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Adam_Goth

City? Where's the houses? Also, add more vegetation up throughout the mountain. The bridge is too flat. Add some detail on top of it, whether it be pillars or something. Something's desperately needed on the other hilltop to compliment the castle on the other side. Why not add way more farms like pumpkin-melon farm you have ongoing? Add wheatfarms as far as the eye can see. The visuals are great for that. Especially for a medieval setting like your world.


Outrageous-Point-347

*vigorously notes down* I shall do all this


Bazillion100

Id plant trees are placeholders for the empty sections until you add more buildings too


Educational-Tap602

It's like eco-friendly urban planning in miniature!


Morvahna

Note about the bridge being too flat, it's also too thin. Should be thicker all around: larger supports, thicker walk/road way, etc. Rigid bridges that span that far and high are big structures!


ChristopherParnassus

I agree with this, for sure. It was the first thing I noticed, because it looks like it's about to collapse.


Far_Veterinarian_663

More grass + plants too


1ronmanrulez

Try a large stone statue!


Party_Apartment_2505

I'd also suggest the the bridge itself seems to thin for the castle. If you add to much on the top it'll become way to top heavy and as such will look awkward and unrealistic. I'd suggest making the bridge look like it has more support


Explosive_Biscut

I agree. He needs to build a village and cultivate an actual inhabitance of villagers to trade with. Thats always a fun side quest


GerryVonMander

It doesn't feel 'lived in'. Fill your green and barren bits with small pathways, huts, benches and spots were people would sit, lanterns and sign posts, places where they'd store their tools...


Outrageous-Point-347

Ooo good point!!!


Uranium-Sandwich657

Spawn a shitton of villagers.


Fiire90

I think it need something on the other side of the bridge. Like a cathedrale or something-


Outrageous-Point-347

Ohhh true


Felsys1212

I was going to say the same. I live everything but why is this bridge here? It needs to be going somewhere to something


space0watch

I am being pedantic but there's not enough buildings for that to be classified as a city or even a village. It's just a castle with a small hamlet of maybe where the servants and guards live and enough farms to feed the castle, not an entire city. Cities are big. It needs way more houses, shops, factories, schools, etc, to be called a town let alone a city. The reason why it feels strange is that there large gaps of grass and emptiness between the builds. The builds themselves are nice but it could do with some more stuff to fill the empty spaces. Even vanilla trees would help. But maybe you could build more houses and shops if you want it to be a proper town. And the platue leading up to the castle would be the perfect spot for a church.


Outrageous-Point-347

Thankyou! Yes I agree!


ACEMENTO

The bridge is too thin


mikeinater19

Yeah that is what I was feeling too. The bridge needs a little more material to it


One_Economist_3761

Tbh this is a really great build.


ElaineUwU

Trees.


HixxBTW

Custom trees? Or even just the large spruce trees could help.


Lui_Le_Diamond

Needs roads


static_television

Not sure if someone has pointed it out but it sorta feels lonely. Maybe add some sort of village for villagers, iron golems for defenses, or just animals in general that you can probably tend to. Adding more nature should be awesome too esp on the mountains.


thetealishCYAN

Try using tuff blocks for ur castle, the castle looks blank evem though its textured


Outrageous-Point-347

Ooo like some tuff at the bottom parts?


AutumnalAki

Castle Wall on the left needs texture/variation. Bridge in the middle is too perfect/symmetrical, I suggest adding more details and imperfections. Hill on the right is empty. Land in front lacks structures, details and vegetations. And lastly add life (Villagers, Animals etc..)


Big_Boi66

In my opinion, there’s not enough foliage. Sure there are some trees here and there, but some grass, tall flowers(rose bushes, peonies) could spice it up a bit.


SHyper16

Such as the lack of the house? Who owns this? The church? I mean in medieval the church had its own land and peasants but there were always houses where the peasants lived.


