*except for the fact that you use pumpkins instead of watermelons.
this challenge is based off of the "steven universe" episode "super watermelon island". in this episode our protagonist discovers that the anthropomorphic watermelons he brought to life two seasons earlier have created their own community in which they farm watermelons, thus expanding their community. it's adorable. can you see where i'm going with this?
THE CHALLENGE:
set cheats to on and create a new survival world. change your gamemode to creative and spawn in two pumpkins and a seed-- these are your progenitors. put the pumpkins on a block of your choice and put two levers on the side to make arms. it's alive! all you need to do now is keep them safe so they can stay alive.
for every two pumpkin people there are, you will allot one block of land(cannot be fertile) to plant a pumpkin seed. after your new pumpkin has grown, break and replant the stalk. every new pumpkin you grow and animate(by giving it a body and arms) becomes part of the population. if you have no seeds to plant, you're allowed to turn an un-animated pumpkin into seeds.
it is your task to build your helpless pumpkin friends homes, farms, and walls against the foul night terrors, among other things. one day, with enough TLC, perhaps your pumpkins will be a part of a sprawling utopian metropolis.
RULES:
you must be on at least easy difficulty
for every three pumpkins you have you need at the very least one home.
every home must contain a bed for every pumpkin and a furnace.
IMPORTANT: after the population has reached any quarter increment of 100(i.e. 25, 50, 175, etc.) you must destroy 1/4th of it. sadly, pumpkins go bad. the good news is that after the deed is done, you do not have to do so again until reaching the next increment.
also important, but less so: a pumpkin couple can grow and house no more than three pumpkin children, at maximum(you can override this by making it clear the pumpkin's name is Jim Gaffigan. i don't suggest an entire population of comedians, though).
after growing one new pumpkin you must wait 3 minecraft days before planting another stalk. the ground needs to regain nutrients,,, probably!
TASKS/STAGES:
your pumpkins are going to thrive as a civilization under your care, even if their lifespan is significantly shorter than yours. as such, they'll often make requests of you. feel free to do these in any order, and you can find the stages and requests below. (NOTE: this part is unfinished and subject to change. in fact, i highly suggest making a suggestion for new tasks so this challenge can "grow"! ,,,pun intended.)
1* Quests:
"not i, said the baker." | build a bakery; appoint one of your citizens to the task of running it.
"among the fields of straw and stover,,," | build a farm to supply the bakery with wheat; appoint a citizen to the task.
"defense mechanism." | build a humble wall made of at least wood.
"fight, flight, or love." | slay 10 total hostile mobs in one night.
"well, well, wellwellwellwellwell!" | build for your citizens a source of fresh water, whether it be a well or some sort of aqueduct.
"timber!" | build a primitive lumber mill for housing and cutting wood; appoint two citizens to work there.
"eating worms" | deliver 25 wheat seeds to the farm.
2* Quests:
"the forge." | create a forge for your citizens so they can craft better tools; appoint a blacksmith to the task.
"creative marketing." | build a basic marketplace or store; appoint a citizen to work every stand or two for every store.
"you smelt that?" | deliver 20 iron ingots to the forge.
"what the hay?" | deliver 64 wheat to the bakery.
"the watchtower" | build a lookout tower; appoint a citizen to be the lookout.
"the music of the night" | slay 5 creepers in one night.
"miner forty-niner" | build a mineshaft in a nearby hill or underground.
"deauuguaguh" | slay 10 zombies in one night.
"wood you please?" | upgrade the lumber mill; appoint another citizen to work there.
3* Quests:
"maniac with an axe" | deliver 128 wooden logs to the lumber mill.
"what, are you chicken?" | build two chicken coops for the local farm; fill these with 6 chickens each.
"digging for gold." | deliver 20 gold ingots to the forge from the mineshaft.
"local commodities" | deliver 10 wool, 12 iron ingots, a compass, and 6 item frames to the local market/store.
"rattling my ears!" | slay 15 skeletons while underground.
"the colossus" | deliver 64 iron to the forge.
"forethought" | upgrade the town's walls.
"machiavelli of machinists" | build a redstone machinist's shop; appoint a solitary, italian inventor to work there. or a citizen.
"trapper's dream" | build simple or complicated traps and mechanisms to defend your walls.
"specialized market" | divide your marketplaces/stores into selling specific products.
How about making snow golems, which are made with pumpkins? They are actual living entities and would be harder to keep alive since they will try to attack any hostile mobs nearby, which will then retaliate, and depending on the biome they can melt in the sun (I'd recommend having a snowy biome nearby - or you can farm snow at a sufficient elevation in cooler biomes).
I'm curious why you chose to go with pumpkins instead of watermelons, given your source of inspiration was based on watermelons. Because they have faces?
