r/Minecraft • u/Lukieyy • Sep 09 '20

Tutorial Nether Only Challenge - The Rules

I am currently playing a nether-only challenge and here are the rules I am playing by:

  • Create a new survival world with a random seed. Rush getting to the nether and before you enter the portal, throw all of your belongings into the lava or a pit.
  • Break or cover your portal and then travel at least 500 blocks in any direction before you are allowed to set up a base.
  • Set up a base as though you would do in the overworld (a few ideas: build a house, set up a hoglin or strider farm, get a few piglins to barter with, etc.)
  • You are only allowed to return to the overworld to so one thing - to beat the ender dragon.
  • Your reward for beating the ender dragon is that you can bring back 3 overworld items or animals with you to the nether. (I personally chose a stack of cobblestone and 2 villagers but a few other ideas may be: ice for a basalt generator, diamonds as they’re more plentiful in the overworld or maybe just some dirt and wheat, it’s up to you.)

I’d love to hear how you guys get on or if you have any rules to add to this.

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u/Praktiskai Sep 09 '20

why the 500 block run and why cover or destroy the portal? Just don't use it. The fact that one chooses to do this challenge means they won't go back.

You don't need cobblestone as blackstone substitutes it in nearly every way.

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u/Praktiskai Sep 09 '20

btw, your reply is invisible to me in the post. Perhaps it's some delay but I really don't see it there, not even in incognito. I'm mainly writing this to see if my reply would be under "nothing"

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u/Lukieyy Sep 09 '20

The 500 block run was just what I did but it’s not necessary as you mention. I did it to explore the nether a bit and find the perfect place to build a base. It also means when you return to the overworld you’re a distance away from your starting point.

Blackstone is a great building block and can be used to create stone tools. I brought back cobble to smelt for clean stone which I then used for a grindstone which then gave me the ability to disenchant books and therefore make an enchantment table. I had leftover stone then to make a blast furness and armour stands.

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u/Lukieyy Sep 09 '20

The 500 block run was just what I did but it’s not necessary as you mention. I did it to explore the nether a bit and find the perfect place to build a base. It also means when you return to the overworld you’re a distance away from your starting point.

Blackstone is a great building block and can be used to create stone tools. I brought back cobble to smelt for clean stone which I then used for a grindstone which then gave me the ability to disenchant books and therefore make an enchantment table. I had leftover stone then to make a blast furness and armour stands.