This documentary will take you on a journey to explore the World Generation of Minecraft.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:52 - Part 1: Procedural Generation
00:05:47 - Part 2: The History of Minecraft
00:15:09 - Part 3: World Generation
00:29:55 - Part 3.2: Terrain Height
00:34:31 - Part 3.3: World Features
00:36:39 - Part 4: Minecraft 1.18
00:41:01 - Part 5: To Infinity & Beyond...
00:42:45 - Credits
You can find a written version of this video here, which includes some additional content: www.alanzucconi.com/?p=13702
No mob was harmed during the making of this documentary.
●●● Credits ●●●
Script, Voice, Editing: Alan Zucconi
Script Supervision: James Donohue
- Minecraft OST - C418, Kumi Tanioka, Lana Raine
- Kevin MacLeod - Amazing Plan
- Koala Kid - can't hide your love
This video was made possible by the support of many patrons on Patreon.
●●● References ●●●
(1) 00:08:04 • Cave game tech test by @Nizzotch
(2) 00:12:25 • WHAT CAUSED the MINECR... by @AntVenom
(3) 00:13:44 • The History of 2b2t's ... by @FitMC
(4) 00:20:31 • Let’s BUILD a COMPUTER... by @AlanZucconi
(5) 00:30:47 / 1263108510541164544
(6) 00:38:15 • Dev Diaries: World Gen... by @minecraft
(7) 00:41:17 • Oh look, a hill! by @Earthcomputer
(8) 00:41:17 • Pack.PNG has been FOUN... by @SalC1
(9) 00:41:24 • The Quest for the Tall... by @Geosquare8128
(10) 00:41:31 gendesignmc.engineering.nyu.edu/
Other smaller segments are from the various official Minecraft trailers and the "How We Make Minecraft" series.
●●● Social Links ●●●
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💰 Patreon ► / alanzucconi
🌐 Website ► www.alanzucconi.com
The fact this has only 12k views is criminal, this is the most extensive explanation of minecraft world gen to date. And it's up to date !
I KNOW RIGHT? 🥲 Haha well, feel free to share it with your fellow Minecraft friends!
I suspect its because of the bad title and thumbnail. When I was researching for some info on minecraft's worldgen, I saw this video and immediately ignored it because it's title/thumbnail made it seem like some basic video with very simple information and no actual in-depth details.
Can't wait to have it really popular in the next 2 years!
@@questwalkerkoi guess he changed it because it is claiming for attention now 😅
He now has 12k subs!
While watching this I thought “This guy sounds very passionate about this and really explains well the topic, reminds me of my Uni days” and notice that you were actually one of my University professors, amazing video !
Aww thank you so much, it means a lot! 🙏 And if I remember correctly, you had one of the top submissions for the Snake AI that year! 🐍👏
@@AlanZucconithe fact that you recognize him shows you actually care about students
@@markfuckerturd5165 Aww, this was super kind for you to say! ❤
The production quality of this documentary is superb.
Thank you so much for this!
why did you donate robux?
@@DaRealTriTiit isnt robux it real money
@@DaRealTriTi LOL
@@Zentio_Builds bro didn’t get the joke
I liked the big oceans. They made the world feel believable.
I knoooow!!!
I feel like if you have some sort of ship mods installed (for building larger ships) they are definitely fun, but with only the vanilla boats I can see why they changed it
@@justonedeveloper I wish they exposed some parameters to let players decide how the world generates.
Nothing says believable like being attacked by shadow monsters in an alternate dimension while fighting a dragon using exploding beds
@@fitz394 what are you talking about? That literally how most of my Mondays go. 🤯
As a huge MC nerd & OG, I must say; This is absurdly underrated
Thanks!!!
@@AlanZucconi My Pleasure :D
idk man i stopped playing Minecraft a year ago and switched over to terraria
@@aaaaaaaaaaa.a Go try Vintage Story
lmao same
Pre 1.18 terrain just has a certain unique feel to it. It's bumpy and coarse, but also gradual and smooth at the same time. 1.18+ terrain is much more smooth and realistic, which was probably a good change, but it definately got rid of that unique feel.
