ETHO NEEDS OUR HELP! | HermitCraft 9 | Ep 28

[@rendog]

Distractions are what we do best around here, am I right Cyberdogs?! :D >.< RD

[@RandomRhyme]

=^;^= \m/

[@dragonrider7649]

Yes they are, Ren diggity dawg!

[@KnittedSister]

Yep. Always distracted. Wouldn't want it any other way. :P You could call the place 2 Pines Speedway. Its the Speedy Pines 2, and you are 2 Hermits working on it. Maybe even make two big pines by the entrance.

[@KnittedSister]

Now i just saw the part where you are planning how big the track is going to be. Its going to be the size of the Nürburg Ring. Nürburg Pines? 😉

[@nickm4478]

Giant map wall of the area would be super cool! Get an overhead view to plan it out better! Excited for the world download already and you guys have barely started lol

[@LectionARICCLARK]

Watching Ren and Etho struggle to think of the word for a guy living on his own away from other people... just one lone villager... a dude by himself...living alone... the lone ice villager... If only there was a word they used all the time to describe such a person.

[@miniciominiciominicio]

Nothing comes to mind, really...

[@5pindin]

Nope, I've got nothing... 😂

[@Elias___]

Lool 😆

[@zockingtroller7788]

I think there's a crustacean that has the word in its name... but I can't seem to remember it

[@Midnight_Bacon]

Here I am thinking you were talking about a bachelor...

[@generalbacon7476]

I'm a simple man I see etho and I click

[@thomaspee]

Real

[@StarkeeperLen]

mood

[@gaston9949]

so true

[@AubDenashi]

As a casual Etho enjoyer of many years, I concur in the assessment of the simplicity of man being “see Etho, click”

[@wilbibe]

man, dont say that

[@Aranel_Alasse]

"Don't look at me, man, I was in Canada when all this happened." Ren... my dude... so was Etho! 😄

[@emmaparkin8543]

Ha! Brilliant!

[@christinewhoyt]

I know this comment is 2 months old, but I keep forgetting Etho is Canadian xD

[@happysteve119]

Good Ol' Rendog. "I got a massive build plan and story board all planned out.. Oh hey someone needs help I'll devote a large amount of time and effort to make others happy." Never change Ren you are an amazing human and are always worth my time.

[@idonotgetthis]

So true! Bless him

[@737e7dhs4]

Bless him

[@belindedireds]

Grian in the last episode said that he's searching for the rarest things! Surely you can arrange something mischievous :-D

[@_kaleido]

thats a good idea!

[@dmittleman9757]

You could make a whole winter resort with how big the place is. Skating rink, ski lift, race track, lodgings. But, that’s probably moving away from the original goal…

[@WhitzWolf92]

Distractions on distractions on distractions... :P

[@DuelScreen]

Well, Christmas 2023 is only 11 months away. I mean, they could get a head start on the festivities. 🙄

[@ovadiadan]

Love the idea of a skating rink, for the hermits to practice as they line up at the start line. Shenanigans will most definitely be a foot. 😂

[@Carryjester]

i’m sure vintage beef might be willing to do some trades for the deep slate emerald blocks

[@fs5333]

Zed might want it as well for the hall of all

[@Carryjester]

@@fs5333 i believe zed is only collecting vanilla blocks

[@greywolfnate]

Grian definitely would too

[@BTultras]

@@Carryjester feepslate emerald ore is vanilla Block

[@livingeclipse]

Beef did say he was into collecting this season now that TCG is out

[@elkisecond3577]

Imagine, on the ice course, having baby polar bears roaming around in one part of the road, and a lot of adults ones a bit further away, so if you pick up the babies by accident you get attacked by the adults

[@sheryali4904]

Cub-napping

[@guineapiggirl3103]

@@sheryali4904 I'm pretty sure that's happened at some point knowing this server

[@Sylvarile]

I was wondering what could be more distracting than TCG and...yeah the emerald sidequest and Etho are definitely top tier distractions.

