In the August Minecraft session, I wanted to connect the train station to the main entrance through the mountain. I decided that it would make sense to have a row of shops there, so I scoped out the area with that in mind.
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/next-area-to-build-435x243.png)
Scoping out the next place I want to build.
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/a-tiny-bit-of-cleanup-435x243.png)
Getting rid of mushrooms, starting to regularize the grass.
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/floor-and-walls-435x246.png)
Making the wall a little deeper (and only stone, no dirt), and starting to put the floor in place.
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/maybe-a-vertical-wall-435x242.png)
Do I want a wall in front of the store, like a regular building?
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/counters-and-chests-435x242.png)
No, a more open layout is better, with counters serving as the boundary.
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/front-view-435x244.png)
Here’s the view from the front of the store.
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/adding-in-some-decoration-435x243.png)
Let’s add in some decoration.
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/going-down-a-level-435x241.png)
That worked pretty well, let’s repeat the process a little bit further down along the wall.
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/looking-at-what-comes-next-435x242.png)
I’m eventually going to want to connect up to where the light is on the back wall.
Next, I decided to check in on other people. Miranda was working a bit more on the inside of her pyramid (or whatever this crypt thing is); Patrick was wandering around looking at rendering changes in the latest version.
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/checking-in-on-miranda-435x244.png)
Looking at what Miranda is doing.
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/doorway-with-darkness-435x246.png)
A doorway surrounded by darkness.
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/forest-water-and-lava-435x243.png)
A forest next to water, with a lava crevasse.
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/peeking-into-the-crevasse-435x244.png)
Looking more closely at the crevasse.
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/strange-two-level-forest-435x245.png)
A really weird two-level forest: there’s this one-dirt-brick high land with trees on it above a cave.
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/blue-flowers-435x244.png)
Some pretty blue flowers.
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/something-growing-on-edges-435x244.png)
There’s something vertical underwater.
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/kelp-forests-435x244.png)
They’re kelp forests.
![](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/floating-island-435x246.png)
A little floating island above some mountains.