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The BlockWorks team proudly presents,
A E T E R N I U M
the Symphony of Dreams
Floating high above the Earth exists a vast fantasy dreamworld, full of strange and extraordinary mechanical creatures. Clockwork bumblebees fly among the mountains whilst a mechanized turkey grazes below. At the center of this dreamworld is a steam-powered orchestra. Huge and complex contraptions operate a wide variety of instruments which perform in synchrony as one melodic collective: the Symphony of Dreams.
Aeternium is full of interesting and exciting details - we strongly suggest you download the project to fully appreciate its complexities.
To ensure the map runs without issue in singleplayer mode, please execute the following commands:
/gamerule randomTickSpeed0
/gamerule doFireTick false
/gamerule doMobSpawning false
Click here to view the renders in high definition.
The BlockWorks team is open for commission. If you might be interested in working with us then please visit our website for more information: http://blockworksmc.com/
Keep up to date with BlockWorks projects, follow us on Twitter and subscribe on YouTube.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlockWorksYT
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BlockWorksYT
A E T E R N I U M
the Symphony of Dreams
Floating high above the Earth exists a vast fantasy dreamworld, full of strange and extraordinary mechanical creatures. Clockwork bumblebees fly among the mountains whilst a mechanized turkey grazes below. At the center of this dreamworld is a steam-powered orchestra. Huge and complex contraptions operate a wide variety of instruments which perform in synchrony as one melodic collective: the Symphony of Dreams.
Aeternium is full of interesting and exciting details - we strongly suggest you download the project to fully appreciate its complexities.
To ensure the map runs without issue in singleplayer mode, please execute the following commands:
/gamerule randomTickSpeed0
/gamerule doFireTick false
/gamerule doMobSpawning false
Click here to view the renders in high definition.
The Build Process
Aeternium was a collection of ideas and original concepts from many members of the team. Having decided to pursue a project in a definitively steampunk style, the opportunity to follow a musical and instrumental theme seemed ideal as it allowed us to resemble instruments such as bells, horns and pipes which also represent the steam-powered mechanisms of the steampunk style.
As a starting point, we drew some of our own concept art; the sketches below show both details of individual instruments as well as an impression of instruments amalgamated to form a structural facade.
Having defined our style and created a number of individual instrumental components, the overall plan was drawn up - a huge theatre complex. Instrumental components were then fixed around the central theatre area - including an organ, violin, guitar, harp, trombone, percussion, saxophone, guitar and contrabassoon.
As a finishing touch we decided to adapt the full landscape of the island upon which the main structure was built. Mechanised animals inhabiting the terrain were added to connect the landscape to the steampunk style, also helped by the usage of unique steampunk trees.
Despite our plans, the build process was largely organic - new concepts and ideas were added as the build developed, giving the final result of a naturalistic yet stylistically consistent project.
As a starting point, we drew some of our own concept art; the sketches below show both details of individual instruments as well as an impression of instruments amalgamated to form a structural facade.
Having defined our style and created a number of individual instrumental components, the overall plan was drawn up - a huge theatre complex. Instrumental components were then fixed around the central theatre area - including an organ, violin, guitar, harp, trombone, percussion, saxophone, guitar and contrabassoon.
As a finishing touch we decided to adapt the full landscape of the island upon which the main structure was built. Mechanised animals inhabiting the terrain were added to connect the landscape to the steampunk style, also helped by the usage of unique steampunk trees.
Despite our plans, the build process was largely organic - new concepts and ideas were added as the build developed, giving the final result of a naturalistic yet stylistically consistent project.
Credit
Huge thanks to the many members of the BlockWorks team and other builders who put huge amounts of time into making this unique project possible.
Bloodfall
Elodai
NergalBS
Kellerbier
Nordwolf
Molloholloman
Photoze
Or_Menaged
Macaronnie
Meester_Curly
CarlosTheCow
RubenDelight
jamdelaney1
Tubarao
Further thanks to jamdelaney1 for the concept sketches, hyperbeem for the cinematic and DJPaulii for the renders.
Bloodfall
Elodai
NergalBS
Kellerbier
Nordwolf
Molloholloman
Photoze
Or_Menaged
Macaronnie
Meester_Curly
CarlosTheCow
RubenDelight
jamdelaney1
Tubarao
Further thanks to jamdelaney1 for the concept sketches, hyperbeem for the cinematic and DJPaulii for the renders.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Claim this build as your own.
Publish any image or video of the build without permission.
Use this build for commerical purpose.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
The BlockWorks team is open for commission. If you might be interested in working with us then please visit our website for more information: http://blockworksmc.com/
Keep up to date with BlockWorks projects, follow us on Twitter and subscribe on YouTube.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlockWorksYT
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BlockWorksYT
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The scale, detail and originality is on a level I dont believe I can reach solo.
This shows the power ~15 people working together.
All I can say: Beautiful!
Amazing job, diamond, subscribed and faved for this project, amazing job
Now I am looking at this... this...
GEM OF ART...
and I just can't express the level of joy, amazingness and euphoria that cumulates in me as I browse thru the screenshots. And I browse faster and faster because I nearly can't believe what my eyes see and I am afraid I won't make it to the last one because my mind explodes before I reach the last picture.
I did not saw the other projects in the contest,
but this one deserved the 1st place for sure...
and the reason why I am so sure in that is because I would even dare to nominate it for the top builds ever in history of Minecraft.
The amount of detail, complexity, ART, and virtuosity, etc. etc. etc. it just does a homage to the humans-gamers-minecraft's creativity "limits".
/lifting hat