Index
Symbols
2x1 ladder descent, mining and, 82
A
accounts, Mojang
passwords, 8
security, 8
activator rails, 217
ads (pop-up), downloading resource packs, 299
Advanced Strategy Guide to Minecraft, 132
Adventure mode, 17
airlocks, crafting, 39
alchemy recipes, 120
Alex (character skin), 292
Allow Cheats setting (Create New World screen), 13
Amplified world type, 15
anchor blocks, 192
animals, 141
sheep, 147
cats, 144
chickens, 143
crafting arrows, 106
fences, 142
cows, 143
packing, 150
riding, 148
taming, 148
fences, 142
herding, 144
horses, 143
armor and, 150
leading, 146
riding, 148
taming, 148
hostile mobs and safety, 145
flying while leading, 145
mooshrooms, 143
mules, 143
packing, 150
riding, 148
taming, 148
ocelots, 144
pack animals, 150
pigs, 143
riding, 151
rabbits, 144
sheep, 143
breeding, 147
dyeing wool, 147
speeding up growth of, 144
squid, 153
wolves, 143
anvils
combining two items with, 237
enchantments, 237
placement of, 236
renaming items, 237
repairing items, 236
apples, 120
Aqua Affinity enchantment, 234
architectural plans, finding, 158
crafting
color, 111
leather, 109
requirements, 109
critical hits, 104
damage absorption, 109
enchantments, 234
End survival checklist, 275
horses and, 150
Nether survival checklist, 266
armor bar (HUD), 52
Armor slots (inventory), 29
arrows
End survival checklist, 275
fighting, 107
Nether survival checklist, 267
arrow slits, building, 180
ATLauncher, 300
attacking
Peaceful mode, resting via, 62
swords, fighting with, 62
crop selection, 130
harvesting, 130
nondestructive harvesters, 138-139
sticky piston harvesters, 135
automatic doors, building, 200-204
axes, crafting, 34
B
baked potatoes, 119
bakery recipes, 119
Bane of Arthropods enchantment, 233
barbeques
building, 167
recipes, 119
barricades, building, 271
bases
mining bases, setting up, 88-89
underwater bases, mob attacks, 53
basins, 251
BeastsMC multiplayer server, 311
beds
Nether, The, 266
taking with you, 47
villages and, 247
wool, crafting, 45
bedside tables, building, 162
beef
cooking steak, 119
raw, 120
Beijing, China, 157
biomes
changing, 28
Deep Ocean, Ocean Monuments, 256-257
islands, first-night survival, 28
Large Biomes option, 245
oceans, first-night survival, 28
resetting, 28
trees
first-night survival, 27
blacksmiths in villages, 249
Blast Protection enchantment, 234
blaze rods
brewing potions, 238
finding, 266
blaze spawners, 272
blazes in The Nether, 273
blocking attacks with swords, 105
blocking off areas (mining), 81
blocks
anchor blocks, 192
cobblestone
furnaces, crafting, 41
huts, building, 69
mining, 64
Nether survival checklist, The, 267
powered blocks, 193
dimensions of, 16
floating blocks, 158
Monster Egg blocks, 277
Netherbrick, 270
Nether quartz, 270
Nether, The
barricades, building, 271
survival checklist
note blocks as output devices, 200
obsidian
End survival checklist, 275
Nether Portals, building, 268
Nether survival checklist, 267
powered blocks, 192
buttons, 192
levers, 193
two block rule, 193
redstone blocks, 188
scale of, 157
signs, placement of, 162
snow blocks, 267
soft blocks, building underwater, 171, 175
sponge blocks, 175
wood blocks, 267
boats, crafting, 153
bobbers (fishing), 152
bone meal, 65
in farming, 125
bones
farming, benefits in, 125
as resources, 65
bonus chest
contents of, 49
Bonus Chest setting (Create New World screen), 13
books
crafting, 228
enchantment tables, 228
storing enchantments, 231
bookshelves
building, 167
bottles, crafting, 240
bowls, crafting, 140
bows and arrows
End survival checklist, 275
fighting, 107
Nether survival checklist, 267
bread, 119
crafting, 67
breaking your fall while mining, 83-84
sheep, 147
brewing potions, 237
blaze rods, 238
bottles, crafting, 240
brewing stands, building, 240
Creative mode inventory, 73
negative potions, 243
testing potions, 239
crafting, 76
mining and, 76
building, 155. See also crafting
arrow slits, 180
barricades, 271
beacons, 288
brewing stands, 240
enchantment bookshelves, 230-231
enchantment tables, 224
books, 228
fantasy trees, growing, 163
fountains, 165
griefing, 158
hedges, growing, 163
interior design
BBQ, 167
beds, 162
bedside tables, 162
bookshelves, 167
chairs, 162
dining tables, 162
doors, 165
fireplaces, 167
floors (raised/lowered), 167
indoor plants, 163
item frames, 164
netting, 166
paintings, 165
stained objects, 166
wall clocks, 165
wall maps, 165
location, determining, 157, 172
multiplayer rules, 158
Nether Portals, 268
perimeters, 176
arrow slits, 180
lighting, 178
towers, 178
walls, 179
pits
pressure plates, 179
plans, finding, 158
planter boxes, 164
ponds, 166
pools, 166
resource packs, 156
scale of, 157
security
arrow slits, 180
lighting, 178
pressure plates, 179
towers, 178
walls, 179
signs, placement of, 162
tennis courts, 166
tool enchantments, 235
tracks
mobs, protecting tracks from, 220
T-junctions, 218
zig zags, 217
Creative mode, 169
doors, 172
enchantments, 176
flooding, 175
island spawn points, 171
ladders, 172
location, 172
oxygen, 172
security, 176
signs, 172
Survival mode, 170
vandalism, 158
villages, building next to, 157
walls, 179
water, building on/under, 157
floating blocks, 158
building sites
housing codes, 69
roof, building, 69
walls, building, 70
buildings
building blocks, 72
decoration blocks, 72
lighting, 68
overhangs, spiders and, 69
redstone, 72
sites, finding, 68
butchers in villages, 249
buttons, 188. See also pressure plates
automatic doors, 200
powered blocks, 192
gifting, 10
C
cabins. See huts
cardinal directions, 65
destroying/reusing, 215
hopper minecarts, 214
rails, 185
activator rails, 217
normal rails, 216
stations, 218
storage minecarts, 214
tracks, building
mobs, protecting tracks from, 220
T-junctions, 218
zig zags, 217
trains, minecarts as, 215
underground rails, 215
cats (ocelots), 144
cattle, 143
cooking steak, 119
leather, obtaining, 109
raw beef, 120
caverns, 251
caves
