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Today we jump into a long, messy, and honestly pretty fun Blender session where we build everything from a procedural rope system to a surprise maze generator, organic leaves, particle effects, and even a Pokémon style energy render. It’s one of those streams where the experiments go sideways in the best way and the happy accidents turn into cooler ideas than the original plan.

You’ll see how to:
00:00 Getting started + rope plan
02:15 Procedural rope setup in Geometry Nodes
14:40 Troubleshooting Blender 5.0 node weirdness
20:10 Switching gears: making a procedural leaf
35:30 Adding noise, shaping the leaf, experimenting
46:00 Maze generator (happy accident)
1:02:10 Turning the maze into a city
1:15:00 Instancing leaves and rocks along a curve
1:28:40 Setting up a stylized render
1:40:00 Pokémon-style lightning energy experiment
1:55:00 Final thoughts + CG Cookie shoutout

If you’re into Geometry Nodes, procedural workflows, or you just want to pick up some creative tricks while seeing what not to do, this one’s worth a watch.

Enjoy, and thanks for hanging out during the chaos.
Kenny Phases YouTube Channel: http://youtube.com/kennyphases

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