How it was meant to be all along 

Alot of people have been asking for a list of mods in the modpack. I’ve got this in my pipeline for new YT videos. Until then, the modpack should be available through discord, an we’ve uploaded it to modrinth (curseforge modpack is WIP) Link to the modrinth modpack is here: modrinth.com/modpack/the-pond-modpack/version/1.3.1

The algorithm tonight really said “let this guy cook” 🔥

When I saw this video, I thought it was just going to be some person ranting about how minecraft has changed and not the same anymore. But this, this reminded me of my first time playing, I was clueless and was finding new thing all the time. It reminded me that minecraft is a sandbox with infinite possibilities, now it's all about what you can achieve or what you have but this video reminded me of the times when it did not matter what you had, what mattered was how much fun you had. Thank you sir, for your efforts.

HE'S NOT COOKING, HE'S WINNING HELL'S KITCHEN

I'm so glad the algorithm decided to push this my way. This is exactly the sort of minecraft experience I've been wishing for in these past several years. And your video style is so captivating. Keep doing what you're doing, please!

The simplicity that brings comfy i like that

For real. This is how I play on my realm. It's like the perfect mix between Xbox multi-player and old-school survival servers with a huge player base. We just kinda vibe and connect civilizations with roads and boats.

What in the world is this cinematic masterpiece???

the algorithm has blessed me

Lets go to a place. . . where everything is made of blocks.

I've been spending the past couple of months creating my own survival+ mod pack, creating multiple test servers that my friends would play on and I'd see how long it'd be before complaints started rolling in. I'm coming so close to completing my goal of making the perfect mod pack that offers so much with so few mods, just so i can feel everything your server/smp has to offer while taking a step beyond just vanilla minecraft. I began straying away from this goal, getting lost within the millions of mods the community has created. I want to thank you for reminding me of my initial goal, a world that's worth exploring, without the need for crazy additions, insanely powerful mobs and mechanics that just dont belong in minecraft.

That server sounds genuinely lovely mate, I hope you all have a great time on it because it sounds very cozy.

This gives the same type of vibes as the OG Minecraft trailer about 'going wherever you want to go, building whatever you want'.

this is the most peaceful ive ever felt with minecraft in a very long time. nowadays whenever i want to start a new world i feel immediately overwhelmed by the things i "should" be doing, mining, fighting, recourses, farming materials and xp, so on. thank you for reminding me that peace is an option

My most vivid memory was when Minecraft was starting out at the base of a massive cliff. I scaled the mountain as night fell, and created a furnace by complete accident. I lived in a tiny hole in the ground with the furnace and my table, surrounded by the monsters of the night. This video brought up my memories of playing this game for the first time.

Dang, I saw this too late. No more slots open. :( Still. This sounds... Like absolute soul food. The Minecraft I've been missing since I was a kid. I love it, man.

Love that I landed here. I was thinking about finding something like this yesterday, and this appears now! I just wish you had space to actually let me join

This. This is exactly the type of multiplayer experience I wish I had the chance of experiencing way back then. Though it seems I’ve arrived a bit late to the party, unfortunately and will have to wait. I’m sure it will be worth it though. Thank you for providing this. And your cinematic is amazing! It almost made me cry! I’ll stick around your channel for a while. Seems comforting, just like the good old days of Minecraft.

Someone get this man a job. This is the best server trailer in existence❤

This is what I dream of when I imagine Minecraft with friends. To live in harmony with the world, not to conquer it, for it is a beautiful thing. And the universe said, "I love you. For you are loved." - The ending poem of Minecraft

this is how we all remember minecraft

Something about the footage for this video really felt like B-Roll in a real life documentary in a way that no other Minecraft video I’ve seen before really hit. Very impressed. Such a great little video.

I've never cried from one of these before, this is the first. So beautiful

That was actually the best server ad that I've seen. I remember there was a server I used to frequent called Green Gem, and it had this feel to it (Green Gem, the old Green Gem at least, doesn't exist anymore) and man, you're right, that is the peak Minecraft experience.

dude the production quality on this video is immaculate. The amount of work you must have put into this video is extraordinary, big props to you and I hope to see more awesome content from you in the future!

This honestly feels like an actual Minecraft world, the simplicity is amazing

This is so lovely, doing things together is always more fun!

It's not been a long time I got minecraft and I can still remember how it was when I got my first building on a mountain

This honestly brought tears to my eyes. It made me realize how Minecraft has been the core to why I got into gaming all along. Every year I revisit, always having that part that was stolen 13 years ago. Thank you for this.

dude, the animation of the creeper explosion at 0:43 looks sickkk. Is that a ressource pack?

