"Not allowed to mine," in my head was that you wouldn't be digging into the ground because that's mining. I figured you'd still be cutting down trees and stuff. This was much worse.
@@The_True_Dark_King in the first like 10 seconds he accidentally broke grass which is essentially just wheat that only drops seeds also for some reason he didn't want to break his boat which is an entity just like the animals
I really hope this turns into a series. All other one episode challenges were great but this reminds me of the one chunk challenge, can turn into a nice full on adventure.
Those cacti may actually come in handy for defense, and maybe even offense. You can generate more by placing one, and then placing a block diagonally above it (not directly on top, but to the side by one). The cactus will attempt to grow, but the new growth will be too close to a block, and it will pop off on its own as an item drop. That way you don't need to break anything. You can use water to help move all the cactus drops into one pickup location, if you feel it's worth using your iron to make a bucket.
@@ignika84 Personally I would say no, since it's a right click action, not a mining action. And by that logic he would also be allowed to make path blocks, strip logs, and prep soil for crops with a hoe.
That surface mineshaft you found is supper common in my experience, but only in that one biome. I think they may be programed to spawn higher in those biomes. Gold is simmilar where it spawns all over the place at all levels there
That's actually really cool, like an old western US goldmine. I haven't played modern Minecraft (the latest I've played is 1.6, because I'm always using mods) so I'm often just as confused as Kevin looking at all these new features.
@GregariousGregor The new ore map is really cool actually. Things spawn at different layers and at different levels within those layers. Some things are also biome dependent, and some ores have a "reduced/no air generation" meaning they won't generate exposed to air. (this seems kinda bugged though as Lapis apparently has no air generation but I see it all the time). I also like it because if you are digging at the optimal level you will get loads of whatever recourse you want for you pic. 1 diamond pic will reliably get you several diamond pics worth of diamonds and a heck of a lot of other stuff, unlike the old days. There are also MASSIVE iron and copper veins that generate like spider webs and can contain hundreds of ores. But they often spawn diagonally so it's not obvious/the easiest to mine. But yeah cliffs and caves 2 brought a lot of cool stuff to the underground
@@CaptNSquared Dang, that sounds really cool! Makes me wish it were easier to update mods. Are there new goals/tasks to complete? The reason I play with mods is they give me a purpose when playing (make a dinosaur park in Fossils & Archeology, collect all the dragons in Wyrmroost, beat all the bosses in some RPG modpack I forget the name of, etc.). Basically I want a tangible goal beyond surviving and exploring. Besides The End, of course. I've done that half a dozen times now. Though I'm legit tempted to jump back in even without that just to see all the new cool stuff.
@@kenjutsukata1o1 Beyond seeing the new tuff not really. There's a pretty major overworld/biome update coming out soon as well, but that's it. I have the same problem with Minecraft and every now and then can get into it while listening to something. But the lack of a real goal keeps me form being hooked. But the greater ores when digging at the optimal levels helps as I find I spend less time just gather recourses and less recourses go to my tools
@@CaptNSquared Gotcha. Thanks for the info :) also listening to something while playing is a good idea, I'll try that if I decide to play the new updates.
About the Mineshaft on the surface: It is pretty common for Mineshafts to spawn closer to the surface in Mesa biomes, along with gold as common as coal. It’s a reference to the American Gold Rush I think. Though I think this one just happened to spawn to high up it was visible from the surface and got cut off.
I thought this would be a much bigger disaster than it ended up being, this actually seemed like it was working for Kevin. Although with the killing OK mining not OK rule, theoretically couldn't Kevin let the Iron Golems die to get iron? Especially with the creeper strategy
"leaves him live". Are you Irish, or has watching Kevin influenced the way you talk? Because that 100% happened to me, I use Irish phrasing all the time now without meaning to XD especially "leave" instead of "let" and "gone off" instead of "spoiled".
this is actually a great concept or a long-term challenge, and not just a one-off. genuinely wanna see how far kevin makes it into the game without mining
Idk if you would consider picking up water in a bucket “breaking a block” but if not you could use water to collect things like sugar cane and torches.
9:50 In the mesa biome mineshafts can spawn extra high, it's a normal occurrence but mesa biomes themselves are pretty rare, there's also plenty of gold near the surface
This is kind of the most fun way to play the game since it requires exploration. I like to limit myself to surface and blast mining, so hardcore adventure rules make things a bit tricky. You're seriously underutilizing your peaceful options, though. You've made such a running gag of villages only being useful for taking items that you've totally forgotten the long term rewards that can be gained by contributing! They actually have everything you need First of all, farming: If you can still place blocks and do right click actions there's nothing stopping you from doing this now that you've figured out a workaround for pulling crops. This will cover your food supply forever. Failing that, the farmer should still replace the crops you pull at an excruciatingly slow rate. *Make sure he doesn't die.* Any village with a golem should be pretty safe to live in without losing your relationships, which brings me to my next strategy Trading: You can basically beat the entire game using only trading. Someone made a crazy video where he charted out an entire route for his dad to beat the game using as few reflex-intensive actions as possible, and it involved a lot of trading. At high levels you can get blaze rods, ender pearls, and complete sets of armor by building relationships with the same few villagers If you really need cooked meat, you can also attack mobs using the flint and steel. You can usually find more in temples, mineshafts, and other hostile dungeons. If you can find it consistently it may also become the new strategy for wood since fire breaks it
Mineshafts spawn on the surface in Mesa biomes, which are the ones with the red sand. They're not too rare, but since gold spawns high up in that biome, it's quite useful (in normal circumstances anyway)
I felt weird for still calling them "Mesa" biomes, since that term hasn't been officially used since I think around 2018. Glad I'm not the only one who still uses it haha! It's so much easier to say than "The Badlands" or whatever.