[@tanagerbirds]

"etho is a top-tier distraction" i'm going to think about this forever now

[@legogenius22]

Love how between the ice race track and the dolphin highway, Ethos entire goal this season is "GOTTA GO FAST"

[@knus1959]

Hi Ren :) The Cristmas gift was the gift to Pixlriffs from Ijevin :) You need the green and red wool to info the players to follow the right way in that ice boat race. You need to have the green wool to your right, and the red to your left. The same rules as on the sea, when you'r entering a habour or a canal. :) ( i can tell you as a formerly employed in the Danish merchant navy back in the early 80' ). :)

[@PhoenixClank]

Also, after long straightaways, you'd need large billboards with arrows on them to let players know from a distance where the track is gonna go next.

[@knus1959]

@@PhoenixClank Yes, a good advice too. :)

[@broski7792]

I'm really enjoying the casual chat and brainstorming with Etho in this episode!

[@NotaroName]

I see Etho is trying to get around the season ending curse by building with Ren instead of Bdubs.

[@hihogandalfaway]

The Christmas present was from Jevin to Pixlriffs

[@aulvinduergard9952]

*Ren building GigaLogs:* I want to make a minecart ride going through all the biomes we harvest trees from. *Ren now:* Forget logs, make it with _ice!_

[@Yesat-Erday]

You can do "multiple courses" just like many actual circuit do, where you can have certain loops opening and allow you to do different variations. You can even make a "hunt" the check points map where people need to find the right trail.

[@Bethylee]

I was thinking something very similar when I was watching the episode!

[@caf836]

I also was thinking along similar lines. Maybe because of the Christmas present maze but I was thinking the boat course could be a type of maze as well. I was also thinking that each section (A, B, C, and D) of the course could have a “token” that needs to be found before moving on to the next section.

[@jack101mb]

You guys should recruit False! She made a smaller boat race track around her base for the charity livestream and she could help with this massive track.

[@Official_rendog__11]

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[@Moingboy]

This region seems like a great place to have the race _not_ be a short, multiple lap race.

[@baronDioxid]

Zedaph's last missing ore block was the deepslate emerald one, you could give him a mini-version just to rub it in :D

[@HALberdier17]

10:54 that was a Christmas present Jevin made for Pixlriffs.

[@drewbacca1981]

Beef may be interested in those mini emerald ores

[@cajup]

I feel like Ren just gifted us 9 minutes of extra hangout time with Etho. That's how much time was between the title and when Ren said "Hi Etho" loved the whole thing. Much appreciated, Rendog!

[@tetsujin_144]

Speedy Pines 2: More speed, and more pines!

[@KnittedSister]

Well said. 😊 Speedy Pines was amazing.

[@charlottep315]

That present was one from Jevin to Pix during the crossover iirc

[@julius6771]

Rendog and etho . A combo we needed

[@fdagpigj]

The dead end with the lone villager hut made me internally scream "secret!" As in, it should be a secret/bonus area, not part of the main course but a bit you could get lost on but if you do, you'd maybe be able to pick up a bonus item there to make up for lost time.

[@ChillyCholo_]

I love watching Ren set the camp up XD Etho was so funny

[@drowzypollinator640]

Need for speed: There is a large city with multiple interconnecting roads, but for an individual race, they put up a few barriers with arrows to present a curated race in a subset of the city. I think that format would fit perfectly for this race track. Make a ton of really long interconnected roads, but take small sections for races throughout the season (and as you're building the rest), and then at the end of the season, make a track that has ALL THE ROADS!

[@dmittleman9757]

I just need to see a compilation of folks racing to get blocks for the trader, especially the deepslate emerald. Beef might be willing to buy them for a fair price; he’s got a miniblocks collection going.

[@gracibells532]

By fair price perchance they could be bonus tokens

[@Eggnog1001]

With regards to what to do with the emerald mini blocks, Vintage beef tried and failed to get that mini block for his collection recently and would probably trade many TCG tokens for one of them.

[@sebbes333]

*@rendog* 23:10 The area is big enough for several track, with diferent chalenge levels. (this specific biome is hard level) Don't build too much, so it's easier to change up the tracks, maybe just add floating "checkpoints", like 2 sticks, that look green from the correct direction & looks red from the wrong direction? *Sticks:* 2x1, eg 5 high? floating eg. 2 blocks over the ground, so they don't impede the movements of the race. (or a horizontal bar hovering over the track, easier to see)

[@Dominik_Dollinger]

As Zisteau allway says: If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing!

