Hermitcraft 9: Episode 38 – BANNED!

Now I’m pretty sure I got rid of you last episode. So… Either you’re magic or someone’s planted you in here. I see how this is gonna go. We’re actually gonna make this target block do something now. Oh! Scared ya! Ehm… That didn’t, actually. But I do- I do know how to scare Mumbo.

I actually have a fantastic idea on how to scare Mumbo using a target block but it takes some setting up and using a mechanic we only kind of have access to on the Hermitcraft server. So I’m gonna have to put this away for a bit

Because there’s gonna be a little bit of set-up involved. Not a lot! But enough to make this a small waiting game. It’s been a bit strange on the server lately because I haven’t seen Mumbo since the last time we had a reunion. However, every time I log in, there is some progress.

I’ve seen a pig here. Would you call this progress? There’s also this weird purple room? I’m like trying to piece together what Mumbo’s done with his episodes lately and I got to tell ya, it’s not easy. There’s a pig and a purple room and over here he has made-

Oh my copper hasn’t done very well, has it? It has barely aged at all. But down here I have seen that he’s done some actual base building progress. Here look, he’s got the bottom of his base done. So that bit, that bit I can tell what he’s done with his episodes.

Oh Mumbo… Hold on. Let me investigate this for a second. Is this a… Oh look. One two three, one two. I’ve been playing Minecraft for so long now I can spot a one block off mess a mile away. See look, one two, one two and he’s just done one of these

One too long. Hold on, we can verify this very easily. I believe this is supposed to be centered. One, two, three, four, five. One, two, three, four, five. One, two, three, four, five. And this will be one, two, three, four. He has done did messed up

A tiny little bit by the looks of things because I believe this- This should be here. That looks the center to me. You know Mumbo is pretty oblivious? Do you think he’ll notice? Is this intent- This can’t be intentional. Do you reckon he’ll even notice if we fixed it?

You know what? I needed a reason not to do anymore work to my base, so I’m gonna work on Mumbo’s for a minute. The procrastination is genuinely quite annoying for everyone involved and I got to tell you, I’m gonna do this but I do have to tell you something

That I have actually made some decent progress to the base. I’ve been like chiseling away at it. But anyway, let’s get this sorted and I think it’s probably easiest if I work from this way first. Wah! Wah! Aahhh-haha! Okay, so now we’re at the crucial point.

Look, all square all the way up to here and now we just have to bring this forward one more block. It happens to the best of us. All I need now is a bit of cyan terracotta to bring this thing into completion. And there we go.

Let’s take a little look from up high. That is more like it. That makes my symmetry senses way happier. That is perfect. Of course, I don’t know whether that was an intentional asymmetry there but I’m gonna go with no because normally it’s not. You don’t normally have

A completely symmetrical build and just think “Ah you know what?” “I’m just gonna make the floor not.” Actually you know what? That does sound like Mumbo. So it’s weird at the moment because Mumbo has been online doing progress with pigs and purple rooms and stuff but I’ve not seen him!

I have actually been on the server. You probably can’t tell but I have been whittling away, chiseling away at the base. There’s been quite a few more additions. I’ve finished off this tower here, I’ve added this little bit, I’ve added here a little bridge but the most progress has been

To the back of- I’ve been logging on for 5 minutes at the time every few hours and just placing a few blocks and before you knew it, I’m basically pretty much there. But there is some brilliant news. I’ve made some rather big decisions. One of which is to build more rocks.

More rocks! I did promise myself that I wasn’t gonna make more rocks but I feel like it’s needed. You see this? This giant overhang? Forget the back of the base, it’s the bottom that needs some attention. I think we need another rock up here

So that it gives it a bit more support because there’s nothing there. There’s absolutely nothing. And another big decision, you’re gonna be so proud of me. You’re gonna be really proud of me. This mess has been my life for season nine because I know if I ever attempt

To make a storage system I don’t bother with it. Even if I own one, I won’t use it. So here’s what is gonna happen. I’m gonna lean into this. A few episodes ago I started digging this hole for no reason and I just didn’t stop. I think subconsciously

Maybe I knew what this big old indent is gonna be for. This- This indent is going to be my storage system. I’m just gonna decorate it with some rocks and stuff like it’s a big storage crater and I’m gonna pile everything into there with some kind of organisation.

