Obsidian is a block that takes 15 to 50 seconds to collect. When you are near ground, it does not have the warmth of torch light, taking on a more fluorescent white color near the rock, or at night time, a light shade of blue. Outside light on the other hand uses cooler tones. If you see light that you did not create, then it is obviously a lava pool.
Lava has a brighter radius of light, meaning its brightest point is larger.
Torches emit a bright light that fades into warmer tones. Know the way outside, and know when there is lava: Since Beta Version 1.8 and the revamped lighting engine, knowing when you are near ground is easy. Also, if there is lava out of your way, do not go out of your way to put it out - it emits light, which may be encased in a structure with glass (panes) as natural lighting. Some of the water flowing from walls may be useful for exploration. Keep natural landmarks: Scoop up the first source of water that leads to nowhere, but leave everything else. While this will damage your pick more, knowing the way back is more valuable than a tool, especially since the wooden planks in abandoned mines are abundant. Set breadcrumbs: While mining and exploring, be sure to mine up bits of the floor, using cobblestone or a block different from the floor as a pointer to the way out or an ore block to note an intersection, so you have something to identify where you began later.
When you reach an end, and mining near it yields nothing, then either mark it or use a common block (like gravel) to seal a path off. Short of remembering where you last slept and copying the X, Y, and Z values for future editing back to spawn/preferred place, use the following tricks to never get lost:Įxplore systematically: If you find a fork in the road, or multiple forks, take them one at a time. Newer players often like to explore, but once they stop exploration, especially in an abandoned mine, they get lost and end up somewhere totally different, away from home. Avoid getting lost and know when near the ground Note: This method only works when a dungeon is sixteen blocks near, and therefore not completely reliable. If you see flames showing up while the screen is blue (the sky), it indicates there is a dungeon within sixteen blocks of you. If you are in an area where you believe a dungeon may be near, press F (you may need to press it repeatedly). This trick works best on slower computers, but it is also not completely reliable. It will either lead you to a cave or dungeon. Look towards the ground, and search for an unusually large concentration of ID numbers underground this is more than likely a group of monsters. ID numbers will appear on top of every animal or monster in range. Enter the "Options" menu, and change the difficulty from "Peaceful" (or whatever difficulty you are on) to "Hard". Make sure that area is well-lit with torches, just in case night falls (if it has not already.) Then, press to open up the menu. Go to an area that you think may have dungeons. To find dungeons easily, make sure you have lots of torches and some weapons, just in case you encounter a monster. To spawn stone (not cobblestone), use ID number 1. Some objects cannot be spawned, such as specific dyes and colored wool. To find out the ID number of an object, search for the object on the Minecraft Wiki. In Multiplayer mode, press T to display the talk/chat function. Seed " /gimmeabreak /" to be placed facing the sun, with a village directly behind you. While playing the game in Creative mode, press to make it rain. While playing the game in Survival mode, press to switch to third person view. Place that Name Tag on any animal to turn it upside down. Spend 5 Enchantment to enter Dinnerbone or Grumm on the Name Tag. Create an Anvil by using three Iron and four Iron Ingots. Collect a Name Tag (found in dungeon chests, by fishing, or trading at least 20 Emeralds with a Librarian Villager). Name a sheep " jeb_" to make its wool continuously change colors. Additionally, some codes may not work any longer due to updates and patches to the game. Note: The "Allow Cheats" option must be set to "On" when creating a new world for these codes to work. Then, type one of the following codes and press to activate the corresponding cheat function. While playing the game in Single Player mode, press C or T to display the "Commands" bar.