[@metaKnightSpamer777]

You know its a Great project when it starts making other people want to boot up a World, JUST to try & make Their Own ice-race

[@B4FT]

The maze was Jevin's gift to Pixlriffs

[@michaellamontagne2470]

Rendog and Etho working on an ice race together???? I smell some amazing SHENANIGANS in the making! 😂😊😂

[@Uloncl]

S6 was the season of games but S9 is the season of GAMES

[@sebbes333]

*@Rendog* 3:05 SAVE THIS PLACE'S COORDINATES. Light it up & set up an elytra speed-flying course, no obstacles, just get through the cave system (longest route possible) as fast as possible. :D (Make a competition (with some reward), entry fee for the competition is X amount of diamonds. Unlimited amount of tries) (but tactically wait until after the TCG hype dies down first)

[@shocklionheart3908]

"Terra Swoop Force-ing my way down." Good to see that old map still holds a special place in the hearts of others, too!

[@Official_rendog_11]

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[@Lemoniscake]

REN EPISODE!!! IM SO EXCITED!

[@hermitcollector]

4:00 that would have been the most justified Rage Quit of all time

[@dariathelazy]

This was such a delightful and relaxing episode, I loved the long unedited section of you hanging out and brainstorming with Etho! ☺️

[@thanksaanderton]

Agreed, there’s not enough of this these days, everyone seems to try and get too much done in an episode with Timelapses and stuff. I used to enjoy listening to the thought processes and choices made over huge progression

[@zj_gaming9800]

One of those miniblocks has to go to Zedaph. You know he’ll go bananas over it! 5:27

[@nifegun]

If they make the course REALLY BIG, they'll need some next level redstone timers to clock lap times.

[@outoftheloop6447]

That intro was some of the best storytelling I have ever seen in minecraft

[@meckcraftofficial]

Rendog never disappoints us

[@aislingc5568]

‘The Tundra Trek’ would be a cool name for the track

[@cezero11]

GG on the Deepslate Emerald!!! Bummer we missed it on stream.

[@liamengram6326]

I'll say it again... With Total Chaos, Bucket Rush, Panda Rescue 2.0, Decked Out 2.0, Speedy Pines 2.0, Battlebane and more all on the same world, S9 has finally surpassed S3 as the best season for minigames.

[@RatPrints]

i stopped doing school work for that Ren dog grind. We must protect the Canadian yep yep

[@giuliadenardi1077]

32:25 "Easily doable" he says, that's a very hermit definition of those words

[@AubDenashi]

Saw Etho in the title, and as a casual Etho enjoyer, I have been summoned

[@TheGrumpBunny]

Ren and Etho aww yeah! The gift box was Jevins prank or present for Pixelriffs.

[@saifmohammad1809]

OMG Ren and Etho together 🔥 And it's probably going to be one of the best Mini Games ever created on Hermitcraft 🔥

[@pesegolsson]

I think grian collect rare blocks. Also tango might like a couple for decked out as decoration inside the game.

[@sam3353]

I flippin' LOVED the original Speedy Pines. I can't wait for you and Etho to create a heck of an experience!

[@luigiboi4244]

My mind immediately came up with HOLY SHRINE to the Deepslate Emerald Mini Blocks.

[@Werewolf914]

I'm glad Etho went to Ren to build the Track if he went to BDubs then the game would never be done by the end of the season 😂 Joking aside I'm beyond excited for this Artificial Ice Races are always very tiny this is going to be Bonknanas

[@EllTimes]

You guys should use layered snow as bumpers

[@alisongaffney374]

I’m so excited to see the big boat race build Ren and Etho 😀.

[@NotActuallyChristian]

With a little more whispering, this could be 30 minutes of pure ASMR and bliss - just hovering and floating above the ever-expanding ice flats.

[@ouroboros_1355]

I think it’d be really cool to place “checkpoints” you have to go through, but the route is free, that way hermits racing can develop their own routes, hopefully going different directions at the same time (like around that island, some people doing it clockwise and others counter clockwise)

[@wizard1399]

Tango could really use all that extra deepslate you have cluttering up your inventories.

[@TheCocaineSamurai]

I can feel the pain of Etho looking for something that he once found in Minecraft. That is one of the hardest things to do in Minecraft, especially if you failed to leave any markers along the way. Since the last update I haven't installed "Journey Maps" and have been hopelessly lost without it.

