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Sandy now has a hell of a side quest making this pyramid in survival

The entire tree house scene from building it to memorialize the first ever build to the Shovel241 artisitic scene has got to be my favorite part. Very well done! You put so much work into this "easy" video lol!

I'm so happy and honored to see my pyramid be a part of this!! (I'm santi as in Santiago, but sandy is totally fine haha) Thank you shovel, truly. For anyone wondering, I do have a pretty decent froglight farm in the world :)

17:25 don't worry shovel. I have a froglight farm with more than four double chests full of all colors of froglights. The farm might be hard to make, but frog light farms are easy to afk at and accumulate stacks upon stacks of them EDIT: for clarification, I didn't make the last build! I was just saying that even tho I'm not very good at technical minecraft, I have a frog light farm which gives me more froglights than I know what to do with. And if someone like me can make that farm, then anyone can. Sorry for any confusion!

God i LOVE your content. i found you recently and it has been an UNHEALTHY binge

Man, I did not expect my silly little remake of an ancient tutorial world to be selected, let alone become the emotional high point of the video. Great video as always, and I appreciate the effort put into the transformation.

I have been known as "the boat guy" on several SMPs I have been a part of, mainly because my build portfolio consists almost ENTIRELY of boats, from small Luggers to massive Friggates and Galleons. Been building them for decades, and fully agree with Shovel here, Ships take practice, not just for the hull, but the sails as well. Awesome transformations! Love the builds, always inspiring!

thank you to you and Graysun for upgrading my build. I am utterly in love with the result

1st idea: Kollavik is home to Neers and elders of necromancy; the elders came from Wraithra, as a way to step away from war and leadership. Unlike others, Kollavik is a holy city meant for worship and peace, it is home to thousands of Neers and is an `ancestral home` for them. Amongst the bustling streets of travelers passing by, who are occasionally stopping to sell goods, there are numerous temples and shrines home to monks and priests. Inside of these places of worship, there are deer heads hung on the walls as a sign of protection and many tables for holy gatherings and praying. - Kollavik - The city of change. (find more ideas below)

The amount of detail and effort put into each build is truly outstanding. Amazing work, as always!

Really glad I was able to be apart of this! These transformations are incredible

We should all take a moment to just appreciate the work shovel puts in every single one of his videos❤

I seem to have arrived a little bit too early...

For your next build: An entire multi kingdom of elf's, dwarfs, and humans. The elf's are the crafty and smart ones, building all the houses, buildings, and using and teaching everyone magic. The dwarfs are the blacksmiths, making all the weapons, armor, and metals. They also provide lanterns for the elfs since they aren't as equipped to be underground. The humans are just the average people, filling in the rest of the jobs like farming. There is also a treaty that states that they all have to respect each other's cultures, like how elves cannot eat any meat. This poses an interesting challenge because all the builds will have to be mishmash of every buildings from each culture. This alliance was formed so they could face off the strongest of enemies and create a functioning society with a multitude of possibilities yet to come. P.s. you can expand upon this if you want.

For your fantasy word project, there surely has to be some sort of tropical/magical island in which "wizards" can use the aquatic creatures as transport! Lush aplm trees, majestic beaches etc.

For the lore idea, I like the idea that there was an ancient king buried deep in an ancient pyramid. When the tree ursuras was built around had crashed into the ground, it had lasting effects on the landscape, and its magic leaked into the temple, reviving the king. Humans, magicians and nymphs alike saw this as a blessing from the gods and began to build the ultra massive pyramid to commemorate the king from the dead. The pyramid united the notable settlements and became the center of trade routes and peace keeping agreements between the settlements because it was in the center of all the settlements. The pyramid still stands long after the kings second death and is used by magicians and magical creatures alike as a beacon to enhance their magical abilities. It also represents the alliances that the settlements have made with each other to help fend off large groups or hostiles, like the alphas who want to claim the pyramid and its magic for themselves. The pyramids magic and their settlements alliances are the only thing give them a chance against the alphas incredible army.

Fantastic how much content you guys put into a single video! The builds are all amazing, my favorite was the birch tree church ❤

I'm excited to see this! You *and* Grayson are fantastic.