That one tree Kevin found in the dessert is rare, it normally has one of the new caves with flowers and stuff in underneath it and it's the only way to get natural spawning hanging roots
@@Frosterino Right tho, he found a rare tree growing in a dessert with no other trees and a above ground minecart system with like 3 or 4 spawners. Tbh I really want the seed and cords for that tree it would be a brilliant build to make a oasis around that one tree
Points to consider: -Iron golems drop iron when you kill them, sometimes poppies (originally the rose) too -You can build a portal without mining, just requires water and very specific lava placement
Kevin really is SO much more clever and creative than he gives himself credit for. I didn't really know what to expect going into this video, and now I feel like a series of this could wind up as my favorite minecraft series yet!
If you make a bucket with some of that iron, you can get some water and release it near the crops to remove them without destroying the farm plot (like you do if you jump on it) and you can easily replant the seeds.
@@papi_apez By breaking them with water? It doesn't break the rule any more than using a creeper to blow stuff up does. Kevin still wouldn't be _directly_ mining a block himself.
Using creepers to get wood is actually how I started out playing the game the first time, because I didn't know how to break blocks, so this was kind of nostalgic for me in a weird way.
I had the complete opposite problem, I knew how to break blocks but didn’t know how to place them so I just made a weird bunker underground that had to be extended every time I went into it lol
If nobody's mentioned it yet (unlikely) and you plan on doing more in the future, I believe you can use a water bucket to get torches back after placing them. Also, farming should be possible using the jump method if you can get a hoe.
The mineshaft above ground is something that can happen in this specific biome (Badlands) since they spawn much higher on the Y axis. Fun fact about the Badlands is that gold also spawns way further underground than usual here and in larger quantities but i somehow doubt youre gonna use this info in a run like this
1:45 I love how Kevin’s thought process is so clear here “I’ll just jump up here.” “Woah, that’s a pretty deep hole.” “Hmm… I can jump that.” “Nah, I won’t risk it.”
Hey Kevin, there's actually an easier way of ensuring the rules of this challenge stay consistent. Use adventure mode instead of survival. They are functionally the same, except you can't break blocks in adventure mode, so you don't have to worry about intentionally avoiding breaking blocks. Great video, and I'd love to see more of this series if you're up for it!
I love these challenges Kevin is doing in Minecraft. I will suggest you do a challenge where you completely switch around your normal controls and make Minecraft really frustrating to play.
You could also do challenges with other people, like you need to get like specific materials or objects, and it's the first person to get those. And you could perhaps set up some rules like, you can't hurt or damage anything, so for example, one of the objects you may need is like a spider eye, but you can't outright kill the Spider, or something similar to that
This is a really fun challenge and I'd definitely love to see more! Those aboveground mineshafts are actually pretty common in the mesa biome, so they're a great way to get better loot without having to mine. It might be worth a shot having a look if the mesa has any more of them. You could also get iron by murdering the iron golems >:)
So in regard to the weird mineshaft around 10min in - In the mesa biomes (big hills of red clay usually next to deserts or savannahs) it is possible for there to be a mineshaft spawn in at higher levels, usually with parts of it or most of it exposed to the surface! They can be pretty dangerous with all of the poison spiders running about, but they have some pretty decent loot! If you continue playing in this area then I would also keep an eye out for any desert temples since you can lure a creeper in to open up the pit for you to enter, just as long as you have enough blocks to staircase out again and don't touch the pressure plate in the centre. You also passed a jungle biome in your boat that may contain a temple with loot in it too, just beware of the traps inside since you can't cheat and mine yourself around them. :)
I recommend building a shield. Putting your shield up completely nullifies the blast from a creeper, so you can more accurately and safely choose where they explode
i absolutely love the fact that you dont know everything about the game, adds a level of "chillness" amidst the regular chaos of your videos. Keep it up my friend.
I suppose it is technically possible to complete the game like this. Would probably take ages, getting the obsidian is pure luck with blacksmith and portal chests, and getting to the stronghold would probably take hours of creeper explosions unless you get super lucky, but other than that getting eyes of ender are as easy as ever
@@dr.blockcraft6633 but the one hes on probably isnt. You realize hes already started and hes not going to restart on a new seed, the seed has already been selected and cant be changed now.