crafting shelter from, 36
doors, importance of, 93
lighting, 68
mining existing caves, 75
cave spiders, 61
chairs, building, 162
changing
biomes, 28
Minecraftskins website, 294
needcoolshoes website, 294
Novaskin website, 294
Alex, 292
skin editor websites
Minecraftskins, 294
needcoolshoes, 294
Novaskin, 294
Steve, 292
charcoal
crafting, 39
furnaces, fueling, 42
chat window (HUD), 54
Allow Cheats setting (Create New World screen), 13
enabling, 56
entering, 14
seeding, 19
spawning, 44
turning on, 72
/XP, 232
chests, 58
bonus chest
contents of, 49
Bonus Chests setting (Create New World screen), 13
Nether survival checklist, 267
minecarts with chests (storage minecarts), 214
mining and, 89
Nether survival checklist, 267
opening, 59
sizes of, 58
trapped chests, 190
chicken jockeys, 96
chickens, 143
arrows, crafting, 106
cooking, 119
fences, 142
raw, 121
China, city of Beijing, 157
choosing. See selecting
chopping trees. See lumberjacking
chunks (mining), 90
NOR gates, 210
NOT gates (inverters), 208
OR gates, 208
cliffs
crafting shelter from, 36
Nether, The, 269
closing doors, 38
clothing, dyeing wool, 147
coal, 65
charcoal, crafting, 39
furnaces, fueling, 42
cobblestone
furnaces, crafting, 41
huts, building, 69
mining, 64
Nether survival checklist, 267
powered blocks, 193
cobwebs, netting, 166
cocoa beans, 117
growing, 116
Cold biome, 16
colors
armor, crafting, 111
dyeing, 147
combat. See also fighting
critical hits, 104
damage absorption, 109
bows and arrows
target practice, 107
combat category (Creative mode inventory), 73
creepers, 97
defending against, 113
critical hits, 104
damage, healing, 112
Endermen, 98
hostile mobs, 92
iron golems, 101
Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog, 99
Peaceful mode, resting via, 62
shields, 108
skeletons, 95
spider jockeys, 96
snow golems, 100
spider jockeys, 96
sprinting and, 105
swords
blocking attacks, 105
crafting, 104
damage, 105
fighting with, 62
critical hits, 104
shields, 108
Zombie Pigmen, 99
combat strategies, Ender dragon, 278-282
combining enchantments/items with an anvil, 237
commands
cheats, 14
/fill, 158
/gamemode survival, 103
/spawnpoint, 112
/summon, 102
/XP, 232
comparators, 197
compare mode (comparators), 197
configuring new games, 13
construction, 155. See also building; crafting
arrow slits, 180
barricades, 271
beacons, 288
brewing stands, 240
of buildings
building blocks, 72
decoration blocks, 72
lighting, 68
overhangs, spiders and, 69
redstone, 72
sites, finding, 68
enchantment bookshelves, 230-231
enchantment tables, 224
books, 228
fantasy trees, growing, 163
fountains, 165
griefing, 158
hedges, growing, 163
interior design
BBQ, 167
beds, 162
bedside tables, 162
bookshelves, 167
chairs, 162
dining tables, 162
doors, 165
fireplaces, 167
floors (raised/lowered), 167
indoor plants, 163
item frames, 164
netting, 166
paintings, 165
stained objects, 166
wall clocks, 165
wall maps, 165
location, determining, 157, 172
multiplayer rules, 158
Nether Portals, 268
perimeters, 176
arrow slits, 180
lighting, 178
towers, 178
walls, 179
pits
pressure plates, 179
plans, finding, 158
planter boxes, 164
ponds, 166
pools, 166
resource packs, 156
scale of, 157
security
arrow slits, 180
lighting, 178
pressure plates, 179
towers, 178
walls, 179
signs, placement of, 162
tennis courts, 166
tool enchantments, 235
mobs, protecting tracks from, 220
T-junctions, 218
zig zags, 217
Creative mode, 169
doors, 172
enchantments, 176
flooding, 175
island spawn points, 171
ladders, 172
location, 172
oxygen, 172
security, 176
signs, 172
Survival mode, 170
vandalism, 158
villages, building next to, 157
walls, 179
water, building on/under, 157
floating blocks, 158
contents of bonus chest, 49
controls
directional keys, 27
discarding inventory items, 31
E key, opening inventory, 29
Esc key, 27
fn key (Mac OS X), 23
left-handed options, 21
Shift key
pausing on ladders, 82
sneaking around hazards, 88
sprinting, 61
viewing durability stats, 54
viewing HUD, 54
cookies, 119
cooking
food, 119
alchemy, 120
bakery, 119
BBQ, 119
meat, 67
cows, 143
cooking steak, 119
leather, obtaining, 109
raw beef, 120
crafting. See also building
airlocks, 39
armor
color, 111
leather, 109
requirements, 109
boats, 153
books, 228
bottles, 240
bowls, 140
bread, 67
buckets, 76
charcoal, 39
chests, 59
Ender Chests, 60
clocks, 260
emergency shelters, 40
furnaces, 41
heat sources, 39
hoes, 116
hoppers, 221
multicrafting, 38
pillar jumping, 40
planks, 31
PlayStation edition, 33
pocket edition, 33
emergency shelters, 40
heat sources, 39
shortcuts, 38
signs, 81
sticky pistons, 132
swords, 104
tools
axes, 34
durability, 57
pickaxes, 34
shovels, 35
swords, 35
wearing down, 57
weapons
swords, 104
wool, 45
Xbox 360 edition, 33
Crafting grid (inventory), 29
crafting table
Create New World screen, 13
Creative mode, 17
inventory, 71
brewing, 73
building blocks, 72
combat, 73
decoration blocks, 72
foodstuffs, 73
materials, 73
miscellaneous, 72
moving items to Survival mode inventory, 73
redstone, 72
searching, 73
tools, 73
transportation, 72
underwater, building, 169
creepers, 61
defending against, 113
fighting, 97
gunpowder and, 97
swimming and, 97
critical hits (combat), 104
crop farming, 115. See also farming
crop selection, 130
harvesting, 130
nondestructive harvesters, 138-139
sticky piston harvesters, 135
bones and, 125
carrots, 117
establishing farms, 121
block to crop ratios, 122
bone meal, 125
difficult terrain, 121
fences, 127
growth cycles, 125
harvesting, 127
lighting, 125
planting, 123
saving crops, 126
greenhouses, 128
growth cycles, 125
piston farms, 130
hoes, crafting, 116
melons, 118
Minecraft updates and, 122
crop selection, 130
harvesting, 130
nondestructive harvesters, 138-139
sticky piston harvesters, 135
potatoes, 118
pumpkins, 118
saving crops, 126
seeds, 116
planting, 123
self-suficiency, 116
sneaking and, 126
tending farms, 116
