I am by no means an expert, or even a journeyman at Minecraft. But here are some tips that I've found useful. Feedback, stories and speculation is welcome!
1.) The second your feet touch the ground, go karatechop a tree until you can make the workbench and then the tools.
2.) Spiders are the only source you have for string, which you need to make a bow and the fishing pole. Once thats complete, you have NO reason to fight monsters. They are resource drains and give you nothing worthwhile. Until this changes, fighting monsters is pointless and should only be done to defend yourself.
3.) Destroy any monster generators near your home, because they are just going to cause you grief. Clear the room of monsters, and quickly drop torches on all sides of the generator to stop it from spawning. Then use a pickaxe to destroy it.
4.) You CAN place on a sea of water or lava one tile deep, with some care. Drop a cobblestone, and then angle yourself so you are on the edge and can see the side of the block. Be VERY careful, especially in lava. You can then place a block next to the block you are standing on. Repeat until
5.) Don't use dirt, gravel or sand for any permanent house work. One creeper bomb later and your house falls to pieces. Use cobblestone -- it is fairly blast resistant.
6.) Placing a structure on the water is neat, but it doesn't make it safe: monsters can (and will) swim out to you.
7.) Making a lava moat is a good defensive measure, but it also sets nearby tiles on fire periodically. Its not much fun to have your bridge ablaze when you want to get in your home.
8.) When you get out of bed in the morning, look for creepers. Im not sure if its by design, but theres ALWAYS 1-2 creepers outside the place I bedded down. Be prepared to deal with them the moment you leave your house.
9.) Its VERY easy to get lost in a Minecraft world. So build a giant obelisk near your home.... mine goes up to the clouds.... so you can find it again easily. Its an eyesore, but it does help.
10.) NEVER dig over your head. A column of gravel can come down on you and smash ya.
7.) Making a lava moat is a good defensive measure, but it also sets nearby tiles on fire periodically. Its not much fun to have your bridge ablaze when you want to get in your home. - this only happens if you are stupid enough to build the bridge out of wood or wool. be smart.
Uh, no. Happened with cobblestone.Again, take these tips with a grain of salt. I'm a newbie myself.
Everyone is posting YES you MUST fight the mob for resources. I disagree. You can just let sunlight take them out for you and take the resources. Doesn't work for Creepers, obviously.
Again. Your mileage may very. You don't need to be nasty or snippy if you don't agree. It may not kill you to be courteous when you disagree.
1.) The second your feet touch the ground, go karatechop a tree until you can make the workbench and then the tools.
2.) Spiders are the only source you have for string, which you need to make a bow and the fishing pole. Once thats complete, you have NO reason to fight monsters. They are resource drains and give you nothing worthwhile. Until this changes, fighting monsters is pointless and should only be done to defend yourself.
3.) Destroy any monster generators near your home, because they are just going to cause you grief. Clear the room of monsters, and quickly drop torches on all sides of the generator to stop it from spawning. Then use a pickaxe to destroy it.
4.) You CAN place on a sea of water or lava one tile deep, with some care. Drop a cobblestone, and then angle yourself so you are on the edge and can see the side of the block. Be VERY careful, especially in lava. You can then place a block next to the block you are standing on. Repeat until
5.) Don't use dirt, gravel or sand for any permanent house work. One creeper bomb later and your house falls to pieces. Use cobblestone -- it is fairly blast resistant.
6.) Placing a structure on the water is neat, but it doesn't make it safe: monsters can (and will) swim out to you.
7.) Making a lava moat is a good defensive measure, but it also sets nearby tiles on fire periodically. Its not much fun to have your bridge ablaze when you want to get in your home.
8.) When you get out of bed in the morning, look for creepers. Im not sure if its by design, but theres ALWAYS 1-2 creepers outside the place I bedded down. Be prepared to deal with them the moment you leave your house.
9.) Its VERY easy to get lost in a Minecraft world. So build a giant obelisk near your home.... mine goes up to the clouds.... so you can find it again easily. Its an eyesore, but it does help.
10.) NEVER dig over your head. A column of gravel can come down on you and smash ya.
Uh, no. Happened with cobblestone.Again, take these tips with a grain of salt. I'm a newbie myself.
Everyone is posting YES you MUST fight the mob for resources. I disagree. You can just let sunlight take them out for you and take the resources. Doesn't work for Creepers, obviously.
Again. Your mileage may very. You don't need to be nasty or snippy if you don't agree. It may not kill you to be courteous when you disagree.
Be smart.
Use the dupe glitch while you can. lol