MINECRAFT - THE BIG GUIDE

Contents

Getting Started With Minecraft

1: Your First World

Game Modes

2: Take A Look Around

3: Survive your first night

Controls in Minecraft

Movement

Flying

Mouse Buttons

Inventory and Toolbar

Main Hand and Off Hand

Mouse controls

Other Controls

Taking Screenshots

Minecraftís User Interface

Main User Interface

Armour bar

Health Bar

Hunger Bar

Experience

Toolbar

Off Hand Slot

Status Icons

Inventory Screen

Toolbar

Armour slots

Off Hand Slot

Crafting Area

Containers

Moving stacks of items around

Left Mouse Button

Right Mouse Button

How to Survive Your First Night in Minecraft

Step 1: Punch a Tree

Get Crafting

Make a Crafting Table

Make Your First Tool

Scouting a location

Build a home

Make Torches

Light Up Your Room

Shut That Door!

Home Improvements

Upgrade Your Tools

Make Windows

Storage

What to do Next

Minecraft Walkthrough

Build a Shelter

Establish Basic Resources

Food

Wood

Do Some Mining

Into The Nether

Prepare for the End

The End

Minecraft: The End Game

Find A Stronghold

Activate the End Portal

Equip Yourself

Equipment

Go to The End

Dangers

Endermen

The Dragon

Destroy the End Crystals

Kill The Dragon

The End

Collect the Dragon Egg

Access the Outer Islands

Return Home

Do It All Again

Tips

The Wither

Summoning the Wither

Where to summon the Wither

Fighting the Wither

Reward

Farming in Minecraft

What to Farm and When?

Farming Wheat

Basic wheat farming

Farming Chickens

Basic chicken farm

Improved chicken farm

Breeding Sheep, Cows and Pigs

Farming Melons and Pumpkins

Farming Mushrooms

Farming Trees

Farming Sugar Cane

Growing Plants in Minecraft

Farmland

Irrigation

Lighting

Bone Meal

Wheat

Seeds

Planting your first crop

Larger fields

Melons and Pumpkins

Seeds

Planting

Farm Layouts

Lily Pads

Carrots and Potatoes

Beetroot

Cocoa Beans

Nether Wart

Mushrooms

Farming Sheep, Cows and Pigs in Minecraft

What you will need

Food

Wood

How to build the farm

Build an enclosure

Fences and Gates

Enclosure design

Find some animals

Animal Breeding

Slaughter

Wool

Shearing

Dyed Wool

Farming Trees in Minecraft

Saplings

Tree Farms

Light

Height

Bonemeal

Tree Types

Oak

Renewable Planting

Apples

Birch

Spruce

Jungle Trees

Other Trees

Fishing in Minecraft

Fishing Rods

How to Catch Fish

First find some water.

Right-click to cast your line.

What you can catch

Fish

Fish (Cod)

Salmon

Clownfish

Pufferfish

Treasure and Junk

Enchanted Fishing Rods

Other Uses for Fishing Rods

Mining

Buried Treasure

Ores in Minecraft

Where to dig?

Altitude and Layers

Starting Your Mine

Equipment

Safety

Hitting Bottom

Branch Mining

Main Corridor

Which layers to mine?

Side Branches

Efficient mining

Get Those Diamonds!

How to Enchant Items in Minecraft

Enchantable Items

Enchantments

How to Enchant Items

Get some experience points

Build an enchantment table

Enchant your item

Higher Level Enchantments

Bookshelf placement

Enchanted Books

Why would you want to do this?

