Minecraft by illumina1337 in

Runner introduction starts at 00:04
Run starts at 00:30
Couch commentary is provided by BlueCrystal004, Geosquare and Admiral_Stapler
sgrunt is host.
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Runner introduction starts at 00:04 Run starts at 00:30 Couch commentary is provided by BlueCrystal004, Geosquare and Admiral_Stapler sgrunt is host.

[@snowfloofcathug]

“Have a blast with the beds in the end”... well played Mojang

[@Alpha_beef]

Ngl that was amazing wordplay though

[@donnyf88]

For the ones that want to know when this quote happened, 33:33

[@StormBurnX]

as someone who plays minecraft for the building parts rather than the grinding and fighting parts, can someone explain to me why placing a bed and a leaf makes the dragon explode?

[@pasculinaa]

@@StormBurnX beds explode in nether and in the end so you cannot sleep over there and get to spawn in nether and end

[@Jukkasd1]

@@StormBurnX You cant sleep on nether or end (set spawn other dimensions than overworld), another reason is that there is no night and day cycles like overworld. They could add just error message when trying to sleep, but whats fun on that :P Dragon does not explode, just bed. That explosion hurts dragon and player

[@jero3295]

shoutout to the one blacksmith who had 10 obsidian in his chest

[@me.9884]

@@LegendLength now there all dead

[@emporioalnino4670]

Not all villagers wear capes

[@RoyVanstorm]

Mojang: We will blow up your bed if you wanna set a cheesy spawn point Speed Runners: NUCLEAR WEAPONRY

[@adammartin525]

Speedrunner is one word

[@officerwizz]

Adam Martin it’s autocorrect. it’s the same for me too. If I were to type in ‘speed runner’ it automatically puts that instead of ‘speedrunner’

[@PicklePyro]

Random seed runs are always the most fun MC runs to watch And that blacksmith luck is legendary!

[@valletas]

Have to say rng makes speedruns more fun to watch But to play...well...

[@brad6277]

I was the 1000th person to like this comment

[@QuckHead]

It's more interesting then set seed at least. They gotta try to improvise if something goes wrong etc.

[@movingparts6270]

200% agree!

[@AsthmaQueen]

agreed fixed seed is not nearly as fun to watch. While I understand its not really possible to be competitive. Multiple runners running a random seed at same time while blind from one another would be interesting as well.

[@lifeatgroundlvl]

Blacksmith chests hold some really nice gear Blacksmith chest: Speedrunning huh... Well here's a nether portal and a sack lunch, go get em!

[@Sazandora123]

That was one super nice blacksmith.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

What luck!

[@bobisnotaperson]

Now in 1.14: well we don't have a blacksmith but we do have other chests or we have a blacksmith but no villagers.

[@gamergamer7508]

RIP blacksmith, he was removed In the new update :(

[@ScowlingZebra29]

Lol

[@starlight4649]

Imagine waking up in a field and your only thoughts are "Find a way into hell" "Mine some iron" "Kill some stalker demons" "Make 20 beds" "Teleport to purgatory" "Slay a dragon"

[@captaincrispy2184]

I absolutely love how they explain all of the key game mechanics, even the easier ones. (i.e. flint, spawners, mob spawning algorithms etc.) It just makes it so much more enjoyable for people who are not too familiar with the game.

[@szellem3823]

most likely people who are not familiar with the game wont watch this

[@redkun5]

@@szellem3823 ...You do know that SGDQ and AGDQ attracts a lot of people right? People that most likely don't know every parts of every game runned, right?

[@somerando9650]

Obi-Wan Kenobi I’m not familiar, but I want to become familiar. I like Minecraft.

[@Mahfy3w]

I can literally feel illumina wanting to reset

[@callmekiki882]

Same and I was like:"Let him Reset. That world is garbage"

[@lonebriefcase]

1. That stronghold was so messed up 2. Every jump over a gap gave me anxiety

[@megaturon1212]

3. This run is fun to watch 4. This is number 4

[@laserplays5823]

PARKOUR!

[@circuz4167]

wow

[@junct]

@@megaturon1212 6. I am bad at math 7. Wait, this is not number 6

[@MajorEmptySet]

I am secretly so angry at his village and fortress luck. My first casual playthrough was brutal 😓

[@casualanarchist4483]

Illumina: **Gets an Ender Pearl** The Audience: **Intense applause**

[@The_NJG]

Outstanding move.