growth cycles, 125
crosshairs (bows and arrows), targeting with, 107
curing food poisoning, 66
current ore layer, checking, 82
Customized mode, 159
Good Luck preset, 160
presets, 159
settings, 161
customizing Minecraft, 291
launchers, 10
mods, 291
defining, 299
finding, 306
jar files, 303
multiple mods, using, 299
Not Enough Items website, 304
permanent effects of, 300
prebuilt packs, 300
Progressive Automation website, 305
removing, 302
restoring games, 300
Ruins website, 304
Too Many Items website, 303
VoxelMap website, 305
zip files, 303
downloading and pop-ups, 299
Faithful 32, 298
Ovo’s Rustif, 298
pixels per texture, 298
Alex, 292
Minecraftskins website, 294
needcoolshoes website, 294
Novaskin website, 294
Steve, 292
D
damage
armor, damage absorption, 109
healing, 112
swords, 105
dandelions, dyeing and, 147
Dante, influence on The End and The Nether, 274
daylight sensors, 188
death, respawning after, 112
decoration blocks, 72
Deep Ocean biome, Ocean Monuments, 256
defense
barricades, building, 271
creeper attacks, 113
doors, importance of, 93
Ender dragon, defeating, 278-282
spiders, walls, 94
defensive enchantments, 234
defensive mobs, fighting
iron golems, 101
snow golems, 100
demo (Minecraft), time span, 5
Depth Strider enchantment, 234
underwater, building, 176
destroying/reusing minecarts, 215
detection systems
daylight sensors, 188
diamond (material type), 57
difficulty settings, 18
Peaceful mode, 62
Survival mode
Easy option, 18
Hard option, 19
Normal option, 18
Peaceful option, 18
digging permanent watering holes, 124. See also mining
dimensions
of blocks, 16
End, The, 26
Nether, The, 26
Overworld, 26
dining tables, building, 162
directional keys, 27
directions, navigating, 65
disabling spawners, 251
discarding inventory items, 31
dispensers, 138
as output devices, 200
displaying
ditches
tunnels and, 177
feeding, 144
puppies, speeding up growth of, 144
skeletons and, 102
Dokucraft resource pack, 297-298
donkeys, 143
HUD changes while riding, 54
packing, 150
riding, 148
taming, 148
doors
airlocks, crafting, 39
automatic doors, building, 200-204
caves and tunnels, 93
interior design and, 165
iron doors, 39
Nether survival checklist, 267
opening/closing, 38
as output devices, 199
sliding doors, building, 204-206
swinging doors, 201
underwater, building, 172
double chests, 58
down, digging straight down, 80
downloading
resource packs, pop-ups and, 299
drinking potions, 241
Dry/Warm biome, 16
dual-wielding weapons, 104
diamond, 57
gold, 56
iron, 56
stone, 56
tools
crafting, 57
wearing down, 57
wood, 56
dye from squid ink, 153
dyeing
colors, 147
dandelions and, 147
lapis lazuli ore and, 147
roses and, 147
wool, 147
dying, restoring health, 68
E
earning
XP, 232
Easy option (Survival mode), 18
Efficiency enchantment, 235
eggs, collecting Ender dragon egg, 284
E key, opening inventory, 29
emeralds, farming, 250
emergency shelters
crafting, 40
pillar jumping, 40
enabling cheats, 56
enchanted golden apples, 120
enchantments, 223
combining enchantments, 237
enchanting items, 237
armor, 234
benefits of, 223
books, 228
storing enchantments, 231
combat enchantments, 287
depth strider, building underwater, 176
enchantment tables, 224
books, 228
methods of gaining, 224
repairing enchanted items, 230
respiration, building underwater, 176
storing with books, 231
tools, 235
underwater, building, 176
water affinity, building underwater, 176
weapons, 233
Nether survival checklist, 267
Ender crystals, Ender dragon and, 279
egg, collecting, 284
Ender Pearls, 98
Eyes of Ender, 98
fighting, 98
Endermites, 274
Ender Pearls, 266
Endermen and, 98
Dante’s influence on, 274
Ender Chests, 264
Ender crystals, 279
egg, collecting, 284
Ender Pearls, 98
Eyes of Ender, 98
fighting, 98
End Poem, 284
End Portals, 278
Eyes of Ender, 98, 265-266, 275-278
navigating, 265
silverfish spawners, 277
trading versus fighting, 266
End User License Agreement (EULA), 312
enemies. See mobs
entering cheats, 14
equipment
End survival checklist, 275
Nether survival checklist, 266-267
Esc key, 27
EULA (End User License Agreement), 312
evenly distributing items in inventory, 31
experience points (XP)
earning, 232
managing, 232
exploding minecarts. See TNT minecarts
Eyes of Ender, 265-266, 275-278
Endermen and, 98
eyes (spider), 121
fermented spider eye, potions and, 242
as food, 94
F
F3 key, checking current ore layer, 82
Faithful 32 resource pack, 156, 298
falling, mining and, 80, 83-84
fantasy trees, growing, 163
Far Lands or Bust website, 16
farmers in villages, 249
farming, 115
animals, 141
cats, 144
cows, 143
fences, 142
fishing, 152
herding, 144
hostile mobs and safety, 145
mooshrooms, 143
ocelots, 144
pack animals, 150
rabbits, 144
wolves, 143
crop selection, 130
harvesting, 130
nondestructive harvesters, 138-139
sticky piston harvesters, 135
bones and, 125
carrots, 117
emeralds, 250
establishing farms, 121
block to crop ratios, 122
bone meal, 125
difficult terrain, 121
fences, 127
growth cycles, 125
harvesting, 127
lighting, 125
planting, 123
saving crops, 126
greenhouses, 128
growth cycles, 125
piston farms, 130
hoes, crafting, 116
melons, 118
Minecraft updates and, 122
crop selection, 130
harvesting, 130
nondestructive harvesters, 138-139
sticky piston harvesters, 135
potatoes, 118
pumpkins, 118
saving crops, 126
seeds, 116
planting, 123
self-suficiency, 116
sneaking and, 126
tending farms, 116
growth farming, 125
farmland blocks, 116
Feather Falling enchantment, 234
Feed the Beast, 300
feeding wolves, 144
fences
animals, 142
gates, as output devices, 199
fermented spider eye, potions, 242
fighting. See also combat
critical hits, 104
damage absorption, 109
blocking attacks, swords, 105
bows and arrows
target practice, 107
combat category (Creative mode inventory), 73
combat enchantments, 233
creepers, 97
critical hits, 104
defensive enchantments, 234
Endermen, 98
hostile mobs, 92
iron golems, 101
Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog, 99
Peaceful mode, resting via, 62
shields, 108
skeletons, 95
spider jockeys, 96
snow golems, 100
spider jockeys, 96
sprinting and, 105
swords, 62
blocking attacks, 105
crafting, 104
damage, 105
critical hits, 104
shields, 108
Zombie Pigmen, 99
/fill command, 158
finding
blaze rods, 266
building sites, 68
mods, 306
Nether fortresses, 270
villages, 248
fire, cooking meat, 67
Fire Aspect enchantment, 233
Fire Protection enchantment, 234
Fire Resistance potion, 241
fireplaces, building, 167
first night, surviving
crafting
axes, 34
furnaces, 41
heat sources, 39
pickaxes, 34
shovels, 35
swords, 35
island biomes, 28
ocean biomes, 28
perimeter structures as protection, 39
trees, 27
fish
cooking, 119
pufferfish, 121
raw, 120
boats, crafting, 153
rain and, 152
Flame enchantment, 233
flint
arrows, crafting, 106
mining, 107
Nether Portals, 268
Nether survival checklist, 267
floating blocks, 158
flooding, building underwater, 175
floors (raised/lowered), building, 167
flying, leading animals while, 145
fn key, 23
food
bowls, crafting, 140
bread, crafting, 67
brewing, Creative mode inventory, 73
cake, 67
alchemy, 120
bakery, 119
BBQ, 119
End survival checklist, 275
fishing, 67
foodstuffs category (Creative mode inventory), 73
harvesting, 64
wheat, 67
health and, 63
hunger
Hard mode, 64
health, 63
saturation, 63
meat, rotten meat and zombies, 93
mining and, 76
mushroom stew, creating, 140
Nether survival checklist, 267
raw food, 120
spider eyes, 94
vegetables, 64
food poisoning, curing, 66
fortresses (Nether), 257
finding, 270
Fortune enchantment, 235
fountains, building, 165
frames (item), building, 164
free Minecraft demo version, time span, 5
fueling furnaces, 42
furnaces
crafting, 41
fueling, 42
G
Game Mode selector (Create New World screen), 13
game modes
Adventure mode, 17
Creative mode, 17
difficulty settings, 18
Hardcore mode, 17
Survival mode, 17
Easy option, 18
Hard option, 19
Normal option, 18
Peaceful option, 18
game options, configuring The Nether options, 270
/gamemode survival command, 103
games
new
configuring setup, 13
creating worlds, 13
naming worlds, 13
selecting game mode, 13
world generation style, choosing, 14
pausing, 27
gates
NOR gates, 210
NOT gates (inverters), 208
OR gates, 208
as output devices, 199
gathering resources, 65
gems, lapis lazuli, 78
Generate Structures setting (Create New World screen), 13
gifting Minecraft, 10
glowstone
glowstone dust, potions, 242
Nether, The, 270
golden apples, 120
golden carrots, 120
golden rule of Minecraft, 80
gold (material type), 56
golems
iron golems, fighting, 101
snow golems, fighting, 100
villages and, 246
Good Luck preset (Customized mode), 160
gravel
arrows, crafting, 106
mining, 107
Nether survival checklist, 267
greenhouses, 128
griefing, 158
grill recipes, 119
growing. See also farming
hedges, 163
indoor plants, 163
trees (fantasy), 163
growth cycles (farming), 125
guardians, Elder Guardians, 99-100
gunpowder
creepers and, 97
potions, 242
H
halfway stations, building tracks, 219-220
handles (tool), crafting, 32-33
Hardcore mode, 17
death, 112
Hard option (Survival mode), 19
hunger, 64
Harming potions, 243
piston farms, 130
nondestructive harvesters, 138-139
sticky piston harvesters, 135
wheat, 67
Haste enchantments, 287
Heads Up Display. See HUD
healing damage, 112
Healing potion, 241
health
food and, 63
hunger and, 63
restoring by dying, 68
health bar (HUD), 52
heat sources, crafting, 39
hedges, growing, 163
herding animals, 144
Herobrine, 292
hiding HUD, 55
hills, crafting shelter from, 36
Hive multiplayer server, The, 311
hoes, crafting, 116
hoppers
hopper minecarts, 214
as output devices, 200
horses, 143
armor and, 150
HUD changes while riding, 54
leading, 146
leather, obtaining, 109
riding, 148
taming, 148
hostile mobs. See mobs
hosting
LAN parties, 307
multiplayer servers, 307, 312-315
mining, 80
moving items between main storage area and hotbar, 31
Nether survival checklist, 267
houses
building blocks, 72
decoration blocks, 72
housing codes, 69
overhangs, spiders and, 69
platform, adding, 71
redstone, 72
roof, building, 69
walls, building, 70
HUD (Heads Up Display), 51
armor bar, 52
chat window, 54
durability stats, viewing, 54
health bar, 52
hiding, 55
hotbar, 54
oxygen bar, 53
riding animals, HUD changes while riding, 54
cooking food, 119
alchemy, 120
bakery, 119
BBQ, 119
food
bread, 67
cake, 67
Hard mode, 64
health and, 63
raw food, 120
saturation, 63
sprinting and, 63
huts, 254
overhangs, spiders and, 69
hydration
farming, establishing farms, 122-124, 127
permanent watering holes, digging, 124
I
indoor plants, growing, 163
Infinity enchantment, 233
ink, squid, 153
installing
interior design
BBQ, 167
beds, 162
bedside tables, 162
bookshelves, 167
chairs, 162
dining tables, 162
doors, 165
fireplaces, 167
floors (raised/lowered), 167
indoor plants, 163
item frames, 164
netting, 166
paintings, 165
signs, placement of, 162
stained objects, 166
wall clocks, 165
wall maps, 165
inventory, 29. See also resources
Armor slots, 29
Crafting grid, 29
Creative mode, 71
brewing, 73
building blocks, 72
combat, 73
decoration blocks, 72
foodstuffs, 73
materials, 73
miscellaneous, 72
moving items to Survival mode inventory, 73
redstone, 72
searching, 73
tools, 73
transportation, 72
discarding items from, 31
evenly distributing items, 31
moving items between storage area and hotbar, 31
Inventory slots, 30
main storage, moving items between hotbar and, 31
opening, 29
mob attacks and character vulnerability, 32
picking up items, 31
placing items in inventory, 31
removing items from, 31
stacking items, 30
storage area, 30
Survival mode, moving items to Creative mode, 73
inverters (NOT gates), 208
iron (material type), 56
iron anvils, crafting, 235-236
iron bars, 267
iron golems
fighting, 101
villages and, 246
iron ingots, 267
iron trapdoors, 199
