So, I've just started my first serious game after playing some pretty relaxed games to get myself used to playing the game ( I only bought the game a few weeks ago)
BUT anyways, after starting this new game, I made my house. I decided to have it underground buried in a hill, and last night I extended it upwards so it has another floor just below the top of the hill. So i wanted to know which you think is best, a house under the ground, or a house above the ground, or a hybrid of both? Why? I have lit up my house very well so there is no chance of anything spawning in my house. i'll post a picture tomorrow.
P.s. i'm a noob to the forums and minecraft so if i put this in the wrong place don't flame me :smile.gif:
So, I've just started my first serious game after playing some pretty relaxed games to get myself used to playing the game ( I only bought the game a few weeks ago)
BUT anyways, after starting this new game, I made my house. I decided to have it underground buried in a hill, and last night I extended it upwards so it has another floor just below the top of the hill. So i wanted to know which you think is best, a house under the ground, or a house above the ground, or a hybrid of both? Why? I have lit up my house very well so there is no chance of anything spawning in my house. i'll post a picture tomorrow.
P.s. i'm a noob to the forums and minecraft so if i put this in the wrong place don't flame me :smile.gif:
i like to build an above ground house that looks nice and then make a basement which then leading into my mineshafts. depending on the terrain i may decide to go for an all underground house, especially if i find a nice cave.
Most of the time when I play without using hacks (TooManyItems) i tend to start with an underground depending on terrain, but if I have time (peaceful) I build an above-ground house, but most of my houses end up being above-ground with a basement. With usually the ground floor being my little cave.
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i usualyl do hybrid. I like building into hills and mountains as there you have endless possibilities for new rooms that you want to add, whereas if you make just a stand alone house you'd have to build a new room every time or make a basement. My house at the moment is built into the side of a hill, with a building beside it linking them together.
I really like your house i think it looks amazing. I have tried to find mountains to do that with but everytime i seem to end up in a desert or in a dense forest :/ or i find a lot of very thin tall mountains XD
Also, with just my torches, bed, crafting table and furnace my house looks a little bit bare. any suggestions for interior design?
I like above ground with a basement for a mineshaft. I've got one world with a floating house too. Just built my "smallest house" design and just made a mineshaft, collected everything, and built a floating island. Just working on the self sustaining section with a cobblestone generator and other little bits and pieces. I just need to find a swamp so I can hang vines off the sides, and rig up some form of a system to get me to the ground without any kind of contact. So far I'm thinking nether travel just to see how it works.
It's different from world to world. I have one world, where everything is underground and one, where everything is above ground.
But a cellar with mine entrance or a storage room is always nice to have, also I like to hide my Nether-Portals underground.
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There's a block? Break it. There's a creeper? Slay it. There's a diamond? Get it!
Here i'll post a couple of pics from my epic hybrid :biggrin.gif:
Edit: Ok this may take a while XD
Notice: This isn't complete and is still a work in progress
The Outside View
I'll try to explain what your looking at. Top left:My beacon Top Middle: ?Hybrid Tunnel? Top Right: Kitchen Middle Left: Balcony Middle Middle?:Main Entrance Bottom : Dock
Close up on dock.
Main entrance outside.
Main entrance inside. Left is to balcony straight is to great room right stairs is to hybrid tunnel.
When I build my houses, I always build half above ground, half below it. All the common living areas are above ground while thinks like smelting chambers, mob rooms, underground farms, etc are kept below ground.
BUT anyways, after starting this new game, I made my house. I decided to have it underground buried in a hill, and last night I extended it upwards so it has another floor just below the top of the hill. So i wanted to know which you think is best, a house under the ground, or a house above the ground, or a hybrid of both? Why? I have lit up my house very well so there is no chance of anything spawning in my house. i'll post a picture tomorrow.
P.s. i'm a noob to the forums and minecraft so if i put this in the wrong place don't flame me :smile.gif:
i like to build an above ground house that looks nice and then make a basement which then leading into my mineshafts. depending on the terrain i may decide to go for an all underground house, especially if i find a nice cave.
Creeper proof? did not know that! yeah, I like underground because it takes less time to create mineshafts :biggrin.gif:
I really like your house i think it looks amazing. I have tried to find mountains to do that with but everytime i seem to end up in a desert or in a dense forest :/ or i find a lot of very thin tall mountains XD
Also, with just my torches, bed, crafting table and furnace my house looks a little bit bare. any suggestions for interior design?
But a cellar with mine entrance or a storage room is always nice to have, also I like to hide my Nether-Portals underground.
or if you are a miner like me, build an underground house and get resources for building rooms.
eventually my houses become a hybrid with the above ground starting after losing it 12 times. lol.
Here i'll post a couple of pics from my epic hybrid :biggrin.gif:
Edit: Ok this may take a while XD
Notice: This isn't complete and is still a work in progress
The Outside View
I'll try to explain what your looking at. Top left:My beacon Top Middle: ?Hybrid Tunnel? Top Right: Kitchen Middle Left: Balcony Middle Middle?:Main Entrance Bottom : Dock
Close up on dock.
Main entrance outside.
Main entrance inside. Left is to balcony straight is to great room right stairs is to hybrid tunnel.
Balcony
Great Room
Kitchen (Off of great room(not complete)
*garbage despoisel*
*freezer*
Kennel (Off of great room)
Go up some stairs.
*doggy door*
Hybrid Tunnel
Beacon
Remember this is a work in progress :biggrin.gif:
Ah. Invader Zim reference.
-Epitaph VII
totally a work in progress... this takes alot of time you know how many steps are in that tower alone, I lost count!
And yes I put a fence and more town style lamps at that town to keep the crawlees out
also it's on a server so only 50% legit
Woah, love the castle..thing. It really looks cool with the rain! XD maybe i should make 2 houses? one for me and one for looks!