Minecraft Guide

            Have you ever wondered why the sun moved so fast in the pixelated sky? Or maybe why trees float? Well, I’m here to answer that for you, and throw some tips in too.

            First, let me tell you, I’m assuming you know the controls of Minecraft, and basic computer usage. This is an essay about getting started in Minecraft, not an interior design tutorial. Now that we’ve got that straight, the first thing you should always do is go punch some trees. This will give you some logs, and with those, you can craft wooden planks. With the wooden planks, place one in each of the crafting square in your crafting grid. This will create a crafting table. Use the crafting table to create a pickaxe, and search for stone and coal. If you didn’t find coal, just place logs in the furnace (8 cobblestone in a square).

            Then, use the coal combined with sticks to create torches. We won’t use these until you make a house. The first step to making a house is to make a frame. I prefer to use a 4x3 frame for my starting houses. After that, build the walls and the roof. If you want to be fancy, harvest some sand. You can smelt it into glass for windows. Once your house is done, make a hole in the front and craft a door. This is made with 6 wooden planks in a rectangle. Now that it is complete, place torches inside. This will light it up and keep monsters from spawning. By now, it should be sunset. There are two choices to make. 1.Collect wool from sheep and make a bed to sleep through the night, or 2. Make a mine to work through it.

            I recommend option 2, because it benefits you more by giving you resources. However, it’s more dangerous than the other option, because caves are dark and can spawn a myriad of monsters. The one to watch out for the most is the Creeper. It is an armless green pinnacle, and it will approach you silently and explode. There is numerous ways to avoid this, mainly killing it before it explodes, or running like heck. If you’re lucky, you will have found iron, which can be used to upgrade your tools. If you keep working in your mine, you’ll keep finding better and better ores, eventually leading to diamond. But that’s a long way from now. For now, keep mining that iron.