Minecraft Hermitcraft :: Bdubs Forest 

Your mailbox could be a little cabin. When you have mail, a campfire ignites in the chimney to let you know you have mail by the smoke coming out.

Something to consider. At the edges of forests, they tend to have lots of shrubs and smaller trees, on account of the greater amount of sunlight. By making some shrubs on the edge of your forest, it might help visually close off the interior and help to augment that feeling of seclusion.

I like how Bdubs is just quietly painting an immersive landscape with the antics of the hermitcraft server and characters as a backdrop.

4 Extremely Talented Builders talking, critiquing and discussing ideas was felt so wow to hear, almost as if im in a room with extremely talented people and im just listening to them talk. that segment was my personal favorite!

The pure dedication to building a forest!! This looks amazing! Well done bdubs, totally feel your pain on all the blocks required. Really love the vibe you pulled off here.

he mentions etho 49 seconds in, put that in your obsession chart.

That forest is really something else. The changes in lighting, the glimpses of sky through the canopy, you can almost feel the changes in temperature as you enter and leave. I'm blown away.

No squinting neccessary. That waterfall IS a waterfall. This forest and waterfall may be one of the most subtly beautiful things I've ever seen in Minecraft!

In an era of MC RU-vid where everyone is trying to one-up each other with the most flashy and large-scale, inspirationless builds, BDubs stands on his own as someone who understands the value of subtlety and the importance of the small details which bring so much more life to the world. And of course, the results speak for themselves.

36:30 Etho makes a really great point. There are no dead trees. When he mentions that, you guys were imagining broken over and fallen trees. Like you were trying to imagine how to do a tree at an angle, but you don't have to at all. The most realistic thing you could do is to include a tall and grey "dead" tree or two with no leaves. Trees can stay upright in that form for a very long time in a forrest and they become sustained like that due to wildlife. If you want to do a fallen variation. Create the non-fallen trunk upright with a point of failure at the top, then lie the "rest of it" near it in a way that makes sense. I love the project that your doing. It's ineffably beautiful. Every block choice and every "object" decision, has made sense in a way were you can imagine the HOW it exists and how it could have come to be there. It's like you expressing an expression of life itself. This is why I really liked Etho's point about there being no dead trees and it being too "perfect" because life would be meaningless without that subtle, yet respectful nod/tip of the hat toward death. The fallen trees you currently have with the moss in the new forrest don't follow this theme that you have been working with where EVERY single block and every single thing tells a story of WHAT it is and HOW it got there. TL;dr Basically... you have fallen trees with moss covering them, but there are no broken trees that those "fallen" ones belong to.

I was waiting for Bdubs to notice the statue and the way he just FROZE, stared and then bee-lined for it without saying anything just had me cackling. 😂

The way Bdubs explains his techniques and builds is the same as an artist explaining their fine art. Bdubs isn’t a minecrafter, he’s an artist, I’ve said it before and will say it a thousand more times. I’m loving this immersion he’s crafting.

It's so funny watching so many different Hermits' videos as they navigate around the server and then at random times the Burj Scarifa just looms into the render distance in the background XD

Climb is upset that you’ve been flying, so he wanted to show off that he could do it too

I love the moment with the rabbits. You know what always calms wild animals down? Yelling "Don't be scared!" at them over and over. LOL

Waterfall looks unreal, perfect location, perfect size and perfect shape to showcase it lapping over “rocks” that a waterfall would bounce over. So well done bdubs

add some small brown mushrooms to the forest, I think it'll be a good thing....

Something that might be nice would be to hide a skulk sensor triggered custom music disc that plays ambient forest sounds when you walk through the forest. Kind of like what Gem did with seagulls last season

Bdubs his time lapses are a thing of beauty, it is like watching a peacefully nature documentary

I’m honestly baffled by bdubs’ skill. He manages to turn every episode into a documentary, and it’s always so calming and relaxing to watch. For a block game, I’d say that’s a pretty cool superpower to have. Keep up the fantastic work 🩵

BUILD IDEA for B-dubs: Sound effects in the forest When Gem made her season 9 base she added birds sounds to her base with music discs. This would be such a good thing to add to the forest and it would add so much life. Just the subtle sound of water at the water fall, or wind and birds in the trees would make the atmosphere even more immersive.

"Dear Diary, my dad thinks he is cool. He is not" had me cackling! I love bdub's ad segments

The way the shadows hit the ground as he’s walking through the forest, I’m completely in love with! The immersion and realism is next level!

ok.. so for me, forests are a special place and have a lot of meaning, and as much as i love the game, i've never seen a minecraft forest that gave me that feeling of being in a forest until now. but with this build, it brought tears to my eyes, since honestly this forest feels alive and storied. probably my favourite minecraft build ever. thanks for the video bdubs.