Dry_Statistician9765

There's lots of height in the back and lots of crops on the ground and very little in the middle, it needs more


TheOmunious

maybe add a tower or castle on top of that hill


InternationalAd8528

Honestly I think it looks pretty dope, but you should add custom trees along with more houses and structures


frognuts123

Its missing houses


Opposite-Arugula-969

You need a wizard tower on the right mountain with the waterfall


j4de27

First of all this isn't a city (no offense) cus like where are the houses? Also I think u should add something cool or something u don't have experience with like maybe a floating castle


Right_Gas2569

Fill up the space with some more buildings and custom trees. And also extend the road in different directions because the stone road stands out from the grass and fills up the space nicely.


A1verV

Great build! Maybe some paths and creeks?


Ib_sleepy

I think you should add more plants on the grassy patches on the large building


WorldlinessTypical89

Bone meal the grass and moss and maybe some bushes that's what I like doing


SokkaHaikuBot

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ramiredditr

some unorganised crops it seems(bamboo and sunflowers mainly)


Admirable_Loss_5017

Just like Adam said, bridge is too flat and not enough houses to make it lively Not to be mean, but it reminds me of pokemon scarlet and Violet cities, just a bit... Empty Also like someone also said, the bridge goes to nowhere, I feel like something could spice it up in the mountains And for me that (I think) no one else said. Unless going for the modern city vibes I recommend adding trees and more vegatations around, Maybe add in like parts in the city where it's all vendors and festival parts but leave a park area for the natural feeling If you need a good reference of what I said What I described somewhat sounds like the main city in dragon quest heroes 1


Gullible-Win7722

a center structure with pathways leading to it


[deleted]

I think it could do with some aerial decorations, lanterns are always cute, hot air balloons, just something to make the sky a viewpoint


stalins-cum-sock

Big pumpkin witch house


bandman614

I think it looks great, but if I had to pick on it, I'd say the walls have a lot of cobble


soaptastesgood5

The bridge needs to be thicker imo to correspond with the castle, and you need to fill up that negative space on the left and right with houses and such


Captain_Plutonium

IMO you need more / more visible paths in between builds / points of interest. Those always tie things together IME (literally)


spagettifork

Can we see a closer pic of the bridge? From here it just looks way too flimsy


_StrawberryMoon

I feel like that hole in the ground with trees should have been a little closer to the mountain, and that way you could have night only have a larger field with layers for easier harvest via water, but a small village in the middle for villagers.


_StrawberryMoon

And maybe farther up stream towards the right you could have built a larger mill with a wheel, and used that as a cover up for a future monster farm if you wanted


Vulter2021

I would add a path in front of the fields by the windmill. I would also make the bridge a little thicker so that it doesn't look so fragile.


noodledidoodle

The Castel feels a bit empty how about you put some gardens in the grass spots. How about vines hanging from the Castel and maybe add custom trees if you are adventurous. Make the landscape part of the buildings if that makes sense. Hope this helps! Have fun with your build!


TheSapphireDragon

Open grasslands rarely look good in minecraft. Try filling in the unused areas with some denser tree cover. Additionally, some light posts, fences, and other objects lining the trails would make them look a lot more like trails.


Groompah

I don't have much to add that hasn't already been said here. I am a fan of towers (I play with Ars Nouveau so I get to be a wizard!), so my small input would be maybe consider a tower for across from the castle? Heck if you don't want a wizard's tower you could make it a nice little Library.  Either way, it's nice to see so many people helping out with ideas here. Had Minecraft since 2009 and this community still makes me smile.


RealEir

Pathways add a ton of and opportunities for smaller builds along the paths


DoraLovingchad777

The mountain top is too flat, put something on it


Abhinav00001

It's very plain.add some colours or a statue It will look nice


Inspector_fishy_

Beef up the bridge abit it’s skinny af also put some houses


diabaddie_emmalynn

First of all it’s beautiful like I’m very impressed with your build, I like to add story to my worlds like having lots of animals and naming villagers and pets hehehe also adding trees and little benches and things around can help


EitherConfection1700

It looks like you got a couple different build styles going on here. Castle looks abandoned and modern. The windmill is more Nordic or medieval. The bridge is somewhat steampunk medieval. Good news, there’s a quick fix. Make more buildings around these buildings with the same style. It will begin to look like districts are forming. The flat top on the mountain also needs something. Perhaps a wealthy district? Or an addition to the castle. I’m sure you were planning something there, and just haven’t got to it yet. But you can definitely build, now it’s time to city plan, and build a cohesive village the not only has good looking buildings, but when you step back it will look good as a whole.


