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CHAPTER II

SURVIVAL TIPS: YOU AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENT

As with other Minecraft game modes, there are also hostile mobs and other dangers in PvP. Your strategy for beating your friends should therefore include surviving despite the challenges presented by the environment. Here are some tips to remember:

Construct a shelter before nightfall… Most hostile mobs appear at night, so you don’t want to be caught outside and without a safe haven. There are players, though, who prefer nomadism instead of spending their resources on creating shelter. If you are just new to the game, this method is not advisable.

But don’t make this your top priority! In regular survival mode it is important that you are able to build a house or any form of accommodation as soon as possible. But if you’re playing in PvP mode, it’s highly likely that you’ll get killed if you prioritize this task. Most PvP players stage an escape first – that is, they run away from the majority of the other players – in order to secure food and do some crafting. Tips regarding these will be given in the latter part of this guide.

Never go on an adventure unprepared. Make sure that you have the tools and resources needed to create basic housing in your backpack before you venture out of your shelter. Even if you’re certain that you’ll be able to go back before sundown, it still pays to be prepared. What if you went too far, got lost, or were chased by another player to what seems to be the ends of the world?

Always have food with you. Farm animals such as pigs, chickens, and cows may be everywhere, but you won’t always have the time to kill them for food. That said, it is important that you always have food in your backpack in case you lose track of time – that is, nighttime approaches and your character still hasn’t eaten.

Always have a weapon. This tip does not only apply to PvP, but also to survival mode games. Although most hostile mobs only spawn at night, there are classes – such as zombies and skeletons - that can persist even during daytime. As such, even if you haven’t ventured far from your home and can go back easily, bring a bow or a sword with you so that you can protect yourself.

Take note of your tool’s and weapon’s durability. Much like in real life, you can’t go on using the same tools forever. Having said that, you should always look at the durability of your tools and weapons before you decide to go out of your shelter to do some work or to stage a surprise attack on the enemy. Getting caught outside by hostile mobs or by your enemies without tools and/or weapons is akin to suicide. On a related note,

Stock up on tools/weapons. Since your implements won’t last forever, you should always, always have back-ups in your inventory. This way, you won’t waste time going back to your shelter to craft or retrieve more items which you can use to gather resources, attack hostiles, and defend yourself. Also,

Consider taking a crafting table with you. If you’re not sure that you can go back to your shelter before night falls or you want to gather as many resources as possible, you might want to bring along a crafting table.

Additional tip regarding durability: combine two used tools of the same kind. Don’t use up a tool completely – that is, to the point that it simply disappears. Instead, when a tool’s durability is nearing zero, switch to a new one. Then, when this is also close to being decimated, combine the two tools. What remains of their durability will be pooled, and you’ll also receive a repair bonus.

Digging straight down can be disastrous… You can fall into a cave or an underground pool of lava and die, in which case your hopes of beating your friends come to a grinding halt. Or, you might fall into an underground dungeon built by one of your enemies and be killed.

As can digging straight up… If you’re exploring a cave, do not make the mistake of mining the block that’s directly above you – unless you want to perish. Pouring lava will burn and kill you, while water can drown you to death. Gravel can also fall on top of you and you can die of suffocation.

And digging in front while situating yourself very near the blocks being mined. As with digging straight up, mining the blocks in front of you while staying dangerously close to them can lead to death caused by flowing water or lava. Also, you might not realize that you’re mining your way to a chasm and fall to your demise.

On that end, practice safe mining. Given the many instances when you can get killed while doing something as seemingly innocuous as mining, you should exercise extra caution when engaging in this activity. To keep yourself safe, just do your mining in an open-mouth cave. You should also use a ladder and/or create a staircase pattern instead of digging straight down to avoid falling. Or better yet,

Engage in surface mining. This means you won’t do any digging or engage in cave explorations – you’ll just search for ores and stones on the surface of mountains and other areas where these abound. This method is a more difficult way of finding materials, but at least the chances of you dying accidentally are greatly reduced.

Gather coal when you can. Do not just pass by a coal mine even if you have another task in mind – find time to gather it! Coal is a required ingredient when crafting torches, which are very useful and essential to your survival. It can also be used as fuel and in smelting.