@@pyromaniac000000 he could also try finding a stronghold connected to a cave, i remember seeing that stuff a lot. also he doesnt need obsidian to make the portal he just needs water and lava buckets and a 2 minute tutorial oh wait he doesnt need a cave system or creepers i forgot tnt exists haha
“Do you want to walk into fire? That sounds really fun!” That’s my brain to me this entire week (3 exams in one day!!!!) Thanks for all the laughs even in trying times, Kevo ♥️
Kevin!! If you continue this playthrough: you can use a bucket of water to harvest crops without destroying the tilled soil. This can also work with breaking grass/weeds for seeds, which you could put in a composter for bone meal and grow crops faster.
Please play more of this challenge. It's so interesting to watch you overcome the obstacles you've set, and you've gotten off to a fantastic start, it would be a shame to end it now!
Loving these challenges! Staying in a village might be a good strategy; it will spawn you golems for protection, which will eventually drop you iron when dying! Also, free use of a furnace in blacksmith house, not to mention beds. I hope you continue this one :)
I'm so glad to see Kevin posting. I'm very depressed right now and I desperately need a distraction. Have a good time (of day or night wherever you are) everyone! I hope we all will have " tomorrow" to enjoy 🙂
14:31 the reason it's not catching on fire it's because it's a husk Husk's are special zombies that only spawn in deserts They DONT catch on fire And if one bite's you... You get the hunger effect
After doing some thinking i've come to the realization that beating the game without breaking a single block is possible. I'm writing this to describe how. Optimizing your block getting strategy is very important. Personally I'd recommend trying to get gravel and sand with creepers. Then kill creepers for gunpowder, or you can find some in chests. Make TONS of TNT, the more the better. TNT will be our way of mining, however to light it we need a tool. I'm not sure if exploded gravel can drop flint, though you could just find flint and steel in chests. For the nether you need to run around and look for ruined portals, pray for obsidian and eventually you'll have enough for a portal. You could also find the stuff in random chests. The end will probably be the most annoying part, especially getting to it. You need to throw eyes of ender to find it, and then bomb your way down. Once you eventually find the portal after some navigation and explosions you will simply need place a bed to set your spawnpoint. Then you just have to put in your eyes of ender and hop in. Fighting the dragon will go as normal, you can use a bow to knockout the healing crystals. You can also use the bed trick if you're experienced with it.
When going to the end bring lots of tnt and or creepers too. If the end spawn is underground you cannot get out without breaking blocks so you may have to blow it up.
About the strange things starting at 8:00 Kevin, what you found is one of those wasteland biomes (or I think it’s called wasteland or something like that; personally, I just like to call it the red sand biome or the Wild West biome). It’s fairly rare compared to other biomes, and the neat things about this biome is that abandoned mine-shafts are EXTREMELY common and can spawn about anywhere, plus gold ore is much more common there (not that you’d be able to get it with this challenge, lol).
Hey Kevin, I can highly recommend Optifine for lighting, it'll allow you to have light when torch is in your hand rather than having to place it to get the light!
I need to know how it's stupid are you saying it's not possible? Honestly think it might be possible might take forever but still think it's possible thanks to creepers exploding ,iron golems can drop iron, he hasnt fished yet but I think that could also help him because he cant make books to get enchants because of the paper situation . Honestly this challenge is intriguing not stupid but I'm still pretty new so just wondering why it's stupid to you ? Genuinely just curious
@@alexaapocalypse7058 didn't say was stupid, I was quoting what Kevin said and adding to the joke actually think it's a neat challenge might even try it myself
The badlands biome often has ground level mineshafts like that, along with numerous spider spawners. They're really fun to find. I've come across a lot of them, so I don't think they're any rarer than the biome itself. Also, instead of placing torches and being unable to get them back, hold on in your left hand!
This challenge was especially fun! I’d love to see more of this as a series (I feel like you’ll come up with even more creative strategies as you go)!😄
I would like to see more of this challenge. I think it's very possible to beat the game without mining. Finding gold to trade with piglins in the nether will probably be necessary though
boats are considered entities iirc so you can break them....also get a water bucket since you can break a few blocks indirectly that way like torches and cobwebs
I feel like "I'm not allowed to mine" would be a challenge that - to me - would only apply to literal mining. Like if you have to use a pick to get it then you can't "mine" it. Chopping down trees - digging dirt, and farming shouldn't have counted. This is just my personal opinion though. This was more of a "Minecraft but I'm not allowed to hit any blocks."
Also Kevin, if you place three blocks beneath you, you can kill the Iron Golems in the villages without being hurt, normally giving you 3-5 iron ingots (and a rose sometimes!)
Ive been watching Kevin's videos for the last 4 years. Still my favorite RUclipsr by a long shot. I love his minecraft videos. Jim Pickens is my fictional idol.
"Not allowed to mine," in my head was that you wouldn't be digging into the ground because that's mining. I figured you'd still be cutting down trees and stuff. This was much worse.
Yeah. Like how is it mining to pick up a torch?
@@nehll He's more thinking of it as breaking blocks by mining. That would make sense for the wheat and torch.
