Let's Play Minecraft Hardcore! - The Diamond Mine

[@Cle-o]

Gem, embrace the hunger games aesthetic. Pick 24 villagers and leave them to fend for themselves in a raid. You can't let them get complacent.

[@mythology_my_beloved]

I second this but it might take a few years for the population to be big enough. Maybe between multiple villages?

[@Cle-o]

@@mythology_my_beloved The twelve villages once rose and fought against her. Sadly, they were GeminiSlayed and now she roams from village to village collecting sacrifices for her sick and twisted games. Nowhere is safe. Even if it takes her ten more hardcore series to travel to the necessary villages, she will persevere and eventually destroy the willpower and livelihoods of every villager that ever stood against her. Make no mistake, she is not some villager-loving sucker. The front she puts on - stocking their fires with coal, building fickle walls to shield them from an event of her own causation - just an appeal to the masses, a publicity stunt to mask the hatred and vitriol that dictates her every action. She is inexorable, efficient and single-minded in her destruction, spending months building a bond with a village only to take greater satisfaction in its downfall. She is no angel of mercy, but rather one of disease, starvation, torture and sadism.

[@mythology_my_beloved]

​@@Cle-olove the lore going on here

[@CrazyCass]

"And the female Tribute from District Hardcore is... GeminiTay Everdeen!"

[@kasandra5838]

yes

[@CopCat]

I completely forgot the bad omen potions were a new thing in 1.21. When you killed the banner guy I was like "OH NO GEM, DONT KILL HIM, YOULL START A RAID NOOOOO... oh, oh right"

[@gasterqueen2670]

I was the opposite, when Gem avoided the first raiding party I thought she forgot/didn't know about the potions in the new update

[@ice15464]

wait... there are potions??

[@ice15464]

just looked em up, thats pretty useful

[@lillieosmond9221]

me to i was like no no no dont do it

[@tarini-radhashah1993]

I was so confused abt why she got a potion instead of it happening immediately, until I saw this comment😅

[@lenaakke123]

A fiery red/orange vibe for the village would fit perfectly! As it contrasts with the blue surroundings but also, because of the coal mine vibe and the villagers trying to keep themselves warm, it would literally look like a warmed up village in the middle of the cold biome

[@TheFuryKat]

Agreed

[@LessieTheEssie]

It would kinda be like empire s2

[@BriannaQing]

Exactly what I thought. I feel like red can also mean war so I was actually thinking of more of a yellow/orange color.

[@taytertot-quit]

ohhh that’s awesome

[@saramoore4172]

My thoughts exactly

[@scarletpastereau]

for the paths, i always love seeing diorite and calcite paths because it looks like cobblestones with snow on them and the diorite doesnt look too bad when paired with snow

[@marting9112]

This is exactly what I was thinking.

[@Marcus_Postma]

She would have to go with slabs to avoid them getting snowed over, but that is definitely doable

[@pizzamaster1826]

​@Marcus_Postma I want to say glow lichen would help with that too and show the path more at night too

[@wren4315]

maybe you could build a winter clothing shop that also substitutes as a cow/sheep farm? it could also add to the lore of the village because the villagers would need to stay warm when theyre outside!:)

[@mariobenedicto3582]

Great idea! And next to the mine, a tool shop that sells pickaxes... wasn't there a villager who does that? OH! And another villager to sell helmets! Can't go into a mine/cave without a helmet!

[@mysticfox9718]

@@mariobenedicto3582YES! Villagers need tools to help in the winter

[@mysticfox9718]

YES! The villagers need to stay warm. I think Gem should have her own winter clothing to wear

[@stlbuddhist]

Where is Grian when you need him saying ""Big Summer Blowout"

[@TheMidnightAnimator]

You probably want to add some decorative shovels around. Snow biomes I’ve lived in, in the past have gotten so snowy that my buildings legitimately got covered. You can fix that with light sources. Don’t put torches or anything on snow blocks! It’ll melt and break the torch.

