Let's Actually Play Minecraft Again: The Conqueror of Worlds

Welcome back to Minecraft. It's time to fight The End. It's time to fight The Nether. It's time to fight The Deep Dark. And Happy Birthday to me
Watch my entire Minecraft Let's Play series in order here: • RTGame Minecraft Let's...
I've enjoyed every moment of this Minecraft Let's Play, and falling in love with the game again has been one of my favourite things I've ever streamed. The next highlights video will be the final one for this series. I've a few more things I want to do and finish, and then I'm happy to leave the game where it is. It's been such a joy to rediscover, and I feel like I've had a once in a life time experience rediscovering 10 years of a game like this. It will take a little while longer for the final part to release, as there's some other games I want to play too the next while. But I hope everyone is enjoying the series, and looking forward to the finale. Thanks as ever for the support!
The Chapters of Part 5 of my Adventure:
00:00 The Ruin Library
06:39 The End City
19:23 The Item Update
27:28 The Nether Adventure
43:17 The Wither Battle
51:40 The BIG Aether Adventure
52:40 The Unfortunate Glitch
1:04:39 The Deep Dark Battle
1:32:03 The Warden
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Edited by Ashtaric (Cloé), you can find her here: / xashtaricx
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Everything in this video was recorded live on my Twitch Channel. My schedule is Tuesday & Thursday @ 7pm, Saturday & Sunday @ 3pm - all times based in Ireland.
Music includes the Minecraft Soundtrack, and Xenoblade Chronicles - Mechanical Rhythm, Unfinished Business, XC3 Scramble of Life.

[@RTGame]

Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes

[@yeehouses]

Happy birthday!!!

[@itsprofessorvoid]

merry christmas

[@IC-23]

we have too, thanks for the streams

[@StickMaster500]

Maybe after this, Telltale will eventually make Minecraft Story Mode: Season 3 due to the massive success of this series!

[@RTGame]

​@@StickMaster500 Please no

[@dsnever3041]

Minecraft Story Mode coming back to help RT has gotta be the greatest payoff in anything ever

[@teacup5921]

It's been eighty-four years...

[@Mr_Mimestamp]

RT’s Story Mode playthrough was my first video I saw from him over 5 years ago, it’s insane that it paid off

[@matthewboire6843]

ITS BACK?!

[@donpollo3154]

Ah, Dragonsbane

[@Mikauo_Xblade]

@@Mr_Mimestamp yeah it was also my first video i saw of RT, tho i saw it somewhere in 2020 i think

[@brennanperry8001]

Frank and Gerald are the most tragic characters in this series. Some guy came to their village, stole from their houses, they tried sleeping in their own beds but were put in a hole in the ground for months. The guy comes back after who knows how long and they hope that he finishes the job, but instead he throws a table down and commands them to change profession and trade, despite the fact that they can't use the emeralds to buy anything. Later still, the same guy comes and summons a raiding party which kills half the village. Then he comes back, summons yet another raiding party, and a demon from another dimension which kills the other half of the village. Houses are exploding, the man is screaming, and they think this is it, they're finally free from sitting in this hole, but by some twist of fate the hole that imprisons them ensures they are the only survivors of the village. They'll never die, never feel the breeze on their face, never see another villager again, and all that remains of their culture is two men in holes in the ground surrounded by ruins.

[@vi_cesario]

is it possible to give youtube comments pulitzers because holy shit dude

[@aamacan]

Eventually Frank and Gerald stopped thinking.

[@jbkesselman]

And he doesn’t even invite them to his birthday party :(

[@user-zz3sn8ky7z]

"and all that remains of their culture is two men in holes in the ground surrounded by ruins" 5 feet apart tho, cause they are not gay

[@Falkflip]

God, we NEED some conclusion on their tragic stories, please RanielTaniel Game!

[@wholewheatorange]

As a long time mod maker and code digger, here's what happened at 57:43: Dan swaps from his pick to the sword and accidentally drops it in the same game tick. The pickaxe is the item that drops, but due to the hotbar swap happening at the exact same time, his client side inventory gets desynced from the server side inventory (because singleplayer still runs on a local server, which is why you can seamlessly open a singleplayer world to LAN). As a result of the desync, the pickaxe is actually gone, but it appears as if the sword is gone. Dan tries mining blocks, but the local server doesn't recognize the blocks being broken at pickaxe speed, because on the server side, he's holding nothing. Reloading the world corrects the client side inventory desync and reveals that the pickaxe is actually gone. There are a few other clues about what actually happens if you look closely. For example, right after dropping his "sword", when Dan punches the creeper with his seemingly empty first slot, it still makes a sweeping attack. Anyways, this is why I have my drop item bound to V, because I've done my fair share of accidentally dropping items in the past, lol. That's rough though.

[@purplejellytotPJT]

+ Great insight, thank you! ^^

[@haliku9705]

That’s fascinating. Thanks for the explanation

[@yeetboi268]

okay, so can we make a dupe glitch from this?

[@wholewheatorange]

@@yeetboi268 No. The clientside item is a ghost item and is not recognized by the server as an item in the inventory.

[@HudahTuTink]

Obviously RT should play the game how he wants, but it kind of annoys me that he did not bring any wood at all during that trip. He could've easily made another pickaxe and kept on mining if he brought wood with him.

[@dirtburger2773]

i only have ONE SINGLE REQUEST for the finale: *please rebuild the village.* THINK ABOUT THE NARRATIVE CATHARSIS OF IT ALL. you started near the village with nothing but the shirt on your back. the villagers welcomed you with open arms, giving life to the worst biome, ensuring you weren't alone at the start. throughout the playthrough, you always returned to your first home. you brought destruction in many forms, but you always returned. the arrows in your quiver were theirs. the bed on your first night was theirs. your first raid ever was with them. you fought the Wither for the first time with them. Frank and Gerald, if given copious amounts of bread loaves in a fixed village, can have children and repopulate (no, really. this is an in-game mechanic to breed villagers. they just need beds and breakfast). they can recreate life in the ashes of the home that they loved, that loved you. they can farm and make their noises and exist in the world alongside you. please rebuild the village.