islands
first-night survival, 28
spawn points, building underwater, 171
item frames, building, 164
J
jar files, modes as, 303
Java, updating, 11
jockeys (chicken), 96
jockeys (spider), fighting, 96
joining
Jump Boost enchantments, 287
jumping
K
Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog, fighting, 99
killing animals, 66
Knockback enchantments, 233
L
ladders
2x1 ladder descent, mining and, 82
End survival checklist, 275
pausing on, 82
underwater, building, 172
lamps
bedside tables and, 162
redstone lamps, 199
LAN parties (multiplayer games), 307-308
lanterns
perimeters, 178
underwater, building, 173
lapis lazuli, 78
dyeing and, 147
Large Biomes world type, 14, 245
large spiders, 61
launching Minecraft
custom launchers, 10
logins, 11
Minecraft Launcher, 9
passwords, 11
usernames, 11
lava, fueling furnaces, 42
lava lakes
Nether, The, 269
lava pools, mining obsidian, 225-228
flying while leading, 145
leads, 98
leather
armor, color, 111
obtaining, 109
left-handed control options, 21
levers, 189
powered blocks, 193
librarians in villages, 249
lighting
bedside tables and, 162
caves and tunnels, 68
mines, 81
perimeters, 178
torches for mining, 76
Linux Minecraft, downloading, 10
logins, 11
Looting enchantment, 233
lost
avoiding
compasses, crafting, 66
while mining, 80
lowered floors, building, 167
M
Mac OS X
fn key, 23
Minecraft, downloading, 10
magma cream, 98
magma cubes, 273
main storage (inventory), moving items between hotbar and, 31
managing XP, 232
mapping
compasses, crafting, 258
numbering maps, 259
villages, 248
zooming in/out maps, 259
maps
VoxelMap mod website, 305
material strength. See durability
materials category (Creative mode inventory), 73
meat
cooking, 67
raw meat, 66
rotten meat, 66
zombies and, 93
Medium/Lush biome, 16
melons, 118
milk, curing food poisoning, 66
destroying/reusing, 215
hopper minecarts, 214
mechanics in version 1.8, 215
rails, 185
activator rails, 217
normal rails, 216
pressure plates, 190
stations, 218
storage minecarts, 214
mobs, protecting tracks from, 220
T-junctions, 218
zig zags, 217
trains, minecarts as, 215
underground rails, 215
Minecraft
controls
Esc key, 27
fn key (Mac OS X), 23
left-handed options, 21
demo version, time span, 5
gifting, 10
launching
custom launchers, 10
logins, 11
Minecraft Launcher, 9
passwords, 11
usernames, 11
logins, 11
new games
choosing world generation style, 14
creating worlds, 13
naming worlds, 13
selecting game mode, 13
PC edition
technical specifications, 6
video cards, 6
PlayStation edition, crafting in, 33
Pocket Edition
crafting in, 33
hiding HUD, 55
gifting, 10
updates, farming and, 122
Xbox 360 edition
crafting in, 33
hiding HUD, 55
Minecraft Realms, 310
Minecraftskins website, 294
Minecraft wiki, 48
mines
blocking off areas, 81
torches, 81
unlit areas, 81
2x1 ladder descent, 82
buckets, 76
caves, existing, 75
chests, placing in mines, 89
chunks, 90
cobblestone, 64
down, digging straight down, 80
flint, quick mining tips, 107
food, 76
gravel, quick mining tips, 107
hotbar, keeping blocks in, 80
ladders, 82
pausing on, 82
lapis lazuli, 78
lighting, 81
mobs and, 89
Netherrack, 269
checking current layer, 82
sleep, 89
sneaking around hazards, 88
staging points, 89
staircases
strategies for starting, 75
torches, 76
up, digging straight up, 80
way out, knowing, 80
wood blocks and, 76
miscellaneous category (Creative mode inventory), 72
character vulnerability and inventory checks, 32
chicken jockeys, 96
creepers, 61
defending against, 113
fighting, 97
gunpowder and, 97
swimming and, 97
defined, 19
Endermen, 98
farming and animals with hostile mobs, 145
fighting, 92
swords, 62
iron golems, fighting, 101
Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog, 99
mining, 89
passive mobs. See also animals
squid, 153
Peaceful mode, 62
pursuit mode, 62
security
ditches, 177
tunnels, 177
water, 177
skeletons, 61
dogs and, 102
fighting, 95
spider jockeys, 96
sleep, 89
slimes, 62
snow golems, fighting, 100
spawners, disabling, 251
spiders, 61
defending against, 94
eyes as food, 94
overhangs and, 69
spider jockeys, 96
string, 94
uses for, 94
walls as defense, 94
tracks, protecting from attack, 220
tunnels, 177
types of, 19
underwater bases, 53
water, 177
Wither Boss, 274
zombies, 61
arrows, crafting, 106
reinforcements, 92
rotten meat, 93
Zombie Pigmen, 99
mods, 291
defining, 299
finding, 306
jar files, 303
multiple mods, using, 299
Not Enough Items website, 304
permanent effects of, 300
prebuilt packs, 300
Progressive Automation website, 305
removing, 302
restoring games, 300
Ruins website, 304
Too Many Items website, 303
VoxelMap website, 305
zip files, 303
accounts
passwords, 8
security, 8
Monster Egg blocks, 277
monsters. See mobs
mooshrooms, 143
moving inventory items between main storage and hotbar, 31
mules, 143
packing, 150
riding, 148
taming, 148
multicrafting, 38
MultiMC, 10
multiplayer servers
BeastsMC, 311
EULA (End User License Agreement), 312
Hive, The, 311
Minecraft Realms, 310
Phanatic, 311
Shotbow, 311
Supercraft Brothers, 311
TeamExtreme, 311
whitelisted (trusted) players, 158
singleplayer games versus, 12
trapped chests, 190
mushrooms in The Nether, 270
mushroom stew, creating, 140
music, note blocks, 200
mutton
cooking, 119
raw, 120
N
naming worlds, 13
navigating
cardinal directions, 65
compasses, crafting, 66
directional keys, 27
End, The, 265
Minecraft controls
fn key (Mac OS X), 23
left-handed options, 21
Nether, The, 265
needcoolshoes website, 294
negative structures, 251
Nether fortresses, 257
Nether quartz, 270
barricades, building, 271
blazes, 273
blaze spawners, 272
cliffs, 269
Dante’s influence on, 274
Ender Chests, 264
Endermites, 274
Ender Pearls, 266
fortresses
finding, 270
game options, configuring, 270
glowstone, 270
jack-o’-lanterns, 269
lanterns, 269
lava lakes, 269
magma cubes, 273
mushrooms, 270
navigating, 265
Nether Portal, 268
