Speedrunning Tutorial: Part 2

This lecture focuses on speedrunning in the Nether of Minecraft, emphasizing strategies to locate Bastions and Fortresses efficiently.

Key Objectives:

• Locate a Bastion for obtaining ender pearls.
• Acquire blaze rods from a Fortress.

Finding Bastions:

Entity Scanning Technique:

• Use the F3 screen to locate Bastions by observing entity counts.
• F3 Screen Insights:
  • Top left shows the entity count.
  • Right side of the slash = entities in loaded area.
  • Left side of the slash = entities in view.
• Strategy:
  • High entity counts in a direction suggest a Bastion.
  • Reduce FOV to pinpoint entity spikes.

Video Settings:

• Set entity distance to 500% in options.

Bastion Mob Load Order:

• Bastion mobs load before regular mobs.
• Pause game upon entering the Nether to see mob load direction.

Render Distance Adjustment:

• Adjust render distance to determine proximity.
• Turn down to 10 chunks to identify closer Bastions.

Quadrant System:

• Bastions spawn based on a quadrant pattern centered around coordinates (0,0).
• Avoid X and Z axes; move diagonally towards quadrants.

Navigation Tips:

• Use coordinates (X, Y, Z) for navigation.
• Higher Nether terrain is generally more open.

Bastion Types and Features:

• Bridge Bastion: Characterized by a massive bridge and pig-face structure.
• Treasure Bastion: Recognized by large treasure boxes and lava features.
• Stables Bastion: Features stables and hoglin spawns.
• Housing Bastion: Two towers and housing units.

Practice Map:

• Recommended practice via downloadable map.
• Utilize creative mode for practice.
• Focus on recognizing Bastion patterns and features.

Routing the Bastions:

Bridge Bastion:

• Collect gold blocks from bridge sections.
• Use gold to distract and gather piglins for trade.
• Prioritize gathering crying obsidian, obsidian, and string.

Treasure Bastion:

• Start at gold blocks on the bridge.
• Create piglin hole at top of towers for efficient trading.

Housing Bastion:

• Start at bottom or top based on lava presence.
• Utilize routes through the towers for safe navigation and gold block collection.

Stables Bastion:

• Assess for good/bad gaps for gold availability.
• Focus on the middle section for efficient trade and safety.

Fortress Finding:

• Use the F3 pie chart to locate spawners.
• Adjust render distance for accurate spawner detection.
• Fortress Navigation:
  • Follow balconies and staircase directions to central lava feature.
  • Transition from closed to open sections for blaze spawners.

Combat and Safety:

• Equip fire resistance potions.
• Use pillar techniques to avoid wither skeletons.
• Optimize blaze spawner environments for efficient rod collection.

Summary:

• Mastery of Bastions and Fortresses is pivotal for Nether success.
• Practice with various strategies and maps is essential.
• Future lessons will cover the journey to the End and defeating the Ender Dragon.