Getting lost in Minecraft
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pff fuck new worlds, i'll build on this one til i die. : p besides i just made a railorad system that is basicly 30 mins long keeping topspeed with a minecart. xDSnotnarok said:
also i can just portal really far away to avoid dealing with the kinda of buggy map some places.. the new base i've built which is far away from my main base is on completely new ground. : p
I used to have a huge problem with getting lost.
Then I got Zan's minimap mod. Very useful waypoint system. However, if you're already lost then it's absolutely no help.
Then I got Zan's minimap mod. Very useful waypoint system. However, if you're already lost then it's absolutely no help.
This is amazing, I can't believe I've never seen this before ...ClassicJokester said:
OT: I make huge towers with torches or lava at the top, everywhere I make a base, and I always make sure all of my bases are within view of some other base. And I always make one right next to my spawn point. So I don't get lost. Used to have the same problem you have though.
Torches and signs are great, but also leave things that don't belong. Stone slab bridges, wooden stairs in mines, etc.
I make spires of stone with water coming from the top. I call them beacons, and they've served me quite well until you can make compasses, and more later to mark things of intrest.
Minecraft actually has a built-in GPS function. If you hold one of the function keys (I think it's F5) it will show you your coordinates. The spawn is always directly above the origin. Just write down the coordinates of important places on a piece of paper.
Make signals, seriously it makes it so much easier. If I'm above ground I use two cobblestone blocks and a torch so I know which direction my base is in. Even mining use dirt instead and it stands out and you know what direction to go, and it lights up the area and takes less resources than signs. Have different materials stand for different things to and make a sign telling which means which in case you forget.
Not STRAIGHT up, though. Nothing like having a zombie fall into your face... or magma.spartan1077 said:
It's actually very simple.
When in an area you want to remember, hold F3 to view the co-ordinates. Write these down, or take a screenshot by pressing F2.
When you want to return to this location, hold F3 and see where you are, and try to walk so that the co-ordinates match where you last were. If you hold f3 and walk in some random directions and note the change in co-ordinates, you should be able to work out what direction to go in.
Hooray.
When in an area you want to remember, hold F3 to view the co-ordinates. Write these down, or take a screenshot by pressing F2.
When you want to return to this location, hold F3 and see where you are, and try to walk so that the co-ordinates match where you last were. If you hold f3 and walk in some random directions and note the change in co-ordinates, you should be able to work out what direction to go in.
Hooray.
When it was still alpha, I'd make large lava pillars that could be seen for miles at my home base, especially if I ran off in a boat.
If your lost in a tunnel system, place redstone torches on the ground to mark where you have explored so far. DO NOT ADD TO IT WHEN GOING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. just break off the ones that lead to where you already explored and start from the next fork. KEEP the ones that lead to the outside.
If your lost in a tunnel system, place redstone torches on the ground to mark where you have explored so far. DO NOT ADD TO IT WHEN GOING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. just break off the ones that lead to where you already explored and start from the next fork. KEEP the ones that lead to the outside.
If you haven't built a portal yet, here's a good technique from the Achievement Hunter guys. Thought it might help.mirror said:
Take torches and place them every 4 or so blocks down on the left so you can find your way out. If the torches are on the left then you're going into the tunnels, if they're on the right you're going out of the tunnel. If you find a cave then place 4 torches on the floor in a square next to the exit and continue with the left hand wall system.