minecraft guide xbox edition by adam Burchard (uplifting book club books txt) 📖

minecraft guide xbox edition

The following are 100 quick tips for Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition:

1.  You can stack fences, but only if you do so from top to bottom

 

2.  You can create a pool of unlimited water by digging a 2 x 2 square 1 block deep and placing water on two opposite corners

 

3.  If you press the right analog stick and enter crouch mode, you cannot fall off of a block (very useful for extending a bridge, etc)

 

4.  Mining obsidian that sits atop an active lava flow can be frustrating if the obsidian drops into the lava below immediately upon being mined.  This problem can be solved by placing 1 block of water over the obsidian you are mining.  When the obsidian is mined, the water will turn the lava below into obsidian before the block you mined drops into the lava. You can then mine the new obsidian below as well.

 

5.  While you can eliminate water in a cave by placing a block over the source of the water, you can accomplish the same thing by collecting the source water in a single bucket.

 

6.  Signs, ladders and sugar cane will hold back water, allowing you to create an airlock for easy access to and from water. 

 

7.  If you are under water and place a torch, the torch will extinguish, but there will be a momentary air bubble created which can keep you alive underwater forever (as you get your torch back when it goes out).

 

8.  If you place a door underwater, it will create a permanent air bubble for as long as the door is there.  The door need not be connected to any structure.

 

9.  If you place a torch underneath a block supporting a column of sand or gravel and then mine the supporting block, when the sand and gravel fall on the torch, they will immediately be turned into resource blocks that you can pick up by walking over them (no need to physically mine the sand or gravel).  In lieu of a torch, you can also use a slab, which has the same effect.

 

10.  Assuming you are level, you only need one powered rail for each 30 or so unpowered rails to maintain a fairly steady speed when traveling by minecart.  Minecarts don’t go anywhere near as far when they are unoccupied, so be sure to run your tests on an occupied minecart (unless you intend to use unoccupied minecarts in your rail network for some reason).

 

11.  You can quickly build a very tall tower by pressing A to jump immediately followed by pressing the left trigger to place a block beneath you.

 

12.  After you create the tower referenced in tip #11 above, you can turn that tower into a lava tower simply by pouring a bucket of lava on the top of the tower (you will want to jump off quick).

 

13.  MOBs cannot spawn on glass or single slabs (although they can spawn on double slabs, which the game effectively considers a normal block).

 

14.  Many of the seeds used in the PC version will work on the Xbox 360 version.

 

15.  For each block you travel in the Nether, you are traveling 3 blocks in the Overworld (much less than in the PC version).  This is useful for fast travel between two Nether Portals in the Overworld (the world you normally play in).

 

16.  The world is limited in size to 1024 x 1024 blocks.  While you can mine the last block at the edge of the world, you cannot place a block in that last block space.

 

17.  You can find diamonds on layers 1-15 above bedrock, but the largest distribution of diamond can be found between layers 5 and 12 (the percentages of diamond in these 8 layers are roughly equal, with a very minor drop in diamonds at layer 9).

 

18.  Mushrooms are most commonly found in caves and in the Nether.

 

19.  Soul sand, found exclusively in the Nether, is best used in creating docks (by slowing boats).

 

20.  Netherrack, found exclusively in the Nether, will burn forever once lit on fire. This can be used in lieu of torches.

 

21.  If you set a pig on fire, he will drop cooked pork.

 

22.  When playing online, you can join the maps of “friends of friends,” when means that people who are strangers to you can join your map.

 

23.  To avoid griefing (others joining your map and destroying your creations), it is recommended that you save the map when they join.  If you do so, and someone destroys your creation or steals your loot, you can recover by simply exiting without saving.

 

24.  Squid will spawn not only in oceans, but lakes and even waterfalls. 

 

25.  Land animals will spawn on your property if it has grass.

 

26.  If a block is next to a cactus, it will not grow beyond one block tall and will drop to the ground its extra growth.  This is useful in creating automated cactus farms.

 

27.  If you place bonemeal on a recently planted plant (sugar cane, tree, cactus, etc), it will instantly grow to maturity (provided it is located in an environment where it has physical room to grow).

 

28.  You can get rid of liquids (water or lava) easily by placing a block over it.  When you re-mine that block, the liquid will be gone.

 

29.  A better way to get rid of liquids is to place torches over it.  It works exactly the same way as other blocks, but you don’t have to waste your pickaxe mining the blocks.

