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Minecraft – Adventures in Direwolf20 – Lich Castle Twilight Forest – Episode 7

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One of the things we discovered in the last episdode of Adventures in Direwolf20 was the Lich Castle in the Twilight Forest. We explored some the last time we were there, but today I decided that I want to got a little further and see what kind of trouble I can get into as I go further into the castle.

Once into the center of the tower (this tower, there seems to be a bunch), there is a giant spiral staircase that goes to the top. All along the way, there are mobs and spawners. Also, lots of side rooms with more spawners, and some treasures.

After clearing out a lot of zombies, skeletons, spiders and those flying books, we get towards the top and see a room with a glass floor. At this point, I have the energy bar for the Lich King on my screen, so I know he is close by. I poked my head up and got attacked by a lot of different things, my health dropped and I got scared. My bags were full and I didn’t want to lose it all. I will come back another time with just the goal of going after the Lich.

I head down to the floor, setup a linking book and get the hell out of there!

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Minecraft – Adventures in Direwolf20 – More Twilight Forest – Episode 6

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In this episode of Adventures in Direwolf20, I decided to take another trip back to the Twilight Forest. I feel like there is a lot more there for me to discover.

Before heading out, though, I make a quick stop at a new contraption that Undead has setup at our base. It is a leather and beef harvesting machine. Through the clever use of some water, lava, pipes, sorting boxes and, of course, a cow spawner, we are able to harvest literally unlimited amounts of beef and leather.

Once in the Twilight Forest, my discoveries are indeed exciting. First cool thing I came across was what appears to be a glass or ice wall. If I bust part of it, it pours water out, but will freeze again shortly. I climbed to the top of the wall, only to find a ton of penguins! They are just milling around, not really doing much. I realize that this must be a glacier.

After the glacier, I keep heading out and run into a really strange ‘void’ in the ground. I am pretty sure this is some sort of glitch, but maybe not. The glitch will not let me past the area, but it appears as though there are zombies floating around in it. The void extends all the way down to the bedrock. After a while, I just decided to move on, go around it.

The next thing I found, I still have to research. Basically, a giant ram in some sort of stone courtyard. Not sure what to do here, so I killed it. Probably NOT what I was supposed to do. (if anyone knows the point of this one, please comment below).

The final discovery was another Lich Castle. I explore a little, but realizing that my inventory is full, I decide it is time to head back. I whipped out my linking book and zipped out of there.

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Minecraft – Adventures in Direwolf20 – Mystcraft: Ages – Episode 5

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In a past episode, we traveled very briefly to another ‘age’ to rescue Undead. Ages are essentially other dimensions that we can explore. They are part of the Mystcraft mod.

In this episode of Adventures of Direwolf20, we decided to go explore one of these ‘ages’ first hand. This ‘age’ was created by Undead and he has a little base set up already. When we first arrive here, we are in a gigantic underground cave system with an abundance of ores visible all over the place. One could spend a very long time mining down here. Of course, I am usually a little more entertained when I am exploring around, so naturally I look around. After fighting off a few mobs and seeing that the underground area is very much the same all over, I decide it is time to see if there is a surface to explore.

It is raining when I get to the surface and I almost immediately receive a slowness and nausea effect on my character. Purely by chance, I realize that standing under cover (and being protected from the rain) the effects wear off. I also surfaced by a strange group of statues that surround a chest. Once I get close, I come under attack by some strange beads of light that can shoot energy beams at me. Not sure what these are, but they are tough to catch and kill (if not impossible…). So, instead of trying to kill them, I create a little shelter for myself and grab the chest.

Keep watching to see what else I find up here on this very messed up surface area.

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Minecraft – Adventures in Direwolf20 – To the RESCUE!! – Episode 4

So, late last night, I received a text message from Undead stating that he was trapped in another “age” on a 4×4 platform. He had transported himself off to some other dimension, but had forgotten to bring a linking book with him to get back to home base (or anywhere for that matter).

In this episode of Adventures in Direwolf20, I go to rescue him. I also get a first hand look at some other aspects of the Mystcraft mod that is included in the Direwolf20 pack. Ages are essentially other dimensions to explore.

From the Feed the Beast Wiki

In the context of Mystcraft, an Age is a new dimension players can explore, similar to the Overworld, Nether or The End in vanilla Minecraft. Unlike those dimensions, however, Ages have a wide range of possibilities. Players can find themselves in a Skylands age as pictured, or in an endless ocean with giant trees sprouting from the water. Advanced players can even write their own ages.

As you can see in the video, when I get to the Age that Undead is trapped in, I immediately start taking poison damage. Undead later confirms that some Ages can be unstable as was the case with this one.

Now I have one more thing to start playing with – Ages – hopefully I don’t get trapped myself.

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Minecraft – Adventures in Direwolf20 – Exploring – Episode 3

In this episode of Adventures in Direwolf20 – I decided to partake in one of the great joys of Minecraft – EXPLORING! I set out from our base only to realize that our base appears to be an island (or largely surrounded by water, I haven’t gone every direction yet). So, I craft up some boats and go for a little pleasure cruise.

My first stop is at a nearby little island that has an interesting statue. Not exactly sure what these are for (I am sure some mod), I jump out and start digging. I found a little cave system, some ores and what not. When I came back up, I realized the sun had set and this little island has become infested with things wanting to kill me. After battling for a while, I made a break for my boat and continue on my journey.

The next thing I found is a little coastal front village. Quite a few structures and a few villagers wandering about. Once the sun sets, the zombies set in and it becomes pretty unsafe here.

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Minecraft – Adventures in Direwolf20 – Twilight Forest – Episode 2

In this episode of Adventures in Direwolf20, me and Undead decide to take an adventure into the Twilight Forest. The Twilight Forest can be reached via a special portal. The portal is created by putting a 2×2 area of water on the ground, surround with flowers or mushrooms and then drop a diamond into the pool. The video picks up right after we entered the forest. As you can see, it placed us up in a tree, so keep that in mind for finding a way back after you are done exploring (or had enough pain…).

Once we port in, Undead sets up a book of tranporation (not sure if that is the real name), that allows us to easily port between home and the Twilight forest (without having to climb that tree). After that, we head off and explore the area. The first exciting thing we find is the hedge maze, which I proceed to die multiple times in. The mob spawners are quite brutal inside and the mobs are strong. Not to mention the fact that the walls of the hedge are barbed with thorns, which took me a while to realize. After the hedge, we head outside and run into a group of King Spiders. Not sure exactly what these are (I didn’t get a good look), but basically something is riding on the back of giant spiders, shooting something at us. Of course, it killed me.

Undead was quite pleased that we found some Rubber Trees. Not sure what we will use these for, but I am sure it will be helpful in all the mechanical stuff Undead has been doing at our home base.

The final bit of excitement was a quick trip into the Lich’s Castle. We didn’t make it more than a few rooms before we decided to take a break. I have come to the realization that going to the Twilight Forest without any armor is a really bad idea. Next time I will be prepared and hopefully not die so quickly.

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