So I had a thought recently as I was thinking of ways to entertain myself with Minecraft. Some people say that the game is becoming boring, and too easy. The "Hardcore" option is sort of a response to this, but I think Hardcore goes a bit too far (and you may agree). Consider this a challenge in a similar vein.
You wake up one morning - this very day, in fact - and you somehow know that at the end of the day the world as you know it will cease to exist, and that, with the rising of the sun tomorrow morning, the surface of the planet will be scorched into an unlivable, barren wasteland, taking every living creature with it.
The only solution is to bury yourself underground. Deep underground.
The challenge is this. You have one Minecraft day to collect everything you will ever need to survive underground, forever. At sundown, you must seal yourself inside an underground bunker, and dig. You cannot ever return to the surface, for anything. For added fun, try listening to some of the creepiest/saddest music you have while doing this. Additionally, I recommend playing on HARD MODE. Any less, and you lose one of the most brutal aspects of this mode: the possibility that you might starve to death.
You may not think this sounds very interesting, but this playstyle has completely revitalized my Minecraft experience.
Things I have experienced:
1) "Oh !$%&*#" Moments - Where I realized I forgot an absolutely essential component on the surface, and that I was going to be severely limited without it.
2) Rationing - Times when I had to limit how active I was during the "day" because I was running out of food, or force myself to choose which items I would craft with my limited materials. You also learn to appreciate some materials which you may have just thrown out before.
3) Paranoia/Claustrophobia - Though this is greatly enhanced by creepy music, Minecraft's random weird noises, and the sounds of hostile mobs already give this effect pretty well.
4) Forced Combat with Mobs - Combat with Mobs when just playing through Minecraft normally is never really forced. If you end up fighting Mobs playing through Minecraft, you probably screwed up (got caught out late) or you want whatever items they're dropping. In this mode, you will sometimes be thrown into (often desperate) battles for your survival. These can be incredibly exhilirating.
5) Moments of Reward - You will experience moments where your patience or daring pays dividends. When your supplies are already extremely limited, these are extremely rewarding.
These alone have completely changed the way I look at the game, but there are of course other small aspects which are enjoyable. I highly recommend this to anyone who really appreciates the "Survival" in Survival Mode.
If anyone wants some tips for giving it a shot, I can throw them in a spoiler below, but really... a lot of the fun in this mode comes from quickly making a mental list of all the items you will need and rushing to collect them - and maybe missing one or two, and learning to cope. The one thing I will say is you will want to grab some wool for a bed, put it inside your bunker and sleep in it the first night. Otherwise, if you die, you'll have to spawn on the surface - and we can't have that, can we?
If this isn't an original thought I apologize, but I did want to share.
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I don't know if this would be possible but I thought of something similar,on a multiplayer server where after like 1 real time day lava flooded everywhere on the map from the very top.
This gave you few moments to escape underground before the lava killed you, and then basically play like you mentioned above, but with literal "purpose"
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So, Nyx, before I pass judgment on you I ask you a question and expect the truth.
Do you like mmmmbananas?
Yeah, this has been done. Solar Apocalypse or something. I forgot the name. Basically water starts to evaporate, grass dies, and fire spawns over stuff that can burn. Then going outside during day burns you. I think possibly that stone at the surface would turn to lava, but I can't remember. Anyway, yeah.
Reminds me al ot like the 404 challenge. Also maybe insted of digging randomly trying to find a cave while living undeground why not make it a custon map?
I have been getting a bit bored. I will definately try this out. I like that there is some form of a story behind it ratehr than "you must live underground, because above ground is too easy" Thanks for the idea.
Yes, except there are some differences between this one and the 404.
1. You can use torches. Derp.
2. You can go underground from ANYWHERE in the world, not just some mass pit of gravel.
3. There's some story behind it, not just "Hey! Create a world using this seed and take this challenge!"
4. ...That's about all I can think of off the top of my head.
I disagree that Hardcore doesn't up the challenge in a world. Knowing that, if you die, it's all gone for good definitely changes how you play, limiting some otherwise risky actions you might take. That definitely ups the difficulty a bit.
