The reason I don't often feel comfortable building with large amounts of wool is how extremely flammable the block is, and I always play with fire tick turned on.
I'm pretty familiar with survival and redstone, so a lot of these episodes are review. But I LOVE the slower pace when it comes to building, and getting to see the whole process instead of just a timelapse is super valuable to me! Thanks so much for your dedication Pixlriffs, keep up the good work!
Pixlriffs is the guy who taught me Minecraft with the first season of Survival Guide. I am glad that with the season two he can help more people with Minecraft.
I recently realized that I really like slow paced survival series because I can see the process that the creators go through to make awesome things. I'm really looking forward to more of this series for more inspiration and knowledge. But I would also recommend watching GeminiTay's 1.13 Let's Build series. I recently decided to rewatch it and learned a lot about building and detailing just from seeing her process in such detail.
Pretty crazy how you have managed to not once, but TWICE now make a series that is rooted in basic tutorials but yet is interesting enough for seasoned veterans to sit down and watch. Keep up the great work!!
It was super relaxing watching you build the house on top of the hill. And it turned out quite nice! Your reaction to the unexpected pillager made me chuckle a bit.
I'm finding that I really enjoy slower series like this. Especially when it comes to building since I know how Minecraft itself works. I recently started watching GeminiTay's 1.13 survival let's play and have learned a lot! Does anyone have any other series they can recommend that are similar?
Yes indeed! Wattles did a pretty cool series called "The Minecraft Guide" with various seasons. It's currently in season 4 i believe and called "Minecraft 1.18 survival"
In my country this is 7.00 at night so i am watching this while eating my dinner and honestly eating is better when you have a Pixlriffs video to watch! Keep up the good work Pix!!!!
Since this is titled a "starter" house, does that mean that you'll wait until you've found a village to build you next "full" base house? BTW, I do like the, what experienced 'crafters would consider, "slow" pace of the series. I'm enjoying hearing your rational as you go. Keep up the good work.
I believe he means starter house as in people who start playing Minecraft can build this house practically right away with the given materials. He said he wants to use this space as his base in EP 4 and I don't think he waited until he found a village in the last season to make a full base, just as a frame of reference for the likelihood. I actually like the idea of having multiple bases, although that's a long ways away if this is the pace Pixlriffs is going at (which I love).
@@aQuayQuay Pixlriffs is so full of creativity! I find my mind goes blank with constructing anything much more than my typical cave-based rectangle. I do build several bases over time, and erect a very tall stone pillar next to each base - with a 'pointer' at the base of each, indicating the direction of the next base. One day I hope to travel far enough over the Minecraft world to be able to 'circumnavigate' the Minecraft World and find my starter base again - but I suspect I'll always met a creeper or something that prevents that!
I'll just be straight up, I'm pretty much a pro at Minecraft (kinda thanks to pix) yet I'm still watching every episode of this series cause pix's videos are the cleanest in the community :D
Oh yes - totally agree! I'm able to watch these with my grandchildren (ages 8 and 11) without worrying about the language. Also, Paul Soares Jr too... Pixlriffs we really appreciate you for this, as much as what we learn from you about Minecraft itself!
Tip:- if you want to break the stone and don't have silk make stone slabs and then place then 2 at a time. When broken you get 2 stone slabs back instead of cobblestone
I've been playing MC for a good while now. I had no clue you could decide where the hinges are for a wooden door by simply looking at a corner of a block. This series is just... phenomenal
One of my long term goals for this series is to build a base in every biome. So yeah, if we find the right cave, would love to make a base in a lush cave
Building out of boxes slapped together like that is one of my favorite techniques! It's really simple once you try it, and it really improves the look of homes and factories compared to the same old boring single rectangles.
Love the focus on basic building skills like block pallets, not using square foundations, mixing colors and styles. This is truely a starter friendly build using just the materials at hand or easily craft-able. Plus the scale of 'small house' is totally appropriate for early game! I think some builders overlook how daunting large scale builds can be for newer players. But this is a perfectly scale build for someone just starting out and includes so many good habits and tricks.
It was a 30 minutes house build video and I was not bored at all.Your presentation and explanation is great.I have watched a lot of house building video but this is the video that I learn something. Well done Pixlriffs.
I’m a structural engineer so I contemplate so much between wanting structural integrity (realism) and aesthetics. That column in the second floor resting on a beam looks so good but god does it pain me haha!
Sometimes I wish I had studied architecture or structural engineering, so I had a better knowledge base for designing and explaining Minecraft builds. But I feel like I'd also end up dwelling on stuff like this, having difficulty justifying creative choices based on realism.
