Kill The Beast: Ep3: Theres no place like home

Hey guys, today is Way Back When's Day and I thought I would do my Minecraft series today because well it was supposed to be done way back on Monday.

Last time I left you guys, we had had a major battle with cave spiders which almost ended it for me. Well that battle took all my food so I needed to find some more. In previous days of playing, I have found that fishing is a great source of food. After the epic cave spider fight I had managed to pick up a lot of string. So I made myself a bow and a fishing rod.

With my new tools in hand I set out to find a fishing hole. On the way there I found my world had become corrupt, with a massive chasm. I saw in the chasm my torches so I knew my cave had now become useless, or at least difficult to navigate.

I started fishing in a local river. About ten minutes past and I had not caught a single fish. Maybe I was doing it wrong. I decided to move location to try somewhere else but once again, in about ten minutes, I had only caught one fish.

I decided it would better to look for some cows, sheep or chickens instead. But my luck was not too good in this frontier either. As night time fell I was still without food, my hunger running lower and now I had to fight the monsters of the dark.

After about fifteen minutes I stumbled across a cow stuck in a tree. I was saved.

But my night was not safe yet, monsters started to arrive. I first saw a skeleton but managed to take him down with ease.

But turning the corner I ran into big trouble. A whole horde of monsters coming at me.

The closest creeper even managed to get close enough to attack.

Every where I turned more and more monsters came out of the night.

By this time I was well and truly lost. I had no idea where home was, no idea which way to turn so I went for a new plan, to find a village. Villages are great with enough food to sustain me and rooms to hide.  I climbed into the trees to get a higher view, and a rest from the mob behind me. I saw clear land, land where villages are likely to spawn.

But heading there gave no relief from the mobs, in fact I ran into two enderman. Luckily I already knew to avert my eyes and all is fine.

It wasn't long until I found this little cove with plenty of food, that I can raise and a horse I could tame. This would be my new home.

And as the sun rose to clear the land of any more monsters I thought, today will be a better day. Today I start a new.

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SighFye

Kill The Beast: Ep2: Attack of the Cave Spiders

Last week I left you on the edge of a deep chasm, wondering what would be down there.

Well I decided to walk away from the chasm and take my iron ore home. After all a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. I had 33 iron ore which was more than enough to make myself a full set of iron armor. I threw the iron ore in my furnace and decided to make haste on building some walls. After all I hadn't seen any monsters yet so they were sure to be coming soon enough.

A full cobblestone wall with a trench around the sides will prevent any monsters from coming in. I suddenly hear the groans of a zombie and decided it was time to collect first blood. The zombie was in a small hole in the ground which lead no where but it was the beginning of many battles.

 Back at base i made myself a full iron suit and all the iron tools I needed. With an iron axe I collected wood to build my roof and secure my base with heavy doors.

With my base secure and my armor complete it was time to return to the chasm. Heading into the cave I stumbled across another zombie and prepared to attack.

I was getting lost in the cave and couldn't find my way back to the chasm. Without warning I fell. The fall must have been about ten to twenty block high but I survived with minimal damage.

I looked down to realise I had fallen into the chasm I was looking for. A stroke of luck had me land on a small ledge. This could have been the end of my quest so early into the game. I had to be more careful.

 

I decided to head down, after all this is why I wanted to come back. Digging a stair well  into the edge of the wall I found myself at a cave. The chasm went deeper but I wanted to explore this level first.

 

 Things were starting to get confusing within my cave and I was afraid I would not find my way home. A torch on the ground would be a perfect sign to follow. 

Following the cave I emerged at the surface. A quick look around I noticed I was right near my wheat field. Mental note: this may be a quicker way home from here.

I headed back into the cave and made another mistake. I accidentally cut the stone underneath me while descending the chasm and once again I fell. This time much further and I landed much harder.

I think if I had done this without my armor I would surely be dead. Luck favoured me on this episode and in more ways than saving my life. I looked around and found I had fallen right onto a mineshaft.