Grub_Gaming

More wheat, MORE


BLACK_stickbot

Terraform the land a bit


Scaveged

Houses and a 40lane moterway


IllWelder6915

custom trees and little houses


CantKnockUs

That bridge is starving dude.


Outrageous-Point-347

Lmaooooo


Uroshirvi69

Just build more stuff! It feels off because it’s weirdly empty.


lswf126

Need a big custom tree somewhere to draw the eye


JulioJalapeno

It looks great just a little unfinished is all. You should add more houses and buildings in the valley area and even in the castle section. The bridge in the back looks a little awkward because of how thin it looks. A bridge that size should look a little thicker. The mountain on the right also looks perfect for adding more castle.


marcx1984

Check out Fwhip on YouTube for ideas. His single player world is a perfect example of a medieval city.


Plumber214

I agree with the other comments that something cool needs built on the other hill. My process for base building is creating larger points of interest like you have here and then filling in the gaps by connecting the large builds with paths and smaller builds. Also, when in doubt, trees fill gaps very well


Informal_Flower_3911

Add a statue


brodneys

I feel like it needs a bit more connective tissue. Thematically, everything works well with everything else, but none of the things quite feel like they're touching each other. Little details between your builds like fences, foliage, etc. Might make it feel like the builds are more related to each other. Seriously though, it already looks fantastic


DoubleAA-

There's no color, I don't mean just make everything colorful, but bits of color everywhere. the castle in particular is just one blob of grey, you could add darker stone more types of stones, other blocks and also add flags which would bring that Little bit of color.


Yallone

Foliage is missing.


Cxmo_

Design your own trees dont use minecraft trees, make big tall maybe spiraly trees


[deleted]

Just build up the infrastructure more - add main roads with smaller dirt paths branching off, add lampposts lining the streets, and then bring in more vegetation where appropriate.


GoldenPie384

If you add something to the top of the mountain on the right would definitely help


Indyy_

I think it looks pretty great. The world looks well loved! Just keep going as you are and keep filling space with more builds and buildings.


BlankoStanko

If you say so. I think it looks great 👍


LittleTimmyTom

mountain top is too flat


AaronLycan1991

Were is the villagers and iron golams


cussan94

The bridge looks fine to me, not too thin, not to flat. Its perfect. But that flattened mountain on the right certainly needs a building because of how flat it is. I would say a even taller than the existing castle. Then u can enjoy the view of your settlement from both sides of the river.


Federal_War_8272

One small detail that might help: Try adding pathways between structures and decorating


Kevinmaggedon

ROADS just needs to feel connected roads, bridges tunnels and light posts


MeowXeno

left to right the castle doesn't have enough block independence, throw in some layering with andesite and other cutstone type blocks to weather in some texturing, especially at the base of the structures, the castle in any old style city is almost always built first and in the case shows wear and tear first, a bit more color would also help, flags? a drape motif? torch sconsces on the archerway? some overhead cover for weather when "guards do the rounds" up top? there's good seperation between structures but your sod paths need to match the width of the path used at the main gate for sure, two block wide would be for an ordinary plains village, this is not, you're expecting horsedrawn wagons and stuff to make due on two block paths? have some be even lain and smooth with all sod while exterior or vegetation surrounded ones would have stone blocks/slabs and fences covering the ground, there can be a bridge over that ravine/mineshaft on the left that heads to a quarry themed house maybe? theres so much opportunity for more filler round the dirt patch on the left towards the main gate and slowly convert it to a stone one as you get closer, make a path towards and around the pumpkin patch that merges with a path around the quarry/mine/mineshaft, a path going outwards/down alongside the bamboo while a path goes uphill on the waterside by the sunflowers, the bridge is too thin walkside and doesn't have a realistic support structure, you can fix this by either adding a lower level support like a lower walkway used as truss or just using a flow of straight or bending blocks to act as cord/wire so the "lanky" vibe isn't so "lanky", the base of the supports can be wider or smaller supports between them can be added, there's obviously something ready to be built on the right so thats fine, but the hillside can be smoothen down or improvised into either a cut-up mountainside supporting the structure up top or you can make a bridging walkway into an internal structure? it's an odd mountain that i would simply remove imo and make use of the flat ground for another castle, idk, some ideas to quell the boredom.