As a long time mc player I asked myself just some days ago how to place doors the right way as the hinges were on the wrong side... Thanks Pix, I learned something new today!
Oh, also Spudetti is an excellent creative builder and Let’s Play who’s made of lot of log-cabin-style homes you might like too! They have so many beautiful and varied builds, but use a lot of wood.
(Writing this as I watch the video) Pix, don’t forget to add a copper lightning rod somewhere nearby, to avoid your roof catching on fire in a storm! 🌩
Purplejellytot, am I right that the lightning rod should be placed Near the house, but not actually ON the house? So any lighting is drawn away from, not attracted to, the structure…
@@lisa_wistfulone7957 Honestly I am unsure - something I will have to test! I can't find an answer on the wikipedia. I think it doesn't matter but, to be safe I always put mine a slight distance away
@@purplejellytotPJT Good thought! I saw ItsMarloe have several buildings catch on fire when he added lightning rods, so he relocated the rods. But I couldn’t find anything official either.
Using moss blocks as building material is rather interesting. I think I'll be on the lookout for this to do some variation in my house as well. Also with the Pillagers... No one expects the Pillagers! 🤪👍
Yay! First thing built. I do like your style. It was so funny seeing the villager looking at you floatingly building the house in the creative world. :D
Nice! Since Minecraft is such a wonderful sandbox, we can build whatever we like. Personally, I like an actual, working chimney, so I tend to build that first. With a hay bale underneath, grating on two sides and apron in front of the grates, wall blocks around a center space allows the smoke to come out the top, and fireplace views from two rooms, without the risk of fire. Kind of inside-out approach to building….lol!
It awesome to witness the next level of building you have achieved over the years. This starter house is wonderful example of the culmination of all those skills. Thank you for sharing. Keep up the awesomeness!
The best lesson in this episode is to set up your build staging area (including the chest with your materials) somewhere next to your build site, not right in the middle of it.
Maybe I missed it, but would love to see some explanation of placement of top and bottom slabs, and trap doors so that you can place things directly on top of them. Some blocks will sit half a block over a lower slab I think and sometimes I don't think you can place things on top of a bottom slab. I don't understand the mechanics and I think this Let's Play would be a great time to discuss this (he used a lot of slabs in the starter house but I don't think he mentioned this).
That’s a helpful idea to cover. I hope Pix does- it’s much easier if you can See it. If you don’t mind, I can try to help a bit for now. Slabs: * The same slab material can be placed as many on top of each other as you want, in odd or even numbers. * With slabs of different materials, you have to picture the way a full block sits in the world. The layers that full blocks (like grass blocks) make, they never change. I like to use my crosshairs to show me a nearby full block outline as a reminder or guide. Each “layer” can basically only have one kind of material in it (other than air). Only two of the same kind of slab can sit in the space of one block in each “layer.” That means, if the slab you placed fills the bottom half of a block-space, only the same kind can sit on top. If it fills the top half of a block-space, (like if you attached it against a wall with space beneath it as a table), you can now put something different on top. The table-slab is the top of layer 1, the object (or slab/block) above it has actually been placed in layer 2. Trapdoors work similarly. A trapdoor can be placed against the top edge of a block, or the bottom edge. If it’s in that bottom half of the block-layer, nothing else can be directly on top. If it’s on the top edge, putting something on top of it is in the next block-layer, so that’s okay. ** But you have to hold down “crouch” as you place it, or you’ll just keep flipping the trapdoor!😅. Also crouch to put flowerpot, candles, etc on a workblock like a crafting table, so it will “place,” not “open.” Note: placing decorative items on trapdoors or crafting tables or even bushes differs between Java and Bedrock, so don’t get discouraged if you tried something that was actually the other game mechanic. I hope this helps a little bit. I know I had a million questions at first and was eager to start building! If anything I said was confusing, feel free to ask.
@@ThatOneLadyOverHere That’s what I especially love about this series! His first home was the quick, necessary shelter, but with a few homey details. His starter home is a genuine house, but teaches beginners how to connect “boxes” in interesting ways. I’m sure a major “base” will be in future episodes. SO much more early-game realistic than the huge super-creative “starter bases” we see elsewhere!
