Starting out with literally…NOTHING! | GTNH Skyblock: Garden of Grind | Part 1

Hello,
This is my epic journey through the classic old Minecraft modpack called Gregtech: New Horizons aka GTNH
But instead of playing it in a normal world, I'm playing it in a void world starting out with nothing...
Yup!
Literally, NOTHING!!!
The challenge is called "Garden of Grind"
I'm playing and recording this through the Prism Minecraft modpack Launcher.
*as mentioned in the video here's a link to the .pdf if you're crazy enough to give this challenge a go for yourself(updated!);
github.com/OrderedSet86/garde...
Thanks for watching me suffer lols!
🤣
#gregtech #skyblock #oldminecraft

[@MrAntiKnowledge]

40 Minutes for a dirt platform. 10/10 very greg.

[@gardenofgrind]

lol exactly

[@Snidbert]

"There’s this emperor, and he asks the shepherd’s boy how many seconds in eternity. And the shepherd’s boy says, ‘There’s this mountain of pure diamond. It takes an hour to climb it and an hour to go around it, and every hundred years a little bird comes and sharpens its beak on the diamond mountain. And when the entire mountain is chiseled away, the first second of eternity will have passed.’ You may think that’s a hell of a long time. Personally, I think that’s a hell of a bird."

[@lordlightspeed]

doctor who, series 9, heaven sent A masterpiece of epic proportions

[@thiccycheeser69]

Ok but geometry dash is a game about platforming through a series of obstacles to reach the end of the level

[@Iluvlivinglife]

And then there the makers of it all.

[@miner_farm]

FELLOW CAPALDI ENJOYER FOUND, HAIIIIIIIIIIIII :333 Also holy shit that quote fits so well

[@aleksandarmilosevic6067]

Shit, time to listen to Shepard's boy again

[@jerichohasfun]

Got a heart attack because I told some other youtuber who does entire modpacks in 1 video "Gregtech when?" as a meme a while back and you saying that this was an Alt account made me have to quickly sift through my history to see if you were the same guy. Good luck

[@gardenofgrind]

Nice story, I think that video should be many hours long haha. Thanks :)

[@dwmutheone]

hobble?

[@jerichohasfun]

@@dwmutheone yea

[@maximussolini]

Saw that comment XD

[@patfre]

@@jerichohasfunit’s funny I did the same meme on the same channel for the same reason. Well not quite I said don’t play gregtech or you will die trying basically

[@Enju-Aihara]

that series will end after 600 episodes, not even halfway finished, and each video will have 3 hours length

[@gardenofgrind]

1800hrs of editing required… :P

[@mawoh3027]

This is definetly a series i will enjoy watching but at NO TIME will I consider to do a play-along!! 😀 the grindiest thing I did so far was to play a pack (and finished it) that intends to use EMC and didn't use any.

[@gardenofgrind]

The grind is VERY real with this one! :D Thanks for the support

[@williamhenby952]

What modpack?

[@mawoh3027]

@@williamhenby952 Mystical Block. A skyblock build around Mystical Agriculture and Project E(x). Goal is to craft a creative chest.

[@Mr_Doon]

A well edited GoG series with regular updates? Splendid.

[@dragonthehydra794]

Greg, you have the MOST self control and nonchalant attitude I think I've ever seen. If I could give you an award, I would do so without hesitation.

[@DrakyHRT]

Never touched greg tech, but while playing ATM i saw some of the crafting trees and immediately went "NOPE, ABSOLUTELY NOT" im hyped to watch this absolute suffering though.

[@AccursedThrone]

I just head about Garden of Grind yesterday, hype for the playthrough

[@aeron-gi7qv]

I’m glad I found this channel after a month just so I can binge watch some episodes to catch up

[@elpximso6771]

this is insane and i love it, really excited to see how this progresses

[@gardenofgrind]

Cheers! ;)

[@Sdh1k991S]

love gt, not enough patience to play myself. keep up the videos brother.

[@gardenofgrind]

Thanks, will do!

[@GikamesShadow]

Always rains when you least need it lol I wish the rain mechanic was more balanced cause even with a bed this is gonna be a pain later xD Great video man, keep up the good work ^^

[@seoone9319]

Glad I found you in the beggining of this journey, this seems an interesting and difficult challenge. I eant to dee how this develops over the time being

[@nucleophile]

I love 1.7.10 there's Witchery mod and I love it, it's so sentimental

[@greenbird2672]

Extremely excited for this series. Lets see how far you can go!

[@gardenofgrind]

Thanks for the support!