16:00 Ayy Wunba! I love how these other creators are making their way into these videos.

Your builds remind me of what I was trying to achieve in my drawing from my high school years. My journey to Minecraft just began, but I started in another block builded and then lost that mega build. Though still have my scaled back world from that. As I learn how Minecraft works it is my hope to rebuild it but better. Biggest lesson I’ve learned so far is the bigger you build the more detailed you can get. Keep up the great work man.

Guy seems fairly active in the comments, but goes out of his way to not answer anyone asking about the shaders. Not surprised honestly.

Awesome. Editing is fantastic. And the builds! Wow you both did such a great job. Heading over to hang with Graysun for a minute. Thanks for a great vid!

17:29 "Sorry" Them Probably: "HAHA! Jokes on you! I have a frog light farm!!"

As a community we should make shovel a modpack with lore, npc, custom items, etc. and stuff that bring this world to life!

Try to Build hogwarts

Man your builds are just so amazing. When I first watched your videos I was encaptivated by your builds. I wish I could build like you do. Amazing work as always.

I remember I had built a really good organic of my cat, Sparky, on his back, playing with a ball of yarn, and that was one of my first ever Minecraft worlds. I also remember I had built an entire, multi-continent gibberish world that was just full of childish things. This was back when Minecraft worlds didn't have infinite generation, and when I had loaded it up when the update had come along, all the unloaded chunks got refreshed. All my work had been for nothing. I had this temple-like pool house in the middle of the ocean, and I loved it. I remember frantically searching for it before I had given up and realized what had happened.

Hey. Something I realized recently. There are two separate categories of Minecraft Organics. There are plant and terraforming organics, and there are creature organics. Some people are actually really good at one but not the other. Some can do both. Many people can do neither and don't realize that there are two separate categories there.

1 hour gang👇

a stunning experience every time! wonderful vid!!

Finally! I've been itching for another Shovel video since the last one! This has been a much needed thing to distract me from the real world for a bit

Honestly it would be cool to see one of my large builds get rebuilded by you. You definitely proved to be one of the best Minecraft's builders I've ever seen.

I'm so excited to see this!

lore Idea :D. Thousands of years a go a great dragon named Rashulk was locked in combat with another great dragon, Ashfendel. They had fought each other for years, until Rashulk got the upper hand. As he stabbed Ashfendel with his horns and sent him flying into the ocean on the north part of what would be come the island. He sunk into the depths and was rescued by a speices of peoples known as the ocean nymphs, who blessed him with the ability to breathe under water. They where skilled fighters and a race of honor. They nursed him back to health, however, one day a shadow was spotted flying out of the waters. Rashulk had returned. Ashfendel rose from the waters, his heart of hearts burning with fire. There their fight begun, one final conflict. Ashfendel swore to protect the ocean nyphms, be their guardian. However, in upon realising that he could not win, he chose to destroy himself and take Rashulk down with him. Bursting into a firey inferno Ashfendel destroyed Rashulk, however the power of his final stand evaporated the oceans, creating a desert. Those who where closest (like the ones who nursed him to health) did not die but they survived adapted to the new climate. Some thought of Ashfendel as God still and worked tirelessly to expand the great pyramid, (the place where they nursed him back to health) as a place of worship. Others saw his destruction of the seas as a betrayl, and became cut throated. Those who stated formed Kollavik around the great pyramid and those who left became theives and bandits and formed Ursaross. Eventually some Ashfendel loyalists found Ashfendels heart of hearts and placed it within the temple. They where given the powers of flame, and gave ashfendel the title Sunburner, becoming known as the Sun Priests. Unfortunatley one of the priests sought to take the power for himself and fled the city, bringing the secrets of the Sunburner with him. He taught the most talented crooks and bandits how to harnise the sun, turning them into the sun bandits. Shovel241. You don't have too. But please. Also feel free to adapt it to match the world.

I LOVE your content! You inspired me to try to become a builder in minecraft. For your world, I think you should do a huge lost jungle village, where the inhabitants live independently, so without listening to the capital's laws. Other travelers are scared to aproach the village because of the dangerous inhabitants and because of how dense and scary the jungle is. Anyways, good luck for your next build!!!

