The main Keep
The Keep is progressing well so far. I went through several variations of blocks and wall designs before settling on a deepslate, spruce, and stone combo. Right now it is an empty shell laid out to roughly the correct scale from the adventure module. It is floating up in the air right now since this area needs to be higher than the outer keep. I’ll worry about the terrain much later. Most images I’ve seen of the keep usually use a combination of round and square towers but I am going to stick with mostly square with wall blocks and fencing to add depth to the corner areas. While some round towers in Minecraft look great they are usually larger diameter and it just wasn’t fitting what I wanted for the build.
Outer Keep area
Before I got too carried away with the main keep I wanted to get the overall area laid out so I can plan the walls and tower locations. I used the map for the town (soon to be village) area to do outlines for the main buildings. I tweaked the locations some to add more room between the buildings for better paths. I may adjust more as I do the buildings depending on layout and aesthetics. The green and brown wool is there for spacing between the buildings when I add paths later.
The location I picked luckily has a plains village nearby, which will make it much easier to populate the keep when it is ready. I also plan to update the village buildings and add a few more to the area.
Previous posts for The Keep on the Borderlands project-
- Building out the Interior – Keep on the Borderlands (P5)
Keep Progress After building so many walls and exterior portions of the Keep I’d like to move to the interior. Switching build types helps to keep from burning out on a project and keeps the excitement for the build up. To begin the interior we… Read more: Building out the Interior – Keep on the Borderlands (P5) - Minecraft Gatehouse – Keep on the Borderlands (P4)
Inner Bailey and Inner Gatehouse Next up for the Keep module build is the Gatehouse to separate the inner bailey from the outer Keep and town. The gatehouse is described as a small fort with multiple levels. The entry is a passage that slopes upward… Read more: Minecraft Gatehouse – Keep on the Borderlands (P4) - Castellan’s Chambers – Keep on the Borderlands (P3)
With the main layout and walls of the keep setup it’s time to move on to the upper level with the Castellan’s Chambers. The module describes it as “10′ above the main roof and has battlements”. After building that out I realized the description for… Read more: Castellan’s Chambers – Keep on the Borderlands (P3) - Main Entrance Update – Keep on the Borderlands (P2)
The Keep Fortress Continuing the progress on the Keep Fortress we now have the 4 main towers completed and the section for the upper level laid out. With the main sections of the towers setup and some of the lighting and details added most of… Read more: Main Entrance Update – Keep on the Borderlands (P2) - The Keep on the Borderlands Progress (P1)
The main Keep The Keep is progressing well so far. I went through several variations of blocks and wall designs before settling on a deepslate, spruce, and stone combo. Right now it is an empty shell laid out to roughly the correct scale from the… Read more: The Keep on the Borderlands Progress (P1)