I could hear the sounds of spiders running close by. Lots of spiders. I climbed onto the platform and was attacked by a poison cave spider. I managed to kill it but I was poisoned. My health dropped quickly.

It stopped within a few hearts from death. I quickly ate a chicken to bring up my health and went forward on my journey. Around the next corner I stumbled upon a cave spider spawner. Cave spiders came at me from every corner. Each one of them delivered a poisonous bite. But once again luck shined on me. I had just enough food to keep my health up and just enough time to fight each spider separately. In the flurry of spiders I didn't get a chance to get a screenshot but I did manage to destoroy the spawner.

After being so close to death, so many times, it was time to call it a day. I headed back to base and made my mind up to explode the mine system next week.

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SighFye

Minecraft Monday - Kill The Beast - E1: The Beginning

Hey Guys SighFye here and I'm starting another series.

Well technically, I'm starting two series. Minecraft Monday and Kill The Beast. Kill the Beast is going to be my attempt at Killing the Ender Dragon on Hardcore mode. For those that have followed me on YouTube will know I have started this endeavour before but I am not very interesting to listen to while I play, and a silent play is just... well, shit. So let's get into it...

Episode 1: The Beginning

I spawned on the shore of a river. After playing Minecraft for some time and dying numerous times because I forgot to get food, I decided the best first step is to sort out some food. My plan was to make a sword and kill some sheep, cows or whatever else I could find to make into food. While making the sword I figured I would also use the wood to make myself a not so trusty wooden pickaxe. This way I can at least move myself to the stone age with ease.

Within the first minute of playing I thought I had stumbled upon a dungeon. Okay, I'm not that well equipped for such an adventure but the rewards may be worth it. While typing this out I realised I can not be playing in that manner. I am on hardcore. Mental note, no more risky play. To my surprise I did not find a dungeon. I had found myself in a biome I had never seen before where these things pop up everywhere.

Walking along I found myself at the top of a chasm. In my normal gameplay, this would be my gold mine, my starting point. How many minerals were waiting for me at the bottom. I almost started my descent when I realised I still had not found any food. My new rule meant I had to continue looking.

Onwards I went, deeper and deeper into the world. Would I find any food anywhere. I managed to find a few brown mushrooms but without the red what good were they? With the sun high in the sky it felt like I was lost in a forest with no way to find help.

When I was about to quit and start work on a wheat farm I found my salvation in a few feathered friends. Friends I would soon call, Lunch and Dinner. I attacked with a mighty blow, pushing my first meal off the edge. I did manage to kill a few and complete my first task.

My next task was to make some armor. Personally, I always skip the leather armor and go straight for iron. So the next task at hand, to find a place to set up base and start mining. Looking around I found a flat based ground surrounded by high dirt walls. To me this looked like the perfect place to build my home. And to my pleasant surprise I found some red mushrooms to complete my mushroom soup.

Night fell as I cleared land and built the essentials. I needed light and fast. With the stone dug out from clearing I built my first stone tools. My home base was floored with coal so I mined it all out with my little, more trusty, stone pickaxe. I started building my mine to find iron ore. I did take a screenshot of this but they were too dark so I decided not to use them in this blog.

In the mine I only found more and more coal. Okay its a good find at first but I really wanted to get myself some iron ore. As time went on I realised day was upon me. I returned to the surface with no iron ore. With day light I started on my wheat farm. Finding a small patch of dirt along side a river.

With my food supply in plenty for now the only thing I needed was iron ore. I found a small cave close to my home and decided to explore. The cave was deep, at first I found only coal. Deeper and deeper I went. Finally I stumbled upon my goal, iron ore. I mined it out and a short walk later found more, and more and more iron ore.

I now had enough iron ore for my basic needs. I was about to return when I stumbled across a deep, dark, long drop. What was in there? Would I find diamonds? That my friends is for another episode.

I did realise in this post that in my whole travels I had not found a single monster. I guess I had been lucky so far. Maybe I should return to base to make my armor before exploring the drop.

Well I guess we will have to wait and see. Until then readers, stay geeky.

SighFye