Hermitcraft VI: #40 - The Village Citadel!

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[@TheZEFilms]

I see everyone asking "how's that villager mod is coming?" Nobody is asking the important question so I'll ask it. "Hey Tango, how are you doing? Hope things are going good!"

[@RimaNari]

I don't really get why people ask this all the time. It's not as if he needs encouragement to work on it, it's a project that is very important to him. So by asking one just puts pressure on. Especially the comments asking "when is the mod ready?"... as if he would answer to that comment. Putting such comments under any random Tango video is just rude. In fact, I hope Tango doesn't feel because of this pressure obligated to work on the mod above e.g. participating in the Hermitcraft war shenanigans. Would have loved to see him more involved, honestly.

[@TangoTekLP]

I'm doing alright my friend. Stressed as usual, but doing OK. I appreciate you asking

[@TangoTekLP]

Oh?

[@TheZEFilms]

@@TangoTekLP Glad to hear it dude, not about the stressed part, but that you're doing good :)

[@jordan12962]

@@alexionut2158 I love Tango's one up on you there...

[@luxembored2411]

“I like em stripped” - tango 2019 Oh yes tango

[@noahmarkfort7725]

Tango you dirty dog

[@diogenesthecynic5172]

Famous hermitcraft quotes of 2019

[@pyrobeastalpha1823]

insert *romantic jazz music* here

[@tobycaswell114]

*Careless Whisper intensifies*

[@sansationaltom5517]

U dirty sinner

[@amankasat]

Sea pickles will definitely improve the river

[@stantonmoody1102]

Can’t beat pickles

[@volugthebeast]

Hey Tango don't beat yourself up. Everyone's super excited about the new mod. c:

[@redstonerepeater2476]

volugthebeast agree

[@celestiaofc2226]

I can't wait... ...To fail to get a mod

[@celestiaofc2226]

Though I am looking forward to it.

[@Matteo-rf8dz]

Tristan Goodall I think I would be the only one that cant install the mod XD

[@zombeast2081]

of course we are weve been waiting for half a year so you know it must be good

[@kadoceleritus]

Diamond ore, prismarine (cobble, not brick), and some dead corals could add some pizazz to the bottoms of your water features. Also, a bit of sea grass would be nice in the calmer sections of the water.

[@pixel_biscuit]

Not that he already has too many diamond ore blocks around his cubic hole.

[@makanivalur]

Wow this turned out incredibly beautifully! I'm so in love with that castle! Great job, Tango. NOW STOP BEATING YOURSELF UP PLEASE!

[@louisvincy4764]

Slime : I'm gonna kill ya Tango : * doesn't care * An archway here * slays the slime *

[@danielfeil1267]

I've always loved your build style Tango, It's always inspiring.

[@TangoTekLP]

Much appreciated!

[@aspade01]

I think some mossy stone bricks would look nice on the pillars one block above the water and lower.

[@itstazaur]

*Everyone else's base:* beautiful towers and nearly finished epic looking buildings *Tango's base:* literally grass in a hole

[@magnusanderson6681]

And a mostly cubic hole at that

[@khaladstrutton3199]

I mean cmon man he is working on it

[@danielfeil1267]

Just wait until it's done. Did you not see his last base?

[@anthonyblackhall3068]

Your saying that because you know you can’t do it your self

[@ash-cd9gx]

@@anthonyblackhall3068 I'm pretty sure that anyone could put grass in a hole

[@JDdoesstuff]

You should get some fish for the river/lake!

[@k_airo]

They might end up flowing down the rapids though xD

[@iceteaman4381]

Me sees anything that’s looks close enough to a diamond: OMG DIAMONDS Tangos base covered in unmined diamond ore, me: Mine, mine, mine, please mine!

[@ashleycloud_]

Yay Hermitcraft! The base looks great so far :D As for the river, maybe it could do with some cobbly banks or some plants (booshes, perhaps?) or some ferns skirted along the edges? Possibly even some clay in some of the stagnant areas where it looks like the sediment is settling a bit. And then cobble in the areas where the water is running?