[@truelinor]

What is Journey Maps?

[@TheCocaineSamurai]

@@truelinor it's a mod, gives you a little map of the world, auto maps what you have explored and what not. Very handy.

[@truelinor]

@@TheCocaineSamurai Thanks! Mods aren’t on Bedrock, are they?

[@fafau06]

@@truelinor not really, the JourneyMap mod itself is made to be used with Forge which can only be run for Java iirc but maybe there are something similar to it for Bedrock

[@selasiovec8581]

so idea for the track: pop up walls. they might have to be down by two blocks so a boat can go over them easily (might need to test). this way you can a.) work on the track in sections and b.) customize the track if desired. add in some similar walls around that aren't solid and boom! there's the layout of the track

[@bsidethebox]

Pop up color coded posts might be a bit cheaper materials/time-wise. Coordinating the redstone over such a huge space might be problematic though 😬 I know Doc was doing wireless redstone with his supersonic arrow thing so maybe that's a possibility? Maybe having rings converge Venn-diagram-like so all of the gates to switch up the track pattern are centralized could be the way to go.

[@selasiovec8581]

@@bsidethebox i was thinking a bit more manual maintance but it's really up to them how they want to do it. I don't think getting doc into the mix would be a good idea. Doc, Etho...yeah...they're in an anvil war atm.

[@bsidethebox]

@@selasiovec8581 lol Manual would be simpler for sure. But consider the alternative... *~*~Anvils On Ice~*~*

[@selasiovec8581]

@@bsidethebox hmmm.... where's the popcorn

[@bsidethebox]

@@selasiovec8581 Scarland, methinks. :)

[@georgemiller2129]

All you have to do is put one color wool on the right and one color on the left. That way pilots always know what direction to go.

[@mre1007]

Mapping the ice boat area would be nice, it could not only help you draw the course but you could also display it at the start to give racers an overview of the course. You could also put renamed banners at certain interesting point ( like the aquatic temple) and add them to the map to help you design the course

[@liamengram6326]

Well, he's definitely Ren the Dog. Drops everything to go play a game of fetch. 😆

[@foxyninjabear9747]

The nostalgia I felt seeing Speedy Pines after all these years, dang... this new raceway is gonna be SWEET! Great work as always, my guy! :D

[@graehart]

A cool trick for boat races: you can have stretches of water and if you place soul sand under water at the edge it can boost you up enough to get back on the ice.

[@NexusCreid]

I hope y'all get this track done before Spring. You could call it the "Winter Final Lap" 😉

[@martijn9568]

Just move up north. In real tundra it takes quite a while for snow to melt, so they still have a few months time😉

[@titaniumpill]

seeing all that space also kind of makes me want to go ice skating

[@miniciominiciominicio]

Hah! I guessed Speedy Pines 2 on Etho’s episode before this came out. Loved the episode, Ren! How can you not love 35 minutes of you and Etho?! Thank you for the gift of unedited…ness. I noticed you tried to make a scene change/start of scene with Etho after you both were messing around at the campsite and talking about Canada. I love behind the scenes stuff like that. The mega Christmas giftbox contains a super cool over the top but absolutely deserved gift from Jevin to Pixlriffs for Secret Santa. It’s actually cool that you both came across it as more people should explore the maze. Jevin deserves all the kudos for that!

[@lelilaplays]

"How do I get home?" I died from laughter at that. I'd wondered that earlier and just figured you already knew how...then you asked that and it was just *chef's kiss* perfect comedic timing.

[@Cryo1]

Can't wait for the new boat race to be completed. I had a cool thought, Watching you and etho map it out. After the boat course is finished, it would be awesome to have an elytra course through the icy spikes & a foot race with the speedy highway for a mega triathlon.

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

The present was a gift from Jen to Pix, and tho was right, the presents were at the top of the maze!

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

Jev to pix lol, and "etho" not "tho", autocorrect has messed with both my comments lol

[@mad_maddie]

I'm so excited for this project. Have you guys thought about instead of making one gigantic track, make a series of courses, like a Mario Kart circuit? Then the hermits can choose to either race a single track or you can have full tournaments. So one open lake track, one rivers and mountain track, one cave track, one ocean track with the polar bears and open water traps. (So driving your boat into the water will be like falling of the track in Mario Kart) The hermits might use the tracks more often if they don't feel obligated to commit to one gigantic track.