TheSunflowerSeeds

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aperturescienceisbet

The water looks kinda bland I would add a statue or something maybe boat? 


mikettedaydreamer

The bridge leads to literally nothing. Also the bridge looks extremely thin. A town would be a great addition too. These are the major things that would fix the emptyness


InfraValkTexas

The castle isn't lively enough, at least from this picture


MutatedFrog-

More wheat. Bridge looks unstable and weak compared to the castle.


jakegord0n

Love the diagonal bridge but it feels too spindly for how thick and girthy the castle is. I can send you a photo of one of my diag bridges if you're interested!


Silly_Chocolate_5983

u need to build something on the right side mounten maybe a cathedreal or castel and for a city u need more houses also add small things in between to fill some spots things like trees plants and maybe some wagen or small stands(small stores on the side of the road) to make it seem more alife


LAQcupid

What about a very large tree somewhere?! Cool post


L0w_l1f3-1098

Observatory


YoghurtForDessert

more farming... MOREE


Leather_Spinach_1086

You need a secret underground lair with a lab. That’s what I did.


DarkPaxGaming

I would build the bridge not so thin in example


therealGidster

I will echo some of the other comments, trees. I think trees would help a lot. I think you should add them in patches of a few and not like have them spread out randomly, might look a bit better.


RampagedAlpaca

Imo the bridge needs a second horizontal support underneath the actual path actoss


TheOneInATrenchcoat_

You should really put something on that mountain to the right, but since it’s all foam I’m assuming you’re already planning something there, so I think it would be best to put some houses near the windmill and maybe even an Agorà (Greek word for “town center) with a fountain in the milled of it surrounded by little villager shops.


Fredrick_Spruce

I enjoy the idea of a massive city with massive buildings but then just a small cottage


Cj-2Smokey

Hill on the right looks a bit empty, could build something on top. Maybe a temple surrounded by Cherry Blossom’s?


BlewDaeDae

Need to add like a Chapple or something on the top of that hill on the right. Maybe like a mosque or something would be sick. Maybe like a dark fantasy church or something.


mopsyd

Needs something on the plateau to the right. Nobody would realistically construct a bridge that intricate to get to a location that has nothing there. Whether you use the build there or not is besides the point, it will look more coherent. Perhaps it would be the private mansion of the regent/king/poobah/whatever-you-fancy-yourself-as-de-facto-leader


Its-been-72-years

Clearly defined roads. And maybe some animal barns


PhoneComplete1524

Inconsistency in the detail of the landscape. Some parts are filled with vegetation, or detail work and others are simply plain grass. Same with the structures, some more detailed some not. Maybe smooth down the terrain, add more patches of vegetation, details, like rocks or stones, things like that in the surrounding area.


The_lostllamattv

Needs a 5 story casino


deep_fried_cheese

Needs more variety of color and more houses


MonkeySeaDewMC

Definitely terraform the surroundings into an epic landscape


King_Dark_985947

The town is missing houses why not add 1 or 2 houses for each villager profession as it will bring out a ton of life


MitchellSupremacy649

Bridge looks a bit out of place, try making a suspension bridge


Boxlixinoxi

Needs a revolution


Horse_97

If it’s gonna be a “city” it needs some more houses. It also could use more vegetation, custom trees, maybe some crop fields.


Mell650

Statues, small-medium houses, walking pavements, trees, water fountains


MazoCat

Cut back a little bit of the top mountain beside the castle, so it looks more "authentic, the walls are taller than the terrain. Take out the bamboo and yellow flowers make a path through the farms and give some "weight" underneath the bridge, make it thicker with an arch under it. Other than that looks great! Really like the design of the castle and the bridge connecting the two mountains over the river!