[@tomdenhollander2443]

Add cobwebs, glass panes and glass at the bottom of the waterfall

[@theguyfromsaturn]

Tango, are you trolling us again? All those diamond ore blocks... are you even at diamond level?

[@supremedeity9003]

nah he isnt at diamond level. he is trolling.

[@TheSkogemann]

You just fed the troll - well done! xD

[@TheSkogemann]

@@supremedeity9003 He fed it - too late :P

[@cactusbomber0563]

I saw them, 3:09

[@benjamonstertv7592]

He is at 11

[@kriptiq]

For something to break up the river floor more and better variation possibly stone buttons for smaller stones or maybe also some dead corral for other stone like textures.

[@RimaNari]

I love how you force yourself to build unsymmetrical. Most people would have placed those towers in line without another thought. You displaced them intentionally which make things more interesting - and more difficult. Building on a 45 degree angle isn't easy! You also have a great talent for decorating plain walls, which became very obvious already last season with your amazing base. One thing I'm a little bit disappointed in is that you don't participate much in the "civil war" going on. Sure, you said you worked on your villager mod, but I would rather see you participating in the shenanigans while it lasts. Then again, maybe I'm just not as excited about the villager mod than others, dunno (not that I'm not excited about it, I certainly am).

[@crystalcat01]

I love the design for the wall, it is rather busy, but that is what makes it interesting. It's so handy having a camera account, you can see what you are doing while you do it!

[@Renvil_]

7:40 Is that what one would call a... *JUMP CUT* ??? xD

[@kaifireborn7594]

Please load the G team defenses up again!

[@brigoth7787]

for river decoration you should choose 1 or 2 colors of coral and match it maybe with an unusual stone block for a unique look. Castle is awesome, love how the end rods kind of match the look of beacon beams

[@joanieclarkson2544]

Your building always inspires me! I like how you tell us what you're doing (without over explaining) then do a time-laps to show us. I love your style of mixing fantasy with practicality.

[@cornxx3]

Finally, a hermitcraft video not about the war. Yeah the weapons are legit, and I give credit and props to yall for making some crazy ingenious traps, but I'm happy to see the base game played for a while. I like the war stuff but it feels like it's been going on forever already. Thanks tango for putting out something else. Side note I don't just mean your channel, I'm referring to the majority of the hermits I like and watch. Take as long as you need to get whatever you're doing in your spare time done too. Dont ever get to the point where you feel like you're rushed because it will show in the content. Love your vids man. Peace.

[@TangoTekLP]

Thank you

[@romebigred2]

I MISS YOU TANGO! Your villager series and what if series are great, and I'm sure you're busy with those, but daggum, I miss my favorite Hermit playing (mostly,) vanilla Minecraft!

[@Thalanir7]

Add animals to your river, a small sunken boat or ruin? ,some bridges, small rocks, sea pickles, turtle home beaches on sand. Then with the town, the river will look excellent. If not just call Scar. You also need to add some trees around the place

[@jebusheist998]

Gotta love some ncm jams with a slime moving around in high speed

[@jackbastian4072]

Tango!! Keep up the good work on Hermitcraft and the What-if videos and everything else, love the video as usual.

[@thearchitect1087]

You can put sand around the river mixed with sandstone, and add stalactites and stalagmites in the water and on the roof. Also add MUCH GREEN: (sea)grass, pickles, sugarcane, leaves, ferns, you name it! Buttons also work well as small rocks...

[@psyvana]

I'm enjoying the fact that you're not building with red :) Loving the stone details. I think prismarine goes super nicely with stone greys and the purple.

