Raiding a Nether Fortress! ▫ Minecraft Survival Guide S3 ▫ Tutorial Let's Play [Ep.16]

[@easybrynjar6363]

I’ve been watching these at odd hours holding my newborn son in the hospital. Thank you for that late night feeding content.

[@Pixlriffs]

Happy I could provide some entertainment when you need it - and congratulations :)

[@bravehearticus]

Congratulations! Be kind to yourself and rest when your baby rests x

[@snakey1315]

I'm just imagining that one of the first thing that child heard is " hello everyone my name is pixelriffs and welcome back to another episode of the Minecraft Survival Guide"

[@TotPocket]

​@@snakey1315raising em right 😂

[@drexpak5489]

Congratulations bro 🍻

[@Van-dq4sw]

I think this is the first time I've seen it properly explained WHY soul sand valleys specifically have the manipulated spawning rules that makes everyone look for them for nether fortress farms like wither skeleton farms. It makes perfect sense that they wouldn't want a high concentration of ghasts in an area, and yet it never crossed my mind until now. Well done.

[@marsh283]

I'd noticed that nether fortresses in soul sand valleys had way more mob spawns than anywhere else but didn't know it was bc the way the biome itself worked! That's super cool!

[@humourlessjester3584]

The world has been very kind to the series, with the amount of luck it's been giving you and how it doesn't feel like it's showing us things too early for what the survival guide's pace.

[@IrmaU94]

Pixlriffs has been using 'knowing my luck..' in reversed ways. Have you seen the other seasons? His luck is insane. Goes to nether.. steps into fortress. Randomly finds a rare panda. Gets trident in one hit. That kinda stuff

[@truckerdave8465]

I know so much about Minecraft, having graduated from the previous series to watching Scicraft, but I still love watching every episode! It’s like hanging out with an old friend.

[@jbofficial9977]

Really true

[@Anymous..]

😂

[@CM.25]

That igloo spawn at the end is actually crazy and something I've never seen before!

[@AdamNisbett]

I’ve been playing along in my own version of this world and stumbled across that on my first Minecraft day while heading to the mountain that Pixlriffs has his base at. I’ve been looking forward to him discovering it because it was so unexpected in that location.

[@waveclaw]

I missed that igloo spawn and went 4k south before finding one that was broken. On the plus side of boating and walking and riding all the way to +4,000 Z away I found some interesting things. About -450 X, 3904 Z is an 'unexpected' bit of Terracotta sticking out of the Snowy Taiga forest.

[@Dozeji]

An igloo in a flower forest... An Igloo In a flower forest Pix, this seed is phenomenal and your luck has once more struck

[@philipmcdonagh1094]

An Igloo in the nether, now that would be odd.

[@leonkernan]

It’s like a fire in a sea parks.

[@sharkdentures3247]

Bizarre features like that are always the best! Arguably, that Igloo spawned at the extreme edge of a snow biome (I saw snow behind it). But really, what are the odds?

[@abijithla5865]

I was playing this same seed and the first night i didnt have shelter or anything. I was running and saw that random igloo lmaoo. Helped me.

[@masonjar213_]

Also the rib trim on the first chest was insane! I had to go to 6 fortresses to find mine!

[@_Abjuranax_]

The actual term for the lava well is the nether hub of a fortress, and as such it is point at which the fortress generates from, and will lead to to all points of the rest of the fortress. This does not mean that all parts of a fortress will generate (as you have seen), just that all parts of the fortress will lead back to the nether hub from which it spawned.

[@lolli_popples]

The dedication to build an ice house in a temperate forest is supreme lmao- I’m surprised its warm enough for the flowers to grow and the house to stay frozen.

[@soap4040]

thank god for a new survival guide episode

[@EvesterBee]

This series made me get the new world itch! It took me ages to find a nether fortress, but this video was perfect timing as I found one this morning!

[@abbypotato8165]

I’ve been playing Minecraft for 10 years and still need this 😅

[@OmnikTWR]

Me too

[@marieleelee]

I use Skizz’s scumpus in the fortress to find my way back to where I came in and I break the chests I open. Bringing a few signs as well can help guide you back to a blaze spawner if you’re in a fortress where it’s not immediately obvious where they are. My current fortress is almost completely buried so you can’t see the blaze from outside.

