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Tutorials/Beginner's guide. Created for players who do not know how to begin their Minecraft journey, the Beginner's Guide is a tutorial created to provide a list full of good ways to start!

Tutorials/Beginner's guide

Here, players will learn how to survive their first night in two different formats: in an overview with goals or in a step-by-step instruction. The player can choose which one they want, but both will accomplish the same goal. If the player has not done so already, they should take a look at the Controls page to learn how to move their character around. Once the player has grasped movement, they will be ready to forge on with the the Beginner's Guide. Video[edit | edit source] TODO. Overview[edit | edit source] First day[edit | edit source] As your first day begins, you will need to collect wood. If all goes well, you can obtain coal quickly (coal looks like stone with black dots). Night time[edit | edit source] For night time, the primary danger will be hostile mobs that only spawn in the dark.

Shelter[edit | edit source] Minecraft Starter Guide and Extra Survival Tips [Walkthrough] Welcome to the DIYGamer Minecraft Beginner’s Guide!

Minecraft Starter Guide and Extra Survival Tips [Walkthrough]

Minecraft is a huge and most wonderful game, but starting off can be a little overwhelming if you’re not 100% sure what you’re doing. This guide will talk you through a good way to begin your Minecraft adventure, and survive your first day/night. We’ll talk about gathering resources, crafting tools, creating your first shelter and exploring the depths of your world. Note that there are plenty of different ways to get going, and the below method is just one method of starting your life. Once you’ve tried our way, feel free to start a new world and try doing things a little differently. Without further ado, let’s crack on with our first day and night of Minecraft! After your world spawns, take a quick look around and get your bearings. The first thing you’ll need is wood, and plenty of it. Now let’s find a decent place to set up out first shelter. Now that I’ve chosen where to stay, it’s time to get some crafting done.

Voila! Beginner’s Guide to Minecraft - The Quixotic Engineer. If you pay attention to video game news, you’ve probably heard a lot of buzz these last few weeks about an indie game called Minecraft.

Beginner’s Guide to Minecraft - The Quixotic Engineer

Ever since it caught the attention of gaming tastemakers Rock, Paper, Shotgun and Penny Arcade, my online social circle has been completely twitterpated. In fact, it has become so extraordinarily popular that the developers have made it temporarily free-to-play in order to prevent overloading their servers. Minecraft is a peculiar game that’s difficult to classify. Its pedigree certainly includes the world-building of Dwarf Fortress, the procedural dungeon crawling of Rogue, and the undirected creativity of LEGO. While it’s marvellously simple and intuitive, Minecraft is not an easy game to learn. In an effort to help resolve this unfortunate situation, I’ve put together a small guide to surviving your first day and night in Minecraft. Welcome to your very own procedurally generated world! The first resource you need is lumber.