[@shadowfire-yg4sd]

Yeah it’s happened to me as well

[@shadowfire-yg4sd]

It was a pain to clear

[@TheMidnightAnimator]

@@shadowfire-yg4sd it didn’t help I was on a multiplayer server where my base was at spawn. I may have suffocated a couple times because there was so much snow

[@KarKarDudeMan]

On java snow doesn't stack like it does on bedrock it only gets to 1 layer

[@TheMidnightAnimator]

@@KarKarDudeMan lucky. But still, the decorative snow shovels would look good in the biome

[@Cle-o]

I guess cranes are in style this year? Literally everyone is building them into everything, and I AM HERE FOR IT!

[@Owlropothry]

I thought you meant the bird 😭

[@cakecupmagnets]

Minecraft really should make torch arrows now. It would make caving in the new massive caves so much more fun!

[@xyler8665]

If you use a dynamic lights mod and shoot arrows with a flame bow, it lights up the surroundings. Not sure if you meant that kind of torch arrows or something else

[@Living_Murphys_Law]

The fletching table is available to help people make them...

[@kyrawhitlock2477]

@@xyler8665doesn’t work on console where you can’t add mods 😭

[@eirianrobotto]

I love edited playthroughs. They're just so fun to watch.

[@alviworld]

the chimeny looks dirty, that is exactly how a coal chimeny would look like! like dark on the top for all the smoke. you are so good at painting with the blocks its amazing

[@you_like_bread_I_like_bread]

I love how Gem actually makes a coal mine but gives the video the title “the diamond mine” to make it more interesting

[@poke3ben]

lol

[@catsandcrafts171]

Hmmm. Lore-wise it's an Iron Mine, but in reality it's for her to access diamond level sooooo both are true?! :D

[@kensyi]

Gem keeping the viewers on their toes

[@you_like_bread_I_like_bread]

@@kensyiexactly, though i kinda enjoy her slow series

[@kensyi]

@@you_like_bread_I_like_bread love the series, and I like that she is keeping it all on one world

[@QuiteTheBandNerd]

Here on episode 3, Gem is already risking losing her series to build over a pit that will be certain to bring her to a swift end if she falls in. The life of a builder is a dangerous one indeed. Love the progress, the crane and building look great!!

[@callmepeachy8260]

You said color pallette with spruce and dark oak and I immediately thought ohhh mangrove, just because that's one of my favorite sets to use. I don't know if it would be dark enough red though, but definitely I like the idea of a red next to the blue ice.

[@nadamuchu]

thank you for being one of the few creators who consistently add REAL captions to your videos. 🤟🏼

[@HGenome]

I began thinking about District 12 the moment she started talking about it being a coal mining village, and I was so pleased when she brought up the Hunger Games herself!

[@erictri15]

21:20 I love how you just knocked the pillagers into the ravine and your laugh afterwards lol

[@taytertot-quit]

right? lol

[@marting9112]

I like how you went from a warm, colorful biome to a cold, desolate snow biome in this hardcore world. The coal mine outpost looks really cool. Perhaps for paths you could use a mix of calcite and diorite, to make it look like trampled snow.

[@evorikee]

the music that plays while building is giving me nostalgia from hermitcraft season 8 when you were building your cottagecore palace while doc and ren's lost goat was watching...hard to believe it's been 3 years since then , and even more since your 1.16 hardcore series !! i loved the previous one , i binge it from time to time , and i love this one as well !! :D

[@bethanycournoyer3132]

I think fencing it off with spruce fences and then using chains between like even 2 would look cool! Like fence- chain- chain- fence ❤❤ Also if pretty sure that if you add hay bales under the campfire the smoke goes higher!! I dont know for sure though but try it out!

[@all_aboutmae]

About the color theme for the village... I feel like red would still be very related/close to pink ( i don't know if that's the intention ) but i think a dark green would fit very well with the deepslate, spruce and spruce leaves very well too. Green would also be a contrast to ( light ) blue and the pink/purple theme of the other village. But this is only a suggestion! Have a lovely day!!

