Getting lost in Minecraft

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DasDestroyer

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MintyNinja said:
I bring a pre-made workbench, stove, and chest with me when exploring. You never know when you'll need to hunker down for a bit and make an outpost. A favorite thing to do is make super awesome diamond gear, put it in a chest and bury the chest somewhere random. I'm a twisted soul.
Don't forget a stack of unprocessed wood, just in case you run out of sticks for torches and/or pickaxes.
I usually just make diamonds into blocks and store them in my home :D
I might be able to make a small tower out of them soon...
 

Argtee

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After a while, you'll start to memorize where everything is.
[sub]That's what happened to me![/sub]

Putting up a lot of signs would work too, I guess.
 

gabe12301

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I make giant crosses across the land to mark my locations I haven't gotten lost in a while.
 

Mr Pantomime

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I usually build one thing, then make another world. I wouldnt recommned it, ive lost all my favourite places due to that. I should really stop....just as soon as I fnd a decent snow world
 

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Scytail said:
This is off topic but still about minecraft, thinking of picking up the full version, but how much does 14.95 euros convert to in usd?
I don't wanna brag, I don't wanna boast... [http://lmgtfy.com/?q=minecraft+usd]
 

qeinar

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yes build landmarks. also you caN'T GO "around the world a couple times" since the minecraft world is flat. : p
 

I Max95

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my solution is simple
i travel underground, i have several houses but they are all connected by a set of underground tunnels begining at my giant tower that can be seen from miles away with tons of burning netherack around it as a beacon

i find my way back to I-max Tower, i can get anywhere

i imagine it took a while to dig all those tunnels though so this method isnt recommended for everyone
 

DasDestroyer

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ClassicJokester said:
Scytail said:
This is off topic but still about minecraft, thinking of picking up the full version, but how much does 14.95 euros convert to in usd?
I don't wanna brag, I don't wanna boast... [http://lmgtfy.com/?q=minecraft+usd]
I have no idea how during my travels across the internet I've never seen that. o_O
But that is awesome.
I Max95 said:
my solution is simple
i travel underground, i have several houses but they are all connected by a set of underground tunnels begining at my giant tower that can be seen from miles away with tons of burning netherack around it as a beacon

i find my way back to I-max Tower, i can get anywhere

i imagine it took a while to dig all those tunnels though so this method isnt recommended for everyone
Which is why I use tunnels in the nether to connect all of my main landmarks, which I usually build far away from each other.
 

qeinar

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ClassicJokester said:
Scytail said:
This is off topic but still about minecraft, thinking of picking up the full version, but how much does 14.95 euros convert to in usd?
I don't wanna brag, I don't wanna boast... [http://lmgtfy.com/?q=minecraft+usd]
just use a converter instead of the fail google this guy sent you. also the euro is pretty low now so now is the time to buy games. ^^

oh and i also like having dark portals around places, but mainly i can find my way back by all the towers i've built around.
 

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ClassicJokester said:
I don't wanna brag, I don't wanna boast... [http://lmgtfy.com/?q=minecraft+usd]
People always say "what do you like most?"

OT: I always start building my fort centered exactly on my spawn point, so when I do get a compass it will point straight home. Said fort always goes straight up into the sky so I don't need the compass most of the time. The easiest thing to do is make a 2x1 tower of dirt straight up into the air as high as possible, then you can just dig yourself down, leaving a 1x1 tower that's really hard to miss.
 

Snotnarok

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I make a 3 stone tall pillar for markers and a L shaped one for a dungeon, usually I top them with a torch for extra visibility.

Also there's cartograph a awesome program that shows you the world you're in.

My world so far:


I haven't played it in a while so all the trees are same-y but I was trying to explore as much as I could on the surface...which is my why world is 35MB...
 

Drakmorg

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Used to happen to me quite a bit. I've lost like five homes because I failed to make a lighthouse or some roads or something before I was killed or went out to look for some stuff I might need.

Basically what I do to find my way around is to plant torches and build roads whenever I explore.
Also, as a measure of safety so I can travel amongst my various buildings and outposts at night, I build glass tunnels connecting all my lighthouse towers.
 

