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  • ✅How To Build A Working Lighthouse In Minecraft. Today we will be building an epic lighthouse design that has a working light feature that activates once it turns night.
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  • @Peachayee
    @Peachayee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1178

    For the people like me who are too lazy to try and figure out what each block is:
    4 and a half stacks - white concrete (284)
    2 and a half stacks - red concrete (178)
    3 and a half stacks - stone bricks (226)
    1 and a half stacks - spruce trapdoors (90)
    1 stack plus 11 - spruce slabs
    1 stack plus 3 - dark oak logs (67) [I used spruce logs instead cause I don't have any dark oak forests near me]
    1 stack plus 1 - iron bars
    1 stack plus 10 - stone
    52 spruce planks
    47 polished andestite
    43 ladders
    39 spruce gates
    32 Nether brick stairs
    26 nether brick wall
    26 smooth stone slabs
    12 yellow tinted glass pane
    22 white tinted glass pane
    22 stone brick slabs
    17 nether brick blocks
    16 levers
    16 spruce fence
    24 yellow stained glass blocks
    10 lanterns
    8 nether brick slabs
    8 birch stairs
    8 spruce stairs
    5 redstone
    4 of... idk what the heck that is
    4 polished andestite stairs
    4 birch planks
    3 polished andestite slabs
    2 redstone torches
    1 iron door
    1 daylight sensor
    1 stone pressure plate
    1 spruce pressure plate
    Your welcome :)

    • @sakshambatra8279
      @sakshambatra8279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thx

    • @kiereis
      @kiereis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      The "4 of... Idk what the heck that is" is 4 jungle trapdoors

    • @lydiaswinton5750
      @lydiaswinton5750 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you so much!

    • @jacksonryan1863
      @jacksonryan1863 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks mate appreciated

    • @puddiinghead9143
      @puddiinghead9143 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      If you lazy then how did y-

  • @prismhelm
    @prismhelm ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Love this build. Btw for anyone reading, you'll also need about a stack of stone brick walls, 16 stone slabs, and 20 smooth stone blocks in addition to the materials listed

    • @Pete-p6d
      @Pete-p6d 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Why build in survival when you have creative mode 😂

    • @vanessaguevara5064
      @vanessaguevara5064 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Pete-p6dit’s to add to those off brand real hardcore mode world they have for 2 years. The one you see in TH-cam shorts.

    • @whokilledquix
      @whokilledquix 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Pete-p6dfor people’s survival worlds?? 😭😭

  • @neonnerd1364
    @neonnerd1364 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    This is a cool build but the straight up and straight down camera angles make it super hard to tell where to place the blocks.

  • @sad_banana7255
    @sad_banana7255 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    i saw this on reddit and built it to (in creative of course because my lazy ass ain't gonna build it in survival), i also built the pirate ship/raft to go with it. thank you for making this. :)

  • @sidneyvincent5088
    @sidneyvincent5088 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I built a lighthouse on my own from an internet picture in survival. It looked ok, but decided to see if someone had a better one on TH-cam. I came across this video and it made my lighthouse look terrible so I tore it down and built this instead. I was able to follow along really easily and this one looks absolutely amazing in my survival world. Nice job on this build, you’re eye for detail and the overall symmetry is outstanding. I subscribed just to help your channel!

    • @KianneofTroi
      @KianneofTroi 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      lol yep i just did this too lol...

  • @pepefrog3431
    @pepefrog3431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +455

    Yes guys after 5 hours of survival building its finally done.. Now imma go sleep and wake up next week

  • @prismhelm
    @prismhelm ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I built this at world spawn in my survival world and to say it has brought me immense joy is an understatement. i love this build so much, it's where I decided to keep all of my tamed cats and my jukebox with the redstone. i love sniping mobs off of the nearby hills at night and using it as a take-off point for elytra (thank you for using iron bars for the railing instead of fence posts btw, thus making that possible). thank you so much!!!

