🧱 Minecraft Beginner Guide (Survival Mode)
🎯 Goal: Survive, explore, and build in a randomly generated world.
⛏️ 1. Start by Punching Trees
- Walk up to a tree and left-click to break the wood.
- Collect 4–6 logs.
🛠️ 2. Craft Basic Tools
- Press E to open your inventory.
- Make wooden planks, then a crafting table.
- Use it to craft:
- Wooden pickaxe
- Wooden axe
🧱 3. Upgrade to Stone Tools
- Find exposed stone (gray blocks).
- Use the wooden pickaxe to mine stone and coal.
- Make stone tools:
- Pickaxe, axe, shovel, sword
🏠 4. Build a Simple Shelter
- Before nightfall (10 minutes), make a small hut.
- Use dirt, wood, or dig into a hill.
- Place torches inside.
🛏️ 5. Make a Bed and Sleep
- Kill 3 sheep or shear them with iron to get wool.
- Combine with 3 wood planks to craft a bed.
- Place it in your shelter and sleep at night.
🍗 6. Get Food
- Kill animals: cows, pigs, chickens.
- Cook food in a furnace using coal or wood.
- Watch your hunger bar and eat when it drops.
💎 7. Mine for Resources
- Dig a staircase down or find a cave.
- Look for:
- Coal (for torches and fuel)
- Iron (for better tools and armor)
- Copper, Redstone, Gold, Diamonds (later)
🛡️ 8. Stay Safe at Night
- Mobs spawn in darkness:
- Zombies
- Skeletons
- Creepers
- Spiders
- Sleep to skip the night, or stay inside with good lighting.
🎒 9. Organize Your Inventory
- Craft chests to store your items.
- Keep important tools, food, and blocks with you.
🗺️ 10. Explore and Expand
- Explore forests, caves, villages, and oceans.
- Build better homes, farms, and gear.
- Start thinking about long-term goals:
- Enchanting
- The Nether
- The End and the Ender Dragon
🧠 Extra Beginner Tips
- Press F3 to see your coordinates.
- Hold Shift to crouch and avoid falling.
- Right-click to use/place items.
- Don’t fight mobs without armor and a weapon.
- Always carry a bed, food, and torches when exploring.