[@richardthach6855]

I’m sure it was for the technique he used

[@graphospasm5394]

@@richardthach6855 for me it was because he seemed to look at the endermen so fast and go back to making a place to fight them, without me even being able to see how he did it, like shortly after 15 minutes in

[@Zakru]

Enderman farm = audience becomes a fighter jet

[@rbsurla]

To me, the most amazing part of this speedrun is his enviornment awareness in such a massive new world

[@etherealworrier]

Yeah, I'm impressed he didn't look lost at all.

[@_Killkor]

I mean, he only had to look for a desert, for efficient Endermen hunting. Savannas are usually spawning near the deserts (source of leaves, wood, animals). This version is 1.7.x - it's a crucial information, since this version had all the biomes revamped, and how they are calculated/spawned for a newly generated world. Before 1.7, biomes would spawn chaotically (example: desert next to snow plains) which made no sense. After 1.7, biomes were grouped into the categores of climate: hot and dry, hot and wet, temperate, cold, etc... . Cold no longer could spawn next to jungles or deserts. When he was running around, he saw a forest biome next to savanna - which meant, in that direction the climate gets colder, so he went the other way, and got to a desert. it's something, you can guess if you know how biomes work after 1.7.x versions of MC.

[@cindica1106]

Yeah, here I am spending 10 minutes staring at a block in the distance wondering if it's always been there and this guy can zero in on endermen from halfway across the map.

[@TheUnlocked]

That blacksmith RNG holy shit Edit: And the spawner too? WTF?

[@paulcastillo1880]

I thought getting a iron helmet was lucky... boy was I so wrong.

[@Someguyhere111]

Too bad the Pearl droprates was kinda poor. RNG giveth, RNG taketh away.

[@TrisWood]

Not even one torch! Me: Every ten steps; torch

[@sinephase]

lol

[@Akshaytg]

Lol

[@lazylasagna5596]

lol

[@kirby.9601]

lol

[@vbgvbg1133]

Lol

[@SgtLoopy]

*finds 10 obsidian in blacksmith building* Illumina: *maniacal laughter*

[@BTMCLive]

What an intense run from start to finish. The commentators definitely made this much more enjoyable as well!

[@BlueCrystal004]

yeah I agree they were great

[@soupaplayer5012]

BeasttrollMC Yeah it was pretty sick. Random seed MC is actually more enjoyable to watch than I thought

[@Serecola]

@@BlueCrystal004 especially that bluecrystal guy

[@gothemcloud]

Beasttroll i wouldnt expect to see you in the comments!

[@NoahBoah-hz8qn]

Was really surprised when he mentioned you at the end. Very cool.

[@gudenau]

The beds blow up because they used to crash the game when used outside the overworld.

[@Rogther]

OOOOOH, so that's probably why it says "Killed by [intentional game design]" when you die from a bed explosion, It's a joke because it was totally not intentional in the first place.

[@colonelcider8292]

They could have just disabled the beds from being used though. It was for the troll

[@MrNightmarekill]

I'm sure they could've coded it to do nothing and just display a message. They made it explode on purpose to troll people!

[@wastemanagementcompany]

gudenau wow I never knew that

[@expanddong7062]

So mojang found that out, then decided, after becoming the embodiment of *creeper aw man* explosions

[@OGmailUser]

30 minutes in Him: So there's the end portal Me: Nice I made a bed!

[@joeyboi]

I've been playing Minecraft for 8 years and I never knew you could ignite creepers with a flint and steel.

[@cedrick25]

You should watch Magma Musen! I only played Minecraft Bedrock edition for like 2 years and Magma Musen taught me alot of tips and tricks!

[@Walter_]

I knew about it for a long time but never had to use it. Usually i want them to die before exploding so i don't have a crater outside my house.

[@samjesus8]

mee too man!!!!

