Tutorials/Tips and tricks

Here are some tips and little hinters for those who are new to Minecraft. Remember, however, that there are often tips under the 'Trivia' section of the item's page, and they are likely to be more in-depth:

Here are some helpful little tips and hinters for those who are new to Minecraft. Remember, tips can be found in the 'Trivia' section of an item, and they are likely to be in more depth:

Helpful Basics
Charcoal

Wood blocks can be burnt to make charcoal, which functions just like coal.

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"Doin' an All Nighter..."

For your first night, sandstone can be extremely useful for shelter as it is fairly strong, easy to make and plentiful.

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3x3 Building

Remember to create a workbench by using four wooden planks. This will allow you to create more intricate creations, like mechanics, tools and more.

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Remembering the Pattern

Struggling to remember crafting patterns? Take a closer look at a pattern, like the Fishing Pole pattern. See how the sticks and string line up to look like a fishing pole? Many patterns follow this trait, like doors (2 columns to make the rectangular shape of a door) and swords (Two metal ingots and a stick).

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Shelter problem

Is your shelter yet to be finished? Dig three blocks down and place a block above you, now you're invincible! This is not recommended though, because creepers can sneak up on you when you go up. Another solution is to make a pillar directly under you until skeletons arrows can't reach you.

First night

Just punch about 5 trees down, turn all the wood blocks into planks, turn four planks into a crafting box, make a pickaxe and a shovel, decide whether you want your base to be a house (a), or cut into a mountain (b), make your base accordingly, and try to keep it as close to your spawn as possible.

A. just use the planks to make a 5x5x5 house, this should be large enough for your first night, and all of the above should be able to be finished in about 5 minutes. B. just cut into a mountain and make the hole 5x5x3 going in, or what-ever suits you best, then dig in the middle to make a 1x2x2 doorway and make a door, put the door in from the OUTSIDE and start carving out your house, be sure to check the mountainsides to see if there's any coal jutting out.

A.When you get enough stone to make a furnace, you can use just one piece of coal to burn 4 blocks of tree wood, and those 4 blocks of tree wood turn into 4 charcoal, which function exactly like coal, if you have enough time before sun sets, you should get some more wood to make more charcoal, if not, you can use 1 charcoal for 4 torches which can illuminate your 5x5x5 house, DONT USE 'FIREPLACES' IN A WOODEN HOUSE. B. Get some stone, shouldn't be hard, make a furnace, find a piece of coal, you should be able to find it outside if there are any mountains jutting up, put it in the furnace and smelt some wood into charcoal, charcoal can be used like coal, make 12 torches and leave the last piece of charcoal in there for future 'charcoal smelting'

This guide can be used by Newbies and Pros alike for their first night straight out, it's really helpful and great to get you started, but if you don't like it you can always use your own method.

on your second day your main focus should be more charcoal, and on the third; wood and/or stone. after that, you can make a couple houses to stay in (nearby your spawn.)

if you plan on moving across ocean, make a boat if it's far away; and try making a base on an island.

Enjoy your Minecraft Experience!