[@rinkyrosey9689]

Frank and Gerald are truly the most tragic figures in this Let's Play. God bless them both.

[@finjaquetemumnomeaqui4838]

I just want Frank and Gerald to have their happy ending

[@trevorransford]

Omg imagine moving them to the now safe ancient city where they can live their lives out in safety knowing no more pillagers (or withers) (or floor traps) will ever hurt them. Obviously it's not feasible but the idea of RT turning the sacred grounds of a long-dead civilization into a sanctuary for the villagers to flourish is very fitting given how much effort he put into making the deep dark safe this episode

[@pemanilnoob587]

No I want it to. Burn

[@AnachronisticALLOS2401]

It would be fitting too, since in the first episode RT talked about fixing up the village, but apart from fixing a few leaking farms, didn't really do that. Closure on that arc.

[@jackkennedy8865]

The wither battle was the most efficiently inefficient fight I’ve ever seen

[@Batonkirpich]

How in the hell did you watched 1.5 hours in 11 HECKIN MINUTES

[@noahtaylor1721]

@@BatonkirpichIDK, almost like this was originally recorded live and only now released in this edited down version.

[@jackkennedy8865]

@@Batonkirpichi have a really good gaming chair

[@MusicComet]

​@@Batonkirpich Dude's clairvoyant.

[@user-kx8pu6ys5i]

the wither just had a good gaming chair

[@augisterman3685]

Most people: Traps the wither in a small area and fights it by theirself RT: Hires mercenaries to fight the wither by starting a war in a village and destroying the whole thing

[@iplayminecraft2248]

If you’ve seen carlsagan42 (Mario KZbinr) he fought a raid with an army of like 200 wolves

[@Rev_Erser]

@@iplayminecraft2248 LARL

[@samboi123]

I mean it works as long as they can retaliate, if I ever fight the wither I’m summoning it in the End

[@The_Jumping_Box]

Honestly I hope mc players take this series as a hint that maybe you don't gotta worry about making giant farms to play the game for you, at it's core minecraft is a game about creativity and exploration, making your own story in your world Sure the pieces are there for you to turn the game into satisfactory, but everyone I know who plays the game like that doesn't even last a week before they're bored cos they build farms just for the sake of having 17000 gold, it's one thing to make farms for a different end goal (like hermitcraft for example, so many farms on that server yet they ultimately serve a separate purpose than "I need this") idk, something about the way dan plays minecraft feels so right and I think it'd do people some good to stop worrying about the 'meta' of the game or what other people are building and just relax

[@TheOneWhoHasABadName]

why fight on your own when you can play a summoner build (note: doesn't work against the wither as it has heal on hit, but you can just reframe that as "clearing a raid with a wither summon")

[@StarClan4evr]

I'm amazed that RT beat the Warden given the devs wanted to make it akin to a "force of nature" rather than a boss. It's supposed to keep you on your toes as a direct inherent danger of not being stealthy enough in the Deep Dark. RT punched the embodiment of a tornado to death. Astonishing.

[@CathrineMacNiel]

And all he got was a Sculk Catalyst :D

[@StarClan4evr]

@@CathrineMacNiel The dev behind Wardens was very adamant that they shouldn't have a drop at all, because that would encourage players to fight them. Which was counter to the point of them being a force of nature, rather than a boss. Eventually was convinced to allow them to drop Skulk Catalysts because then the block is technically farmable for tech players, while still being an non-optimal bad "reward" for common players who could get that block much much easier elsewhere. I still agree with the dev's original intentions and think they shouldn't drop anything at all, after all, why would a tornado you're supposed to flee from have a reward for "defeating" the tornado, but at least this way it still discourages the player from fighting them. Perhaps the darkness effect from the Shriekers should have just had a near-instant death wither-like effect on the player instead of having a new entity in the first place if they wanted to go for an unavoidable force of nature type obstacle (since a player going through blind like RT is gonna think it's a boss or an endgame objective to conquer), but I guess that would almost be more annoying than avoiding the Warden for an unprepared/blind player, or more easy to deal with given how easy it is to break Shriekers if you know what you're doing. The dev's quote on the matter of Wardens not being bosses always makes me appreciate what was attempted here, nonetheless: "when a tornado is barreling towards you, you don't try to kill it, you run away!"

[@noahbohl2127]

@@StarClan4evrI think having the shriekers being near instant death wouldn’t be fun or engaging for new players. It wouldn’t be engaging at all. I think the biggest problem with the deep dark is that there’s just not much to do with it. It would be cool if there was something else to engage with there, but instead all they have is the warden. So if the warden is going to be all that’s there then there should be a drop for it.

[@StarClan4evr]

@@noahbohl2127 Agreed, there's almost nothing of value to really engage with, even at the cities. Echo Shards are practically useless if you can remember where you died, swift sneak is only really applicable in the Deep Dark to begin with, and the music disk fragments are disappointing rewards to say the least. I could say the same about most loot you get out of archeology in general as well, but at least that gives you new decor just for the sake of having new decor. There's much better ways to get diamonds and good gear, especially through villagers. So when the best loot that comes out of an Ancient City is armor, it just feels like there's no reason to venture into them. Raids get you totems, and traversing the End Cities gets you elytra and Shulker Shells. Even the Nether still serves a purpose late game for Beacons and Netherite. The Deep Dark just doesn't really have a core "you go here to stock up on this" piece of kit yet. I hope they expand on it, because aesthetically it's probably still the most interesting biome they've made.