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I simply recall everything about the area that I'm digging in/traveling in. Should I be above ground, then I make a straight line for my home afterward; if below ground then I simply retrace my steps to the entrance.

Though, past your first few extended expeditions deep underground you'll find that you'll have acquired many hundred lines of red dust; which, given it's convenient pick up and put down rate, makes useful guidelines should you consistently find yourself disorientated deep underground.
 

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Snotnarok said:
I make a 3 stone tall pillar for markers and a L shaped one for a dungeon, usually I top them with a torch for extra visibility.

Also there's cartograph a awesome program that shows you the world you're in.


I haven't played it in a while so all the trees are same-y but I was trying to explore as much as I could on the surface...which is my why world is 35MB...
mines over 100 mb now. : <

also another tip is when your exploring just go off straight in a direction and note which direction that is in. ^^ (i died and found my way back to a base which were a 30 minute walk like this)
 

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Scytail said:
This is off topic but still about minecraft, thinking of picking up the full version, but how much does 14.95 euros convert to in usd?
A little over $20.
 

Snotnarok

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qeinar said:
Snotnarok said:
I make a 3 stone tall pillar for markers and a L shaped one for a dungeon, usually I top them with a torch for extra visibility.

Also there's cartograph a awesome program that shows you the world you're in.


I haven't played it in a while so all the trees are same-y but I was trying to explore as much as I could on the surface...which is my why world is 35MB...
mines over 100 mb now. : <
A hundred me-....you ...you! ...:| ....Bastard! >:U How dare you get more bites than me!

That's quite impressive, you should use cartograph to take a few pics to show off. It can show you the level from the top, oblique, night, day and even the cave systems.
 

qeinar

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Snotnarok said:
qeinar said:
Snotnarok said:
I make a 3 stone tall pillar for markers and a L shaped one for a dungeon, usually I top them with a torch for extra visibility.

Also there's cartograph a awesome program that shows you the world you're in.


I haven't played it in a while so all the trees are same-y but I was trying to explore as much as I could on the surface...which is my why world is 35MB...
mines over 100 mb now. : <
A hundred me-....you ...you! ...:| ....Bastard! >:U How dare you get more bites than me!

That's quite impressive, you should use cartograph to take a few pics to show off. It can show you the level from the top, oblique, night, day and even the cave systems.
hmm i might do that. :D *searches for cartograph*
 

TerranReaper

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I personally make "beacons" with 2x2x5 towers of cobblestone and stick some torches to mark where I've been and places of interest. I also use the hellstone with flint and steel to replace torches for those beacons.
 

ZeroMachine

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Little tip: the clouds always flow north.


Other than that, like everyone's been saying, lay down torches or make landmarks.
 

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DasDestroyer said:
mirror said:
DasDestroyer said:
To get home I use a compass and usually build a 1 block tower all the way into the clouds near my home, just so that I can see it from further away.
Under the ground I follow the torches, and if I have a cave branch that leads to a dead end, I take some cobblestone and cover the entrance to it, leaving a few gaps so that I know not to dig there.
And if you've hopelessly lost your summer home, I suggest getting the cartographer program, and finding it there.
I would build a similar tower, but I have to turn the draw distance way down. And what is this cartography??
Basically, Cartographer is a program which you can use to make a .png image of your map from above or isometrically. You can also use it for finding certain types of blocks on the map (eg. Diamond Ore) or for mapping your caves, but that's beside the point.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=13134
Once it renders it, you have an eagle's eye view of your map, and unless you made your summer house blend in perfectly with the surroundings or underground, you should find it fairly quickly.
mirror said:
Thanks for the good tips so far, and I'm realizing that I'm getting lost because my inclination to see every biome is greater than wanting to stay in my nice little tower. I just HAVE to see the nether.
The easiest way to get to the nether is to get a bucket, fill it with lava, wall off a single empty block from all sides except the top, fill it with lava, fill the bucket with water, and pour the water over the lava to make obsidian. Repeat this 10 times, in the shape of a portal, and voila.
Brotip: bring lots of cobblestone to the nether, otherwise the ghasts will rape you and anything you try to make out of the blocks you can find there.
Yo Das Destroyer, thanks for Cartograph and the nether