[@somemagellanic]

this'll be a boat-road of fun!

[@ebiplays]

That track is going to be crazy. Your own Nurburgring! I can't wait to see what the two of you come up with.

[@bsidethebox]

Hurmurtring...?

[@StarNanny]

😂 Poor Etho! He finds “easy, massive ice roads”, and Ren talks about digging a tunnel😂 I love this season’s mega builds mostly consist of massive interactive builds…..Joe’s Deep Field Elytra course, Beef’s HC TCG, Tango’s Decked Out II, and, now, this massive Rally…Grand Prix….Cannonball….ice race. Sooo much interactive fun for the Hermits, and for those lucky enough to be able to download the map after the end of the season! What #gifts we’re being given!

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[@n0obi]

Rendog has some GOOD video talent. Have Rendog planning, Its entertaining. Have Etho AND Rendog, its the best content you'll see. But rly, good content!

[@ashbournethe8th88]

For the ice tracks, since it’s very large u can make each section have their own race to the next one and the finish line. That way hermits can choose whether they want to race a section or the entire track.

[@sirog7116]

They can make a Mega racecourse and the areas A,B,C,D... can be racecourses of their own so that hermits can do a standard race or a mini race .

[@milward4563]

'Us South Africans don't visit people without bringing meat' Damn, I gotta get me some South African friends!

[@miniciominiciominicio]

I’m super excited for a super long massive ice track, especially coming from both you and Etho! I’m already imagining playing it on the world download and the first block hasn’t even been placed 😂 Congrats on the deepslate emerald ore! I watched part of the stream but never got to see that and was left so unsatisfied lol

[@TheDreadedHope]

Idea: Track A, B, and C. With an bonus of connecting them all as a Extreme option

[@darkskull1-132]

Love the giant ice boat race track idea! Feeling like it's time to bust out good ol' amidst to lay out the course 🤓 yet another awesome project this season!

[@michaelhoerr2468]

Given the biome, you could also call it Speedy Spruce!

[@epic_franb]

I'm excited to see this project being built! Boat races are so much fun :D

[@ChrisChapin_chapes]

getting Etho to race around that hill was brilliant! this already looks like so much fun

[@Wawowski]

Finding deepslate emerald ore is such a pain, i have been trying to collect every block and it's near impossible to find. Respect the grind!!

[@rileymccoy9493]

Make a "HermitCraft Mini Block Museum" , I think it would be a cool community thing.

[@grondhero]

This rare, uncut footage of you and Etho just brainstorming together makes for an awesome video! I haven't had such an experience since Cub & Scar worked together getting the "Mattress Store Matador" ravager in a tree. 😊 Now is the time for Etho to make an ice farm and Ren to start making the maps. You can both use the existing portals in the area and probably will have to make some of your own. (Then there's the whole updating the Nether Hub, too!) This could possibly be the first true "Giga-build" that doesn't require even a "mega-build" amount of resources. Finally, Beef will probably be willing to buy the mini-blocks from you. He sells them in his TCG store.

[@Official_rendog__11]

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[@BrownR87]

I love that one random ice house in the middle of the course. That one guy who refused to sell his land to the Gigacorp and built the course around him.

[@rendog]

hahah brilliant! :D RD

[@DiamondDebLP]

It always warms my heart to see you with Etho. I've been around since the early days when you were a fan of his. You are actually the way I found him. :)

[@shakma_X]

The way snow stops the boats is so smooth that it would be cool to have it on both sides of the track, instead of an annoying sudden bump on a corner

[@maximosavogin50]

Honestly I've been trying Ice Boating lately with friends and it's so fun, I can't imagine this race track with every hermit racing at the same time through it and having someone like Pixlriffs or InTheLittleWood do commentary for a livestream

[@waynejordan9817]

Zedaph might be interested in the mini blocks as well. The Present was from I Jevin to Pixlriffs

[@_kaleido]

I can’t wait to see the course when it’s done :D

[@Cyril8204]

That ice track will be so cool! Call me selfish but now I can't wait for them to be done with the track, and be done with the season, so I can download the map and ride the track.