[@brandonsmith8017]

I started a 1.20 world the same day Survival Guide 3 started. We are eerily near identical in the progression. I have a double skeleton and zombie xp farm. Sadly I didn't realize the zombie spawner was near until after I finished the skeleton spawner so I had to redesign. Normally I'd just ignore zombie spawners but i couldn't pass on this one as i had never done a double spawner before. Great content as always. Thanks!

[@ScarletxKitsune]

Have I watched all the survival guides? Yes. Will I keep going? Also yes. Placing torches on one side so I know which way I came from was the best advice I got while starting and these are always so calming to watch. ❤❤❤

[@user-ll2pp2jc4h]

These videos really are the highlight of my day. I have had such a busy week and it's nice to sit down, relax, and watch some Minecraft survival guide. :)

[@Kevin-ip8uf]

You make it sound exciting instead of terrifying to venture through the nether. Thanks bro

[@Liftedwheelchair]

Come on in, the nether is warm and there’s plenty of room for all of us.

[@eldinoproductions683]

it’s exciting after you get the hang of it, when i first went to the nether in my survival world, i was looking over my shoulder every second and as soon as i saw a ghast, i hid or ran away but now i run through the nether shooting down ghasts left and right

[@michellerose1804]

I look forward to these every. single. day

[@kiton_maumir_cyclin]

I love how these are perfectly timed into my 30minute study break for uni! But always just at before i go to bed i hop in on the streams and get a bit of behind the scenes and i love it thanks pix for the amazing content

[@waveclaw]

Good introduction to fortresses, priority for loot management and the igloo cliff hanger. Ran that soul sand valley fortress for wither skeleton heads. I got ganged up by so many dropping from roofs and spawning behind me on unprotected paths it was crazy. I had to recover my armor from a team of wither skeletons that claimed them from my corpse explosion after that. It will make an easy wither farm for late game even with minimal intersections. Good find on the igloo in the flower forest. The next is 4k block south. The important part of that further igloo's generation got over written by yet another extensive abandoned mineshaft. Not everyday you see one floating mid-air, though.

[@Marshimized]

i just took on my first piglin bastion alone yesterday and i spent like 45 minutes clearing the structure and getting to the middle. whenever the bastion episode releases, i'll be watching and learning intently, because there's got to be a better way to raid them

[@dchitt94]

This episode was packed with information I’m hearing for the first time. The lava room distinguishes inside and outside of the nether fortress? 🤯 And everything about the soul sand valley fortress having more hostile mobs spawning makes way more sense. Thanks Pix!

[@killianobrien2007]

The lava room I'd where the fortress begins its generation, like the staircase room in strongholds

[@dchitt94]

@@killianobrien2007 Which one is the staircase room? Not the end portal room?

[@killianobrien2007]

@@dchitt94 the one with the spiral staircase going vertically

[@colleenlavigne2196]

I’m so glad you ALSO couldn’t find nether wart there! I thought I was crazy! But that intersection at the edge in the SS Valley is my wither skelly farm now so, win some, lose some. Oh and thanks for your season 2 wither skelly farm design! ❤

[@DaftDrac]

Earliest I've ever been to one of these let's goo This series is ruining my sleep schedule and I am LIVING for it

[@laniakea31]

I hated it when I first went to that soul sand fortress because so many blazes were attacking me. But there is a huge upside to that fortress: so many witter skeletons spawn there so I went there yesterday and with just one 8-minute fire resistance potion and looting 3 sword I got three witter skeleton skulls. It was really fast.

[@jasonreed7522]

Its also an ideal candidate for turning into a fortress or pure wither skeleton farm. (Not sure if pix will get to that in this series, its not quite as intense as hermitcraft or empires)

[@paulelderson934]

This structure is perfect for ianxofour's fortress farm. It's fairly easy to make, too. You just need a _lot_ of materials and a moderately efficient pick.

[@breninznx]

yep i died with full enchanted diamond gear in that fortress because i fell into a lava pool and didnt bring fire potions lol

[@laniakea31]

@@breninznx Because of situations like that I play with "keep inventory after death" turned on. It's much more enjoyable and much less stressful.

[@keneclypse7963]

Dude if you're playing in that world seed can you tell me the coordinates to that fortress? I always die or get lost whenever I try to enter the nether... Sadge...

