When going mining, NEVER bring any diamond tools (unless trying to get obsidian), with the exception of a diamond sword. Always bring cobblestone to get through lava easily. Always have a shovel just in case you reach gravel.
That's what I do when I go mining. The one time I brought a diamond pickaxe, I died and couldn't get it back.
Always bring a bucket of water. You can use it to douse yourself when in flames, and you can use it to turn lava pools into obsidian for safer entry. The greatest part is that you can use it over and over.
Never go without wood.
Bring an off-key color stack of blocks when exploring the Nether, like sand, snow, or wool. It helps navigation much easier. On that same note, never dig straight down in the Nether.
You can survive a maximum height of 23 blocks without falling to death. 24 and more kills you, and that is because the game inflicts the height you fell and injured yourself upon, minus 4 hit points. Each point is half a heart, so a fall height of 13 would subtract 4.5 hearts upon impact.
Cacti destroy dropped blocks and items, much like lava. Take care farming or digging around them.
Sugar Cane makes a great underwater "air pocket". However, the requirements for sugarcane still apply under water. You must have dirt placed, and there has to be an empty hole next to the dirt block. This is so water may still contact the block the sugarcane is to grow on.
On the contrary to "Rottingsun", its fine (luxurious, yes) to use diamond tools to mine, but you should dig wisely. Assuming you're making a 1x2 tunnel, always dig the bottom block first. This way you can see a lava pool coming before you step into it, as the top blocks stops you from walking in.
When clearing multiple layers of sand or gravel, you can use a non-block object (such as a torch or redstone dust) to clear the entire stack at once. Break the bottom sand block, and quickly (but not TOO quickly) put the non-block object down in the space.
Speaking of food, mushroom stew is great to carry around. Keep a stack of brown mushrooms, a stack of red mushrooms, and plenty of wood. When needed be, you have a quick snack that restores 5 hearts, and the bowl can be used over and over again
Always bring a map. This way, you can find your way back to your house or base and you can also mark the coordinates of significant finds so that you can come back to the places later.
When underground, ALWAYS put torches on the left wall going in, or on the floor. When you want back out, make sure the wall torches are on your right, and you'll soon find the light.
Flowers in mines work well to mark directions or specific tunnels as they are easy to spot from a distance.
A stack of gravel can help you down from high locations, or up from low caverns. It can also be used to fill lava lakes. Always have gravel.
Uncut wood takes up less space than planks, and is easily converted when needed. Planks are a waste of inventory when exploring.
On the surface, use a combination of torches and flowers to mark your path.
a bucket of water can save you in many ways a fall place it right before you hit the ground and place above you when you fall in lava
and can pervent mobs from geting to you when your low on health can make a quick elavater from high places for short amount of times
make a brige over lava quick floded small cave to kill mobs.All i can think of.
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I always get a stack of cobblestone, climb up to the top of my house, make a huge tower with a 5x5 surface and put torches all over it. That way whenever I'm walking around If I'm ever totally lost and far away from my house I can just make another tower and see it from up high.
I always get a stack of cobblestone, climb up to the top of my house, make a huge tower with a 5x5 surface and put torches all over it. That way whenever I'm walking around If I'm ever totally lost and far away from my house I can just make another tower and see it from up high.
I have a lava tower for that. In my opinion it looks better than cobblestone
When exploring... take your map (if you still have it). If you don't still have it, craft a new one. Note your home base coordinates and then you'll always know where home is. As you go, remember to look around and note exceptional features in the terrain. This will help you recognize the path back home.
In caves, plant your torches in a consistent way that uniquely identifies the way home (it doesn't matter which method you use, just try to be consistent with it). Putting your torches on the left-hand wall works well until you get into a part of a cave where several sub-caves converge. Then, I'll additionally mark a path back into the cave that is the way out by putting torches in the form of an arrow on the floor clearly pointing back towards the way out. Caves are notorious for doubling back on themselves, so using this method, I can identify the right tunnel even after lighting up several of them. I find it prevents a lot of going around in circles.
If I have excess redstone and am short on torches, I might mark which mouth is the way home on the floor with redstone instead; but torches are preferable since they have the advantage of being more visible from a distance.
I have permanent light markers on my home base that appear in a different pattern depending on the direction they are seen. That way I can reference the pattern from anywhere and know instantly whether I'm north, east, west or south of my home base. ETA: However, since the updates, the rendering distance seems quite a bit shorter than it once was, so any of the long-distance markers are not as effective as they once were.
Also ETA: If you get lost, also consider that whatever marking system you're using, it is vulnerable to pranks... like someone moving all your torches from the left wall to the right wall, etc. Knowing your home base coordinates and your current coordinates will get you home regardless of what markers are changed along the way.
When exploring a large cave system, block off the dead end caves with Cobblestone near it's entrance. That is, once you have mined all within that cave.
I always carry the following: 1 stack of wood, 1 stack of dirt, and a bucket of water with me. All of those are invaluable in a pinch.