Crazy how you're the only one builder i could watch for hours, your way to put creativity and live into your buildings, telling story etc. is crazy! i love it keep it up

Can't wait! All your videos are masterpieces I wish you uploaded more often!

At the moment where the flash light warning was almost finished and the blackness fully surrounded shovel, I was in full suspense and then, A FIREHOUSE SUBS ADD CAME ON!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I literally sunk in my chair and started laughing! 😂😂😂😂

as a nerd the fractal geometry edit with the tree house made me laugh. You have such amazing editing and building skills keep it up!

I love this kind of stufff, and to see one of my idols do this kinda stuff reminds me why I love Minecraft, I might have an idea for a aquatic lore based theme

This might just be one of the best build videos that ive ever seen. From the style of editing to the builds themselves. truly awesome. feeling inspired. Great video shovel.

Omg dude these builds look AWESOME I can't believe you and gray did this! I love your editing btw, it's hilarious along with you commentary

12:30 mhm thats minecraft for sure, that's insane good job dude

Maybe for some lore, the omega base is attacked and only around half survive, then they are forced to wonder the N. Desert and they find that pyramid, built by some ancient civilization of other omegas. After a while they are able to redo the interior to fit them, but they are found again. But instead of them getting wiped out the pyramid activates some kind of powerful ancient magic that destroys the attacking army. After this they are able to find more structures similar to the pyramid. Built by a seemingly world spanning civilization wiped out by some powerful unknown enemy. Aliens, or subterranean monster? Idk. Pretty vague but I think it could fit along with the story

Sandy: I will post just a piramide so even if they choose it, they won't go over board. Shovel: *laughts in creative*

4:29 it's practice and feedback from someone who is several steps ahead; if you are an artist you can create playing with a marker drawing or drawing on a pixel making app to use for mapping the blocks, if you are the type of person that map it out first, yet if it give rise to complexities you can do the most simple one.

Always awesome. Would love to see what you come up up with with the limitations of survival

your editing is SO GOOD! Love the builds!

idea for the fantasy map. I \/ a gigantic cave full of pink purple and blue glowing crystals. as tall as apartment buldings. gigatic mushrooms and stalagmites, a hidden world under the ocean. a land where the dragons originally come from. you enter thrue a gigantic hole in the ocean. where all the water disappears with waterfalls that seem to go deeper in eternity and disappear into the mysterious mist. including the dragon kingdom of light. it would be a lot of fun to fly through it with an elytra. I think that would look super cool. i relly like the landscapes you make.

Cant wait to view another great build. I love the lore from his buillds and how they mathch with the structure!

I've got an Idea for lore! A HUGE tower made from Blackstone, and machinery. Towering high above the land It would be interpreted as a divine structure! With no-one knowing who really built it! ;)

This video has the best editing to a Minecraft video I’ve ever seen. Great work!

The editing and everything is amazing on these videos! Keep up the great work!

This is the first video I have watched from your channel an honestly it is…. AMAZING I love the effort you put into each build especially the treehouse one because that made me think about my old worlds. Thank you for restoring that memory.

one of my biggest ideas for your building project project is a volcano, but not a traditional lava filled and hot volcano, instead an inactive and massive hollow volcano with a massive pool of water below, magma cracks lightly line the ground of the lake, and people build their houses around the cliffs and in small caves. naturally occurring around the walls, the volcano would be home to a rare ore deposit that the city is known widely for supplying, thus leading to a strong alliance with the blacksmiths. This idea goes back to an old idea is had for an old creative would i wanted to attempt, but it clearly did not work out LOL, i think something like this would be a cool addition to the world.

Every time, I am amazed by shovel's architecture

amazing video, love your editing. You and graysun are extremely talented and should keep making content

Could you make a lore related video about the map building series? Keep up the good work, love your videos ❤

Waiting for the mega build for the book your doing .The last build was amazing hope u will drop another banger soon.. too !! excited to wait.. !!!