[@santirubio3001]

Maybe you can put some invisible armor stands with some items in the river so it seems like the river dragged some stuff from the outside

[@instantramen7014]

But they only move in flowing water

[@iwantmy2dollars662]

i love how tango feels so rich he doesn’t mine the diamond ore in the walls/floor of his base

[@badjoke4467]

seaweed, fishes, pickles and maybe kelp is the way to decorate it. add rock formations at the banks of the river too to give it some more detail, maybe patches of sand and/or gravel too on the edge cuz the river edges look way too bland

[@luxembored2411]

Add some vines and mossy cobblestone to the wall

[@TooLateForIeago]

Add small sand or gravel banks on the inside curves of your river bends to make it look more natural? Shallow rivers and streams also have lots of plants growing in/ on them.

[@TheDevler23]

Pickles are a great underwater light source. They're also dimmable, kinda. One pickle is a dim light, increasing with each pickle. They hide amongst other things well, too. And grow on just about anything.

[@galacticmechanic1]

mossy cobble makes for a great mossy look in river beds, and lapis and emerald ores make for great river decoration too :)

[@jrichardburton2159]

Put soul sand at the bottom of all the sections where the water drops. This will make it look like a real rapid as it disturbs the water as it flows. Glad you are back.

[@IaIaCthulhuFtagn]

Waterfall needs lit from behind maybe through some red glass so it combines with the blue water and looks purple. Put some boulders at the bottom and surround them with gravel and soulsand. The bottom of the river should be stone and gravel in straight aways, with random stones sticking up. Every place it curves should have sand banks on the front side (the side water would be flowing into if the river went straight) and down into the bottom. Maybe transition into course dirt then back to gravel/stone on the protected back side. Sprinkle ore blocks in to taste. The towers look good, though it could use a little more light if you can add it w/o screwing up the look. The area where you built with wood would look more natural with torches instead of end rods, maybe in wall sconces (item frame, tripwire hook, torch), or at regular intervals on the fencing.

[@p0ppys]

The details look amazing, they really help sell the build. One thing I would suggest is adding a second colour to the blue part of the walls, maybe light blue terracotta or maybe some concrete and mix it in with the blue terracotta, maybe that would look good.

[@Nymth2000]

Tango I play on Bedrock and we just got the new blocks for Java 1.14 yesterday. Those will be very helpful for your river and your citadel. I was wondering where you've been, I hope Grian told you what is happening with the war.

[@catgirltreats]

Ferns and sugar cane dotted around the riverbanks, definitely some seagrass and maybe kelp in the river itself!

[@Kamikaze_4]

Tango, your builds are always so impressive and well done. It's very clear how much thought and energy you put into your work on the Hermitcraft. With that said, it does seem to take a lot out of you. The scale of your projects seems to be suited more for a team. I would actually like to see what you would be capable of if you had zedaph and impulse team up with you next season to build an insane base.

[@dmacartney]

Looking awesome - just keep doing what you do, don't apologise for having a life! You could blend the fortress into the cave walls so that they are protecting themselves from the hordes of slime and then put some passive kill zones around the area to attract them and bring you the drops.

[@x_Xoras]

Dekoration for the river: Put a few trees close to the river with hanging leaves and gems as fruits. Cross the river with a bridge. Hope I have helped you a little bit.

[@daphneelaine]

Use half slabs of cobble and smooth stone as rocks and small boulders sides of the river

[@teawrecksuk9414]

You could waterlog stairs in places around the edge to break up the riverbank and put buttons round as pebbles maybe? Dead coral, gravel and cobblestone round the sides as well. Oh and sea grass in the river.

[@phantomjaden]

Tango, for the river, I would suggest a bit of sea grass and/or kelp, perhaps some sandstone or stripped logs would be good as well for putting underneath or on the banks to add a few texture variants.

[@Cobra_1967]

Everybody else on the server (specially the Conbutts): Diamonds!!! More Diamonds!!! - Tango, with loads of diamond ore around the place: "Dont care" :)

[@danhaas9730]

Hey Tango, love the progress so far! Some good ideas for river and lake decoration: Try the new coral blocks and fans! They add so much color and texture difference into the bottom of a river, and it fits so well with the fantasy type theme you have going so far!