I'm realising now that using Cub's horns in conversation is the hermit equivalent of spamming memes in the gc

One thing I've been doing to add life to my forests is: place a dead coral fan (any kind) on a tree branch. Get a tamed parrot to sit, and push the parrot onto the coral. It looks like a bird in a nest!

man this forest is so good, ive rewatched this video 3 times, and i gotta say man. the way bdubs is approaching building on a whole different level is amazing. Like he is just painting with colours and composing a beautiful dreamscape every time. Truly inspiring

you could tie rabbits and foxes to the fences hidden underground so they won't be able to run away. Or somehow close the entire area so that the animals won't be able to go too far

My god. I didn't know trees in Minecraft could ever convey the feeling of actually prancing through a forest. This is gorgeous. Very thoughtful building :)

There’s a term used in art called “sublime” where a painting makes the viewer feel “a greatness beyond all possible calculation, measurement or imitation”, basically an overwhelming sense of awe That’s what bdubs’ builds are, the viewer is constantly in awe of the beauty of nature…. Sublime

I just have to say that using the glass to make your little creek makes so much sense. Your idea about not wanting the bright blue is perfect simply because smaller amounts of water are actually clear in appearance.

BDUBS HAS DONE IT AGAIN!! JUST WHEN I THOUGHT YOU COULDN'T GET ANY BETTER! That waterfall is insanely realistic. I did just what you said, looking at it from the corner of my eye and bam, it transforms. I didn't know it was possible in Minecraft. You captured how the water falls perfectly, with the grey contrasts looking like rocks poking out in the stream. Oh and the genius of the campfire, just incredible. The forest is just sublime, your efforts were all worth it.

“This is starting to piss me off” I think that sums up most peoples thoughts on redstone

Ahh so this is where he's been- BUILDING A WHOLE DANG FOREST O-O

I was so moved by the forest building timelapse. It's so alive, so meticulous, it took my breath away. The intentionality of these builds is just unmatched and such a privilege to watch.

I love how instead of super fast time lapses, Bdubs is showing us the lovely careful process of building. Love the music selection too

Bdubs is the Bob Ross of Hermitcraft. Everything about his base is so thoughtfully placed. I love it.

34:26 "...and then when you walk out, you really feel how wide open it all is..." Bdubs, architect Frank Lloyd Wright got famous in his use of "compression and release" to create a sense of drama in people as they walked through his designs. Also, get Impulse and Gem to install ambient sounds of the forest, alongside the splashing water for that waterfall!

the server is absolutely nailing the balance of all of these extra hermit x hermit interactions :) such a positive change!!!!!

As someone from a northern country, boy does this take me back. This perfectly captures the kind of a sparse pine forest you can encounter, say, in Scandinavia. The most subtle part is that when you're walking in that grove, the light patterns under the trees are just right!

I appreciate that Bdubs puts in the effort to make every sponsor promo unique and humorous instead of just reciting the lines soullessly.

Bdubs was already an incredible builder with a style of his own, but I think he's risen to a whole new level this season.

Bdubs, you've turned Minecraft into a full on artform. I feel like your videos should be submitted to a museum. They're not even next level, they're so far beyond the next level I can't think of the words. THANK YOU for sharing your brilliance and beauty with the world.

Using glass for the waterfall was smart. You said you want more movement so a small suggestion would be to put hidden flowing water under the bridge. You won’t see any movement but just hearing the moving water might help.

My favorite thing about this season is that the hermits invite each other over to critique their builds. Season 10 is a masterclass in cooperation and growth.

If you added some hidden flowing water near the stream just for the flowing water sound, I think it would sell the idea of it being a stream even more but I really love how it turned out! I love the trees so much. The block palette for the trunks and the small broken branches made of trapdoors/slabs is perfect!

Nothing makes me feel more accomplished for binging seasons 6-10 of Hermitcraft than realizing I recognize the Redstone With Bdubs theme without the intro

I live near a lot of forests that look kinda like this. When they are next to houses, there's sometimes a very short rock wall on the border of the forest, short enough and covered in moss that you can't see it from a distance, but still noticeable when you look for it.

There are some great ideas for what kind of structure the mailbox could be, but I figured I'd throw my hat in the ring. I think it would be fun to turn it into a small sugar shack where sap is boiled for syrup. The forest that surrounds my home is similar to this one, and we tap the maples in it at a very small scale, so a sugar shack was the first thing in my head when I imagined a small structure in the forest. I know that your forest is currently a mono-culture of one kind of pine-don't get me wrong, I think that works really well in Minecraft. If you tried to do a bunch of different types of trees, you'd lose the palette and cohesion. Irl, the maples and other deciduous trees in forests like these tend to grow just as tall and slender as the pines to fit within the canopy, so it's not difficult to imagine them among the pines here. If you did want to rationalize it even further, perhaps there were maples, but they've all been cut down due to some kind of disease. That line of reasoning would also explain why the shack has been converted into a "mailbox". Additionally, if you still wanted to add fallen trees and stumps, it would allow you to make them in a different style from the pines so that they are made to work horizontally or at an angle.