[@dmitrijsborisovs2225]

@@StarClan4evrthis comment perfectly summarises my equal fascination and disappointment with the ancient cities

[@math9172]

As the warden saw the army that awaited him, he didn't even flinch and declared with confidence : "Nah I'd win." Yet it was without accounting for the bravery and the strength of the King of Iron golems, who punished him with the vilest death imaginable : The Offscreen Slashing

[@kaitoalkan]

As Iron Golem #3 fought the fraud of sculk, the Warden, he opened his domain. The Warden shrunk back in fear and the Golem said, 'Stand proud Warden, you're strong'

[@johnsonbaroncaveler6634]

i can't believe an Off-Screen death would make this JJK reference all the more... convincing.

[@vern904]

"Here- I think I have one other CD..." "Yeah CD 13. What's this one-" *Traumatic war flashbacks* "Yeah no."

[@kwisowofer9872]

Imagine if he found disc 5

[@mariotheundying]

@@kwisowofer9872 or 11

[@ArcticArmy]

@@kwisowofer9872 disc 5 is crafted

[@jazycol5895]

@@ArcticArmy Well, he’ll find it soon then.

[@faacethefacts]

the contrast between rt figuring out how to summon the wither from minecraft storymode and piropito figuring out how to summon the wither from an in-game painting. Amazing.

[@cayden6057]

My guess is that the painting is the way you're supposed to find out how to summon it if you don't already know

[@magnusskipton7067]

Who’s that other guy? Has he done this same thing?

[@faacethefacts]

@@magnusskipton7067 he's a japanese youtuber who's been doing a completely blind minecraft lets play for a while now!

[@sacrificiallamb4568]

@@magnusskipton7067 No but also yes.

[@isaactrockman4417]

@@magnusskipton7067he’s been doing a completely blind play through with zero help

[@theKungFuFerret]

The nice thing about Dan rediscovering the game is that he does things that the current up to date Minecraft doesn’t really do anymore. I know a bunch of people who itch to get an elytra ASAP or refuse to build until they get all the materials they need to fulfill their vision, while Dan prefers a horse and loves building with the materials he gathered during his adventures. It’s just refreshing

[@robyndare7723]

The materials inspire the builds, rather than grinding to gather materials for a pre conceived blueprint, and something about that is so wholesome

[@junkerburn2341]

im guilty of the whole "cant build until i have all my materials first" thing but thats only because i LOVE the resource management part of Minecraft, i love the whole process of gathering everything and making use of the materials i find in my environment/on my adventures. its very therapeutic.

[@msiio]

​@@junkerburn2341I mean, If you love the process then it's not a problem. The problem is ppl picking this playstyle just because other ppl does it and when it doesn't fit their way of playing, they think that's all there is to the game & become instantly bored with the game.

[@krullachief669]

I don't like his dislike of the Elytra, but that's because flying is cool.

[@RepstarVixen]

@@krullachief669 RT doesnt dislike the Elytra, he just sucks ass at using it and didnt wanna bother with trying to learn how to use it

[@justadude450]

The warden is great. When he first got announced, they said he could 2 shot you in the best armor in the game. When people tried to cheese him with range, they gave him a sonic blast that travels through blocks. He doesn't even drop anything cool despite having as much health as the Ender Dragon and Wither combined.

[@ImminDragon]

And the mace makes it possible to one-shot him with a 41 block fall.

[@GavinFromWeb]

@@ImminDragonbut it's also a risky play lol

[@rizizum]

@@ImminDragon Also makes it possible for you to get killed by fall damage if you miss it, high risk high rewards

[@ferretappreciator]

​@@rizizumhigh risk but very low reward actually

[@khajiithaswares4147]

​@@ImminDragonthat's more because of the mace being blatantly overpowered

[@IronDino]

I think what makes this series so amazing is that Dan 'knows' Minecraft. He's got the basics down so it's not like we're having to watch him fumble from scratch. It's just the odd mishap (creeper griefing) or occasional new mechanic (that goat) that throws him for a bit. But at the same time, he doesn't KNOW any of the new mechanics or biomes or mobs or whatever, plus he's got the spirit of adventure (if not, admittedly, archeology), so he's excited to go out and find stuff.

[@squidpile]

This is also why it’d be cool to see a new terraria series on his channel

[@Blewlongmun]

@@squidpile Terraria feels like a Dan game too, it's such a good mix of exploring and home building. The shenanigans streams distract from the real progression of the game.

[@squidpile]

@@Blewlongmun Especially since, in a mass multiplayer terraria stream that must be at most 4 years old by now, he saw the empress of light and was utterly confused

[@The_Mandylorian]

I love it because it feels like watching someone on an actual adventure. Understanding the basics of The world but not being familiar with the environment is great

[@gdottothegamer1001]

Yup. He's not in complete darkness. For me, watching let's play of people who just discovered Minecraft for the first time or been playing for a long time and know everything about the game is just getting old. The fact that he's in the middle is what makes it fun. He knows some of the old stuff about the game so he doesn't need an introduction to the game and at the same time he's discovering a lot of new stuff. But since he already has the skill, it doesn't take him too long to learn all the new stuff. It's like reuniting with an old friend. You know that it's him, your old buddy, but now he's much older and has new things that he didn't have while he was younger and so you want to know all the new things about him. It's great.

[@adaloveless1824]

Normal person when they get an elytra: Yay! I'll get some rockets then I never have to walk again Dan: MANTLEPIECE

[@Hexagonal_Goblin]

I'm really happy to see this, I feel like elytra really screw with the motivation to build up your world. It can just become a lot of disconnected builds and locations, but without them you do things like Dan has in this series digging the gap in the ocean and building the rail line. So i'm glad dan's not using it, it'll help keep the charm of this series alive.