No
Beta terrain will forever be king for me. Most likely exclusively because of nostalgia, but still. It just feels good to play with.
1.18 terrain is garbage, it is LESS realistic than the old one - mountains that are hundreds of meters tall being everywhere isn't realistic
@@plebisMaximus beta terrain was wild and unexpected, release terrain became a lil bit more boring but it definitely had a feeling to it. 1.18 feels like an improve to post release terrain and while it does offer more opportunity than beta terrain, its not as unique as beta, but its one of the few things I commend Mojang for doing because it is committing to a new vision rather than trying to appease both sides.
@@shadesoftimeth ere are not mountains everywhere. Go touch grass blocks
what the hell??? this production quality is absolutely INSANE!!! I dont say this often but this definitely needs millions of views. You are definitely going places!
Thank you so much!!! 🙏 KZhead doesn't really appreciate me posting a new documentary a year! 🥲 So it doesn't often get my work featured!
ngl just recently started playing but new abt the farlands but that was it, this video helps me out alot with minecrafts history!!!
You answered questions that answered other questions I didn't know enough to ask. This documentary is so thorough, and you break things down in a clear and orderly way. Inspiring and entertaining. I'm fascinated by Minecraft, and I have enjoyed playing it these last 8+ years.
Thank you so much!!! It was a lot of hard work, but I think it was worth it! If you want, I also made a documentary about Conway's Game of Life which you might also enjoy!
no fucking way you share the same last name as me i didn't even know that was possible
This documentary is insanely well made . As a Computer Science Student, it’s crazy to see so many familiar (mostly simple) concepts mushed together, somehow resulting in THE game of my early teens. I have to point out: The World Generation Pipeline was explained very well. It’s a complex topic but you managed to break it up into simple steps, painting a coherent image. The stack-graphic definitely helped! I hope you get the recognition you deserve. Have a nice day!
Thank you so much! I actually use some of the visuals I made for this documentary with my students as well!
This was awesome ! A year or two back I spent a few weeks on an infinite-world generation project as the concept had always fascinated me, but I ended up getting overwhelmed by just all the layers of systems needed to consistently create a compelling result. I read up a bit on minecraft, but most of what was published was either hypertechnical to the point of being difficult to parse, or was so high level it provided nothing. This video was fantastic at bridging the two concepts!
Thank you Chris! This was exactly my problem. The videos were either too simple, or too technical! I had to actually decompile Minecraft to see how it worked! Took a long time, but I'm very glad I had the chance to do it!
This is really top tier quality. I remember subscribing for the Game of Life documentary and do not regret at all the decision. Production quality is really amazing.
Thank you so much! It's just me doing all the work, which is why is taking SO long! 🥲
how does this video not have millions of views? the information, quality and editing is insane
I KNOW RIGHT!
@@AlanZucconiit's kinda cool how every minecraft world you generate is different and unique from others and so much more.
@@redthetrollge7319 it's true! Although there are many other games that generate infinite worlds! It's not that difficult to do. The real challenge is to make them interesting and playable!
It has!!!
It's just sad how such a video can go unnoticed for more than a year. I hope you will finally get the attention you deserve, it must be frustrating trying endlessly to optimize but still not getting the expected views
It does! 😅 Another documentary of mine got over 700K views. It seems a lot is in the hand of the algorithm! And I don't post content regularly enough to please it! 😅 Out of curiosity, how did you find the video!
@@AlanZucconi It was on my main page, which is probably a good sign :D Keep it up!
@@ertelmisegi Me too just today
I saw it on my main page too today. And it's great.
@@nochimmerkeineAhnung thanks! I'm glad KZhead if finally giving the video some attention!
It should be illegal how underrated this video is. Props to you ❤
Arrest the Algorithm! 🚨
At least it's still getting recommended 👌
@@AlanZucconi Hi Alan can I know what song Is playing in the beginning, apps like shazam can't figure that out because of your beautiful voice. xD
@@1Life4Passion Thanks! 😊 That's the official Minecraft OST!
