Hello, I'm N8thanH, and welcome back to Across The Map!

About maybe two weeks ago, (I'm not sure, I'm no good at keeping track of when things happen) I decided to build a traditional Japanese house and garden, because I have been doing some research on Japan. It is mostly traditional-style, but with some modern luxuries, and I didn't have the time to make walls that can be toggled. It just wouldn't have worked.

First of all, I'd like to show you guys where it is, because hey, everyone likes to know where the player they are following is in the world.

Here I am on the server. If you have read my server world tour post, you may remember this portal of mine. Then, I had nothing there, so I didn't show you guys what's on the other side of the portal. I'm not doing a full tour today, as much as I'd like to, but I also did a tour last post, so I figured I'd just showcase this house today. It has been long enough anyway.


So, let's jump through the Nether portal!

Here we are on the other side! Hmm. Maybe I'll do something fancy with this portal, but I digress.


Behind me is my farm tower! I get a lot of my food from here.

Here's my house! Just thought that while I'm here flying around on creative, I guess I could show it to you guys. However, I'm not gonna show you guys the inside today.


From the back.


Hey, look who came to play!!! A zombie pigman! Actually, this is the second I've had spawn in by the portal.


Allow me to switch my game mode for a 'momento.
Where was I? Right. GET OFF MY LAWN!!! >:D


Don't mind that little scene.  Aaanyway, I'm back in creative mode. The Japanese house is off this way. In fact, you can see the rooftop now.
I'll meet you all there!


Here it is! This is the front of the house. Oh, yes. I switched from FreshCraft to the default textures, because I think the rougher textures suit the textures better.


And for those of you who were wondering, yes, this house, like everything else on this server, was done on survival mode (I am only using creative to show you guys around my territory) and one hundred percent legitimately.

This is the entrance, as seen from inside. Not much in this room. I have some pretend rice-paper walls (light gray wool) and tatami floors (birch wood planks).


Here's the kitchen. It is a simpler version of what Fire_Cat2000 and I usually build.


The dining room. It has a traditional low table, and cushions for sitting. It is also worth pointing out the oak Bonsai Tree.


Across the house, we have the living room, or den. This is probably where you would entertain your guests when you have your friends over.


Here's the story here, with the stairs.
When I was toying around with the furniture shop in Nintendogs + Cats for the Nintendo 3DS, I found something called a 'Stair Chest'. The description said it was a piece of traditional Japanese furniture, once used as a staircase. I thought It'd be neat to implement into this house, so yeah.


Upstairs, there are three separated sleeping areas, and a pet cushion.



I also added plenty of storage. To be honest, I don't use these chests. This house has not really been used, either. But hey, it's (the house and storage space) here if I want it.


Back on the main floor, we'll be heading out through here, next.


Welcome to the garden! The side with the sand is a Zen garden, the other is a standard-traditional Japanese garden. I got creative with the Nether Wart, and I have wooden walkways like in the movie: The Karate Kid.


Below: some more focused angles of the two styles of garden.

Oh, yeah. First, I have to cover something very important: the Impromptu Random Bonus Screenshot of the Day!

I admit that this screenshot is quite old, but still hilarious!
Here we have a spider that climbed into my window, to an unexpected surprise!


My caption: you shouldn't have come here, spidey. (Read in menacing voice. >:) )

Anyway, here are the two angles of the garden, as promised.




 One last aerial view of the house!



Well, that's all I have to show you guys for today! As always, please comment, and thanks for stopping by my blog!

I'm N8thanH, and I'll see you all next post. Until then!

Hello, I'm N8thanH, and welcome back to Across The Map!

Allow me to explain this whole thing.
If any of you have seen AntVenom's channel, (link to the side of my page, plugplugplugplug) you may be familiar with his Peaceful Map. In that world, he builds structures that are close to each other, have some whatsoever use, and look pleasing to the eye. Lately, I have been craving lots of building for some reason, and I thought it would be a good idea to start a Peaceful Map of my own, so I did. 

I have built a bit, and will be touring what I have built, as well as explaining how to build your own Peaceful map, and why you may want one.

Without further adieu, let's start the tour of my Peaceful Map!


Let's start right here, at the house. It's not as spectacular as some of my other homes, but I'm satisfied with it. Hey, the glass ceiling is cool, right? You'll see it in a minute.


Here's the kitchen. The usual design Fire_Cat2000 and I use.


The living room, across from the kitchen. As always, I used Fire_Cat2000's couch design. Love those couches of her's!

Let's go upstairs.


This is the second floor/loft. Another sitting area here, too. If I have more than one guest on this map, these couches can serve as beds.


A bedroom. They are fairly small, but they're cozy!


