The Spawn Chunks 362: Copper Hopes And Dreams
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After the pre-show chat (16:50) Joel, and Jonny discuss new copper features in the latest Minecraft snapshot. Plus some highly oxidized ideas for more copper blocks, and answering listener email about how their gameplay has changed over time.
In the post-show (1:34:25) the copper snapshot discussion continues, plus a peek behind the scenes at some of the broader Minecraft listener, and viewer trends discussed in The Spawn Chunks Quarterly Hangout over the weekend.
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Joel
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- The Citadel | Westhill
- This week saw the final bits of landscaping going into the Westhill Valley with some empty green spaces filled in, and extra paths between the farms.
- Green Spaces And Garden Paths (YouTube.com/JoelDugganVODs)
- The waterfall behind the bee farm is also done.
- Finishing The Bee Farm Waterfall (YouTube.com/JoelDugganVODs)
- Started roughing out the distillery space in the basement of the Westhill Keep. Very much a work in progress, but there appears to be space to recenter the room, keep the existing entrances – even the secret ones – and incorporate a wet basement drain that connects the east end of the moat to the big bend in the Westhill river to the south.
- Medieval Keep Basement Distillery – Part 1 (YouTube.com/JoelDugganVODs)
- This week saw the final bits of landscaping going into the Westhill Valley with some empty green spaces filled in, and extra paths between the farms.
- Snapshot Survival World
- A slightly slow start to the Snapshot Survival World after moving starting locations. However, the new location has a lot to offer with two villages, huge dripstone caves, and an abandoned mineshaft, near, or under a pretty neat build site cradled at the peak!
- Copper And A Cool Place To Live (Twitch.tv/joelduggan)
- A slightly slow start to the Snapshot Survival World after moving starting locations. However, the new location has a lot to offer with two villages, huge dripstone caves, and an abandoned mineshaft, near, or under a pretty neat build site cradled at the peak!
Jonny
- The Minecraft Survival Guide, Season 3
- Just can’t stop building these terraced houses! Especially since chains, and lightning rods are a big component of the design, and both items are getting a big upgrade in the next gameplay drop.
- Windy City Building – Minecraft Survival Guide S3 (Twitch.tv/Pixlriffs)
- I Can’t Stop Building Houses! – Minecraft Survival Guide S3 (Twitch.tv/Pixlriffs)
- Still trying to figure out if the interior of these houses will be traditional decoration, or more functional builds like micro farms helping to supply the surrounding build. Perhaps both?
- How To Build Terraced Houses – Minecraft Survival Guide S3 (YouTube.com/Pixlriffs)
- Just can’t stop building these terraced houses! Especially since chains, and lightning rods are a big component of the design, and both items are getting a big upgrade in the next gameplay drop.
Minecraft News
- Minecraft: Java Edition Snapshot 25W32A (Minecraft.net)
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Chunk Mail
FROM: D1rkP1tt
SUBJECT: From Modded Mayhem To Vanilla Vibes
Hello Pix, and Joel
I’ve been a listener for a while now, and just wanted to say how much I enjoy the podcast. Your conversations, insights, and the way you talk about Minecraft with such thoughtfulness have had a big impact on how I play the game.
When I first got into Minecraft, it was through modpacks like RLCraft, and AllTheMods — fast-paced, quest-driven experiences with constant progression and pressure. It was fun, but often felt chaotic. After listening to The Spawn Chunks, and watching creators like both of you, and the Hermitcraft crew, I decided to give vanilla Minecraft a go.
Now I’m hooked. Slowing down, building with purpose, and just letting the world grow around me has been unexpectedly satisfying. One of my favorite projects right now is a fantasy-themed cliffside base. It’s taken a while to plan, and build, but that slower pace has made the whole process way more enjoyable — and seeing it come together piece by piece has been really rewarding.
My question for you both is: as professional Minecraft creators, how has your own play style changed over time? Were there moments or shifts that made you approach the game differently?
Thanks again for what you do — your passion really shows.
Cheers,
D1rkPitt died trying to elytra into a build… but forgot the build wasn’t finished yet.
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Copper’s Back On The Menu!
With copper now sharing many similarities to iron in the latest snapshot Joel, and Jonny discuss if copper could bring new functional blocks to Minecraft as well. What could a copper hopper offer? Could copper rails speed up contraptions? How much coal could a copper hopper mine cart haul if I copper hopper mine cart could haul coal? Some of these ideas are just drops in the copper bucket.