vanilla 1.21.11

Ok it's not 100% vanilla. I have some cosmetic and optimization mods, like some that give me boobs and give the monsters boobs. Also a bunch of datapacks that makes things less scary and painful.

I'm trying to step out my comfort zone and play with hostile mobs enabled in this world. I still have a bunch of the new monsters disabled like phantoms, pillager patrols and the warden just because they shouldn't even exist. I also don't have any map or waypoint mods installed which is major because I get lost easily. I am hoping to rely on lodestones and compasses a lot. keepInventory is on too because if I do die, I'd probably would rather just end the play session.

I'm working on not shitting myself when encountering the basic monsters like zombies, skeletons and spiders. So far I've been fine when I do encounter them.

An issue I have is not being able to enjoy the night time in Minecraft because I'm afraid of the monsters spawning everywhere. My base is very well lit which prevents that only 90% of the time. That non-zero chance still scares me but I'm trying to overcome that. I was building my bridge from my well-lit hill to an unlit area, which would be something that I would not do at night, but I did it. Yay! When I got there, there was one (1) skeleton which I beat up as the culmination of this little challenge. I forget that shields exist. I've always thought they were lame and ugly but they help a lot actually.

I still put the world on Peaceful mode or disable doDaylightCycle when I explore my world. I think I don't want to do that anymore. I have a pet dog Goochie now in Minecraft so I can take him with me. I could wait out the night by mining, but I wouldn't want to do that all the time. Or I can bring a bed and just sleep. I guess it's fine to reset my respawn point because I have a lodestone compass that I can use to return home.

I have resource packs that make the monsters look less threatening I think. And I have a No Creeper Griefing datapack installed to at least alleviate the stress of creepers sneaking up on me. Creepers are genuinely hard to hear as they approach I think.

I was watching Luvstar's Vanilla Let's Play and they mentioned something about how beating up mobs at night in the fields is their favorite way to level up. While they were doing so, they talked about how they began creating music even if they never envisioned themself doing so. They said they were bad at it which is still a good thing, but the greatest thing they learned out of it I think is that we really should just not be afraid to start doing stuff. The two segments resonated a lot with me and they came off way more related than they probably should be for me. Seeing them go on a killing spree in the fields seemed so fun and I wanted to do it too. I never could because I was so afraid of the monsters, but during those segments in the video where Luvstar was talking about just starting, I got so inspired. I booted up Minecraft so I could have a taste of the fun myself.

(The same segment in Luvstar's video also made me think about game dev. I think I want to make games but a recent project in class really shot down my confidence. I think I should try again.)

I was still on Easy difficulty, and I even made a diamond sword and armor, and brought my dog Goochie who I equipped with wolf armor so I had an extra easy time. I also had texture packs that made the monsters look cute and funny. I still had keepInventory on and I had a shield. It's okay because baby steps. So few monsters actually spawned that I was actually seeking them out in the fields. I realized skeletons run away from dogs so that makes them less scary. Goochie and I had an awesome team moment where he protected me from skeletons while I took care of the creepers. Although he likes tanking creeper explosions for some reason.

I did this for two nights until I got bored. At least now I know they're more manageable than I thought. I prefer playing Minecraft with a controller but in this world I only play with the keyboard and mouse because it helped alleviate my fear of hostile mobs since I think combat with the controller is hard. I'm getting attached to this world so I want to use the controller when playing it, so learning combat with the controller is my next goal.

I'm fine with dealing with monsters in the overworld now. I still get scared but it isn't the paralyzing type of fear. The next big thing I have to learn to deal with is the nether.

I made a portal using one of the ruins and it gave me the worst spawn ever with lava pouring right on my portal. I'm near a crimson forest over a sea of lava. There's a soulsand valley nearby. My goal is to rescue a dried ghastling so I'd have a friendly happy ghast.

I actually cheated. I flied around in creative mode to see how far I'd need to travel to find a dried ghast. When I found one I impulsively put the game in Peaceful mode, went into survival and played from there. I still had to go back into creative mode because I got lost.

I have a ghastling at home. His name is Mozart because I made him listen to music while he was getting rehydrated so he'd be a smart baby. I thought it was unfair though to have him grow up and be a useful happy ghast, so I used a command to keep him baby forever.

Mozart is currently stuck in my tiny house. I'm making a bigger house he can roam in. I want to try getting another ghast in the legit way some time in the future. I'm going to enchant my stuff and get an Infinity bow.

I don't have boobs in this world anymore because I updated it to 1.21.11 and the boobs mod isn't up to date. I also edited the Kugie Kizuchi skin to have a more classic face.

I haven't gone on anything major this whole time. I've just been building things. Though I really need to go on another mining trip really soon. I might put the game on Easy mode for that.

I recently bought Minecraft so I'm no longer on a cracked version. I'm able to play multiplayer now, yay! Meel, Wax and I started an SMP on Hypixel called Minecraft Land. We recently went into the Nether together so hopefully I'll overcome my fears on this SMP.

I don't have boobs in this world anymore because I updated it to 1.21.11 and the boobs mod isn't up to date. I also edited the Kugie Kizuchi skin to have a more classic face.

I haven't gone on anything major this whole time. I've just been building things. Though I really need to go on another mining trip really soon. I might put the game on Easy mode for that.

I recently bought Minecraft so I'm no longer on a cracked version. I'm able to play multiplayer now, yay! Meel, Wax and I started an SMP on Hypixel called Minecraft Land. We recently went into the Nether together so hopefully I'll overcome my fears on this SMP.