- [Narrator] 19 insane ways
to use maps in Minecraft. Maps are a funny thing in Minecraft. Sure, they're nice to look
at it for an overhead view of your base, but they
can do so much more. So for that case, let's look at some of the wackiest ways to use map art in your Minecraft worlds. And, hey the YouTube
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actually just a fake diamond ore put on a map. This is a great way to prank your friends. Just go down to a cave that you know that they'll explore, hide it amongst some neighboring blocks, and, here's the most important, you gotta make sure the
lighting matches those of the neighboring blocks around it. Otherwise it's just
gonna look out of place. And trust me, nothing
quite beats the reaction of when they go up to
mine it with their pickax, only to knock a couple of
maps off an item frame. Is it evil? Maybe. But funny? Absolutely. Number two. Since the maps in Minecraft are able to be one perfectly flat color, you're actually able to create some pretty cool optical illusions. And folks, my favorite one of these yet probably has to be this eye that seemingly follows
you wherever you walk. Whether you're off to the left or right, it's still gonna be looking right at you. And while I'm sure you
all could get creative on the different ways
this inanimate eye spies on your players, one that
I'd particularly like to see is building this kind of eye inside of an actual guardian statue. That way, even if you're
not gonna get blasted by their beam effect, it's still gonna be pretty unsettling to
have this follow you around. Number three. When you're playing on a multi-player server
and you don't have access to an Ender chest, then
hiding your valuables is a very big problem. My personal favorite
might just be using maps to hide it in plain sight. As you can see here,
if we right click right on the very edge of the map,
we're able to click through into that barrel and see our diamonds. This makes for a pretty sneaky
way to hide your valuables. Though, granted, it is gonna take some time to set up the map art for this. Maybe make sure to never
accidentally rotate the map on top of the item frame. So keep it hidden, use it deliberately, and this device will make sure that any greedy folks
you got walking around aren't gonna find any of
your Netherite any time soon. Number four. While maps have an obvious use of being able to look
at the top of your base, they're only really good at
showing that in the moment. Because, as you can see here, if we make change on the
map, it updates real time, so it's gonna change right along with us. But if you decide to
both make and lock a map right after you makes some progress, then after a while, when you look back, you've basically got a scrapbook timeline. It's pretty cool and it's definitely a way to step up your map to the next level. Because instead of just
seeing where you are now, you get to look back down memory lane every time you walk by this wall. And if you ask me, I think
that's a pretty cool way of seeing how far you've come. Number five. As it turns out, texture
packs aren't the only place you can add animated
textures to Minecraft. As you can see right here, if we split this map
up into four quadrants, then play a simple four frame animation, then all we gotta do is rotate it and there you go, it's animated. Sure, it's very silly, and it's probably not the most
practical form of animation, but personally, this takes me back to messing around with
flip books as a kid. And when you see some of
the examples that you can do when playing around with this, it's definitely worth a
shot if you've got the time. And if you don't wanna
spend the time slaving away at animation, I guess you could just make a four panel comic. Number six. The carpets in Minecraft
leave a lot to be desired. I mean, when you look at them,
they're all one single color. It can kinda get old quick. So if you're trying to find
a better rug for your house, then actually putting
together maps and item frames is a pretty cool thing to walk on. For one, it gives you a lot
more of a design to work with. Especially since with this, you can have so many minute details that are just not possible
with the standard variant. But really, what we're going
for here is the illusion. If you ask me, it sells it pretty well. And it'll definitely
impress some of your guests when they walk through and
see that brand new welcome mat right on the floor for them. Number seven. While using maps and item frames is a really cool way to
deck out your floors, they can also do quite a bit
for decorating your walls. Taking a look at this, you can send yourself
right back to the past with a good old decades wallpaper. And because on the maps you
have so many more pixels to play around with
than a regular texture, you can make some pretty sweet designs. Just pick your ideal look to
make your house look groovy, make sure it's well lit, and this is a pretty great way to add some extra flare to your base. Plus, it'll take some time to do, meaning that it's very
rare and you'll probably be the only person on the server who has it, making it both an exclusive
and an exquisite thing to put in your house. Number eight. Most of the time in Minecraft, we don't go too far with maps. Maybe one or two here,
but they're pretty big, so most people don't even take
the time to fill them out. Which is all the more reason
why it looks fantastic when you put together
this large world map room. Not only does it feel like
you're walking around one of those preschool play mats, but if you put this in
your server's spawn room, then it's actually a pretty great way to give newcomers a lay of the land. And honestly, I think this
looks way more impressive than just a standard tour. Just be aware, it is gonna take some time to fill out each and every single map. Which is the price you
pay to put on a show. Number nine. Without using third-party
programs like Discord, how do you send a message to another player when they're not online? I mean, signs work, but you're not always gonna be sure if they're gonna read them. So really, if you're looking for a universal way to send a message, then you can actually do it through maps. As you can see, if you
gave every player a copy of the same map, then
whenever someone updates it, they're gonna send that
message to everyone who has it. And look, if someone
took the time to write out any kinda message to
me in a 128 by 128 map, I'll definitely take the time to listen if they put in that kind of effort. You'd be hard-pressed to find a better way to talk to your buddies than this. Number 10. Now, if you've been playing
Minecraft for more than a day, then you're well and aware that people shouldn't hide
their things behind a painting. But, if we were to switch