 

30.  Try to avoid digging directly above or below you, as you may fall into lava or cause lava to fall on you.

 

31.  When you hit a creeper, he will back up slightly and move to his right.  If you also back up and move to your right, you can keep a distance from him before he explodes.

 

32.  If dealing with mobs is a hassle, switch to Peaceful mode, where there are no hostile mobs.

 

33.  It is not guaranteed that all seeds will have all resources.  For instance, the tutorial world does not have sugarcane.  Some seeds don’t have pumpkins.  Other seeds don’t have cactus.  That said, there are many seeds that do have all resources.  If playing a new seed, you may want to check on the resources before you invest yourself too heavily in that game.

 

34.  If you are digging and you hear multiple mobs, chances are you are close to a cave.  If you hear the same noises on Peaceful mode, look around you in real life to assure there is not a zombie apocalypse going on.

 

35.  Glowstone and pumpkin torches will work underwater.

 

36.  Sugarcane must be planted next to water for it to grow. 

 

37.  Cactus and trees do not need to be planted near water in order to grow.

 

38.  Cactus will destroy blocks you throw at them, which means they can be used as a garbage can.

 

39.  Placing cactus around the perimeter of your property will provide you some level of defense.

 

40.  With a little work, you can turn the dispenser into an automated fire arrow cannon.

 

41.  Redstone wiring only extends for so long before it no longer carries a signal.  You can resolve this issue by placement of a repeater to extend the signal.

 

42.  Certain items can only be crafted in a furnace, such as stone, glass, green dye, charcoal, etc.

 

43.  Gold tools should be avoided.  They have high speed, but very low durability.

 

44.  Build your mine access inside your house so it is easy to get to and you don’t have to risk mobs.

 

45.  mobs will spawn inside your house if it is not well lit.

 

46.  If you attack a Pigman in the Nether, all of his friends will quickly gang up on you.

 

47.  When chopping trees, start with the block second from the bottom.  That way you can stand on that bottom block to reach the higher tree blocks.

 

48.  Your respawn point will be wherever you last slept in a bed. 

 

49.  A quick way to start an underwater base is to dive underwater and dig three blocks down, and then place a block above you.  There will now be air in  your two block space and you can build out your underwater base from there.

 

50.  When you mine, a good strategy is to mine two blocks high (so that you can fit through the tunnel).  When you reach the end of your tunnel, move three blocks over and start your parallel tunnel at that point, such that there are two blocks between your new tunnel and your old tunnel.  If there are any resources in the two rows you have not mined, you will see them in one or the other tunnels.

 

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51.  A boat will automatically go to the top of any body of water.  This means that if you take a boat to a waterfall, it will quickly elevate itself to the top of the waterfall.  This can make for a quick elevator to the top of structures.

 

52.  You can use water to flush away all grass and quickly harvest wheat.  Just pour a bucket.

 

53.  You can use buckets of water to vertically climb areas that you normally would not otherwise be able to climb without mining.  Simply pour water above you, enter the ensuing waterfall and press A to climb.  Repeat as necessary to get to the top.

 

54.  You can use pools of water to jump off high structures.  This is particularly useful when making lava towers or other tall structures quickly.  Simply build a pool of water at the base of the structure.  The water will need to be one block deep for each 19 blocks of altitude you are jumping from to avoid damage.

 

55.  You can avoid damage to your mining pick by quickly switching between picks while mining ore.  Only the pick that is being used when the block collapses is assigned durability damage. 

 

56.  You can build canals with flowing water contained by signs, pressure plates, or other blocks and travel on those canals by boat much faster than you could walk.

 

57.  You can use a bucket of lava as a fuel in the furnace.  A bucket of lava lasts a long time, typically as long as it takes to cook three to four stacks.  However, you lose the bucket.

 

58.  If you position a minecart at the bottom of falling lava, you can pass through the lava fall by entering and exiting the minecart, which will teleport you to the other side of the lava.  This is particularly useful to create a hidden doorway to a secret room where you may store your valuables.  If you build it correctly, the minecart will not be visible and most people will not think to get too close to falling lava.

 

59.  When mining or going through caves, it is a good idea to have a bucket of water with you.  If you come in contact with lava, you can quickly use the bucket to extinguish the flames and hopefully survive the encounter (just pour it at your feet).

 

60.  TNT, bookshelves, wool, fences, wood,