A note block playing some river and small waterfall sounds, and maybe even some bird sounds, would make that little forest really whimsical!

Looks amazing! Sneaking spore blossoms in the trees could have a nice falling leaves effect.

The hermits did not give you nearly enough credit for how breathtaking this forest is. I adore the way you approached this build and the creek with the waterfall is seriously genius! I don't know how someone can not see it as what it is, this is true, classic painting techniques at its finest. My suggestion, if you're up for a challenge: This is a typical mono culture forest, which sadly is the most common in many areas. It's still beautiful, but it's less diverse. It does makes perfect sense, being closest to "civilisation". If you want to play with even more plant opportunities and variation, try making an old growth forest on the far end of your base. You can really dig into how the plants and animals live in symbiosis then. A few "mother trees" protecting their children and other bushes, flowers and critters from rain and sunshine. Anyway, I trust that whatever you end up building will be stunning as always! Thank you for sharing this.

Something about bdubs explaining the slight nuances in his build that I would never notice, is like someone explaining a fine wine or a premium cigar or a rare bourbon, but once you see it you can’t unsee it, it’s just something to behold… sorry I’ve been drinking, but seriously it’s really looking nice!

I absolutely adore Bdubs music choice for when he builds. It so calming and creates the perfect atmosphere!!!

Good Lord... It's just picturesque. It's so evocative and lifelike, despite all the weird things that go into creating it. Your ability to paint at a distance is just completely foreign and incomprehensible to me. And you make it look so easy and effortless, despite the time and energy that goes into it. Just blown away

Just a thought, if you want to add a little bit more movement or life to the forest, the occasional spore blossom hidden high in the trees could simulate all the little things that fall off trees as they age, pine cones and needles, leaves, those little propeller things (if you know you know), etc

the redstone with bdubs and etho segment had me with the pistons 🤣

Gotta love that rule of thirds in action when you’re standing on the bridge. The path is pretty much perfectly sitting on the left third of the frame while the waterfall lies along the right third. It’s real photogenic.

Just wanted to comment that it's one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen in Minecraft lol I don't often comment but really it's incredible. I've seen a lot of incredible builds, but the apparent simplicity of the forest and trees (when really, it's actually more work) makes this a masterpiece

Custom music disc with sounds of river and waterfall, hidden somewhere off the path, continuously playing. Custom disc with daytime forest ambience, and nighttime forest ambience, triggered by light sensors. Custom discs with bird calls hidden atop the canopy playing randomly

Man is Bob Rossifying the server, and I love that for him. Also, BDubs, if you want foxes, you can get tamed ones by breeding wild ones and letting the baby grow up. Tamed ones won't run away from that player, and they might stick around the area if you plant a couple berry bushes here and there for them to eat.

the trap doors REALLY make those trees, the silhouette with them is "chefs kiss"

Absolutely loving the stream in the forest! You should maybe try to put some running water underneath so that the sound effect plays. It might help with the immersion and atmosphere! Maybe you could even have some flowing water showing beneath the glass for that slight bit of movement. Or prismarine also has a subtle bit of color animation, could try that too...

Not sure if someone has already said it in the comments, but an idea to add to the immersion: Putting a bit of running water hidden underground, below the bridge or below the river, to add the sound of the running water around the river.

The commercial breaks never fail to crack me up, thats a hilarious image, a grown man breaking into a fluffy diary with a hammer and chisel, looney tunes in real life!

The fact that when he was explaining his trees and switched to his bed, and I didnt even question it and said "this man's about to use beds and it's gonna look fantastic obviously"

your style of building is so insanely unique, your ability to separate blocks from what they are and what they look like is absolutely phenomenal, it brings SO much life to your builds, so much amazing color

Hi Bdubs! Maybe to add some movement in the waterfall you can use mobs hidden after a block, like a white rabbit, axolotl or chicken maybe? Also, placing carpets above magmablocks prevent mobs from pathfinding, to contain rabbits and foxes without using fences everywhere. Oh, and ofcourse... The forest looks more than amazing, I also gonna move there! ⭐

"That's really really good actually... You jerk" had me rolling. 😂 34:30

I love listening to Pearl and Bdubs talk shop they are so clearly on the same wavelength. Bdubs tells us "here is everything I am trying to do" and then Pearl just walks up like "ah I see you're trying to do everything you told the audience about". Like they just Get each other on a builder to builder level.

Like Doc said yesterday while streaming: you are an otherworldly good builder! You transcended the game and are making 3D paintings with it. The waterfall is really insane!!! 🤯

I think the upward movement of the smoke on the waterfall is brilliant. It gives the idea that the water is moving, but so quickly that the water seems motionless.

