Etho MindCrack SMP - Episode 35: Mushroom Tracks

MindCrack is a server Guude started in late 2010. It is a private (whitelisted) server. We are currently not accepting applications.
Today we work at constructing the rail line from the nether hub to my man cave.

[@hypnotizd]

Last time I checked light level didn't affect mushroom growth rate. Only light level higher than 12 prevented them from growing. I did a mushroom light level test awhile ago and I'm fairly certain they haven't been changed much since then other than only allowing 5 in a 9x9x3 area.

[@monkey1389]

Last comment 5 years ago, this absolute relic of an etho video is making me so nostalgic. :)

[@xisumavoid]

Hey bud :)

[@knowncovert]

I really appreciate the time you spend doing this. It's great to see someone with this much enthusiasm towards something even twelve hours later. Love your videos.

[@tapitiomartinez60]

Red then brown red then brown all the way down lol are you doctor seuse

[@321beatbox]

Etho I always look forward to your videos because they are always a real treat. I've watched them since the beginning and they never seem to disappoint. Thank you :D

[@xXAlbyXx09]

Great work Etho. Seen you since about the 50K Sub special. You've really improved and i can't wait to see what you can do in the future.

[@tanks617]

It's really relaxing to watch these on my porch at 3 in the morning with a cigarette and and cup of tea.

[@RJSanderz]

On behalf of all your subs, I would like to thank you for the considerable time and effort you put into every single episode! My life would be a little less exciting without you!

[@VeritasOmnias]

Oh Etho! I just watched your last SMP video yesterday. To get the next video today is like a gift! I don't comment on many videos (and usually I just criticize when I do) but I have to say, you are by far the best person to watch when it comes to minecraft. No one even comes close. Keep up the great work!

[@PeterG1352]

Thanks etho for putting half of your whole day into this, plus uploading and editing. Keep up the great work etho. Everybody loves it. Thanks a lot.

[@smith-ne-24]

Usually people say quality, not quantity. But Etho does both, he spends so much time on one episode, he cuts the boring bits, just so we can enjoy it :) WE APPRECIATE IT =D

[@Schmeeky455]

Now this is a brilliant idea! It'll produce a great effect, and as you're designing the RS pulse for the mushies to travel ahead of you will be (should be!) very simple to implement.

[@tjb0607]

If light does affect mushroom growth, you could wire a detector rail to light lamps up only when you're riding the rail. You could also have it hooked up to a timer to stay on for 5 minutes to assure all the mycelium is intact.

[@Cubesis1111]

Im not sure about SMP, but in SSP items on your rails wont stop you- you pick them up as you ride along. That may help simplify your wiring for the mushroom farm ;) Also you may want to put something other than Mycelium under the rails, all the particles are probably contributing to the lag. Good video as always Etho, keep up the good work :D

[@BlackBobby69]

Make something cool for Zisteau to decorate and hide your track obstructing his view. I suggest giant mushrooms hanging from the ceiling. Just so it looks like your mushroom tunnel spread outwards and sprouted a little froest of huge upside-down mushrooms :-D Grow the cap from underneath, grow or place (silk touch) a stalk above, then do the floor of your tracks. Ghasts shouldn't be a problem without a visible target to shoot.

[@ToastedBaby]

Etho, you could always use a T-Flip-Flop for the activation button, and then hook the output of the AND gate to it so it automatically resets after it gets activated. That way you don't need to use levers.

[@erti655]

When you see a lot of progress in 1 video it makes the video seem longer and thus by the end it feels like it was way more entertaining.

[@TRiceTheEffort]

Glad to see you've started working more on the server! That tunnel design is extraordinary and unique. Love it!

[@masksalesman30]

This project reminds me of a sewer system. With the roundish shape and the fungi growing everywhere! :D

[@RedsBoneStuff]

You could make pistons push blocks down from the celling when mushrooms get harvested to prevent items from landing on the track. The celling would be have to be low for this, but you wouldn't have any timing problems.