@@paulelderson934 Yeah, I love the Hermitcraft crew, especially Scar, but they were all terrifyingly intimidating when I was still just trying to figure out how to put stairs on a roof! 😅 Btw, need a lozenge?🍬
I've been playing MCPE for almost 2 years now and I've watched a lot of MC youtubers to get inspiration and ideas on what to do in my world. The thing is most MC youtubers either have fast-paced progress or complicated builds. This is why Pix is one of my fave MC youtubers out there because of his simplistic and informative contents about MC. I appreciate the fact that as a skilled Minecraft player, he is not bored to talk about early game tasks and the most basic things in MC. Not a lot of MC content creators do this. Not that I know of. I only know Pix. 😁 Kudos Pix and cheers to more successes in your videos! With love from the Philippines 🥰
I know one MC Builder who builds simplistic (at least for me) yet good looking that is comparable to complex builders. Wanna meet him? Also, maybe this vid will make me watch Pix, I cant get into the new series of UA-camrs I watch before, maybe it's time for me to watch Pix now.
1.18 was new to me but now I will get used to it. When I didn't knew much about minecraft, UA-cam suggested me the first episode of S1. From that day Pixlriffs has been a man who answer questions before you ask them for me!
He’s such a great teacher! I didn’t have this when I started, so watching Pix now is helping me feel more secure about things I didn’t know how to handle before. Glad you’re enjoying playing!✨
Note to starter builders:Even though pixlriff used slabs as his main outline of roof,it looks more aesthetically pleasing if you replace it with stairs..Yes,slabs are also a very popular choice for a roof,I'm not saying don't use it but if you are a beginner stairs may be a better choice Check out @Grian youtube video where he talked about roofing. You can get pretty creative with roofs,the most basic one would be using stone bricks stairs as the outline(the roofs which poke out of the main building)i forgot what those are called,and fill out the rest with wood of any type to add more detail Building is not that of an easy task,so don't get demoralized if are struggling
That’s a good tip for a growing builder. My guess is that Pix wants to help new players get comfortable one step at a time. (Like how he didn’t teach how to farm/replace moss yet). My first house with a stair roof was actually too complicated for a beginner! 😅 Starting with just connecting box shapes in interesting ways with various materials is a really good way to learn and build confidence, for many people.
I really love these videos. And the furnaces kinda look like a washer and dryer stacked up :) haha. I really like how you displayed the architectural form concepts. That was so cool
I really really like these house designs PR! It hasn't seemed to be a problem for you, but I always have to avoid using wood on my first floor because creeper ALWAYS wind up exploding a chunk of my house away.
Wow I feel so good watching these videos Thank you I ve been playing Minecraft for 5 years not often but realised I have so much to learn jus by seeing the first 3 minutes of your video
when u built ur house near ur hole-in-a-wall, i went super far from the starter base, and built on a mountain with the view of a jungle, meadow and snow biome, its incredible
For the roof i recommend using spruce wood as birch will look kind of pale. Spruce would be better for the dark oak and you could replace the birch with the spruce. But the house looks great with all the gradiants!
Hey, I just discovered your channel. Playing Minecraft since 2012, and still, this series is super relaxing and shows me the things I missed in the last few years with all the crazy updates. Thank you :D
I would’ve considered myself a pretty good survivalist - i’ve had multiple long lasting worlds - but I never knew you could change where a door hinges. Thanks pix!
13:27 Fun door fact: if you place a door so that its open when you place it and you close it, zombies can't break through it because when its placed like this the game recognizes being opened as closed and closed as opened
I absolutely love this episode. For me building is the hardest thing for me in Minecraft so love seeing this building guide is perfect. Please do more videos like this to help people become a better builder since it's a such a big part of Minecraft.
I would also recommend watching GeminiTay's 1.13 let's play. It isn't a tutorial, but it's slow paced and you really see her thought process behind everything she does. In this video Pix used a lot of the things she mentions when planning builds, so it's cool to see the same things applied to different sizes and styles. I am definitely excited for more of this series. But I also found that especially for detailing I like how I can experience the full process rather than just having the process explained to me.
What I would have probably done with the Oak Planks floor, is make them the Slabs you suggested. That would allow you to use that half-a-block more height for some headspace in the Basement :) Makes it not feel too cramped :D
wahoo!! i love these survival guide videos so so much!!! im starting a new survival game for the first time in a year because i graduated from college!!
The actual fun in building is in acquiring the materials. Else most people build using basically oak wood planks or stone, which is way easier and straightforward. Getting brick blocks makes us get a sense of achievement/hardwork when the work gets completed!!
Smelting clay blocks gets you terracotta , which considering how much more common clay is now, is a pretty viable option. Especially considering how rare mesas can be! Er.. badlands. I meant badlands.