[@AP-xr2yi]

I don't know if I already knew that blazes could deal melee damage, but either way a nice piece of information to keep track of. Also I see why you didn't go to the soul sand fortress, mostly being the walkways, would mean you needed to go to another to mention the potential loot from the chest from the inside parts. Would make a good wither skull farm through.

[@MrPeterSutton]

I'm in my middle 30s and don't get chance to play much anymore. This is my comfort food. Love watching the gradual progression, reminds me of the wonder I felt when I first played.

[@syystomu]

I actually didn't know that there was reduced mob spawning in soul sand valleys! I knew that soul sand valley fortresses were good for wither skeleton farms but I didn't know why. The only explanation I'd heard was "because zombie piglins won't spawn there" which didn't make much sense to me as a reason for there to be more fortress spawns. But a reduced spawn rate makes so much more sense, and it also makes sense that the point was to limit ghast spawning

[@JBgames007]

That second nether fortress that was in soul sand valley is so perfect for farm like ianxofour's wither skelly farm. A thing that I struggle on my world lol

[@demonletsplays]

Yay new episode. Keep it cranking pix. Im enjoying every minute of it. Ever since SG season 1

[@Zeoni]

Was just thinking "I bet the next episode is just around the corner!" and ding, I get the notification!

[@stormstar5289]

It is nice to just chill while playing minecraft just like Pix

[@kloeewappler336]

Best part to my morning hands down!

[@mathieuroy1301]

Thanks for the daily content. Its amazing you're able to do so with such a high quality content. Keep it Up!

[@Techdawg77]

The cliff hanger!! I’m hooked

[@johnwhite788]

I'm really enjoying this series. Going back to the basics seems like a risky move, but its turning out well. I have been playing minecraft since infancy and still learned a few things (water bucket to clear webs? Whaaaat?)

[@natasha.r.m]

I found that igloo a few day ago. Was tempted to let you know in the comments section but didn't want to spoil it. I knew you were going to find it sooner or later. Now I have two librarians in the basement: Unbreaking III, Mending and Silk Touch. This was a game changer. 😊😃

[@paulelderson934]

You did just spoil that the igloo has the laboratory beneath it, though....

[@natasha.r.m]

@@paulelderson934 I don't think I spoiled it for Pix. Sorry I spoiled it for you. But as he announced the igloo to be the topic of the next episode, I thought it was obvious that the laboratory is there, otherwise I wouldn't mention it.

[@Timelord79]

Igloos have a 50% chance to spawn the basement lab. Half the time they don’t. It’s not a major spoiler.

[@natasha.r.m]

@@Timelord79 Yep. And Pix wouldn't announce the igloo as the topic of the next episode if it didn't have a laboratory beneath, obviously. So I don't think I've spoiled anything, to be honest. I'm sorry if I did, though.

[@AdamNisbett]

I stumbled across that igloo in my world on day 1 while heading to the mountain base area. I’ve been looking forward to Pixlriffs discovering it.

[@TName30]

Wake up babe, new survival guide episode just dropped.

[@salmonbirdboi]

I've been mining and crafting since 2014 and I still learn new things

[@williamludwick77]

@6:11 wow, thats some good luck on finding the Rib Armor Trim on your first chest in the first fortress... Either that or I have really bad luck. On Bedrock, I had to go thru 9 different fortress, clearing each one until I finally got 1.

[@Johnopro69]

Why am i addicted to watching this series

[@mirandahill3764]

Hey pix! love your videos. Useful tip, always place your torches on the right when exploring fortresses, mineshafts, and even regular caves (everywhere). When you leave, follow the torches on the left to find your way back super easily.

[@colleenlavigne2196]

He does the opposite, because if you put your torches on the left, you can always find the RIGHT way home (he’s told that joke in every season lol)

[@judgejlo]

The man stairs with wood in the nether? Bold man indeed.

[@christinaapplegate5281]

Wow that was intense but really enjoyable to watch. I was on the edge of my seat in that second fortress. GG Pix

[@divyanshsinghal5400]

I have been playing for 5 years and i still find new things

[@GodofEels]

I usually combine my nearly broken shield with the new one when the durable gets down, so I don't have to worry about it breaking on me when I'm actively using it. Good video!

