It's the next day now, and I have read all 600 comments believe it or not 😂 I'm surprised at how overwhelmingly positive everyone has been and I feel a sense of community again, it's been extremely refreshing! Also, a big thank you to all the new Patrons, I've honestly been in freaking panic mode with bills, and this helps ALOT, even if you become a free member, I appreciate every single one of you! 💚
although it may not have as many views and not be as huge of a build, i personally enjoyed this video just as much as the mega builds. I think most people would prefer more frequent uploads in this style rather than long waits between uploads
The whole trend of building bigger is coming to an end, I think. We're seeing it all over the place. A lot of creators are starting to make classic let's play videos like Etho did way back when he started. We're going simple, relaxed, and laid back again! I'm loving this trend.
I definitely agree. It’s one of the reasons why Grian has been really successful this HC season. He’s having a ton of fun. I think this trend is because a lot of the og gaming video viewers from 2014 are adults now and prefer calmer content. While new, younger, viewers are coming, there’s now a significant adult viewership for the gaming scene, which there wasn’t before. Unlike cooking videos as an example, since a 10-16yr old might be less likely to watch them compared to a gaming video. Most of us have, after all, grown up while watching our favourite creators.
Thank god, its gotten annoying at this point to see every new survival world be hardcore and the first episode have their "starter" base be this gigantic structure and them get the best gear immediately. What happened to taking Minecraft slow and simple??
I think a video about how you detail builds would be nice. Maybe one that goes over your building style, how you decide on gradients, and what a building should look like. I often find myself trying to mimic some of the techniques others use like gradients, but I can never get them quite right.
practice practice practice as for tools, i believe there is a gradient generator for minecraft blocks use that to get the general idea of how you want your gradient to look, then try to incorporate it into your build eventually, youll find that youve gotten way better at gradients
I would like a video covering how Jera does vegetation, trees are some of my favorite things to give life to builds, but it is so difficult to get them looking good in a small size, always getting carried away!
Jeracraft, I love you. I play Minecraft for almost 13 years now and I hate that most of the creators just following trends and trying to catch the next hype. Going back to the roots and doing some smaller and more detailed chilling builds makes your channel stand out. Its soo relaxing to watch when there are not 1000 jumpcuts and dramatic music. Please continue your great work. Best regards, A true fan of yours since many years!
i love the smaller, more relaxed videos! you have obviously given much thought to your situation and how minecraft build content will always funnel into bigger, crazier builds, which then lead to a burnout. And while i do enjoy these kinds of builds, it can feel exhausting. i have found to take more appreciation in the smaller, cozier builds, as they usually are more detailed. But most of all, i wouldn't want to watch someone exhaust themselves in workload, just to see bigger, more extreme minecraft creations. So let me just say, no matter what, your content is absolutely amazing and still will be, regardless of the size - as long as you don't overwork yourself :)
As a fellow builder, the whole "getting carried away" thing always happens to me as well. It's stupid, because you end up just completely overreaching yourself, for not a lot of benefit. However, looking at it once you're finish is great though.
I have always loved your style of videos. Honestly these days it feels really rare to see people that make minecraft builds, to put little stories and nice fantasy elements in their builds. It all feels like a copy pasted version of "I did thing but big!" So I think even your bigger projects feel really refreshing.
Jeracraft, thanks for being so much more honest. I can feel you, I’ve started ramping up videos quite a lot with all very similar premises and they all get pretty exhausting and repetitive. I’ll be here to support you no matter what :)
There is something just so refreshing about this video. We all love the humongous, over the top projects that you’ve become famous for, but these smaller scale projects are a really nice change in pace.
have you thought of doing a vid on what the community has built on your server? I think it would be a cool idea to see how their builds have changed from that short you made a while back.
Honestly, I quite enjoyed the smaller and more detailed builds instead of the super mega builds. Watching this really hits the nostalgia and I'm all here for it.
Personally, I love the idea of smaller and more relaxed content. I've always loved your content, I loved this video, and I'm not gonna stop loving what you do just because you don't follow the trend of always going bigger. Wether you build small or big, your builds are always stunningly beautiful, and the one in this video is no exception.
I really like your building tip videos, it helps add ten times more detail to literally anything I build and I need to re-watch some of them right now for my new survival world. (I'm 4 days late to watching this from being busy so I know you might not see this but I really do appreciate the original content you make, not a single video goes unwatched all the way through)
I'm honestly so fed up with Minecraft content, it's really refreshing to see this type of simple and genuine content again on the platform. This video is great! I hope you make more like it.