2:55 that The Legend Of Zelda BOTW style landscape right here is amazing

Yep this was the perfect video I needed to find. I love this, you perfectly captured the feeling of nostalgia I remember this game best, amazing work friend.

Wow, Koi. The video quality is incredible, and the server + modpack look fantastic to boot. Thanks for making me feel that sense of wonder I once felt with this game again.

My guy was cooking 🗣

2:30 "This is how it was meant to be: A shared Minecraft Experience." 😢😢😢 I have no friends to play with !

The ending of the video really sounded like that first Minecraft trailer. It really fills me with nostalgia. I've always wanted a community server like that, but it's so hard to find or build the exact kind that I'd be interested in. It has made me wish there were an AI mod intelligent enough to act like a player in a server, but we're not quite near that level yet.

The part about your wonderful little world was absolutely amazing. Filled me with such emotion. Thank you for this video.

honestly its amazing, the exact type of minecraft server i have wanted to be on for so so long but never been able to be on, unfortunately my GPU at the moment isnt working but when its fixed, ill be joining

first time i see a man cook and im... impressed.

I feel like this reminded me of what i loved about minecraft and something ive been missing for a long time. i think ill solo this and see where it takes me. thank you for the modpack and happy travels

All of your videos are so satisfyingly shot and produced, I love your new intro animation as well!

I forgot I saved this video in my memories playlist. I'm glad I did, because now I get to see this and feel insanely happy and nostalgic over the community you've created. I hope the server opens up again soon, I really want to join and play with someone again.

So glad the algorithm worked, this better give you alot of subs and attention

Need a playthrough like this with the movie vibes but with your style Sumthing fresh 😅😊

This looks so cool, i would really like to join.

This was really moving. I am really missing this experience. Like, I never really got it, I didn't have many friends, let alone friends to play games I enjoyed with. I'm trying hard to find community now that I'm a little older and sorta mature. I started playing minecraft this week again. I have little kicks where I play it lots, then a year goes by and I do it again. in 2021 I had my own server, but nobody played on it anymore. This week I started playing single player with the distant horizons mod, and seeing the big, beautiful open world I felt so excited to explore and live in... I felt a deep sadness. Its empty, I have no one to share it with, and that's always been what I love most about minecraft. Having great experiences that I would possibly share with others. I yearn for friendship.

Ooh! I'm curious about the modpack you're using. I've spent several months recently researching and building a Vanilla+ pack of my own. It's always cool to find new RU-vidrs who have that same passion, and a great way to find more mods I might like to use. Who knows, perhaps someday I'll join or even host a server like this! :D

The slow realization that this a a ad for a vanilla plus modpack using a AI voice

god bless the algorithm this looks so freaking cool!

"True understanding lies not within the conquest of the world, but in harmony with it" I felt that

I used to play Minecraft for 7 years, it was really fun. i don't have pc anymore. hehehe, but when I have one can you reserve me a spot?

This video feel like a memory

I remmember playing in a multiplayer server too about 3-4 years ago and i was beautiful logging in and see people building things exchanging blocks/material by bartering like in Hermitcraft, it was perfect and peaceful life

I really like this video, its a breath of fresh air from other minecraft videos

Man, I hope you will be a big youtuber someday. Putting this much effort into small RU-vid channel is really something.

Bro, I clicked on this video with little expectation and after watching this I felt like I watched one of those cinematic trailers for a cool game. Good job on this video. I could tell you really put a lot of effort to make this. Hope you have a lot of fun on that server of yours. If I had Java Edition of Minecraft (that could run smoothly on my computer at least. 😅) then I would most definitely join and say hi. But for now I will just subscribe as way to show my support. Keep up the good work. 💯👍

This reminds me of 2b2t in its golden age without all the griefers and wars. Some old videos of it still linger on the Internet. The Old Spawn Road and Castle Hateheart...

Dude, Minecraft needs floating islands like those, it feels almost like a missing feature at this point

This hit me right in the minecraft nostalgia feels man

The music, the way you describe your server, the scenery, it all blends in so well! Really reminds me of the OG Minecraft trailer. Good work

I used to scour technic for modpacks that had servers attached, and the experiences I had on those middling quality servers are some of my favorite. Its hard to find stuff thats similar nowadays, but now I have a good group of friends with enough collective knowledge and resources to make and play our own packs. I miss those old days, but I like new ones just as much.

I am definitely going to take up on your invitation as soon as I get Minecraft. Until a few years ago I played the cracked version, but I’m looking forward to actually buying the game. Never been in a community before, but I feel like this can be a great start

Now this made me feel all the nostalgia T^T MineCraft has given me so many amazing memories and friends :) Glad to see people still want to seek for the core of MineCraft, having fun with friends.