  • @georgeswain8870
    @georgeswain8870 4 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    Good video man but could you maybe put some dimensions for the floor and stuff like that, I usually struggle to build it without that

    • @austinviets8684
      @austinviets8684 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yes and names of materials used, I have bad vision and I'm watching this on a phone so.... Yeah

    • @jacobparr7080
      @jacobparr7080 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@austinviets8684 just use what it looks like lmao, don’t gotta copy 100%

    • @Bumpy4757
      @Bumpy4757 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      u can just count the blocks he's placing, and u shouldn't just copy it 100% there's no fun in that

  • @toniblack5750
    @toniblack5750 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Moin an die Lucrew😁👍

  • @bluep0int
    @bluep0int 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I am now a poor man from this build, though it still makes a great addition to my sea base.
    thx a lot for the cool build mate, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!

  • @michelhartmann1978
    @michelhartmann1978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    In Germany we say: Das ist der Leuchtturm von Luca

  • @Marekletsplay
    @Marekletsplay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Here from laserluca, great video! :D

  • @ayolium1376
    @ayolium1376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Aww he said please build the inner wall like so... that is heartwarming for some reason.. 🙂

  • @DASH_EMPIRE69
    @DASH_EMPIRE69 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Music gives nostalgia

  • @monsieurpoisson8163
    @monsieurpoisson8163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    It's great how a bedrock solution is given. It's pretty rare to have a build with redstone that works for both platforms

    • @IAMlex777
      @IAMlex777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know right

    • @christieleggett3116
      @christieleggett3116 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Could you put the ladders on the glass panes in bedrock??

    • @darcechokechanga
      @darcechokechanga 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@christieleggett3116 no

  • @drc6912
    @drc6912 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Wer ist auch von Luca da?

  • @LedaSBotelho
    @LedaSBotelho 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This took work and dedication for me! Perhaps you can do some different angles to make build easier? Thanks a bunch.

  • @KianneofTroi
    @KianneofTroi 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    i love this.. i have only just started playing Minecraft in the last 12 days I'm still really new.. this game has brought back my creative ummmph that had dried up 4 yrs ago on eq2 when my mum and my best friend both died. I'm building a sort of medieval type village and i had the idea for a light house made of wood. so i started building one .. then i came to you tube to see if there was away to light it up. came across your video .. to which i didn't know that so many people played it let alone made awesome builds.. came across your light house which put mine to shame. so i have demolished it and I'm now building yours in survival mode. :D my only issue I've come across is the spiral stair case. i can not climb it i bash my head.. I've watched and re watched your placement but it still isn't working so i put in a ladder instead. .. amazing build thank you .. ive subscribed :D

  • @DerangedIntellectual9
    @DerangedIntellectual9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i’ve wanted to build this since the summer of 2021. two years later, and i finally found the time. it fits my survival world better than i coulda ever imagined. you’re a legendary builder my dude👊🙏

  • @dontoro1756
    @dontoro1756 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    you put the material list in the video instant like and sub keep it up

  • @ArmoredPiglin
    @ArmoredPiglin 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for the amazing build! It looks perfect with my city port!
    Definitely deserves a like 👍

  • @theultraatomicgamer
    @theultraatomicgamer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Hey, new subsriber here. I am now in love with your content.

  • @adammartinez6310
    @adammartinez6310 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    hey saw this from your reddit you have really great work

  • @haymaker_entertainment1890
    @haymaker_entertainment1890 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    putting this strait into my survival world great job man!

  • @emonarrez23
    @emonarrez23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Great build and video! Only problem for is I can’t add the ladders on the yellow glass 😔

    • @donn2380
      @donn2380 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

    • @HB.14
      @HB.14 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same is that because I’m bedrock edition or what

    • @Loubie2005
      @Loubie2005 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

    • @bnmay1
      @bnmay1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I just used one of the trap doors with holes in them

    • @RandomBruv65
      @RandomBruv65 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hahaha java edition go place place

  • @wavi_wavi
    @wavi_wavi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Came from reddit not disappointed gonna build on a survival server thanks a lot
    man

  • @allianceelysium6156
    @allianceelysium6156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    1 big german youtuber his name is "Luca" has nbuild your Lighthouse it is btw so sick

  • @KT-Productions
    @KT-Productions 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Am impressed
    Trying to build this on survival

  • @MTB_Lenny
    @MTB_Lenny 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wenn man wegen Luca hier ist 😂😅

  • @Efebar03849
    @Efebar03849 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Luca!!!!

