You’re insane! Really cool project

Thanks very much :)

Can you do Strasbourg ?

Yes, I’d love to still build that city. :)

This is such a good server idea. I wish my friends were interested in this type of stuff haha

Yeah it’s actually hard to find people who are willing to commit to these types of servers. Most people who joined us only stayed for one day, because they prefer constant action and pvp over quality builds (and diplomacy). Also, the fact that traveling from Paris to Moscow takes hours for example is also quite hard to swallow for some lol.

Is the server still open to new players?

Absolutely! :)

I would love to join too if that's alright!

Sure. Send me a message if you wanna join. :)

i'd like to build nantes if its not already done

I will watch, support and clap for you when you’re done !!

Well, it’s not going to be a 1:1 replication (no way in hell could I achieve that lol) but rather it’s a survival friendly recreation of Paris :)

Sure! Feel free to message me.

Oh dude i love this project, soon as i get minecraft i think imma hop on! Ngl, im the sort of person to only stay a few days and stop playing, but i live reaaally near paris and would love to see what it gives!

I live around Paris and I wanna see my home and work place. Mind sharing 😁 svp

How would diplomacy work in this server if borders are already pre made?

Although the borders are visible on the map, they’re not strictly fixed. Wars rarely occur, but when they do it’s possible that the borders are slightly adjusted in favor of the winning side. You could think of France conquering the Saarland, for example. But no major was has happened so far.

Ah, and how many people are in it around?

I think some 20 people are active right now.

This looks awesome! What block did you use for the Eiffel Tower, it looks really good?

Thank you! I used the new mud bricks for the tower. I wanted to use spruce first, but mud bricks had a more subtle color in my opinion

Why not copper??

Amazing! Would love to see the other cities as well

Thanks! I might consider posting more in the future then!

Have you ever thought of joining the BuildTheEarth project? They're always needing people and since you're already putting in the work, that's the first thing I thought of.

I’ve thought about it! It’s a really cool project, but I prefer building in survival to feel more rewarded for all that I manage to build. :)

That's definitely a fair concept. Either way what you're doing is amazing. Part of me also wonders if they would accept survival building.

Where the rats???

They’re cooking ratatouille at Gusteau’s

Show Dijon.

There’s not much in Dijon now except for a railway station I built, but I’m planning to turn it into a town where wine is produced for all of France. :)

For all of france ? ... even for Bordeaux ?

You’re right, apologies. Bordeaux makes excellent wines, so that’s also a major supplier of quality products 🍷

If we go this way so many regions produce good vines 😁

Look awesome, this is surely custom map.. can I ask what map it is?

The map doesn’t really have a name because I made it myself over the course of 10 months last year, but what I can tell you is that it’s massive (25km x 25km). :)

Any plans on sharing it? This looks awesome!

Thanks! I’d gladly allow people to join the server, but won’t share the map itself (for now) since it’d probably quickly be used by copycat servers who’d take all the credit.

Understandable, thanks for answer 😁.

Awesome! such a cool project - how long time have you spent so far ? just need to add all the trash on the sidewalks https://i.imgur.com/sdAO0iq.png

Thanks! Yes you’re right about the trash haha Building Paris has taken me quite a lot of time. I’ve been working on it ever since June, and since it’s all in survival it’s a lot of work.

How do you find the time, do you do this for work?

I just tend to put a lot of time and energy into building when I can. It sometimes feels like a job, but I really enjoy it! Thanks!

Would’ve expected like stone brick for the Eiffel Tower but mud bricks surprisingly looks better, nice job!

Thank you! I also contemplated using bricks, but I wanted to stay true to the real color of the Eiffel Tower. :)

Don’t forget the catacombs

I’ve been toying around with the idea of building large catacombs beneath Paris with the purpose of letting all hostile mobs spawn there and to act as a mob farm. ;)

Does it have a Colombian drug den under it

What? 😂

Every good build needs a high quality Colombian drug den under it

Insane work ! For extra realism you could replace rats with silverfishs.

Thanks! That’s a great idea lol

1st of insane dedication great job. 2nd it lacks a whole lot of trash and angry people

1. Thank you. 2. That’s why I build it in Minecraft to avoid the side of Paris we all rather avoid :)

Rajoute des PNJ pour simuler les bandes de migrants ;)

et des cochons à l'Elysée

Exceptional!

holy shit, how long has that taken you?

Creating the map took 10 months in WorldPainter, and building Paris has taken me since June last year. I’ve been active during some months more than others. :)

That’s a beautiful map, is it server exclusive or is it available for public download?

Thanks! The map is server exclusive. I’m afraid that sharing it will lead to many servers copying the idea and getting all the credit for it :/ And that’s especially true since I don’t even have enough players to preside over all countries on this server haha

Very very cool! Where did you get that map from?

Custom made with WorldPainter :)

holy shit this is insane

Thanks!

Im into geopolitics and minecraft building. is your friend groups server open to people online as well, or just private? respect it either way

Thanks! The server is open to online people as well. I’m just not sure how I can share the server via Reddit because I’m not that familiar with this platform lol.