[@hlaweardlaighonaghidau6543]

you can miss so much cool stuff with the elytra, It’s great to see Dan choosing not to use it

[@thealchemistking4063]

I do hope he learns how to use it eventually! Such a fun item!

[@Artemie-np3qu]

@@Hexagonal_Goblin Yea, on my modded playthrough I’m doing I’ve got a mod to nerf the elytra by making firework rockets not do anything. And I’ve offset this by having the Create mod for some trains and Valk Skies for some airships.

[@Melancholy_Chill]

Spasibo for a new word in my lexicon

[@SehrEuphonic]

the arc of Dan accidentally throwing his sword into a creeper explosion. Then the game lag despite it being single-player. He reloads, regain the sword but lose his pickaxe. This is truly a RTGame experience.

[@michaelshu9716]

The game didn't want to let the Ultimate Excalibur gone Truly a holy sword right there 😂😂

[@bobbyonkazoo3512]

Single player Minecraft is still technically on a server, hence why it lags in single player

[@s_cabbage]

57:42 You can see he actually drops the pickaxe. The game just got confused and thought he dropped the sword for a sec

[@lucy9080]

Searched for this comment! I’ve never seen something like that before, pretty silly glitch

[@vespernight4236]

I think he switched to his sword just quck enough after pressing q accidentally and the game wigged out thinking he dropped the sword. Might explain the lag too.

[@s_cabbage]

@@vespernight4236 Exactly; he wasn't technically holding the pickaxe so the blocks didn't technically mine.

[@nimajneb8897]

48:00 It really is customary at this point that after something horrible happens in this village, some creepers come in JUST to add insult to injury.

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

The creeper took the sand

[@PatManDX]

the creepers were paid actors

[@themightybaldone4519]

why is this series a huge fucking vibe

[@donutlovingwerewolf8837]

Because both RT and Minecraft are already huge fucking vibes.

[@TheFirstCurse1]

It's not a huge vibrator but alright

[@ryanellett6032]

And finding a gamer who hasn't actually sat down played, and reacted to MC rarely exists. And Dan is so wholesome!

[@wetwillyis_1881]

The vibe is the real treasure at the center of the circle.

[@user-xz2cv8ji4s]

@@wetwillyis_1881 W comment

[@Blewlongmun]

1:36:00 You should absolutely rebuild the city to an extent and block it off from the rest of the caves. If you put composters and wheat, potato, or carrot farms with atleast 2 villagers they'll automatically fill up any spare beds available. Turn all the wool into beds, fill it with farms, and have a massive underground village; you could name the Golem too so he doesn't get lost by the extra military.

[@j0ee07]

FRANK AND GERALDS NEW HOME

[@idonhaveanyideawhattocallm1472]

It all comes full circle

[@peli._.668]

Really hope he does this

[@ob2kenobi388]

That would be PERFECT!! The King of the Golems having the very ground where he made his stand turned into a safe haven for those he was created to protect.

[@dat_fast_boi]

+1 vote for rebuilding Blackpool

[@CorvusCoraxDraws]

My birthday was on the 11th. Didn’t see anyone, except the rabbit I'm housesitting, for the whole day. Haven’t seen anyone face to face since either. Besides a few happy wishes through text and some money from my dad and his brother, I got nothing. I Didn’t know how badly I just wanted to hear a voice say 'happy birthday' until now. Laughing, cause when people break down crying over "three little words" those words aren't usually *Happy Birthday, gang* Happy birthday, RT

[@reubennelson4086]

Not gonna mean much, but happy birthday dude

[@keatondrawsart]

late happy birthday!!

[@toxel74]

happy belated birthday!

[@astronights]

happy late birthday! i hope next year will be nicer for you

[@JuliusCaesar2005]

Happy (late) birthday. Here's to more years! 🎉🎉

[@eman2141]

That Iron golem was a trooper, took out the warden with like 1 hp left and was the sole survivor

[@eggmicheal3917]

-lives in a tower surrounded by trees -cuts down quite a lot of trees -builds an army -terrorizes villages dan is having his saruman phase isn't he

[@bunnyben87]

The trees will strike back It is only a matter of time

[@SugarbirdyOvO]

I thought you were going to say he's like the Onceler

[@tiernanbonnar4212]

51:37 Notably, you could place the beacon at the bottom of the basement, since all of the blocks in that column, until that point, are transparent, thus allowing you to both see the stars and use the beacon.

[@superguy9834]

THIS.

[@erhanjpg1467]

yes

[@Amigamertv]

3:57 Rt's blind reaction to disc 13 is amazing

[@Stranger-A-K]

And the fact he inserts it whenever he makes a bridge is hillarious.

[@nimajneb8897]

I hope he makes disc 5 so much.

[@Americanbadashh]

@@Stranger-A-K I believe his editor maybe the one to credit for that

[@user-xz2cv8ji4s]

@@Americanbadashh Yea

[@Stranger-A-K]

@@Americanbadashh Yea...actually

[@MazinS-]

Something that I love about RT's series is that he isn't constantly making massively perfect builds or has netherite armor by episode 1. He just plays the game and does what he wants, which is rare to find in Minecraft series (even though that's the whole point of the game.) Thank you RT, for making the most original Minecraft Lets Play I've seen in years

[@RylixBlizzai]

it's a genuinely refreshing break from the million "i built the LARGEST THING out of NETHERITE in HARDCORE with 100 HUNTERS" videos that flooded the scene over the past few years

[@pemanilnoob587]

@@RylixBlizzaiand it’s always super fast, with shouting, and no… down to earth stuff. Sometimes we need some more chill stuff

[@sanguinedeserter561]

Stop stating the obvious

[@th3grav3mak3rgaming8]

@@sanguinedeserter561stop being a jerk. They are sharing what they enjoyed about the vid. Do you have no empathy?