  • @stickerbush
    @stickerbush 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This is awesome!! Can’t wait to try building this! Thanks for including bedrock instructions too!

  • @coletonthatcher6134
    @coletonthatcher6134 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Currently on my 7th day of this build, I’m making this build 3 times larger, and having to make adjustments for it from time to time to make things still look proper. After a week I just finished the 2nd layer of white concrete!

    • @RavenNo.5
      @RavenNo.5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I made it larger also. It looks great and is beautiful at night

  • @tedddiii
    @tedddiii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Wer kommt auch von Luca

  • @MrNotFound
    @MrNotFound 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You deserve a subscribe👍👍

  • @azfargeneraltrading8295
    @azfargeneraltrading8295 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This lighthouse is amazing man can’t can not even fit my base with it’s coolness 😎😎😎😎

  • @bloxki7194
    @bloxki7194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hir wegen laserluca 😎

  • @lynetterenee2160
    @lynetterenee2160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Das ist Luca's Leuchtturm.Er baut ihn aber erst übermorgen

    • @bineinrandomlol4136
      @bineinrandomlol4136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      einfach predicted
      safe hast du die Items durchgecheckt oder?

    • @brl.amelie
      @brl.amelie 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bineinrandomlol4136 safe

  • @ng8199
    @ng8199 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i live your video
    ❤❤❤💕💖💖

  • @EricoBraBra
    @EricoBraBra 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In Germany we say:
    Das ist Luca‘s Leuchtturm 😱

  • @blessing_asp8604
    @blessing_asp8604 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Always got the best videos & tutorials!

    • @MrMirror
      @MrMirror  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks mate 😆

  • @johannesbean166
    @johannesbean166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wer kommt auch von Luca 😂

  • @gachasaver5846
    @gachasaver5846 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    halfway through building this in my survival world in an ice biome! thanks for the great tutorial (i love the material list)

    • @korbyd236
      @korbyd236 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bro Ive been trying to find the material list for so long so I can get exactly what's needed before I build it

  • @HauntedValkyrie
    @HauntedValkyrie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In my view this is the best lighthouse build, I`ve used it in all my builds needing a lighthouse

  • @pixelatedgm
    @pixelatedgm 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the upload!

  • @hellbrendy
    @hellbrendy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautiful lighthouse, but I wish you could be more precise in your tutorial. Still an awesome build though, thanks!

  • @KataraBloom
    @KataraBloom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey, great video! Thanks for sharing!

  • @MothyFrothy199
    @MothyFrothy199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is beautiful. I aspire to be able to do builds like this! Continue on!

  • @eternalmiasma5586
    @eternalmiasma5586 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    “Yer fond of me pork chops, aren’t yee?”

    • @MrMirror
      @MrMirror  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      CC Lewis I think he says “yer fond of me lobster aren’t yee” I get the meme still 😂

    • @jcqs
      @jcqs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Damn ye! Let Neptune strike ye dead Winslow! HAAARK!
      Hark Triton, hark! Bellow, bid our father the Sea King rise from the depths full foul in his fury! Black waves teeming with salt foam to smother this young mouth with pungent slime. To choke ye, engorging your organs til’ ye turn blue and bloated with bilge and brine and can scream no more only when he, crowned in cockle shells with slitherin’ tentacle tail and steaming beard take up his fell befitted arm, his coral-tine trident screeches banshee-like in the tempest and plunges right through yer gullet bursting ye -- a bulging blackguard no more, but a blasted bloody film now and nothing for the harpies and the souls of dead sailors to peck and claw and feed upon only to be lapped up and swallowed by the infinite waters of the Dread Emperor himself. Forgotten to any man, to any time, forgotten to any god or devil, forgotten even to the sea, for any stuff for part of Winslow, even any scantling of your soul is Winslow no more, but is now itself the sea!