You should not say things like that which makes it sound that you don't think he deserves it by saying that he deserves it but you say it in a way that makes it looks like you mean that he doesn't mean it.
This is exactly what I wanted to learn when I clicked on this video. I love how you crammed so much detail into your explanation without it feeling overwhelming. That's not an easy balance to strike with a topic this large, but I thought you handled it beautifully. I've just subscribed to the channel, and I'll be working my way through your backlog, starting with the video on Conway's Game of Life.
Thank you so much! I had over 100 pages of notes, and I've spent a couple of months decompiling the game. I only wish I could make videos much faster! 😅
The fact that this only has 92k views is crazy, your production quality is among the highest on KZhead. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much!!! 🙏🙏🙏 Fun fact: a week ago it only had 35K views. I have been blessed by the The Algorithm, incidentally on my birthday!
@@AlanZucconiThe Video seems to be reaching more and more people!
Im also one of the ones that just had seen the video
@@King-me Welcome! 😊
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:05 💎 *Introduction to Minecraft world generation* - Minecraft's vast world generation. - The concept of procedurally generated worlds. - The role of randomness and seeds in Minecraft's world generation. 03:03 🎲 *The significance of seeds in Minecraft* - The use of seeds to initialize terrain generation. - The deterministic nature of Minecraft worlds based on seeds. - The immense number of unique worlds created by seeds. 04:30 ⚔️ *Procedural generation in early games* - The history of procedural world generation in video games. - The influence of games like "Rogue" on Minecraft. - Overview of how "Rogue" generated dungeon layouts. 08:15 🌍 *Expanding Minecraft's world size* - Minecraft's initial world size limitations. - The introduction of infinite worlds through chunk-based generation. - Explaining the size and restrictions of Minecraft worlds. 10:25 🏞️ *Biome generation in Minecraft* - The introduction of biomes in Minecraft. - The role of noise maps in biome determination. - How temperature and rainfall affect biome distribution. 12:45 🌊 *Changes in world generation in Minecraft updates* - Changes to world generation in Minecraft updates. - Impact on servers like 2b2t. - The longevity of Minecraft's world generation algorithm. 14:39 🎮 *Technical aspects of Minecraft world generation* - Technical details of Minecraft's world generation process. - Layers and stacks involved in generating the world. - The role of noise maps in creating variation. 19:36 🌐 *Creating Minecraft's biome map* - The critical role of the biome map in world generation. - How different layers contribute to biome distribution. - The use of noise maps and scaling layers in refining details. 23:24 ❄️ *Climate and biome variation in Minecraft* - How temperature and climate layers determine biomes. - The introduction of hilly variants to add variety. - The role of white noise and transitional layers in world generation. 25:27 🌟 *Special biomes in Minecraft* - The generation of rare and special biomes in Minecraft. - The influence of climate layers on special biomes. - Examples of special biomes and their significance. 25:57 🌳 *Minecraft Biome Generation* - Biomes like bamboo jungles and sunflower plains are created as patches within larger regions. - Additional layers determine the probability of certain biomes, such as bamboo jungles and mushroom islands. 27:26 🏞️ *River Generation in Minecraft* - Rivers in Minecraft are generated separately from the main terrain. - The River Layer detects potential river locations and smooths them to create rivers. 28:25 🌊 *Ocean Temperature Stack* - The Ocean Temperature stack adds variety to ocean biomes using Perlin noise. - Perlin noise creates smooth, visually pleasing maps by interpolating random values. 30:28 ⛰️ *Terrain Generation in Minecraft* - Minecraft uses fractal Brownian motion noise to generate terrain height maps. - The terrain height is calculated column by column from top to bottom. 33:13 🌲 *Terrain Height and Biome Interaction* - Biomes affect terrain height in Minecraft, preventing unrealistic combinations. - Depth and scale parameters of biomes determine their average height and variation. 35:09 🏰 *Strongholds and World Generation* - Strongholds are critical structures in Minecraft, necessary to access The End dimension. - They are strategically placed in the world generation and prioritized over other features. 36:39 🌄 *Minecraft 1.18 Terrain Generation* - Minecraft 1.18 introduces a new terrain generator with taller mountains and 3D biomes. - Biomes are now linked to a 3D climate map, affecting terrain and underground caves. 39:30 🌍 *Minecraft 1.18 Climate-Based World Generation* - Minecraft 1.18 uses a 3D climate map with parameters like temperature and humidity. - Biomes are determined based on climate parameters, resulting in more diverse landscapes. 41:10 🌐 *Minecraft Community and Research* - Minecraft's community actively conducts research and challenges in world generation. - The game's complexity emerges from simple mechanics, making it appealing to players. Made with HARPA AI
This is such a high quality documentary, you deserve more subscribers not gonna lie. Good luck and very good content 👍
Thank you so much!!! Yeah, I'm hoping the documentary will get some more visibility at some point!