[@Ellisepha]

Also huge respect to Dan for being geuinely disinterested in the Elytra. Don't get me wrong, I love those things, but it's cool that he stands his ground against his viewers over and over again over things that he just doesn't care about.

[@PurpleYetii]

Dan figuring out how to spawn the wither from Minecraft story mode is fucking hilarious

[@alyssa_mel]

Fighting the wither during a raid somehow sounds like the smartest and the dumbest idea simultaneously

[@horkah6966]

I’m so happy that out of all things, Minecraft Story Mode helped influence Dan’s play through.

[@qwertyuiop.lkjhgfdsa]

and in the penultimate episode...... guess you could say that _nothing built can last forever_

[@catato6568]

Chloé playing 13 over Dan building over the void is SO nerve-racking

[@AikaHoshii]

I think more people should try building in Dan's methods. No grinding, just build with what you have, no blueprints or tutorials, just be as creative as you can get and stick to your theme. It feels like such a good time as well, like when exploring you find come across a cool block, and so many ideas flow into your mind for what you can use it for in a build.

[@Monobrobe]

I tried to, but unfortunately I have ADHD and I couldn’t commit.

[@KaseyCryptid]

So fun fact, there's a painting in the game that depicts the wither and it's also on the red chiseled sandstone. So there is kind of a way to naturally discover the Wither.

[@j8kethewizz]

Massive props to Cloé for the editing. You always do such a great job but the building montages in this video are hands down my favorite part of the series because of how they're put together.

[@JacobPDeIiNoNi]

True, every part of the editing from the chapters to the montages to the xenoblade music is top tier!

[@biggirldances]

I wanted to say exactly this!!! The building montages are so well done.

[@CathrineMacNiel]

don't forget Villager Talk :D

[@miguelonfiddle]

the editing of the music transitioning seamlessly from in-game to editing is noticed and appreciated

[@criptastical]

Does anyone know the music right at the end of the video?

[@namenamename390]

1:04:19 When you're old, and you sit down in a chair too fast, your back's broken" Thanks for that combined burst of laughter and dread, RT

[@fishnutter5219]

You can tell you're old by pretending to fall down. If everyone laughs at you, you're good. If everyone rushes over to check you're okay, you're old.

[@fefega]

There comes a point when even standing up after a long time of sitting down requires determination and sheer will.

[@surelylune]

45:25 I HAVENT WATCHED PAST THIS YET BUT THE FACT THAT HE DOESNT ACKNOWLEDGE THE HORSE ARMOUR... THANK GOD HE DIDNT TAKE BUTTER

[@BananaWasTaken]

Even if he did take butter, I imagine he would’ve left them a good distance away from the village rather than in the middle of it

[@birdtuxedo]

I swear I saw butter in this exact spot and there's a saddle and a leather

[@BananaWasTaken]

@@birdtuxedo that was margarine not butter

[@birdtuxedo]

@@BananaWasTaken oh ok thank you

[@frick3417]

@@BananaWasTakenI can’t believe it’s not butter!

[@ghoust592]

Warden drops skulk catalysts for two reasons Technical reason: Warden isn't supposed to be killed but you can kill it anyway since it's minecraft and if you can make a machine that builds a submerged lava bridge you probably can kill a mob (warden isn't even considered a boss even though the elder guardian is) Lore Reason: Skulk is an organism, skulk catalyst is the start of a life cycle, with more xp it spreads and creates sensors, skulk catalysts and shriekers that summon the warden, the warden drops the skulk catalyst that's gonna be placed somewhere else and the cycle repeats.

[@pilarwolf8818]

I’m both surprised and unsurprised that RT managed to defeat the Wither and Warden in ways that virtually no else could have foreseen But I think that’s kind of RT in a nutshell: doing things the last way you’d expect them to be done, and still succeeding

[@lemnlyme]

that’s why i loved his until dawn play through he nailed everything and made all the right choices

[@dionyxian2116]

knowing what disc 13 sounds like and seeing rt's reaction was priceless

[@codexstudios]

I'm hoping he finds that creepy broken disk, can't remember what its called.

[@antofreemen9749]

Disc 11?

[@FirebaII0]

And disc 5

[@GamerZClub957]

@@codexstudios Disc 5

[@winkdink7914]

This has quickly become one of my favorite Minecraft series. An entirely unscripted arc about Dan vs the Deep Dark, finding the treasure everyone told him wasn't real. People need to make animations of this series

[@winkdink7914]

Also when it's finished, do you think we could get a world download?

[@mcpipz5588]

I like how Dan plays the game how mojang designed it as a adventure he doesn't make massive farms or plots out the most efficient methods. he makes "friends" with the villagers, he builds stuff with lore behind it, he goes on flawed adventures to defeat terrors, he treats the trail ruins as actual archeology dig sites and realistically desicrates them. A unique minecraft playthrough to say the least.

[@battleempoleon3714]

Dan’s fight with the Wither reminded me of the last time I fought the Wither, which was in a multiplayer server with about 7 other dudes where we all got together to destroy the wither. I grinded about 2 hours for Wither Skeleton skulls for that event. It turns out that I vastly underestimated how powerful wither is as a potion effect, as was many of my friends. I got decimated along with my friends, and what followed was a 1 hour comedy show of a bunch of poor suffering gamers trying their very best with literally nothing to kill a wither that was constantly beating our ass. So I’d like to commend Dan on doing what it took 7 slightly overconfident dudes about an hour to so.

[@solarflarearmor2081]

Uh were you on bedrock or java?

[@Watburnt]

Bedrock wither is insanely strong compared to the Java one so that might explain it

[@battleempoleon3714]

@@Watburnt Java. We were not very well prepared in terms of healing and we decided to fight it on an island. You know, where it’s surrounded by water that made it pretty hard to maneuver. oops.

