How to Speedrun Minecraft (overworld)

Summary

This tutorial video script offers an in-depth guide to Minecraft speedrunning, focusing on rapidly reaching the Nether. It explains the concept of 'seven sexy iron' as the minimal requirement for a quick Nether portal, utilizing villages and shipwrecks for resource gathering. The script details strategies for efficiently acquiring iron, crafting tools, and navigating the game's mechanics to enter the Nether within minutes. Tips for adjusting game settings to enhance visibility and locate resources are also included, catering to both novice and experienced players looking to improve their speedrunning skills.

Takeaways

• 🔨 Speedrunning Minecraft involves quickly getting to the Nether, often using an iron pickaxe instead of a diamond one for efficiency.
• 🛠️ Seven iron ingots are the minimum requirement for a speedrun, used for a pickaxe, bucket, and to mine in the Nether.
• 🏘️ Villages and shipwrecks are two efficient ways to gather resources quickly, potentially getting to the Nether in under three minutes.
• 📈 Using Minecraft version 1.16.1 is recommended for better terrain and pearl rates, which are beneficial for speedrunning.
• 🏔️ Spawning next to a village increases the chances of quickly getting the necessary resources, and using '/seed 39' can ensure this.
• 🛡️ Stone tools are essential for early game tasks, and creating a composter and barrel can help trade for a bucket.
• 🏹 Iron Golems can be a source of iron, but safety measures like building up blocks and crouching are advised when attacking.
• 🗺️ Finding and utilizing lava pools is crucial for creating the Nether portal, and can be located using subtitles and sound cues.
• 🚀 Shipwrecks offer a faster alternative for resource gathering, with specific parts containing different types of chests for loot.
• 🌊 Adjusting video settings like gamma and entity distance can help in spotting shipwrecks and kelp in the ocean for easier navigation.
• 🔥 Creating a Nether portal without flint and steel is possible using wood to light the lava, speeding up the process.

Q & A

What is the primary goal of Minecraft speedrunning as described in the script?

The primary goal of Minecraft speedrunning, as described in the script, is to get to the Nether as quickly as possible, using the least amount of resources.

Why is the term 'seven sexy iron' used in the script?

The term 'seven sexy iron' is used as a memorable way to refer to the seven iron ingots needed to make a pickaxe and a bucket for creating a Nether portal.

What are the two easy ways to get resources quickly mentioned in the script?

The two easy ways to get resources quickly mentioned in the script are by finding villages and shipwrecks, both of which can potentially get the player to the Nether in under three minutes.

Why is Minecraft version 1.16.1 recommended for this speedrunning technique?

Version 1.16.1 is recommended because it has better terrain and pearl rates, which are advantageous for speedrunning, and it's the version most speedrunners use.

What is the purpose of setting the game to spawn next to a village with the seed '39'?

The purpose of using the seed '39' is to ensure that the player spawns next to a village, which is beneficial for quickly acquiring resources needed for speedrunning.

How does the player get iron without a pickaxe in the script?

The player gets iron without a pickaxe by killing an Iron Golem, which drops iron, and then trading wheat with villagers to obtain emeralds, which can be used to buy more iron.

What is the significance of the 'F3' key in Minecraft speedrunning?

The 'F3' key is significant in speedrunning as it displays useful information about the game world, such as coordinates and hitboxes, which can help in navigation and resource gathering.

How can a player light a Nether portal without flint and steel?

A player can light a Nether portal without flint and steel by using wood to create a fire source that ignites the obsidian, forming the portal.

What is the strategy for finding lava pools when there are no visible ones?

The strategy for finding lava pools when none are visible is to use subtitles in the game settings to detect the sound of lava, or to dig down next to water pools, as there is often a lava pool underneath.

Why is increasing the 'entity distance' in video settings helpful for finding kelp?

Increasing the 'entity distance' in video settings is helpful for finding kelp because it allows players to see entities floating in the water from a greater distance, making it easier to spot kelp on the surface.

How can a player use a shipwreck to speedrun to the Nether?

A player can use a shipwreck to speedrun to the Nether by looting the ship for iron, wood, and food, then crafting the necessary tools and items for creating a Nether portal, and finding a magma ravine to build the portal.