Minecraft's world generation is a topic I love to learn about. 1.18 terrain generation is really amazing, althought there are things I dont like as microbiome or "misplaced biomes" and I really want to understand why it's so hard to fix
I’ve always wondered how Minecraft generates. I used to think it generated as you walk closer to a new chunk, but since you can type in command to find certain biomes or use a map to find a woodland mansion, I began to think everything must be pre generated. That idea also just made no sense knowing seeds exist. But since the worlds are infinite I wondered how the game would generate something infinite. I have no knowledge of code so this was interesting to me.
I hope this video helped! ☺️ Yes, Minecraft indeed generates new chunks as you walk into unexplored areas. But what goes into those chunks is already predetermined by the world seed! Minecraft worlds are fully deterministic, meaning that from the seed you can recreate all of their features. Some things, like the position of woodland mansions and stronghold can be calculated easily without computing the full map!
Wow. Just wow. I already loved Minecraft, and enjoyed the deeper parts of it via AntVenom...but I still had no idea just HOW complex this game was/is. I was worried coming into this video that it'd all go over my head, but you explained everything in an understandable and digestible manner, giving me a hunger to learn more. Well done. You've definitely more than earned a sub.
Thank you so much! ⛏️
Thanks for all the detail! It's rare to see so long, and still constantly interesting videos on KZhead.
Thank you! It was a lot of work, but I had so much fun making it!
I've been looking forward to this documentary and I'm blown away with how polished and comprehensive it is. Thanks doing the incredible amount of work this must have required.
Thanks for such a nice comment! 🙏 I had to decompile several versions of Minecraft to get all the info, but I'm glad it was worth it! ✨
Absolutely incredible!! Thank YOU for answering these questions many have regarding Minecraft’s simple yet complex world Gen engine! You deserve 1 million views for this!
Thank you so much!
Wow. This made me even more amazed as to how minecraft was made after seeing its beautiful yet complex algorithm to generate worlds. The maths behind it all is crazy. I hope this finds its place in the youtube algorithm, because this is a really well made documentary. I subscribed and I hope to see you reach your deserved amount of fame.
Thank you so much for such a kind comment! ♥️ It took about one year to make the video, but unfortunately KZhead prefers creators who publish regularly! 🥲 Anyway, I made two other documentaries which are in a similar style, in case you are interested!
@@AlanZucconi Oh I will listen to them. I love youtubers that prioritizes quality over quantity. It's unfortunate that youtube doesn't favor youtubers like you, such as Lemmino which makes truly incredible work of production and with deep knowledge about the topic he makes a video about. I wish you theb est of luck on youtube :)
This was legit interesting from start to finish. Explained simple enough, yet giving enough information to go on to perhaps make something yourself. Great work!
Thank you so much! 🙏 I have a few other documentaries on my channel, and I'm working on a new one as we speak!
I love when i create my base, and i as explore the the various caves around it, i find how theyre connected. Since 1.18, they're are always these sprawling interconnected caves. And even when i think i have them all mapped out, if i keep exploring, they just seem to keep going
Awesome vid man. It had everything. Throwing that reference back to rogue was really the icing for me. 11/10
I remember playing Rogue with my friends when I was a child! So many good memories!