Perfect! Its similar to my spawn point. No need to use "Random bullshit go" to make a decent house anymore. Btw, my favourite pallette is tiled deepslate with cobbled deepslate. I just love it
I am playing Minecraft for more than 8 years now and I nearly always build my starter house straight up in survival and use the new versions block that are easy to get (like deepslate and calc in 1.17) and if I start my mega base, I am defently going to build atleast a big portion of it in creative. Just to see if I really like the idea that came into my mind and experience with all blocks available in survival mode to see which I really want to use, so I can farm them manually or build an auto farm
Hi pixlriffs. I was watching the one chunk wizard tower build for my world and I absolutly loved it. Please make some more build tutorials as now the game has a lot more blocks.
You should mix in the occasional stripped oak log amongst the oak planks just for some nice variety. Would basically just make parts look more weathered either do to the elements outside or foot traffic inside
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Wool in the first starter house reminds me of Pixlriffs's first season. Nowadays I integrate wool in my builds too. Looks awesome man.
I also love wool as building blocks
The reason I don't often feel comfortable building with large amounts of wool is how extremely flammable the block is, and I always play with fire tick turned on.
Lightning rod's. How many home's have been burned down?
I wonder if we will have another Mendelssohn. I often name my mending villager after pixel's first mending villager.
If u are playing in 1.18 then try using calcite instead of wool it looks a lot better🙂and it doesn't burns also
I'm pretty familiar with survival and redstone, so a lot of these episodes are review. But I LOVE the slower pace when it comes to building, and getting to see the whole process instead of just a timelapse is super valuable to me! Thanks so much for your dedication Pixlriffs, keep up the good work!
Same here! Love this comment
I know right I always want to go slow in a world but it's very tempting to rush good gear
I agree, its really good to take a step back sometimes and revisit/strengthen the basics
Pixlriffs is the guy who taught me Minecraft with the first season of Survival Guide. I am glad that with the season two he can help more people with Minecraft.
It's the same with me
Same
y isn't he getting enough likes on this season makes me feel sad for him
me too
Same. Pixriffs is the BEST Survival Guide content creator.
The design is really aesthetically pleasing! It's so difficult for me to find nice shapes for houses so this was actually quite inspiring
I recently realized that I really like slow paced survival series because I can see the process that the creators go through to make awesome things. I'm really looking forward to more of this series for more inspiration and knowledge. But I would also recommend watching GeminiTay's 1.13 Let's Build series. I recently decided to rewatch it and learned a lot about building and detailing just from seeing her process in such detail.
Ive been playing minecraft for 7 years now and i still learn stuff from these videos, keep up the good work pix
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@@somaannn no need for toxicity
@@somaannn ive had this pfp for like 2 year i never bother to change it i know its cringey lol
someone made it for me anyway
The new update has been really confusing but this guide helps me to understand all the new features. Thanks a lot man
been playing minecraft for 10 years and you just taught me how to change direction on doors 😂 thanks Pix!!
The door thing always blows people's minds and I'm so happy I can share it with them 🤣
Pix : Giving granular info about everything in minecraft
Fwhip : on 3rd episode *I made a castle!*
Took the poor guy 40+ hours omg😭🤣
Pretty crazy how you have managed to not once, but TWICE now make a series that is rooted in basic tutorials but yet is interesting enough for seasoned veterans to sit down and watch. Keep up the great work!!
It was super relaxing watching you build the house on top of the hill. And it turned out quite nice!
Your reaction to the unexpected pillager made me chuckle a bit.
I'm finding that I really enjoy slower series like this. Especially when it comes to building since I know how Minecraft itself works. I recently started watching GeminiTay's 1.13 survival let's play and have learned a lot! Does anyone have any other series they can recommend that are similar?
Yes indeed! Wattles did a pretty cool series called "The Minecraft Guide" with various seasons. It's currently in season 4 i believe and called "Minecraft 1.18 survival"
MythicalSausage and Fwhip
@@varunagrawal7036 Yes! I definitely second this suggestion! The third season (1.17) was great!
In my country this is 7.00 at night so i am watching this while eating my dinner and honestly eating is better when you have a Pixlriffs video to watch! Keep up the good work Pix!!!!
Kinda same
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0423a in Alberta, Canada.
In my country is 15:02
@@saladman3915 Are you talking about me?!
Since this is titled a "starter" house, does that mean that you'll wait until you've found a village to build you next "full" base house? BTW, I do like the, what experienced 'crafters would consider, "slow" pace of the series. I'm enjoying hearing your rational as you go. Keep up the good work.