@@The_True_Dark_King in the first like 10 seconds he accidentally broke grass which is essentially just wheat that only drops seeds
also for some reason he didn't want to break his boat which is an entity just like the animals
@@skyr3x Good thing it isn't a professional run. He's doing it for shits and giggles.
@@The_True_Dark_King to be fair thatd the entire reason why Kevin does anything
I really hope this turns into a series. All other one episode challenges were great but this reminds me of the one chunk challenge, can turn into a nice full on adventure.
Same bro
@@supportivegoat8063 You really are a supportive goat bro
@@ferhatplus5186 Thanks bro have ⏃ good one
@@supportivegoat8063 you too bro
@@ferhatplus5186 how he going to get into a stronghold tho?
“I would rather die than have an ugly bed”
*Immediate throwback to the one chunk challenge where Kevin had a bed made of spiderwebs*
The spider web bed still fit his aesthetic
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To be fair spiderwebs are really cozy to sleep on
Silk bedding, premium
@@waleedjamil9168 Clearly, I mean spiders sleep on them every day.
Those cacti may actually come in handy for defense, and maybe even offense. You can generate more by placing one, and then placing a block diagonally above it (not directly on top, but to the side by one). The cactus will attempt to grow, but the new growth will be too close to a block, and it will pop off on its own as an item drop. That way you don't need to break anything. You can use water to help move all the cactus drops into one pickup location, if you feel it's worth using your iron to make a bucket.
But does using a bucket count as breaking a block?
@@ignika84 nah + he's probably gonna need them to get to the end
@@ignika84 Personally I would say no, since it's a right click action, not a mining action. And by that logic he would also be allowed to make path blocks, strip logs, and prep soil for crops with a hoe.
Green leather armor from shipwrecks 😎
@@ignika84 Wow 😦👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 that's freaking cool. Thanks so much.
That surface mineshaft you found is supper common in my experience, but only in that one biome. I think they may be programed to spawn higher in those biomes. Gold is simmilar where it spawns all over the place at all levels there
That's actually really cool, like an old western US goldmine. I haven't played modern Minecraft (the latest I've played is 1.6, because I'm always using mods) so I'm often just as confused as Kevin looking at all these new features.
@GregariousGregor The new ore map is really cool actually. Things spawn at different layers and at different levels within those layers. Some things are also biome dependent, and some ores have a "reduced/no air generation" meaning they won't generate exposed to air. (this seems kinda bugged though as Lapis apparently has no air generation but I see it all the time).
I also like it because if you are digging at the optimal level you will get loads of whatever recourse you want for you pic. 1 diamond pic will reliably get you several diamond pics worth of diamonds and a heck of a lot of other stuff, unlike the old days.
There are also MASSIVE iron and copper veins that generate like spider webs and can contain hundreds of ores. But they often spawn diagonally so it's not obvious/the easiest to mine.
But yeah cliffs and caves 2 brought a lot of cool stuff to the underground
@@CaptNSquared Dang, that sounds really cool! Makes me wish it were easier to update mods. Are there new goals/tasks to complete? The reason I play with mods is they give me a purpose when playing (make a dinosaur park in Fossils & Archeology, collect all the dragons in Wyrmroost, beat all the bosses in some RPG modpack I forget the name of, etc.).
Basically I want a tangible goal beyond surviving and exploring. Besides The End, of course. I've done that half a dozen times now. Though I'm legit tempted to jump back in even without that just to see all the new cool stuff.
@@kenjutsukata1o1 Beyond seeing the new tuff not really. There's a pretty major overworld/biome update coming out soon as well, but that's it. I have the same problem with Minecraft and every now and then can get into it while listening to something. But the lack of a real goal keeps me form being hooked. But the greater ores when digging at the optimal levels helps as I find I spend less time just gather recourses and less recourses go to my tools
@@CaptNSquared Gotcha. Thanks for the info :) also listening to something while playing is a good idea, I'll try that if I decide to play the new updates.
About the Mineshaft on the surface: It is pretty common for Mineshafts to spawn closer to the surface in Mesa biomes, along with gold as common as coal. It’s a reference to the American Gold Rush I think. Though I think this one just happened to spawn to high up it was visible from the surface and got cut off.
The mineshafts always spawn near the surface in the mesa biomes
@@carstarsarstenstesenn read lmfao its literally not it happens on every mesa practically
@@carstarsarstenstesenn look it up then, and if you admit you don't know why make a comment
@@carstarsarstenstesenn Maybe don't answer when you don't have an answer and disbelieve things you don't have the experience to disbelieve
@@dc7993 they dont spawn THAT high and fully exposed
If they do its half in a mountain
This is one of Kevin's most creative challenges yet, and that means a lot
Well it wasn't made by him exactly
Think I saw a beating with no mining and jumping
I also saw a beating
yeah I saw Captain Sparkelz do it tho its not like anyone owns an idea so ye
Are you just everywhere?