[@cordy3924]

i love how the couch is just nerding out over illumina, talking about how consistent of a runner he is. its so good to see a tight knit and positive community built around such an awesome game

[@robertli3600]

My friends: Trigonometry is useless Me, an intellectual: I can use it to find the end fortress easier

[@RaidsEpicly]

I love seeing random seed speedruns, it's way more interesting. No idea how people can survive speedrunning minecraft often though, since the worst part of the entire game (hunting endermen for pearls) is the majority of the run

[@BaldMancTwat]

Lmao they just changed the combat again and enderman are much quicker to kill now (It's also quite easy to only get once with iron gear and diamond sword.)

[@GaboCodzArtz]

@@BaldMancTwat The version being played is 1.7.10 though.

[@bradyp634]

After spending 2 months looking for a 3rd wither skull I now find that hunting endermen for pearls is the fun part

[@tofufiish]

@@aarvlo Yes, new versions are much better for PVP, which is why every single PVP-based server has stayed on 1.8.9 for the last few years. 1.9+ PVP is boring af because it takes about 10 years to kill someone

[@vulixirus]

@@tofufiish yeah that's such a weird and uncommon take. shield/timing 1/9+ pvp could be very interesting but with how op saturation is it's really not. they are nerfing it in the new snapshots though so i'm curious to see if it 1.9+ pvp will develop more interest in the future.

[@skyblade7438]

I always thought Minecraft would way too RNG to run consistently. Now I have seen proof to the contary. Great run.

[@brocoliobama]

random seed is 50% rng

[@darkability1393]

@@brocoliobama It's 50% random 50% seed

[@DogshitArgument]

The predictability of RNG is what makes it as consistent as it has become. It all comes down to manipulating the RNG to your benefit and making it work to your advantage. Watching world records of this game and Pokemon Platinum/Heart Gold (glitched) display this beautifully.

[@Someguyhere111]

The improv is just an extra layer of challenge, on top of understanding the game's mechanics, skillful execution and remembering various strategies. It's honestly not that different to a LttP randomizer run.

[@Skybarrier]

It *is* way too RNG, but this guy lucked out *hard*.

[@o4_]

40:19 I skipped all the way here, and the first thing I hear is THE OLDEST ANARCHY SERVER IN MINECRAFT. Curse you, FitMC.

[@davidangel64]

Ah, Minecraft. How far you've come. :)

[@xXicOdMoDziXx]

Lol I haven't played minecraft since 1.7 takes me back

[@elitemagikarp4822]

im pretty sure this is 1.7 EDIT: yeah it is

[@ceyboard4296]

The game has changed quite a bit.

[@casualbird7671]

@@elitemagikarp4822 minecraft looped around in version numbers :>

[@okie9025]

Whyy?? Lol it's becoming better than ever

[@bobisnotaperson]

This would be very different in 1.14

[@TallThingy]

i remember my first day playing minecraft when i was 14, i stayed up till 2 am just expanding my crappy house and exploring creepy caves. after taking a 2 year huge break, i took time to listen to the soundtrack and it instantly hit the feels. im 20 years old now and still play minecraft. :)

[@seafoam6119]

Lmao i couldn’t play survival because i was deathly afraid of mobs in caves. I’ve come so far,

[@FreshTillDeath56]

It's a timeless classic!

[@Rogther]

Sick run, I've been playing Minecraft since 2010 and I always avoided any run that wasn't a custom map, because I thought the run didn't feel like Minecraft in spirit. But I guess I never realized random seed was a thing, because it totally captures the feeling of discovery I get from minecraft just with a lot of speed.

[@Squidyerser]

Wow, minecraft parkour community is finally being noticed. We have been an underrated community for very long :P 40:50

[@dennissvensson9403]

1 hour!? After one hour i barely havn't decided where to start building yet... xP

[@CraftBuilds]

the catch is to never build a home at all LOL

[@axzor5372]

@@CraftBuilds Yeah, some players like to take it to building and having a cosy time instead of first finishing the game. I belong to the second group haha.

[@vexthepichu226]

lol same

[@bottledpoe]

OMG I KNOW!!!!

[@nichtlachen1554]

@@CraftBuilds then whats the reason to play this game when you dont build a nice house? running around killing zombies and mining for diamonds?

[@jasonle7522]

I don't watch many speed runs, but when I do I have no idea what is going on, which is why the commentary helps But it's nice that I already know a lot about minecraft and can follow the gameplay better

[@nedinnis6752]

Same, I haven't played in years but knew almost all the mechanics they talked about.

