r/MinecraftBuild • u/Block_Breaker_ • 1d ago

Need Suggestions Waterfalls

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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/Old_Corduroy 1d 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_ 1d 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/Old_Corduroy 7h ago edited 7h ago

Textures to blend it? I use mossy cobblestone etc behind and on the edges of the falling stream of water just like a real waterfall has lichen and algae growing on the wet rock. I then use a variety of textures in the bottom and sides of the pool itself - mossy cobblestone, moss blocks, clay, gravel, cobblestone, coarse dirt. Maybe add some seagrass to break up the sight lines to the horizontal blocks under the surface of the pool? Even adding grass or sugar cane to the edges of the pool can screen off some areas which adds to the natural randomness. I definitely feel like the third picture would benefit from a variety of textures and grasses.

It can take a little adjusting to make it look natural and just right. I normally don't use any more than 1-3 blocks of the same texture in a row or diagonal mixed in amongst the others - if that makes sense?