AdvancementHunters

What is Advancement Hunters?

Compete as a team to earn the most advancements within the time limit! All advancements are worth 1 point each, so your team must decide which advancements to go for and when to get the most out of your time. Hostable at any time by Zesty+ Subscribers.

Gameplay

A key part of doing well in Advancement Hunters is knowing what advancements to go for, which to prioritise and which to avoid. Many advancements can be easily obtained for simple things such as planting a seed or eating some food but others take serious dedication, like serious dedication. The following section will list the advancements available as of 1.15.2 and thier implications to Advancement Hunters.

Obtainable Advancements

These advancements are (given enough skill) consistently obtainable through the course of the game and should be considered a priority.

Advancement	Conditions	Implications for Advancement Hunters
Minecraft	Obtain Crafting Table	First step to any world.
Stone Age	Obtain Cobblestone	Cobble is known to be the best block in the game.
Getting an Upgrade	Obtain Stone Pickaxe	You had to ruin cobble for this, you monster!
Aquire Hardware	Obtain Iron Ingot	Iron is needed for many advancements and should be a priority.
Suit Up	Obtain any iron armor	Iron Boots are the cheapest. A full suit is not important unless going into the nether.
Hot Stuff	Obtain Lava Bucket	A bucket is very useful as it can give this, Tactical Fishing and be used to access the nether without diamond.
Isn't It Iron Pick	Obtain Iron Pick	Needed for obtaining diamond.
Not Today, Thank You	Deflect Arrow with Shield	Shields are generally useful and only cost one iron.
We Need to Go Deeper	Enter the Nether	Can be done very quickly using buckets to place lava into a portal frame. Unless this is the only nether advancement you are going for, it is wise to come better prepared than that. As the world is small most players will end up in the same portal. The first in has a major advantage.
Nether	Enter the Nether	Root of the Nether advancement tree and usually obtained immediatly after We Need to Go Deeper.
Adventure	Kill or Be Killed	This root advancement can be obtained simply by being afk.
Monster Hunter	Kill a hostile monster	Needed to obtain string, among other things.
Ol' Betsy	Shoot a Crossbow	Hitting anything with it is not required.
Sweet Dreams	Sleep in a bed	Wool is easily obtained from sheep. This is an easy one but gains no other benifits.
Take Aim	Shoot something with a Bow	You actually have to hit something for this one. String required for bow.
Hired Help	Summon Iron Golem	36 iron is needed for this, and a carved pumpkin (requiring shears). A use for all that iron you'll find.
Sniper Duel	Kill a skeleton with a projectile while being at least 50 blocks away horizontally	Tricky but can be consitently obtained.
Husbandry	Eat Anything	Peice of Cake!
The Parrots and the Bats	Breed two Animals	Most easily obtained by breeding chickens with seeds while running around for other things.
Best Friends Forever	Tame an Animal	Sitting on a Horse or Llama is the easiest way to get this.
Fishy Business	Catch a fish with a rod	String required for fishing rod.
A Seedy Place	Plant a Seed	Easily forgotten but very easy.
Tactical Fishing	Catch a fish with a bucket	The second reason buckets are useful. Fish can be hard to find so best to get this as early as possible.