How I Survived 100 Days on a Deserted Island in Minecraft

TLDRFollow my journey as I collect all 49 blocks and items added in 1.20, transform a deserted island into an ancient Japanese-inspired city, and survive 100 days using only bamboo.

Key insights

🏝️Challenge: collect all 49 blocks and items added in 1.20 using only bamboo.

🌿Start with a single piece of bamboo to create a profitable bamboo farm.

🧱Crafting: downgrade the world to an earlier version to obtain a crafting table.

🔨Progression: upgrade the world back to 1.20.1 and collect materials.

🌇Transformation: turn a miserable piece of dirt into an epic ancient Japanese-inspired city.

Q&A

Is the challenge possible in the latest version of Minecraft?

No, it requires downgrading and upgrading the world to access a crafting table.

What blocks and items do you have to collect?

49 blocks and items added in 1.20, including rare ones like the piglin head.

How did you start the bamboo farm?

With a single piece of bamboo, I grew and expanded the farm using the profits.

How did you obtain a crafting table without a 3x3 crafting grid?

I downgraded the world, crafted a table, then upgraded it back.

What is the ultimate goal of the challenge?

To collect all 49 blocks and items and transform the island into an epic ancient Japanese-inspired city.

Timestamped Summary

00:00Introduction to the challenge and the goal of collecting all 49 blocks and items added in 1.20 using only bamboo.

05:59Obtaining a crafting table by downgrading and upgrading the world.

11:21Starting a profitable bamboo farm to gather resources.

17:45Expanding the bamboo farm and using the profits to progress.

24:30Collecting and crafting rare blocks and items.

30:55Transforming the island into an epic ancient Japanese-inspired city.

35:10Challenge completion and final thoughts on the journey.