Nether quartz, 270
Nether wart, 272
Netherbrick, 270
Overworld size comparison to, 274
sleeping in, 266
Sneak key (Left Shift), 269
soul sand, 270
stairs, 269
tunnels, 269
water, 267
wither skeletons, 273
Nether wart, 272
Netherbrick, 270
Netherrack, 167
mining, 269
netting, 166
Neutral biome, 16
new games
configuring setup, 13
creating worlds, 13
naming worlds, 13
seleting game mode, 13
world generation style, choosing, 14
night (first), surviving
crafting
axes, 34
furnaces, 41
heat sources, 39
pickaxes, 34
shovels, 35
swords, 35
island biomes, 28
ocean biomes, 28
perimeter structures as protection, 39
trees, 27
Night Vision potion, 241
nightstands. See bedside tables
nondestructive harvesters, 138-139
NOR gates, 210
Normal option (Survival mode), 18
note blocks, as output devices, 200
Not Enough Items mod website, 304
NOT gates (inverters), 208
Novaskin website, 294
O
obsidian
End survival checklist, 275
Nether Portals, building, 268
Nether survival checklist, 267
oceans, first-night survival, 28
ocelots (cats), 144
opening
chests, 59
doors, 38
inventory, 29
mob attacks and character vulnerability, 32
OR gates, 208
checking current layer, 82
origin point, 55
OS X (Mac)
fn key, 23
Minecraft, downloading, 10
dispensers, 200
doors, 199
fence gates, 199
hoppers, 200
hopper minecarts, 214
note blocks, 200
pistons, 199
powered rails, 199
redstone lamps, 199
TNT, 200
trapdoors, 199
overhangs, spiders and, 69
Overworld, 26
Nether size comparison to, 274
Ovo’s Rustic resource pack, 298
oxygen bar (HUD), 53
oxygen, building underwater, 172
P
pack animals, 150
paintings, interior design and, 165
passive mobs. See also animals
squid, 153
passwords
Minecraft, launching, 11
Mojang accounts, 8
pausing
games, 27
on ladders, 82
PC edition (Minecraft)
downloading, 10
technical specifications, 6
video cards, 6
Peaceful option (Survival mode), 18, 62
Pearls (Ender), Endermen and, 98
perimeter fences
animals, 142
building, 176
arrow slits, 180
lighting, 178
towers, 178
walls, 179
as protection, 39
Phanatic multiplayer server, 311
pickaxes
crafting, 34
Nether survival checklist, 266
picking-up items in inventory, 31
pigmen, zombie
fighting, 99
pigs, 143
cooked pork chops, 119
raw pork chops, 120
riding, 151
pillar jumping, 40
walls, building, 70
crop selection, 130
harvesting, 130
nondestructive harvesters, 138-139
sticky piston harvesters, 135
pistons
as output devices, 199
sticky pistons, crafting, 132
pits, building
pressure plates, 179
pixels per texture (resource packs), 298
placing items in inventory, 31
planks (wood), crafting, 31
planter boxes, building, 164
planting, establishing farms, 123
plants, growing
fantasy trees, 163
hedges, 163
indoor plants, 163
platforms, adding to shelter, 71
platforms (Minecraft)
demo platform, time span, 5
downloading, 10
PC edition
downloading, 10
technical specifications, 6
video cards, 6
PlayStation edition, crafting in, 33
pocket edition
crafting in, 33
HUD, hiding, 55
Xbox 360 edition, crafting in, 33
PlayStation edition, crafting in, 33
play-testing prerelease snapshots, 20-21
pocket edition
crafting in, 33
HUD, hiding, 55
Poison potions, 243
poisonous potatoes, 121
poisons
rotting meat, zombies and, 93
spider eyes, 94
ponds, 166
pools, 166
pop-ups, downloading resource packs, 299
pork chops
cooking, 119
raw, 120
portals
End Portals, 278
Nether Portal, 268
baked, 119
poisoinous, 121
potions
brewing, 237
blaze rods, 238
building brewing stands, 240
crafting bottles, 240
testing potions, 239
Creative mode inventory, 73
drinking, 241
End survival checklist, 275
fermented spider eye, 242
glowstone dust, 242
gunpowder, 242
Nether wart, 272
redstone dust, 242
skeletons, 243
splash potions, 242
zombies, 243
powered blocks, 192
buttons, 192
levers, 193
two block rule, 193
as output devices, 199
Power enchantment, 233
comparators, 197
powered blocks, 192
buttons, 192
levers, 193
two block rule, 193
redstone blocks, 188
redstone torches, 187
redstone wire, properties of, 190-192
presets for Customized mode, 159
Good Luck preset, 160
pressure plates, 189. See also buttons
automatic doors, 204
detector rails, 217
minecart rails, 190
pits, 179
weighted, 189
priests in villages, 249
Progressive Automation mod website, 305
Projectile Protection enchantment, 234
Protection enchantment, 234
protection enchantments, 234
pufferfish, 121
pumpkin pie, 119
pumpkins, 118
Punch enchantment, 233
puppies, speeding up growth of, 144
gifting, 10
pursuit mode, mobs and, 62
PvP (player versus player). See multiplayer games
Q
quick access area (inventory). See hotbar (inventory)
R
rabbits, 144
cooking, 119
leather, obtaining, 109
raw, 120
rabbit stew, 119
rails, 185
activator rails, 217
destroying/reusing, 215
hopper minecarts, 214
storage minecarts, 214
trains, 215
normal rails, 216
as output devices, 199
pressure plates, 190
stations, 218
tracks, building
mobs, protecting tracks from, 220
T-junctions, 218
zig zags, 217
trains, minecarts as, 215
underground rails, 215
rain, fishing in, 152
raised beds (farming), 116, 126-128
raised floors, building, 167
ranching. See farming
ravines, 251
raw food, 120
beef, 120
chicken, 121
fish, 120
meat, 66
mutton, 120
pork chops, 120
rabbit, 120
salmon, 120
Realms, 310
recipes
alchemy, 120
bakery, 119
BBQ, 119
automated farms, building, 131
circuits. See circuits
comparators, 197
output devices. See output devices
piston farms, creating, 131
power sources. See power sources
signals. See signals
sticky piston harvesters, building, 135
redstone dust, potions, 242
redstone lamps, 199
redstone torches, 187
powering blocks with, 193
redstone wire, properties of, 190-192
Regeneration enchantments, 241, 287
registering Mojang accounts, 7-8
reinforcements, zombies, 92
removing
inventory items, 31
mods, 302
renaming items, anvils and, 237
anvils and, 236
enchantment items, 230
worn tools, 57
resetting biomes, 28
