Minecraft Player Builds Impressive Snowy Mountain Road in the Game

A creative Minecraft player has built a roadway between the snowy mountains in their in-game world, and the result is impressive. In addition to being eye-catching, this creation serves a practical purpose, providing a streamlined means of travel between multiple Minecraft locations.

One of the appeals of the blocky worlds of Minecraft is the plethora of biomes players can discover while exploring. While the environments were initially limited, subsequent updates added a variety of biomes, each with eye-catching features. This has caused the game world to become increasingly diverse, featuring things like mangrove swamps and new cherry blossom groves, just to name a few. This variety of terrain has been a source of inspiration for many Minecraft players, helping them design some spectacular builds in the game.

One particular build by Reddit user octavian_world showcased the creative potential of the game’s snowy mountains. In a post on the platform, the player showcased a collection of images of a road they had created through a mountain range. According to the creator’s description, the road was called Athena Express Route and was designed for easier traversal between two cities in their Minecraft world. The screenshots showed how the snowy road snaked through the evergreen mountains, with caution gates set up periodically along the way. Impressively, the creator had landscaped and detailed the mountains, noting the process took a significant amount of time to complete.

When posting the build to the Minecraft subreddit, octavian_world revealed the inspiration for the design was based on the mountains in the Pacific Northwest. This real-world inspiration piqued the interest of some gamers, with one user claiming they also looked reminiscent of the mountains in Austria. Other users pointed out the high tree density, highlighting how many evergreens lined the roadway. In addition, some noted the realism of the build, with a few wishing something like this creation had been added in the Caves and Cliffs update for Minecraft.

This snowy roadway is the latest build from octavian_world, who is a prolific Minecraft builder. Over the last year, they have completed some stunning landscaping projects in the game. For example, they previously built other nature-themed builds, such as coral reefs and glaciers. They even created a custom mega taiga biome.

With 2024 set to add even more items for players to build with, it will be interesting to see what other nature-themed creations talented builders like octavian_world come up with in the months ahead. Although Mojang has yet to announce the next official biome for the game, there is seemingly no shortage of potential ideas, with one fan even proposing a biome with paved roads in Minecraft. Time will tell what eventually gets added and how players incorporate them into their own builds.

Minecraft

Minecraft is a sandbox video game that puts players in procedurally generated worlds and offers them no guidance whatsoever in where to go or what to do, creating a sense of freedom that was unparalleled in 2011. Minecraft has gone on to become the highest-selling video game of all time.

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PS4 , PS3 , PS Vita , Xbox One , Xbox 360 , Switch , 3DS , PC , Android , iOS , Wii U

Released

November 18, 2011

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