[@MamaChaye]

I forgot how well you could beast out a phenomenal amount of work but really looks awesome

[@AriallaMacAllister]

I'm loving the wall! I think the asymmetrical aspect is really elegant. The little diagonal section is my favorite. I also love the way that the sandstone shifts the look/feel of the upper level. I was really curious about how you were going to work the cave/river from False's area, and I think the waterfall is a pretty good size. You could also consider asking either False or Stress for riverbank/waterfall help. Stress did a fantastic job on the river banks for the Moba Lisa II (RIP), and she also did a great little waterfall for Ren's elven city. I see that the rage diamonds have been multiplying, and are doing their job effectively, lol

[@cxx.tt_8680]

Im super hyped for the villagers mod literally go through my notifications every minute

[@timothymonk1356]

Once you've got the villager mod all worked out, you should get a copy of your HC6 base, and set it up as a village with the mod! You could also create the village now with the goal of it fulfilling everything it would need.

[@TheScrubDesigns]

Pickles are good for subtle light in your river maybe and sea grass looks good in there without kelp Id say love the babbling creek idea and the progress man shit is not easy to build like that on survival I feel like I have to go back and forth constantly when using this much detail you make it look easy!

[@Kristik]

Aahh, now I see a bit more where these ideas came from! I can see inklings of his style for the nether hub he built (which I ADORE) A while back!

[@Estarfigam]

Nice citadel, I think the river is good maybe pepper in some gravel, and smooth stone maybe alongside the cobble. Maybe a deposit of the other rough stones Xisuma has heads available of head sized blocks maybe do the armor stand head trick with various materials.

[@A783RTN3]

Best bet is to put cobble, stone and gravel on the river edge. What about path blocks to spit the edge of the river and the grass land.

[@Libran81]

Love the season 3 timelapse flashback plus your block choice is similar to season 4 nether hub. Looking great Tango

[@genericname9024]

15:50 the way you said "Progress" in progress update immediately teleported me to the beginning of a Rendog Hermitcraft video where he goes frOm! [the Hermit. Craft. Server. (Hey!)]

[@seaserpentsandstuff9283]

I'd suggest adding a few fish, maybe tropical ones or some puffer fish, to the river for decoration.

[@132Christian]

You can decorate the walls of the entire village the same as the arches and have the catwalk also surround the village. Or something in that latter.

[@shinydistracted2163]

Wow, I'm impressed with the work you did Tango. Those towers and arches looks great. I wouldn't think the sandstone was a good idea but you've proven me wrong. I kinda envy the villagers that are going to live in such a magical place. (Except for the dying to zombies part :p )

[@MisterVloop]

Hey, Tango!!! I love your videos, dude. Well... In order to decorate the lake and river I'd suggest you to go crazy on 1.13 stuff, then you remove the excess, as if you were trimming the bed of both, anf of course, get it lit up with pickles, lanterns, glowstone, even light under leaf blocks... Some rocks spread here and there on the bank of the river will also look cool. Then, get all the diorite and send it to Iskall.

[@bryantench1178]

Hey tango....... you do know that they put in scaffolding block into the game. Bamboo and string. They are awesome for tall and large builds. Your build is awesome!

[@RasmusSorensenDK]

To decorate a lake. First thing, fish and seaweed.

[@TheSkogemann]

Keep up the awesome work you are doing! You are amazing! - Remember to take some time off here and there! @13:45 - It looks awesome! Maybe spruce up the base of it by adding some mossy stone bricks? Like the water made them damp or something :)

[@axelkvali5131]

You should have some seagrass but not to much!

[@bobsanderson2269]

For the railings you should put a carpet on top of a carpet

[@shadodragonette]

About your slime problem, make a semi-farm with one golem/cactus/hoppers set up. Will save you from having to kill them or take more drastic measures.

[@TheCraich]

I'd encourage you to break the mold. There's a lot of flat, symmetrical and highly textured builds around. What's next? What would Warhol do next?