[@hahasomeoneelse1720]

I love how Minecraft seems so weirdly awesome to the eyes of new player and things that we've as a community have never thought of. It just shows how perfected Minecraft is No experience is ever the same. Every experience has it's own unique story Every experience is something that changes you as a person. I wish I could experience Minecraft like RT here. Because it is so surreal. And this is why i never look at the update logs just so I can have that uniqueness once again.

[@maxie133]

we are the pioner

[@yaboipktendo]

This Lets Play also showed how many of minecrafts Features over the years are taught within the game, and which arent

[@ScorpionClaws789]

​@@yaboipktendo Minecraft is far from perfect (losing your tools and armor every time you die is so punishing it discourages players from using high-level equipment, just as a random example), but it's definitely stayed popular for a reason

[@lisatroiani6119]

@@ScorpionClaws789oh yeah, i always play w/ keepInventory on just because otherwise i’m too scared i’ll lose my stuff to do anything. also when i do die, i get so upset that i just quit

[@Blewlongmun]

@@ScorpionClaws789 I like playing with keep inventory so I don't have to pay attention but it's really not THAT punishing, the fact it's so sandbox means most if not all deaths are your fault. Look at hardcore playthroughs.

[@keyholegaming]

2:39 That transition in the music had NO RIGHT to be that smooth, well played Cloé.

[@karelpgbr]

4:00 The way Dan’s head just SNAPPED back to the jukebox had me folded lmao

[@adammurray2945]

This series is so peak, even tho I've done all this stuff multiple times another viewpoint of the game is so refreshing

[@matthewboire6843]

It’s nice to see a Minecraft let’s play that is not just a perfect pro

[@StickMaster500]

RT beating the Wither and the Warden in the best and worst ways possible while having to be reminded that Minecraft Story Mode was a thing shows that RT really is the pioner! *_Happy Birthday RT!_* 🎉

[@clementinekitten8305]

dan's luck is insane. the woodland mansions, finding two elytras, and getting that wither skull drop right away? i travelled for thousand of blocks in my end and only found a single city 😅

[@ghostly-nightowl]

I love Dan's little funky builds, like their so creative in such a strange way?? It's cute!

[@idontneedaname318]

They're so unique and off beat I love them it's so charming

[@ghostly-nightowl]

@@idontneedaname318 oh agreed 100% it's got that overgrown aesthetic but in a very unique way

[@mifiwi3438]

Cloe did such a great job editing it, especially at the beginning with the jukebox being timed and cut perfectly over the build montage, I love it

[@boredomking9308]

Name the iron golem "The NEW Warden"

[@kathl.5598]

also watching the stream itself as dan slowly brought light back to the ancient city was almost poetic. i didn't realize the grand scale of an ancient city until dan looked over it all lit up and wow. it's gorgeous

[@differentperson4348]

This series is so comfortable since it is just like watching someone discover Minecraft again

[@robotorange747]

Daniel could keep this series going on forever and I dont think anyone would complain tbh

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

Cute pfp

[@magnusskipton7067]

Facts

[@robotorange747]

@@airplanes_aren.t_real thx yours is cool as well

[@fkz0303]

he said next episode is the finale, which i think is a good choice. ending it on a high :)

[@zap3231]

Hey Cloé, the joke with "Chapter 404" did not go unappreciated. Real IT nerd humour and I love it lmao.

[@eggsbox]

alternatively could have used 502 for the aether portal because it's. you know

[@zap3231]

@@eggsbox OH YOU'RE RIGHT LOL, that's actually so much better

[@rolyjones9332]

This series is pure diamond… MINECRAFT DIAMOND!

[@ReenaRibona]

46:52 I looked it up and apparently the Wither rose killed the illager here as it grants wither status to whatever touches it

[@pianoguy8927]

It looked so funny tho, he just fell over 😂

[@santiagobarrera9127]

Rt in a year: “Thank you for watching part 369 of the minecraft series”

[@TheFirstCurse1]

I wouldn't mind.

[@frimi8593]

this is the second to last one, but that sure would be fun, wouldn't it

[@TheFirstCurse1]

@@frimi8593 How do you know that? Did he stop playing it after this?

[@emilia8706]

@@TheFirstCurse1 He pinned a comment under this video explaining next will be the last one

[@diorsse]

@@TheFirstCurse1 he said the next part would be the last. this video is just a compilation of streams from the past week, so this next week will be the last couple of streams playing minecraft

[@SuperHexer123]

It's been fun watching RT tackle the deep dark and pacify it since my current playthough I basically went and rebuilt the city as a "megabase". Spent way too long repairing builds and I finally ended up turning it into a functioning city and even brought villagers in to bring in life. It's really fun to make the city your own based off its random layout and re-interpret how it might've looked.

[@nehozakuz]

ive seen a lot of methods people use for dealing with the warden, but rt's "the warden is literally beat to death by a iron golem who managed to stay alive at the end" is definitely up there as the best

[@nanshenanigans4025]

I don't typically comment on videos like this, but I have to say this has been one of the most comforting series of Minecraft I've ever seen. I remember someone from a previous episode mentioned that a lot of Minecraft content has devolved into challenges, big idea type things. Which isn't inherently bad, but feels like it can sometimes lessen the essence of the intent of the game: To enjoy it how YOU want to enjoy it, rather than following how others think it should be played. With that being said, this series has inspired me greatly, perhaps I will finally return to playing Minecraft for myself after so many years. Thank you RT for this gem of a series!

[@user-qp6od9sg9q]

Cloé's music choice and sound mixing are so good?? The music fits perfectly in each scene and I love the growing intensity in fight scenes. Also lots of little details in editing that are just *chefs kiss*

[@Brian-tn4cd]

Lot's of Xenoblade Chronicles music

[@localbird]

I love how organic this is. No goal, no rules, just a man rediscovering a game he used to enjoy. I think that's why we all love it so much.

