Hermitcraft S10#9: Walking To The Horizon 

Etho: creates frogger in Minecraft Also Etho: Abork, final answer

Dang, using a shulker box contents for score is brilliant!

"worst ever bug took me a whole day to resolve" **Cries in software developer** 😭

The setup in this video runs the risk of people casually respawning into the game. You should have a publicly accessible bed near the exit. It may be better to somehow force people to set their spawn in an outside-the-game location, before exiting into the shop. Alternatively, you could make an emergency exit for people stuck respawning at the in-game bed.

This is why Bdubs and Etho playing on the same server is so good. Bdubs makes a silly little scaffolding game to try and drum up business at his shop, and that somehow leads to Etho making “Decked Out: Arcade Mode”.

Season 10: Creates state-mandated monopolies. Etho: "Why is everything so expensive?"

Normal hermits: to start this game put your items in the box and set your respawn Etho: Just walk and I will make sure you have the perfect health and don't even have to turn around

the duality of etho: on one hand an insane attention to detail and hermitproofing every aspect of the frogger game, on the other, failing at wordle despite cheating, and landing on 'abork'

For the roof of your house, you could replace every other purpur with a black block to make a chequerboard of black and purple, like the missing texture texture, thereby having a roof and 'not having' a roof (because it's without a texture) at the same time :)

I appreciate Etho's dedication to idiot-proofing and QA testing his games. there's always so many failsafes to make sure that if someone doesn't read the rules or if they bring outside items in with them, the game will still function. There is no burden on the player to "play along" and follow the rules themselves or keep themselves honest, the game has hard boundaries that PREVENT you from breaking it even if you try.

“Abork” A welsh greeting for someone who’s shoe is untied! Tell ALL your friends!

I moved out recently and I just realized, I decorated my house like an etho build. Lots of light natural wood, sandstone colors for upholstery, with green accents and houseplants. I love it

A single tear rolls down my face. Etho has uploaded. All is well.

One does not walk, but SPRINT ON ALL FOURS on a new Etho upload.

I miss the Etho noteblock era, I’m always happy when it comes back in any way

Seeing you finally finish frogger after like 10 years of trying in both modded and vanilla Minecraft is fantastic!

‘thank you for the upload king’ we chant in unison

I love that all this essentially came from Bdubs making a silly climbing game at the back of his shop

"First we head to the Frogger game!" My man has his priories set!

Honestly. I really love the way you enter this game. You literally fall and once you die it feels like you enter a completely different world.

Etho's back. Back again. Etho's back. Tell a friend.

I’m so glad the frogger build has the note block music _and_ the custom jukebox file. Both add such an amazing feel to the game!

I *love* that Etho explains all of the details and decisions he made with designing stuff like this. It's extremely rare these days and one of my favorite things to watch.

I'm currently sitting paused at 1:40 pondering my life because you've made me realize I spend WAY to much time walking to the horizon. I love that analogy. I will be using it from now on.

I think you need to mention on a sign that the bed is behind you, down the hole, because I'm already imagining some Hermit (whose name begins with an "S" and ends with a "car") falling down, and dying before they see the bed.

the shop absolutely needs frog plushies and frog hats for sale wait maybe what's available in the shop could be dependent on the frog gates you managed to enter in game

god etho, this is absolutely wild. I really appreciate how much you streamlined the entering, exiting, and playing of the game to make it as straight forward, fullproof, and preventative of bugs caused by human error as possible to prevent as much confusion as possible. It seems like a really small thing but thinking through everything like that and how to make the transition from regular gaming to playing the minigame honestly takes a lot of thought and a ton of understanding of both how the game (Minecraft that is) works and how its players think/process the information around them. also I LOVE the raveger names

I love the noteblock music, loved what you did with them in S7. I understand that it's more work than uploading music on music disks. But I really appreciate it. Noteblocks have certain charm to them and it feels certain way to have music made in Minecraft while playing Minecraft.

Etho: Makes Ravager Rush have multiple failsafes and extremely user friendly (facing the game upon respawn) to make sure nothing breaks in case of people not reading instructions Also Etho: uhhh maybe I should've read the instructions to play Wordle... Thanks for the awesome episode! Cant wait to see the hermits playing Ravager Rush

The small detail of taking player's spawn direction into account makes me just so happy.

Utterly unsurprising to me that Etho is more familiar with Mastermind than Wordle

1. I love the signs on the various sections of your redstone, it's like comments on functions in code. Which is to say, it should help the rest of us at least *pretend* we will be able to look at the system and learn from it. 2. The -Frogger- Ravager Rush looks fun. Watching this video makes me want to try playing it myself. (I'm almost certainly going to be awful at it.) 3. Loved hearing you mention Mastermind. I used to play tons of that game on an old CD-ROM version of the game my Mom got from mailing in cereal box tops. 4. My family has a Minecraft Realm, and it's a way for us to connect even though we don't all live together anymore. It's pretty new, so this weekend I was gathering materials to build my proper house, and my youngest sister goes, "Oh, you're making an Etho build." I was confused because I had actually been inspired by something I saw in a Grian video once, but then I realized... I had only planned the INSIDE of my build, and was gathering materials to construct it, while ignoring the outside of the structure.

