![]() ![]() Just dig straight into the hillside (viewed from the side): If there is a hill or cliff, you don't need stairs down, There are places with solid stone under one block of dirt, and digging stone needs a pickaxe. Needs a place where the dirt is at least 2-4 blocks deep. Just when you reach the high point of the jump. You can build directly beneath you by jumping up (space-key),Īnd building dirt or leaves (selected on the hotbar) Also, beware of smart mobs !Ĭlimbing a tree would serve the same purpose,īut there might be places with no trees around.ĭigging dirt and sand can be done with no tools. This doesn't work against flying mobs, e.g. So most common mobs like zombies cannot reach you. In an emergency when hostile mobs are around.īuild a stack of 3-4 blocks of dirt, sand or leaves, and stand on that. This is not a 'home' or shelter, just a quick installation for spending the night So you would stay out of reach of all nonflying mobs (i.e. With permissions, you could also fly around during the night.If there is an area of water, you can go swimming.If the game has mobs, beware of sandmonsters in the desert. This is risky, but you might even get some work done, e.g. These terrains provides better visibility in the dark. Stay in the open, on light-colored ground, With permissions, you could also give a command like "/time 6:00" Beach / Desert / Snow Hopefully, your timing is right and the night is just over when you return. If a complete day lasts 20 minutes, the night should last about 8 minutes The really cheap&lazy option: logoff, wait a few minutes, login again. We will consider the available options in order of required resources, So the following is written with an eye to dangerous mobs, and nighttime. Without mobs, building a house is not really urgent. Surviving the night without building a home tree => wood charcoal, then 2 wood charcoal -> 1 coal-lump), so you should check what your game provides. Note: some mods have a recipe for making coal from wood (eg. Situations were some basic stuff is not available.īlocks of sand fall down, so you cannot make a roof out of sand.Īlso, finding coal (for torches) near the surface is often a problem. Stuff you need while working Collecting stuffįinding stuff also needs time, and travelling / exploring.Īfter playing a few games, it is still amazing to find no place to hide for hostile mobs) how far is the distance to the 'workplace' (i.e. big enough, flat) are the immediate surroundings clear (i.e. Is the terrain suitable for a house? (i.e. Building ground - Location, Location, Location: some things to consider:.Torch - light Door - to keep critters out Chest - to store stuff Furnace - for smelting ore, and other recipes Bed - for setting the spawn-position Other (depending on installed mods): Workbench, tables, chairs, bookshelves. Sand - for making glass for windows Clay - for making bricks Other ores - eg, copper, mese, diamond. Wood - basic - almost everything has some component that is made of wood Stone - comes in several variants (cobblestone, sandstone, etc.) OtherĬoal - for making torches, and as fuel for the furnace Iron Ore - for making steel tools Wool - for making a bed Dye - for making a bed Extras / non-essentials ĭirt - the most basic building material Leaves - 'cheaper than dirt' (when trees are around), can be used as fences, scaffolding, etc. Torch - light, for working at night and underground Other: screwdriver, flint. ResourcesĪxe - to cut down trees and other organic stuff (such as cactus) Pickaxe - for mining stone Shovel - for mining sand, gravel etc. With standard-settings, a 'day' in Minetest lasts 20 minutes. Otherwise, we might just need a home / shelter for the night, ![]() Same if you already have enough tools, building materials etc. In creative-mode, we can just skip to House-Building, and build something nice. What can we do (as in, right here, right now, until sundown) ?.Note: some servers provide new players with generous initial stuff, or have a spawn-area with shops etc. What do we have (as in, tools, materials, food) ?.What do we need (as in, urgently need now) ?.inventory is lost (hard) / stored in bones / stays intact (easy) What server, what game, what mobs, is pvp enabled ?.What landscape is around us (as in, forest, mountains, or desert) ?.What is our situation (as in, creative-mode, or first day in a survival game) ?.There is a lot to think about before putting down the first stone. I was going to fix that page, but as it turns out, You may have noticed, there is a page on the wiki How to build your first house,īut it doesn't actually show how to do it. 3 Surviving the night without building a home. ![]()
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