Got this recommended. One of the best videos I have seen in a while on KZhead. Extensively researched, Well editted, Great Storytelling and very well done editting, this fits the definition of The Perfect Video.
Aww thanks, too kind!!!
Amazing documentary! Very detailed, gave me a lot of insights. I would love some more in-depth information how structures and decorations work, after the world is generated. Like villages, mineshafts, mansions etc. Sadly not a lot of video's that I can find.
Thank you! Yeah, I really wanted to talk a bit more about the structures. The problem is that there are SO MANY and they are so different! 😅 Couldn't fit them all in a single video!
Thank you so much for this! I've always been fassinated by how Minecraft as a game functions!
Amazing documentary. You earned yourself a sub
I really wish they still had the "realistic sized" oceans. It made the world feel like there were different continents and really made each place feel like a new land. Now each ocean just feels like a large lake and the everywhere starts feeling the same very quickly.
Totally agree!!
Yes
Ocean Update II when?
@@redpanda1765 I can't wait!
I found this video while randomly scrolling on KZhead. And found it absolutely amazing. I don't know how it doesn't have millions of views but your production quality is outstanding. Keep up the good work. 👍👍
Thank you so much! 🙏 I think my problem is that the way I make content doesn't please the algorithm enough! 🥲 But in case you're interested, I have a few more documentaries on my channel!
This is an amazing video and very high quality. The fact that something that seems so simple but is so extensive is amazing!
Thank you so much! It's what I like about games like Minecraft. They're so incredibly complex, once you peer through their apparent simplicity!
I can't believe I only got recommended this today. This is so well made, and explained it very well! Keep up the amazing work. ❤
Thank you so much! I've been blessed by The Algorithm this week!
this documentary is fantastic, totally looking forward for a sequel on 1.18!
The content is surprisingly still accurate for 1.20 as well!
I'm so glad that this incredible video popped up in my recommendations feed! It deserves wayyyy more views...
Thanks! I've recently been blessed by The Algorithm!
This was very informative and interesting. Thank you!
happy to see this video finally getting the support it deserves. keep it up man good job 👍
Thank you so much!!! Yeah, is great to see KZhead finally giving this video some well-deserved exposure! ✨ I'm already working on the next documentary!
Damn this video is underrated as hell. It's the best and most professional minecraft documentary I've ever seen, better than any large youtubers. I have no idea why youtube hasn't recommended it to me earlier. You've got yourself a new subscriber.
Aww, thank you so much it means a lot!!! I don't post enough to please the algorithm!
Unfortunate youtube works that way.. I've also watched Geosquare's cactus video after this, it's pretty insane what the community is doing nowadays Also I havent expected you to respond within minutes for a comment on a year old video haha
@@pas1033 I wish I had more comments than I can reply to! 😂
This game is a real gem. Thank you very much for this precious explanation, Sir! Keep up this amazing work, there! :D
9:19 this part right here was the highlight for me truly eye-opening, great video!
Thanks! That's possibly my favourite segment! And it took so long to make it! 😅
Beta 1.7 was the best terrain. So unique structures.
What an absolutely exceptional and well-produced documentary, especially for someone who hasn’t come from the tech minecraft community! Astonishing!! 👏
Thank you so much! 🙏 I've spent A LOT of time decompiling and recompiling the source code. And many have helped me getting started writing code to visualise the biome and all of its parts. It was a lot of work, but I'm very happy about the result!
Hey man please keep making stuff! Absolutely loved this, you should be at 100x the subscribers you're at now!
Thank you so much, this is very kind! 🙏 I'm working on a new documentary as we speak!!!
@@AlanZucconi Amazing, cant wait (:
It's a sin this only have 100k views, such an extensive work!!!!
Thanks! It only had 30K views last week! Glad it's finally getting some steam!
I love how happy he sounds
How can you not be, when talking about Minecraft!? ❤️
This video was made insanely well, I'm impressed it still has so little views. Great work mate.