I never carry any wood with me when I go exploring. Only a stack of sticks. Not sure why I do it either. But It's bloody annoying. I'm always needing a crafting table when I'm down in a cave. I guess I should start swapping the sticks for a stack of wood.
Anyway, I take:
3 Steel pickaxes
3 Steel shovels.
1 Steel sword. (2 If it's nearly broken)
1 Bucket of water
1 Stack of sticks
2 stack of torches
7 Cooked pork chops (1 in the hotbar, 6 in the inventory)
1 pair of each tool (ie 2 pickaxes, 2 swords etc... except fo hoes)
1 Crafting table
1 Stack of wood
1 Stack of Cobble
Wheat (More or less depending on length of expected journey)
1/2 stack of torches (Make more with coal I find later, if needed)
1 Bucket of water
3 wool (If I find a very large cave system I'll make a "base camp" and place a bed in it and a chest and crafting table and furnace)
If I am exploring the surface and find a cave entrance, but don't feel like spelunking at that exact moment, I put up a cobblestone pillar and surround the top block with torches to signify, from a distance, that there is a new cave there.
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What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
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example:always carry dirt and gravel/sand.
That's what I do when I go mining. The one time I brought a diamond pickaxe, I died and couldn't get it back.
Never go without wood.
Bring an off-key color stack of blocks when exploring the Nether, like sand, snow, or wool. It helps navigation much easier. On that same note, never dig straight down in the Nether.
You can survive a maximum height of 23 blocks without falling to death. 24 and more kills you, and that is because the game inflicts the height you fell and injured yourself upon, minus 4 hit points. Each point is half a heart, so a fall height of 13 would subtract 4.5 hearts upon impact.
Cacti destroy dropped blocks and items, much like lava. Take care farming or digging around them.
Sugar Cane makes a great underwater "air pocket". However, the requirements for sugarcane still apply under water. You must have dirt placed, and there has to be an empty hole next to the dirt block. This is so water may still contact the block the sugarcane is to grow on.
On the contrary to "Rottingsun", its fine (luxurious, yes) to use diamond tools to mine, but you should dig wisely. Assuming you're making a 1x2 tunnel, always dig the bottom block first. This way you can see a lava pool coming before you step into it, as the top blocks stops you from walking in.
When clearing multiple layers of sand or gravel, you can use a non-block object (such as a torch or redstone dust) to clear the entire stack at once. Break the bottom sand block, and quickly (but not TOO quickly) put the non-block object down in the space.
Flowers in mines work well to mark directions or specific tunnels as they are easy to spot from a distance.
A stack of gravel can help you down from high locations, or up from low caverns. It can also be used to fill lava lakes. Always have gravel.
Uncut wood takes up less space than planks, and is easily converted when needed. Planks are a waste of inventory when exploring.
On the surface, use a combination of torches and flowers to mark your path.
and can pervent mobs from geting to you when your low on health can make a quick elavater from high places for short amount of times
make a brige over lava quick floded small cave to kill mobs.All i can think of.
In caves, plant your torches in a consistent way that uniquely identifies the way home (it doesn't matter which method you use, just try to be consistent with it). Putting your torches on the left-hand wall works well until you get into a part of a cave where several sub-caves converge. Then, I'll additionally mark a path back into the cave that is the way out by putting torches in the form of an arrow on the floor clearly pointing back towards the way out. Caves are notorious for doubling back on themselves, so using this method, I can identify the right tunnel even after lighting up several of them. I find it prevents a lot of going around in circles.
If I have excess redstone and am short on torches, I might mark which mouth is the way home on the floor with redstone instead; but torches are preferable since they have the advantage of being more visible from a distance.
I have permanent light markers on my home base that appear in a different pattern depending on the direction they are seen. That way I can reference the pattern from anywhere and know instantly whether I'm north, east, west or south of my home base. ETA: However, since the updates, the rendering distance seems quite a bit shorter than it once was, so any of the long-distance markers are not as effective as they once were.
Also ETA: If you get lost, also consider that whatever marking system you're using, it is vulnerable to pranks... like someone moving all your torches from the left wall to the right wall, etc. Knowing your home base coordinates and your current coordinates will get you home regardless of what markers are changed along the way.
I never carry any wood with me when I go exploring. Only a stack of sticks. Not sure why I do it either. But It's bloody annoying. I'm always needing a crafting table when I'm down in a cave. I guess I should start swapping the sticks for a stack of wood.
Anyway, I take:
3 Steel pickaxes
3 Steel shovels.
1 Steel sword. (2 If it's nearly broken)
1 Bucket of water
1 Stack of sticks
2 stack of torches
7 Cooked pork chops (1 in the hotbar, 6 in the inventory)
I think that's about it.
1 pair of each tool (ie 2 pickaxes, 2 swords etc... except fo hoes)
1 Crafting table
1 Stack of wood
1 Stack of Cobble
Wheat (More or less depending on length of expected journey)
1/2 stack of torches (Make more with coal I find later, if needed)
1 Bucket of water
3 wool (If I find a very large cave system I'll make a "base camp" and place a bed in it and a chest and crafting table and furnace)