out those paintings for instead map art of our own design, then we can start to hide our entrance in a more interesting way. For one, if we wanted to, we
could copy different textures. That's a lot more
versatile than a painting. And if your server's already
got a map room going, then you can hide it right there and it'll blend in perfectly. Really, as much as I
think hiding your entrance behind anything like a
painting is a bad idea, at least with this, we
get way more variety to play around with. Number 11. Now, when you're playing in survival, there's certain blocks
that you're just not gonna see lyin' around. That is, unless you wanna play
a prank with one of these. As you can see, with the power of map art, we can create illegal block lookalike. Boom, just like that. You got command blocks
and bedrock in your base. How'd you do it? Well, a magician never
reveals their secrets. As long as your friends don't go around trying to punch out of a block, then you can get away
with this pretty cool way of putting them on display. So while might not get
admin privileges on that SMP anytime soon, you can at
least pretend that you do. And as far as I'm concerned,
that's the next best thing. Number 12. Anyone who's ever put together a shop knows just how bland signs are to use. I mean, first you gotta sell
people with their eyes folks, and this is definitely not doing that. So if you wanna be a bit more creative and diversify your shop
from every other one in every other server ever, then using maps as info cards is a pretty great way of doing it. Really, whether you're using this to tell people the prices at your store or how to use a redstone machine, this can convey a message a lot better than reading some text. And I gotta say, it's way
more of a treat on the eyes than having to read some small black text on dark wood oak sign. So put some of these in your world and save your friends from a lifetime of having to wear glasses like me. Number 13. While Minecraft paintings
might not get a lot of love all the time, they do have a pretty iconic style. So while Minecraft maps are
already great for pixel art, what I'd actually say looks even cooler is taking your image and making it look like a Minecraft painting. If you match the resolution like so, then you can actually have it look just along the same lines as every other painting in the game. And believe me, when I tell you that this would make a great addition to sneak in your friend's gallery. If you do the job just
right, you might actually be able to squeak by without them noticing which I think is the
way you earn the title of the Proper Pixel Picasso. Number 14. If you're building out
a base in the Nether, then looking up at that same ugly, red tinted sky can get
pretty old, pretty fast. I mean, at least in the
overworld, you get clouds. That's way more of a treat to look at. So if you wanna recreate that, then you can actually do such by making windows or sky
illusions in your base. And it definitely puts
you on the right track to turning your underground base into way more of a Caesar's Palace. So if you ever get bored of
the trapped-in lifestyle, this might be a way to
get a change of scenery without actually having to, well, change the scenery of your base. And honestly, I don't know which one would be more effort to do. Number 15. This might have to be one
of my favorite map uses yet. You see, if you're willing to put in the fairly repetitive work of making 52 different
cards, then you can actually play different card games in Minecraft. Just set up a table of item
frames and you can go straight into playing War, Poker,
whatever with your friends. Luckily, because the cards are so similar, you don't have to lay out 52
different cards in your world, but rather just make a template like this, change out either the number
or the suit when you're ready, and then lock each new one that you make. After that, you can make
as many copies as you want and you get a fully portable deck of cards in your Minecraft world. Number 16. Nether hopes for transportation
are a great idea. Because clearly, traveling in the Nether is so much faster than the overworld, it's completely worth it. But sometimes navigating around one of these things can be pretty complex. So for that case, it's worthwhile to look into this idea of making a Nether hub map. As you can see here, you can lay out for any player to see
the different portals and more importantly, their destinations. And personally, for every
time I've made a wrong turn in a Nether hub and accidentally traveled thousands of blocks off course, if I'd had one of these, I wouldn't have been
as likely to get lost. Number 17. One of the most classic
ways to use your map bar is by making an infinity room. Now, if you haven't seen
it, the way that this works is that we're making full
white snow covered maps and then putting them
on full, bright light Just like that, your friend
gets transported into the Matrix and you have no clue which
direction you're even looking at. Truly, if you're friend's AFK, this is one of the classic
traps to put them in. As long as they're good sport and don't try to break any
blocks on their way out, then you can give them quite the run for their money when they
come back from being AFK. But hey, it's not lethal, and overall it's just some harmless fun
to pull on your friends. Number 18. Now Minecraft and pranks
are almost synonymous. If you just give me a moment, I'll show you what this one is like as soon as I log into the server. Any moment now I'm sure it's gonna happen, or maybe not. Because as you can see here,
by using custom map art, we can actually make a fully functional loading screen prank. Now, look, there are some downsides that make this a pretty tough prank to pull off, condition wise. Like if you build it at spawn, you actually spawn within an area of a certain point, instead of
just a single certain block. However, if you put it next
to something more precise, like a bed or a respawn anchor, you're able to get it a
little closer to comfort. In my mind, this goes down as one of the best bait and switches on the game. Number 19. Now it's nothing new to Minecraft that people make one-to-one scale models of different places on our actual earth. But with that being said,
I've seen way less people take on building map of an actual map. This makes for a pretty good surprise for anyone expecting
it to be a regular map. They step closer, oh, it's Hawaii. So for someone like me
who doesn't actually have the building chops to
put my real-world hometown in a Minecraft, then this
is the next best thing to putting it actually
in your Minecraft game. What's the practicality, I just can't say, but
is it gonna look cool? Well, that's indisputable. And with that, folks, chart
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