Oh sorry this "human language" thing is quite confusing
I thought this would be a much bigger disaster than it ended up being, this actually seemed like it was working for Kevin. Although with the killing OK mining not OK rule, theoretically couldn't Kevin let the Iron Golems die to get iron? Especially with the creeper strategy
I was thinking that too. I was wondering if he forgot they drop iron.
He'd have a decent time if he found blacksmith villager houses and yoinked the iron in there.
Better than the creeper strategy is to just use some less important blocks (like sand) and build up 3 blocks to kill the golem from a safe spot.
The best strat for that is a bucket of lava as it doesnt agro the golem
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"I'm not sure how I'm going to get iron without breaking anything."
Also makes eye contact with an iron golem but leaves him live
Exactly what I was thinking😂 we love you Kevin
Yes, because it's an iron golem and Kevin barely had any armour on
@@shawn.spencer If he had enough blocks he could trap it and kill it with sand
"leaves him live". Are you Irish, or has watching Kevin influenced the way you talk? Because that 100% happened to me, I use Irish phrasing all the time now without meaning to XD especially "leave" instead of "let" and "gone off" instead of "spoiled".
@@kenjutsukata1o1 we talk like that in the UK too
this is actually a great concept or a long-term challenge, and not just a one-off. genuinely wanna see how far kevin makes it into the game without mining
FYI: You can use the flint & steel to ignite the creepers, letting you control when they explode.
Oh wow, TIL
@@DaimyoD0 try it on charged creepers.
wow i had no idea
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My son freaked when I showed him this.
He's that 5-year-old kid that's on creative blowing up literally everything with TNT lol.
Idk if you would consider picking up water in a bucket “breaking a block” but if not you could use water to collect things like sugar cane and torches.
Really enjoying all these Minecraft challenges lately kevin keep it up it’s really enjoyable and makes my day a lot better.
These bots 🤖 are annoying 🙄
@@morgankiel Wish youtube would fix their shit platform
@@danieldavidson5447 calm down or they’ll remove comments next
@@mattpassos5689 knowing youtube your probably right
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9:50 In the mesa biome mineshafts can spawn extra high, it's a normal occurrence but mesa biomes themselves are pretty rare, there's also plenty of gold near the surface
This is kind of the most fun way to play the game since it requires exploration. I like to limit myself to surface and blast mining, so hardcore adventure rules make things a bit tricky. You're seriously underutilizing your peaceful options, though. You've made such a running gag of villages only being useful for taking items that you've totally forgotten the long term rewards that can be gained by contributing! They actually have everything you need
First of all, farming: If you can still place blocks and do right click actions there's nothing stopping you from doing this now that you've figured out a workaround for pulling crops. This will cover your food supply forever. Failing that, the farmer should still replace the crops you pull at an excruciatingly slow rate. *Make sure he doesn't die.* Any village with a golem should be pretty safe to live in without losing your relationships, which brings me to my next strategy
Trading: You can basically beat the entire game using only trading. Someone made a crazy video where he charted out an entire route for his dad to beat the game using as few reflex-intensive actions as possible, and it involved a lot of trading. At high levels you can get blaze rods, ender pearls, and complete sets of armor by building relationships with the same few villagers
If you really need cooked meat, you can also attack mobs using the flint and steel. You can usually find more in temples, mineshafts, and other hostile dungeons. If you can find it consistently it may also become the new strategy for wood since fire breaks it
Commenting to bump this up so he might see this !
Mineshafts spawn on the surface in Mesa biomes, which are the ones with the red sand. They're not too rare, but since gold spawns high up in that biome, it's quite useful (in normal circumstances anyway)
I felt weird for still calling them "Mesa" biomes, since that term hasn't been officially used since I think around 2018. Glad I'm not the only one who still uses it haha! It's so much easier to say than "The Badlands" or whatever.
Meta biomes
Mesa sounds cooler, maybe if it was in like mad max or something you'd use "The Badlands"
@@ElysetheEevee Honestly I forgot they changed the names of biomes, I still use terms like extreme hills and roof forest too!
Mesa in portuguese means table, so for me there's some serious lack of tables on that biome xD
"This might be the stupidest idea I've had so far"
You know Kevin means bussiness when he says stuff like this
totally
@Atom why do you hate Kevin?
@@TonightTheMusicSeemsSoLoudd LENNEH
@@TonightTheMusicSeemsSoLoudd HAHA, FOUND YA LENNY
That one tree Kevin found in the dessert is rare, it normally has one of the new caves with flowers and stuff in underneath it and it's the only way to get natural spawning hanging roots
Kevin: blows it up.
😆
@@Frosterino Right tho, he found a rare tree growing in a dessert with no other trees and a above ground minecart system with like 3 or 4 spawners. Tbh I really want the seed and cords for that tree it would be a brilliant build to make a oasis around that one tree
Points to consider:
-Iron golems drop iron when you kill them, sometimes poppies (originally the rose) too
-You can build a portal without mining, just requires water and very specific lava placement
He's done that so many times in other plays lol. Kevin should definitely make a series from this
Kevin really is SO much more clever and creative than he gives himself credit for. I didn't really know what to expect going into this video, and now I feel like a series of this could wind up as my favorite minecraft series yet!