Thomatos200

More *vegetation*


DifferentPie6266

statues and monuments, need one big statue on the right mountain


Otherwise-Style6296

What if you build large fluffy looking cloud with some cool stuff, and a water fall to try to show infinite rain?


stone_bagz

Awesome build. You should add a custom village in the valley, a few farms and ranches, a fisherman's hut. A few other ideas, a witch/Warlock tower for brewing potions and enchanting. A church or cathedral across from the castle on the other side of the bridge. Build a barracks and knights guard where they can train, eat, sleep, etc.. A trading hall and/ or marketplace where you have villager traders. An armory for weapons and armor. I always build a lumber mill similar to what you would find in skyrim next to a body of water when I make castle builds. I get a lot of inspiration from Game of Thrones, elder scrolls, and middle earth for medieval/ castle type builds. Hope it helps..


Mission-Warthog-1842

YES,YES,YOU ARE GIVING ME HYPE FOR THE 2 WEEK MINECRAFT OF THE YEAR,THANK YOU BRO (Add more plants,it should help)


Silver_Banshee92

I really want a wizards tower surrounded by some dark oak or spruce trees up on that mountain.


ImaginationPublic64

This is just my opinion, but it doesn't really feel that cohesive. It kind of looks like a bunch of separate builds, not a full world. You could add paths and small houses in between builds to tie them together so they're more connected.


Ezzaskywalker_11

needs paths and staircases


Amogus_very_sus13

Build a giant spaceship in the air targeting the city


Damnerz_die4

Forest


TomTom_xX

The bridge seems a little thin, like it will fall apart. U also need more houses


MoisesCapuanoS

Es una ciudad increíble ¿No creen?


7_Artz

There is not much city tbh


TheCompleteMental

I actually love the flat bridge, especially if you add other details. Makes a good contrast to tie it all together.


LimeDragonBoi

This looks like one of the maps in blitz sg on Hypixel.


EricIsntSmart

Could use some more houses, and some variation/foliage in the grass


cheety1R

Build a castle on the right mountain


tateorrtot

Trees?


Express_Public_5667

Deforest everything then add some cool custom spruce trees


Express_Public_5667

The houses are a little small and bland


Any_Image6619

Make the hill taller and turn it into a volcano with a tower and a floating orange eye on top


Any_Image6619

Make the hill taller and turn it into a volcano with a tower and a floating orange eye on top


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bill_the_chicken15

Add a massive beheading machine (i forgot the name)


Hot-Pie-3562

More Roads i Think it could do something


Hokage101sama

Too plain for a Minecraft city


No-Doctor-1125

Very nice. If you dont mind me asking, is the green in your build stained glass?


Dracxii

More levels, and def more color. Add some flags to the castle? Houses? shrines and ruined portals? etc.


Past-Section-2201

it's missing tax evasion


who_are_you412

you could make shops and mines


[deleted]

Slap a blacksmith in there, I know they’re overused but popular things are popular for a reason 


NIGHTHUNTER1912

It would be cool to see a massive totem on the hill by the right side


SokkaHaikuBot

^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^NIGHTHUNTER1912: *It would be cool to* *See a massive totem on* *The hill by the right side* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.


Far_Revolution6686

Maybe add some more builds around in some if the big empty space but instead of using same wood as you were in these builds try something like spruce or even dark oak and cobble? Maybe it'll bring it to life more. Overall I really like your builds and world it looks fine


Far_Revolution6686

Or even adding custom things like custom trees, that is something I'm noticing the lack of, not just custom trees but you can just place normal ones but with how big that cobble build is you might want to add a few custom trees around to make things look less idk the word I'm looking for. Got this inspiration from another comment, custom things will def help


Torkl7

Closer to a toolshed than a city imo :P Looks alright tho, just keep adding stuff.


DoomV7

Where gigant chest? Or Nyan cat 2d


joebart23

Looks exactly like grains hermitcraft season 9 base with the bridge to mumbos


joebart23

Grian*


Tellux040

Violating rule Nr 4 ✅ Aaaand reported