Building The ULTIMATE Survival Cabin on the Lake | Icarus

[@juwels64]

Your video's are so wonderful to watch! I played this game when it first came out and I can see it has come a long ways! Gunna start a new game. Your video's are inspiring!

[@VirusOfCyrus]

It WAS a decent game in THEORY, UNLESS you played the early access (& paid for it) just to find out even SOLO players have the SAME time limit & HAD TO Play for at LEAST 13+ Hours STRAIGHT just to have even a chance at completing a mission. ONLY in the last few months did they release Open World mode so SOLO players (even tho the game Devs LIED & ADVERTISED it was Solo friendly) actually had a chance & finally didnt have a REAL TIME Limit that forced Solo's to play almost non-stop! WORST DEVS in my 40 yrs of gaming, even when the LOST 80% of their player base due to being liars/scammers.

[@captaindecounting8239]

OK, the timed mining to the montage beat, has to be one of the greatest things I've seen on these play through vids. Excellent work.

[@BlondeDon]

Thank you! 😄

[@Ashreen_ofccc]

IKRRR He's SO UNDERRATED

[@hemy3106]

timespamt?

[@captaindecounting8239]

25:24 there abouts @@hemy3106

[@captaindecounting8239]

@@hemy3106 26:00 Catches it right at the beginning.

[@samjive]

I love how you edit the actions in the game with the beat of the song, something about it is really satisfying

[@samwalker3508]

I love how you always time the time lapse stuff with the music.

[@BlondeDon]

It's my favorite parts to edit

[@itsmeagain1745]

The place where you thought there was a cave is infact a tunnel through to the desert. It needs to be opened - it's a Styx mission. Try icarus intel for a map and info for both Olympus and Styx.

[@spotty91]

I must say sir, your editing and gameplay format is spot on. It makes for a very nice watch, i subbed after only watching the first episode of this. I dont understand why your channel isn't bigger when this is the quality you put out. I'll be here and support you on the KZbin grind!

[@BlondeDon]

Thanks so much for the support. I'm doing my best and soon enough we'll be a huge channel 😎

[@kerry5606]

The editing with the music and gameplay is so spot on everytime. It really is fun to watch your videos. Thanks for all the hard work😊

[@BlondeDon]

Thank you, Kerry! I'm happy that you're enjoying, I appreciate the support 😁

[@Source-fj3hd]

One of the best and biggest survival games my opinion, it definitely has the most crafting I’ve ever seen lol great content man, keep up the awesome vids

[@greenfire887]

Great video again. The semi submerged bridge looks kind of strange. If you like the look of the stone floors and walls, try the refined wood pieces from the carpentry bench. I just love the look of the refined wood floors in combination with a stone building. I think you’re gonna like it too. Keep going and have fun. Looking forward to the next one. Try to build that cabin you used for the thumbnail for a challenge. I’ll try it too.

[@BlondeDon]

I like the ideas! I'll see what we come up with :)

[@Buster-Sharp]

The man is so against shenanigans that he makes the most chill content ever in the game where other people burn down the forest and get eaten by a bear 🐻

[@BlondeDon]

I blaze my own trail 😎😅

[@coalsilvermuzzle3111]

I was scanning the Icarus videos and decided to drop by, glad I did. Your video was well edited (you have a studio?), sound track was bang on, your bubbly personality (don't take it the wrong way), the ease with your voice over and conversation are great. You must have training in video production and mixing. Been doing this awhile I take it. But down to the crux of the matter, you've been playing Icarus for awhile, haven't you. Just by the amount of materials you have, gives that away, lol. I would take it that this isn't your first character? Anyways, you have done a great job in the video, must have taken you hours scripting and editing your video. You have a new subscriber. Maybe I'll pop in on your discord. Once again thanks for the great video.

