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Minecraft beginner's guide

Are you late to the party on this hot indie title? If so, we can help get you ready to join the cult of craft in no time at all

Words: on April 7, 2011
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35 comments

  • AlpineGuy - April 8, 2011 12:25 a.m.

    Gurren Lagann reference FTW. This is a great beginner's guide. It makes me want to jump on the bandwagon just a little more, but I really can't afford to waste that much time!

  • Brutalicus - April 7, 2011 11:58 p.m.

    You bastards, do you know what you've done? The lack of a beginner's guide was the only thing keeping this out of my veins. NooooOOOOoooOOOO

  • Vitreosity - April 7, 2011 11:20 p.m.

    Actually, Notch said that he's most likely dropped the idea of lanterns. Originally, the plan was to have torches burn out and need re-lighting from Flint+Steel, but in a series of tweets, he said that he just didn't like the idea that much any more.

  • 8bitBaby - April 7, 2011 11:15 p.m.

    *sigh* i wanna play it. i really do. but i'm afraid of losing SO much time to it.

  • thelonelywizards - April 7, 2011 10:57 p.m.

    About time GR got on the Minecraft bandwagon. If you want a more in depth look at the first day in Minecraft, here's a first-person account in the style of a diary... http://thelonelywizards.com/2010/10/17/minecraft/

  • Evil_AppleJuice - April 7, 2011 10:56 p.m.

    This officially makes me want to get minecraft for sure. Thanks GR, I have found my time waster till LA Noire!!!

  • GamerTagsSuck - April 7, 2011 10:22 p.m.

    Also, the bedrock isn't indestructible. It is possible to destroy it using massive amounts of TNT, which will proceed to crash the game.

  • killorabbit - April 7, 2011 10:18 p.m.

    I'd read GamesRadar first after waking from a coma. Promise <3

  • GamerTagsSuck - April 7, 2011 10:16 p.m.

    You mentioned that torches will become temporary, but only newly made ones. All pre-existing torches will be converted to lanterns, which are permanent, when the update comes.

  • EnragedTortoise1 - April 7, 2011 9:59 p.m.

    Might want to add wolves, beds, and such. Those would be confusing. Also, the optimal place for diamond mining. Between layers 11 and 16, that is. (layer 5 is the highest layer of bedrock).

  • Limbo - April 7, 2011 9:56 p.m.

    As of the 1.4 Beta update, the default inventory key is now E, so you might want to change that so as to not confuse anyone. All around a good guide, but another useful item for beginners is a bed. It allows you to skip through the night so you don't have to just sit there.

  • Lolspamm0r - April 7, 2011 9:55 p.m.

    Spiders don't set fire at day time. They just become passive

  • GodofPS314 - April 7, 2011 9:23 p.m.

    As much as I love this game, this article is really stupid and unnecessary. I find most tutorials on this game to be quite ridiculous as Helen Keller could figure it out. (:

  • Fady2Hotty - April 7, 2011 9:20 p.m.

    when i first heard of his game, i was thinking who would play this POS. then i tried it out, and haven't stopped playing lol

  • CaptainSpatula - April 7, 2011 9:09 p.m.

    glad to see this game gettin' some Gdar love. I've been with it since it was free and there wasn't any survival. I love how much it's grown and I'm glad you guys like it too.

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