Friday, October 29, 2010

Berticus Heads North - Day 9 - Tower Shelter

I escape the dungeon surrounded by zombies, explore the coolest mountain structure I have seen yet, ride a pig, and build a different kind of shelter for the night.

Day 8 Isometric Map

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Berticus Heads North - Day 8 - Zombie Dungeon Shelter?

Zombies are attacking my shelter, but soon burn up. I bump the difficulty up hard and head further North where I stumble upon a zombie dungeon. I clear out the zombies, but it turns dark, I must spend the night in the dungeon.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Berticus Heads North - Day 7 - Skeleton on Fire

I have survived the first week of my journey! My nightly digging drops me into a cave with a stranded cow and a plethora of iron. I attempt to help the cow to safety, but must battle a skeleton first. When I go back for the cow he has disappeared.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Berticus Heads North - Day 6 - Floating Islands

I explore large overhangs and floating islands. As night falls I build my shelter in a larger overhang then the previous night.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Berticus Heads North - Day 5

Sorry had to quiet my dogs halfway through the video! I explore the landscape as I move on, find more iron and battle a zombie. I hole up for the night under a large overhang, hope that was a smart move...

Berticus Heads North - Isometric Map Day 4

Here is an isometric view of the world I have explored so far.

New Logo

I was playing around in the original Minecraft and created a new logo for the video series.


Berticus Heads North - Day 4 - Iron Man

I explore a deep hole and find a creeper, but when I go back he has disappeared... black magic? I explore more caverns and finally find some iron, but it gets dark before I can make my shelter and I have to scramble.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Berticus Heads North - Day 3 - Iron M.I.A.

I explore numerous caves looking for iron, but only find a bunch of dead ends and dark deep holes. No iron to be seen, but no monsters either, have I stumbled into the twilight zone?

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Berticus Heads North - Day 2 - Zombie Dungeon

I continue North and happen upon a zombie dungeon. Will I survive or fall to the horde of zombies? Watch and find out!

Berticus Heads North - Day 1

I start my journey to the North to see what awaits me. I collect my basic supplies and explore the landscape before holing up for the long dark night.

Berticus Heads North

I have begun a new journey and taken on the life of the explorer. Each day I will adventure further to the North, explore caves and formations, and create a new shelter from the dark night.

The adventure North will continue until I reach my untimely demise...

Motivation: I started a video tutorial a couple of weeks ago called Berticus Minecraft Adventure, but a lot of people think there are too many "Learn to Play" Minecraft videos already, so I wanted to try something different.

Style: I will treat this series like a video journal. I won't be explaining how to do things, but instead I will explain why I am doing things and what is going through my head as I explore.

Quality: All videos will be available in 720p HD on YouTube. I use 1280x720 resolution with 30 fps and mp3 sound. Videos will be unedited with live commentary. Some chopping may occur if I run into the 15 minute YouTube limit.

Updates: I typically play during my lunch break so updates will be almost daily Monday-Friday.

Ways to Follow:
Feedback/Comments: Always welcome!

Berticus - 008 - Minecraft Adventure - Straight Down to Lava Town

Episode 008 - I burn my trees down, make some ladders and decide to dig straight down into the earth to find diamond. I try to mine at the bedrock level, but keep running into lava so I move up 10 levels and start forming tunnels.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

"Berticus Heads North" Video Idea, Need Feedback

I had an idea that I would start a new video adventure called "Berticus Heads North". In this video series I would start out with nothing and well... head North and I would record my adventure like a video journal. I would explore caves and the environment during the day and create a new shelter every night. I wouldn't take time to explain how to play minecraft, I would just describe what I am doing and why. The journey would continue until I reach my untimely demise.

I need some feedback to help me make my decision. I am sure I will get a mixed reaction, but that's to be expected, as long as some people are interested in the idea I will probably go forward with it.

Vote Here!

Monday, October 18, 2010

Berticus - 007 - Minecraft Adventure - Flying Creepers

Episode 007 - I finally have enough string to make a bow! I craft some arrows, make a waterfall, and explore my first cave. Everything is going good until I get attacked by a flying creeper...

Friday, October 15, 2010

Berticus - 006 - Minecraft Adventure - Igloo, String, and Iron

*Sorry about sound my mic was loose apparently*

Episode 006 - I show off my new Igloo in the Sky Fort and then make a sad attempt to obtain some string. My mineshaft finally pays off and I collect over 20 iron veins.

*Note: this video cuts off abruptly because I hit the 15 minute limit, but don't worry you didn't miss anything*

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Berticus - 005 - Minecraft Adventure - Great Trees and Cave Deficiencies

Episode 005 - My trees have grown larger then expected and my world is seriously lacking in natural caves, so I start making my own mineshaft down to the depths...

Monday, October 11, 2010

Berticus - 004 - Minecraft Adventure - Stairs to the Sky Fort

Episode 004 - Time to plant some trees in my fort for an endless supply of wood. I have constructed a better staircase, but I don't like jumping. A short trip to the beach to get some sand to make glass and an unsuccessful attempt to find cows for armor.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Berticus - 003 - Minecraft Adventure - Moving to the Mountain Top

Episode 003 - I get attacked repeatedly off camera and decide it is time to find a new home. I move to the mountain top to set up my new base.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Berticus - 002 - Minecraft Adventure - Tools and Snow

Episode 002 - Crafting the tools you will need to survive: mining pick, axe, shovel, hoe, sword, furnace and storage. How to collect snow and make snow blocks.

Berticus - 001 - Minecraft Adventure - Surviving the Night

Episode 001 - Surviving your first night in Minecraft. Inspired by the X and Seananners Adventures in Minecraft. Now in High Quality and Wide Screen.