    • @solarflare8797
      @solarflare8797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MrMirror r/whooosh

    • @NuttyCuts_
      @NuttyCuts_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@solarflare8797 bruh don’t do him like that

    • @ayolium1376
      @ayolium1376 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@solarflare8797 dont do him like that D:

  • @Allison-gs4zy
    @Allison-gs4zy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much! It’s beautiful!

  • @Mexi1717
    @Mexi1717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome build, some angles were a bit confusing tho

  • @Curious7.
    @Curious7. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing video 😀

  • @RFuchs-bh9op
    @RFuchs-bh9op 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Luca ist ein Ehrenmann

  • @chair2975
    @chair2975 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You don’t know how fucking long I’ve been waiting for a lighthouse tutorial that gives the amount of blocks that you needs- thank you so much your the best!!!!

  • @diego7898
    @diego7898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I'm became from Reddit, nice job dude!

  • @StrangeStatHD
    @StrangeStatHD 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Even in 2024, this building goes hard.

  • @abeesankles
    @abeesankles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    watched for about 5 seconds so far but I'm rly excited to build it, it looks great!!

  • @deletedgamingmusic-copyrig5342
    @deletedgamingmusic-copyrig5342 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Lucas Leuchtturm

  • @Maeve5617
    @Maeve5617 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you! This was perfect! I honestly loved that it was just music. I was in bedrock so some counts and actions were off but overall it worked out beautifully!

    • @endlessgalaxyz
      @endlessgalaxyz ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yeah the ladders on the windows didnt work for me other than that everything worked fine.

  • @jonazzl5798
    @jonazzl5798 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Luca!

  • @savmc4843
    @savmc4843 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Super simple, looks amazing and a great tutorial! Will for sure build it on my realm!

  • @melvin3689
    @melvin3689 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You got my sub, keep up the good work

  • @nikkelob4656
    @nikkelob4656 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    this guy is so underrated,i wonder why he has very few subs... keep your work man

    • @oxymoron02
      @oxymoron02 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because he's a hack. Calls the video survival build, but uses creative mode to make it.

    • @nikkelob4656
      @nikkelob4656 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@oxymoron02 haha ok

  • @Domyx
    @Domyx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    #Lucrew

  • @schizo8923
    @schizo8923 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    it's not working if it's not rotating the light. Easy fix, using a minecart on a perpetual circular track carrying the light source.

  • @fearclaw
    @fearclaw ปีที่แล้ว

    love your build, I'm going to build this lighthouse in my mushroom island survival challenge world and use mushroom blocks instead of concrete ❤

  • @colorfulwater5070
    @colorfulwater5070 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Using this over several days and loving it. Thanks for sharing!!

  • @katiboy1459
    @katiboy1459 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tysm! Keep up the work bro!

  • @Skubbaa
    @Skubbaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Love the build, just finished it in my survival world! Question, what are your shaders? They look pretty good!

  • @sssssssna
    @sssssssna 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks, made it to my new creative world. I spawned in the edge of the jungle and theres a beach and an island for the lighthouse hehe :D

  • @k1ll3rribbonz
    @k1ll3rribbonz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks! Took me just over 2 hours to make this. Love it!

  • @RealHouseMouse2
    @RealHouseMouse2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just finished building this in my world, looks amazing, and now to build a harbour to go with it

  • @lucialofajova1137
    @lucialofajova1137 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    cool😁

  • @practicallykevin8522
    @practicallykevin8522 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    so frustrating to build but it looks so good

  • @RavenNo.5
    @RavenNo.5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you going to build one

  • @Marco-mo9sq
    @Marco-mo9sq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for actually including the bedrock version in this video, no one ever seems to remember us 😔

  • @pervrted
    @pervrted 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks so much for putting Java as well as Bedrock! i was scared id have to do some research :,)

  • @shix856
    @shix856 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing❤

  • @aquafinax5006
    @aquafinax5006 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice light house watching this gave me ideas of a survival light house

  • @unicornnox1308
    @unicornnox1308 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I build the whole thing. That was amazing, thank you!