[@cooperxd717]

i first saw this topic on a chanell called Neurotic Goose but i think is different, i dont know

[@Notsiphen]

bro is NH not enough for you, how insane does one person have to be

[@FantasmaNaranja]

im so glad someone is recording this, godspeed

[@gardenofgrind]

Thanks!

[@FloofyFloofles]

I've been looking for garden of grind lets plays for so long but there wasn't any, I am looking forward to see how this goes

[@gardenofgrind]

Awesome stuff! Thanks for the support :)

[@ICountFrom0]

Was it this episode? The question was asked about losing EXP instead of dying? That's an enchant on the armor "last stand" and is MASSIVELY useful in the endgame. Early on, not as much, but if it streaches how long you can go without food, worth it.

[@nhbons783]

Weird to see a series I definitively won't be alive to see the end lol

[@gardenofgrind]

:D

[@S.m1cha3l]

Lol haven't watched you in months but suddenly stumbled upon this video and your second channel 😅 glad to see your vids again

[@gardenofgrind]

Awesome stuff! ;) Thanks for the support

[@chaosknighthd3138]

Glad I found this. Was looking for something to watch while I'm waiting on my greg machines too. I wonder how far this challenge can go

[@gardenofgrind]

The grind is real!

[@LindaJuffermans]

I was lucky that YT recommended it to me! Dan doing GT, gotta love it 💜 Looking forward to the series.

[@gardenofgrind]

That’s luck and awesome at the same time ;)

[@LincDN]

Instant sub from me. I've always wanted to do a GTNH skyblock but you are taking it far beyond what is sane and for that you earn a sub

[@gardenofgrind]

Legend! Thanks for the support

[@SkywishesMedia]

The Garden of grind. The only challenge hard enough to force you to die hundreds of times just to start the pack XD

[@firal556]

I got your main channel recommended and saw this. I am excited to see how far you will take this series.

[@gardenofgrind]

Awesome, Hopefully as far as I can!

[@SirPigglezWorth]

Neurotic Goose Did this as well.

[@frankmckenneth9254]

Greetings from the algorithm, weird to see 1.7.10 Minecraft content recommended to me right after I installed it again lol. (Playing blightfall not gtnh)

[@DaNTe-mh3tz]

Good luck, I'm sure you'll need it.

[@Ivyman1992]

Thats is a really cool mod, very grindy which I like 😊 I felt so bad for you losing that magma cream, real bummer for sure. 😢 I wish bedrock had something like this to play, at any rate nice video Dan!

[@leyxcx]

randomly stumbled upon this and got the shock of my life when you started talking lmao

[@nicholashernandez4611]

Make a super flat world with one layer of tnt and one layer of pressure plates if making a true sky block is too taxing. Moment you spawn in, the tnt you stepped on will go boom. For extra fun, put dirt under the tnt so the whole thing blows up almost immediately. At the very least, it will be a sight to behold.

[@nicholashernandez4611]

I think two layers of tnt can do the same. Not sure. As you continue to progress, more unloaded tnt could still be primed to blow. A fun little surprise.

[@amirrezahaghani1382]

Wow modern torturing methods have gotten crazy

[@somethinginventive153]

"HEEEELLP! HEEEELLLP! HEEEELP MEEEEE! HEEEEEE-" Milkshake dude 2020

[@Endersgamejp]

Dang Dan... I had to do a double take when i heard your voice good luck. Cant wait for the next next bedrock grind

[@Hyglott]

High production value videos of GT:NH on YT? Sign me right up!

[@Nick_LeMur]

Good luck, soldier.

[@nerdcuddles7731]

GREG TO THE GREG GOD

[@GracefulBreak28]

WOAH WOAH i was just searching for gregtech skyblock and i found this you here lmao Hey dan if you remember me lol😂

[@gardenofgrind]

Ohh hey! ;)

[@hardcorelamp6555]

I really like this a lot so I had to give a sub

[@gardenofgrind]

Legend, thanks for the support! :)

[@hardcorelamp6555]

I usually watch 100 days hardcore or people that so hardcore world's but I feel like this is much better content!!!

[@Flyinglist90551]

When he said oh no ye sounded like stampy

[@maximussolini]

When I first saw this, I was like: "Oooh! This looks interesting, I wanna try", but after thinking for a few seconds, I changed my mind XD I'm already struggling a lot with Nomifactory XD I don't want to attempt this, until I beat at least one Gregtech modpack 8)

[@gardenofgrind]

I’m a sucker for skyblock & grind, so this is a perfect combo for me haha

[@maximussolini]

@@gardenofgrind I'm a sucker for skyblock and grind too, but not that extreme one XD Especially if it's based on luck 8P RNG Gods are not on my side XD

[@dagaminglobby2830]

this looks cool, but im not smart enough to do the setup :p

[@yggdrasil3529]

Oh my fucking god, NOONOONONONNO. I just started normal version, theres a challenge run as well?! welp subscribed

[@gardenofgrind]

I dare you to give it a go haha

[@cxcevents]

so how do I go about setting up a server? is this on the FTB launcher?

