So lately I've been building little shrines and altars all over my survival world. However, I recently built three larger, more temple-like constructions. Let me know what you think.
First up, the Nature temple, nestled within the forest.
Here is the east entrance. The altars for nature always face the east.
Some above view shots
And a close-up of the main altar
Next up is the Mining Temple. I made this in one of those circular rooms that generates in cave systems. This is a little pool at the entrance. One must be clean before entering the temple.
The entrance
The main altar and orthographic shot
Last but not least we have a temple dedicated to travel. Located on a plain, it serves as a spiritual crossroads for the cardinal directions and the biomes that represent them. Each direction also has a large flower and a tulip associated with it. (Also, please ignore my little construction tent in some of the shots. I realize now that I forgot to take it down.)
These are really cool. I like things built just to add character to worlds. No one really does that stuff and they do a lot to change the appearance/feel of your world. The little stuff counts!
These are really cool. I like things built just to add character to worlds. No one really does that stuff and they do a lot to change the appearance/feel of your world. The little stuff counts!
Thanks! I'm glad you like them. The altars and temples definitely do add quite a bit of depth to my world and experience.
They actually don't have names yet. So for now its just the Goddess of Nature, the God of the Underground, and the Goddess of Travels/exploration. There are others as well, for various biomes. My next project will be a temple to the Ocean God, as I live on a lake which has provided me much fish, clay, and squid ink. As well as irrigation for my crops. So thanks are in order.
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First, a couple things...
1: WOW! You did really well on these structures. They are fantastic.
2: I feel as if these should be natural generating structures. They would add a great amount of ambience to the game, even if they have no loot in them.
3: I would love to have the building skills you have. Lol.
1: WOW! You did really well on these structures. They are fantastic.
2: I feel as if these should be natural generating structures. They would add a great amount of ambience to the game, even if they have no loot in them.
3: I would love to have the building skills you have. Lol.
Some people would probly not like them if they where part of the game cause im shure not all parents want there child worshiping minecraft gods and stuff.But on the other i and many others wouldnt realy care and just be like wow thats cool
I'm glad you guys are really liking these. I'm about to start work on three more temples, Water, Swamp, and Desert. So I'll post those when I finish them. For now, here are a few of the smaller shrines/altars that I've built.
This is the first one I built. Its a little shrine dedicated to the spirit of the birch forest that I currently live in.
Next, a shrine for the spirit of harvests. I use the potted shrub as a sort of general crop invocation. However, different flowers can be used for specific crops/animals (I really like symbolism). As well as trees and even cactus.
And of course, my Nether altar. The cobble wall was just to protect me while under attack from ghasts when I was building it.
I can understand why people might be adverse to the whole religious/worship aspect. Personally I'm not a religious person. But I was inspired to build these by my Greek and Roman Religion course. As people have said, it adds some depth to my world. And they make for a good project ("How do I properly honor a god of mining? By building it underground and making the altar out of precious minerals of course!")
First up, the Nature temple, nestled within the forest.
Here is the east entrance. The altars for nature always face the east.
Some above view shots
And a close-up of the main altar
Next up is the Mining Temple. I made this in one of those circular rooms that generates in cave systems.
This is a little pool at the entrance. One must be clean before entering the temple.
The entrance
The main altar and orthographic shot
Last but not least we have a temple dedicated to travel. Located on a plain, it serves as a spiritual crossroads for the cardinal directions and the biomes that represent them. Each direction also has a large flower and a tulip associated with it. (Also, please ignore my little construction tent in some of the shots. I realize now that I forgot to take it down.)
The Southern Ocean Entrance
The Western Desert Entrance
The Eastern Forest Entrance
The Northern Tundra Entrance
And an overhead shot showing the whole structure.
Thanks! I'm glad you like them. The altars and temples definitely do add quite a bit of depth to my world and experience.
They actually don't have names yet. So for now its just the Goddess of Nature, the God of the Underground, and the Goddess of Travels/exploration. There are others as well, for various biomes. My next project will be a temple to the Ocean God, as I live on a lake which has provided me much fish, clay, and squid ink. As well as irrigation for my crops. So thanks are in order.
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1: WOW! You did really well on these structures. They are fantastic.
2: I feel as if these should be natural generating structures. They would add a great amount of ambience to the game, even if they have no loot in them.
3: I would love to have the building skills you have. Lol.
This is the first one I built. Its a little shrine dedicated to the spirit of the birch forest that I currently live in.
Next, a shrine for the spirit of harvests. I use the potted shrub as a sort of general crop invocation. However, different flowers can be used for specific crops/animals (I really like symbolism). As well as trees and even cactus.
And of course, my Nether altar. The cobble wall was just to protect me while under attack from ghasts when I was building it.
I can understand why people might be adverse to the whole religious/worship aspect. Personally I'm not a religious person. But I was inspired to build these by my Greek and Roman Religion course. As people have said, it adds some depth to my world. And they make for a good project ("How do I properly honor a god of mining? By building it underground and making the altar out of precious minerals of course!")