I believe he means starter house as in people who start playing Minecraft can build this house practically right away with the given materials. He said he wants to use this space as his base in EP 4 and I don't think he waited until he found a village in the last season to make a full base, just as a frame of reference for the likelihood. I actually like the idea of having multiple bases, although that's a long ways away if this is the pace Pixlriffs is going at (which I love).
@@aQuayQuay Pixlriffs is so full of creativity! I find my mind goes blank with constructing anything much more than my typical cave-based rectangle.
I do build several bases over time, and erect a very tall stone pillar next to each base - with a 'pointer' at the base of each, indicating the direction of the next base.
One day I hope to travel far enough over the Minecraft world to be able to 'circumnavigate' the Minecraft World and find my starter base again - but I suspect I'll always met a creeper or something that prevents that!
I'll just be straight up, I'm pretty much a pro at Minecraft (kinda thanks to pix) yet I'm still watching every episode of this series cause pix's videos are the cleanest in the community :D
Oh yes - totally agree! I'm able to watch these with my grandchildren (ages 8 and 11) without worrying about the language. Also, Paul Soares Jr too...
Pixlriffs we really appreciate you for this, as much as what we learn from you about Minecraft itself!
@@nmsspacedude9799 gamer grandpa
Tip:- if you want to break the stone and don't have silk make stone slabs and then place then 2 at a time. When broken you get 2 stone slabs back instead of cobblestone
I've been subscribed for a long time, and I have to say, you never stop making my day, Pixlriffs. Being subscribed for 4 years really was worth it!
I've been playing MC for a good while now. I had no clue you could decide where the hinges are for a wooden door by simply looking at a corner of a block. This series is just... phenomenal
I was waiting for this episode.
Hey pix, can you make an underground base in lush cave. It would be absolutely epic.
One of my long term goals for this series is to build a base in every biome. So yeah, if we find the right cave, would love to make a base in a lush cave
@@Pixlriffs thats amazing man(pun intended)
@@Pixlriffs Really love this idea.
Building out of boxes slapped together like that is one of my favorite techniques! It's really simple once you try it, and it really improves the look of homes and factories compared to the same old boring single rectangles.
Love the focus on basic building skills like block pallets, not using square foundations, mixing colors and styles. This is truely a starter friendly build using just the materials at hand or easily craft-able. Plus the scale of 'small house' is totally appropriate for early game! I think some builders overlook how daunting large scale builds can be for newer players. But this is a perfectly scale build for someone just starting out and includes so many good habits and tricks.
It was a 30 minutes house build video and I was not bored at all.Your presentation and explanation is great.I have watched a lot of house building video but this is the video that I learn something. Well done Pixlriffs.
I like how you slow down to explain minute details that new players probably never know
I don't know why, but White Wool + Dark Oak just feels so cozy, perfect for a bedroom
I’m a structural engineer so I contemplate so much between wanting structural integrity (realism) and aesthetics. That column in the second floor resting on a beam looks so good but god does it pain me haha!
Sometimes I wish I had studied architecture or structural engineering, so I had a better knowledge base for designing and explaining Minecraft builds. But I feel like I'd also end up dwelling on stuff like this, having difficulty justifying creative choices based on realism.
As a long time mc player I asked myself just some days ago how to place doors the right way as the hinges were on the wrong side... Thanks Pix, I learned something new today!
There’s so much medieval stuff out there for Minecraft, I would love to see some 18th or 19th century log cabin type builds.
In his last Survival Guide series, he made a skii resort, which might have some of the builds you're looking for ^-^
Yeah, in his first survival series he had a medieval build theme. It was beautiful. Go peak at some of the episodes from it.
look into geminitay. she does some "cottage core" builds
“Kelpie the Fox” does a lot of log cabin style wood builds. They use shaders, but the builds are very creative and still adapt well to vanilla.
Oh, also Spudetti is an excellent creative builder and Let’s Play who’s made of lot of log-cabin-style homes you might like too! They have so many beautiful and varied builds, but use a lot of wood.
(Writing this as I watch the video)
Pix, don’t forget to add a copper lightning rod somewhere nearby, to avoid your roof catching on fire in a storm! 🌩
Purplejellytot, am I right that the lightning rod should be placed Near the house, but not actually ON the house? So any lighting is drawn away from, not attracted to, the structure…
@@lisa_wistfulone7957 Honestly I am unsure - something I will have to test! I can't find an answer on the wikipedia. I think it doesn't matter but, to be safe I always put mine a slight distance away
@@purplejellytotPJT Good thought! I saw ItsMarloe have several buildings catch on fire when he added lightning rods, so he relocated the rods. But I couldn’t find anything official either.
