A Minecraft player attempts to complete the game with the fewest advancements possible. They start with a random seed and must navigate the game without triggering certain advancements, such as killing mobs, eating, or crafting. The player uses creative strategies, including exploiting game mechanics and using items in unconventional ways, to progress through the game. After over seven hours of gameplay, the player successfully completes the game with only four advancements, a record low.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. There are 102 total advancements in Minecraft.
2. Some advancements are unavoidable, such as entering The End.
3. A few players have attempted to beat the game with as few advancements as possible.
4. The channel Banana and Bread beat the game with seven advancements.
5. The channel Min Max beat the game with only five advancements.
6. It is impossible to generate a 12-eye portal with a random seed in Minecraft.
7. Certain actions in Minecraft give specific advancements, such as holding a crafting table (Minecraft advancement), eating (Husbandry advancement), and dying to a mob (Adventure advancement).
8. The player in the text aimed to beat the game with as few advancements as possible, using a random seed and avoiding certain actions that would give advancements.
9. The player found an igloo with a crafting table after 40 minutes of searching.
10. The player used a hopper and a bucket to craft items without acquiring the Acquire Hardware advancement.
11. The player entered the Nether using a lava hole and a portal frame.
12. The player used piglin bartering to obtain ender pearls without killing endermen.
13. The player used a fishing rod to damage a blaze and let an angry piglin finish it off, allowing the blaze to drop rods without giving the Monster Hunter advancement.
14. The player crafted blaze powder using a crafting table and a storage container without acquiring the Into Fire advancement.
15. The player used Eyes of Ender to locate the stronghold and carefully excavated around it to avoid the I Spy advancement.
16. The player killed the Ender Dragon without directly hurting it to avoid the Free the End advancement.
17. The player completed the game with only four advancements.