stage, but i would like to involve you all deeply into this process. I am currently researching ways to organize the suggestions and feedback for that World Timeline, so that you can make suggestions and additions, that i maybe havent thought of.

I´d like to have something like a Reddit system, that can be up&downvoted. Categorized, and linked to specific topics, era´s, etc. #Open for suggestions.

*Image displaying the new POI- Rocks to be placed in future worlds

Structures? Whats being done there right now and whats planned?

The Underground Structures Plans

• - Stronghold - new surface indicator

  • planned: + multilayered system + depth will be increased if worldpainter is capable enough, because in the past i found theres a limit how big structures can be without errors, which was like 100x120 ish maybe..

• Ancient City -

  • Planned: surface indicator & full implementation (kinda fallen out of focus in previous time and lack of vision)

• Mineshaft - new surface indicator & more diverse shafts

• Trail Ruins - need a revamp into a smaller multi structure

• Trial Chambers

  • Planned surface indicators

*image displaying new stronghold surface structures (WIP)

Aboveground structures

• Desert Pyramid -

  • Plans: diversify and smaller sub versions in a multi structure complex idea

• Igloo - i think i done something, but ngl i dont remember if do have them?

• Jungle Temple
  Plans: maybe big structure, but planned to be a multi structure complex

• Pillager Outpost -

  • Ideas: to inter combine with future structures

• Swamp Hut - no plans
  

Structures, should the community be allowed to submit works?

Still torn on the idea if i want to add 3rd person / party structures to the worlds. And currently still denying that bit.

Its an incredible achievement from what i have achieved so far. But im also aware that I am the bottle neck for further developments. Every structure takes huge amounts of time for research, conception, building, and implementation. So does it matter only to me or also people if the structures are done by me or someone else.

To me it does matter, its piece of pride to have done all myself.. but also its a intellectual property-rights thing (people could submit copied structures, without the original creators consent). Avoiding therefore any possible drama, and avoid creating any bad-faith with fellow creators, which i highly respect, and ensuring that everyone can use the worlds without a single doubt.

In the meantime..

i will add some new variations to existing structures, and update older ones.

Thanks for all the reading💚
Heres your deserved cookie 🍪