[@whistlehammock]

only problem is minecraft doesnt have a lot of dark green blocks

[@all_aboutmae]

@@whistlehammock dark green terracota works... or even Moss ( i don't think it's too light or too dark )

[@whistlehammock]

@@all_aboutmae true, but hard to get a lot of terracotta in the snow 🤔

[@all_aboutmae]

@@whistlehammock so will red

[@fisto9287]

Gem taking coal in chests, (in a village) which is very normal and creating lore for her village is insane and I applaud her creativity and love her content because of it!

[@izzytodd4242]

Path blocks or stairs (maybe slabs) would be the best things for paths, as they don’t get covered with snow, while full blocks do. So if you want visible paths, that unfortunately means no blocks that will be covered by snow. Or you could have them lit up every like five steps, but that also feels excessive. Options are unfortunately limited in a snowy biome like this!

[@laura_lolly]

This series is so refreshing and fun, it really feels like you’ve brought us back into the action again! Series like this are how I fell in love with your channel in the first place! Thanks so much Gem! ❤

[@gayowulf]

The little giggle after throwing the pillagers off a cliff at 21:20 is my new favorite thing

[@Xandra2612]

If you think about it, both coal and diamonds are made from carbon, so the lore could be that the villagers mined coal to survive but now that there is a new chief in town they finally are digging deep enough to get diamonds 😊

[@taralecuyer6104]

I've been watching your videos for years now.. and I've always loved your cave decor, but this one is chef's kiss. Thnx for being deadly.

[@Lyx.Minxxy]

I'm never this early. Love this series, it's been making me love Minecraft again.

[@mcals]

the tons of amethyst you keep finding would make for a great in-world reason to connect the villages! they trade the amethyst for fish or something from the pink village :D

[@Rokku_TheCoastalSeaWolf42]

Orange is a complementary color to blue, both green and red (on its own) looks good with spruce and dark oak (and stone) red makes it feel “warmer” and “cozier” while I personally really like green with spruce lol

[@izzytodd4242]

My main issue with Java vs bedrock right now is that structures are different. I loaded up this seed to try and take inspiration from you and get some building practice, but I’m building in a completely different place at a village that doesn’t even exist in your world! But it is still an awesome village, so it works out!

[@koatomasbezdek4860]

I too have experienced the wonders of survival building, when i built my base on top of a mountain in a dark oak biome. I had to build a staircase down while within spawn range of a giant open cave that was filled with creepers and skeletons

[@spacekid2608]

i'd love if the village had a warm colour theme !! to contrast the blue ice and otherwise cool colours, and keep up the idea of villagers trying to keep warm :)

[@michellecrutchfield8701]

Totally loving this series! It's been SO long since I've watched you play, w/o other players. I found you SO long ago, when you started in a Dark Oak forest, near water, and way back before the pandemic! LOL! Glad to see you still at it, and enjoying the game. Thx for all you do Gem! ❤

[@Mayasoflya]

Oh, I like the idea of red as the accent color for this village. GG Loving the crain and those janky stairs to your mine.

[@Shadowdemoninsideyourwalls]

I love how you are so happy about the tuff, despite having used it since February😂 Never change gem❤

[@GeminiTayMC]

I don’t think I used much new tuff stuff on hermitcraft

[@Shadowdemoninsideyourwalls]

@@GeminiTayMC maybe you should………. /j Your base looks insane either way. Also, thank you for replying to my comment. It literally made my day💙

[@StRaWbErRiEs213]

I’m loving this series so far ❤

[@LunEvan]

Please post this series more frequently! I’m loving it so much and wanna keep watching haha

[@capedkat]

I love this letsplay! Thanks for all the cool adventures ☺ Your build looks incredible. I especially like the rickety stairs all the way down.