[@TMK-22]

Congrats on 250,000 Etho! You deserve every one of them!

[@JellyfishLikesWoT]

An Etho Episode a day keeps the boredom away.

[@frasergreig]

Etho, love your vids. I note that you often say you've figured out stuff on paper... I'd love to see your scanned doodles if it was ever possible... just another way to "get in your head" in the hope that the secret to your thinking could transfer to me, improving my builds. Keep up the good work man... All Hail Etho!

[@Pastroni89]

I think you would need a third block type for this project, this looks really gray to me. Maybe some nether bricks? You probably have a ton of since since you took out that fortress.

[@Naso010]

quick thought: move the first layer of upside down stairs you placed one block back. i think it might look nice '^^ and i'll toss another project idea for you while i'm at it: an x-ray machine for the nether hub, so that people can know more or less where to build their stuff xD

[@LickedHorn]

Giant Mushroom biomes, usually only found as islands in oceans. Mycelium is like grass, so it spreads on dirt. Grab a few pieces and you can farm it by surrounding it with dirt.

[@MrNitteberg]

This episode shows how dedicated you are, you did a really amazing job at this one.

[@buze1]

I wish I could watch Etho's LP in 720p so much, such a shame about his internet :( once again a great video, my favourite Let's Play series on youtube without a doubt.

[@proprake]

Etho, having a second type of block in the tunnels would be really really nice. (like maybe netherbrick or wool?). It will lighten the tones and make it feel more open. :)

[@abeling25]

I would like to see an lighting system that was powered by detector rails. Using lamps the lights would come on in front of you as you rode the track and then go out behind you. This way the mushrooms would be a low light level when it was not in use, and I think it would look really cool.

[@meganzoor2]

This project was badass as hell, can't wait to see the final rail system. Thankyou for putting so much time in for us

[@poziac]

At the end of the ride you should put a dispenser that shoots out a bowl so people who rode it can eat mushroom soup.

[@SevenUpHub]

I can't believe you spent all that time for one episode! That's awesome Etho! Keep it up man! That is what sets you apart from other youtubers. You are officially elite ;-)

[@themaskedcrusader]

According to my tests, anything less than light level 10 seems to be adequate to grow mushrooms. The differences between the different light levels seems nominal.

[@DSKNg]

You may or may not have thought about this, but the mushrooms will harvest if you go back in the direction of the nether hub, assuming you use a detector rail. I suggest either having a T-Flip Flop with one input at the hub and one at your portal, or you could use an RS NOR latch, having the detector rail reset it after pressing the button at the hub.

[@Hinter9]

Congratulations on having a quarter of a million subscribers Etho.

[@speedydragon2000]

I learn so much by watching Etho's videos

[@WinterMafia]

Put detector rails on the track, that way you can get the pistons to pop out as you're riding, also will reduce redstone costs significantly I would imagine. Just make sure to trigger the ones in front of the cart so that you'll be able to collect the things. Also should reduce lag, A lot of little processes instead of one big one.

[@wm94zxy]

Etho, I like how you make your videos. Length of the video does not matter. They're epic regardless.

[@Pyrofour]

Etho, I love the two mindcrack episodes in a row!

[@borstenpinsel]

I don't play that often anymore so I hardly dream about it anymore, but once I dreamt about mining huge fields of stone. Then the alarm rang and I was like "Not yet, I have to get rid of that stone... One more pickaxe..." Thankfully there was no creeper in my dreams, yet :P

[@9joao6]

Dayum, Etho's pick is even faster than being in creative mode! :o

[@MrZettelkasten]

Having a good idea with the light system: I do not exactly know what the light level means to the mushrooms, but you could just hook up the light to the detector rail at the beginning of the track. The mushrooms wont grow at that time anyways.

[@abeling25]

Planning, organization, clever projects that look good. I love Etho videos.

