Etho Plays Minecraft - Episode 581: Dragon Egg Tunnel 

24:40 Mojang introduced a new feature where you can place a dragon head above a note block , which then plays the Ender Dragon mob sound when the note block gets powered. You could use that to replace the shrieker sound in the entrance to the dragon egg tunnel.

That skulk infection working to release the guardians to spread itself further is like something out of a horror movie

Try Speed + Jump Boost + Slow Falling + Spring on the camel dash. You can go 22 blocks ;-)

Hello Etho! Love your dragon tunnel, was thinking maybe can have 3 modes for the fire switching. Blue flame: Default, means the door is locked. Orange flame: When 'registered' the input of the ender eye, the flame switch to orange. Then the chaotic mode happens when all 4 of the flames are lit.

Docm: Mutliplies the egg to thousands. Etho: We need to admire its one-and-only uniqueness.

The skulk mishap causing the guardians to flood out the nether portal was one of the funniest things I've seen in a while. That was excellent

I honestly love the way introducing skulk to the guardian farm led to them breaking containment and everything being covered in alien goo and stuff; like... this fits the theme of skulk perfectly and it's such an "alien horror" type thing that happened so perfectly organically.

A floating Village is sooo interesting! Connecting the single islands together and build upon them would be pretty cool!

Genuinely appreciate you posting, and love your content. It adds value to our lives Etho so thank you!

etho: gets another sniffer to match the one he already had sniffer: :) etho: "so now we can mass produce these guys" sniffer: :(

After 10+ years of watching ergo ive become one with his upload schedule, i awoke this morning in anticipation and was not displeased

Not sure how to feel about knowing I'm missing out on 5+ hours of cut Etho every video. Literally thousands of hours!

having the shriekers wave in one direction using minecarts would be rad, like its beckoning you towards the door.

You can never go wrong with a new Etho episode.

Etho is FOREVER my comfort RU-vidr. When I want to go back to a special time in my life and have these feel good memories I load up an Etho video.

Hey Etho, I have been watching for over ten years at this point and I watch now just to hear what is going on in your life as they truly bring great joy to my days even through the darkest of times. My mom is currently in hospice suffering from several glioblastomas and doesn't have much time left unfortunately. Any advice you can give to someone who has been in a similar situation? Truly sorry for your loss, your ability to rebound is extremely admirable. Thanks for all the laughs, hope all is well. Appreciate you.

Love the small modifications you do just for you and your world. The beacon beams I almost don't notice, but you spend there more time. Amazing realizing what you do mainly for you.

Unreal. That rule book was so emotional. I’ve been here since ‘11 and it was so nostalgic. Love you, Etho. The flow of this episode was SO good. You are THE legend.

From 6:42 onwards I think this village and the weird terrain shapes are a result of the new world blending system added in 1.18 that made chunk borders at new terrain types more smooth to get rid of the sharp, unnatural looking cliffs you'd find previously (1.6.4 to 1.7.2, etc.)

The creativity in this episode is incredible! The use of shriekers, the ender eye mechanism, the build palette - so good! And I love how you specifically mentioned that this series is about all the fun things you can do with vanilla Minecraft. Truly living up to your words. Thanks for a great episode as always, Etho! :)

the terrain around your world looks so sick!! I know it’s probably all messed up because of all the different minecraft updates but it looks so incredible!

I'm imagining how young Etho would feel walking into this space and I think it's super cool to see all these new elements of the game come together like this. Amazing build!

6 hours per episode! Wow thats amazing. Great stuff as always.

LOVE watching you explore the amplified terrain. Every time you do in an episode it is a highlight!! The floating and underground villages were super cool!

Was having a terrible day until now... Thank you Etho!

feel like you sound more lively, happy, and expressive this episode than usual! idk if i’m just crazy, but it’s very nice to see/hear having watched ur stuff for a decade

Hearing you spend 6 hours of pure recording to make this is surprising to me. I wouldn't think that so much of your voicing is cut out. Perhaps, we could get an uncut Etho special episode someday?

That floating village is one of the coolest things

building w bdubs is the only thing that can fill the void for me when you’re not uploading for a while. love the videos!