[@Grue_bait]

I'm loving this reboot so far! Thanks.

[@bronyguy6103]

you can put hay blocks under the camp fires to make the smokes go taller

[@Vyiinx]

GEM! i love the music in the background with the placing/ breaking of the blocks its so calmimg! You are the best to watch in the mornings to get my day started. Thank you so much (hope to see u Tuesday for the stream!)

[@mommakittyhiking]

Thanks for the inspiration! My favorite part was the stairs going down into the ravine, I'm going to have to try doing that! Thanks for sharing your vibe and amazing building skills.

[@emilysaul8262]

The stairs down to the entrance of the mines is really giving the wall from game of thrones 👑

[@jitterybuggames]

It's so fun hearing someone talk through how they are building! I always learn something new 😄

[@JoshKookie]

I love this series so muchhh, it's so goodd

[@froggybecca]

Yay another video, I already love how you built your house and I absolutely love the biome you chosed I love your content ❤

[@jc77-m5x]

love to see more from this series, gem!

[@elsalaiho1699]

I absolutely love your buildings, it's really fun to see how your village comes together!

[@eduardkhodoian6284]

Always admire how you do the story in your building that makes sense from real-ish village perspective. I think, toolsmith might be a nice and reasonable addition to the mine entrance. Imagine toolsmith to fix pickaxes and other tools for the miners who go down to get some coal for the village

[@valeriephelps8017]

So two lil tips: You can use the map table to expand your map/zoom out so you can get your whole village in a single map. You can also put a ring of paper around your map in the crafting table to do the same thing. If you put hay bales in a column underneath the campfire, the smoke will go higher. So if you have a chimney in a cross configuration, you can hide hay bales inside to make a really tall smoke column float out the top.

[@mai_sketches]

just watched you most recent vod gem! your videos are so calming and so entertaining at the same time. I love where this series is going!!💕

[@Vares65]

I really like this build! The coal building turned out so good. The stairs and crane really tie it all together.

[@Galactic_Waffle]

I definitely like the warmer vibe for the village, I think it would be a nice contrast to the harsh, snowy environment. I even think it might be nice to include several nether blocks for the villagers to use as heat/power sources, and there could be a collection operation going on around the portal.

[@Katiecak3]

The sheltered space where the lava collection and the chimney is is begging for some sort of small wagon or cart to transport coal to other villages!

[@frankiecellist]

i love using basalt and polished basalt to simulate iron beams in these kind of builds :) it's looking so good, i love these early game episodes

[@saint5505]

Every time I see a video from Gem I always try to find time just watch it, her videos are just so entertaining and I get a lot of ideas on what to build in me and my friends realm. Shes by far one of my favorite KZbinrs ever and I take a lot of inspiration for my builds off her

[@bunnyrem]

Gem I was actually thinking for your "red" colour in the village you said it should be more fiery red but i thought that you should also put lots of the red bricks to fit the "manner" type.

[@alexism.4259]

Hey Gem you should put some powdered snow down at the bottom of the ravine whenever you're working over it! You can just put cauldrons out and they'll start to fill up with powdered snow when it snows and you'll have a nice safe landing that's not a glaring eyesore (or will freeze over) in this wintery landscape. Just wear leather boots while you're building and you'll be fine! Might be a pain to get back up that cliff if you fall off but at least you'll not lose your world.

[@AnxiousElliott]

I’ve been rewatching this series while playing the new update and I’m so happy that we’re getting new videos 👏🏻😩

[@kurtbrown8558]

I love that you are doing seasons in the same world. It will be cool to see every in the future.

[@Scoopsahoy_ave]

Gem if you ever need more iron you could try to find an iron vein. Its just iron surrounded by tuff and sometimes you can find a raw iron block

[@senata_]

This series is so delicious I can literally go GOBBLES

[@ShrubShroomMc]

Lol yea I know right 😂❤

[@crysthemist]

I’m loving this world! It reminds me of my nomadic style living in one of my survival worlds where the goal was to set up an outpost in every major overworld biome. It would be cool if you ended up improving one of every type of village!

