Mastering Minecraft's Oldest Magic Mod

Alas, my “magic” (cough technically tech) mod video is here! Again, shoutout again to the Botania team for this lovely mod,

Thank you to the wonderful folks who worked on this video
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Hellfire’s interview with me isn’t out yet! But when it’s out I’ll like it here:
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About me:
Hi! I'm Sniff or Cass, and I'm a Minecraft builder that has been in love with the game since 2011! I like to do gaming content around sandbox and creative games, like Minecraft, The Sims 4, and much more!

Hello, welcome to the bottom of the description that honestly I doubt anyone reads. This video took what feels like years. I don’t really know what happened, Mastering Magic was originally just a let’s play series that was supposed to be lightwork, but somewhere along the way it became a literal movie and an ode to the mods I intend to play. I think from here it will turn into a more cinematic roleplay gameplay hybrid, and for that I’m really excited. See you guys next time!
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#minecraft #minecraftbuilding #minecraftletsplay #letsplay

[Snifferish]

EDITS AND NOTES BELOW!

Hello Lovelies, It's been A MINUTE, and for that I apologize. I've been dealing on and off with physical and mental health stuff since March, and obviously a 1 hour and 40 minute video isn't the quickest to produce ahaha, however, as I said, the next episode will come sooner than this one did, with more videos in between. Big thank you again to everyone who supported this video! You guys all rock and I hope you've been having an awesome summer! The Modpack, Sources, everything is in the description. I wasn't able to get a sponsor for this video so if yall could support with a silly like or comment I'd appreciate it.

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what do you mean the manapool hasnt consistently drained since 1.7.10 ????

[majr_tm]

Much like a wizard, this video is not late, nor is too early, it has arrived precisely when it meant to.

[Krtzyy]

sniff casually uploading a movie to youtube . im making some popcorn

[endorianentertainment]

Skyrim may be based on Scandinavian culture, but dragons in the elder scrolls are the primordial children of the god of time and have existed before the advent of sequential time. Their writing system being based off the earliest known writing system makes sense.

[Alaithian]

Botania is the mod that truly immerses you in the experience of wondering how long it takes to fill up a mana pool.

[morgannabr]

The 'how it's made' section about the cake is freaking gold. I love it.

[lgbydvp]

When sniff said, ”I grrew tooo attached to Winnie.”I thought Winnie die, someone died, WHO DIED!

[mechaflood]

Botania: Relaxing, creating flowers and exploring mythology.

Meanwhile Thaumcraft: I've run out of vis, the moon is in the wrong phase, the taint is spreading and I'm losing my mind.

[cruelmel]

BABE WAKE UP SNIFFERISH VIDEO JUST DROPPED 🗣️🗣️

[dogfooddevin]

3:42 I'm sorry, you did *WHAT* "for a bit"?!?! You genuinely never cease to both entertain and impress me, like damn... I'm honestly gobsmacked.

[Vazkii]

This video was posted on the Violet Moon server, and it frankly has to be one of the highest quality pieces of art I've seen made using Botania as a backdrop. I thoroughly enjoyed watching it and I have to sincerely thank you for the dedication and herculean amount of effort put into showcasing something I made.

As a show of gratitude and a friendly taunt at the same time, I've given you a Dandelifeon headflower. This is usually a reward given out on patreon, but I think you more than deserved it, plus it's a permanent reminder you have yet to break your brain with it, good luck! (you can turn this off by disabling capes in the skin menu if you want)

There's some interesting notes on the Shattering lore I'd like to touch up on too - there's a strong gameplay connection between the depicted realms in norse mythology and the dimensions available ingame via portals that can transport the player and portals that can't. I'll let you think up on that but it's not a hard connection to make once it clicks. I quite like your analysis of the Gaia Guardian and its lore meaning, even though my personal interpretation is somewhat different.

There's definitely a lot more to Gaia and Elven Lore and the implications on in-world mythos, but most of that ended up unused. For the sake of hiding spoilers for content otherwise cut out, the next few paragraphs will be in rot13 (.com).

Va lbhe ivqrb, fvapr lbhe funqref pbasyvpgrq jvgu gur zbq'f ivfhnyf, gur Thneqvna jnf eraqrerq nf n cresrpg snpfvzvyr bs lbhe cynlre punenpgre, ohg guvf vf abg npghnyyl vgf vagraqrq qrfvta. Vs lbh ybbx hc n Obgnavn ivqrb jurer ab funqref ner hfrq, lbh'yy frr vg npghnyyl qvfcynlf n fbeg bs funqbjl znatyrq sbez jvgu n tenva bire lbhe fxva gung gheaf vagb shyy fgngvp qhevat gur zbo cunfr.

