Posted September 17, 2010
bansama: The recent run of RPS articles on this finally convinced me to install Java and give it a go. And damn is it fun. I decided to play it on peaceful (or whatever the setting is called) so I could get the hang of it without worry too much about nasties. And yet, I getting completely lost is still hugely worrying. Perhaps it's the absence of a map.
I'd built a fairly nice house and decided I needed some more wood only to then find that I couldn't remember where my house was. Took me an hour to find it =/ So now I'm thinking I need some beacons or other man-made landmarks to help me find my way. It doesn't help that I generated world has located me in an area of constant snowfall either. That really messes up visibility.
I'd built a fairly nice house and decided I needed some more wood only to then find that I couldn't remember where my house was. Took me an hour to find it =/ So now I'm thinking I need some beacons or other man-made landmarks to help me find my way. It doesn't help that I generated world has located me in an area of constant snowfall either. That really messes up visibility.
There are programs to make maps based on your world. Also, digg up some redstone dust - you can make a compass which points where your spawn point is. You can also build high tower with some torches on top, this way it will be visible at night. Or just make a lot of torches and place them on routes to your shelter.