[@kittenkitsune703]

I think a red/orange theme would go great in this area! As I mentioned before, colors really contrast against light tones of the snow and ice. Love the build Gem! Cant wait for the next upload!

[@alysoffoxdale]

Red would be an excellent choice for the village, so bright and cheerful! That color is in fact commonly used in Nordic countries, as well. You sounded surprised about the length of the Bad Omen effect. That has always been 1:40, five full day/night cycles.

[@ambm05__]

Another hardcore episode!! I love this series

[@cynd3r22]

I think the red is great but you could do like a sunset gradient with orange and yellow too. I was thinking about it and orange is blues complimentary color so a sunset would not only contrast but also compliment the blue and white landscape tat surrounds your village.

[@samika4875]

I think it would be too similar to the empires 2 theme tho , although there's no harm in repeating as a consistent viewer it would be kinda boring

[@cynd3r22]

@@samika4875 oh yea I forgot about that… well maybe a fire?

[@aleksanderhaa8745]

I would love to see the crane get a little bit bigger and the beam in the middle higher, cuz then you could add "rope" (fence etc.) between the counterweight, beam and rope down.

[@unkown_roach]

21:20 “meet my ravine” ~Gem 2024

[@glutentag5853]

While I don't know the lore of the coal mine, my head canon is that villagers are the ones using it, which is the reason that most of the villager's chests had coal in it. Therefore, it would make sense for the "living quarters" to have multiple beds and probably some small kitchen. Also, the crane is too small because there's no way that the crane reaches the bottom. You can fix it by lengthening the wooden part or making the "rope" longer

[@georgiaokiedokie2210]

ive been binging you more than usual lately, you just inspire me sm and motivate me when building especially with the world building details and im thriving !

[@MrDe3is]

I always love watching your videos, it does not matter if it is HC or Hermitcraft. Your voice and demeanor is always so calm and relaxing, it is so soothing and calming to listen to you.. AND I just loooove your builds ;-)

[@AmenKing1999Gaming]

I like how you focused on the buildings more than on the diamond hunting. =P

[@mariobenedicto3582]

Well... I think we all would rather watch a minecrafter build something as opposed to mine something.

[@fusiliefusi1606]

Dear Gem, when I by chance came upon your hardcore world 1.16, I subscribed with the first episode. I loved everthing about you and your content - your building style, your personality and because you never build 1-block-prisons for villagers and farm animals. To that I can relate, because I am never doing that either. And downloading this map, I also changed the village very nicely. Being a minecraft addict and hermitcraft fan I soon thought, what a wonderful addition to the hermits you would be. And - tadaaa! This made me very happy and I never miss your vids. Carry on, may you prosper and reach 2 milions subscribers soon! Greetings from an old lady from Germany ❤

[@TheFuryKat]

Establish some paths by either using slabs to prevent snow cover, or lean into the snow cover and just border some implicit paths with fences and lights

[@forgotn42]

Since you're adding a coal mine into the ravine, it would be pretty cool if you brought back the hole in the middle of the town and turned it into a central coal storage for the entire town. Could be a crane at the top pulling some out.

[@kyrawhitlock2477]

An really cool idea would be to put an automatic minecart chest unloader so you can just fill up the chest at the bottom of the mine when your inventory fills up, that way you don’t have to go all the way back to the surface if you aren’t done mining! It would also add to the lore by making it seem as though they’re innovating ways to get coal to the town faster while the miners are still down working 😄

[@Leo-ry6zh]

Loving this series so far

[@not_summer_girl]

6:43 Be careful Gem! You’re stressing me out!