At least to begin with and then it will become just the dumping ground, it’s gonna look like a bit of a crater. I’ve never been so excited about storage before! I’m actually just accepting I have no storage and then ironically making storage from having no storage.

Because this is just in shambles and it’s consistently growing and getting worse. But to make these rocks, I’m gonna have to take this build, this save, and then make the rocks with VoxelSniper because I use some building tools in order to get these really nice shapes.

I don’t think I could ever achieve this by hand. But before I forget, I’m gonna turn my attention back to this mysterious target block. Does anybody actually know where this came from? Because I genuinely don’t and now- Oh see, look? I’m just dumping stuff again. I’m gonna sort this target block

Before I forget. Also does this pig have a name? I feel like this pig needs a name. Mumbo’s probably already named it so ehm… He can change this if he needs to. Mumbo’s Hog… So we’re gonna call him “Mog”. Mog, progress. We’re gonna go do what I need to do

In order to make this happen. So be right back. Mumbo is actually online right now. Passing ships in the night. I’ve logged back on, guess who’s here? It’s Mumbo, he’s not here, he’s actually at somewhere else- I don’t know where. How do you get in his base? I need to get in,

I need to place the target block. It’s a very quick set-up. But how do you- Let me in! Let me in!! How do you do it? Do you have to fire an arrow at something over here? Secret button? I actually- Why is it not that easy? Why is it not easy?

Guys, I found a way in. Oh oh. Ooohhh. Looks like- Is Mumbo a fan of Hotguy? [laughs] When was this added? No, focus up, focus up. Right. Yes good, there is space underneath here so we can set this up. And then we just put it back as it was

And we get out of here. Okay well there’s an easy button on the way out but you need a button on the way in, Mumbo. This only falls apart if Mumbo is muted because it won’t work. It will say at the bottom that custom audio doesn’t work when you’re deafened or whatever.

So all we got to do is kind of hang around and get him to be unmuted. My- My copper! I guess this means it aged a little bit too slowly. I know you weren’t gonna steal my copper. Were you Mumbo? There’s no way that this copper would have ended up

Anywhere but my base. I- [sputters] Mumbo! Oh man, it didn’t even age. All of it! There’s so little of this that aged. Now, here he is. See, this is the problem. Muted. [laughs] [laughs] [BOTH laugh] [MUMBO] You caught me at a weird spot okay?

[GRIAN] Wait wait wait. Move side to side like left to right. Without- Yeah just like “A” and “D”. [MUMBO] Okay okay, you do realise this is hard for me? I’m not that coordinated. [GRIAN laughs] [MUMBO] I really wanna know what this looks like.

[GRIAN] It’s the fact you’re holding some weird items. Here I’ll show you. [MUMBO] Oh that’s weird! It’s like a a wrist breaker. [GRIAN] Euh! Euh! [MUMBO] This is bizarre. [GRIAN] Well, I’m glad you got your symmetry fixed. [MUMBO] Yeah, did you do that? Who was that?

[GRIAN] I just spotted it. I just assumed that you were going for a one block center. [MUMBO] [laughs] Yeah no, I was like I mean, at the end of my episode I rage quit and then I came back and it honestly it felt like a fever dream,

I wasn’t actually sure what happened. [GRIAN] I’ve been enjoying the decor in your base. [MUMBO] What the- Which type? What are you talking about here? Are you talking about the- The Scar posters? [GRIAN] No, I was just talking about the general vibe in there, you know.

[MUMBO] Have you done anything to it? [GRIAN] I was talking about the Scar poster. [MUMBO] Okay. [BOTH laugh] [GRIAN] Let’s go and have a look. I need to know how to get into your base, that’s number one. [MUMBO] Hang on. Hang on. But is there a contract on this?

[GRIAN] I’ve broken into your base many a time but where is the button? [MUMBO] It’s just this button here. [GRIAN] Oh it’s the front door bell! [MUMBO] It’s the most obvious button of all of them. [GRIAN] Real- It’s the door bell?! [MUMBO] Yeah, but you have to time it really well

So you just have to kind of run over and then stand on this. [GRIAN] Oh! [MUMBO] Yeah. [GRIAN] Oh I like that. [MUMBO] That’s pretty satisfying, isn’t it? [GRIAN] Oh I like that. [MUMBO] Okay, so now that we’re stood next to- next to these posters is there anything else- [GRIAN] You haven’t noticed?