How about making snow golems, which are made with pumpkins? They are actual living entities and would be harder to keep alive since they will try to attack any hostile mobs nearby, which will then retaliate, and depending on the biome they can melt in the sun (I'd recommend having a snowy biome nearby - or you can farm snow at a sufficient elevation in cooler biomes).
i thought about that, yes, but snow golems are TOO hard to keep alive. i can't even keep one alive to be in a guard tower, let alone have an entire village of the things. the pumpkins aren't entities so they're a bit... immobile, but they're less unpredictable. i guess using snow golems is this challenge's hardcore mode.
I'm curious why you chose to go with pumpkins instead of watermelons, given your source of inspiration was based on watermelons. Because they have faces?
eeeeexactly, haha. watermelons are nice and all, but i relate to the pumpkins. maybe it's because my skin's head is just a green version of one. i guess someone could substitute pumpkins for melons anyways, but they wouldn't have faces. that'd be creepy.
You can easily combine this with the city construction challenge and the castle building challenge. You should add a rule that you can't use bonemeal on the stalks.
THE WATERMELON STEVEN CHALLENGE!*
*except for the fact that you use pumpkins instead of watermelons.
this challenge is based off of the "steven universe" episode "super watermelon island". in this episode our protagonist discovers that the anthropomorphic watermelons he brought to life two seasons earlier have created their own community in which they farm watermelons, thus expanding their community. it's adorable. can you see where i'm going with this?
THE CHALLENGE:
set cheats to on and create a new survival world. change your gamemode to creative and spawn in two pumpkins and a seed-- these are your progenitors. put the pumpkins on a block of your choice and put two levers on the side to make arms. it's alive! all you need to do now is keep them safe so they can stay alive.
for every two pumpkin people there are, you will allot one block of land(cannot be fertile) to plant a pumpkin seed. after your new pumpkin has grown, break and replant the stalk. every new pumpkin you grow and animate(by giving it a body and arms) becomes part of the population. if you have no seeds to plant, you're allowed to turn an un-animated pumpkin into seeds.
it is your task to build your helpless pumpkin friends homes, farms, and walls against the foul night terrors, among other things. one day, with enough TLC, perhaps your pumpkins will be a part of a sprawling utopian metropolis.
RULES:
TASKS/STAGES:
your pumpkins are going to thrive as a civilization under your care, even if their lifespan is significantly shorter than yours. as such, they'll often make requests of you. feel free to do these in any order, and you can find the stages and requests below. (NOTE: this part is unfinished and subject to change. in fact, i highly suggest making a suggestion for new tasks so this challenge can "grow"! ,,,pun intended.)
"not i, said the baker." | build a bakery; appoint one of your citizens to the task of running it.
"defense mechanism." | build a humble wall made of at least wood.
"well, well, wellwellwellwellwell!" | build for your citizens a source of fresh water, whether it be a well or some sort of aqueduct.
"eating worms" | deliver 25 wheat seeds to the farm.
"the forge." | create a forge for your citizens so they can craft better tools; appoint a blacksmith to the task.
"you smelt that?" | deliver 20 iron ingots to the forge.
"the watchtower" | build a lookout tower; appoint a citizen to be the lookout.
"miner forty-niner" | build a mineshaft in a nearby hill or underground.
"wood you please?" | upgrade the lumber mill; appoint another citizen to work there.
"maniac with an axe" | deliver 128 wooden logs to the lumber mill.
"digging for gold." | deliver 20 gold ingots to the forge from the mineshaft.
"rattling my ears!" | slay 15 skeletons while underground.
"forethought" | upgrade the town's walls.
"trapper's dream" | build simple or complicated traps and mechanisms to defend your walls.
"human canary" | destroy one cave spider spawner.
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How about making snow golems, which are made with pumpkins? They are actual living entities and would be harder to keep alive since they will try to attack any hostile mobs nearby, which will then retaliate, and depending on the biome they can melt in the sun (I'd recommend having a snowy biome nearby - or you can farm snow at a sufficient elevation in cooler biomes).
TheMasterCaver's First World - possibly the most caved-out world in Minecraft history - includes world download.
TheMasterCaver's World - my own version of Minecraft largely based on my views of how the game should have evolved since 1.6.4.
Why do I still play in 1.6.4?
I'm curious why you chose to go with pumpkins instead of watermelons, given your source of inspiration was based on watermelons. Because they have faces?
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I tried it with terrible results. I gave my wife my glasses for a second, a creeper showed up and now my wife is pregnant.
Stupid 3D..
i thought about that, yes, but snow golems are TOO hard to keep alive. i can't even keep one alive to be in a guard tower, let alone have an entire village of the things. the pumpkins aren't entities so they're a bit... immobile, but they're less unpredictable. i guess using snow golems is this challenge's hardcore mode.
eeeeexactly, haha. watermelons are nice and all, but i relate to the pumpkins. maybe it's because my skin's head is just a green version of one. i guess someone could substitute pumpkins for melons anyways, but they wouldn't have faces. that'd be creepy.
artist, writer, content producer.
You can easily combine this with the city construction challenge and the castle building challenge. You should add a rule that you can't use bonemeal on the stalks.