[@amak8935]

The pets are dead AGAIN? 😂 man I laughed when you told us that. I shouldn’t laugh but dang this is funny with the history of either burning pets or extra friendly ones 😂😂😂

[@BlondeDon]

I don't wanna talk about it 🥲😂

[@Drewdown420]

The croc graveyard, legend 🤣 I'm invested. I'm peeping you. This is the type of game I love to watch but would break my controller first touch down. I mean I saw u land get attack by 2 wolf's 2 cats a bear and a croc

[@BlondeDon]

It's seriously brutal and I would be lying if I told you I didn't go a little bit crazy at times 😅

[@MaddstoneSurvives]

Enjoying the series and as others have commented the editing as well. You may want to consider moving the mission radio to a more central part of the map area. The missions are basically placed a certain distance from the radio device based on difficulty, and since you are up against the mountain it can place the medium and hard missions in the next biome.

[@BlondeDon]

Ahh I didn't even think about that! I'll try and do that next time. Thanks!

[@pete8449]

Loving this series, love survival games, will definitely be trying this out now. Thanks!

[@amak8935]

Great video my friend as always 😎👍🏼 Looks like they added steel in the early forge now. I didn’t know that. It used to be only in the advanced forge and it was a pain to get them as early as possible in missions but enjoyable grind nevertheless.

[@PaandanimeManga]

yes more content makes the day so much worth it

[@BlondeDon]

🫡

[@n7creed629]

I love when you match the pick or axe sounds to the beat of the music. So fun! ❤

[@BlondeDon]

It's my favorite part to edit in these videos 😄

[@lalev1242]

Nice progress with building (the stone looks good too). You might want to use wood for fuel so you'll make charcoal in the process. Later you will need loads of that for gunpowder. Good music as always :)

[@BlondeDon]

So far I have like 4-5 full stacks of charcoal somewhere in my storage, hopefully that'll be enough? Guns are next up :)

[@_Grumpy_Panda_]

Upgrade your posts to stone for higher durability, then put half walls between them so there is no gap between them to get under the floor. Learned that one the hard way too.

[@justj33]

Definitely enjoying this series... 👊😎🥃

[@BlondeDon]

Hey me too 😎

[@galaedria2834]

Enjoying the series so far. Enough to convince me to subscribe to your channel and give the game a try too. So thanks and great work! :)

[@BlondeDon]

Awesome! Welcome :) New video tomorrow at 10am CST!

[@christopherwells4253]

I was laughing so hard when the music started and you where pic axing to the beat. TO MUCH!

[@duvmangg2101]

Very new to the channel all because I stumbled across your gameplay for Icarus. Absolutely binge watched it and I love it. Thank you so much for playing this and making it engaging. P.S. maybe build a farm and a stable for the animals on the bigger island or something!

[@BlondeDon]

Welcome to the channel I'm glad you're enjoying 😄 Not a bad idea on the farm! There's so much for me to do still

[@karenlp5867]

I really enjoy your enthusiasm for building and expanding the base. It looks great 😊. I don’t know if it would help, but maybe until you can build the scarecrow you should think about building a temporary home for your animals a bit of a distance from the water.

[@BlondeDon]

I think you're right. The water is not safe for anyone lol

[@walts440]

You got a new sub because that audio/video montage edit was sick!

[@superboss8878]

Really enjoying the series and the scum series. Icarus is a great concept though and seems really polished so far.

[@azwanibrahim101]

It makes my day whenever he posted new vids. Pls keep it up BDG. Love ur vids

[@BlondeDon]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you're enjoying 😄

[@DonGorgen]

You need to name that new buffalo "The Other Guy"

[@lonehunter9045]

It looks like that your pets are like your vehicules in other games... they do not last very long ;D Another awesome vid!

[@BlondeDon]

I have no clue what you're talking about! 🤫

[@nilubiswas058]

Losing pets again and again is a pain 😢😢😢😢😢, But men don't cry and try again and again 😊😊😊😊😊. Thanks for the beautiful episode 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 . Can't wait for the next.😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@leslie-em1th]

FYI for building: U can see the structure integrity of building pieces depending on the hue. Ex if u place a wall on a floor, the floor will be lit with blue (extremely strong), green (strong), yellow (okay ish) and red (dont do it). Usually a wood pillar can support 3 floor pieces in each direction. Stone, concrete and other pieces can support more. Feel free to remove some indoor wood pillars if u want. Looks awesome!