It’s nice to have a smaller build that is more of an achievable inspiration. I don’t have the tools or time to make massive builds, so these smaller ones are fantastic!
Hello @Jeracraft I've started watching your videos a few years ago and was especially fascinated by the project "Kingdoms of Greymane". With every new episode I thought that the build was acctually alive and the people living there would help expand the world. I love your eye for detail, like everything has its own story and special purpose. I've also enjoyed your server-project to bring a world even more to live with real players who can explore your custom map, build civilization and write history together. I personally would also enjoy a more frequent upload-rhythm and see your builds grow. Go on and build the world you want!
As a person that loves to pick up the Minecraft shovel as well to build some cool stuff, I enjoy the smaller scaled projects way more. You can soak up so much more inspiration you can actually use in your own builds.
I would love some longer style videos. Shortform content is a plague. Also, I just want to say this because I never do: Everytime you stop yourself from getting completely carried away, I always just want to see what it would look like if you let yourself get completely carried away. I imagine it'd look somewhat like the server, just pure scale and madness and level of detail?
More smaller scale builds would be great and explaining your thought process too, sorry to promote another chanel but flowstate is a good example of what im talking about😂
I seriously can no longer stand the hyped up content with how stimulating it is, this is why I love your channel, you actually got me to start building in the first place, now I have made a lot of cool designs such as an ancient city base of nothing but quartz that has a nether portal at the top instead of a fake portal ( still mad about that), you inspired me to do a lot!
I like these “smaller” builds as much as the larger one you made. If you’re going to make more smaller builds, would you be interested in restoring the trail ruins?
There are still a community of people who want to see some chill builds. Just the type of thing that we could create ourselves so we can relate to the builder. Theres definitely a gap now for the chill survival friendly builds, so i dont think youll lose out too much if thats what you want to make. its what i want to see anyway!
This scale is really refreshing. Big builds are fun but this is feels more alive from the ground level than some monolithic tower that's can only be viewed whole from a birds eye view.
Not only Content creators notice that IF you're off of your usual kind of videos, it gets less views. I also noticed it as a viewer, im staying here if the recipe changes dont worry
I personally love this style more, i used to watch you years ago for all your building tips and tutorials and i love the scaled down version on your videos a its more relatable and something more people can be inspired to build from. Keep up the great work bud!
I would love if you could make an update video about your Minecraft server, just chilling with the community and show some of the new builds and projects or just a vid promoting the server by showing how nice the community is 😊. I’m playing in your server for a few months now and I feel that a vid would boost the server😊
Had never thought to comment before, but you're a really good youtuber. Love the out of the box thinking here, along with the smaller builds. Most people aren't generating massive worlds and these small details are super helpful. You look like how I thought you would haha.
Compared to what you normally build this village can be considered simple It’d actually be fun to see you make some tutorial videos and some more simple builds like this one because even though it’s not one of your normal giant builds it’s still fun to watch and you still find a way to tell a story with it
There are a lot of good suggestions in the comments already, and one thing I'd really love to see from you are some different building styles - your fantasy stuff is really great, and I'd kill to see how you'd tackle a more Sci-Fi styled structure! As grand as the large builds, landscapes and epic structures are, "smaller" builds like this village (which is still huge by most peoples' standards lol) are so much more detailed that I actually prefer them. Make the content *you* want to make! Keep experimenting, keep creating, and I know for certain I'll keep watching :)
One thing i would really love to see would be taking custom biomes from one of the many biome mods and then using them to build something unique using these biomes. Would save a lot of time on terraforming and pose an interesting challenge!
This build is EPIC !!! 😮 Size does NOT matter. For me, detailing and placing little easter eggs is much more enjoyable than seeing large builds, which you cant comprehend. So keep up this good work! And maybe some tutorials and workthroug's? Anyone interested?🧐
i actually really like this type of videos by you, just listening to you while watching a nice build project without the the over stimulation of the over-edited content.