  • @codymanthey5694
    @codymanthey5694 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I built five lighthouses that are based off of real ones I saw. I recreated the port washington lighthouse, Sheboygan lighthouse, and green bay harbor lighthouse from Wisconsin. The east channel lighthouse from Michigan and the sankaty head lighthouse from Massachusetts. I'm not recreating every single lighthouse I've seen just the ones that look easy to replicate

  • @dannyjacob5002
    @dannyjacob5002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    New subscriber dude! U did such a good job

  • @sylviatrejo1554
    @sylviatrejo1554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good tutorial! Thanks for the Java/bedrock addition.

  • @AgentBanana77
    @AgentBanana77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I feel like tearing up it's so preety!! Especially the beginning ( timestamp: 0:00 - 0:18 )

  • @Nasif_tg
    @Nasif_tg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    your underrated

  • @thomasblachier1637
    @thomasblachier1637 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing build thx !

  • @Faberistry
    @Faberistry 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice vid dude! No wonder this video has 33k views and my lighthouse has 92!
    Keep it up! 👍🏼

  • @slashinho8
    @slashinho8 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome video dude!!! thanks for the idea ❤️

  • @T1NKS19
    @T1NKS19 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Took me many months (cause im lazy) and ive finially finished it

  • @drakelindsay3137
    @drakelindsay3137 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really cool

  • @torijasminenz
    @torijasminenz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Currently in the process of building this in survival mode. Loving it so far but gosh I hate this upside down stairs, they just don’t seem to place right for me and I can’t tell what angle you’ve done it. Cheated and used normal stone brick for the corners to make it easier. You have my sub :)

    • @torijasminenz
      @torijasminenz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Okay, I’m starting to really struggle now. Some of you angles make it really hard to tell how many blocks high or wide to make things. Such a great build but the floor building part has got me stumped

    • @kutkop
      @kutkop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@torijasminenz Agreed great build but some angles used at the floors were frustrating.

  • @rxype3565
    @rxype3565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice design especially with all the small details, but i had to make so many trips back to my base because of either i needed more blocks/ items then the video said or i had to get things that weren't even listed

  • @andresbartolomecubero2023
    @andresbartolomecubero2023 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really great work!!!. Are the jungle trapdoor necesary or I can use another type? Thankss

  • @SillyDawgie
    @SillyDawgie 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you just finished!!

  • @fidgety__fox
    @fidgety__fox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow thank you! It looks awesome in my world 💜!

  • @fyisadeghi
    @fyisadeghi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I STILL haven't found a bamboo forest, so building structures like this without scaffolding has been a bit difficult :') love this build thou!!

    • @PenguinEmpress87
      @PenguinEmpress87 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thankfully I got feather falling and elytra! Didn’t need any scaffolding!

    • @fyisadeghi
      @fyisadeghi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PenguinEmpress87 yea I have that too. I just free fell up and down the structure when building it. Took a bit more time, but it worked out in the end!

  • @yotubegaming2784
    @yotubegaming2784 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How cool is his builds

  • @boltgreywing1718
    @boltgreywing1718 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice build. :)

  • @milesxh
    @milesxh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hits different to build this in survival but I´m doing it

  • @nbadoggo2216
    @nbadoggo2216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wer ist auch nach Lucas Video hier

  • @cranklinXO
    @cranklinXO 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Amazing build! I like how you didn’t use creative fly so much when building

    • @oxymoron02
      @oxymoron02 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ... This is a joke comment right? He's literally in creative mode, for a video titled "survival build".

    • @SimplyXziled
      @SimplyXziled 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@oxymoron02 they are talking abt the fact that the video creator despite being in creative doesn't fly hardly at all while building it