Dang man... wow these are good. And also, definitely liking Graysun being in this one. It's cool to see that other members of the community have made impacts like this. I may be a pretty good builder, but stuff like this just pushes me to keep honing my skills. You guys keep being inspirations, and we'll keep building better. Epic builds as always Shovel, keep it up! Also... so you're helping with Grazzy's BotW in Minecraft map? Honestly, I still find that pretty cool. Definitely a welcome addition in that episode. Just a suggestion, maybe you could do a build involving rips in the fabric of reality? Sort of like how I picture Far Realm portals in D&D, tears with massive eldritch tentacles and arcane forces emerging from within. Or maybe a city that is quite literally a bridge? That could be cool too.

you could make it so there is a large farming community near the pyramid (inspired on the Egypt feeding most of the ancient Rome), that would be the source of food for some of the major factions in the world

You guys are INSANE!!!! To build something this out of world is MIND BLOWING

I took inspiration from some of graysons background builds just a few months ago. His little accessories on a larger village seemed attainable.

Now THIS is a high quality channel. You guys deserve every bit of success that follows.

OMG I've waited for this soooo long. Finally some inspiration

I have some ideas for the cloud runner district from the city in the last episode. You used some floating islands on one side, so on the other side I’d say you do the same except make them much higher and put towers and trading ports on them. You could also make a giant hole similar to Tazoh’s upgraded mineshaft as a place for the people of the city to get the resources to build the ships and other areas. I think this could add a good bit of depth and dimension to this area and make it look much better.

Love the videos, love the story telling and the pacing and the builds are honestly extraordinary. I'd love to see you rack up higher numbers because I think you're a creator that definitely deserves them. This video has potential to be super viral if you follow a more mr.beast/sipover type of reveal emphasising the "1-10" scale more and always hinting at the last build throughout the video to increase retention. I really want you to make content that you like but blending in some marketability wouldn't take from it and would definitely reep its benefits for you which you deserve! Keep creating!

hi, shovel!!!! could you build a mega taiga that is dead?? with dead trees and a cobwebbed city, maybe there once was a great thriving city, but now hundreds of years later, all that are left are some ruins and cobwebbed buildings, it could be on top of a mountain and all the adventurers are too scared to go there because of the dangerous terrain, but the player explores they will find great loot (because it once was the best city)

The editing is amazing, this should have a lot more attention

Shovel I was wondering if you could maybe at some stage build a city for your mega-map that is like carved into a meteor, the meteor holding bioluminescent crystals which could be the energy source for many operations across Etheria.

Lore ideas: Have a Berlin wall type situation with the southern region and the wild reach with the wild reach being the side everyone wants to be in. With keles, have them have the best naval/aquatic trade group with people working to pull the cargo by transforming. Also, if you're planning on having that little island be a mystery type situation (I don't remember if you mentioned it before), have the wild reach say that it's not real because they've never seen it while they ship trading supplies.

Bro your vids are so we'll edited and so goooooood, keep it up!

circles in minecraft are hard to get, but if you can get the basic pattern, u can get most of it done quickly. really impressed by the builds, i can never manage to do megabuilds :sob:

Your editing skills are PERRRRRFECT. You instantly got me hooked, i'm glad this was the first video I watched. LET HIM DIG!!!

love the editing on this!

This channel is so criminally underrated

Finally!!! Someone who understands my hatred for building with even numbers! Odd numbers make it so much cleaner and nicer to look at!

Hey Shovel! Me and my brother are also world building right now and for our desert area we have a giant moving city made out of scrapped material, think a city with tank treads or something out of "mortal engines" and it would look really cool in minecraft!

Need ideas? Underwater kingdom. It's something I've never seen people do, and something I really wanna work on myself

Finally, I’ve been waiting for so long

About the lore, I had an idea: Once the God of change descended upon the land. He landed in the desert and brought it to a new high, because he transformed the land around Kollavik from a dry desert to a jungle. As the god of change, he couldn't accept that, as a god, time doesn't work for him, so he took his own immortality and when he died his people build the pyramid for him. Even now, after the land has returned to a desert, they live around that place and follow his principles of an everchanging world.

Omg i cant with the dad jokes. The pause just makes me chuckle and then I get mad that I chuckled. Love your stuff! Also, the shader looks amazing! what is it?

