Etho Plays Minecraft - Episode 591: The Desert Update

With the Minecraft v1.21.5, "Spring To Life" update coming out, we decide to terraform the desert area outside Sandy City. Most of the new blocks released work great in a desert setting so this allows us to check them out in a real application.

We also take some time to explore, collect, and discover how the new blocks work in the game.

[xdoggehh]

I don't think it's unfortunate that your world doesn't have an overarching theme. I think it's better that you aren't constrained by that, and I like that the 591 episodes make themselves apparent, and that you can see over a decade of history looking around the world.

[paashaas]

For years I wondered why all of the wells I found contained water, never lava. Today I learned desert wells never actually generated with lava, that was just Etho being Etho.

[fumiko]

11:25 absolutely keep the well! It’s history. I’d say blend it in but let it stay. It reminds me of small scattered old ruins that are scattered around deserts

[StuffandThings_]

Etho, don't fall prey to the modern Youtube tendencies of optimizing your content to be just aesthetically ideal and focused on showing results. We like the quirkiness of your world and how you build things, and it would be sad to lose that just for the sake of slightly better looking builds and quick gratification. There are a million other channels that do that. I've noticed you ever so slightly trending in this direction, so I just want to go out there and say, stick to your roots! Your style is a rare gem on Youtube these days.

[annaklaus]

Please leave the desert well. I'm one of the people you killed with it.

[DissonantSynth]

11:03 keep the desert well; I think it fits in nicely!

[Thrownace]

11:00 the well is here to stay! There needs to be some relics of the past.

[fisicalimite]

Physicist here :) Quantum Entanglement IS instant, but it does not convey information (meaning, you cannot send a message using it), hence it doesn't break the speed limit (relativity). Hope that helps! And hey, great Let's Play video Etho, we were missing those over here 😉

[ChuckyBalboaOnline]

Yo Etho I just realized - I am a grown ass man now, 32 years old. I’ve been watching your content since like what….. episode 6 into chocolate island?! it’s been so long and guess what: I still drop everything I am doing when you upload! New <3 Thank you so much for all the years man ❤

[juggernaut]

Haven't watched the whole video yet, but I think your world does have a theme, and that theme is 'evolution'. We get to see how one person went about creating in Minecraft over more than a decade, as the game changed. It's historical. We don't get to see that anywhere else at this scale. So I hope you don't remove anything you've done in this world, for the sake of posterity.

[DexTag]

1:47 Regarding the missing "theme" in the world or I guess it not being unified:
I'll say it would definitely be possible to blend things a bit together, as in that they don't randomly appear like they do there. But honestly speaking, I watch you now for...13 years? I only recall someone mentioned on Monkeyfarms video that him and you were the best builders. I checked you out, didn't like there is no texture pack and left, but some video caught my eye (I think it was Episode 110 where you build a cow fishing farm and yes I extra looked that up now). Rambling aside, one thing that has been consistent is that nothing feels too tied together. Like yes, the things have a use, even if the use is just looks or having fun, but since they aren't that connected it feels like a new adventure when something new is build. If there was only the man cave then yea it'd be still a ton of fun to expand and change it, but a new farm attached to it would also just be another part in the big cave. One of my favorite buildings were the amplified mountain village and the episode where IIRC you exploded all of it with TNT. This is so random but also just felt like visiting a new dimension within the same world.
So yea, I do get the complaint about it when building now, it probably feels a bit limiting and no matter how good it looks, there is something in the back sticking out, but it gives a unique feeling to the let's play.

[nestormenezes]

This intro never gets old. It's so simple but for years it was and will always be perfect ❤️

[JayCee]

I think "It might be too chaotic, I"m not sure" is *exactly* where you want your nature builds to be. absolutely gorgeous detailing and great variety but structured just enough to flow together without feeling artificial

[AndyAxolotl]

I'm here for you sprucing up the desert well, but it absolutely has to stay. That's a historical land mark, that is. Even if you swap out some of the blocks for updated ones to keep in line with new building doctrines, that lava well HAS to stay

[StuffandThings_]

Its nice to know that I'm not alone with obsessively researching random subjects and watching science Youtube for entertainment. I've gotten deep into so many miscellaneous subjects completely be accident. You never know when some obscure bit of knowledge will prove useful, and even if it doesn't its just so fun to be able to observe natural phenomena and understand what is going on. I also love all the obscure plant knowledge like cacti being edible (though do watch out for oxalate crystals, not all cacti are worth snacking on), its so nice to know that Etho actually appreciates botany, its super underrated.

[laurenssenj]

"Wake up babe, Ergo has uploaded"

[peachyraife]

Thank you for answering my partner's question as the Comment of the Day. We started yelling when we saw it pop-up. I'm glad it was such a thought-provoking question and I hope it leads to many rabbit holes for you (and not the kind you twist your ankles in, in England)! To say that quantum physics has changed our lives is an understatement. I hope you find many adventures as you dive into the world of the unknown! We love you, Etho! Keep up the great work in making your world fun. (You've also inspired a lot of physics enthusiasts to come out of the woodwork with that comment!)

[brendon]

1.21.5 has made worlds feel so much more natural. The particle effects, the dried leaves everywhere, the fallen trees!! its all incredible

[StanleyG]

It still feels super surreal hearing Etho with this high quality audio setup after watching quite a few of his older videos.

[emalieth]

I really love the "overgrown vegetation around the abandoned building" vibe. I think it's very fitting!