Glad to know I'm not the only one having a hard time finding smp's recently. Haven't been able to find one after the one I played on last died.

As someone dreaming of living in harmony with actual nature, hearing you express many of these thoughts and emotions about a video game is messing with my head massively.

I've always looked for an experience like this, my friends and I have a "minecraft faze" and at the end I'm always the last one. Hope to join and be part of this amazing community.

I used to play on so many random survival survers. Some where griefing was encouraged and the fun was to hide your base, and others where everybody wanted to be close. This brought such nostalgia back and i honestly havr always craved coming back to my minceraft roots like you have done. Incredible video and it sounds like those of you who made it in are gunna have such a great time :)

From what I could see in the modpack it has Rethinking Voxels, Complementary Shaders - Reimagined and BSL Shaders. My guess would be they added them so you can use whichever you prefer.

Giving off og Minecraft Trailer vibes. Beautiful video, great job!

It’s like the new trailer for Minecraft. It reminds me of the old trailer that used to be on the Minecraft website

The algorithm has given me a chance to see something beautiful in a game I have been playing off and on for a few years, but have barely cracked the surface of it. This is amazing and thank you for the modpack.

Minecraft has always been about mining and crafting, but the one element that people forgot, is that it's about mining and crafting *TOGETHER* 🔥

Wow...that is one beautiful world! And you've definitely made me nostalgic for the old days when I'd play Minecraft on the library computers.

it's a shame I missed out on the window to get into this. I've never seen an SMP as exactly like what I /want/ out of minecraft as this, short of my ever-unending love for the Betweenlands. If the opportunity arises in the future, I would love to be a part of this. Minecraft is one of the most important parts of my life, despite how little I play it now. I feel like it's about time I did it some justice with something like this. Your video is captivating and beautifully scripted for being so simple. I understand why you'd have to close the door on it for a while, but I still really hope it opens again one day for me.

This is a month old for me but glad it stumbled on my page. Well thought out and high quality content. 10/10 my good man. The best thing about Minecraft is making it the way you want to your own liking. Whether it’s enhancing gameplay or leaving it completely untouched. Minecraft is simply just awesome.

I love the cinematic vibe ❤❤ I'm All here for it

This was truly a work of art like genuinely this simple video is so just amazing that i got chills, the music, the working horses...the shaders

I remember my first time with minecraft 8 years ago. My brother told me to build a house out of tnt and then blew it up.

Man making me want to cry! I love it! I hope you see all of these visions and dreams come true. Maybe ill try to join one day.

I guess it's that time of the year. Once every year I play Minecraft and enjoy it like if it was the first time. Thanks for this.

This vid got me tearing up fr

This is going to make me cry

the distant horizons mod really makes this even better

I’ve been watching RTgame’s let’s play, and it’s really been nice experiencing the game for the first time again, I’ve also been watching Stacyplays do the same. 😊😊

I'm actually Impressed by the Quality of this video bro 😊😊

Glad I found this :) I’d love to join a server like that, been looking for a while

the best smp invitation video i've ever seen

It’s at times like this when I wish I had a PC to properly play and use mods

This style of commentary and video editing is sooo nice. Its far better than any Minecraft video ive seen in recent years, being so simplistic, yet captivating. I'd honestly LOVE to join a server like this to make content on👌👌

While I only play in singleplayer, I understand and quite like your approach.

Let him cook now, i said let him cook now, I SAID. LET. HIM. COOK

Made me think of some of my own first times in minecraft, I remember playing when I was young and screaming when I heard zombies and spiders and getting freaked out. Thanks for the lovely video!!

Another underrated channel finding its glory. Nice to see this vid

theres lots of popular interest in modpacks that respect and enhance the game, its a matter of time a new vanilla enhancer modpack goes absolutely viral

It pains me to admit it, but you're right, servers like these are so rare and tend to die out very fast, the last time I had a server like that to play in was a few years ago with my friends, the server lasted a whole year and we built so much in it! Since then we've never been able to replicate that, the new servers die within weeks or even days of creation, and I just miss the feeling of these fun sessions, creating our own world. This cinematic brought back so many memories. I wish for your server to last long and be filled with tons, upon tons of fun adventures!

Love to see it! I've learned over time that honestly I'm a singleplayer kinda guy, but servers like this awesome when they happen, hope this project lives long!

Hope the ability to apply to the smp comes back soon, this looks absolutely neat! For now I'll just play singleplayer with this modpack so I can get to know it better!

Actually got chills at the end

The algorithm only just put your video on my page, but I’m already so infatuated with your editing style, narration, and this idea of the SMP just being so... calm. You’ve gained a new subscriber, and hey? Maybe if it’s not too late, I might try to join too

It's enough to make a grown man cry. 🥹