[@BlondeDon]

Oh I forgot about that, thank you!

[@mrlitevibe]

I was just going to say the same . If you had stone foundations . I think k u can build 3 high without and pillars at all

[@Rizzlerdtherizzard]

You need to put your channel out their more this content is top tier!

[@brazil7028]

I always liked the bow the best myself. I wish my buddy would still play but he's all into GW2 again. He loves pvp and I don't care for it much myself. The only exception I ever really had was SWTOR and ESO

[@Maxim.Teleguz]

Bring scarecrow with you to keep wolves away

[@stephenbanner877]

I like the look of this game how much is it i crave for titles like this u do everything

[@sgt_retiredcharlie4102]

Nice house bro! I'm waiting to see what you build out of Concrete if that is what you build out to wood! Nice video! You deserve more Subs and you earned my Sub with this video.

[@arguedscarab7985]

Bro is like a storage locker the way hes putting all that stuff in ine tiny base

[@atlasgaming5412]

I love how almost every youtube gamer I watch edits there videos mining ore or cutting tree's by the beat of the song

[@BlondeDon]

It's my favorite part to edit together 😁

[@KnightKai]

stone is storm resilient, no running around repairing and gathering stone is nothing. love the videos specially the music edits i bet thats hard work to do and i appreciate it alot.

[@BlondeDon]

Definitely need to upgrade more to stone, then! Thanks for the support. The music edits are definitely a lot of work, but I love doing them

[@mikeoaktree]

The scarecrow only stop the spawn. If they spawn a little further away they still be able to get to you.....

[@ezequieltellez9082]

like, so much progress OMG!

[@obihave3210]

i wont lie, im surprised youre surviving, the crocs ate me alive last time i tried Styx

[@BlondeDon]

They are absolutely brutal but after about 100 fights with them I'm starting to learn how to survive lol

[@brazil7028]

Pretty sure that all those cross beams don't add anything to structural integrity. It's all about what is connected to the ground.

[@Justourluckgaming]

Brilliant build , epic base

[@BlondeDon]

Thank you!

[@mikeoaktree]

39:00 it is a cave. You need to do a mission to unlock it

[@BlondeDon]

Ahh okay thank you!

[@amak8935]

The dock area 32:40 would be a great place for a Gazebo 😎👍🏼

[@BlondeDon]

Not a bad idea 🤔

[@thelmamontgomery5040]

Nice build 👌 😊

[@dactylpilot4383]

Rope is cheaper if you use the "Crafting Bench"

[@mikeoaktree]

Don't leave bodies scattered around... Scavengers will come....

[@marlonthomaz5448]

hey i've been playing a lot of icarus open world too and found out that stone buildings dont get damaged by storms and also dont get set on fire by lightinings

[@mikeoaktree]

Stone buildings get damaged by the stronger storms. Only the concrete buildings are indestructible by weather

[@brazil7028]

I would have gotten rid of you old stone furnace ;)

[@sgt_retiredcharlie4102]

Don't SMELT all your Aluminum, if you want to build anything out of it! It takes UN-Smelted Aluminum to build building pieces with it!

[@riiiiiight4959]

Leather pouch to water canteen.. iron to steel.. a cabin into a tavern..

[@RepentOrPerish.]

dope build

[@BlondeDon]

Thank you!

[@polarxta2833]

Love the builds, but why so many columns? Getting claustrophobic in there lol.. I'm looking forward to building with the new half blocks..

[@BlondeDon]

Thanks! I eventually go through and remove a lot. I wasn't sure how structurally-sound it would be without them, but I found out it'd be fine with much less beams

[@dactylpilot4383]

What are those Blue Flower Icon's that popup when your killing a Critter ?

[@BlondeDon]

Hm, I'm not sure what you're referring to. When I get a headshot on animals it counts as a critical hit, and that shows a different icon. Maybe that's it?