Thank you so much! It's slowly getting some more attention!
that's so much in depth info! Thank you for this detailed essay
Thank you! 🙏 I had so much fun making this!
The video is slowly but surely pushed towards the right people. It was a lot of fun to watch!
Thank you do much! It's great to see KZhead giving this video some visibility!
This is an absolutely phenomenal video, I enjoyed every single minute watching it. Thank you for that!
You're welcome! It was a lot of work! ✨
@@AlanZucconi That work really shows itself on the quality of the documentary :)
Insane video, congrats on releasing such a technial masterpiece!
Thank you! It was a lot of work, but I am very happy!
I love this. I hope new videos like this will be made. The quality of the explanation and editing are just superb
Too kind! 🙏 I have a couple of other documentaries on my channel! And yes, I'm working on two more! One about hyperspace, and one about the emergence of emergent behaviours!
Please make more stuff like this !
Thank you so much! 🙏 I made two other documentaries: one about "Creatures", and one about Conway's Game of Life. I'm working right now on another documentary about the emergence of emergent behaviours!
this was a very cool video i also love your enthusiasm in your voice over its contagious and definitely added to the retention imo
Thank you for the kind words!
This is awesome! Thanks for making it ❤️
Awww thank you! 🙏
I'm so glad your channel got recommended to me! Your blog posts taught me everything I know about inverse kinematics!
Aww, thank you so much for the kind message! I'm so glad the blog helped! I put so much love into that series! 🦾
This could have gone onto the official channel instead….. truly amazing
Aww this is so kind!!! I guess Minecraft prefers to keep a lot of this knowledge secret! 😛
I did not think mathematics, random fractal and noise maps, and randomness could be so beautiful to make a grown man cry. But it did. It made me cry. Thanks for this experience.
Thank you for sharing this with me! Totally made my day! 😭
Thx for sharing this knowledge! Awesome video.
This is such an amazing video, learned so much and in such a great way! Clear and understandable for anyone even without technical knowledge, the editing is also top notch! Thank you very much for taking the time (a lot of time I assume) to make this :)
You're welcome! 🙏 Yes, it took more than a year to make it! In case you're interested, a have a few other documentaries on my channel! 🤓
This is so good! Get ready for this to blow up as a student resource video. ❤
It's been really nice to see the video getting some more exposure this week!!!
This is the best and most in-depth video I have seen on this topic, the visuals are just superb across the board!
Thank you so much! 🙏 It took several months to put it all togehter!
@@AlanZucconi I am not surprised, can't wait to see what's next!
@@Bryzerse I'm working on a documentary about the emergence of emergent behaviours!
@@AlanZucconi Interesting, I intend to also go and watch your other documentaries when I find the time, about to do computer science at uni so it's handy stuff :)
Absolutely incredible documentary! Thank you so much for your time and effort!
You're welcome! I'm working on a couple of new documentaries right now!
this is such a cool video, you gotta make more stuff like this!
Thank you! I am making more stuff like this RIGHT NOW! 😎 The next two documentaries will be about understanding hyperspace, and the emergence of emergent behaviours! Also, I have a few other documentaries on my channel which I hope you'll like!
Haha came for the zoom out, and was not disappointed. Great videos, man :)
I had so much fun making that! 🗺
Brilliant work. I appreciate you making this. I have been in MC for a very long time now and I only guessed a few things right about this process. Very well informative!
Thanks! I'm glad it helped!
Seems like this documentary really blew up the last week or two, you deserve it!
I KNOW RIGHT? KZhead is so random sometimes!
I watched this while finishing a slide deck for work so couldn’t look at the screen for much of the video, but you described it so well that even with just seeing the screen out of the corner of my eye, I was able to understand it perfectly. What a phenomenal video!
I'm very glad that's the case! Although it took SO! long to make all of the videos and diagrams haha!
I haven't sat down this long for a youtube video in a very long time. Amazing documentary.
Thank you so much! 🙏 I have a few other documentaries on my channel which I hope you'll enjoy!