Outlines

00:00

🔨 Minecraft Speedrunning with Seven Sexy Iron

This paragraph introduces the concept of Minecraft speedrunning, focusing on quickly reaching the Nether. The player explains that instead of using a diamond pickaxe, one can use seven iron ingots to create a portal. The 'seven sexy iron' phrase is used for memorability. The player also mentions the importance of spawning near a village for easy access to resources and navigating the Minecraft launcher to select the optimal version for speedrunning. The tutorial covers how to efficiently gather iron from an Iron Golem and trade with villagers using a composter and barrel to get a bucket, essential for making the portal.

05:01

🌋 Nether Portal Creation and Lava Portal Strategy

The player discusses the process of creating a Nether portal using obsidian, which can be made from lava. They explain the method of using a water bucket to shape the lava into obsidian blocks for the portal frame. The paragraph also covers alternative strategies for entering the Nether without flint and steel by using wood to light the portal. Additionally, the player provides tips on finding lava pools and using subtitles to detect nearby lava, as well as navigating caves to find lava at Y level 11 for mining.

10:01

🛶 Shipwreck Looting and Magma Ravine Exploration

This section details the process of looting a shipwreck for resources, particularly iron, which is crucial for the speedrun. The player explains how to identify different parts of a shipwreck and the importance of finding the back part for an iron chest. They also discuss the use of doors as a breathing mechanism while underwater and the strategy of crafting a wooden ax, boat, and doors before diving into shipwrecks. The paragraph concludes with a method for entering the Nether using a magma ravine, including finding an 'L' shape in the ravine and using magma blocks to access lava for the portal.

15:01

🚀 Advanced Nether Entry Techniques and Shipwreck Variations

The final paragraph delves into advanced techniques for entering the Nether, including using shipwrecks and magma ravines. The player advises on how to handle situations where the shipwreck does not provide enough iron and suggests using crafted doors for underwater breathing. They also mention the importance of practice and problem-solving in speedrunning. The player provides tips on shipwreck variations and how to adapt to different scenarios, emphasizing the need for flexibility and resourcefulness in Minecraft speedrunning.

Keywords

💡Minecraft speedrunning

Minecraft speedrunning refers to the practice of completing the game or reaching certain milestones as quickly as possible. It is a competitive activity within the gaming community where players aim to optimize their strategies to achieve the fastest completion times. In the video, the focus is on speedrunning techniques to quickly reach the Nether, a significant dimension in Minecraft.

💡F3 key

The F3 key in Minecraft is used to open the debug screen, which provides various information about the game's current state, including coordinates, rendering information, and entity IDs. In the context of the video, the player has the F3 key mapped to a visible 'spot' on the screen to constantly monitor game details, which is a common practice in speedrunning to track progress and optimize gameplay.

💡FOV (Field of View)

Field of View (FOV) in gaming refers to the extent of the observable game world that is seen on the screen at any given moment. A lower FOV, such as the 30 mentioned in the video, narrows the view, which can be beneficial in speedrunning by reducing distractions and focusing the player's attention on the immediate area.

💡Iron pickaxe

An iron pickaxe is a tool in Minecraft used for mining ores and other blocks. While a diamond pickaxe is typically sought after for its efficiency, the video emphasizes that an iron pickaxe can be used to create a Nether portal, which is a key objective in speedrunning, thus saving time by avoiding the need to mine for diamonds.

💡Nether

The Nether is a dangerous, alternate dimension in Minecraft characterized by its own unique biomes, resources, and hostile mobs. It is an essential location for speedrunners as it provides shortcuts and resources that can significantly speed up the game progression.

💡Villages

In Minecraft, villages are inhabited areas consisting of various buildings and villagers. They are a valuable resource for speedrunners as they can provide essential items, such as iron, through trading or looting, which is a key strategy demonstrated in the video for quickly acquiring the necessary materials for the Nether portal.

💡Shipwrecks

Shipwrecks are structures found in ocean biomes in Minecraft, which can contain valuable loot such as chests with resources. In the context of speedrunning, shipwrecks offer another quick way to gather materials, particularly iron, which is crucial for creating the Nether portal as discussed in the video.

💡Lava

Lava in Minecraft is a liquid block that can be used to create obsidian, a key component for building Nether portals. The video script discusses strategies for finding and utilizing lava, such as using it to quickly form the portal by converting it into obsidian.