Can't wait to be nostalgic about this stater house when Survival Guide Season 2 ends
I like to do the stripped log floors alternating the direction with each one. Gives the nice pattern.
Using moss blocks as building material is rather interesting. I think I'll be on the lookout for this to do some variation in my house as well.
Also with the Pillagers... No one expects the Pillagers! 🤪👍
same thing with the Inquisition
Yay! First thing built. I do like your style.
It was so funny seeing the villager looking at you floatingly building the house in the creative world. :D
I noticed that too!😂
Nice!
Since Minecraft is such a wonderful sandbox, we can build whatever we like. Personally, I like an actual, working chimney, so I tend to build that first. With a hay bale underneath, grating on two sides and apron in front of the grates, wall blocks around a center space allows the smoke to come out the top, and fireplace views from two rooms, without the risk of fire. Kind of inside-out approach to building….lol!
Been having a cold this whole week, and these videos help me get through the days man! Thanks :)
That wool at the starter house made me remember that 2018 survival guide series ❤️
It awesome to witness the next level of building you have achieved over the years. This starter house is wonderful example of the culmination of all those skills. Thank you for sharing. Keep up the awesomeness!
The best lesson in this episode is to set up your build staging area (including the chest with your materials) somewhere next to your build site, not right in the middle of it.
This video helped put my children to sleep after a long difficult day of them being sick so thank you so much!
Love this series, it's so soothing.
Damn i love this daily uploads! Thank you so much for daily content pixlriffs!
Maybe I missed it, but would love to see some explanation of placement of top and bottom slabs, and trap doors so that you can place things directly on top of them. Some blocks will sit half a block over a lower slab I think and sometimes I don't think you can place things on top of a bottom slab. I don't understand the mechanics and I think this Let's Play would be a great time to discuss this (he used a lot of slabs in the starter house but I don't think he mentioned this).
That’s a helpful idea to cover. I hope Pix does- it’s much easier if you can See it. If you don’t mind, I can try to help a bit for now.
Slabs:
* The same slab material can be placed as many on top of each other as you want, in odd or even numbers.
* With slabs of different materials, you have to picture the way a full block sits in the world. The layers that full blocks (like grass blocks) make, they never change. I like to use my crosshairs to show me a nearby full block outline as a reminder or guide. Each “layer” can basically only have one kind of material in it (other than air). Only two of the same kind of slab can sit in the space of one block in each “layer.”
That means, if the slab you placed fills the bottom half of a block-space, only the same kind can sit on top. If it fills the top half of a block-space, (like if you attached it against a wall with space beneath it as a table), you can now put something different on top. The table-slab is the top of layer 1, the object (or slab/block) above it has actually been placed in layer 2.
Trapdoors work similarly. A trapdoor can be placed against the top edge of a block, or the bottom edge. If it’s in that bottom half of the block-layer, nothing else can be directly on top.
If it’s on the top edge, putting something on top of it is in the next block-layer, so that’s okay. ** But you have to hold down “crouch” as you place it, or you’ll just keep flipping the trapdoor!😅. Also crouch to put flowerpot, candles, etc on a workblock like a crafting table, so it will “place,” not “open.”
Note: placing decorative items on trapdoors or crafting tables or even bushes differs between Java and Bedrock, so don’t get discouraged if you tried something that was actually the other game mechanic.
I hope this helps a little bit. I know I had a million questions at first and was eager to start building! If anything I said was confusing, feel free to ask.
Sorry I edited- accidentally hit “enter” midway through!😅
Pix: Most people would make a relatively basic starter house
Pix again: Builds a Masterpiece
But still doable and simple!
@@ThatOneLadyOverHere That’s what I especially love about this series! His first home was the quick, necessary shelter, but with a few homey details. His starter home is a genuine house, but teaches beginners how to connect “boxes” in interesting ways. I’m sure a major “base” will be in future episodes. SO much more early-game realistic than the huge super-creative “starter bases” we see elsewhere!
@@lisa_wistfulone7957 **cough** goodtimeswithscar **cough**
@@paulelderson934 Yeah, I love the Hermitcraft crew, especially Scar, but they were all terrifyingly intimidating when I was still just trying to figure out how to put stairs on a roof! 😅
Btw, need a lozenge?🍬
@@ThatOneLadyOverHere yesss
i like how u are not making a simple house like others
keep up the great work
Pix is finding such a good balance- not too simplified, but not overly challenging for beginners ✨
Pixlriffs is showing every step for building the house now I am enjoying minecraft
Loving this series so far. Very informative and really a survival guide.