[@LegoEhitaja]

Etho's lab is like minecraft discovery channel :D

[@Cufi_11]

its good that you are doing this in the nether, otherwise it would get pranked in a second

[@AttackWithFire]

It's times like these when I re-watch the last etho video. R.I.P.

[@GnumpStonetoe]

Etho: Imo your tunnel looks really nice with the netherrack left open, instead of covering it at 16:20 Maybe experiment with other blocks, like wool... But the netherrack looked really cool there :)

[@borstenpinsel]

There were tons of updates. In 1.7 they introduced pistons and few small changes and it was a secondary update 1.6 to 1.7. After 1.8 there were I think 6 betas that you could play. And now there's snapshots, introducing many new things almost every week. 1.3 does not only have one or 2 new features but tons. Adventure mode, singleplayer server, new items such as tripwire and sandstone stairs and different wooden stairs, new structures like jungle ruin and desert pyramid

[@HenryChatwin]

Etho, thats why thejims has the halfslabs, to stop melons from falling on the track.

[@zdf46]

A part of me dies every time etho says "well I think that's it for today"

[@YseraFatbeard]

red then brown red then brown all the way down! Rhyming by accident is awesome!

[@TheEddiewang]

Etho you could make a nether brick stripe as a theme in your railway. That way you could have a nice contract and you have lots of netherbrick anyways :D however it would be a pain to take out all of the stone and replace it, but just a suggestion.

[@roxon_2452]

i imagine etho spending hours in a dark room to plan everything out on paper

[@SupaGangstaMagic]

Hey Etho, just a suggestion: you could use detector rails wired to the pistons further down the line so if the cart does stop on an item, you won't have the pistons continuing to fire down the track causing more stops on the way. Wouldn't be surprised if you've thought of this and idk but this may cause considerable lag. Just a thought, keep building!

[@someirishskater]

Hey etho, For this project may I recommend using an RS-NOR latch toggled by a detector rail at either side of each section. That way you can set it up so the mushrooms will harvest as you go past, and the pistons will retract afterwards.

[@teamplantslawson6724]

He has a soft voice I like it it nice

[@koipen]

In nether, light levels go down visually by 10 % instead of the overworlds 20 %. This means that the visual look of the level 0 in the nether is equal to level 8 on the overworld.

[@JackLeRippe]

the mycelium goes really well with the stone brick :D

[@xisumavoid]

Hello :)

[@_mvr_]

Etho, if the mushroom growth rate is modified by the lighting, you could do a T-Flip-Flop or RS NOR latch connected to a detector rail in the beginning and the end of the track, lighting up when you go in and going dark when you leave it :D

[@MONST3Rz720]

I JUST WATCHED A 3MIN ADVERT TO SHOW MY APPRECIATION FOR YOU ETHO! THANK YOU!

[@Thoraxe555]

damn Etho is uploading like a mad man! never seen so many Etho videos go up this often.

[@themoomaster787]

It's people like you who are probably really easy to get along with

[@RoamingLlama]

You can light the tunnel however you like, since the seed mushroom is encased and fully dark. From the Wiki: "This growth rate is determined by the light level of the original - or "seed" - mushroom when growing from a lower light level into a higher light level."

[@xandocommando]

For the pistons that push the mushrooms, instead of stone brick, use glowstone or a different transparent block so that the mycelium doesn't die.

[@cokey7958]

You so close to 250k subs! Cant wait to see the 250k special. I saw a world called 250k sub special when you were doing the Speed challenge #7!

[@TheMballer34]

Two mindcrack episodes in a day? Yes.

[@LeonaDiCarryo]

me: MOOOOM!!! GET MY COOKIES!!! THERE IS A NEW ETHO VIDEO!!! mom: YOU GOT LEGS DONT YOU!?!

[@knowncovert]

Just nice to see people with these type of ETHics

[@nick5225]

*watches video* Me: You're a wizard, etho. Etho: I'm a what?

