The rain really did set the perfect atmosphere for a castle in current decay. I think my favorite hiding spot was in the latrine, I don’t think anyone would even bother to look down there. The castle was awesome man

Viggo is a redstoner?!? So proud! Darton Hall is outstandingly beautiful in the ambience, looks incredible man

Man this may be my favorite viggoman build ever The lore the hideouts the rain setting it's just perfect Good job man 👏

Very nice build, Viggo. love the texturing!

Oooo, this looks great! I know the video you referenced - lot's of priest-holes (for Catholics, as they were pursued because the Henry VIII founded the Church of England to get out of his marriage and obtain the wealth of the ~900 dissolved monasteries) there. And the rain fits because it makes it feel English, of course.

Nice video! This texture pack and build and the rain and sprites and everything is just so perfect! This is what my Minecraft builds looked like when I was daydreaming as a kid

The thumbnail doesn't look like minecraft at all, this is perfect

Whoa, I'm really impressed how you gradient and texture the flat surfaces😮 If you ever do a "behind the scenes" on your thought process when texturing, I'd love to see it. Insane dude

The whole atmosphere in this place hits so hard, and there was one special moment. When you enter the perimeter of the castle walls, look up at the castle with the rain and cloudy sky in the background, and there are all these little details that make the place actually feel abandoned, that was special. At that moment, not only did it look like a photograph of a real abandoned castle, but it also fit the vibe so well, the scene was powerful. I don't know how hard it is to implement weather features, how customizable they are, how many options you have, but I truly hope to see more use of the environment in future projects and videos, even if it's slight changes in atmosphere between Sangraqur and Osterham, not necessarily a difference of "rain and sun", I think it would go a long, long way in terms of atmosphere. I hope these are features that can be designed for each place, so that if someone explores Ushea, the weather changes gradually so that every place will be visited with the appropriate weather. This castle always in rain, Sangraqur always blazing hot, Osterham... Whatever! As long as there's a unique vibe for each area. As usual, Viggo, a masterpiece of a creation.

I've been watching your videos for a while and I love your builds and the lore that comes with them. I think this is the one that's finally going to make me break down and download Conquest Reforged. It's so gorgeous.

Holy shit man. I'm a student at the University of Cambridge. This looks exactly like Queens' College here. This is wild. This captured the vibe of the period so so so well. Well done

This is really cool man, the hideaways are a great idea and I like their implementation The weathering is also really nice Banger video as usual

what a beautiful castle, and cool story.

The rain was perfect and the overgrowth looked awesome

only viggoman calls "the project of my life" a "small side project" in his discord.

Incredible history of the place, owesome !

The imagination and creativity it is insane. Absolutely jealous, i would never be able to produce something like this. It really is a power to be able to do this, i love to see it.

Please, more European architecture!

Beautiful work! A small correction: what you called "banners" in this video are actually coats of arms (or, more simply, arms). I love the one you created for the Lords of Darton Hall, it's heraldically correct and everything! I suggest you read some brief material on heraldry to make a medieval world feel all the more alive.

I love layout. I like slope within the atrium. I think you've placed this structure in the right location.

21:57 i have an idea, you could put a button on top of the highest crate, so it’s functional but still hidden

Awesome lore. Really adds to the build and makes it super unique

The video you’re referencing is by a channel called “thehistorysquad” and they’ve done tours of several castles. While Harvington Hall is a fortified manor house and not technically a castle, I love the idea of building realistic medieval castles with inspiration taken from fortified manor houses and Tudor architecture. Darton Hall is such a haunting and beautiful castle. Great video! Additionally, Harvington Hall had secret rooms to hide Catholic priests at a time when Catholicism was under persecution by the Protestants in England. I think you got that tidbit switched up. For anyone interested, here’s the link to the video about Harvington Hall by thehistorysquad. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oqp5Zbugs8yunoU.htmlsi=PE7-S3bYoQWQ5yik

What a nice castle, really. I wasn't able to tell it was Minecraft, seeing the miniature of the video...

Amazing build this is crazy

21:55 : I think you can make the secret door less obvious if A) you put the lever in a hidden place B) you replace the lever by a button

This is such an interesting project i love it

You should really build a castle that is under siege! Have buildings destroyed, with makeshift defenses like wooden wall coverings or ambush spots inside the city, and enemy siege defenses and trenches coming up to the walls, with tunnel wing efforts underway and a camp for the attackers to live in and black supplies from reaching the castle!

beautiful castle!🔥

Looks awesome!! Would be cool if there was a small town next to it?

Incredible texturing work Viggo!

Wow amazing job! I really like the lore and decay of the castle

What an absolutely amazing and cool looking castle! The decaying adds so much ambience But wouldn't there be something like a grate where the water enters/exits the castle I don't fully know, but i guess it would have made sense? Otherwise thieves could sneak in quite easily

It would be awesome to get recommendations on castle channels you use to learn layouts and floor plans

Omg this guy from the Tudor castle…. He is so freaking handsome❤

Great work!

This world could make a great setting for a book

What a masterpice 😍😍

amazing build and really well planned!

Looks amazing! I live just down the road from Harvington Hall! The priests they hid were catholic, not protestant. Interestingly, the family that owned it were involved with the gunpowder plot and harboured the fugitives, who were also incidentally catholic.

Would love to see this with distant horizons ❤

Beautiful

insane, beauty

sorry for spoiling the fun but, if this was supposed to be a real defensive castle reliance on one sorce of water is a major threat in case of conflict. The enemy forces might just pour poison down the stream and it would be bad. So I would love to see a addition of a well. Over all amazing build i wish i was able to build something like that. Thanks for the amazing video

The issue I have with this is, its so cozy, yet no way to enjoy it together on an RP server or anything. So sad when this mod offers such a great game.

WOW, I really like it❤❤❤

Cool

Do all of these builds get built in different parts of the same world or are they in separate worlds entirely?

For what version of game you using Conquest Reforged? Also what are these shaders?

Amazing video, But when i tried to go to the server to look around, it says that theres a bunch of items missing even though I'm in the Conquest Reforged pack. Do you have the exact pack that the server is using on CurseForge?

Do people know what version of conquest this is because I’m still on the Darwin servers and non of this stuff is there

I'm trying to join your server via Modrinth, but after installing the 1.19.2 version of conquest reforged modpack, it's saying i'm missing a few more mods (victory mod was listed). Is there specific modpack for your server?

How do you get those little blocks and frames?

👍👍👍

I like the way it looks, but i honestly think the texture packs and mods take away from it. Part of why i like Minecraft builds is that they’re built with familiar parts and within certain limitations you have to work creatively around, but with these textures its hard to tell which is which and it doesn’t feel like Minecraft. It’s an amazing looking build, just wanted to give some genuine criticism.

conquest reforged version?

Whats shaders are these?