I think this is the best quality video I have ever seen about Minecraft. I had some knowledge about world generation before but this was awesome. And the production? Simply wow. I hope the algorithm keeps pushing it to other people's main page. BTW, I suscribed! :)
Thank you so much for the kind words! I've been recently blessed by the algorithm and I'm currently working on a new documentary! But in the meantime, I have a few more videos with a similar style on my channel! I hope you'll enjoy them as well!
Very big thanks. This documentary made me think entirely different about the world generation phase. Thanks a lot again 🎉
You're welcome! ☺
Crazy to hear your voice, its so passionate! great content!
Thank you! ☺️ I had so much fun making this documentary, so I'm glad you liked it!
hey man this video was amazing! I would wish for such a video for the nether, as I havent seen a video that covers the generation of the nether, and it would be very interesting to know how those weird nether caves and biomes are created! Keep up the work!
Thank you so much! The reality is that the nether is a much, much simpler type of biome. It is almost entirely driven by 3D noise! Unfortunately had to cut down a lot of content from the video, or it would have been 3h long! 🤣
@@AlanZucconi I think I would actually watch remaining over 2 hours too ;)
i dont know much about coding but this was such a fun video to listen to! the way you speak is very engaging and made it as easy to understand as possible, and i appreciate that! thank you for posting this video i am so happy i found it :)!!
Thank you so much! I'm working on some more content, I hope you'll enjoy that as well!
this video is incredible! i can’t believe you managed to explain it so clearly! minecraft is fascinating, and from now on i’ll see the seed map in a whole new light.
Aww thank you, it's great to hear this! ☺
This just ended up on my homepage today, and it's amazingly well done!
Thank you so much! I'm working on a new documentary right now, and I hope you will like that as well!
damn.. the production quality of this video is beyond amazing.. Your channel is so underrated right now, 15k Sub is nothing for this level of quality.
Thank you so much, it means a lot! I don't post often enough to please the algorithm! Btw, I have a few other documentaries on my channel, which I hope you might like!
As I'm working on world generation (well mostly caves) it's very nice to have this video! Thank you very much
You're welcome! ☺️ It was a lot of fun to do research for this video!
@@AlanZucconi Henrik's video was nice already, like from the inside so obviously he knows a lot, but this is really in depth! Also I studdied dungeon generation in the Mystery Dungeon serie and I love how similar it is to rogue
@@Mysda_ funny thing: I made the script for this video before seeing his! Would have helped to much haha!
I'd absolutely love to see a breakdown of the other structures etc. The stuff skipped over in this doc. Great stuff!! Very educational!
Thanks! I took over 100 pages of notes, it was hard to decide what to include! The reality is that the position of other structures is often just a nasty equation! 😅 But it's interesting to see how buildings are generated by joining together different pieces!
Yeah no doubt! I've been working with the recently released and still very experimental procedural content generation tool in Unreal. The sheer scope of what is possible to achieve with tools like this is insane and the required equations to make it work even more so! Seeing a detailed breakdown of how a quintessential game handles procedural generation to this scale was definitely enlightening not just as to what can be taken into consideration but also the pitfalls along the way. Our little R&D team in the studio is currently gobbling up this video to see what we can take away from it and to what extend we can apply the knowledge of it to PCG in various projects 😁
@@Glidikil that's awesome to hear! ✨
this is genuinely awesome. i literally subscribed and turned on notifications to not miss any future videos.
Aww, thank you so much! There are a few other documentaries on my channel that I hope you'll like! An I'm working on two new more!!! One about 4D geometries, and another one about the emergence of emergent behaviours!
@@AlanZucconi i'll definitely check them out! keep up the good work :)
I did not expect such a well made video on exactly what I wanted to know 😊! It got so nerdy but never boring thank you
Aww thanks! I'm working on a new documentary as we speak!