I could watch you make one tiny building with detail and give use tricks/tips to build and still be happy with your content. I’d say it doesn’t matter what you post! Your creativity and building skills are unmatched 😃
I just come across your video and im shocked. You might be the best builder I've ever seen. The hard work is insane. I cant even build one house right and you rebuild a whole village as a 'refresh' is INSANE. Underated man. 😫
I honestly miss the old days, back when you used to use that texture pack and make building tutorials for castles barracks and so on. The OG KoG days. I wouldn't mind if you started posting those slow paced videos once in a while, I'd really love to have content of that type just to relax. I realize the views might not be the same as your bigger projects but I bet some nostalgic fans would appreciate the return of the old styled videos. Much love, I can't believe how many years have passed, loving your work, cheers
I hope this video gets some views, you are absolutely right about content having to meet a certain standard in this day and age when in the past it wasn't even required to edit videos. Many times I found myself stopping a let's play because of the amount of work it is to edit videos, I just started a playthrough of a modpack and didn't see myself spending 4h editing every episode... And it still works, I get some views and people are happy I'm not "one of those that make everything epileptic or overedited". Just find your balance and don't think too much about what others will think, minecraft content pioneers showed us that :)
I really like the slow pased content, like as a non full time player I can really see myself in doing a small castle or a village transformation in my own world. And videos like these give so much inspiration to get building on my own again.
Bruh you are like my hero when it’s been being able to build things. I still use some of your tutorials from like 7, 8, 9 years ago to build the buildings I want to be able to build.
I have been following you for years now, and I'm sad seing you struggle finincially. You are for many people the best minecraft builder and many people would love to buy a course from you about building. It doesn't need to be something crazy, maybe a course between the range of 30-50$.
As you tried to keep it simple - I always had this wish that some of your builds would stay a little bit more empty/hollow before adding giant lights and so. I still love all the crazy details and ideas you have dont take me wrong, but maybe you could build a landscape or cave, with like a empty, moody vibe. Like a dark souls themed build in which the emptyness and not the deatils catch the viewers attention. Also happy to see another video, right thing for an evening relaxation.
I would not mind watching some nice peaceful building transformations every other week and it’s crazy how pumping out so many videos within a week I miss the days where everyone had a schedule like uploads every Monday or Friday for example and keep up the great work and building 👍
This is a lot better. Going away from the "epic" builds to builds that are actually scaled to the player is great. The buildings in your city, for example, are like three stories tall for the smallest ones.
After years and years of Minecraft contest across the entire platform, I can easily say you have the upmost talent for design and details. You should 100% do whatever content you want, at your own pace and not burn out or stress over the youtube algorithm. Your videos are always enticing to sit through because your skill is second to none, so just do you and take care of yourself and happiness
I absolutely agree with your thoughts... It was really fun and relaxing hearing your opinions while watching you build-as always- amazing projects. I really think that returning to this "old" format will be very beneficial for the channel. Just remember that you are and will always be one of the best minecraft creator on RU-vid (and a strong part of minecraft history too!) Looking forward to your next videos!!
I would love a tutorial on the town hall, tower, etc . that alone would be awesome! no need for over edited huge projects if you don't feel like it. love to see the small detailed video's back!
I'm a bit late to the party but I would love to see videos like this one more often :) It's a lot easier to take inspiration from builds like these than megaprojects and as you said, it's refreshing to see more relax videos nowadays
Please do make content that you enjoy. I’m not a typical Minecrafter, but I really appreciate a creator who does their own thing. I love watching builders, get a lot from tutorials and hint videos because I love to build too. I also find peaceful longplays really relaxing and I follow those that play fun stuff like Minecraft Bingo. The common theme in all this is enjoyment. Try not to stress about the views and do what makes you happy. Minecraft is an amazingly flexible game, and has so much to offer in so many different ways. ❤
This might be one of your best videos. Your personality and humor get to shine, you let your interest and creativity guide you, and its just fun no pressure. This season the hermits are taking a more relaxed approach and its so welcome. As a viewer all I want and I think most viewers is just to enjoy the creators personality and imagination and have fun with them. If you're having fun I will be able to enjoy and appreciate what you create and I think that a lot of people could agree. Stay awesome Jeracraft 😊❤
i love big epic construction and i love small, relaxing human-sized construction too, the two content offers differents vibes and it's good to take on each and not be fixed on one thing
Loved this, I adore village transformation videos. Shame there's so few of them, they're my favorite. I'd love to see you transform an ancient city or something next ❤
What’s ironic is I actually enjoy smaller, detailed builds more so I can learn how to add those details into my own builds. So thank you for doing this! EDIT: also you say this is ‘simple’ and ‘small’ but it’s far bigger than anything I’ve ever built in my 10+ years playing MC. Cut yourself some slack, it’s incredible! It’s why I subbed so long ago.