If you make a bucket with some of that iron, you can get some water and release it near the crops to remove them without destroying the farm plot (like you do if you jump on it) and you can easily replant the seeds.
It's more efficient and you can don't have to waste durability on a hoe
and you can get sticks from dead bushes that way
and you can pop torches with a water bucket too
@@sarahmellinger3335 but that breaks the rule of no mining
@@papi_apez By breaking them with water? It doesn't break the rule any more than using a creeper to blow stuff up does. Kevin still wouldn't be _directly_ mining a block himself.
Using creepers to get wood is actually how I started out playing the game the first time, because I didn't know how to break blocks, so this was kind of nostalgic for me in a weird way.
I had the complete opposite problem, I knew how to break blocks but didn’t know how to place them so I just made a weird bunker underground that had to be extended every time I went into it lol
@@lemonweirdo Sounds nice
"When times get tough, pillage a village" As a Scandinavian and descendent of vikings I approve of this message.
I was gonna say, "As an American, so do I!" but in reality I'm not proud of that history lol
@@DaimyoD0 Lets just hope times don't get tough for us Scandinavians or we may fall into old habits...
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Ah, det gamla ordspråket brukade farfar min säga när han fick slut på alkohol. Vilken nostalgi!
As a descendant of the Scots, I'm drunk!
"No wood, I think I exploded him too quick"
- Kevin, 2022
If nobody's mentioned it yet (unlikely) and you plan on doing more in the future, I believe you can use a water bucket to get torches back after placing them. Also, farming should be possible using the jump method if you can get a hoe.
The mineshaft above ground is something that can happen in this specific biome (Badlands) since they spawn much higher on the Y axis.
Fun fact about the Badlands is that gold also spawns way further underground than usual here and in larger quantities but i somehow doubt youre gonna use this info in a run like this
How does he keep getting so lucky like with the eroded badlands?
1:45 I love how Kevin’s thought process is so clear here
“I’ll just jump up here.”
“Woah, that’s a pretty deep hole.”
“Hmm… I can jump that.”
“Nah, I won’t risk it.”
I didn't even have to click the timestamp to see what you meant lmao, you're right it's so evident
Kevin's love/pain relationships with Minecraft fire is always a great start to a video
I love it when Kevin finds a feature and is absolutely confused by it
Hey Kevin, there's actually an easier way of ensuring the rules of this challenge stay consistent. Use adventure mode instead of survival. They are functionally the same, except you can't break blocks in adventure mode, so you don't have to worry about intentionally avoiding breaking blocks. Great video, and I'd love to see more of this series if you're up for it!
cant place blocks in adventure mode
Yeah, what the other guy said, you can't put down blocks to use them either in adventure mode
Unfortunately that wouldn't work because you can't do anything at all in adventure mode except just look around
I love these challenges Kevin is doing in Minecraft. I will suggest you do a challenge where you completely switch around your normal controls and make Minecraft really frustrating to play.
You could also do challenges with other people, like you need to get like specific materials or objects, and it's the first person to get those.
And you could perhaps set up some rules like, you can't hurt or damage anything, so for example, one of the objects you may need is like a spider eye, but you can't outright kill the Spider, or something similar to that
Even more frustrating than what It Is now? Man you really hate Kevin so much
@@Zontar82 hey its free real estate though.
@@FrenchFries2 he would have to ban bots first
Or he can play without looking
The sequel we all need:
*”Minecraft but I’m not allowed to craft”*
It's a sequel that writes itself frankly
Mine
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"When times get tough, pillage a village."
-unknown military genious, 2022.
Oh come on, boo!
This is a really fun challenge and I'd definitely love to see more! Those aboveground mineshafts are actually pretty common in the mesa biome, so they're a great way to get better loot without having to mine. It might be worth a shot having a look if the mesa has any more of them. You could also get iron by murdering the iron golems >:)
murdering the golems is an entire challenge tho
So in regard to the weird mineshaft around 10min in - In the mesa biomes (big hills of red clay usually next to deserts or savannahs) it is possible for there to be a mineshaft spawn in at higher levels, usually with parts of it or most of it exposed to the surface! They can be pretty dangerous with all of the poison spiders running about, but they have some pretty decent loot! If you continue playing in this area then I would also keep an eye out for any desert temples since you can lure a creeper in to open up the pit for you to enter, just as long as you have enough blocks to staircase out again and don't touch the pressure plate in the centre. You also passed a jungle biome in your boat that may contain a temple with loot in it too, just beware of the traps inside since you can't cheat and mine yourself around them. :)
Kevin: No mining allowed
Also Kevin: accidentally "mines" grass 13 seconds in while trying to murder.
Me: it doesn't count cuz the murder part.
@now you know no one cares
@@randomperson6004 its a bot lmao, just report it and move on
Would definitely like to see this one made into a series.
I recommend building a shield. Putting your shield up completely nullifies the blast from a creeper, so you can more accurately and safely choose where they explode
This kinda turns the game... really interesting, in a way. Because it forces you _way more_ to travel, explore faraway places, loot, and take risks.