[@SMon42]

That igloo spawn is insane.

[@AvidEric]

That second Nether Fortress seems perfect for a Wither Skeleton farm... I've never been lucky enough to find such a good fortress myself.

[@Pixlriffs]

Definitely using that one for a wither skelly farm later! Although I'd prefer a Warped Forest fortress, since the Enderman spawn limit is similar to the skeleton & ghast spawns in Soul Sand Valley, but they bother you less when you're building it 😅

[@TheEyesore]

An igloo was not on my bingo card for structures week. Crazy!

[@niallhealy3039]

An igloo in a flower forest! Mad. What luck

[@kurecore7501]

Great series with realy great infos,one od the best around.Keep it up :-) Appreciate mate.. subscribed

[@KayHartx]

Learning something new everyday 😊 Thank you!

[@maelovexox]

Oh wow I learned something new about the nether fortress and mob spawns. Thanks, Pix!!

[@joannehague4068]

I've been playing on the same seed and found that igloo! I nearly commented to you about it earlier. Looking forwards to what you do with it.

[@natasha.r.m]

Exactly the same thing here! I now have two librarians down in the basement. Unbreaking III, Mending and Silk Touch. 🥰 Edit: typo fixed.

[@jadonjung]

I love how a baby piglin held your gold ore Pix.

[@blinkbright]

Y'all should build your own fortress over a giant lava lake generated in the Nether. Make it menacing or adorable, I don't care. But, I just want to see you guys make something crazy!

[@trekiemeout563]

ive never found nether warts but both of his videos he immediately finds it. ugh my life.

[@bunta3434]

Many cross roads in the soulsand fortress could be used as a good wither farm late game

[@TheeSlickShady_Dave_K]

I love this series! Thank you Good Sir 🎩

[@YaxMC]

hey pix, can you bring back the half hearted hardcore series again? its really fun and entertaining, considering the fact that you always have to be cautious wherever you go

[@johanputter5061]

Hey Pixl, thanks for the video and I don't know about the fire potion and blaze's. O and I did find the Igloo also.... Can't wait to see tomorrow's eps!

[@frostvin62]

Good good very happy u uploaded

[@Abzanafenza]

That igloo in that small little area is where I've made my base. I used Cherry trees to transform that little patch into my own small grove and have made a cosy home in the igloo and it's surroundings

[@Ninjagal22]

Fun Fact: Wither skeletons are actually 2 1/2 blocks tall. Not 3. I've seen them go through 2 1/2 gaps in my gameplay.

[@elliotgandersen]

There are a lot of horse armors in the Nether Fortress (and End Cities) I wonder what the lore behind that is, as neither of those have horses that spawn around them.

[@irisholland_]

I am so pleased you found the igloo! It was an act of will to not tell you about it on streams!

[@ryanmoyo5854]

Wake up bae Pixlriffs just dropped 🗣️

[@misslinecraft]

nice work pix

[@silicoflare]

Am I the only one to notice a boat shaped landmass of netherrack next to the place you battered with the piglin?? I guess that'll be a good build to work on! (At 1:08, on the left of the screen)

[@Matthew-wv9rt]

all that horse armour LOL its a sign to cover horses soon

[@OehlkeJD]

Nice work

[@erikanderson4898]

i was wondering when you were going to find the igloo Love your vids especially this series I've been playing MC for few years now and yet im learning things from this series that are super helpful thanks good sir also love HC recap

[@r.k.knight2164]

Really been enjoying structures week. Thank you for doing all these videos.

[@justin1730]

A piece of moss carpet will stop most mobs from passing through a 2 block space without slowing the player down. You only need to worry about the mini versions. Wooden doors wont stop a zombie or a Piglin, but a stupid piece of carpet will. Honey bottles are stackable up to 16 and will cure the wither skeleton poison. Very useful when head hunting. I destroyed the blaze spawners on my first fortress. It was getting annoying, and a ton of blazes were spawning without it. You end up with a lot of surplus blaze rods when you are making 4-beacon pyramids.

[@tharinduxd]

Welcome back............... to 😢❤❤❤

[@thewoodlandforge9217]

I legit got a skull on my first wither skeleton. Killed maybe twenty more and now have four total, crazy rng today!!