Resistance enchantments, 287
downloading and pop-ups, 299
Ovo’s Rustic, 298
pixels per texture, 298
resources. See also inventory
bones as, 65
chests. See chests
coal, 65
cobblestone, 64
fishing, 67
gathering, 65
harvesting, 64
sand, 65
skeletons as, 65
tools. See tools
vegetables, 64
wood, 64
respawning
after death, 112
defined, 19
Respiration enchantment, 234
underwater, building, 176
resting, Peaceful mode, 62
restoring games, 300
restoring health by dying, 68
reusing destroyed minecarts, 215
riding
donkeys, 148
horses, 148
HUD changes while riding, 54
mules, 148
rockets, fireworks, 181
roof, building, 69
roses, dyeing and, 147
rotten flesh, 121
rotten meat, 66
zombies and, 93
Ruins mod website, 304
running, 61
hunger and, 63
S
salmon
cooking, 119
raw, 120
sand, 65
saturation, hunger and, 63
saving crops, 126
searching Creative mode inventory, 73
security
arrow slits, building, 180
Minecraft game, 11
mobs, 177
Mojang accounts, 8
perimeters, building, 176
arrow slits, 180
lighting, 178
towers, 178
walls, 179
pits, building
pressure plates, 179
towers, building, 178
underwater, building, 176
walls, building, 179
water, 177
seeding game, 19
game mode, 13
world generation style, 14
sensors, daylight, 188
servers (multiplayer)
BeastsMC, 311
EULA (End User License Agreement), 312
Hive, The, 311
Minecraft Realms, 310
Phanatic, 311
Shotbow, 311
Supercraft Brothers, 311
TeamExtreme, 311
whitelisted (trusted) players, 158
setup
Mojang accounts
passwords, 8
security questions, 8
new games, configuring options, 13
sharing seeds, 19
Sharpness enchantment, 233
sheep, 143
cooked mutton, 119
raw mutton, 120
wool
crafting, 45
dyeing, 147
shelter
building blocks, 72
caves, 36
cliffs, 36
decoration blocks, 72
emergency shelters, crafting, 40
heat sources, crafting, 39
hills, 36
housing codes, 69
light sources, crafting, 39, 42-43
overhangs, spiders and, 69
pillar jumping, 40
platform, adding, 71
redstone, 72
roof, building, 69
tunneling, 37
walls, building, 70
shields, fighting, 108
Shift key
ladders, pausing on, 82
sneaking around hazards, 88
shortcuts, crafting, 38
Shotbow multiplayer server, 311
shovels, 58
crafting, 35
Nether survival checklist, 267
buttons, 188
automatic doors, 200
powered blocks, 192
daylight sensors, 188
levers, 189
powered blocks, 193
pressure plates, 189
automatic doors, 204
minecart rails, 190
weighted pressure plates, 189
redstone torches, 187
signs
crafting, 81
placement of, 162
underwater, building, 172
Silk Touch enchantment, 235
silverfish spawners, 277
single chests, 58
singleplayer games
Adventure mode, 17
Creative mode, 17
difficulty settings, 18
Hardcore mode, 17
multiplayer games versus, 12
Survival mode, 17
Easy option, 18
Hard option, 19
Normal option, 18
Peaceful option, 18
skeletons, 61
bones, farming benefits, 125
dogs and, 102
fighting, 95
potions, 243
as resources, 65
spider jockeys, fighting, 96
wither skeletons, 273
Skindex, 294
Alex, 292
skin editor websites
Minecraftskins, 294
needcoolshoes, 294
Novaskin, 294
Steve, 292
slash commands. See cheats
sleeping
beds
taking with you, 47
mining and, 89
mobs and, 89
Nether, The, 266
time and, 44
villages and, 247
sliding doors, building, 204-206
slimeballs, 98
slimeblocks, 98
slimes, 62
Slowness potions, 243
Smite enchantment, 233
Sneak key (Left Shift), 269
sneaking
farming and, 126
around hazards, 88
snow blocks, 267
snow golems, fighting, 100
Snowy biome, 16
soft blocks, building underwater, 171, 175
soul sand
Nether, The, 270
spawners
blaze spawners, 272
disabling, 251
silverfish spawners, 277
spawning
after death, 112
cheats, 44
spawn points
defined, 14
islands, building underwater, 171
/spawnpoint command, 112
Speed enchantments, 287
spider eyes, 121
spiders, 61
defending against, 94
ditches, crossing, 176
eyes as food, 94
fermented spider eye, potions and, 242
overhangs and, 69
spider jockeys, fighting, 96
string, 94
uses for, 94
spiral staircases, mining and, 85-86
splash potions, 242
sponge blocks, 175
sprinting, 61
combat and, 105
hunger and, 63
squid, 153
stacking inventory items, 30
staging points, mining and, 89
stained objects, 166
staircases
Nether, The, 269
spiral staircases, mining and, 85-86
straight staircases, mining and, 84-85
starvation. See hunger
stations
building, 218
halfway stations, building tracks, 219-220
status bar. See HUD
steak, cooking, 119
Nether Portals, 268
Nether survival checklist, 267
Steve (character skin), 292
stew, creating mushroom stew, 140
sticky piston harvesters, 135
sticky pistons, crafting, 132
stone buttons, 188
automatic doors, 200
powered blocks, 192
stone (material type), 56
storage, chests, 58
crafting, 59
Ender Chests, 60
opening, 59
sizes of, 58
storage area (inventory), 30
storage minecarts, 214
storing enchantments with books, 231
straight staircases, mining and, 84-85
Strength enchantments, 241, 287
strength of materials. See durability
string (spiders), 94
strongholds, 255
strong power, 192
structures
basins, 251
caverns, 251
Generate Structures setting (Create New World screen), 13
Large Biomes option, 245
mineshafts, abandoned, 255-256
negative structures, 251
Nether fortresses, 257
finding, 270
ravines, 251
spawners, disabling, 251
strongholds, 255
villages
appearances of, 246
beds, 247
blacksmiths, 249
butchers, 249
commonality of, 245
farmers, 249
finding, 248
interacting with inhabitants, 246-250
iron golems and, 246
librarians, 249
priests, 249
sleeping in, 247
trading with inhabitants, 247-250
uses of, 246
witch huts, 254
subtract mode (comparators), 197
subways, 215
sugar cane, 118
growing, 116
/summon command, 102
sun, position of, 65
Supercraft Brothers multiplayer server, 311
Superflat world type, 14
Survival mode, 17
Easy option, 18
Hard option, 19
inventory, moving items to Creative mode inventory, 73
Normal option, 18
Peaceful option, 18
underwater, building, 170
surviving first night
crafting
furnaces, 41