This is def one of my favorite minecraft challenges yet! Very entertaining :) Would love more
i absolutely love the fact that you dont know everything about the game, adds a level of "chillness" amidst the regular chaos of your videos. Keep it up my friend.
I absolutely want to see you beat the game in this world with these rules, those landscapes are crazy!
Imagine Kevin goes through this as a series, gets to the End after struggling so hard, and it's one of the underground spawns with no way out.
i mean tnt
Man, I just love Kevin. He’s so cool.
Please continue this I want to see you complete the game I love these Minecraft challenges
I suppose it is technically possible to complete the game like this. Would probably take ages, getting the obsidian is pure luck with blacksmith and portal chests, and getting to the stronghold would probably take hours of creeper explosions unless you get super lucky, but other than that getting eyes of ender are as easy as ever
There are Plenty of Seeds where There are Exposed end Portals
@@dr.blockcraft6633 but the one hes on probably isnt. You realize hes already started and hes not going to restart on a new seed, the seed has already been selected and cant be changed now.
You could use lava and water buckets to make a portal too
@@pyromaniac000000 he could also try finding a stronghold connected to a cave, i remember seeing that stuff a lot. also he doesnt need obsidian to make the portal he just needs water and lava buckets and a 2 minute tutorial
oh wait he doesnt need a cave system or creepers i forgot tnt exists haha
“Do you want to walk into fire? That sounds really fun!” That’s my brain to me this entire week (3 exams in one day!!!!) Thanks for all the laughs even in trying times, Kevo ♥️
The mineshaft you found above ground is “common” but only in the biome you were in. It’s still rare, just not as much in that area.
Kevin!! If you continue this playthrough: you can use a bucket of water to harvest crops without destroying the tilled soil. This can also work with breaking grass/weeds for seeds, which you could put in a composter for bone meal and grow crops faster.
This!! Except would using the bucket to put down and pick it up count as a "mining" action?
its so entertaining watching your challenges in minecraft and seeing you come up with creative work arounds for it ^_^
"It started as a joke but now we're here."
-most of Kevin's videos
Please play more of this challenge. It's so interesting to watch you overcome the obstacles you've set, and you've gotten off to a fantastic start, it would be a shame to end it now!
For someone who enjoys locking people in his basement, Kevin sure loves putting himself through hell with these challenges...
Penance
Yes... "Kevin" is putting himself through this. No coercion from a malevolent overlord going on at all.
Obviously he's a switch :p
Quatsch nit
Loving these challenges! Staying in a village might be a good strategy; it will spawn you golems for protection, which will eventually drop you iron when dying! Also, free use of a furnace in blacksmith house, not to mention beds. I hope you continue this one :)
This is such an interesting challenge, it would be great to see a whole series of it
I'm so glad to see Kevin posting. I'm very depressed right now and I desperately need a distraction.
Have a good time (of day or night wherever you are) everyone! I hope we all will have " tomorrow" to enjoy 🙂
"Keep on keeping on."
Same and I'm still depressed
Hey, how are you doing these days?
@@mildlymarvelous the same as then, but more tired. At least it's stable 🫠
@@wandauriel I’m sorry to hear that. I completely understand being tired and depressed all the time. But yeah, at least it isn’t getting worse.
Even though it's already been said, loving these challenges!
"can you play Minecraft without Mining"... That's like asking "can Kevin not be a psychopath" it's impossible but it's fun to see Kevin try
14:31 the reason it's not catching on fire it's because it's a husk
Husk's are special zombies that only spawn in deserts
They DONT catch on fire
And if one bite's you...
You get the hunger effect
This seed is actually amazing like it looks so pretty in some parts and it has so many wierd spawns and places, Kevin needs to give us this seed.
The land-level mineshafts are only generated in the mesa (or badlands as its called in-game)
Pretty lucky nonetheless though
Badlands biomes are pretty rare, but all of the stuff you found in it is pretty common in that biome.
Thanks I was looking for an explanation
“This will be the hardest challenge yet” me remembering the guy that beat Minecraft without breaking blocks, left clicking, or jumping.
Was that toycat? I know he's done minecraft challenges like that
nah this one is harder
link?
After doing some thinking i've come to the realization that beating the game without breaking a single block is possible. I'm writing this to describe how.
Optimizing your block getting strategy is very important. Personally I'd recommend trying to get gravel and sand with creepers. Then kill creepers for gunpowder, or you can find some in chests. Make TONS of TNT, the more the better. TNT will be our way of mining, however to light it we need a tool. I'm not sure if exploded gravel can drop flint, though you could just find flint and steel in chests.
For the nether you need to run around and look for ruined portals, pray for obsidian and eventually you'll have enough for a portal. You could also find the stuff in random chests.
The end will probably be the most annoying part, especially getting to it. You need to throw eyes of ender to find it, and then bomb your way down. Once you eventually find the portal after some navigation and explosions you will simply need place a bed to set your spawnpoint. Then you just have to put in your eyes of ender and hop in.