[MUMBO] What? What haven’t I noticed? [GRIAN] I mean… [MUMBO] I’m scared now! What? [GRIAN] I’m surprised. [MUMBO] But… [GRIAN] [laughs] You honestly can’t see it? [MUMBO] No, what is it? [GRIAN] I feel like just leaving you to it then. [MUMBO] But I’m so confused. What have you-

Have you fixed something in my base? [GRIAN] No. [MUMBO] Have you changed something? [GRIAN] Maybe. We’ve been playing a little game. And now I feel like I’ve been playing this game alone. [MUMBO] Is it- [GRIAN] You what?! [MUMBO] What?! [GRIAN] You just looked right at it! [MUMBO] What do I look at?

I don’t know what- Oh! Oh. [GRIAN laughs] [MUMBO] Oh no. [MUMBO] What does it do, Grian? Grian, what does this do? [GRIAN] Well, that’s a part of the fun, isn’t it? Right, I’ll see you later. [MUMBO] I- Oh gosh. [GRIAN] Ow. Ow! Ow! [MUMBO laughs] [GRIAN] Are you gonna do it?

[MUMBO] Pardon? [GRIAN] Are you gonna do it? [GRIAN] Do it! [GRIAN] Do it! [MUMBO] Hang on, hang on. [MUMBO] Here’s the thing, I don’t have a bow. So could you lend me your bow? [GRIAN] Okay. Are you gonna do it? He is gonna do it. [MUMBO] I feel like- [GRIAN] No Mumbo. Hmm.

[MUMBO] Is this a- I mean- Should I do it? My bow is primed. [GRIAN] Okay but- [TNT sizzling] [MUMBO] What?! OH! Grian!! [JUKEBOX GRIAN] Pew pew! Pghh! Ahh explosions! [GRIAN laughs] [MUMBO] What?! [GRIAN laughs] [MUMBO] I got so confused. I thought you were saying that and then you started laughing. [GRIAN] I know!

I now realise that it was completely pointless me making that disc because I could’ve done the noises. I could’ve just done it live. [MUMBO] Oh does it not do it again? [GRIAN] It is a one time thing. You can’t ignite TNT twice. [MUMBO] That was-

[GRIAN] Are you actually- I actually saw you panic. [MUMBO] Yeah, I literally almost fell off my chair. So thanks for that. Thanks for that. It’s been a difficult day enough already. I’ve been working on this farm and now I think that my little base, the one place that is safe,

Was gonna get exploded. This is ridiculous. Just so you know, be prepared, alright? [GRIAN] You can keep that disc though. That’s yours. That’s a present. [MUMBO] So that’s mine forever? [GRIAN] Yeah that’s yours. [MUMBO] Well that’s excellent. [MUMBO] But yeah, prepare yourself because I mean, when I come up with something,

I have no ideas right now but when I do come up with something, [MUMBO] you best believe. [GRIAN] Oh yeah? [MUMBO] It’s on its way. [GRIAN] Alright, I’ll wait. Unfortunately I had to be there- Ow! Unfortunately I had to be there for that one and I realised that I completely undermined

The prank by being there but otherwise you saw him! He muted! He was gonna do it by himself and he muted up. And then it wouldn’t have worked so I had to be there. But it worked out, we still- we still got him to panic a little bit and that’s-

That’s what the whole target block shenanigans is about. You know, one of these days, the double bluff is just not gonna work because I feel like me and Mumbo are gonna just – we’re gonna immediately just shoot the target block

And eventually we’re actually just gonna blow up each other’s bases. I’ve chiseled away a little bit more and look, we’ve got ourselves a lovely detailed back of the base. There’s just one little section right there that needs doing and actually, I’m gonna call that done. That’s really strange.

You know? I thought it would be a bit more climactic but it’s more of the anti kind. I’m super happy with how the whole thing is looking and this new approach to building the base has made it a lot more digestible for me. But we actually need

To head over to the other side of Hermitcraft because there’s about to be a small- Wow. I know I get distracted easily but that’s something else entirely. Are they- real? How has Scar done this? And why? Do they hurt? They’re not real. This is bizarre. And it could have something to do

With that. I haven’t been in the perimeter since the incident out of shear fear. But a few episodes ago me and Scar caused- [laughs] Me and Scar had a little accident- [laughs] Oh! -had a little accident and now we’re banned from- [laughs] We’re banned from the perimeter

Or at least, I think we’re just banned from this bit. We’re not allowed to go in the tunnel bore anymore. To be fair, I think everyone’s base should have one of these just in case because everyone keeps building machines that can be broken with two- Oh!

