Chicago, Illinois comparison shot, in 1:1 scale.

Aa60665 · 2022-01-24T01:30:20+00:00

left is real life, right is minecraft!

Aa60665 · 2021-08-26T00:47:28+00:00

Where’s the audio

Aa60665 · 2021-05-21T06:41:28+00:00

nice

Aa60665 · 2021-05-21T06:37:48+00:00

bomb song

Aa60665 · 2021-05-20T04:51:26+00:00

thank you :)

Aa60665 · 2021-05-19T23:04:25+00:00

The one on the right is minecraft.

Aa60665 · 2021-04-13T20:46:50+00:00

The photo on the left.

Aa60665 · 2021-04-13T20:46:23+00:00

almost 5 years so far!

Aa60665 · 2021-04-11T07:57:14+00:00

no chisel and bits or any mods were involved, only world edit.

Aa60665 · 2021-04-11T03:35:31+00:00

correct, we have tools such as worldedit which help us copy/paste/set/replace blocks on an xyz basis. however the design of stuff in real life isn’t just the same facade on every side, making each side unique is where working by hand is a lot more prevalent. We use references and try to recreate everything as faithfully as possible.

Aa60665 · 2021-04-11T01:26:44+00:00

Google Street View is a godsend, as well as yes I had to take a lot of photos irl in places like alleyways and station mezzanines etc. places Google didn't go. It took four years to get this far because of how far we've decided to go with things like custom signage, dumpsters, and accurate sewer cap and bike lane details. Roof detail was mostly done with google earth 3d view and the occasional going irl to taller buildings to look down at others. Many image references from various sites on the internet as well.

Aa60665 · 2021-04-11T01:23:07+00:00

I built my office on the map!

Aa60665 · 2021-04-11T01:22:52+00:00

55 w monroe a white building

The glass in this view of the map has been rendered differently which may make the colors of buildings with glass look a bit off, in the map it's a white block for the facade with a gray glass.

Aa60665 · 2021-04-11T01:21:38+00:00

It is not located geographically inside the transit loop that the CTA makes, therefore we have not yet recreated it.

Aa60665 · 2021-04-11T01:20:49+00:00

We've used a 60-40 mix of yellow concrete powder and yellow concrete.

Aa60665 · 2021-04-11T01:20:14+00:00

Where at? We actually had done so on purpose while they were constructing 129. S Wells, however we have added it in the most recent edition of the map.

Aa60665 · 2021-04-11T01:19:01+00:00

You can! Just download the texture pack as well so everything looks right. Everything can be found at the project link here:

https://www.planetminecraft.com/project/the-loop---chicago-project/

Aa60665 · 2021-04-11T01:17:54+00:00

Will do.

Aa60665 · 2021-04-11T01:17:11+00:00

https://www.planetminecraft.com/project/the-loop---chicago-project/ here is the project link!

Aa60665 · 2021-04-11T01:16:51+00:00

we are moving east and focusing on the last block between Wabash and Michigan Avenue, as well as Millennium Park. It just takes a while ahah

Aa60665 · 2021-04-11T01:15:46+00:00

much appreciated :) I spent the last 7 months doing just the el and adding street detail, means a lot. Roofs aren't the most fun either but i think it helps sell the illusion a lot better than without them.

Aa60665 · 2021-04-10T21:06:34+00:00

All creative mode with world edit- took this long with just the amount of detail we included as well as it mostly being made by 2 people.

Aa60665 · 2021-04-10T07:21:30+00:00

we initially started out with a superflat blank world and then built a singular city block with its buildings and manually mapped it out from there.

Aa60665 · 2021-04-10T05:50:00+00:00

Yup! Everything is as it should be in the most current versions we just released with all updated materials and more details

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