💡Iron Golem

An Iron Golem is a large, protective mob found in villages that can drop iron as a resource when killed. In the video, the Iron Golem is mentioned as a source of iron, which is necessary for creating the Nether portal, showcasing the importance of understanding mob mechanics in speedrunning.

💡Composter

The Composter is a block in Minecraft used to convert items like hay bales into bone meal. In the video, the Composter is used as part of a strategy to trade with villagers, specifically to sell hay bales for emeralds, which can then be used to purchase a bucket, an essential item for creating the Nether portal.

💡Obsidian

Obsidian is a black, volcanic glass-like block in Minecraft that is resistant to explosions and fire. It is required to build the Nether portal frame. The video explains the process of creating obsidian using lava and water, which is a fundamental step in the speedrunning strategy.

💡Entity Distance

Entity Distance is a video setting in Minecraft that determines how far away entities, such as items or mobs, can be seen by the player. In the script, increasing the entity distance helps the player to spot kelp floating on the water's surface from a distance, which is an indicator of a magma ravine below, useful for finding lava in the ocean.

Highlights

Minecraft speedrunning involves quickly reaching the Nether using minimal resources.

A diamond pickaxe is not necessary; seven iron ingots are sufficient to create a Nether portal.

Villages and shipwrecks are efficient methods to gather resources for speedrunning.

Minecraft version 1.16.1 is recommended for better terrain and pearl rates in speedruns.

Using the '/seed' command with the number 39 ensures spawning near a village.

Stone tools are essential for initial resource gathering in speedrunning.

Killing an Iron Golem is a quick way to obtain iron for a pickaxe.

Trading with villagers using composters and barrels can help acquire a bucket.

Lava pools are crucial for creating a Nether portal without flint and steel.

Wood can be used as an alternative to flint and steel for lighting the Nether portal.

Using subtitles in options can help locate lava by sound.

Shipwrecks offer a faster resource gathering method compared to villages.

Adjusting video settings to increase entity distance helps spot kelp and shipwrecks from afar.

Shipwrecks' back part contains an iron chest crucial for speedrunning.

Magma ravines can be used as an alternative to lava pools for Nether portal creation.

Breathing spots using doors or pressure plates are essential for underwater mining in shipwrecks.

Practice is key to mastering the variations in Minecraft speedrunning.

