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Harakou wrote:

TheSuccessor wrote:

I've just downloaded Minecraft (    ), and I've been playing for about 3 hours. I've got the basics, but is there anything important I need to know, or any tips you could give me? Thanks. 

Well, I had a real hard time of it before I checked out a beginner's guide. (I died out in the open with no weapons my first night, and my second night was spent hiding in a tiny, unlit hole in the sand.) You seem to be doing alright though if you've been playing 3 hours and aren't too concerned. You should consider checking out the wiki as it's a great reference for items, mobs, and crafting recipes.

Cool! I never knew there was a whole wiki on it. Thanks! 

Last edited by TheSuccessor (2011-06-21 15:30:35)

TheSuccessor wrote:

Harakou wrote:

TheSuccessor wrote:

I've just downloaded Minecraft (    ), and I've been playing for about 3 hours. I've got the basics, but is there anything important I need to know, or any tips you could give me? Thanks. 

Well, I had a real hard time of it before I checked out a beginner's guide. (I died out in the open with no weapons my first night, and my second night was spent hiding in a tiny, unlit hole in the sand.) You seem to be doing alright though if you've been playing 3 hours and aren't too concerned. You should consider checking out the wiki as it's a great reference for items, mobs, and crafting recipes.

Cool! I never knew there was a whole wiki on it. Thanks! 

If you need any other tips...

First, spend your first day gathering supplies, and find quick, easy shelter. If you really want to build a quick wooden house, thats fine, but it is not as safe as hiding in a spot where mobs can't get you, like a hole, or in the side of a wall of dirt or something.

If you are not armed, and a mob spots you, you have two decisions. One, attack with your bare hands, or two, run. If you are going to have a WWII style fist fight with anything, let it be a zombie. Skeletons are very hard to attack from up close, let alone with your fists, and creepers will just blow up before you can do any major damage.
    If you are going to run, then don't run backwards. The last thing you need is to fall into something, get trapped, or burn while running from something that is already trying to make your fictitious demise a reality.

Cave exploring and dungeon hunting can be difficult! Such exploration can be fun and rewarding but it is extremely dangerous! Cave systems are very large, and mobs spawn in them in massive packs. They don't always come in large amounts, but they are still dangerous! They can also pop out if you don't light up every inch of the cave! Caves usually consist of hall type caves, or large rooms. These can all yield many types of dangerous mobs.

Dungeons are extremely rewarding, but dangerous and rare. Dungeons have mob spawners, which spawn a certain type of mob when within 16 blocks of it. The 24 block away rule does not apply with a spawner, so doing a dance on top of one is a terrible idea. When you find a dungeon, it will have the spawner, and a chest or 2. When you see one, which are easy to see, kill all the mobs in sight, and then quickly surround the spawner with torches, so that mobs cannot spawn. Loot the chests, and even take the chests and moss stone, since moss stone is rare. When you go into a dungeon, don't hesitate, get in there, light it up, take the stuff, AND GO!

I hope my abnormally long essay-like tips help~=!

Nexstudent wrote:

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I hope my abnormally long essay-like tips help~=!

Thanks! I already knew the first bit, but the stuff about mobs was really helpful. 

Last edited by TheSuccessor (2011-06-21 15:53:12)

designer45 wrote:

I ain't playin no internet games I gotta pay for. That's just plain wrong. 

Do you play Mariokart with other people? 'Cuz Minecraft is a bit like that when it comes to playing online.

I made this: mob spawning room (the torch isn't usually there) but mobs won't spawn. Why?

SeptimusHeap wrote:

I made this: http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/5794 … 164103.png mob spawning room (the torch isn't usually there) but mobs won't spawn. Why?

Mobs can only spawn 24 blocks or further from you (with the exception of monster spawners) so maybe you're hanging around too close for them to be able to?

kimmy123 wrote:

Ghasts are so cute :3
And I got another screenshot of one 
http://i.imgur.com/51Dai.png

I just realized that they're crying.

SeptimusHeap wrote:

Harakou wrote:

SeptimusHeap wrote:

I made this: http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/5794 … 164103.png mob spawning room (the torch isn't usually there) but mobs won't spawn. Why?

Mobs can only spawn 24 blocks or further from you (with the exception of monster spawners) so maybe you're hanging around too close for them to be able to?

still nothing 

Hm... I can't remember what mobs are more likely to spawn on, but cobblestone should work. Have you tried other blocks like regular stone or dirt?

kimmy123 wrote:

I had a dream that there were new mobs 
They were just like zombies but they had different skins O_O

No offence, but get a life.

werdna123 wrote:

kimmy123 wrote:

I had a dream that there were new mobs 
They were just like zombies but they had different skins O_O

No offence, but get a life.

I hate how people say that just because you have a dream of something 

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Harakou wrote:

SeptimusHeap wrote:

Harakou wrote:

Hm... I can't remember what mobs are more likely to spawn on, but cobblestone should work. Have you tried other blocks like regular stone or dirt?

Nope. Is it too thin?

I don't think that matters. According to the wiki, monsters can spawn on an "fully opaque block" with a light level less than 7. So I guess cobblestone should be fine. I can't honestly see what could be wrong, other than maybe just not giving it enough time. I think mobs are most likely to spawn at dawn and dusk, because I noticed the later I go to bed the more mobs there are outside in the morning.

Hmm...

*Sigh* I hope I didn't waste those 8 stacks of cobble.

kimmy123 wrote:

werdna123 wrote:

kimmy123 wrote:

I had a dream that there were new mobs 
They were just like zombies but they had different skins O_O

No offence, but get a life.

I hate how people say that just because you have a dream of something 

Well, a dream is usually related to what you've been doing in the day, so that probablt means you were playing minecraft a lot in the day.

werdna123 wrote:

kimmy123 wrote:

werdna123 wrote:

kimmy123 wrote:

I had a dream that there were new mobs 
They were just like zombies but they had different skins O_O

No offence, but get a life.

I hate how people say that just because you have a dream of something 

Well, a dream is usually related to what you've been doing in the day, so that probablt means you were playing minecraft a lot in the day.

Dreams are more complicated than that. I had a dream about Just Cause 2 just last night even though I haven't played it in weeks.

SeptimusHeap wrote:

Harakou wrote:

SeptimusHeap wrote:

Nope. Is it too thin?

I don't think that matters. According to the wiki, monsters can spawn on an "fully opaque block" with a light level less than 7. So I guess cobblestone should be fine. I can't honestly see what could be wrong, other than maybe just not giving it enough time. I think mobs are most likely to spawn at dawn and dusk, because I noticed the later I go to bed the more mobs there are outside in the morning.

Hmm...

*Sigh* I hope I didn't waste those 8 stacks of cobble.

Waste? To be honest, I've been trying to think of things to use all mine for just to get rid of it all. I've got an entire double chest full of the stuff.