[@MeMultiable]

Etho in the begging where your next to the end rail line, you should put a dispenser with bowls so when you ride the rail line you get bowls. and then you can make mushroom stew.

[@xisumavoid]

hi :)

[@stevenm2727]

He means a farm for pigmen since they spawn frequently in the Nether. You wouldn't need an actual spawner, just a few pads. That spawn pigmen. Which therefore makes it a spawner.

[@blackknight177]

XD I love reading peoples comments and its funny when you are correcting someone or being a smart alac I especially like the ones where people are arguing and fighting it's hilarious. X3

[@TheBiggestD3m0n]

just got my snacks and then when i opened youtube i saw etho video, great timing :D

[@w4rsp1te]

That tunnel is really cool, but for the one to the blaze farm, just keep it a little more simple. Maybe just put black wool all around with some white wool specks, make it lok like space.

[@kajirye]

I think something cool is replace the stone brick on the top every 5-10 or something blocks, and have a golem riding so the lamps turn on as your under them

[@RedsBoneStuff]

After all, this mushrooms are not just for Etho, they are for any Mindcracker who uses his rail. I'm sure there's someone who likes mushroom soup.

[@epicfacesmiley]

Wish he did more things with others. That's what SMP is all about. Love the death games! Hilarious!

[@magix019]

you should wire lamps to the timer for the mushrooms so as you are going along it will light up your path but not affect mushroom growth

[@DalkerKD]

dude, he's not a machine, he need to eat drink and sleep like the rest of us

[@zigaboo99]

This is my favorite series of yours so keep up the good vids.

[@7032jd]

is it just me or is this series a little better than the single player? Idk it feels like we aren't alone or something idk haha

[@ChickenButtFTW]

I scream NNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Every time one of Etho's videos ends.

[@AngelofChaos91]

"Full daylight provides the maximum brightness of 15 Each value below this is 80% as bright as the one above it For example 14 is 80% as bright as sunlight, and 13 is 64% bright. This means that Level 0 still has 0.8¹⁵·100% = 3.5% of the maximum brightness" "In the Nether light decreases by 10% each level rather than the normal 20% This means it will never be totally dark in the Nether The minimum light value is 20.59% providing a permanent dim ambience equivalent to normal world's level 8"-Wiki

[@umopaplsdnRS]

Etho, what is this madness of an RSNor latch? All you need is a detector rail and a button to start the ride! And you don't need an AND gate either!

[@KakemannCOD]

Congratulations on 250 subscribers Etho!

[@gnr3517]

That wonderful feeling when a new etho video comes out :D.

[@Xeroxias]

Thanks for all the time you put into these episodes!

[@MrZettelkasten]

When they're searching for new members, they're inviting them their selves. I image, everyone would want to join the server if they were accepting applications. :-)

[@kyle140210]

I paused the video in full screen, and when I came back I thought I had left minecraft on. So confused for a second there

[@DanHeavern]

Etho, the lighting mechanics in the Nether are the same as the overworld: 16 light levels. The ambient light makes it appear as though it is always 8, but has no effect on the actual light level.

[@thedaredevildude]

Etho, here is a small tip. gahsts dont spawn in areas without lava. so if you want to reduce the amount of gahsts spawning, get rid of the lava. hope this helps :P

[@AlexBowmanFB]

you are THE best guy on youtube NO joke. watch everyone of your vids

[@WwortelHD]

Fantastic episode Etho! A building episode is nice to have a few times. Thanks for the progress you made! very enjoyable =]

[@Micioonthet]

Pistons are getting slower in 1.3 Etho likes his mushrooms, before the most recent update giant mushrooms and getting mushroom stew was the best food source.

[@TheSuperCommentGuy]

It would reload the chunks, so if there was a chunk loading error, you wouldn't have to relog to get rid of it.

[@TheAmazingBeans]

Watched you since like 3k subs and watched every video, love your work! And since ive started watching big bang theory you remind me of sheldon xD