Transcripts

Minecraft speedrunning can look very

confusing this guy's got his F3 spot out

across the whole screen and his fovs at

30. like what is he doing in this

tutorial I'll try to explain all of it

from the ground up broadly speaking we

want to get to the nether as fast as

possible normally you'd get a diamond

pickaxe to make the portal but you can

actually do it way faster with the seven

sexy iron that's all you need I didn't

think I'd ever say that in a video but

look I had to come up with something

memorable you're not gonna forget that

you need seven iron are you three for a

bucket to make the portal one more to

light the portal and three more so you

can mine in the nether technically this

isn't all you need you need to spawn

next to some lava and you probably need

some food to survive so really it's

seven sexy iron plus lava food there are

two very easy ways to get all of this

Villages and shipwrecks either of these

can get you in the nether in under three

minutes let's start with villages but

you need to make sure you're on the

right version first so pull up your

Minecraft launcher we need to be on

version

1.16.1 you can go to installations new

installation and type

116.1 and well while you can use the

technique I'll show you in other

versions of the game this version has

better terrain better Pearl rates it's

what every speedrunner does make sure

you do that and if you want to practice

on the same world which I would

recommend you can go to more World

options and type 39 as a seat this will

make sure we spawn next to a village

okay we're in first thing I'd recommend

doing is just turning up your render

distance so you can see any Villages

close to you because odds are you're not

going to spawn inside of a village

you'll also notice that we spawn next to

a lava fool which is really good but

often the distance towards the sun

you'll just barely see the roofs of the

village houses so we're gonna head over

there first to get our seven sexy out to

get our iron though we're gonna need to

get some stone tools so I like to punch

down on the side of a village house that

way you have easy access to Cobblestone

we're just gonna make a wooden pickaxe

basic Minecraft to make our stone

pickaxe but we're also going to make a

couple extra tools actually easy way to

remember it make every single Stone tool

except a sword the basic idea is get

stone tools so you can do stuff and two

rows of slabs this is important because

we're going to use them to make a

composter and Barrel we're going to use

these to get our bucket but first thing

I'm gonna do is get the easy access iron

we're going to kill the Iron Golem Iron

Golems always spawn near the center of a

village you can tell it's the center

because there's Bells nearby and all

we're going to do is hit the Iron Golem

back away and stack up three blocks as

long as there aren't any blocks for the

Iron Golem to step up on you'll be fine

just make sure that you do that you

might die otherwise I'd also recommend

crouching when you hit the Iron Golem it

just makes your hitbox lower so it's

easier to hit you'll notice though we

only have three of the seven sexy iron

we need four more how are we gonna get

those four well we're actually not going

to get four iron we're gonna buy a

bucket directly from a villager this is

why we have the barrel and composter we

need some stuff to sell though so just

head over to some hay bales in the area

15 or so should be good it just depends

how much food you want you're gonna use

a stack to buy the bucket from here we

need to find a villager to um okay from

here we need to find a villager to

employ with our composter and actually

in a lot of villages there's already

gonna be a composter so like in this

case I didn't need to I didn't need to

craft one but I checked the Villager

he's not buying wheat so all you do you

just remove move his job you destroy the

workstation and if there's another

composter nearby he'll go and pick up

another job so if all goes right you use

a stack of wheat to get three emeralds

and now we need to find a second

villager because that one he's like

permanently a farmer now I found another

guy so I'm gonna place my barrel down

first and break the composter he should

pick up the workstation as the barrel

but in this case he just goes wandering

off to some other workstation maybe

behind a hill villagers can be pretty

tricky to deal with in this case it was

just another random villager even though

I had a villager one block away from it

a guy 30 blocks away claimed it same

principle applies for trading with this

villager if he is not selling a bucket

of cod you just break the workstation

and replace it and he'll get a job again

but congratulations you have everything

five bread in like three minutes you

remember how we killed the Iron Golem

earlier though they can drop anywhere

from three to five iron since I only got

three I could only make the pickaxe

right so I I don't have a flint and

steel to light my portal at this point

normally you'd go over to a river biome

or a pond to get some Flint for your

flint and steel but I don't have that

which is fine we can light a portal

without fin steel also I totally ignore

the lava pool back there just because it

was like kind of in the side of the

mountain and I think like for teaching

how to build a portal you shouldn't do

it when it's crammed on the side of a

hill we're gonna go back to the open one

I think lava portals seem a lot more

complicated than they actually are all

you need to do is find a stretch of lava

four blocks long you don't technically

need to find one that's four blocks long

that's what I'd recommend to start out

place a block in the middle of those

four and a water next to it break the

block and you've now got the base of

your portal so this is the bottom and

this is the beginning of the wall if you

think about it we're gonna go one two

three that's the height of our portal

the way I like to think about it is we

have one obsidian two of obsidian three

obsidian and then we hug it so if you

imagine we're just gonna fill in these

slots with lava and it's going to turn

into obsidian conveniently we can also

just put our our water bucket on the

little L that we've made it's going to

flow down into the center not going to