Thank you for being an amazing content creator Etho. I first started watching in 2013 but stopped for a while. Got back to watching you this year and I and look forward to each and every one of your uploads. I think I speak for all of us when I say I hope this series never ends

One of the reasons I love these post-update videos is getting to watch you explore! There are so many interesting quirks to your world with the terrain generation and structures, it really reminds me of how many updates it’s been through :)

It's crazy to hear that a 30 minute episode comes from 6 hours worth of footage/you talking. I really appreciate your dedication to quality episodes, they always brighten my day. Keep up the great work!

cant watch right now as i have to go into work soon, just wanna say thanks for the consistent amazing content for over a decade. started watching when i was 14, and i just turned 25. cant wait to come home to watch this

i love the idea of the minecart activating the shriekers!! and damn that idea with the ender eye is so awesome, im constantly astonished by what you do in your vids etho :D

Etho I have been watching you since I was 2 weeks old and now it it's been 63 years! Wow! Thanks for being a huge part of my life

I was a bit of a latecomer to Etho's (Ergo's?) channel and only did the complete series watch-through a few years ago. So the "let's create a room for the dragon egg!" project feels relatively fresh in my mind, and yet it's STILL hard to escape the sense of amazement that it still hadn't been completed! ...yet, I'm not complaining. I LOVE how Etho's world and LP has so much history and continuity - that we frequently get to revisit things like this, instead of always being caught up in the chase for novelty. Exploring the Etho LP world from a download feels like visiting a museum. For that matter, it almost feels significant enough as a cultural artefact for me to imagine it being preserved as a work of art in an actual museum. (...I hope Etho isn't reading this)

I really like that thumbnail! It's fun to use sculk as a carpet or floor design. I always wondered how the mancave would look with sculk or nylium or podzol etc. instead of grass.

Everytime I see an Etho upload I know it's gonna be a great day! Much love

Bro watching you finish the dragon statue/tunnel, makes me watching you all these years worth it. It looks so sick etho. Been watching your series since I was a kid. I’m 25 now, and still look forward to everyone of your releases.

The eyes of ender are an incredible idea for any secret entrance, though they're especially perfect for the dragon egg tunnel

Etho regarding the pitcher pot plants and the torch flowers, just round up a bunch of sniffers and set up a hopper minecart track under the area. The sniffers will forget about the same block and then sniff out new seeds again after a few minutes. It's not fast but it's an idle farm. And the dragon tunnel is soooo cool!!! I really love how you use the calibrated skulk senser to bring some motions into your builds. It makes a world's difference.

I think it would be really cool if initially the fires were out and as you walk each segment would light the blue fires. If you fire an ender eye on a segment the fire turns red indicating you angered the dragon. Great episode! @EthosLab

Etho, I would absolutely love six unedited hours of your recordings!

The structure and pacing on this episode felt perfect. You are truly a master at what you do. :D

Hey etho, you could also add the dragon sound effect with noteblocks. Thanks for everything you do!

Always a good day when Etho uploads.

the skulk sensor spawning next to redstone was hilarious 😆

28:00 i really like the minecart idea for the sensors in the hallway. i think it bouncing back and forth and pulsating is alien vibes and goes well with the build,, it also allures the player down the hallway it would almost feel hypnotic i think

Wow that tunnel is INCREDIBLE! The lighting, the sound effects, the various visual details.. Nice work 👍

Great news: ethos in mcc! Its his first time playing, and hes on a team with scott, FBM, and scar. Good luck etho!!!

Was thinking it might be cool if the flames changed color as you activated the dragon heads, if you end up using them as the location to use those eyes of ender. Also, just wanted to comment, I've had a rough year, and I always get excited when a new Etho video comes out. Thanks for always brightening my day, no matter what's going on, even if it's only for a half hour or so at a time.

Etho! I think you should time the fire and shreakers together so as you’re walking down the steps the O rings go down the tunnel and each flame changes as the rings pass by. Maybe the fire changes when you get the ender eye right? I remember you originally wanted the last hallway to light up like a run way and I think that would look cool here, keep being awesome!

Hey Etho, Really enjoying the content lately, keep up the good work, you're doing a great job.

My gratitude is immeasurable. And my day is made. Thank you Etho!

"Minecraft: Boat Dispensers" is and always will be the most legendary video.

Etho, I must say that even after all this time you still seem to be enjoying Minecraft. And there’s still so many people enjoying your videos, that’s probably one of the best things any Let’s Player can achieve. I’ve been watching your entire second season of your LP series since January of this year and have finally caught up to this latest video. (I tried to watch a bit in 2020 but I was too busy at the time.) Though I haven’t played Minecraft for nearly a decade, since late 2010, I still love watching you experience everything the game has to offer. I was an embryo when I started watching you, now I’m a nearly 100 year old man with an opioid addiction. I sincerely appreciate the content Ethan, keep it up long after we’re all in the grave. 😊

Know its a good day when Etho uploads

Loved the build of the dragon egg tunnel Etho! Very cool idea to integrating all the newer blocks too~

The fire changing color once you correctly throw the Pearl for that quarter could be cool

Oooohhh that floating village has me itching to do something with it that’s so cool, I also love the buried one it’s especially funny as etho built cave villages early on in this world.

Heck yeah thanks etho, hope y’all are having a good day!

Hi Etho! Perfect timing for a new episode, cant wait to watch! Been with you since chocolade island and still love it

What an absolute legend. That tunnel is epic. After 581 episodes you're still knocking it outta the park. Thanks for all the entertainment over the years Etho!