[@MommaBaum]

Hope all is well, Tango! Miss your funny antics and zany quirks. Hope you’re doing good and will come back soon. 😊

[@FortisNome]

2:53 When diamonds no longer excite you so you just leave them chilling in the wall.

[@StarNanny]

#builder 😮 How in the world did you manage to make stone and terra cotta look like lace? That arrangement of walls, towers and arches is beautiful! ❤

[@astorioth]

I *love* the timelapse songs! Tango make them suit it perfectly!

[@goddess3278]

The citadel is amazing! Your really good at building wow! 20/20

[@tommydugger5573]

Put the soul sand at the base of where the water cascades from one level down to the next so that the bubbles make the water falls look more realistic.

[@ugandapandaa5815]

9:00 buttons, pressure plates, fencing, add some wood to make it a bit more realistic 😉

[@gianphillippansacala5943]

Like the buildings tango impressive and I love the background music of the montage

[@ZactheDragon]

The base building is looking awesome! I saw some of the framework in your livestream, it's even better than I imagined.

[@movementman9777]

Tango’s obsession with sandstone on display

[@never3563]

Diamonds at 1:25 just to the right of the rockets, at 3:34 in-between the leftest two blue terra-cotta, 4:20 above the leftest soon-to-be tower, 6:03 to the left of the cross hairs.

[@Queenofbean_]

Chicken jockey was definitely worth the editing

[@lucasborage8764]

You should add bandits to the villager mod that come sometimes at night, and might break into the community storage. If anothet villager sees him he will tell the gaurd and he will be put in prison. You could also add prison gaurds that will rehabilitate the bandits and eventually you could assign them a new proffesion. So basicly bandit break in, the gaurds try tocapture them, and you can rehabilitate them to a new profession *BUT* they wont have good education

[@lucky_owl]

Hey Tango!!! Great to see you back! Hope you are doing well :) just idea for the citadel... what about adding some mossy stone varieties into the mix? Particularly around the waterlogged areas. Keep up the amazing work! Always a delight watching you x

[@circadianarchist]

Your builds blow my mind every season

[@merciniapotts4531]

good to see you back and working on your base. I love the ideas you keep telling us is in store for it, can't wait to see it all come together.

[@pinakicalderon3657]

This project with the new blackstone or deepslate would look awesome!!!

[@ScikoticButcher]

Wow! Great progress. The citadel is coming together nicely.

[@ottiehottie8605]

I love that music fade in at 3:44!!

[@Horndogthehorneddog]

Man went off on that wall, looking super dope

[@Rrobert5425150]

You could put several soul sand and magna blocks right below where the waterfall ends in the pool to have a Niagara falls type thing...

[@LacyDM]

I think adding pickles to the river would be nice! Add a little light, but not the over powering light that glowstone/sea lanterns give off

[@MrJeanba]

put some rock formations where the river changes height, bone meal the bottoms and place some lights on the river banks, but in the water

[@bleeby4367]

This video should be named: Spot the diamond ore xDD All jokes aside tango, you're not only technical, you're a great builder! :O i love watching you

[@antonia_k]

Your Stone wall look really good. I like the dark terracotta and the river.

[@maetrixxx]

This looks amazing Tango; ever thought about making giant pillars (maybe arching) supporting the hole in ceiling? Perhaps tying everything together in when you build the exterior tower?

[@joltsreports9715]

Add corals and lapis and sand in the river to make it look better. Like so tango can see it! Make a bridge on the river too

[@JukeboxJake]

I am pretty sure this is going to be my favorite base this season

[@bgreaud]

Hey Tango, Thank you! This gives me a lot of design inspiration. Have you considered, buildings tiered in behind the sandstone parts to look like their are many other buildings stacked up behind it. Like in the last city of The Return of the King(LoTR). ❤️

[@kennyholmes5196]

Just giving you guys a heads-up, but the Country Club is looking like a *rather juicy* target for any attacks you might want to make, if you're into that sort of thing, TangoTek and the rest of G-team.