1. spawn
2. spend all day getting trees and seeds
3. build tree farm under ground
4. win
literally the only thing you are missing out on by not going above ground are natural trees
although the first few nights might be a little boring waiting for your tiny tree farm to grow so you can find a cave
See you would think this, but there are so many other little things that exist only on the surface that you will smack yourself in the head for not getting once you are down in the ground. I already mentioned one (wool), but there are others like reeds, cacti, sand (exists only very close to the surface) etc. Not to mention the fact that you only have one day to gather supplies probably makes it impossible you will go down into the earth with a bucket of water, which is necessary for growing wheat. Hence your first priority is getting water: this becomes a frantic search without food, especially if you forgot to gather food on the surface.
I could go on and on but this is part of the fun of this challenge. I have to say, if you think this is too easy, I really encourage you to try it and see if you screw up your first attempt.
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Wow, just when I thought I'd seen every kind of challenge world out there, this one comes along. All though it's not COMPLETELY origonal, it's a great concept, and I commend you for thinking of it. I look forward to more challenges from you in the future. Semper Fi. (I think rather than the world ending for no apparent reason, it was a nuclear apocolypse. So: Semper Fi.)
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You wake up one morning - this very day, in fact - and you somehow know that at the end of the day the world as you know it will cease to exist, and that, with the rising of the sun tomorrow morning, the surface of the planet will be scorched into an unlivable, barren wasteland, taking every living creature with it.
The only solution is to bury yourself underground. Deep underground.
The challenge is this. You have one Minecraft day to collect everything you will ever need to survive underground, forever. At sundown, you must seal yourself inside an underground bunker, and dig. You cannot ever return to the surface, for anything. For added fun, try listening to some of the creepiest/saddest music you have while doing this. Additionally, I recommend playing on HARD MODE. Any less, and you lose one of the most brutal aspects of this mode: the possibility that you might starve to death.
You may not think this sounds very interesting, but this playstyle has completely revitalized my Minecraft experience.
Things I have experienced:
1) "Oh !$%&*#" Moments - Where I realized I forgot an absolutely essential component on the surface, and that I was going to be severely limited without it.
2) Rationing - Times when I had to limit how active I was during the "day" because I was running out of food, or force myself to choose which items I would craft with my limited materials. You also learn to appreciate some materials which you may have just thrown out before.
3) Paranoia/Claustrophobia - Though this is greatly enhanced by creepy music, Minecraft's random weird noises, and the sounds of hostile mobs already give this effect pretty well.
4) Forced Combat with Mobs - Combat with Mobs when just playing through Minecraft normally is never really forced. If you end up fighting Mobs playing through Minecraft, you probably screwed up (got caught out late) or you want whatever items they're dropping. In this mode, you will sometimes be thrown into (often desperate) battles for your survival. These can be incredibly exhilirating.
5) Moments of Reward - You will experience moments where your patience or daring pays dividends. When your supplies are already extremely limited, these are extremely rewarding.
These alone have completely changed the way I look at the game, but there are of course other small aspects which are enjoyable. I highly recommend this to anyone who really appreciates the "Survival" in Survival Mode.
If anyone wants some tips for giving it a shot, I can throw them in a spoiler below, but really... a lot of the fun in this mode comes from quickly making a mental list of all the items you will need and rushing to collect them - and maybe missing one or two, and learning to cope. The one thing I will say is you will want to grab some wool for a bed, put it inside your bunker and sleep in it the first night. Otherwise, if you die, you'll have to spawn on the surface - and we can't have that, can we?
If this isn't an original thought I apologize, but I did want to share.
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This gave you few moments to escape underground before the lava killed you, and then basically play like you mentioned above, but with literal "purpose"
Do you like mmmmbananas?
2. spend all day getting trees and seeds
3. build tree farm under ground
4. win
literally the only thing you are missing out on by not going above ground are natural trees
although the first few nights might be a little boring waiting for your tiny tree farm to grow so you can find a cave
Sometimes my head hurts when I play too much!
Yes, except there are some differences between this one and the 404.
1. You can use torches. Derp.
2. You can go underground from ANYWHERE in the world, not just some mass pit of gravel.
3. There's some story behind it, not just "Hey! Create a world using this seed and take this challenge!"
4. ...That's about all I can think of off the top of my head.
I disapprove.
I could go on and on but this is part of the fun of this challenge. I have to say, if you think this is too easy, I really encourage you to try it and see if you screw up your first attempt.
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