User:AntiVandalismSuperstar/Engineering/Home Construction

It's no lie about Minecraft: No matter what, you have to have an epic house/base of operations. What's more, it needs to be protected from mobs(doesn't matter if you're building in Creative Mode or peaceful)! This page will help you build a mobproof base of operations!

Locations
Each BoO(short for base of operations because I'll be using this word a lot)has to have a location to build it. Each one has its benefits and drawbacks. Choose wisely when building your BoO!

Aboveground, plains biome
Finding the Biome: Currently Looking for a Method! How to Build: * Mansion Bases Are Recommended for this Location 1. Simply build 16x16 squares connected to each other. These are the rooms. 2. Carve out the doors. 3. Install a roof and decorate the rooms! 4. You're done with your mansion! :D Benefits: 1. Easy to flatten land and build 2. Control over mobs 3. Overview of area Drawbacks: 1. Easy to discover and grief in SMP without protection plugin
 * Recommended for SMP Protected and SSP Peaceful

Caves
Finding the Cave: Use XRay or just randomly dig How to Build: *Recommended Design is Sealing Part of Cave 1. Somehow find a cave underground w/o surface access 2. Light a portion of the cave and seal it off(include a door and some windows) 3. Install furniture and dig exit(exit must be underwater) 4. Enjoy your cave/home/mine! Benefits: 1. Less likely to grief(as long as built above layer 16) 2. Easy access to mine Drawbacks: 1. Mobs coming out of deeper part of cave(unless lit up) 2. MUST mine above layer 20 or else BoO will be discovered! 3. Difficult to return to surface
 * Recommended for SMP Unprotected

Ravines
Benefits: 1. Easy to discover abandoned mine shafts 2. Lots of mining resources Drawbacks: 1. Mobs can fall on home T_T 2. Difficult to return to surface 3. Easy to discover and grief in SMP 4. Raid of cave spiders common T_T

Above ground, mushroom biomes
Benefits: 1. Instant food from Mooshrooms 2. Instant home in Giant Mushrooms 3. No mob spawning(except for mob spawners) Drawbacks: 1. Lack of wood and other common resources 2. Biome will attract griefers!
 * Recommended for Normal SSP and Hardcore

World type, superflat
Benefits: 1. Huge building areas Drawbacks: 1. NPC Villages; Sometimes a nuisance :P 2. Huge slime spawning D: 3. Lack of resources
 * Recommended for SSP Creative Mode

Above ground, towny city
Benefits: 1. Free/tax based protection 2. Help from town community 3. Easy access to town store 4. Protection from mobs/explosion depending on settings Drawbacks: 1. PvPers common during Towny War(nations only)
 * Recommended for SMP Towny

Subterrain, factions
Benefits: 1. Less PvP 2. Free grief protection 3. Protection from PvP in underground bases Drawbacks: 1. Easy to lose land 2. Abusing of public farms 3. ALL land is public
 * Recommended for SMP Factions

Choosing the right location
You've seen the locations avalible for building; choose one to build in with my recommendations. Then, build your BoF depending on the instructions I've given you.