This is amazing, i was aware of the layers, I even decompiled the source code but the layer part wasnt given enough love when naming the obfuscated variables and this explained perfectly how each layer works. (Except the vornoi zoom) Will you make a video talking more about the 1.18 biome generation? As i find it fascinating that they reverted back to the multinoise system and i don't understand how it works with soo many biomes and the ocean temperature. Really thank you for such nice video!
Thank you! I don't think I'll do a follow up any time soon, as it takes too long to make a new video!
@@AlanZucconi thats a shame but i understand. Maybe you could make a short videos talking about features separately. Like how villages, cliffs, trees and more are generated/handled. (Im more curious about the villages and cliffs tho :) ) Well anyway good luck with your videos, hope i stumble on one of your videos in the future again!
Seems like your second most popular, your most popular video sure did inspire me to make my own implementation of Game of Life!
Ohhh! This is awesome! Feel free to share it!
top tier content, your channel WILL blow up! keep it up
Thank you so much! 💥
So glad this video popped up in my recommended feed! This is an insanely thorough breakdown of world gen in Minecraft. I learned more in the first 15 minutes of this video than I'd ever known about procedural generation before! Plus, the subtitles are user-defined and accurate, which is huge for me specifically. Definitely earned my like and subscription!
So glad this video popped up in your recommendation feed as well! ☺️
i think from the comments i saw that the thumbnails was the problem for the low view count,im guessing it had been changed cz its a very unique thumbnail definitely made me look twice!! really good quality and i see you have replied to alot of the comments which is really uncommon ! great job man
Thanks! ☺️ Yes, I played a bit with the thumbnail! Pleasing the algorithm is not easy! 🫠 And yes! I try to reply to *all* comments! ✨
Thank you for this incredibly well-done video! I’ve always been fascinated with how Minecraft was built. This video gives me the best glimpse into that I’ve ever seen. I’d love to see something like this but at at code walkthrough level. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much, this is incredibly kind! It's a shame that Mojang doesn't really allow for their source code to be posted online! For instance, there are a lot of tools to decompile Minecraft, but you can't publish the decompiled source code!
@@AlanZucconi thanks for your reply! It’s an honor :). I know, it is a bummer it is closed source. It’d be awesome to see the code, or some form of it. But either way, thank you for your reply and content!
Great video, it was refreshing to watch something that wasn't focused on competing for my attention span but focused on informing me
Thanks! 🙏 It's very difficult to make a 40min video that is informative and entertaining at the same time!
Extremely well-explained and easy to follow! Great work!
Thanks! I have a few other documentaries on my channel, which I hope you will enjoy!
Top 10 videos of all time! I hope the algorithm may bless you.
Thank you so much!!!
I've searched for a resource like this, an explanation of Minecraft's terrain generation procedure that is both complete and accessible to non-experts, and which is illustrated, for a very long time. I can't thank the video creator enough for making this.
Thanks! 🙏
This is an incredible documentary! I love the production quality. Keep up the great work. 😍
Thanks! I'm already working on some new content! 🙂
@@AlanZucconi Awesome! Can't wait.
Such high quality video! Keep it up, i'm glad the algorithm suggested me this
Thanks! I hope the algorithm will keep pushing the video!
BOOSTING THIS IN THE ALGORITHM!!! YOU DESERVE IT!!!
Thanks! 😭🙏
amazing script, amaIng animations, amazing content. So brilliantly done. I will be sharing this with my cs students. "Fortune favors the prepared mind" Part of that is seeing applications of useful techniques. You do that so well here.
Oh thank you so much! I'm a Lecturer as well, so I really appreciate! 😊
This was a documentary. The explanations, details, animations.. All are amazingly well put together. At some point i thought that you must have been a mojang employee to know this much stuff about the game. Great job
Ah! Thank you so much!!! When doing research for this video, I ended up spending a few months decompiling and recompiling Minecraft to make sure I got everything right!
Damn so much effort into this an soo underrated you deserve so much more
I KNOW RIGHT? 😂
im sure this is the best video about minecraft i've ever seen. it's complete and you explained evrrything i wanted to know and even thinks that i didn't knew i wanted to know! congratulations
Thanks!!! 🙏