[@charziz6693]

RT do you realize by leaving the Warden slaying golem in a green ancient city with a portal to an unknown dimension you have basically created the Doom Slayer.

[@masterpiece1817]

Dan, you SHOULD look at the achievement menu. It’s meant to act as a guide for things you can do in the game.

[@SJMan2022]

Can I just say, I appreciate the chapters, without it, an hour 40 minute video seems scary, but the chapters make it digestible

[@Owlboi]

the fact that the iron golem beat the warden is insane

[@erhanjpg1467]

all hail John Golem, the goat

[@inkblot.s]

as a designer, i really appreciate the choice not to give the warden a boss health bar. it really reinforces that its not supposed to be fought and killed, but avoided and fled from.

[@camelat7228]

i love watching dan do more in this game than i ever will and then turning around and mining sand with a pickaxe

[@username5155]

I love this series sooooo much. Also, you playing 13 at the beginning and instantly stopping it reminded me of the C418 track _Eleven_ . Not _11_ , _Eleven_ . For those who don’t know, _Eleven_ is an OST-Exclusive track made by C418 back before he quit working on Minecraft¹ that is a very nice, simple track designed to either prank people who bought the OST by being a different track or because he didn’t want to spook people (Although there is no _Thirteen_ , it’s just _13_ , so he clearly didn’t care THAT much) ¹ He quit because Notch couldn’t afford to pay C418 to make the music back in the day so instead he licensed it and when Microsoft bought out Mojang they tried to claim that since Notch had licensed the music that meant they now owned it

[@kerenb14]

Oh. Then he got me good. Fair play to you C418.

[@carafurry7862]

The biggest flex would be to make your main base in the deep dark.

[@owenentropy7418]

Dan just proved why I always take a stack of wood on my depths adventures

[@Klekowksii]

44:48 "No the fruit snacks!" has the same energy as "Aw my bread sticks!" from Super Best Friends Play.

[@TrippyPheebs]

im just so incredibly grateful for this series' existence. In a time where minecraft content became this soulless repetitive slop of 100 days and manhunts, seeing minecraft played as it was... MEANT to be experienced makes me incredibly nostalgic for my own first playthrough. It made me appreciate the beauty of minecraft again. Thank you so much for continuing to make these.

[@TrippyPheebs]

DAMN the ancient city plan is so smart.

[@Watburnt]

Minecraft isnt meant to be played in a specific way its a sandbox game the best part of minecraft IS that people can optimize the hell out of every small thing or play like RT does if everyone played like Rt then the 100 days and hunters would be considered refreshing as opposed to slop Ynow like how the 100 days formula was considered very different when first made

[@TrippyPheebs]

@@Watburnt ok you know what yeah i worded that wrong. i meant more like... The "classic" minecraft experience. You're right here, my bad

[@purplejellytotPJT]

I'm so sad to know that this series is nearly over. The RT Minecraft streams have genuinely been the highlights of my week, every week. I hope he continues to play and enjoy in his own time, as there is still so much more to discover. That being said, of course I understand all good things come to an end, and a variety streamer doesn't want to focus on one game forever. I love RT's other content too and am also excited for whatever's next. Thanks for a wonderful time with Minecraft, Mr RT

[@captainpikle7444]

Next video is the finale. I have commented yet, but I just wanna say as a person who's been playing Minecraft for 12 years now, ever since I was 6, I've been tired of this game. It's been so muddled in my mind for such a long while, and I've thought about dropping the game for a while. But finding this series, and in turn finding your channel, has lifted my spirits so much. I'm so happy you gave this to me, and everyone else. I hope you have a great birthday, an amazing Birthday! And I hope you had fun playing.

[@nightram6164]

Honestly watching this entire series has just felt nostalgic looking at it all, from the coziness of building a nice few fantasy looking structures, the exploring and adventuring around the world, and the just absolute comfort of just admiring the sites To the absolute insanity of math and circles, the yearning for the mines, the creeper (tm), and the treasure being real. Maybe the real minecraft diamonds are friends and memories we made along the way.

[@agoopwithahat6878]

Cloe deserves a freaking raise for this series. Between the villager dialogue to editing literally hundreds of hours into one. GIVE OUR GAL A RAISE!!

[@sinisterwombat3128]

Oh, how much does she earn right now? Maybe link her contract somewhere? When was her last raise? Please share your deep knowledge.

[@novameowww]

@@sinisterwombat3128 so do you actually have a point here or do you just want to be an annoyance to someone

[@Bradboss10]

Editing like this isn’t that hard

[@novameowww]

@@Bradboss10 as someone who edits my own videos and doesn't do nearly as good of a job in just as little time. it definitely is that hard

[@Bradboss10]

@@novameowww your making cuts and adding music, with the occasional text put on top. When that’s your full time job it ain’t that hard

[@silasmiranda7590]

Who else thinks the way Dan is playing this game feels like the definitive way to play? The humble creativity, the exciting adventure, and the crazy and sometimes humorous discoveries. I think Dan plays Minecraft the way Mojang imagines it could be played. Truely spectacular Dan! Keep having fun for our sake!

[@XinHun]

I really love watching RT build stuff. It's so eclectic but works so well. It's the definition of "trust the process".

[@puglife658]

Cloé’s editing is, as always, fantastic.

[@theholyketchup6445]

I can't believe we went back to Minecraft Story Mode. I never thought it would ever come back again. Ah Dragonsbane

[@blackrose8554]

The amount of luck Dan has with getting Wither Skull drops is immense... I remember farming beacons for literal HOURS, for just ONE set of Wither Skulls. He casually kills one and rips his skull of, it's kinda funny.

