If you already have Minecraft installed, skip this step.
You may have to wait for Minecraft to update before continuing.
You may have to enter your Minecraft login details before you can proceed.
If you already have Minecraft installed, skip this step.
If you don’t see this option, first tap the New World tab in the upper-left corner of the screen.
The default name is “My World”.
On higher difficulty settings, monsters do more damage and are harder to kill.
If you already have Minecraft installed, skip this step.
The default name is “New World”.
On higher difficulty settings, monsters do more damage and are harder to kill.
For example, you might enter a code for a specific world into the “Seed” text field, or you might uncheck the “Generate Structures” box to prevent villages from being created.
For example, you might enter a code for a specific world into the “Seed” text field, or you might uncheck the “Generate Structures” box to prevent villages from being created.
For example, you might enter a code for a specific world into the “Seed” text field, or you might uncheck the “Generate Structures” box to prevent villages from being created.
For example, you might enter a code for a specific world into the “Seed” text field, or you might uncheck the “Generate Structures” box to prevent villages from being created.
Desktop - Press Esc, click Options. . . , click Controls. . . , and review the controls. Mobile - Tap the “Pause” button at the top of the screen, tap Settings, and tap Touch on the left side of the screen. You can also tap Controller or Keyboard & Mouse to view these control layouts as well. Consoles - Press the “Start” or “Options” button, select Help & Options, select Controls, and review the controls.
Dirt - Perhaps the most common block in the game. Dirt is relatively useless later in the game, but can be used to create an effective temporary shelter early in the game. The dirt is very useful as it can also help when you get caught in a deep hole, which you can easily arrange one by one to create a dirt stair. Wood blocks - Hitting trees will yield wood blocks. Wood is necessary for crafting everything from weapon and tool handles to torches and crafting resources. Gravel and Sand - Both of these resources are similar to dirt, and can be used as floor or wall material. Gravel and sand both fall when no block is placed directly below them. Wool - You can get wool by killing sheep. Wool (three pieces of the same color) and any type of wooden planks is necessary when creating a bed, which is an essential piece of equipment if you want to avoid frustration early on in Minecraft.
When making a house, the easiest way to make one (Also suggested by Mojang) is to find a hill and mine out a cave in the hill and put doors so mobs can’t get into the house. To make doors arrange 2 columns of wooden planks on the left of your crafting table. You’ll want to use dirt for your house because wood is much more useful for crafting tools. Remember to leave at least one block-sized hole somewhere in the house for telling when it is day so you can get out at the crack of dawn to have extra time to collect resources.
Creating a bed as soon as possible is incredibly important, especially if you built your shelter relatively far away from where you started your game.
If you didn’t have the chance to create a bed before nightfall, sit tight in your shelter until the sun comes back up.
Pickaxe - Used for mining stone. You’ll start by crafting a wood pickaxe, but you can craft a stone pickaxe by using the wood pickaxe to mine three blocks of stone. Sword - Used for defending yourself against mobs. Any sword—even a wooden one—is significantly better than using your fists. Axe - Used for quickly chopping wood. While you don’t need an axe to chop wood, having one will significantly speed up the process. Shovel - Used for quickly gathering dirt, gravel, and sand. You don’t need a shovel to gather these resources, but having a shovel will speed up the process.
Peaceful - These mobs will never attack you, though they will flee if you attack them. Examples include most livestock (pigs, cows, sheep, etc. ). Neutral - These mobs will not attack you unless you attack first. Examples include Endermen and Spiders (day only). Hostile - These mobs will always attack on sight. Examples include Zombies, Skeletons, and Spiders (night only).
Once placed, torches cannot be destroyed or extinguished; they can only be knocked out of place, at which point they can be picked back up and redistributed.
You’ll need to place a lot of torches in order to fully prevent mobs from spawning near your house. A safe bet is to place a solid ring of torches around your house.
You can use your furnace by placing a furnace-compatible resource (e. g. , food or ore) in the top section of the furnace and then placing fuel (e. g. , coal, wood, lava, etc. ) in the bottom section.
If you find a particularly resource-rich location (e. g. , a cave), mark the path to it with torches or an expendable block trail. You can create chests to store your gathered resources so that you don’t have to carry them with you the next time that you go exploring.
Resources such as stone (particularly granite) and iron are more explosive-proof than are dirt and wood. This is helpful when attempting to minimize Creeper damage.
Only move your house’s contents during the day. Do not break a chest while items are still in it—move the items from the chest into your inventory, then break the chest to pick it up.
You can cook food by placing it in a furnace that has fuel in it. You can consume food by placing it in your equip bar, selecting it, and pressing the “Mine” button (or tapping and holding the screen in Minecraft PE).
If you must fight mobs, you’ll want to use a sword or an axe to do so; other tools are more effective than using your bare fists, however. Creepers (the green exploding monsters) are best left alone. If one begins pursuing you, hit it once and then retreat until it explodes. Endermen (the tall black figures) will not attack you if you avoid looking at them or hitting them. If provoked, Endermen will prove incredibly tough to kill with any equipment. If you have a bow and some arrows, you can usually attack enemies while backpedaling. Keep in mind that some mobs (e. g. , Skeletons) also have bows and arrows.