[@_Killkor]

0:55 & 1:35 Still, the way he crafts his tools, I can't even think that fast. It's just pure muscle memory XD

[@Hapenz]

First minecraft speedrun that i watched till the end :D ! Keep up the good work

[@kylelin1641]

SCG HapenZ pun intended???

[@emnersonn]

Same

[@Hapenz]

No not rly. I legit never enjoy any Minecraft video. But the commentary and the Couch was so entertaining.

[@getyournekoshere9824]

@@Hapenz "till the end".. he's saying you made a joke... rip

[@guts-jp185]

I feel like the game actually wanted him to get the best time, kinda weird but the rng was so fucking good that I was mind blown.

[@mistergoldminer7764]

Mainly the pearl rng has to be good.

[@agseba124]

enderman drops weren't that good. so the RNG wasn't that kind, it was good tho

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

Great couch, plus even if it was a tad slow by modern standards it showed off a lot of the random problems you run into with Minecraft. I find watching flawless runs a bit troubling sometimes, if I wanted a TASBot I'd watch TASBot

[@CubitoDeFuego1]

Wow, the obsidian and the spawner! Great video, really entertaining

[@timbo6933]

Feels good to see such an entertaining minecraft run at SGDQ

[@NerfGunz35]

I love how me and a few people in diamond got killed by the dragon and his men on hard mode but this guy just has leather armor and a few beds.

[@boekster7108]

8:00 that RNG was insane!

[@DecibelAlex]

super awesome of Mojag to make a donation. props for that!

[@Cresset]

That bugged stronghold/ravine was pretty cool, like it was crumbling apart.

[@sune9578]

I'm impressed. I didn't think this run would've actually been this fun to watch, but it was.

[@WildsevenMusic]

Very nice run. I don't actively watch Minecraft runs but every once in a while its nice to see one. Kudos to the runner and also for the rather entertaining commentary on the couch!

[@radricky9310]

This run was super fun to watch. Funny that you were here because I’ve been watching a bunch of your runs lately. Awesome job Illumina!!

[@LeoPokemonBrasil1]

"Shoutout to "The Oldest Anarchy Server In Minecraft"" i like this guy

[@flyingcroissant8555]

1:02:46 Wasn't expecting beasttrollMC to be mentioned in this video

[@lelerreronmobile8205]

Flying Croissant he commented as well

[@turtlesploodgegaming3123]

Minecraft speed running has come soooooooo far

[@MineCraftpwr]

first time watching a gdq and loved it minecraft hype! cheers and thank you

[@jenius9164]

That comment from the little kid who said he'd been playing Minecraft since they were 3 and now they're 8, really warmed my heart. That was so cute

[@Mentaclink]

Jesus when I start a new world in Minecraft I usually have just a couple of things before the first night falls, this dude already has enough to go to the Nether lol

[@robbyy217]

The real question is... can Illumina build a good house in minecraft? But good run tho

[@neojack333]

he builds stuff faster than the Green Lantern, so i would say yes

[@RealClassixX]

Holy quack, I've been playing this game for 7 years now, but that menuing is insane to me.

[@Hanzoooo]

thank you for teaching me 1 hour is a decent time for a speedrun, thought i was bad for a second

[@Maxmekker42]

saved a shittonn of time when he found 10 obsidian in a damn village

[@Skybarrier]

probably about 4 minutes

[@snorreandersen5369]

1,000 SUBS WITH NO VIDEOS CHALLENGE no a lot more because then the portal wouldn’t have been in such a convenient spot

[@notben4140]

Tons of respect for the speed runner, I’d feel as if everyone was judging me while playing, and get very nervous

[@stevenjeffries7951]

That was a great run, thanks for doing what you guys do!

[@TheUruse]

Watched this live and to be honest it's really great run. Never thought Minecraft speedrun would be this interesting.

[@santoshpss]

This is genuinely super interesting to watch! I am thrilled! :D

[@droptini]

Was here for the live stream probably best so far

[@TheKringgle]

A year later and watched the whole thing, I loved this run!

[@dsafdgbfadf]

me: spent an hour jumping around minecraft spent 3 days looking for a nether palace illumina: hold my beer

[@ClassicShocker]

this was a really fun run to watch. also that blacksmith chest tho!

