Minecraft Island

So one day, when I went onto a Minecraft Sky Island server, I had a small issue on using the squid spawner, since the island was much too high up for the squids to actually SPAWN, I was given no choice but to build down. Then, I decided to build a home for my little squiddies. I began building a decently sized lake, but then it grew.

This is looking down the only safe entrance to the (world).

I got rid of everything in between the original island and the make-shift Minecraft world, making it so that the only way to get down was to take a leap of faith, and the only way to get up was with a command! It made exploring the island that much more exciting.

This is a view from the dock, looking back at the mountain.

The dock wasn't particularly necessary, but it provided something semi-modern to add to my hand-made nature scene.

This is the view of the Jungle!

The jungle was a really fun idea that I really wanted to try out! I thought it would be cool to have a "secret" restaurant hidden behind shrubs and vines, so I created this jungle. It also was a fun biome to build, and it features a pretty nice fountain in the middle, adding a little bit of magic to the whole thing.

The landscape.

This is a beautiful over-view of most of the world I created. It shows the waterfall, the lake and dock, along with the ravine and the jungle. It's taken from a cute little bench that one of my close friends made for us to sit on and stare out at the magically glowing lake.

Invisa-maze

This features my secret room behind the waterfall. Here, you can see a visiting player struggling to figure out where to go. The goal is simple: to get to the opposite side of the room. The issue is, that there is a maze of invisible walls. (fences covered by carpet for you Minecrafters). It's small, but confusing, and although it's one of the smallest mazes I've done, it was a fun introduction to the idea!

The Glass-filled mountain.

Here, is my most prized build that I think I've ever done. I had built a hollow mountain, and once it was finished, my dad helped me to come up with this idea. It's a maze made entirely of glass walls and mostly glass floors. The only change was the occasional glowstone block to mark a choice in direction. The maze is an original idea (as far as I am aware) because it is 3D. Instead of the classic Left-Right-Forward Corn maze style, this maze has the added options of up and down. For instance, the first choice is either right, or forward and up. This made navigating the maze much more difficult than usual because you're not sure where or when to turn or jump. I even included a mean path that was very easy, but led you to a wall that barely blocks the end.

An Over-View

This image shows part of the "world" from the main island. Players could wander around the top and peek down at the world, seeing it's secrets and biomes from a bird's eye view. But if you're not careful, you might fall off, and trust me, it doesn't end well. This image is also the only image that features my hand-made village. Villages spawn naturally in Minecraft worlds, so to provide the feeling like this was mostly natural, I built the tacky houses block-for-block, and used the insides for shops!

The River

Here, I built up a tower to provide a decent look an my river. It wasn't a super-amazing feature, but it provided a source for the waterfall, making it look a little more realistic. The extra ledge also made a convenient place for my pig spawner, so that I could get pigs on my little island.

The Tiki-Shop

This is a big tree-house that hangs in the middle of my jungle. The tree-house can only be reached by either the leaf-bridges between the trees, or the wooden paths that make the platform look suspended. The tree-house is mainly for the purpose of a restaurant, as somewhat of a memorial of a restaurant I had built on the main island before, but had since destroyed.

The Pool

This one isn't actually on the bottom world, but is on the first island. I included it because it is one of my favorite builds, simply because I made it with my friend. He helped build the guy's changing rooms, the sun-beds, the hot-tub, the slide, and of course the pool itself! We both laughed about how over-decorated the girl's rooms were compared to the guy's rooms, and had quite a few memories of splashing around in the other attractions. It was a very fun build.

If you were wondering why I use the past tense on all of these, and why I didn't mention any current improvements, it's because this wonderful world is no longer existent. I took these screen shots shortly after being informed that the entire server would reset. I was heart-broken, but I took the pictures so that I would remember just how beautiful my creation was. In these images you can see that I had over a million in-game dollars, and 135 deaths. This world took long hours to build, and a lot of effort to get the materials. I had help from so many generous friends, but the time and energy used on this makes it beautiful for me.