ruin all of our lava if you're ever

worried about ruining your lava I just

recommend digging a hole right here and

then you're just guaranteed for it to

never spill over but then we can take

our lava one two it's now three tall we

can start making the roof kind of cool

we can start making this side but uh oh

that one's not turning into obsidian all

you need to do is go to like one block

behind this pillar place a block this is

just so it doesn't spill over everywhere

and then one next to it this bumps up

the water so now it turns into obsidian

normally you'll have flint and steel

like you would go grab a flint from a

river or a pond somewhere but I didn't

because I only got three iron from the

Iron Golem so I don't have enough to

make my flint and steel but it's

actually fine we can still enter the

nether without a flint and steel we're

gonna do it with wood lighting so the

basic idea is pretty simple I'm just

going to dig a little pit for lava to go

and then Place wood on the side so this

is going to catch on fire a really cool

way to speed this up though is if you

actually turn it to Hard Mode it'll

it'll catch fire faster so now we just

chill out and hopefully it doesn't take

too long

hey there we go we've entered the nether

in like four minutes a pro tip if you

can't find a lava pool you can actually

use water pools to find lava pools I

mean it's not guaranteed but 80 of the

time I think or something like that

there's a lava pool underneath a lot a

water pool so you can just dig down next

to it and find lava you probably need to

go to your options accessibility

settings and turn on subtitles though

because you can use this to here to find

lava so on the bottom right it'll say

footsteps as I'm walking around but if I

get close to Lava it says lava pops

it'll have arrows to point you in the

direction of the lava so if you're

looking at it there won't be any arrows

but if I look this way oh lava left here

it is caves okay caves are also a decent

option for finding lava you just got to

make sure you go all the way down to Y

level 11. from here I'd recommend

digging the block at your feet putting a

water bucket in your head swimming into

the hole picking up the water and now

you can start mining in a one-y hole

same thing with the subtitles I can dig

in the direction of the lava I was

building a portal here I just kind of

forgot to hit record

um same principle applies though you

just place a block water next to it

break the block and now like this this

turned into Cobblestone so it didn't

work perfectly but I can just fill that

in this is the base of our portal then

we have one two three that's where

obsidian's gonna go we can kind of think

of where it's gonna be and then I just

need to dig out a little bit more area

to have the water flow and then from

here I can just kind of fill in the

edges of our portal you see how it's

kind of coming together like this

entering with a village is cool but

entering with a shipwreck is way cooler

and way faster same thing with the

practice we can play the same world just

type 13 and we're gonna spawn next to a

shipwreck however when you first load in

you're not usually going to spawn next

to a shipwreck like this so you're gonna

need to look into the ocean to find them

but it's pretty hard to look in the

ocean as it is I'm pretty sure there's a

shipwreck off in that direction you

can't really see it the way to fix this

though is go into your options resource

packs open pack folder this will bring

you to your dot Minecraft world so you

can just click here you're in dot

Minecraft if you scroll down there's a

whole bunch of text files find the one

that says options dot txt this one right

here not options of txt that gets a

little bit confusing but if you double

click on it and you scroll down I don't

know maybe 20 lines or so it says gamma

turn this from a 1.0 to a 5.0 then you

can just do a control s or file save but

I actually totally forgot something it's

not going to update if you have your

Minecraft open so close your Minecraft

you should still have your text file

open just make sure it's a five reload

and now when you look at your game you

can actually see look there's a

shipwreck off in the distance shipwrecks

can be found in basically every ocean

biome but you want to go deeper water

deeper water is just better and there's

three parts to a ship there's the back

middle and front you can tell it's the

front because it has the pointy end the

back is super bulky we always want to

look for the back because the back has

the iron chest

the middle one has the buried treasure

chest under here you probably won't use

this much the the front though has the

food chest you're always going to be

using this so with the speedrun I always

want to beeline it towards the treasure

chest because if it doesn't have seven

iron you're screwed you should just

restart we only have six but we have 27

iron nuggets that's enough to make three

more ingots oh also you can grab the

gold but in this case there's not even

enough to make an Ingot so I'm not gonna

bother with it now you can just head to

the center of the ship because there's

logs and mine three of them just like

how we mine three to make our wooden

pickaxe but this time we're gonna make a

wooden ax and while you have the sticks

there you might as well craft your

pickaxe and bucket turn the rest into

Ingot so you can make your flint and

steel we're pretty much done with the

seven sexy iron we just want to grab

some more wood because we're gonna make

a boat and doors that's what's important

about looting ships first in this case

though I forgot to make my shovels so

I'm just gonna make that and then of

course don't forget to grab your food on

your way out you might need it later on

so now that we have everything how do we

enter the nether we use lava last time

there's like not lava in the ocean is

there there is and it's really cool if

you hold your F3 button and press the

letter B you'll turn on hitboxes with

hitboxes you can see things floating in

the water this is important because we

want to look for kelp floating on the

surface but with your default Minecraft

settings it's pretty hard to do that so

go to your options video settings scroll

all the way down and turn up your entity

