Hermitcraft 10: Big Base Theme Reveal! | Episode 8

In this Hermitcraft episode, PearlescentMoon updates on the Hermit post system and dives into a brand new base expansion; finally revealing the theme idea for the big base.

What theme do you think I went for?

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[PearlescentMoon]

Thank you all so much for such beautifully insightful comments on Solar Punk!
I had a base grasp on what it was, but so many of you have provided fantastic information that I'll absolutely attempt to heed and interpret in further expansions of the base!

The very common, 'clean and white minimalist' type of architecture aesthetic normally associated with this theme isn't the approach I wanted to take; and instead I'll be focusing more on the outer farming Solar Punk community aspect. This is why my colours are the vibrancy that they are as well. I hope I can build to expectations! 😄 ❤

[kinggabitron]

Everyone not using pearls doors correctly is one of the best unspoken rule on hermitcraft 😭😭😭

[pentasquare]

Impulse and Bdubs is cyberpunk
Tango is steampunk
Joel is (maybe) Japanese cyberpunk
Pearl is Solarpunk


We got a bunch of punks this season huh

[BinTheOnion]

i LOVE this interpritation of solarpunk, usually i see solarpunk looking very white and polished but rather than using nature your design feels like its working with nature and letting people and nature work together! its so cool and I love it!! so glad I started watching your pov this season

[monatae]

😂 Of course Keralis knocks points off for lack of bushes, he's got the Permit for 'em!

[dawntreader]

9:16 there’s a solar punk subreddit that collects cool images and real life projects, that could be worth a browse. the theme also fits so well with the flower permit!

[johnofthenorth]

Not only are a bunch of hermits doing "punk" themes. Another theme I'm seeing this season is "cluster" bases. By that I mean Joel, Grian, Gem, Impulse/BDubs, and Pearl (probably missed some) are doing bases that are bunches of small buildings rather then one massive thing that can burn you out. A lot of smart decisions have gone into season 10 and I think this was another great one.

[Peregrine]

Solarpunk will be such a great aesthetic for you.

Like the combination of tech and glass but also plants and nature and the bushes you love so much is going to look spectacular in your hands. This base promises to be amazing.

Edit: Pearl, do not go to the Permit office to complain about the separation of the Spore Blossom Permit. While it will be VERY entertaining to us, you don't wanna do it... he's got a bin specifically for such complaints.

[andrewdiaz]

Awesome to choose solarpunk! And with a bit of an Italian hint. A big thing in solarpunk is melding with nature and natural designs. Also, like how Japanese architecture gets combined with cyberpunk, different African architectural designs get used in Solarpunk pretty often; This comes from where Solarpunk originates as a concept and movement, a lot from its multicultural background

[missekat]

I couldn't be more thrilled that you've chosen solarpunk! I'm going to be teaching a solarpunk unit to my eleventh graders soon, so here are a few themes to draw inspiration from:

- Re-wilding: restoring ecosystems to their original balance.
- This might look like leaning into the cherry blossom biome or inventing a narrative for the ecosystem balance of your own (using different mobs and plants?)

- Indigenous ways of knowing
- Solarpunk goes hand in hand with afrofuturism, but solarpunk is meant to be place-specific. (research architectural developments spearheaded by aboriginal australians?) An example local to me is the proposed community development of Sen̓áḵw in Vancouver.

- Community
- Solarpunk has a huge focus on communal spaces! The mail system feeds into this perfectly as a public service tbh.

- Using what you've got
- While solarpunk *can* mean polished white skyscrapers, it also means renovating old buildings for new purposes. Buildings with clear past purposes transformed into new communal use is common.

- Natural materials
- Related to the Indigenous ways of knowing, solarpunk will use natural materials local to the area, as global industrial sourcing is no longer a priority.

- Dear Alice
- If you have not seen the animated short "Dear Alice", it's many peoples' first introduction to solarpunk ideals, and it's also rich with visual inspiration. Take a look!

(Sorry if this comment is a lot. I really never comment and this is my first. Thank you for your time)

[MagnorCriol]

Pearl: working hard and sacrificing some visual pop in the name of reducing lag

Tango: "Im gonna make items flow through water streams and throw up a thousand custom animated models into picture frames to turn them in to conveyor belts"

[ShifuDaxiongmao]

For adding more solarpunk, just keep in mind that you can push sustainable energy sources as much as you can possibly think of. Solar panels on roof, big wind turbines etc, and then add in a touch of "in harmony with nature". :)

[stargazing_jinx]

i know it's not on stream [and i'm three hours late] but whatever. fun fact! march 15th, 2024 marks 1, 000 days since pearl uploaded her first ever hermitcraft video. pearl, it's been amazing having you on the server 🫶 here's to another thousand!

[dreanne]

the moment peartl just stares in silence at how keralis tried to get into the building through the trapdoors and just broke it in the end 😭 i can imagine her face 18:14

[genevahodge]

Keralis described it perfectly, the elevations and shapes you add to your builds really do give them life, I absolutely LOVE

[ExcaliburPaladin]

Hello Pearl. Suggestion for solar punk from heating system installation guy - You can add tanks for water on roofs or on sides. There are solar collectors for heating water and tanks can be next to those on roofs. Also some wind turbines and lamp posts with solar panels on top maybe?

[rowanrooks]

I love the warm natural block palette used for these builds. I think that these soft sunny colors make for an excellent interpretation of solarpunk.

I think that the subtle shift in colors as each building moves farther away from the starter base is very effective. I like that the mud factory is more industrial and closer to Tango's base and it more heavily features copper, mud, and spruce.

The new sniffer farm is starting to climb the mountain and it looks bright and airy with the yellow and green tones from the birch and bamboo. I agree with Keralis's rating 10/10!

[windsadrift]

"Slower pace" and builds half a village in one timelapse. Jeez. It is all so beautiful, solar punk its a perfect theme for pearl
I think having some big plants around would connect it to nature even more? Like vines around the buildings, or huge flowers or something, but i do love it already so much

[KingGurke]

One thing that I see a lot in solarpunk is green rooftops: Plants everywhere, to really lean into the harmony with nature bit. Or as Keralis would say: needs more booshes! :D

[visiblehuman]

Instead of covering up the moss floor/roof you can lean into it, adding more leaves moss, vines, glow berries, maybe a spore blossom, and different green glass bits to give off the overgrown vibes while adding a little bit of shape to it.