If you want the advancement How Did We Get Here?, you need the darkness effect from a warden, “from 1.19 onwards”, as Emperor Sian put it 1. The most direct solution was to keep a warden around. In August 2022 Sian, with _eb and Fili’s help, built the Warden Cage at his base (see Emperor Sian's Base).
“This is where i will trap it”, he said of the site 2. The cage used a replica of the ancient city tower, frog lights, sculk, and a sensor-and-trapdoor mechanism meant to distract the Warden. A roof portal in the nether linked the cage to the ancient city, so a warden could be led straight in 3. By 13 August Sian reported that “the warden trap works with no problem” 4, although the trapdoor stopped whenever chunks unloaded. He fixed that with extra sculk sensors, so that “just walking near the cage will reactivate the trapdoor” 5.
The prisoner became a local celebrity. Sian invited friends to come and see him 6, and a name tag kept him permanently angry. Around the cage sat a wither rose, a conduit pool and a portal rig, all for the status effects the advancement demands. It never quite finished: on 12 September Sian admitted “The setup still isn’t perfect” 7, and the dolphin step kept failing.
For the bigger story see Advancement Hunting, Capturing the Warden and Warden advancement team.
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Bruh from 1.19 onwards to get how did we get here advancement we need darkness effect from the warden
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this is where i will trap it
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i have a roof portal into the cage
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the warden trap works with no problem
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shyam i have placed more sculk sensors so just walking near the cage will reactivate the trapdoor
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wait a min fi you wanna see him
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The setup still isn't perfect