[@mikeoaktree]

Animals have armored body parts..... When you hit those parts it shows the "blue flowers"

[@dactylpilot4383]

Thank you for your explanation.

[@beanermoto7622]

Drying rack for cured leather!

[@beanermoto7622]

Should have waited to comment 😅😂

[@BlondeDon]

Lol it takes me some time to realize the obvious so be patient with me 😅

[@collinheuft2215]

Muh man you coulda built it near multiple biomes :) easier for progression ?

[@BlondeDon]

Hindsight is 2020 but there is always opportunities in the future to find a good spot :)

[@rafaelabetria2543]

Wonderful

[@Florin714]

You’re building style I like it, but why are you using beams in the middle of the room? The house will hold, if it’s not holding you will see cracks on the roof.

[@BlondeDon]

I eventually remove most of them as I continue to work on the base :)

[@prod._zUKu]

Please slow down the building time-lapses

[@fauxskillz802]

How does your house not burn down? I lost so much with a wood house.

[@BlondeDon]

When Icarus first released, I was setting pretty much every one of my houses on fire lol so I've been EXTRA careful this time around!

[@m.l.6486]

How does the Thumbnail Match with the Video?

[@gordenfreeman43]

Do you have to buy the DLC for this game to be enjoyable?

[@BlondeDon]

I don't think so! Most dlc is aesthetic but only if you want to mix up the map then get the map dlc. I might actually start a series on the original map

[@brianadsersen8968]

Jesus thats beautifull 👍😊

[@brianadsersen8968]

I have build a floor / Wall and seling but i Wont accept it as a shelter. Do you know why

[@TakenCypress369]

​@brianadsersen8968 need campfire I think or bed could be wrong though

[@LillianEmerald]

RIP for your mounts ... again 😅

[@BlondeDon]

I need to do better 😅

[@LillianEmerald]

@@BlondeDon Ahh I'm pretty sure we all have a mount (or Kelvin) cemetery or two at this stage depending on our game choices 😂

[@Benjilaw2288]

Stone floor upstairs. Log cabin. Really

[@lewys9204]

I've built a concrete fortress

[@Ajalek-x9u]

Love scum and icarus

[@ggtripz]

PLEASE put markers or numbers to organize these, I scroll threw multiple before finding out which one was the next episode..

[@BlondeDon]

Hey! Sorry about that. If it's not in the title, it's almost always in the description towards the top where it says "IN THIS EPISODE:"

[@ggtripz]

@@BlondeDon No worries mate no need to be sorry bout it! I'm currently watching you build your mansion, very entertaining stuff. I'm huge on realism survival gameplay, I'm glad I enjoy the vids as much as u enjoy playing it. :)

[@NIIJIKIWENH]

The animal tames are seriously bugged. Other than that the game looks great. Can you tame a predator, bear cat wolf scorpion ?

[@BlondeDon]

Nope, I think it's just Moa's and Buffalo right now (I think)

[@NIIJIKIWENH]

@@BlondeDon when I seen those bear cubs, it had me thinking.

[@RepentOrPerish.]

the hunting rifle is far better then the bolt action

[@bagboybrown]

Nobody should be building a base out of wood.

[@anklepick9524]

24:34

[@whitetrashandhellbound6905]

So, your cabin looks nothing like the Click Bait Thumbnail. You fooled me... shame on me I guess 😢

[@BlondeDon]

Sorry! I use AI generation + photoshop for my thumbnails which results in different images than in-game things

[@ravnOne65]

very nice video indeed. But please stop with the clickbait

[@OGchannell]

There is nothin to do on the game it’s boring

[@TakenCypress369]

There lots to do, maybe you need a different game because icarus is never boring 😂 I'm sure the game isn't for everyone but I'm also sure it's not the games fault you can't find something to do or find it enjoyable. Also with 1400 hours played I don't see how anyone can say the game has nothing to do and is boring I think it's just not the game for you. If you look at reviews on steam you can see most have several hundred hours ppl don't spend that much time playing something boring just saying 😂