Summary
- Minecraft players showcase impressive creativity through intricate animations of mobs and biomes.
- YouTuber Cymaera crafts a terrifying version of the Minecraft spider using multiple software tools.
- The annimation shows a creepy procedurally generated version of the Minecraft spider, able to gallop and camouflage itself.
A creative Minecraft player has shared an incredible animation showing a creature that could have come out of a sci-fi movie. Minecraft is a great platform for players to exercise their ideas. As a result, it's not uncommon for Minecraft players to share all kinds of projects, such as impressive animations.
There's no shortage of examples, such as the animation of Wither destroying a Minecraft village. Other players have shown equal creativity, such as an impressive animation showing the progression through various Minecraft biomes. Another player took a more humorous route and brought the popular Nyan Cat meme to Mojang's sandbox in an amusing work. A third player made an animation of the Warden, one of Minecraft's most dangerous mobs, chasing the player. Showing great creativity, a Minecraft player recently shared an animation showing what could be another even more dangerous mob.
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YouTuber Cymaera published a Minecraft gallop animation on their channel that is both scary and impressive. The player shared a video showing what a creepy procedurally generated version of the Minecraft spider would look like, with the creature managing to take on the texture of the blocks it passes over, such as grass and cobblestones. To make the content producer's project even scarier, they show the spider in different sizes in the video, and a variant of the monster worthy of horror games like Resident Evil.
Minecraft Animation Shows an Incredible and Scary Version of the Spider
To compose this incredible animation, Cymaera used a variety of software in addition to Minecraft, with Krita to work on the 3D graphics, Blender for the 3D graphics, and CodeSnap, a VSCode extension, to work on pseudocode snippets. The Minecraft map created by the player featured in the video can be downloaded for free from Minecraft Planet, and the source code for the plugin used to make the animation is available for download from GitHub.
In the comments, other YouTube users praised the content creator's project, noting how the fluidity of the animations added to the camouflage "makes it look like some kind of predator." Other comments pointed out how the spiders they created would be "insane for the modding community," especially for making a horror mod. While they haven't revealed whether they plan to make a mod dedicated to this spider and its variants, Minecraft players can download mods that turn the game into a frightening experience by adding new mobs and gory details, or even creating a more horror-oriented atmosphere through music.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 90 /100 Critics Rec: 84%
WHERE TO PLAY
Minecraft is a game made up of blocks, creatures, and community. You can survive the night or build a work of art – the choice is all yours. But if the thought of exploring a vast new world all on your own feels overwhelming, then fear not!
Minecraft has no set goal and can be played however you’d like! This is why it’s sometimes called a “sandbox game” – there are lots of things for you to do, and lots of ways that you can play. If you like being creative, then you can use the blocks to build things from your imagination. If you’re feeling brave, you can explore the world and face daring challenges. Blocks can be broken, crafted, placed to reshape the landscape, or used to build fantastical creations.
Creatures can be battled or befriended, depending on how you play. The world of Minecraft allows for epic adventures, quiet meditations, and everything in between. You can even share your creations with other players, or play in community worlds!
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op, Online Multiplayer
- Number of Players
- 1-4
- Split Screen Orientation
- Vertical or Horizontal
- Platform(s)
- 3DS, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Wii U, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Xbox 360
- Genre(s)
- Sandbox, Survival
- How Long To Beat
- 129 Hours
- File Size Xbox Series
- 1.42 GB (August 2024)