I feel like this episode really showcases just who Etho is, and how great of a Minecrafter he is. Intricate Redstone, check Game Design, check Commentary on Missing Roof, check Noteblock Music, check Building Design, check Interior-only building, check Beautiful and Unique Building Design, check Commentary on Color Theory, check Minecraft Made Technical, check

Just watched the explanation of all the new frogger features and had to pause to leave this comment. Etho, you are an incredible game designer. Not only does this look incredibly fun to play, all of the little quality of life features are a testament to your skill. Bravo.

the amount of thought Etho puts into his work is what sets him apart. I was just smiling throughout the video :D

I love the death messages in the Frogger game! And they would be even better if the ravagers had lowercase names so it says "slain by a broken spacebar" instead if "slain by A Broken Spacebar". That would just make these messages look like real sentences even more.

You could prank Joel by inviting him to play and then renaming/swapping his tools to ones with Etho centered names. Very cool build and exciting to see the game coming together.

Etho trying and failing to understand dye-duction had me laughing so hard.. Abork! XD

Hey Etho? Since the shop is selling frog lights, it might be good to lean into a more "wet" feeling for the interior. Something a little more aquatic like switching the stripped jungle logs for the normal jungle logs would add a nice green that could help with the theme :) Also for filling up the space on the opposite side of the shop, you could make a mascot of a frog to help fill in that gap

Extremely impressive how many little details were taken into account

BACK FROM THE CANADIAN WILDERNESS AFTER FISTFIGHTING A MOOSE!!! HE HATH UPLOADED!!!

I think the potted plants do a lot for the shop and really make it look grand. Maybe it’s a little awkward to look around them, but worth having them in my opinion! Also would love to see some waterfalls from the ceiling to make the shop even more animated. Also 47:20 - not sure if that was genuinely ethos dog or “abork”

Frogger was always frustrating, but this definitely makes it feel so much cooler.

I LOVE that Frogger '97 music, especially the noteblock song. That game was actually my very first video game so I'm happy to see it get recognition.

It's amazing how complete the game experience is for something made in (mostly) vanilla Minecraft. The respawn mechanics and scoring system are really clever, plus there's a 7-segment scoreboard, and even multiple music settings! It's no wonder these videos are a rare treat with how much thought goes into all of this - but I hope you know we don't expect you to make these huge strides towards "the big project" every single episode. It would be great to include some clips of hermit interactions and goofing around for balance (for example I would love to see you play Iskall's Mission Possible for "easy" content!) even if that means making more modest progress towards completing "the big project" in an episode.

I was absolutely BLOWN AWAY when you revealed the score tracker. OMG that's awesome.

Suggestion: You could sue Joel for some kind of identity theft/fraud for building those statues in people's bases and signing them with your name. You could bring out witnesses that can tell about how devastated they were when they found out that the statues were built by "just Joel" and not by you. You could even call judge Bdubs as witness😁

If you can, maybe you can use the sherds with the diamond on them to better emphasize the payment system with pots. Just an idea. I also think the small shrubs lining the walkway up to ravager rush look great as they are. In my mind the hermits will enter the shop specifically to participate in the game so the entrance should be the focus, and after they set a score they return to the lobby to relax and review other hermit's scores. That's the vibe I get at least.

Etho: implements amazing frogger game Also Etho: Abork

a golden ray of light shoots down from the heavens and a new Etho upload graces its presence upon my computer monitor.

39:45 "How do You tell it's an Etho build w/o saying it's an Etho build" ? Very nice interior. (period)

Lol I love how he has a ton of messages and mail and things to do, and he ignores it all for frogger lol the equivalent of sweeping everything under the bed xD

RETURN OF THE KING 👑

All these years watching you, I've seen you try to recreate frogger in minecraft like three or four times now, but this time I think you've actually just blown it out of the water. Somehow, after all these years, you still manage to impress me. You are an inspiration to me

etho, you never fail to amaze us with your design and brilliant solutions to little problems. i especially like the engineering of the respawn cell!

Etho!! You should make the space on the left of your shop to show off your hard working employees! IE the froggies! And whichever frog light is the best selling , the frog who makes it gets employee of the month!!

I love that Etho put so much time into the respawn system! Making it so the hermits don't have to interact with chests to drop off their items & setting up the ravagers at the beginning button press is something you wanna do in game design to get the players to playing the game quicker. Super cool stuff, thanks for showing it! Game design etho is one of my favorite ethos

Guide to telling who's builds are whos: Etho's builds: no roof Grain's builds: no back Cub's build: includings glazed terracotta Bdub's build: just stunning Pearl: includings purple

For the empty space on the left maybe ask Cleo to make a bullfrog mascot for the shop. Love the use of the Cherry wood as trim

My brain fried when etho entered "aeiou", im so used to it needing to be an acual word

my mind was blown when you considered "people forced to face the bed when respawning" and how you incorporated that into the game to make it easier for the players, and everything after that was just another layer to the explosions going on in my head. Etho, you are amazing

Let’s go! And finally you have a roof!

