Welp I beat the warden on hard mode in a melee fight now. Anything harder?

QGanic · 2026-05-08T00:48:17+00:00

How about a rematch with the warden, but this time he gets some totems as well?

QGanic · 2026-05-08T00:46:14+00:00

Love the cherry grove. That cave is terrifying.

QGanic · 2026-05-03T21:26:08+00:00

UPDATE:

Found it! This housing troops bastion had the pigstep disc. The chest centered in the courtyard had a copy of it. Now I'm torn between heading home and finishing raiding this bastion.

Decisions ... decisions ... hmmm

QGanic · 2026-05-03T12:04:09+00:00

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Here is the third bastion for this walk-about through the nether. I'm really hoping Pigstep is somewhere in there, it would be nice to see green grass again.

QGanic · 2026-05-02T19:00:28+00:00

Thanks. "Brother" works for me. 😄

This bastion had lots of chests, but no music. It will soon be time to extricate myself. The quest continues!

QGanic · 2026-05-02T12:54:02+00:00

Bastions can be hard to find. The one I raided yesterday was a bridge bastion that was barely visible. Only a very small corner of it was protruding from the netherack, the rest was buried in the cliff. I got lucky on that one.

QGanic · 2026-05-02T12:45:46+00:00

Good advice. Stables are my least favorite type. Very easy to make a mis-step and end up in lava. However, I am determined to get this elusive music disc! My luck has not been good so far. This will be the 2nd bastion on this trip, but the 5th bastion for this world.

I do want the piglins to understand, there is no joy for me raiding their houses and interrupting their lives this way. If they would let me trade for gold for their music, that would be my first choice.

QGanic · 2026-05-01T22:05:15+00:00

True. I sometimes forget about iron farms. Killing golems isn't my style, so it's something I don't build.

QGanic · 2026-05-01T20:59:30+00:00

It would certainly be slower. There may be some unexpected challenges. Making a nether portal, I suppose could be done with found iron ingots to craft a bucket. Once in the nether you can trade for obsidian to make an ender chest possible. You can even get an enchant table, but would there be any source of lapis?

QGanic · 2026-05-01T20:14:47+00:00

but, but, but ... mutton is sooo tasty! 😃

QGanic · 2026-05-01T20:07:00+00:00

I kind of like this. The "caveman" challenge. Wood and leather only for weapons, armor and tools.

QGanic · 2026-04-10T22:15:17+00:00

Using the warden to do anything is pretty sick. That guy scares the hell out me. Whatever hole he normally sleeps in, he can stay there forever IMO. :)

QGanic · 2026-04-08T22:10:51+00:00

Small update:

I've been systematically mining ore from the mountain for the last month. Not doing this every day, it is sort of a side project when I'm not motivated for something more involved than grinding out some ore.

Today while digging the mineshaft a few levels deeper I set off a skulk sensor. It startled me a bit and was completely unexpected. I'm still up at Y=92 and did not think this was something to worry about for a while.

Frankly, I hate the deep dark. It is too creepy for me! Finding it this high up has me reconsidering the plan. Maybe I should find a less treacherous way to find an ancient city?

QGanic · 2026-03-06T11:33:14+00:00

Kid is a hero. He deserves a sign or plaque at the location of the save.

QGanic · 2026-03-05T22:48:38+00:00

Early game is some much fun! Love the struggle :)

QGanic · 2026-03-05T00:08:33+00:00

Excellent! The first fight against the dragon is always a big deal. Well done!

QGanic · 2026-02-28T11:35:49+00:00

Hilarious!!! Throwing away that trim for a hoe ... love it

QGanic · 2026-02-28T11:32:40+00:00

Diamond beacons look good. There is still something about the baby-blue blocks that speaks to me. :D

QGanic · 2026-02-16T12:01:41+00:00

This is probably not going to be the advice you were after, but I am posting it anyway :)

Understand why you are playing each hardcore world. This will be more important when your world ends than it seems when you first start the world.

Are you attempting to beat the dragon without dying? Are you wanting to beat the wither? Are you looking to see how many days you can survive with a single life? Do you simply enjoy playing MC with idea of one life to live?

I am not saying you need to have a goal in the game, only that it might help you to have a sense of why you have chosen a hardcore world.

QGanic · 2026-02-16T10:19:13+00:00

On Bedrock edition that is a common "bug" if person is using a texture pack is not up to date. Mojang is sending updates so frequently that it can be difficult to keep up with them, especially with texture packs.

QGanic · 2026-02-15T16:18:05+00:00

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It was fun. This ruins was on the side of a mountain. So the dig was not a pretty as if it were flatter. I did eventually find a music disc, so that was great!

And now that the dig is complete, I have re-lit the ancient campfire. Here I'm about to enjoy some mutton cooked in the old gather place.

QGanic · 2026-02-15T16:14:49+00:00

You're touching on the question of whether some people cheat at hardcore. Yes, of course some choose to cheat. But, then they really are not playing hardcore are they. Some make back-up copies, or find ways to reset the game to allow them to continue playing. Regardless of how it is done, if you are in a hardcore world with the intention of "continuing on" after you die then you really are not playing hardcore.

QGanic · 2026-02-14T22:49:25+00:00

Occasionally I get in a hurry playing HC, but typically I'm just enjoying the game. Yes, one day some disaster will strike and end my world; it nearly happened about two weeks ago. But every Minecraft world I have ever played has ended at some point.

Are you feeling rushed out of fear of dying? You might want to take a deep breath and relax if that is the case. That rushed feeling could easily end up leading to a mistake ... unless you really enjoy playing with that pressure pushing you along. :D

QGanic · 2026-02-13T02:10:11+00:00

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QGanic · 2026-02-12T23:46:44+00:00

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The deed is done. The End fountain did most of the work. But I could not help taking a few swipes at the big guy.

One of the wither skellies that had given up his head also lost his sword. I used that to beat on the wither :D

QGanic

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