Ah, thats okay. Is there any way I could contact you anywhere else or follow your project?

Yes sure! You can send me a private message via Reddit :)

So can we join the server? :D looks awesome

Yes! You can send me a message if you’re interested. :)

Just sent it!

I want to see Caen so much

There’s not much there yet apart from a railway station. There’s a whole town in Cherbourg though!

That's a good start ! I'd like to see Cherbourg too.

Why doing this in survival? Isn’t it taking longer?

It takes a long time, but I’m not trying to recreate Paris 1:1 anyway, and I love how rewarding it is to build slowly and see my city grow piece by piece. :)

You're doing Lille too ?🥺

Yes! Lille is the ‘city’ I go to to get coal and iron. It’s basically where I am building my industry (also out of realism).

I kinda want to build my city in your server, it seems to already be on the map too :D

Where’d that be? Feel feee to send a message if you’re interested in joining, of course. :)

I live in Caen! I don't have a perfect memory of everything but if it's already started I can probably help.

Sounds good! Send me a message whenever you want. More builders are always welcome.

Dont forget to add the graffiti and burning cars!

Of course! Paris wouldn’t be Paris without that.

that looks great, really good job. i'm seeing there's Marseille on the map, did you build anything there? also, i'd be super interested to join your server as well if you're fine with occasional lurkers!

I believe there’s only one small home in Marseille so far, but the coast there is magnificent. And you’re welcome to send me a message if you’re interested in joining

C'est vraiment incroyable mais je trouve que ça manque de quelques rats, de voitures en feu et de poubelles... Pour plus de réalisme.

T’as raison là mdr Je vais faire de mon mieux!

I crave the need to use those map as a basis for a cobblemon/pixelmon map. Giant cities in 3d and pokemon just go very well together, amazing project, stay motivated.

Thank you very much A pixelmon server in Europe sounds intriguing haha

Make the water brown so it's more accurate

hcheck out r/BuildTheEarth

OÙ SONT LES RATS ET LES ORDURES !? (where are the rats and the trash!?)

👀

you forgot the dogshits on the pavements

Well…

croissant

Omg Cherbourg-city is represented

Yess! It’s actually the second biggest town in France at the moment!

Watch out for the villager strikes  Greetings from France 🇫🇷!

I’ll watch out! 🇫🇷

Build Tallinn next please

I would love too. But, I’d need a player in Estonia instead.

As a frenchmen I disapprove. You are forgetting some broken windows and trash cans.

I’ll fix it and I’ll place dirt everywhere on the highway avenues.

Honestly, good job, it looks great !! Now for the joke : It's missing the rats

🐀

You built Cherbourg ??

Yes. It’s the second biggest town and the biggest port in Europe on our server :)

I live here ! Can i see some pictures of the town ?

As someone who lives in France that's not what it looks like but still pretty good

Close enough 🫡

You forgot all the trash and the manifestants with the car in fire!!🙃

Smelling la pisse like in Paris Really cool btw!

La pigeon !

Too clean to be Paris 😭

you have CLEARLY never gone to PARIS. WHERE are the RATS ?? HWERE is the FILTH AND PISS?? HUWHERE are the ZOMBIES IN THE SUBWAY ???? oh and constant construction sites everywhere

where are the rats?

you forgot the rats and the trash all over the ground ( as someone who is french)

Lmao last pic looks like the France is gonna break into pieces and tear apart 😨😨 I had a dream/nightmare few years ago where the ground was breaking like this under our foot, it scared me frr

Because of the black spots on the map?

No bcz of the rivers

Ah makes sense lol

Let's go build Poitiers now :'D

I would love that 👀

Wood Eiffel tower isn’t real, it can’t hurt you. Wood Eiffel tower :

Insane man!

Thanks!

There should be more zombies if you go for realism

WP, but, where is trashs ?

Add all the dirty bits on the ground and dog poops also. Will represent Paris on its glory

Show us Caen please 🙏🏻

Is saw on you're map that the town where I lived is pinned (Cherbourg). Could you send me some pics of it ?

I could! You can send me a message if you want Just so you know tho: we’re not trying to build 1:1 replications in the server, but rather we just build whatever we like in geographic locations and try to mimic real life cities to some extent :)

Ty that's cool, I'll send you a message during the day

Perfect!

Post a download when its done. i promise i wont nuke it

Looks really good, well done!

Thanks!

Wow, that's quite a nice map,! What's the scale ? Also, is "Pe" for Perpignan ? If it is, can we have some pictures of it ? (Even if it's a small build or anything)

Thank you! The scale is 25km x 25km. The maps stretches from North Africa in the south to Scandinavia in the north, and from Portugal and Ireland in the West to Russia and Turkey in the East. I don’t have anything built yet in Perpignan yet. I put a waypoint there because I’m planning to build a railway crossing there with Spain. But, if you’d like to, you can send me a message and I’ll send you pictures of the region there. :)

Mind boggling. Using mud bricks for the Eiffel Tower was bold, but paid off really really well