I can already see fans downloading the world in the future and getting scores of 75+. I’ll be right there with them, just 70 points behind

I feel this is Etho's way of projecting his Decked Out addiction into an innovative mini-game of his own-

Hearing the reasoning behind the respawn mechanics set up is cool, there was a lot of things I wouldn’t have thought of. Little quality of life things like not having to turn around really shows your attention to detail!

i missed the "bye-bye" so much! i understand very little about redstone so a large part of this went over my head, but i did understand just how much time has gone into this particular build - i do hope you're proud of it, because not only is the game and shop interior beautiful, but the quality of life features you added are literally so impressive. i'm excited for the end of season world download so i can try this!

Love the details in your shop!! Mirroring the Frogger landscape really makes the lobby space feel luxurious ✨

I love how you always do buildings inside-out, it's so unique but also makes so much sense

The amount of thought this man put into every aspect of this game, including even which way you are facing when you respawn is amazing.

I love the shrubs Etho, I think you should keep them! they really help break up the semi-monotonous highscore wall design and give you that Luxury Von-Sway* feel

I just love the frogger project, and the music is perfect

I am terrible with words and that is really upsetting me right now because I really want to explain how much I actually love the shop build, all the retro art deco office building vibes it has makes my heart full every time I look at it!!!

The other hermits prank etho by finishing his roof. Etho just builds a new building without a roof... it would be a shame if he gets pranked again... I like the interior design of the shop. The idea of the middle section being higher than the sides, makes the room appear even bigger than it already is. Designing the right side to look like the game is very appealing, too. The bushes in the middle are a bit too much, but maybe only having 3 or 4 instead of 5 on each side would help. The scoring system and display look very cool. Hopefully other hermits can copy it for there games in the gaming district. The noteblocks songs are always such a big addition to your builds. I will always appreciate the extra work of adding them.

Keep the trees in the shop, but thin out the middle. I love how you put so much effort and consideration into your builds. Keep up the great work. This upload absolutely made my day!

Can we just applaud this man built a game within a game idk how many games you can do this with amazing work sir

I love how much care you put into projects like this. Most people wouldn’t care about which direction people are facing and other small things like that

With an Etho upload, even 50 minutes never feels like enough. I can't wait until we see a bunch of hermits playing the game, it's gonna be fun with all the banter I'm sure!

“ETHO UPLOAD” we all chant in unison

That open space is perfect for a couch and coffee table. Every fancy office has one.

Here’s a recommendation for the shop - the current leader of frogger gets a discount in the shop! For example, x diamonds off sales over x (total) diamonds. This will encourage hermits to both play the game and shop for frog lights!

YES HES BACK

i absolutely adore how grand the shop is and how it looks!! one of the only things i would say is add the permit to the side with the office, it looks absolutely spectacular though!!

Etho, for the noteblock rendition of "Retro Zone," to make the "swoosh" sound at the beginning of the song, you could use the same wither bullet head on a noteblock that Rendog uses for his doors.

Every Etho video is an absolute treat! The inside of the shop is looking great! I can’t wait to see all the Hermits competing in this!!!

Oh snappers! Hes back everybody!!

Literally dropped everything to be here! Glad to see your back from MCCI (;

42:34 ooh! something you could do instead of the little office (which is cute don't get me wrong) is have one side for purchasing froglights with diamonds, and the other side for redeeming game tokens for froglights! that would probably make the redstone easier too, since each system only has to filter for one type of currency

I love all the little details and functionality that you’ve built into ravager rush. I’m sure it was a nightmare getting everything to work together, but the final product is amazing!

Concern regarding the respawn system: You should probably have remind and place for hermits to set their spawn elsewhere after they exit the game since they may forget to set it elsewhere die and respawn inside the game unless you already accounted for that.

I just love how much love and care you put in the UX of your games, you definitely are a "fullstack redstoner". This one's beautiful, fun, ergonomic, tested on all levels, and the video was super pleasant to watch too. Thanks for this :)

This shop has Bass Pro Shop Piramid vibes. This is a compliment.

This is why I love Hermitcraft, the things all you guys build are incredible.

Congrats on the roof! It really ties the whole place together

Lovely day to get an Ethoslab video.

the planters lining the main interior path help add to the feeling that the building is very grand, i think they’re worth keeping even if you have to look past them to see the scores. they’re personally one of my favourite parts of the build :) also, i really like that you included a mini version of the game in order to get to the shop - it’s like a hint to the other hermits about what’s in store for them should they choose to play. lovely !!

Havent watched etho in ages. Being suprised to see etho succeeded in making frogger in minecraft after all this time warms my heart

The frogger game is so cool and I love how much thought you put into it. It’s so fun to see you explain how you develop it and all the trouble that you run into. Never thought I would find redstone so interesting, but you make it look so fun. Can’t wait until the next video!

HES BACK !!! HES BACK FROM THE WAR !!!

I think the bushes in the main hall are perfect! 43:08 - they match with the columns behind nicely and its a good color to go with the oxidized copper in the corners

All your safety measures are really cool. It's really nice to see how much care you have put into this game.