CompyCraft

CompyCraft is an English YouTuber and creator of Minecraft official DLCs, mostly based around the subject of dinosaurs and Paleontology. Originally a teenage hobbyist indie developer, CompyCraft is now recognized as an Official Minecraft Partner and works with naturalist and TV presenter Nigel Marven.
==History==
CompyCraft joined YouTube on September 29th, 2019, changing usernames and video styles/subjects until settling on the name CompyCraft in December 2019.
On December 20th, CompyCraft premiered a trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l09zC9SivFc&t=23s for a dinosaur themed DLC named "Paleocraft". This video saw CompyCraft rise in popularity from under 50 subscribers to over 1000 in around a month. CompyCraft went on to dominate the newly forming Minecraft Dinosaur niche during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020.
Shortly after this, CompyCraft teamed up with Minecraft's Waypoint Studios to publish content to the in-game Minecraft store. CompyCraft released two packs in his time with Waypoint Studios; "Australian Adventure" and "Jungle Quest". These products are no longer available however.
As Autumn 2020 arrived, CompyCraft released a video featuring an extinct prehistoric crocodile "Sarcosuchus" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzLGVejNo_8 which led to a sudden surge of viewers breaking 100k views within a month. During this time, CompyCraft was also onboarded as an Official Minecraft Partner, allowing him to release DLCs officially as CompyCraft rather than under Waypoint Studios' brand.
Paleocraft was confirmed to release on the 23rd March 2021https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqvQB2fJMaA&t=1s. In the weeks building up to the release, CompyCraft encountered another surge of viewership. Upon release, other YouTubers covered the DLC, these included TheGamingBeaverhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT1WRHo1UH8&pp=ygURcGFsZW9jcmFmdCBiZWF2ZXI%3D, BestInSlothttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ux0u5mv3ZU&pp=ygUVcGFsZW9jcmFmdCBiZXN0aW5zbG90, TheAtlanticCrafthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt0uo-5LMq4&pp=ygUXcGFsZW9jcmFmdCBhdGxhbnRpY3JhZnQ%3D, Smithy MChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWB9iD-29ys&pp=ygURcGFsZW9jcmFmdCBzbWl0aHk%3D, and Swrvehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsMutDwLssw&t=45s&pp=ygUQcGFsZW9jcmFmdCBzd3l2ZQ%3D%3D among others.
CompyCraft released a "lite" version of Paleocraft in May 2021 containing less content for a lower price, known as "Dinosaur Survivors"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HQA5vE4quE&t=26s.
In summer of 2021, "The Giant Dinosaur Adventure"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuMJhRqd7Ks was revealed, a new DLC that aimed to be Paleontologically accurate and would feature Nigel Marven, a TV presenter known for wildlife and dinosaur shows including the Walking With Dinosaurs spin-offs The Giant Claw and Land of Giants, the latter being based in the same time period and location as The Giant Dinosaur Adventure.
The Giant Dinosaur Adventure went on to release in September 2022https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2XsesHmIpQ, and a second Nigel Marven adventure was announced in 2023; "CLAWS: a Dinosaur Adventure with Nigel Marven"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb_m2hTKjU4. CLAWS went on to release in February 2024https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOeYP2rIiCg.
As Mojang rolled out Add-On content to the Marketplace, CompyCraft released "Paleocraft: Dinosaur Breakout"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETx80f2VSnM, a modified port of the original Paleocraft. This was soon followed by a second Add-On, titled "Dinosaur Era"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTusQKOCKNE&t=21s. 
==Personal life==
It is known that he is a friend of TV presenter Nigel Marven and has journeyed to Argentina with Nigel in search of Pumashttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/PbfW-M6btiM.
==Quotes==
* "Extracting Species profile" - Paleocraft Species Profiles
* "Flippin' Heck!" - Nigel Marven
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