You are still the best Minecraft builder I know. Keep up the good work, oh and I typed out this little story for your adventure map.[ In the ancient kingdom of Dukun, the As'wildins thrived under the rule of their revered king, Lord Doka. The vast desert landscape was dotted with majestic structures, echoing the grandeur of ancient Egypt. The people worshipped Doka, who possessed the extraordinary ability to summon fierce sandstorms at will. One fateful day, a mysterious stranger arrived in Dukun, bringing chaos and destruction in his wake. The stranger's power was immense, and as he neared the throne room, the air crackled with tension. Doka, the divine ruler, confronted the intruder, and a clash of god-like beings ensued. The battle raged on, shaking the very foundations of the kingdom. Sands swirled and clashed, creating a spectacle that etched itself into the history of the As'wildins. In the end, Lord Doka emerged victorious, but the cost was high. The confrontation had left him gravely wounded, teetering on the edge of mortality. Recognizing that his only chance for survival lay in a deep slumber, Doka made a solemn decision. He instructed his loyal subjects to preserve the kingdom's legacy and safeguard its people while he entered a profound sleep, entrusting the future to the hands of his people. The As'wildins, now faced with the absence of their beloved king, rallied together to rebuild their shattered kingdom. The once-thriving city was scarred but not broken. In Doka's absence, the people established a council to lead and make decisions for the betterment of their society. As time passed, the As'wildins adapted to the new era. They worked tirelessly to reconstruct their city, preserving the lore and history passed down through generations. The mysterious stranger's attack had served as a wake-up call, prompting the As'wildins to strengthen their defenses and explore new avenues of knowledge and power. The story of Lord Doka became a legend among the As'wildins, and the prophecy of his return lingered in the hearts of the people. They carried on, drawing strength from the legacy of their fallen king, ensuring that the sands of time would not erase the memory of the once-great civilization of Dukun.] I hope you like my story concept and if you don't, I'm shore I'll have more opportunities for you to use my ideas.

Awesome vid Shovel! My favorite build is still the ship you made, great builds overall dude!

the transition to the sponsor was smooth af

Yo this looks rlly cool! You know, you’ve actually inspired me to write my own fantasy book, and also building a fantasy world in minecraft. You are probably the best mega builder i know of

12:05 That's a scientific phenomenon called "flow", where your mind is focusing on the thing your doing rather than the time.

the editing is always top notch in these videos, im here for the editing just as much as i am here for the builds

Every single update was amazing! Great video shovel ❤️

We should just admire the thumbnail and think how good the video will be

Youre amazing. Love the minecraft videos. Listening to you talk while doing HW is helping a lot more than I thought 😂😅

Your videos are so good! I love the editing and how genuine you come across

Your videos are so cool man! Love the style of all the builds! What are the mods and and extra software you use to copy and past builds?? A tutorial video on the high-end tools of building like this would be amazing. Especially for players who make pretty cool builds but want to take it to the next level... ie inserting floating islands and how you did the branches in the AIR NOMAD city video 🤣🤣🤣🤣 The commands you mention.. I must know.

That Torii Gate is a work of art. Im blown away

The pyramid in the video: ... Me doing the presentations about ancient Egipt:.... THATS EXACTLY WHAT I NEED RN!

If you are working on this build already, I would think it would be a really cool idea to make a whole flying city so like flying islands kinda like Airbenders

actually your Minecraft fantasy building series inspired me to create my very own fantasy book.:)

Okay here's a lore idea for that giant pyramid I'm thinking that you can have like a species of sphinx people that have like time magic so there was a time space warp that brought an ancient ruined pyramid back to life due to a large spell to save the soon to fall kingdom, and along with the entire civilization of sphinx people their magic can include multiple things including warping the speed of gravity by slowing down time, in order to be able to fly as they're like inherent mount for their race plus there's plenty of room in that tower for a royal Throne Room and a weaponry, You can even make a sand-based Town similar to the way that a desert village is laid out allowing you to increase architectural variation within the kingdoms along with weapons and multiple other specific things to the desert I think that's a pretty cool idea❤ Sry for rambling

congrats on 300k subs! your work is unbelievable!