Fighting the dragon will go as normal, you can use a bow to knockout the healing crystals. You can also use the bed trick if you're experienced with it.
When going to the end bring lots of tnt and or creepers too. If the end spawn is underground you cannot get out without breaking blocks so you may have to blow it up.
You can just make the obsidian with lava and water in the right spots to complete the nether portal frame.
Kevin has such great, creative strategies when it comes to these challenges.
Can we bring back military genius?
Ahhh, now we just need a no crafting challenge, and finally, a no mining or crafting challenge to properly complete the trilogy 😌
Kevin, this series of videos you've been making are on of the little things that make my bad days better.
Absolutely, do a full playthrough without ever mining.
About the strange things starting at 8:00
Kevin, what you found is one of those wasteland biomes (or I think it’s called wasteland or something like that; personally, I just like to call it the red sand biome or the Wild West biome). It’s fairly rare compared to other biomes, and the neat things about this biome is that abandoned mine-shafts are EXTREMELY common and can spawn about anywhere, plus gold ore is much more common there (not that you’d be able to get it with this challenge, lol).
Hey Kevin, I can highly recommend Optifine for lighting, it'll allow you to have light when torch is in your hand rather than having to place it to get the light!
"This might be the stupidest idea I've had so far"
Kevin setting a new bar
I need to know how it's stupid are you saying it's not possible? Honestly think it might be possible might take forever but still think it's possible thanks to creepers exploding ,iron golems can drop iron, he hasnt fished yet but I think that could also help him because he cant make books to get enchants because of the paper situation . Honestly this challenge is intriguing not stupid but I'm still pretty new so just wondering why it's stupid to you ? Genuinely just curious
@@alexaapocalypse7058 didn't say was stupid, I was quoting what Kevin said and adding to the joke
actually think it's a neat challenge might even try it myself
9:05 so sad you didn't say oh well. But great video thanks as always.
I think this is the bit of joy the world needed today, thanks Kevin.
Yes! Part two would be awesome! This would make a great series, and you're already creating strategy XD
The badlands biome often has ground level mineshafts like that, along with numerous spider spawners. They're really fun to find. I've come across a lot of them, so I don't think they're any rarer than the biome itself.
Also, instead of placing torches and being unable to get them back, hold on in your left hand!
This challenge was especially fun! I’d love to see more of this as a series (I feel like you’ll come up with even more creative strategies as you go)!😄
I was playing Minecraft, got this notification, and stopped everything I was doing to watch Kevin play.
I would like to see more of this challenge. I think it's very possible to beat the game without mining. Finding gold to trade with piglins in the nether will probably be necessary though
12:41 "Why do you guys love BREAD so much" as he steals every loaf
These Minecraft challenges are so enjoyable
boats are considered entities iirc so you can break them....also get a water bucket since you can break a few blocks indirectly that way like torches and cobwebs
I feel like "I'm not allowed to mine" would be a challenge that - to me - would only apply to literal mining. Like if you have to use a pick to get it then you can't "mine" it. Chopping down trees - digging dirt, and farming shouldn't have counted. This is just my personal opinion though. This was more of a "Minecraft but I'm not allowed to hit any blocks."
FYI you can also obtain stone by exploding creepers near it
I’d love to see a full series of this! A “no crafting” series or one off would also be super cool!
I would love to see this turned into a series to see how far you can possibly get. Love your content Kevin!
Just judging by the title lemme say, rip to all the poor villagers Kevin comes across during this challenge
I’d really like to know how he got out of that hole he fell in without breaking any blocks lol
Me too
Probably the wool he got from the sheep
@@ACraziMonki doesent add up, if you count every sheep he kills, the same amount of wool will be in his inventory before and after
"I'm not sure how I'll get iron without breaking anything."
Kevin's soul: I guess I'm irrelevant.
Loved it. I'd binge watch an entire series on this concept. More, Kevin.
The exposed mineshafts are common in the badlands biome (the one with red sand), but the badlands biome itself is kinda rare.
I didn’t want to say anything, buuuuutttt 0:28. GRASS💀
Day 188 of asking Kevin to play Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey
4:11 just gonna ignore how he got out lol
Was searching for this comment!
Also Kevin, if you place three blocks beneath you, you can kill the Iron Golems in the villages without being hurt, normally giving you 3-5 iron ingots (and a rose sometimes!)
I’d love to see more of this it would make an amazing series
Mentions he has years of Minecraft experience, sees a dessert village: "Dessert stronghold!"
4:10 he falls down a shaft, immediately cuts forward to being out of the shaft so he doesn’t have to admit that he had to mine to get out
He may have had blocks to place, or gone into creative mode. I find it hard to believe he sat there punching blocks for the 10-20 mins it would take.
11:21 😂😂😂
Completely support more of these videos, it was such a rollercoaster of highs and lows, a classic Kevin adventure
Ive been watching Kevin's videos for the last 4 years. Still my favorite RUclipsr by a long shot. I love his minecraft videos. Jim Pickens is my fictional idol.