Moving on, here's the basement/hub. It's down the staircase I went up to access the upstairs. Oh, and yes that's a spider-face rug. *Hiss!*


 The room, as seen from the opposite side.



Mah workshop! I kinda went overkill with the furnaces.


Um, yeah.

Oh, yes, here's a closer look at the storage room, just in case you were curious. I have quite a few chests, but they aren't very full. Some only have like three different stacks of items.



Moving on, we'll be heading this way next. (Sorry the sign text is blurry. It says: 'The Clay Basin'.)


Here we are! This is the entrance to The Clay Basin. Let's head inside, and I'll explain what The Clay
Basin is, or better yet, show you.



The shop is locked right now. Let's press this button to teleport me (This button only lets ME in, FYI.)
inside.


Here we are! Can you tell what this place is? Whatever it is, it seems like it's closed.


If not, I'll flip this switch for you all, and all shall become clear! :D


What's happening?


Ta-da! It's a restaurant!


That is, a restaurant and pool. The lights in the pool also turn off when the lever is deactivated.
The pool is supposed to be a giant basin that is being used to extract clay out of dirt. There is actual clay at the bottom to suggest that idea. So, yeah, a clay (extraction) basin.


Here's the kitchen. As you can see, there are some cabinets, a refrigerator, some ovens/stoves, and a cutting board. Perfect for preparing meals for your customers.


You may ask: "N8, what is the Clay Basin's purpose?" Well, the reason I built it is for if I have guests on this map, I can use this shop to entertain and feed them.

That's all there is to see underground, and this post is getting long. So, I'll meet you guys in front of the house, so I can finish off this tour, as fun as this has been for me, and I hope for you guys too.

Here I am, floating above the area in front of the house. I'll be heading over to that glass tower.
And yes, I updated my skin, thanks for asking. :D Now a lot smoother and better shaded. I blend right in in FreshCraft!


Allow me to also point out two quick things. That green manhole thing is a ladder going into my basement, and I do have a little flower garden. Just some features I wanted you guys to see.

Anyways, here's better look at the Greenhouse's design. (Sorry to disappoint, but no, there are no secrets or Easter eggs here. :p Maybe soon... No promises, though.)


This greenhouse can auto-harvest anything  at the push of a button.
Let's play with the farms!

First of all, here's the wheat farm.
When you push the button on the dispenser block, it will knock out the crops.


The water flooding the farm



This is the pumpkin and melon farm. Again, push button to harvest. Pistons will push and retract the dirt, uprooting the fruits.



The farm while the pistons are extended. A moment later, they will retract, pulling the dirt back with them.


Here we have the sugar cane farm. The pistons here will cut the stocks for you.


The stocks being cut.


We interrupt this non-scheduled blog post to bring you the Impromptu Random Bonus Screenshot of the Day!

Here, we see a large tunnel going up, with an unexpected skeleton hiding in the shadows.


My caption: Wow! What a beautiful cave! I'll take a photo! *Twaaang!* Hey! That skeleton photo bombed my shot!



Last but not least out of the farms, we have the potato and carrots. Same setup as the wheat farm.


The harvesting in action.


Our last destination is the animal tower. I don't need to go through every part of it, since every floor is a rotated version of the one before. Well, mostly.


So, this concludes the tour part of this post. Time to talk about why you should make a Peaceful Map, and how to start and build one.

To make a Peaceful Map, First of all, I recommend you generate a default or large biomes world type. (When you spawn the world, don't forget to learn the commands and enable cheats.) Try to find a flat area near the spawn point. Forests work best, in my opinion.

Try to build your structures as close as possible. Five blocks away is best, also in my opinion. Connect your underground constructions to your house's basement. Don't forget to try thinking of ways to test your ability to build constructions that are as good-looking as you can make them, and also test your redstone knowledge.

Some good map rules are to build in Creative, but don't bring summoned items back to survival, and do everything else legitimately. Use peaceful as your default difficulty, and increase it when you feel like monsters. You may want to also try building things with a purpose.

The last thing I want to talk about today (sorry, I know this is a long post) is some scenarios where I recommend you try your hand at a Peaceful Map.
A. If you do a lot of survival building, this may be a good chance to relax about building.
B.For you creative mode players, a Peaceful Map may be a good chance to implement some survival mode into your game.
C. Do you like hanging out with friends? What better kind of world to chill with your homeys in?

Well, that's it for today! Expect to hear more about my map in future posts! Full credit goes to AntVenom for inventing the concept.
Sorry this post turned out kinda long. And as always, please comment, and thanks for stopping by my blog!

Once again, I'm N8thanH, and I'll see you all next post. Until then!