-that can be broken with two clicks of a button. What?! It’s times like this I wish I had a face cam because my jaw just sort of hit the floor. What in goodness gracious maple syrup covered waffle is going on here? How? How did he move the withers? How has he contained them?

Why are they floating? How did he know exactly where they needed to go? Why is everything made of diamond ore? And more importantly, how do they fit in those tiny quarter of a block hole? And then how do they end up over there? I am gobsmacked. This is actually insane.

That’s got to be what’s happening. There’s some sort of glitchery going on that’s causing this graffiti of Scar’s base. I may have walked in on something here. Poor Scar, I just- Mmm. Hopefully that’s- Hopefully Doc’s realised that it was actually Scar’s fault and not mine

Because I may have had like a small portal thing going on but I didn’t get anything like that. Man, you really don’t wanna- If there’s anyone man’s tunnel bore you don’t wanna blow up, it’s his. Wow, I haven’t been over this side in so long there’s two new buildings

Which I think must be dedicated to TCG in some way. No, these look entirely different. I don’t know what this is but I’m late for our appointment to blow up this thing down here. Underneath Joe’s pinball machine is a giant area which they wanna explode. Ooh! Big explosions!

[CUB] Have you got insurance on this place? How is insurance on this place in case something goes wrong? [GRIAN] This is a big boom, this is a big boom. [IMPULSE] Yeah, here we go! [CUB] Are we going? [GRIAN] Oh I already went. Uh-oh. [CUB] Go go go go go!

[IMPULSE] I didn’t miss a shot! [CUB] Three for three! [GRIAN] Oh that’s the sound of progress. Yes! [IMPULSE] Middle needs some love, middle needs some love. [X] Here we go, all the way. [IMPULSE] Feeling it, feeling it. [GRIAN] Yes! [IMPULSE] Oh there’s diamonds down there! [JOE] Not for long!

Go for it! Scramble! [GRIAN] Diamonds? [IMPULSE] Grian’s going. [GRIAN] Where are the diamonds? [IMPULSE] Oh there we go, good shot. [GRIAN] Oh! Diamonds! [IMPULSE] You got ’em. Careful, TNT is going! [GRIAN] No it’s not, you’ll never get me. It’s worth it! [CUB] I’m going in, I’m going in.

Oh I don’t have my stuff. Ahhh! [GRIAN laughs] [CUB] It’s all good, it’s all good. I had the totem. [IMPULSE] You popped the totem? [CUB] Yeah yeah. [IMPULSE] Party poppers. [GRIAN] I thought this might happen with the left overs. Fire in the hole! Fire in the hole!

[JOE] Okay, I’m out. [GRIAN] Wooo! [GRIAN] Yeah, see that’s how you do it. Got to get that chain reaction going. Well, I think you made a good dent in this. [JOE] Yeah! [GRIAN] Not too bad. Well, that was a quick stop off to help out a Hermit.

You don’t have to ask me twice to help with a giant excavation like that. Needed slightly more TNT. Now he’s got a bit of clean up to do but that was a pretty impressive explosion. Not gonna lie. So, if you don’t know, Mumbo has gone ahead

And had built the button like in season seven again. I built Grumbot like in season seven and he has built the button like in season seven. So a return to the button. So this is it, this is the button. And the longer you leave this, the more reward you get

But that’s not all, if you manage to get the yellow, red or purple, you get a crown as well as diamonds which is excellent and I’ve heard from a very reliable source that if you get the purple crown, you get to be Mumbo’s best friend and I don’t care about the diamonds

But I need me that purple crown for reasons. It’s actually incredible quite how much has been going on in the server lately. And I think that’s where it leaves me. I’ve been chiseling away at my base. Now is the time to take it away on my private server

And start working on some more rocks to get this thing a little bit better integrated into the land and then- and like I said earlier, try and get this storage area complete. So, that is it for today’s video. I’ve had a blast today actually. Catching up with everything, seeing some really weird stuff

And- oh spoilers. Actually should I tell- I’ve been planning something for quite a few weeks now and I… I… I don’t wanna spoil it. Actually I don’t wanna spoil it. I’m gonna wait and- Yes, it’s got something to do with this. Goodbye.