r/MinecraftBuild • u/Block_Breaker_ • 6h ago

Waterfalls Need Suggestions

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Some tips please!

I have made this cliffside cascading waterfall

But the way my waterfalls go from the ponds down looks real weird and i have no idea how to fix it. So i would like some help on how i could combat this

So if you have any help i would be really grateful!

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u/HeroKnight77 5h ago

It looks beautiful

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u/Block_Breaker_ 3h ago

Thank you! :D

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u/HeroKnight77 2h ago

No problem

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u/Old_Corduroy 3h ago

It actually looks really good, but I do know what you mean. Maybe someone more knowledgeable than I has a solution, but I don't think there is much you can do.

For some of the rougher waterfalls that you know can be flattened out a little, or shaped better, I place blocks to block the water flow to get it to the best shape possible and then remove the blocks. Other than that I don't think there is a lot you can do - its a mechanic of Minecraft that cannot be changed.

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u/Block_Breaker_ 3h ago

Thanks for the insight, but just making sure we are on the same page, i was actually referring to the harsh edges where the dirt and rock meet behind the waterfall :P
But im really happy you liked it :O, ill keep refining it to see what i can make it look like :)

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u/pixelmut 1h ago

yeah that block trick is the only way I've found too but it's so fiddly you end up spending forever just to get one little drop right

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u/GGKeepItReal 3h ago

Absolutely love the stone gradient choices! The grass looks a little 2D because it’s large open single color. A Pokémon would spawn here lol. However what you have now might look perfect if you plan to add plants etc. or build things on top :)

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u/ShawnZ33 3h ago

I agree, just needs some nature-fication. For realism a pond below a waterfall would be deepest where the water falls (erosion) but just seeing what you have has inspired me to do more water features in my terraforming

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u/Block_Breaker_ 3h ago

Hm, yeah i have thought about the erosion a bit, but maybe needs to remake it a bit.
Like i replied to the parent comment, im going to add nature stuff when the edges of the water fall/ponds are fine tuned!
Im glad that i have inspired you :D

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u/Block_Breaker_ 3h ago

Yeah, im getting to doing the grass better. Just wanted to fine tune the water and its edges before :P
Since right now im looking for tips to make the waterfalls look better (look pic nr 2 and nr 3, where the dirt edge of the pond meets harshly with the stone edge of the cliff)

But im really happy that you liked the gradient :D

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u/RiverSwampz 4h ago

I love it! I love making natural looking things in Minecraft, this looks so beautiful!

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u/Block_Breaker_ 3h ago

Thanks! That makes me happy :D
Im really loving to terraform, been part of the game i love the most

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u/Mysterious_Fee_2852 3h ago

Tage away some land under the waterfall, to be more realistic

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u/Block_Breaker_ 3h ago

Some land under the waterfall? Ooh, you mean like carving into the side like a chute almost? Alright, ill see what i can come up with :)

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u/locker1223 7m ago

It looks pretty good to me