I've been playing MCPE for almost 2 years now and I've watched a lot of MC youtubers to get inspiration and ideas on what to do in my world. The thing is most MC youtubers either have fast-paced progress or complicated builds. This is why Pix is one of my fave MC youtubers out there because of his simplistic and informative contents about MC. I appreciate the fact that as a skilled Minecraft player, he is not bored to talk about early game tasks and the most basic things in MC. Not a lot of MC content creators do this. Not that I know of. I only know Pix. 😁 Kudos Pix and cheers to more successes in your videos! With love from the Philippines 🥰
I know one MC Builder who builds simplistic
(at least for me)
yet good looking that is comparable to complex builders. Wanna meet him?
Also, maybe this vid will make me watch Pix, I cant get into the new series of UA-camrs I watch before, maybe it's time for me to watch Pix now.
I agree! 🤗
@@Reymax164 I'd love to see other MC UA-camr's work as well. That'd be interesting. Let me know their channel.
1.18 was new to me but now I will get used to it. When I didn't knew much about minecraft, UA-cam suggested me the first episode of S1. From that day Pixlriffs has been a man who answer questions before you ask them for me!
He’s such a great teacher! I didn’t have this when I started, so watching Pix now is helping me feel more secure about things I didn’t know how to handle before. Glad you’re enjoying playing!✨
Yess Lisa
Note to starter builders:Even though pixlriff used slabs as his main outline of roof,it looks more aesthetically pleasing if you replace it with stairs..Yes,slabs are also a very popular choice for a roof,I'm not saying don't use it but if you are a beginner stairs may be a better choice
Check out @Grian youtube video where he talked about roofing.
You can get pretty creative with roofs,the most basic one would be using stone bricks stairs as the outline(the roofs which poke out of the main building)i forgot what those are called,and fill out the rest with wood of any type to add more detail
Building is not that of an easy task,so don't get demoralized if are struggling
That’s a good tip for a growing builder. My guess is that Pix wants to help new players get comfortable one step at a time. (Like how he didn’t teach how to farm/replace moss yet). My first house with a stair roof was actually too complicated for a beginner! 😅 Starting with just connecting box shapes in interesting ways with various materials is a really good way to learn and build confidence, for many people.
I learn something new about Minecraft from you in every episode I swear 😂😂 and I have been playing Minecraft for 8 years!!
I really love these videos. And the furnaces kinda look like a washer and dryer stacked up :) haha. I really like how you displayed the architectural form concepts. That was so cool
The house is very basic worthy though, it has a charm in it. Another calming video for the evening ✌️
Cute, simple, functional, compliments the landscape... Love it 🤗
Love this build episode. I struggle with rooflines and this helps! I also appreciate you having the new music in the background.
Keeping me going at work once again! Thanks Pix. ❤️
Starter house looking great. Awesome episope
one of the most helpful building videos I've seen yet. Also a painting would go nicely on the wall without a window
I really really like these house designs PR! It hasn't seemed to be a problem for you, but I always have to avoid using wood on my first floor because creeper ALWAYS wind up exploding a chunk of my house away.
13:22 I've played minecraft for 4 years, and I didn't know this! I thought door placement was random! lol
Perfect video to start the day! Just what I needed with a cuppa
I watched ur vids all the way since you started the 1.13 survival guide, and learnt the absolute basics of minecraft. You never miss a detail!
Wow I feel so good watching these videos Thank you I ve been playing Minecraft for 5 years not often but realised I have so much to learn jus by seeing the first 3 minutes of your video
when u built ur house near ur hole-in-a-wall, i went super far from the starter base, and built on a mountain with the view of a jungle, meadow and snow biome, its incredible
And once again, pix uploads a video exactly when I need it :) Awesome video Pix! :D
For the roof i recommend using spruce wood as birch will look kind of pale. Spruce would be better for the dark oak and you could replace the birch with the spruce. But the house looks great with all the gradiants!
Absolutely appreciate how informative every pixlriffs video is! Really makes me feel like I could actually build
What a nice starter house! It’s those little details that really make it, and the fact that you’re planning on adding more? ~chef’s kiss~ Excellent!
Hey, I just discovered your channel. Playing Minecraft since 2012, and still, this series is super relaxing and shows me the things I missed in the last few years with all the crazy updates. Thank you :D
Pixl with the pace of uploads!