[@cporly3051]

Good luck with the igloo :)

[@tiehara]

I'm playing along in the same world and I'm enjoying it

[@ΒασίληςΒλάχος-τ3κ]

Yeah the second forteses may be a lot more dangerous and pointless complared to the first, but I have to say, it's the coolest and most hardcore thing I've seen in Minecraft. I mean, an arching bridge over a lava lake in a soul sand valley, it's like come on

[@The-N00K1E]

Schrödingers Igloo :D

[@themaniacrusso9611]

nice episode again pix - but one question about the fire resistance potion: what happens to your armor if you get hit by a blazes attack - or maybe you go into lava, while the effect is active? does it lose durability?

[@Pixlriffs]

Fire Resistance prevents any fire damage to the player, and taking damage reduces your armour durability. If you don't take any damage, your armour doesn't break.

[@-akari5696]

​@@PixlriffsThanks for explaining that

[@themaniacrusso9611]

@@Pixlriffs okay, thank you very much :)

[@kaitk]

i cannot believe you got rib on the first fortress chest you even opened

[@declanwittkowske7128]

For the igloo, I believe it was u pix who taught us that ur supposed to replace the Redstone torch with a regular torch because when lighting was different the Redstone torch was to dark and would spawn stuff?? Anyway once u replace it the ice melts and floods the carpets showing off the trapdoor

[@alihesham8167]

Pixlrffs: ep 16 - nether fortress Me: ep 4 - WHERE IS THE SAVANAH FOR ONE OF THE WOOD TYPES?!

[@Pixlriffs]

Biomes in any world cluster together based on temperature. If you find a jungle or a desert, there's probably a savanna nearby. In this world it's South of the area I made my base, across the ocean.

[@alihesham8167]

@@Pixlriffs thank you for the tip.. wait this is pixlrffs… YOU ACTUALLY REPLIE-

[@AdamRadenheimer]

I just noticed, when Pix’s shield breaks from the blaze, it breaks with the missing texture

[@AdamRadenheimer]

Also, I’d been assuming that wither skeletons had some marker in their code that made the game consider them skeletons, which was why there were more of them in my nether fortress, which is also in a soul sand valley, I hadn’t correlated an increased number of blazes as well

[@Lea_D.]

TIL that the order you place arrows vs. spectral arrows in your inventory determines which is used. For some reason I'd thought any spectral arrows were used first.

[@flavaa9494]

My biggest problem with nether fortresses are finding them

[@jasonstimson6617]

Just look up your seed

[@paulkuch420]

Ol, Bdubs is absolutely losing his s*&t rn. Leaving that horse armor behind

[@The4BsPodcast]

That moment when what inside and outside is explained by the presence of a roof, yeah that isn't a concept that is minecraft specific pix

[@Pixlriffs]

Hah! I guess that's true. The distinction I was trying to make was a *nether brick* roof - it can get confusing when the 'outside' of a nether fortress generates inside the terrain and creates tunnels through the netherrack.

[@dukeandnukem9654]

Thanks boss

[@Martin02051]

great videos

[@chernisudba6698]

Three chests in one place thats interesting 🧐

[@anthonychung336]

I want to go to the bastions after the fortress so I could get the Brand New Netherite Upgrade Template from those Greedy Pigs who annoy me.

[@TheTallCurlyOne]

That's a lot of horse armour and saddles for a dimension without horses

[@THE_bchat]

I'm surprised you didn't bring an Ender Pearl & some Obsidian to make an Ender Chest.

[@Pixlriffs]

Honestly, if I wasn't playing this slow and steady for the sake of the tutorial, I would've gone after an Ender Chest as soon as I got silk touch, and then gone mining for three days. Gotta pace myself though, and it's worth dedicating an episode to them later :)

[@THE_bchat]

@@Pixlriffs I understand, and it makes sense to wait until you can fully explain them for the benefit of newer players. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

[@flyingmonkey662]

Nooo... dont do me like that. Leaving me on a cliff hanger

[@anthonydean8558]

this upload clip is wild

[@stinkycheese1173]

you should have the fire resist hot hot-barred instead of spyglass or bucket or even axe

[@RyanBan-g7x]

you can actually forutne the nether wart to get more.

[@2tenzo]

your nether world seems so much brighter than mine, are there any ways for me to make it easier to see?