[@Hectorlph]

Great skills and amazing luck. What an entertaining run.

[@SuperMarioFanlox]

Dang never seen a Minecraft speedrun before, this is awesome!

[@kushine_]

quick introductions, my favourite

[@DontMockMySmock]

Awesome run, great commentary!

[@Imaproshaman7]

What a great run!!!

[@abbywilberg1087]

This was a really fun run to watch.

[@cremdilly7176]

Great run. Thanks guys.

[@mr.papaveraceae3009]

I'm learning a lot. I love his crafting style.

[@Prozonen11]

Never played or watched minecraft before.. But this was excellent energi, commentary and explaining.. entertaining to watch!

[@avid8005]

Great entertaining run

[@zyos11]

Gj with this run, was really instructive.

[@cryfargamingnanan4772]

what a great entertaining run well done

[@emmad799]

i don't know how i got here and i didn't even know minecraft speedruns existed like 2 hours ago but this was super entertaining

[@JetSetDman]

That blacksmith was on your side. “Wait, what’d they say? Nether? Oh, I’ve got just the thing for that! Here’s all you’ll need to make a portal. Go kick ass!”

[@DJL3G3ND]

that was bloody amazing

[@pronounjow]

Those enderman hunts and fights were intense!

[@donniem7979]

I've been playing this game since creation and never knew it had end content lol! Brilliant run.

[@vodkawhisperer3923]

this makes me proud to play minecraft

[@whitecunt6903]

42:41 no one gonna point out that theres a freaking floating torch

[@runterranger7398]

strongholds were really broken

[@saw141]

Awesome run, really great job. Congratulations from a technical player.

[@rywilk]

Great run!

[@dumbdrawings2059]

That was surprisingly fun to watch

[@NicholasGoldEdition]

"You wanna.. get into the nether in the first day cycle-" [Illumina immediately finds 10 obsidian] If that ain't some shit I don't know what is

[@buurmeisje]

That blacksmith luck is unbelievable! Great job on the run!

[@Ultracity6060]

That is some absurdly fast play.

[@BattleOlic]

This category looks super fun to run, i might try it myself even tho ive never tried speedrunning minecraft or any similar game

[@iamcrawlingbeneathyourskin]

This was extremely entertaining

[@kubagurpl8130]

I didn't think I would watch the entire run, but eventually, I got entertained so long that I ended up watching the entire 1 hour and 14 minutes

[@indighost__]

minecraft speedruns may just be the best thing ever

[@sophiamethinks]

it’s incredible how much this run has been optimized

[@tylersaladinostan2023]

53:56 OH BABY A TRIPLE! OH YEAH!

[@novamber88]

53:55 I screamed JACKPOT when he was done

[@42ruknor]

That was a great run!

[@BudgiePanic]

Minecraft is on the comeback baby!

[@GatoEpico]

the most blessed run boy that is just so much luck , almost everything went fine

[@alextrilby4566]

That nether fakeout! beautiful! 20:22

[@anthony15601]

what does that mean?

[@chukwuu8080]

never really played minecraft but the community looks really sweet, illumina1337 looks so wholesome

[@I_know700]

Great run.

[@fuwameanssoft]

When I heard “And big shoutout to BeasttrollMC, he’s part of the osu community” my heart literally exploded. I never thought I’d see the day where osu would get mentioned at a GDQ

[@yuae5078]

AlexLovesYou holy shit that guy got mentioned? I didnt even know he was part of osu community, i just thought he's a commentator.

[@MichaelPohoreski]

What's the backstory for those of us that don't know the reference to the context? Why was that a big deal?

[@kuylardev]

time for an osu speedrun

[@mightya.g6635]

Speed: 100 Agility: 99 Strategy: 100 Brain: 100 Luck: 80 And combat: 100

[@drguy9651]

bruh he got a nether portal in a chest and dug straight to the end portal

[@sune9578]

And 579% reason to remember the name

[@_Killkor]

Complete nether portal in a blacksmith's chest - luck 9999% That's 1/500 chance + he spawned right beside the nether fortress, right next to Blaze spawner

[@runterranger7398]

@@drguy9651 enderman could of been better though