Combining Enchantments

How to Brew Potions in Minecraft

Collect the stuff you will need

Go to the Nether

Find a Nether Fortress

Get some Nether Wart

Get Blaze Rods

Set up your Brewery

Nether Wart Farm

Craft a Brewing Stand

Brewing Potions

Prepare Water Bottles

Load the Brewing Stand

Add the first ingredient

Add the second ingredient

Optional Ingredients

Drinking Your Potion

The Overworld

Biomes

Forest

Plains

Desert

Jungle

Swampland

Mushroom Island

Ocean

Plants and Animals

Trees

Other Plants

Animals

Monsters

Villages

Temples and Pyramids

Ocean Monuments

Underground Structures in Minecraft

Caves

Dungeons

Abandoned Mineshafts

Ravines

Strongholds

Exploring Underground Structures

What to take with you

Essential items

Helpful Tips

Getting lost

If you die

Underground Structures in Minecraft

Caves

Dungeons

Abandoned Mineshafts

Ravines

Strongholds

Exploring Underground Structures

What to take with you

Essential items

Optional items

Helpful Tips

Getting lost

If you die

Nether Portal

Building a Portal

Larger Portals

Building a portal without diamonds

Method 1

Method 2

Relighting your Portal if it goes out

Flint and Steel

Ghast Fireball

Fire Charge

The End

Central Island

Endermen

The Ender Dragon

Exit Portal

End Gateways

Outer Islands

Travelling around the Islands

Chorus Plant

Chorus Fruit

Popped Chorus Fruit

End Cities

End Ships

Elytra

Mobs in Minecraft

Hostile Mobs

Skeletons

Zombies

Creepers

Spiders

Endermen

Endermites

Slimes

Silverfish

Witches

Nether Mobs

Shulkers

Guardians

Elder Guardians

Passive Mobs

Squid

Bats

Tameable Mobs (Pets)

Wolves

Care and feeding of wolves

Puppies

Ocelots

Kittens

Rabbits

Horses

Villagers

Golems

Iron Golems

Snow Golems

Where Do Mobs Come From?

Random Spawning

Mob Spawners

Protecting Your Property From Monsters

Food

Hunger

How to Eat

What to Eat

Meat & Fish

Fruit & Vegetables

Crafted Foods

Golden apples

Normal golden apples

Enchanted golden apples

Villagers and Villages

Buildings

Villagers

Population

Willingness

Housing

Creating new villages

Trading

Selling

Buying

Services

Zombie Sieges

Zombie Villagers

Iron Golems

Popularity

BLOCK AND BUILDING

Stone and Bricks

Stone Blocks

Smooth Stone

Cobblestone

Mossy Cobblestone

Sandstone

Red Sandstone

Diorite

Polished Diorite

Andesite

Polished Andesite

Granite

Polished Granite

Quartz

Bedrock

Prismarine

Prismarine Bricks

Dark Prismarine

Sea Lanterns

Bricks

Bricks

Stone Bricks

Mossy Stone Bricks

Chiseled Stone Bricks

Nether Bricks

Slabs, Stairs and Fences

Slabs

Slab placement

Stairs

Corner Stairs

Fences and Walls

Fence Gates

Natural Blocks in Minecraft

Dirt and Grass

Dirt

Grass

Coarse Dirt

Mycelium

Podzol

Gravel and Sand

Sand

Gravel

Clay

Snow and Ice

Snow

Ice

Obsidian

Wool

Sponge

Crafted Blocks

Glass

Stained Glass

Doors

Wooden Doors

Iron Door

Trap Door

Fence Gates

Furniture and Fittings

Crafting Table

Chest

Bed

Bookshelf

Furnace

Brewing Stand

Enchantment Table

Anvil

Armor Stand

Beacon

A reward for beating the Wither.