distance to 500 this just makes it so

you can see entities floating in the

water from further away so now if I turn

left oh look at that

there's kelp floating on the surface

this means there's a magma Ravine under

it okay not always but most of the time

there is Magmar beans are what you want

to find but sometimes it's kind of

tricky the only other tips are go to

deeper ocean and just really keep your

eye out sometimes they can be pretty

tricky to find like the lava pool from

last time we're gonna use the magma

Ravine to enter the nether I thought

this was the coolest thing when I

learned to speedrun uh first thing

though is you you want to grab your

Flint because we still don't have that

yet so on your way down to the magma

grab your Flint now all we do is find an

L shape in the Ravine this right here

this is a perfect L shape mine one of

the corners so not this one but this one

or this one should do so I'll mine it

then you just want to make sure you

breathe mine breathe make your

backboards and now we need access to the

magma all we do you can actually use the

middle uh button on your mouse it'll

just bring up your magma block from your

inventory you can place that down and

now you have access to the lava from

here you got to be very careful grab the

biggest one that you can see place it to

your left you've made one two bits of

the obsidian but if you think about it

there's lava under this bit of obsidian

so that's one two three that's the

height of the portal then if we make

sure we grab just below this obsidian so

directly in front of us one more boom

this is the top of our portal so we're

just building the frame out like this

the only important thing is you want to

make sure that we've grabbed the one

that was in front of us here but we also

want to grab the one directly under the

magma block so if I just aim here boom

we've grabbed the one under the magma

block and the one right next to it we

can place this as the third obsidian on

the right side and then just under this

obsidian we can grab one more and finish

the portal from here you literally just

keep breaking blocks until you see

obsidian that is the entire portal we

can just drain it and light it the

reason I was saying be careful is

because we grabbed the two lob of those

right here and then directly in front of

us where the stone block is right the

reason you don't want to keep looking

down and grabbing it is because you'll

grab the lava that was right here so if

I go into creative real quick and if we

had grabbed this once we go with the

water to drain it all it's going to be

Cobblestone so when you're sitting your

corner just make sure you aim forward

and that's where you grab your lava

another thing when I was starting off I

was like oh my gosh I need to find an L

in the magma you don't actually need to

find an L like if you imagine there's an

L right here so I could just do this

place my doors like so and then build my

portal from here I'll give you one more

refresher so mine one of the edges you

want to make sure you're on the obsidian

when you mine it because if you're

directly above it you're gonna fall

through and die so it's mine one make

sure you breathe oh I'm holding doors

let's build the backboard oh I need lava

to build a portal huh so let's let's get

access to the lava we go one to the side

grab from in front of us

start building the top make sure you

grab one more for the left make sure we

grab the one under the magma block

though and then we can just mine so from

here this is kind of a messed up portal

there there wasn't lava where the stone

is so you can kind of just place any

lava that you might have but just drain

the portal first and then you just do

some portal repair work maybe mine a

block here so that it doesn't come in

and burn you or just stand up here but

boom there you go just portal repair

work last couple tips about ships

there's a lot of different variations

you'll just get more used to them as you

do more speed runs some of them are

pretty tricky because you're not gonna

have a door to breathe all you can do

though is you can just make a pressure

plate and use this as your breathing

spot but you might be like oh my gosh

wreck how do I stay down I can't breathe

I can't breathe don't worry just go to

the edge swim on the very edge so if I

look at my hitboxes half of my hitbox is

in the air half of it's in the water you

need part of it in the water so that you

can swim and then from here you can mine

your logs I generally try to place the

pressure plate next to any logs that I

see and then just like uh before you can

tell that this is the front part because

it's pointy this is the middle that's

the back the front always has the food

so you can just grab your food while

you're here oh and then a really cool

thing about shipwrecks too once you've

mined One log you can make your crafting

table just look down and place your

crafting table it'll put it above you on

your pressure place and I don't even

have to worry you're just underwater and

in an air pocket it's super cool this

shipwreck was a total dud though we

literally got two iron so if you get

anything less than seven you just have

to restart remember the seven sexy iron

in cases like this though you need nine

iron at least nine iron because you're

gonna need two of it to make the

pressure plate you can use gold though

like if you get gold from it you can

make a gold pressure plate that works

totally fine too but alternatively

instead of banking on there being nine

instead of seven in a ship like that you

can just mine your logs make your wooden

ax boat and doors here and then go to

the ship and you can just use the door

you crafted on land to breathe

underwater so there's a lot of variation

it's totally normal not to get

everything first go the most important

thing is just to practice practice next

up the nether probably the place with

the coolest strategies but I haven't

made that video yet it should be coming

out in a few days I'd recommend trying

to enter another on this world and a

world that you generate of your own so

you got a problem solve figure out what

to do but you got it I believe in you

and the video is probably on the end

screen right now so you can click that

and we'll figure out how to work out the

nether