Love your series, thank you for your original videos!
I would’ve considered myself a pretty good survivalist - i’ve had multiple long lasting worlds - but I never knew you could change where a door hinges. Thanks pix!
I used to make my base house on top of a hill, but I have decided that the nuisance of getting up to it outweighs the beauty of the view.
Nice house!
I ‘m working on my starter house too and this reminded me of a few things I can do to make it more interesting.
I'm very experienced in Survival but, honestly, this house design is too big-brain for me 😂😂
Great content, as always Pix!
Amazing build Pix! Keep up the good work!
13:27 Fun door fact: if you place a door so that its open when you place it and you close it, zombies can't break through it because when its placed like this the game recognizes being opened as closed and closed as opened
I watch all them over and over again
8:24
UA-camr:I did some off camera mining
The off camera mining:
Despite being a veteran player these guides are very interesting even though i dont learn lotsa new stuff
Thanks for the amazing video as always Pix,Season 2 of the survival guide looks great!!!
Pixlriffs: [Campfires] are one of the coolest blocks in the game, in my opinion.
Campfires: Literally one of the hottest blocks in the game.
This came out as soon as I finished watching the last one keep up the good work 👍🏼
I absolutely love this episode. For me building is the hardest thing for me in Minecraft so love seeing this building guide is perfect. Please do more videos like this to help people become a better builder since it's a such a big part of Minecraft.
I would also recommend watching GeminiTay's 1.13 let's play. It isn't a tutorial, but it's slow paced and you really see her thought process behind everything she does. In this video Pix used a lot of the things she mentions when planning builds, so it's cool to see the same things applied to different sizes and styles. I am definitely excited for more of this series. But I also found that especially for detailing I like how I can experience the full process rather than just having the process explained to me.
Loving this series so far even as a seasoned player. Definitely jonesing for a Pixlriffs time-lapse though 😂
What I would have probably done with the Oak Planks floor, is make them the Slabs you suggested.
That would allow you to use that half-a-block more height for some headspace in the Basement :)
Makes it not feel too cramped :D
Excellent house using the blocks that you had on hand. Very creative!
Been playing minecraft for a abt a year, but I still love this Series, Its like learning minecraft again:)
I have playing minecraft for 3 years then also i see this series
this kind of video is amazing usefull for beginers that want to start to build more, thanks for this ideias you have for helping the comunity
wahoo!! i love these survival guide videos so so much!!! im starting a new survival game for the first time in a year because i graduated from college!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!🎉
@@lisa_wistfulone7957 awe thank you 🥰
The actual fun in building is in acquiring the materials. Else most people build using basically oak wood planks or stone, which is way easier and straightforward. Getting brick blocks makes us get a sense of achievement/hardwork when the work gets completed!!
Smelting clay blocks gets you terracotta , which considering how much more common clay is now, is a pretty viable option. Especially considering how rare mesas can be!
Er.. badlands. I meant badlands.
Damn. You kept your promise which you did yesterday when you said you will build a house tomorrow... Keep it up 👍❤️👍
Yes! I was so eager for today's episode!
Oh no, another starter house t- oh....oh! How delightful, truly unexpected. Great video!
Looks like a great house to me!
Perfect! Its similar to my spawn point. No need to use "Random bullshit go" to make a decent house anymore.
Btw, my favourite pallette is tiled deepslate with cobbled deepslate. I just love it
I don’t think you can call it a palette, maybe a pattern? Both of the blocks are of black colour
But they go so well together!
@@hikari1690 agreed
maybe less of a pallette and more of a combo :)
Hopefully Pix will build something with it so I can copy it later xD
I watched your so many videos of minecraft survival guide thankyou
I am playing Minecraft for more than 8 years now and I nearly always build my starter house straight up in survival and use the new versions block that are easy to get (like deepslate and calc in 1.17) and if I start my mega base, I am defently going to build atleast a big portion of it in creative. Just to see if I really like the idea that came into my mind and experience with all blocks available in survival mode to see which I really want to use, so I can farm them manually or build an auto farm
25:21 I usually put a hey bale in 1st then the campfire on top [personal preference]
Absolute professional minecrafter and architect you are Pixlriffs!
Hi pixlriffs. I was watching the one chunk wizard tower build for my world and I absolutly loved it. Please make some more build tutorials as now the game has a lot more blocks.
You should mix in the occasional stripped oak log amongst the oak planks just for some nice variety. Would basically just make parts look more weathered either do to the elements outside or foot traffic inside