Your standard you set for your videos is next level my man

It's a new day but more importantly it's a new Etho video

It’s been 2 weeks. I am patiently waiting etho. ❤

All those strange generation quirks were really cool. I especially loved the sandy flat cliff and the floating sky island desert village.

that floating village is beautiful

The particle effects from all those skulk shriekers looks so cool. Very nice colour coordination too; nice use of the new blocks 🙂👍 The skulk sensor breaking the guardian farm was a classic moment for sure. "I don't remember how this works, but I know this isn't normal!" 😂

Etho, you can use the new mob head sounds now for the entrance of the dragon tunnel. Just put a dragon head on top of a noteblock and power it with redstone, it'll make the dragon sound :D Absolutelly entertaining as alwyas, love your content

The Spore Blossoms would add a lovely touch all down the dragon tunnel. In the egg chamber having some kinda set redstone to slowly light the whole room, with the egg lighting up lastly.

Oh wow that’s really cool to see sky villages, cliffed and terraced coasts.

15:50 Ward is fairly common; Silence is the much rarer trim.

I think a lot of the weird terrain variations you encountered were because of biome blending. Especially the terrain at 7:23

6 hours of footage! thats amazing, the quality of etho's videos is not an accident 😭

what an awesome little idea with the elytra toggling the beacons. etho not stopping with his amazing ideas

Half an hour ago I was like: when will Etho upload a new vid. Well, here's the answer! Happy me 😊❤ Hope everyone has a good day! That tunnel looks impressively beautiful!

That tunnel is absolutely GORGEOUS!!! My jaw literally dropped when you entered it and were met by all those STUNNING animations The way you integrate redstone/game mechanics into builds never ceases to amaze! From the surges of blue flame climbing up the warped wood to the shrieker wisps following you through the starry skulk floor, the details bring it to life! Excited to see where you take this next :D PS: Have you considered playing either of the 2 most recent Zelda games? They seem like something you just might enjoy (but no pressure to play them ofc!)

underground village definitely sounds like an oddity caused by the amplified terrain. i love it lol.

Love the beacon trick. Real great use of the new features!!

as to the camels: do more testing? i dont think your sample size is conclusive yet.

Etho, please play Wordle today! (Friday 28th July '23)

Watching Etho's design method is always so much fun to watch. Always so excited when he uploads!

old stuff, new stuff, retrofitting old stuff with new stuff, exploration, redstone a great episode

Woah when he say he's talking 6 hours per video is that because he's still commentating while doing other stuff just in case something happens or what? Or is there really like 6 hours of footage he cuts out where he's trying to talk to us directly but messes up? Idk seems weird to me

I think that even though I don't play Minecraft anymore and have little interest in the new versions every time I personally try them, that Etho keeps me coming back consistently over 10 years is remarkable. He has always felt like he has a genuine reaction to his experiences and such technical intrigue makes it enjoyable. I'm glad to have it around.

Etho what would be AMAZING, is the door opens from the lock and the first layer of wall pulls back and stops - then you walk in to activate the rest of the mechanisms, where all the rocks and walls pull back and keep pulling back for ages, until it opens to a cavern where the egg is - you could even do it where lava/water/entities will start to pour down/attack, but if you keep moving at the right pace you can reach the room xD wildly ambitious, but it'd be so epic

This LP always makes me feel excited to load up my minecraft again, there's something about the way Etho plays and talks is through things that makes me want to try for myself rather than just watch!

I unironically love the entrance to the dragon egg tunnel. The sound and lighting fade are just so cool (and tbh, the dragon statue looks really awesome too)

I've only been playing Minecraft for a couple of years and have been watching your stuff since then. Decided to go back and watch from episode 1. Think I'm in the low 400's now. Thanks for all the episodes and inspiration.

not joking this time: I am watching this from a coastal area nearby a harbor while an active thunderstorm and naval tornado warning is in place. thanks for posting it always makes the lightning strike elsewhere

Man, I’ve watched ur videos forever. Not every single one but when I come back I’m always having a great time. Love ya bud

The outside of the dragon egg hall is great. Just like "oh what's this small statue?" and it leads to a hallway of magical chaos

I've watched you for like 10 years now and you never fail to surprise me or fail to make me giggle. Please never stop enjoying this game!

I really have been loving the series with beef, its my chance to get a bit of etho everyday

Almost 600 episodes with the oldest single world upgraded to the most current version and it's amazing every time. Love your lets play series more than almost anything.

I like the idea of the minecart activating the shriekers after you open the door. Just adds to the chaos / disturbed peace vibe that you are going for.

I love your lore book - and your goals and purposes!

That village underground and floating is a bug happening on the boundary of new and old world generation. The height of the structure is from one version, the actual structure is from the other.

Best way to start the day is with Ethos awesome world and fire flippers