Gur vzcyvpngvba urer vf gung "Tnvn" vf fbzr fbeg bs gjvfgrq ragvgl gung vfa'g rknpgyl erirerq. Gurer jrer nqqvgvbany ragevrf va gur Ryira Yber fglyr naq fbzr cynarq qvnybthr qhevat gur TbT svtug gung raqrq hc va gur phggvat ebbz sybbe gung jbhyq tb qrrcre vagb guvf. Nf lbh pbeerpgyl vqragvsl, Tnvn vf abg bs Abefr zlgubybtl, naq gung whkgncbfvgvba urycf jvgu znxvat vg srry bhg bs cynpr.

Gur bevtvany vagrag sbe Tnvn jnf gb or n fbeg bs zrgngrkghny aneengvir ba Zvarpensg cynlre orunivbe. N ynex ba ubj va gur rlrf bs gur napvrag qravfraf bs gur Zvarpensg jbeyq gung rkvfgrq orsber lbhe neeviny, Gur Cynlre vf gur Nycun naq gur Bzrtn, gur perngbe naq gur qrfgeblre bs jbeyqf-- nyy sbe gurve bja nzhfrzrag. Dhrfgvbaf ner checbfryl yrsg bcra va gur Funggrevat ragel ("Jul jbhyq Gube vavgvngr gur rirag?") gung jrer gb bevtvanyyl or rkcnaqrq ba nf n fbeg bs perngvba zlgubf, n glcr bs cebivqrapr sebz Gur Cynlre gb perngr n cevfgvar jbeyq sbe gurz gb hfr nf gurve cynlgbl.

Va gung yvtug, gur Tnvn Thneqvna freirf nf n fbeg bs gjvfgrq ersyrpgvba bs Gur Cynlre'f znpuvangvbaf, naq vgf erfrzoyrapr gb n gjvfgrq irefvba bs Gur Cynlre'f ningne jnf zrnag gb vaibxr (ivn ha-vzcyrzragrq pbagrkg pyhrf) gur vqrn gung vgf n uhfx bs na ningne sebz n sbetbggra cerivbhf jbeyq.

Gurer'f jnf n pbzzragnel urer ba zbqcnpx qrfvta naq gurve cebcrafvgl gb npg nf n cfrhqb-yvarne frg bs tbnyf engure guna na rkcnafvba bs gur vasvavgr perngvir fnaqobk gung Zvarpensg vf-- n inthr qvfyvxr gbjneqf fragvzragf fhpu nf "orngvat gur zbqcnpx" be gur bsgra dhbgrq "jbeyq erfrg flaqebzr". Juvyr V qb ubyq gurfr oryvrsf gb fbzr rkgrag, gurl jrer arire cebcreyl zngrevnyvmrq va n pbapergr jnl jvguva gur zbq qhr gb zr zbivat bagb bgure cebwrpgf.

(Spoilers end)

Lastly, I would actually be personally interested in commissioning a replica of the Lexica Botania you made for the video, if this is something you're open to. Please do reach out if you're interested, and we can also chat a bit about the themes in the mod :)

[mr.guppysgardenhouse]

I love the way you talk about random real life stuff related to whatever you’re talking about in minecraft, like i wasnt expecting you to suddenly talk about irl runes and etc but it was a welcome surprise. Its really fun and always make me go ‘:o’ when you start lol

but the disgruntled sounding wizard coming in to read botania’s lore has to absolutely be my favorite part tho bc there was no need to bring in a whole va but it absolutely adds to the vibes /pos

[acherrysodacan]

ah botania, the tech mod so magic flavored in it's quest to have as little UI as possible it basically is magic. A classic. (love you aknowledged that in the description lol)

[Vampsy_]

-finds random wizard house
-annihilated wizard
-leaves
-refuses to elaborate

[monochrome_tv]

YOU MADE A WHOLE ASS PHYSICAL COPY???? I AM IMPRESSED, BEWILDERED, SUBSCRIBED, AND SLIGHTLY INTIMIDATED

[ArchAngel]

The "How It's Made" cake segment is top tier. I really enjoyed that.

[mclematis]

and when the world needed her most, the Great and Wise Snifferish returned

[shineon]

Not only is the video immaculate, it's litterally feature length.
This was WAY worth the wait, and we appreciate the good stuff (dopamine high O.o).

[dannmcdan]

HOLY! That whole Alfheim thing was perfect in its execution. The voice acting, the atmosphere, the build itself were all amazing. In all my years of watching minecraft videos I have never seen somebody go above and beyond like that. Specially for a thing that technically didnt have to be done but satisfied my curiosity of what Alfheim would look like perfectly. Wow just wow

[cee_ves]

i love how in the first episode snifferish was like “i feel terrible after felling this great beast… may it rest in peace”

and now they’re just like “dragon? what dragon? oh you mean that corpse there”