[@PureStealth]

I held my breath the entire time she was building over the ravine

[@Monke32773]

Gem you could use deepslate coal with smooth basalt to give the idea that the coal is wet as it has been took from a watrer cave. Hope this helps you with your lore ❤ keep up the amazing work ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 -Monke

[@MaxMcnullian]

For the ravine I would cover it in stone bricks and then make a blacksmith with all you furnaces and ores inside, then when u run out of stuff, beak some of the floor and dive into the cave

[@inspecktorfucsi459]

Love the series gem!❤❤❤

[@saramoore4172]

Loving the coal mine. And I agree, red, orange, and maybe yellow would look amazing against the blue and white

[@ConLittle307]

Ayyy I was just abt to wake n bake perfect timing 😭🫶🏻

[@EdgarFrancis-v7d]

Omg! Are u filipino I am a girl And this is my dad acc

[@tipsby_e]

Gem, when u put a fence in a water source block, it keeps the flow and prevents freeze

[@kioletthefoxmother1061]

I came home from work really exhausted and I was so happy when I saw you uploaded!!! Your videos just make my day

[@AlaskanNymph]

The new builds look very nice!

[@pawe7315]

This video was inspiring; my first Minecraft world was also in a snowy biome. In my opinion, it is really hard to build in it. Everything just gets covered in snow. Maybe if Mojang toned down a little bit, it would be better. This episode took me back to that time. I remember when I was building a big spruce house, it was so ugly, but it is really nostalgic, I'm sad that I don’t have it anymore.

[@jwrminecraft]

The high level of anxiety I felt watching you build the coal mine and being that close to the edge! Stay safe Gem :)

[@bonzue]

Gem: I wanna have a nice way to get down into the mining area. Pixlriffs elevator with aesthetic grindstone chain: *exists* X3

[@samika4875]

Deep red would be a great idea for a pop of colour imo. You can use crimson and mangrove wood!!

[@SamI_Am]

12:54 Omg I was waiting for the hunger games reference the entire time I was watching the coal mine being built. Embrace the smog grunge vibe of District 12... Yess...

[@GoingSwimmingly]

Ik it’s a paranoid behavior but a tip I always give at caving is lighting up all the upper crevices in particular in caves? Creepers can spawn up there and do you in, because they ignite _midair_ if falling from most high points

[@GoingSwimmingly]

I pretty much picked up the habit after I saw how Tango died in double life because of it lmao That and Philza, when he was exploring the caves and cliffs snapshot, he pointed the crevices out first: “See those points? Mobs spawn in 0 light level, and your torchlight can’t reach from the floor” I saw the stream, thought it was overkill, then Tango’s DL death made me realize it wasn’t in fact _too_ overkill

[@sky_flyer]

Something that pops into my head when I think of a coal mine is a dirty rug by the doors and an old elevator that is super rusty and broken up but the locals swear it works perfectly fine even though it’s missing parts

[@foodveteran]

when you expand the manor. you should also make a big winter lodge for the village. it'll be like a meeting place/warm area. like the ones you see in Scotland or norse mythology kinda. hopefully that makes sense!!

[@chibioniyuri]

Making the village red would indicate it's pretty rich imo. I can't think of any red blocks you can access in this biome, which indicates a few things. Either this village is rich enough to import the blocks, or they are an outpost of a richer city or country and made a statement piece in the form of a village. I think either would work here. They're sitting on top of a gigantic mine, with access to iron, gold, diamonds, and lapis: all wonderful exports.

[@AlAfton_Aka_Alastor]

The pillagers bad omen thing is now in a bottlethat the captain drops when killed- so no raid would of started until the bottle is drunken 😅 I said this just incase Gem didnt know- Now i look at the comments seeing that she does-

[@helenloh-yy8od]

How else loves gem’s videos

[@dockboys2023]

With every new update, I love Mojang/Microsoft add new decorative blocks to this game! Such a pleasant time seeing builders arrange more unique and building-specific designs 🤩 such as that tuff stone bricks

[@GoldenredDragon]

You have just enough diamond ore to start doing some redstone now.... (wait, wrong channel, wrong series) I love the cute builds you're making in this new village!