heat sources, 39
tool handles, 32
island biomes, 28
ocean biomes, 28
perimeter structures, 39
Swiftness potion, 241
swimming, creepers and, 97
swimming pools, 166
swinging doors, 201
switches. See levers
swords
blocking attacks, 105
damage, dealing, 105
End survival checklist, 275
fighting with, 62
Nether survival checklist, 266
T
tables
building, 162
enchantment tables, 224
books, 228
taming
TeamExtreme multiplayer server, 311
Technic Launcher, 300
teleporting players into LAN parties, 308
tending farms, 116
tennis courts, building, 166
testing potions, 239
texture packs. See resource packs
textures, pixels per (resource packs), 298
Thorns enchantment, 234
time, sleeping and, 44
T-junctions, building tracks, 218
as output devices, 200
crafting
axes, 34
durability, 57
hoes, 116
pickaxes, 34
shovels, 35
swords, 35
enchantments, 235
End survival checklist, 275
improving
diamond, 57
gold, 56
iron, 56
stone, 56
wood, 56
Nether survival checklist, 266
tools category (Creative mode inventory), 73
wearing down, 57
Too Many Items mod website, 303
torches
bedside tables and, 162
farming and lighting, 116, 125
mines, 81
mining, 76
Nether survival checklist, 267
perimeters, 178
powering blocks with, 193
redstone torches, 187
towers, building, 178
tracks, building. See also rails
mobs, protecting tracks from, 220
T-junctions, 218
zig zags, 217
trading
fighting versus, 266
trains
minecarts as, 215
rails, 185
activator rails, 217
normal rails, 216
stations, 218
tracks, building
mobs, protecting tracks from, 220
T-junctions, 218
zig zags, 217
underground rails, 215
trampolines, 98
boats, crafting, 153
Creative mode inventory, 72
donkeys/horses/mules
riding, 148
taming, 148
rails. See rails
riding animals, HUD changes while riding, 54
sprinting, 61
hunger and, 63
trapdoors, as output devices, 199
trapped chests, 190
travel. See transportation
treasure
emeralds, farming, 250
Ender Pearls, 266
Nether fortresses, 257
spawners, disabling, 251
strongholds, 255
witch huts, 254
trees
biomes, 27
fantasy trees, growing, 163
first-night survival, 27
trusted (whitelisted) players, 158
tunneling, 37
tunnels
ditches and, 177
doors, importance of, 93
lighting, 68
mineshafts, abandoned, 255-256
Nether, The, 269
underground rails, 215
turning on/off cheats, 72
Twitch, 22
U
Unbreaking enchantment, 235
underground
mineshafts, abandoned, 255-256
rails, 215
strongholds, 255
underwater, building, 169, 174-175
Creative mode, 169
doors, 172
enchantments, 176
flooding, 175
island spawn points, 171
ladders, 172
location, 172
oxygen, 172
security, 176
signs, 172
Survival mode, 170
underwater bases, mob attacks, 53
updates
farming and, 122
Java, 11
up, digging straight up, 80
usernames, launching Minecraft, 11
V
vandalism, 158
vegetables, harvesting, 64
versions (Minecraft)
Customized mode (version 1.8), 159
Good Luck preset, 160
presets, 159
settings, 161
demo version, time span, 5
downloading, 10
PC edition
technical specifications, 6
video cards, 6
PlayStation edition, crafting in, 33
pocket edition, crafting in, 33
Xbox 360, crafting in, 33
video cards, Minecraft PC edition, 6
Video Settings menu (game options), 270
viewing
villages
appearances of, 246
beds, 247
commonality of, 245
finding, 248
inhabitants
blacksmiths, 249
butchers, 249
farmers, 249
librarians, 249
priests, 249
iron golems and, 246
sleeping in, 247
uses of, 246
wells, 251
villages, building next to, 157
VoxelMap mod website, 305
W
wall clocks, building, 165
wall maps, building, 165
walls
spider-proof walls, 94
water
boats, crafting, 153
building on/under, 157
floating blocks, 158
farming, establishing farms, 122-124, 127
fishing, 152
boats, 153
rain and, 152
fountains, 165
Nether, The, 267
permanent watering holes, digging, 124
ponds, 166
pools, 166
security, 177
underwater, building, 169, 174-175
Creative mode, 169
doors, 172
enchantments, 176
flooding, 175
island spawn points, 171
ladders, 172
location, 172
oxygen, 172
security, 176
signs, 172
Survival mode, 170
water affinity enchantment, 176
way out, knowing (mining), 80
Weakness potions, 243
weak power, 192
bows and arrows
target practice, 107
combat category (Creative mode inventory), 73
combat enchantments, 287
critical hits, 104
enchantments, 233
Ender dragon, defeating, 278-282
End survival checklist, 275
Nether survival checklist, 266-267
Peaceful mode, resting via, 62
shields, 108
swords
blocking attacks, 105
crafting, 104
damage, 105
fighting with, 62
web resources
mods
finding, 306
Not Enough Items website, 304
Progressive Automation website, 305
Ruins website, 304
Too Many Items website, 303
VoxelMap website, 305
multiplayer server websites
BeastsMC, 311
Hive, The, 311
Phanatic, 311
Shotbow, 311
Supercraft Brothers, 311
TeamExtreme, 311
skin editors
Minecraftskins, 294
needcoolshoes, 294
Novaskin, 294
websites
Far Lands or Bust, 16
Minecraft wiki, 48
weighted pressure plates, 189
wells, villages and, 251
wheat, 118
growth cycles, 125
whitelisted (trusted) players, 158
Windows, downloading Minecraft, 10
wiring (redstone). See redstone; redstone wire
witch huts, 254
Wither Boss, 274
wither skeletons, 273
wolves, 143
feeding, 144
taming, 65
gathering for first-night survival, 27-28
mining and, 76
Nether survival checklist, 267
planks, crafting, 31
wood buttons, 188
automatic doors, 200
powered blocks, 192
wool
crafting, 45
dyeing, 147
Create New World screen, 13
creating, 13
naming, 13
origin point, 55
Overworld, 26
seeding, 19
world generation style, choosing, 14
worn tools, repairing, 57
X
Xbox 360 edition
crafting in, 33
HUD, hiding, 55
XP (experience points)
earning, 232
managing, 232
/XP command, 232
Y
YouTube, finding architectural plans, 158
Z
zig-zag tracks, building, 217
zip files, mods as, 303
zombie pigmen
fighting, 99
zombies, 61
arrows, crafting, 106
potions, 243
reinforcements, 92
rotten flesh, 121
rotten meat, 93
wells, 251
zooming in/out maps, 259