[@itspfaff]

this series will end 30% of the way through with 700+ episodes

[@elementgermanium]

11:25 Not sure if you’re aware by now, but to be clear, not only is the quest book allowed, it is mandatory. A few resources are only obtainable as quest rewards (or locked behind requiring themselves), like a flawless diamond for the MV lathe.

[@KaneYork]

You get hard blocked at the nether portal quest though, right?

[@elementgermanium]

@@KaneYork For now (an update to the pack might allow for other dimensions to be visited soon-ish) presumably, but the quests that ARE required aren’t gated behind it. You need to buy diamond ore for the flawless diamond and some hives to get bees.

[@qwazizor]

drink every time he says actually

[@matthewkrieger401]

Holy crap

[@CT-1035]

It was made 9 years ago, and it’s taken 8 to understand the crafting recipes

[@morganfriman4136]

whoo hoo!

[@gardenofgrind]

Hype!

[@hugelham1304]

What happened to project ozone 3?

[@deepmaths9677]

not the magma CREAAAM😢

[@jonahschoppe3445]

I would like to play but confused on the start up. I have curse forge and understand how to download the mod pack but dont understand the set up within the game? can someone help?

[@FungIsSquish]

How did you get gravestones to break so quickly? Is there a config setting or has something changed 😭

[@gardenofgrind]

No idea what you’re talking about tbh, they are just insta break from the get go?! I’m playing the latest version on the prism launcher if that helps…

[@elementgermanium]

I do remember them taking a while to break in 2.3.0 but as of the latest versions they do break instantly by default.

[@nicholashernandez4611]

21:20 Do you consider using f3 abilities to be cheating? Like seeing hitboxes?

[@lochiegriffiths4712]

So this is where you've been

[@donwald3436]

1.7.10 is a classic.

[@TheZiggyo]

Guess you added Dynamic Lighting yourself? As it’s not in the official pack afaik

[@gardenofgrind]

It’s from Optifine

[@Yasser-444]

I this Corpse Dirt on the thumbnail?

[@daviustariksson5682]

Comment for algorithm.

[@fractalgem]

I thought youd have a garden of glass start. It was worse.

[@gardenofgrind]

No no no… this is nothing

[@Darcku140]

Just du it😮

[@user-eh5iu2os6c]

did you just made profit from your own death

[@gardenofgrind]

A dirty profit, yes

[@CR4T3Z]

Neurotic goose inspired?

[@gardenofgrind]

Not sure who that is, but I’ll have a look. But my inspiration came from playing the pack as intended(cause I had time, I’m normally playing/creating bedrock content)then at the end of chapter one the pack said if you’re crazy enough you should try Skyblock. So I did some research…discovered Garden of Grind was a thing and did further research and testing etc… Became hooked and, well just hit record. edit; Just checked out the channel, Interesting…! That dude seems crazier than me though, I don’t really want to watch it as it might make me get ideas(or start again haha) But from what I have watched, it isn’t the same as GoG They seem to be using quest rewards if I’m not mistaken and other things which aren’t “technically” allowed in this challenge run… But either way thanks for sharing that information, I salut @NeuroticGoose :)

[@CR4T3Z]

@@gardenofgrind your way and his way are both insane ways of playing the pack. Never touched the pack myself but love watching people play it (threefold for example), glad I stumbled across two people doing a similar challenge but with different rule sets.

[@abadgurl2010]

Danrobproz, part 2 when?

[@gardenofgrind]

Huh?!

[@abadgurl2010]

@gardenofgrind In my defense, I didn't know that you already had 11 total videos made in this series when I watched the first episode. 🤣

[@mr_tea753]

Minecraft Sui*cide edition

[@gardenofgrind]

Pretty much, yeah!

[@amp4105]

Wtf

[@KKloeps]

Okay; now again but in hardcore

[@KyokuiGhostASMR]

Okay but now do it in hardcore

[@gardenofgrind]

When I finish this I’ll give it a go

[@Charpyss]

​@@gardenofgrindYou really wanna go mentally insane😂

[@__rogalik__7936]

Well, you probably stole the idea from Neurotic Goose, who has started their playthrough 2 months ago now