TNT

Storage Blocks

Slime Blocks

Redstone Blocks

TOOLS AND CRAFTING

Tools

Tools with Handles

Pickaxes

The Right Tool for the Job

Shovels

Axes

Hoes

Other Tools

Shears

Buckets

Flint and Steel

Fishing Rods

Clocks

Compass

Ladders

Weapons and Armour

Hand-to-hand Weapons

Swords

Axes

Combat

Knockback

Critical Hits

Sweep Attack

Bows

Arrows

Flint

Feathers

Tipped arrows

Spectral Arrows

Arrow selection

Other Weapons

Armour

Shields

Crafting Shields

Decorating Shields

Using Shields

Anvils and Item Repair

Repairing Items the Easy Way

Anvils

Crafting

Renaming items

Item repair

Combining Enchantments

Using Enchanted Books

Limitations

Furnaces and Smelting

Making a Furnace

Using a furnace

Fuel for your furnace

Coal

Wood

Charcoal

Other Fuels

ENCHANTING

Enchanting in Minecraft

How-to guide

Earning Experience Levels

Enchanted Books

Combining Enchantments

Repairing Enchanted Items

How to get the Enchantments you want

Example

Tools

Silk Touch

Bows

Swords

Trading with Villagers

Enchantments

Armour Enchantments

Protection

Fire Protection

Blast Protection

Projectile Protection

Helmet Enchantments

Aqua Affinity

Respiration

Chestpiece Enchantments

Thorns

Boot Enchantments

Feather Falling

Depth Strider

Sword Enchantments

Sharpness

Smite

Bane of Arthropods

Knockback

Fire Aspect

Looting

Bow Enchantments

Power

Punch

Flame

Infinity

Tool Enchantments

Efficiency

Silk Touch

Fortune

Unbreaking

Fishing Rod Enchantments

Lure

Luck of the Sea

Enchanting Other Items

Unbreaking

Shears

Axes

Thorns

Anvils and Item Repair

Repairing Items the Easy Way

Anvils

Crafting

Renaming items

Item repair

Combining Enchantments

Using Enchanted Books

Limitations

Experience in Minecraft

Getting Experience

Fighting mobs

Mining

Smelting and cooking

Fishing and Farming

Buying it

Experience Levels

POTIONS

Brewing Potions

Before you start

The Brewing process

Awkward Potion

Modifying Ingredients

Splash Potions

Lingering Potions

Mundane Potion and Thick Potion

Brewing in the Nether

The Most Useful Potions

Potion of Night Vision

Potion of Fire Resistance

Potion of Water Breathing

Splash Potion of Harming

Splash Potion of Healing

Potion Recipes

Ingredients

Recipes

Useful Potions

Useful Splash Potions

Not-very-useful Potions

Lingering Potions

Potions with no Recipe

Potion Ingredients

REDSTON AND MINECARTS

Introduction to Redstone

Redstone

Basic Principles of Redstone

Power sources

Which blocks can be powered?

Power Sources

Lever

Stone Button

Redstone Torch

Other Power Sources

Redstone Devices

Transmitting power: Redstone wire

How far does the power travel?

Sending power vertically

Redstone Ladders

Redstone Torch Ladders

Extending the range: Redstone repeaters

Advanced Topics

Redstone Power Sources

Basic Power Sources

Redstone Torch

Block of Redstone

Button

Lever

Pressure Plates

Variable Power Sources

Weighted Pressure Plates

Daylight Sensor

Comparator

Traps

Trapped Chest

Rails

Detector Rail

Redstone Devices

Doors and Gates

Redstone Lamps

Pistons

TNT

Droppers and Dispensers

Droppers

Dispensers

Hoppers

Note Blocks

Minecart Rails

Curved rails

Powered Rails

Activator Rails

Repeaters and Comparators

Minecarts and Railroad Systems

Minecarts

Standard Minecart

Minecart With Chest

Minecart With Furnace

Minecart Rails

Normal Rail

Powered Rail

On flat ground

On a slope

Detector Rail

Building a minecart rail system

Materials

Laying Track

How many powered rails to place?

Passenger Rail

Cargo Rail

Climbing Hills

Stations

End station

Waypoint station

Switches and Junctions

2-way station

3-way intersection

Links

TRANSPORT

Horses

Pigs

Boats

Minecarts

OTHER TIPS

Crafting in Minecraft

Getting Started

Related Arts

Cooking

Smelting

Enchanting

Brewing

Lighting

Light Sources

Torch

Jack-o-Lanterns

Glowstone

Fire

Preventing Mob Spawning

Technical details

How to Space Your Torches

In Tunnels

Covering large areas

Check levels with a redstone torch

Check light levels by pressing F3

Beds

Making a bed

Sleeping

Weapons and Armour

Hand-to-hand Weapons

Swords

Axes

Combat

Knockback

Critical Hits

Sweep Attack

Bows

Arrows

Flint

Feathers

Tipped arrows

Spectral Arrows

Arrow selection

Other Weapons

Armour

Shields

Crafting Shields

Decorating Shields

Using Shields

Trees

Trees in Minecraft

Big Trees

Wood

Leaves and Saplings

Tree Farms