[@user-kh5ef9js9e]

Damn... can we just take a moment to appreciate how crazy good these building montages have been throughout the whole series ? And I mean the whole editing in general is crazy but these montages are just the cherry on the cake

[@crefsy]

everytime rt crouches over a ledge near lava in the nether i fear for his life… ive been hit into lava too many times by piglins and wither skeles

[@adaloveless1824]

Recent youtube enjoyer, first time commenter here. Wanted to say I have been loving your minecraft content, It’s been a long time since I have laughed-out-loud from a youtube video. I think you play minecraft how it is intended to be played, and I wish mojang could see your videos to see how a “new” or long-time returning player interacts with the new features through experementation. You arent an expert in everything, and thats what makes these videos so fun to watch - watching you discover and learn it what makes these videos unique. A lot of youtubers I’ve seen recently always seem to feel the need to be the best at everything, which makes it hard to play minecraft - since if you are not as good at it as them you feel defeated. Seeing a player with average skill level having fun makes me want to get back into the game, and it reminds me of old minecraft.

[@OwainVEVO]

this has legitimately been my favorite series on youtube in recent memory. every time Dan finds something cool and interesting seeing his reaction makes me feel warm inside and smile. thank you for this

[@Alexsuks-jc9rd]

"When we return, the world will be safe again." That sentence goes hard.

[@shardmaw]

This series has made me appreciate rtgame's personality and style even more than I have before, this kind of minecraft let's play is always the most interesting.

[@brightmusic8770]

It's like a whole different experience seeing the streams and then seeing how they've been transformed for the episodes

[@goldenking7236]

This series has to be the best Minecraft series around. The memories of old Minecraft keeping Dan going without confusion, while keeping the sense of discovery of finding out everything new by himself, experimenting and coming across information so many others just know. Going back to Minecraft story mode to remember how to build the Wither has to be the wildest thing ever and the most fun way of getting the information needed. On top of that Dan keeps wanting to do things out of a pure feeling and not because chat goes around telling him what's next. This series sparks the joy of the first times I played this game, a wholesome feeling of wonder and a satisfied lust for discovery. Best part is that he does what he wants, and he does them well! The builds are nice, the plans are moderately solid... there is a sense that you don't see in playthroughs where people play this for the first rime. And the world has been so incredibly kind, too. The structures, the generation, showcasing new things so perfectly, down to the goat throwing him off the mountain. Thank you RT, honestly. I am incredibly happy with every new episode.

[@patrikcath1025]

RT finds a mob specifically designed to be impossible to fight (huge damage through walls with perfect accuracy at huge range), manages to beat it anyway in the most stubborn way possible. I love it

[@math9172]

I don't think any other channel than RT's has made me *reliably* watch hours long videos with barely any pause or side activity. I still remember vividly the 7 hours long videos on "Steve Jackson's Sorcery" which were one of your first long-form videos, and I am not exaggerating when I say watching them was an incredible and unforgettable experience.

[@legomanbekfast7061]

Happy birthday Dan and thanks for being such good spirited KZbinr

[@legomanbekfast7061]

Cheers for the heart mate

[@NickAsNickName]

honestly, armor trims are like my favorite new thing, it gives more uses to a lot of materials, like emeralds, redstone, quartz, copper, and gives armor more personality and variety

[@symawi312]

The warden chase was so cool, really goes to show how threatening they can be if you're not sneaking around them and trying to face them head head on

[@nyakawaiidesu412]

The End fight with the shulkers was so epic! I had so much fun. The library build is so cool as well, especially with the skulk ground and lanterns from the ancient city! I love that you constantly incorporate trophies from your adventures into the builds. It makes them so much more unique. Thank you for this let's play and happy birthday!

[@RealGairos]

Honestly the enchanting house is really endearing! Sure RT lacks basic understanding of color theory and probably depth perception too, but that's exactly what makes this house great! He isn't following any preconceived style guides or tricks that are guaranteed to make whatever you build look better, he's just building a thing the way *he* wants to! No guides, no tips for how to use uncommon blocks to make the house look more detailed, just building with what he has and being happy with it. I love this!

[@XeroStorm]

Be nice if he'd at least try out the stonecutting options.

[@RealGairos]

@@XeroStorm nah, drift king is enjoying minecraft in its purest form and I am genuinely happy to see it!

[@jaehongpark708]

What a backhanded compliment goddamn

[@RealGairos]

@@jaehongpark708 I actually meant it. If you look up "awesome minecraft houses" you'll find images of dozens of builds that are objectively better than whatever RT builds, but they tend to lack any distinctive character because they all follow the same rules and patterns. They look impressive the first few times, but eventually it all just starts to blend together. I wanted to specifically point out that RT is not following (and probably not even aware) of the pretty much standardized building techniques, and it really is refreshing to see. It's not just another "amazing minecraft house", it's a house RTgame, and only RTgame, built.

[@lazarusmekhane439]

57:43 But the sword of the knight (Pellinore) smote King Arthur's sword in two pieces, wherefore he was heavy. Then said the knight unto Arthur, "Thou art in my danger whether me list to save thee or slay thee, and but thou yield thee as overcome and recreant, thou shalt die." ~Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume 1, Book 1, Chapter 23 I guess the Lady of the Lake didn't fancy making another one and instead decided to break reality?

[@happyhippoeaters4261]

Fun Fact, if you press Q you will drop an item in your hand. Also, Looks like you actually did throw your pick, well switching to your sword (yes, despite being single player, the game runs single player worlds with clinet side and server side set up, server is local though, but this is likely where the bug came from. Apologies if that isn't a good explanation, I make monsters, not code games)

[@nine-tailedfox1243]

Screaming, crying even, that RT doesn't realize that crouching does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING after the warden enters rage state.