This part of any survival world is commonly overlooked. But what do I do when I spawn a good 150 blocks away and It, only poking out of the great sea of lava. Building a bridge is tedious, and not the best when ghasts are around. Ender pearls are kinda risky, miss and burn and die. What should I consider?
cobblestone. If it's out in the middle of a lava lake, your best bet is to build a cobblestone bridge out to it. If you have fire resist potions, you can swim out, but lava is like peanut butter when it comes to swimming. I use the potion to help with the bridge building, in the event I am tossed into the lava. Keep your bridge minimum 2 blocks wide and keep a bow primed at all times to handle the ghasts. Then build.
I would circle around, find the closest point from the shore and then build my cobblestone bridge from there.
I guess you could get the coordinates of the fortress and try digging down to bedrock and then back up under the thing, but it's risky with lava lakes as they might hit bedrock as well.
The trouble is, even after I build the bridge, I could get knocked off. And resetting the nether won't work until an update. Also it's a long and treacherous walk to and from that sea of lava. Any advice there?
The trouble is, even after I build the bridge, I could get knocked off. And resetting the nether won't work until an update. Also it's a long and treacherous walk to and from that sea of lava. Any advice there?
Put some cobblestone walls and a roof on your walkway.
For your long walk, you could always make another nether portal that is close by your work area. Moving one block in the nether is equal to three blocks traveled in the over world. So you would have to measure the appropriate distance( I think its the same for height as well) then build your portal in the over world. Keep in mind though that the over world and nether portal connection is determined by the closest portal. so you may have to close down the original nether portal if it is close enough to intercept your nether travel. This way you can still use the original over world portal provided its within range.
Also if you can figure out the exact coordinates of the fortress in the nether, you can make your over world portal that theoretically should pick an open space inside the fortress, or on top of that part sticking out of your sea of lava.
A covered cobblestone or netherbrick bridge is definitely the way to go. Make the walkway 3 blocks wide and build the walls and roof around you as you advance block by block. That way, you can easily duck back into the tunnel part you've already made whenever ghasts appear and pot shot at them with your bow from under the cover you've built. After you get the tunnel build safely all the way across, you can look into adding windows, railings and any other features you might like. Both cobblestone and netherbrick are impervious to ghast fireballs and you can smelt the netherbrick from regular netherrack.
Or, you know, you could just run across the bridge and be mindful of ghasts. As long you are walking at a steady pace you should be able to cross the bridge without taking a hit from ghasts, unless they are right next to you. Building a tunnel bridge is far more dangerous than just a 2 or 3 wide bridge that you can sprint across.
Or, you know, you could just run across the bridge and be mindful of ghasts. As long you are walking at a steady pace you should be able to cross the bridge without taking a hit from ghasts, unless they are right next to you. Building a tunnel bridge is far more dangerous than just a 2 or 3 wide bridge that you can sprint across.
The danger is while building the open bridge, not after it's built; that is, when you have to crouch and can't sprint. If you have potions (as you suggest), you can afford to get knocked off into the lava; but if you don't have potions yet and have to go slow to build, then I've found that building cover as you go is the safest way.
I made a safer bridge and learned to hunt magma cubes during the walk so all is well (thanks for the reminder about potions. I had a few brewed just forgot they existed) lol got pushed into lava by the blaze I took ages to get to
lol its going to be a lot of Cobblestone your using lol. I would just suggest building the Cobblestone bride in a Cup Shape.
3 Wide & One Block up It would look like l_ _ _l (That way if you get shot by a Ghast, you wont fly off the bridge)
Fire Resist Potions (In any event you fall in the lave)
Enchanted Bow
And just build your way over there.
Lol - cobblestone is one of the easiest materials to acquire in the game.
Also, if you built an end tower you can even "float" the roof over a 2-wide covered walkway with a nether brick railing instead and use the same amount of cobblestone blocks as you suggest.
There are several different ways to accomplish this in survival. As I said, it may depend on whether or not you have potions yet. It may also depend on what you want to accomplish in the end for a build. If you want, you can have an attractive looking bridge that blends in quite well with the nether fortress itself. Just use nether brick instead of cobblestone and blend the the style of it to fit in with the nether fortress itself. Once you get the area covered and safe, you can add on to the build at your leisure (e.g. making it even wider or taller or building pillars downward... even in survival.
I would circle around, find the closest point from the shore and then build my cobblestone bridge from there.
I guess you could get the coordinates of the fortress and try digging down to bedrock and then back up under the thing, but it's risky with lava lakes as they might hit bedrock as well.
Put some cobblestone walls and a roof on your walkway.
For your long walk, you could always make another nether portal that is close by your work area. Moving one block in the nether is equal to three blocks traveled in the over world. So you would have to measure the appropriate distance( I think its the same for height as well) then build your portal in the over world. Keep in mind though that the over world and nether portal connection is determined by the closest portal. so you may have to close down the original nether portal if it is close enough to intercept your nether travel. This way you can still use the original over world portal provided its within range.
Also if you can figure out the exact coordinates of the fortress in the nether, you can make your over world portal that theoretically should pick an open space inside the fortress, or on top of that part sticking out of your sea of lava.
The danger is while building the open bridge, not after it's built; that is, when you have to crouch and can't sprint. If you have potions (as you suggest), you can afford to get knocked off into the lava; but if you don't have potions yet and have to go slow to build, then I've found that building cover as you go is the safest way.
Lol - cobblestone is one of the easiest materials to acquire in the game.
Also, if you built an end tower you can even "float" the roof over a 2-wide covered walkway with a nether brick railing instead and use the same amount of cobblestone blocks as you suggest.
There are several different ways to accomplish this in survival. As I said, it may depend on whether or not you have potions yet. It may also depend on what you want to accomplish in the end for a build. If you want, you can have an attractive looking bridge that blends in quite well with the nether fortress itself. Just use nether brick instead of cobblestone and blend the the style of it to fit in with the nether fortress itself. Once you get the area covered and safe, you can add on to the build at your leisure (e.g. making it even wider or taller or building pillars downward... even in survival.