Minecraft: Best starting tips Minecraft guide, tips
Last update: 08 July 2020
This page contains a set of starting tips for Minecraft. Our guide also has tips for elements like creating meals, fighting bosses, or crafting household equipment.
- Take care of your tools
- Develop your equipment
- Create the environment you want to live in
- Don't attack everything that gets in your way
- Scissors are a better option than a sword
- Pay attention to visual effects
- Remember, mobs have different characters
- Take care of your food supply
- Be sure to have torches
- Always be vigilant
Take care of your tools
In Minecraft, you can't do anything without tools. Make sure you always carry a sword and a pickaxe. Try to carry the best tools you can currently get, such as gold or diamond.
If you want more information about the tools, check out the following pages in our guide:
Develop your equipment
Never stop developing. If you get better resources, use them. Create new armor, stronger swords, more durable walls. Just take advantage of what the game gives you.
If you think you have seen it all, check out the Nether Update pages. There you will learn how to develop diamond tools, which so far have been considered the most powerful in the game.
Create the environment you want to live in
Do you know how much freedom the game world gives you? You can create your own settlements, trade with villagers, grow plants, raise animals, or just explore the vast world. Take advantage of these options and create a world that will suit your needs.
Remember that there are numerous modifications to the game. With them you can, for example, create a computer in Minecraft or catch Pokémon.
Don't attack everything that gets in your way
Don't kill every animal you encounter. They rarely respawn. The best thing to do is to breed the animals and leave killing as a last resort option.
Scissors are a better option than a sword
We are talking about sheep, of course. If you kill an animal for wool, you will only get one piece of this resource. If you create scissors and use them, the wool will keep growing back, ensuring a steady supply of this material.
Pay attention to visual effects
If you notice dirt falling down while you are destroying blocks, you can expect a landslide. This may end up with your character getting buried.
If you see water droplets appearing on blocks, it means you are near a water tank.
Remember, mobs have different characters
There are many different animals in Minecraft. They can be divided into aggressive, passive and neutral (those that will attack if provoked). Pay attention to what's going on around and how mobs react to you. If you see them being aggressive from the start, get ready to fight or run away. However, if an animal like, say, a cat, doesn't show any negative emotions, you can befriend it.
Piglins are unusual mobs because they have specific characters. You never know when they will attack you or what will provoke them.
Take care of your food supply
If you are going on a trip or to get supplies from a mine, always carry food. That way you can avoid sudden death.
Remember that health in Minecraft regenerates by restoring the hunger level. If your character's hunger level is full, it will start to regenerate health.
Be sure to have torches
If you set up torches in the tunnels, you can be sure that monsters will not appear there, because light prevents them from respawning. In addition, torches can mark areas you are interested in or important places you want to go back to.
Always be vigilant
You never know what's lurking around the corner. Always be prepared to fight. Take care of your armor, weapons, and supplies, because even a regular journey can end up with a fight.