Survival

Gameplay


In Survival, players have an inventory for gathering items. These items may be combined using recipes to create tools (Pickaxe, Axe, Sword, Hoe, Shovel) and other items. This process is known as crafting. Most crafting recipes require a crafting table. Some items cannot be obtained by crafting normally and require a furnace for processing. Various other crafting stations exist for other uses, such as brewing, repairing, and enchanting.



In Survival mode, the player is able to receive damage from the environment and from hostile mobs (unless playing on peaceful, where hostile mobs are disabled). A player who receives enough damage dies and returns to a spawn point.

If cheats are enabled, a player can switch to Survival mode by using the command.

Goals


The player can reach an "ending" in Survival mode by defeating the ender dragon, but this does not terminate play; it provides a trophy item (a dragon egg), a large amount of experience, triggers the "end poem" and unlock a gateway to allow easier access to the outer end islands; one common goal is to fulfill all of the predefined achievements (Advancements $$). Oceans also invite exploration, as they have corals, monuments, and adapted creatures like guardians and drowned. The player can also optionally fight the Wither boss in order to obtain a nether star so that they can craft a beacon, which also completes the entire achievements of the game.

Survival singleplayer (SSP)
Survival singleplayer is the default game mode of Minecraft. Singleplayer may be played online or offline, as long as the player has played the game at least once in order to allow the game files to be downloaded to their machine.

Survival multiplayer (SMP)


Survival multiplayer allows players to connect to a central Minecraft server. This enables them to interact with each other and work together (or against each other) in order to achieve their Survival goals.This is mostly used for Friends to play on a private server together.