I've noticed the hermits including segments in their vids of each other's honest reactions and constructive feedback to builds this season. It's been so wonderful and super helpful for learning their thought processes.

I wondered where Bdubs was, and then I saw his thumbnail... I'm like yeah, that's where he was

End rods could add some really neat movement to the waterfall as well as highlights!

Watching bdubbs build always fascinates me, seeing the random placement of leaves to make his trees look natural in a way that it doesn't even look like blocks/Minecraft. I struggle to build stuff that should look natural because my OCD makes it nearly impossible for me to place blocks randomly. So I would usually follow tutorials because placing something out of pattern based on a tutorial still satisfies my OCD since it's supposed to be that way according to the tutorial if you know what I mean.

Bdubs perfect waterfalls. I don't have to squint, with my boomer-adjacent eyes everything in Minecraft looks real; Bdubs' builds just look like fine art.

Bdubs is basically the Bob Ross of minecraft...the aesthetic of the base plus the editing and music is so soothing...Keep up the beautiful builds!

"We're gonna be able to walk in this picture, that's the goal" is an amazing quote, pretty much captures what building in minecraft is all about

I can almost feel the shade from the trees, smell the smell of the hot pine needles, feel the crunch of the trod dirt below, hear the warble of the small creek and the distant thunder of the water fall, feel the cold flecks of water as you go over that second bridge. I can almost feel it all. Well done!

I like how everyone is inviting others over to check out what theyve done, and ask questions and learn from each other this season.

I felt like I was watching a Bob Ross episode. Amazing work! So beautiful!

I'm sorry, but that "waterfall" looked undeniably, 199% like a rock formation and nothing but rocks.

I live in a forest, and I can say this is the most accurate representation of a forest in Minecraft that I've ever seen.

When you walk under that canopy I get the same feeling as being in a real forest. The interplay of light and dark is spot on to a forest understory.

The shapes of the streaks created in the white glass makes me think the water is falling and hitting rock and is being pushed and angled. It really REALLY sells it. I feel like I can see it cascading.

Loving the show and tell between all the Hermits this season!

As an artist, your base this season absolutely makes me giddy. It's like a 3D painting! The amount of thought you put into framing, silhouettes, composition, contrast, leading the viewer's eye, etc is fantastic. And you clearly know exactly what you're talking about too. The view of the forest from the bridge actually fits beautifully into a rule of thirds composition. I already know when the season 10 world download comes out, I'll be spending most of my time in this cozy isolated woodland landscape

45:30 I’ve always found that yelling “don’t be scared!” is the best way to calm scared people and animals lol

To add more ambiance to the forest area, you can add some underground redstone auto-players jukebox/noteblocks with custom sounds like birds chirping/ winds blowing / water streams. They can be triggered randomly or you use the sculk sensor to trigger them.

WOW props to the commenter and you for that comment at around 9:36! It was also something I was thinking!! I’m obsessed with your whole area, but that eye level view was super nice!! Fantastic video Bdubs! Thank you for always putting in so much effort in all aspects.

Bdubs sponsored segments I’ll never skip

End rods have white particles that flow down and I think it could fit perfectly on the waterfall.

You should hide some spore blossoms in the middle of the trees or something to get the particle effects in there as well!

with the life in the forest, worst comes to worst you can always put the foxes and bunnies on leads and tie them to the fences and walls on the tree trunks

That waterfall is the most brilliant thing I’ve seen in this game

I think you could do a really cool blown over tree, with the root ball pulled up out of the ground with rooted dirt, the trunk laid over and fences+leaves to stretch the crown out on the ground. It would also serve to fill in a little bit of the eye level scenery that lets you see straight through the forest from some vantage points

This is the first time I've ever seen a Bdubs viseo and I'm left speechless. The way he is able to practically paint pictures with blocks is magical. Not only that but the way he explains why he does the things makes everything make so much sense and sort of demystifies the whole building (in a good, teaching like way). Things like useing darker and lighter blocks to mimic sunny and shaded areas, varying thickness and height to break things up and stop the brain from seeing things as 1 uniform, repeating set of objects, framing certain views to draw focus and using out of focus areas to trick the brain into seeing something as what you intend rather than just some blocks and the section on how a (relatively) flat and plain area can become so much more interesting when contrasted and emerging from a vastly different area. Also the trees. I've always kinda struggled to see what non log blocks are on custom trees, but with those trap doors, I could instantly recognise the small, little branches. I feel like I've just learned so much about building, and I've had a blast the whole time too.

It's like walking into an oil painting. Just beautiful scenery.

I have to say, sir you’re a painter. You just don’t use traditional paint the way you create things in Minecraft you’re creating art thank you for being so amazing.