Explore the mountains. Mountain regions in the world of Minecraft are similar to those in real life in the sense that both may be hiding cave systems waiting to be explored. If you are in a mountainous area, find time to look for caves filled with cobblestone and/or iron – two things that will help you win the game.

Make sure you have access to water. Water has numerous functions. Apart from dousing fire, flowing water can be used to generate stones and cobblestones – which are invaluable building materials - by making it collide with flowing lava. It can also create obsidian, a black/purple block that is used to: create a Nether Portal, construct a shelter that is explosion-resistant, and ender chests and enchantment tables. Water can also serve as a means of transportation – you can create water trams, elevators, and the like. It has many other uses, but given those mentioned, it is obvious that it would be to your benefit if you settle near a water source.

Build a water hole… To continue the discussion above, you can also opt to construct a water hole. If your shelter is near flowing water, just stop the current using a trapdoor or a ladder.

Or opt for an infinite spring! There are two ways by which you can have an infinite water source: you can look for it or create one yourself. To accomplish the latter, all you need to do is make a square or rectangle hole (with 2x2 or 3x1 dimensions if you want a small hole) and then fill your bucket with water. The water block should then be placed in a corner of the square hole. Refill the bucket and then put the water source in the corner diagonal to the first block. If you’re making a rectangular hole, just position the water blocks on each end. You will then be able to take water infinitely from the hole you made.

Kill any farm animals you see early game. Doing so will enable you to jump into the action or do other tasks pertinent to your survival right away instead of using your time to gather food resources.

Know which mobs turn hostile when provoked. You may know all about the hostile creatures that can attack and kill you in Minecraft, but are you also aware that there are mobs that can turn aggressive when provoked? A perfect example of this is the enderman – one of the most popular monsters in the game. If you touch or even look at it, it will attack you.

Attacking iron golems is a bad idea. If one of your friends told you that killing an iron golem can yield a lot of iron, don’t believe him. Hunting this creature is not worth your time and effort. Aside from just gaining 5 ingots, you’re putting yourself at risk of being killed. And your chances of surviving if caught in a fight with an iron golem are very low: it can deal around 9 hearts’ worth of damage for every attack it makes, and you only have 10 hearts to spare. And if you’re thinking you can kill it before it gets to you, you should know that this type of golem has 50 hearts.

Always have a bucketful of water with you. Aside from basic tools and food, it is likewise advisable that you carry a bucket of water with you wherever you’re going. As mentioned earlier, water has numerous uses. What was not stated is that it can save you from certain death. If you fall into an underground lava pool, for instance, you can use water to extinguish the fire and then climb out unscathed. And if an enemy has you cornered – with a lava pit or cliff behind you – water can help you escape by enabling you to build a walkway or creating a waterfall you can jump in. That said,

Give your bucket of water a permanent slot in the hot bar. This way, you don’t have to open your inventory just to retrieve it. This tip is a lifesaver since you won’t have time to access inventory if you’re in a life and death situation.

Don’t make yourself vulnerable to surprise mob attacks. Make sure that your house is properly built and protected; otherwise, you might find yourself assaulted by a hostile without warning. For instance: if you establish a sugarcane farm near your house without making use of double fences, you won’t be able to see any incoming creepers that can wreak havoc to you and your property. On that end,

Survive the night by using torches. You may think that surrounding your grounds with torches is counterintuitive – you don’t want to be seen by hostile characters, after all - but it can actually help you decrease the chance of being attacked by monsters. Placing torches on ground tiles will keep hostile mobs from spawning there.

Fortify your shelter. If you are not too keen on using too much of your resources to craft torches, there are other ways you can make sure that unfriendly mobs won’t get to you. You can build a wall, for example, or a moat. Just make sure, though, that the structure you build will make it difficult, if not impossible, for mobs to attack you and/or your home. With regard to the moat, it is very possible to switch the usual water barrier in favor of a more effective deterrent – lava.

Avoid engaging in underwater fights with hostile mobs. Water will hinder your movement, so it will be more difficult for you to defend yourself if you’re being attacked by a skeleton or a zombie.