Personally, I’ve watched every kind of content you’ve made, you are just really talented. But one topic I would love you to touch on would be tips and ways to make your medieval like builds better. How to give them depth and texture etc.
Still watching after years. I don't even play minecraft anymore hahah. Nice to see you uploading. Great work! I understand that uploading content of your calibre is time-consuming.
i really would like to see more of this style content where you just talk and share your opinions while making some satisfying build in the background. its pretty cool seeing something different come out of your channel (not that i dont like the other stuff) and i would love to see more of it 🔥
For once I thought, "Maybe he won't actually get carried away". That hope gradually vanished as the castle progressed. And then I saw the keep- which was quite literally jaw dropping. Like what the hell- I could only DREAM of building something that grand and this is simple to you ;(
I never understood the whole thing of always going bigger and crazier. Don't get me wrong, some of the big maps and structures are amazing, but this is one of my favorite videos of yours in a while!! Personally, and I realize that I'm not the average demographic here, I prefer small details more than big stuff, most of the time. It kills me when I see videos of huge builds and then the interior is completely hollow. Anyways, fantastic video Jeracraft!!
I would very much like more of this. This chill relaxed video is such an inspiration and makes me want to boot up Minecraft and start a new world. also I am extremely jealous that you can just up and build like that like wtf? i spend hours on a build half the size and it isnt half as detailed as that.
I see these "Abandoned Villages" on average 7 times a day in Minecraft Bedrock But Jera is right most channels are kinda gettin bland and basic now, but Doctor4t has been making stunning minecraft mods and sensations lately. Good luck on your next project Jaracraft!
honestly it's so nice to A) hear someone acknowledge how soulless some parts of Minecraft YT have become B) see how good you can be at detailing when working on a... reasonable scale (not quite small LMAO)
I would love to see you do more tutorials. I used to follow your tutorials all the time you have some of the greatest Minecraft builds I've ever seen. I loved this video too.
I think it will be pretty epic series if yoi visit some old minecraft server that abbandoned by it's player and you start rebuilding some of the old structure there by keeping it's core...
Great job!!! I love all your builds so much and im glad to see you working on something you find enjoyable! It looks amazing and I loved watching you make it ❤
Jera I dont care about the youtube algorithm and trends. I watch your videos because of you. Your way of narration, your editing and your build style. Your videos are just special and magical so pls just keep being yourself!
One of the reasons that I started to follow you was because you had amazing tutorial videos on how to build different structures…I miss those tutorials ❤
i like your take on bournout and topping the content over and over again. love the transparency :) the smaller details are so inspirational. to take my take way too much into detail, i started watching Gronkh's minecraft letsplay again, hes a german youtube-icon and had the first minecfaft lets play of over a thousand episodes. at ep. 0001 he played in beta / alpha and is thinking about every block and has such a different playstyle and pase as todays standart.
I don't really care for minecraft in general but I've kept watching most of Your videos for over 5 years already. good quality content and genuine personality that just create this nice blend of sensational content with some humanity so it doesn't feel like the videos exist solely to maximize views
First video I saw from you and I watched it with my mouth dropped. For about a year now I have been working on restoring villages around my world same way and this video is a great inspiration! Excellent work!
Hey Jeracraft while watching this video, I got an idea for you to do, the idea is, every bit of that world you can transform it into a peaceful space like what you did to the village and since the world is big enough, you should also Collab with other builders so they can add onto it so you and them can create a whole custom world map and slowly add onto a story if you’ll like, like Genshin or Etc. Would love to see that happen to be honest!
I 100% agree. I like the 100 Days stuff, and "I survived 10,000 days in ULTRA MEGA HARDCORE" compilation vids, don't get me wrong, but I also miss the days of a just a simple RU-vidr, with a mic.. punching trees and idle chatting about what they're doing both in-game and IRL. That being said, I also miss the build tutorials of simple stuff... like, I am astonished and inspired by the mega builds, but sometimes, I'm just looking for an idea for a medieval or other regional style blacksmith shop that I can use (often times, with minor tweaks) to put into my own survival build.
smaller feels achievable for the average player, you went in with all your builds but this feels more like a build that regular players can do in personal survival worlds! keep up the content but do what you want to do with the channel! W video.
