Magic in a Bottle
Another area in which you can dabble in order to dabble in order to apply some extra effects to yourself or nearby creatures is that of brewing. This allows you to make potions which...
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A Plethora of Powers
Having built yourself an enchanting table, you might be interested to know a bit about what kind of stuff you can do with it. Adding enchantments To use the enchanting table, right-click it like you...
The Magic of Minecraft
Throughout previous posts, you might have noticed references to enchanting your equipment or otherwise adding properties to it in order to make it better. Well, this is the part where you get the explanation...
Through the One-Way Portal!
Whenever you're ready, hop into the starry-looking portal and enter the End, home to only Endermen and one other inhabitant, who'll be described shortly. On appearing in the End, you're likely to spawn in one...
Seeking the End
Despite being an endless game, Minecraft actually has an ending. That is, you can "complete the game" yet continue playing afterwards. But even if you're not interested in the ending part, you might be...
Denizens of the Nether
Unless you're playing in Peaceful mode, have turned monster spawning off, or your portal has come out in a tiny cave which you haven't yet explored beyond, you've probably encountered at least one of...
Nether Blocks and Nether Wart
Obviously, like the surface, the Nether is comprised of a variety of different blocks. There aren’t nearly as many down there as there are in the world up above, however. As mentioned, you’ll find lava...
Welcome to the Nether!
So you've stepped through your portal. The screen's gone all wibbly and then changed to a loading screen while the Nether is generated. And then there you are, standing in the wibbly purple stuff...
A Holiday Somewhere Warm
As has been mentioned here and there in previous posts, there are a couple of other realms/worlds/dimensions you can access. The two are sort of opposites of each other, one being rather hot and...
Pushing Power
One type of redstone machinery you can craft is the piston. These are very useful for moving blocks around. There are two varieties of piston... Piston These aren't too difficult to craft - you need...
Sending Signals
There are a few basic devices which can be used to send redstone signals. All of these can be crafted with little difficulty and all work in similar ways. Button Probably the simplest of all...
Doing Science
Minecraft has its own in-game power source - redstone. You can use this stuff to build all kinds of complicated circuitry and elaborate machinery, but here will be covered only the basics. Redstone Wire When...
Sore Feet?
Chances are that sooner or later in the game you'll end up building a very long tunnel, or a large city, or have two bases a fair distance apart, or some other kind of...
More from the Minecraft Menu
Apart from those foods that can be used straight from the plant or the creature, there are some which need to be made in a crafting table by combining various ingredients. Note that a...
Multiplying Meat Sources
If you're looking to farm creatures as a food source, the fact that this sort of requires you to kill them has the obvious side effect of thinning out their numbers to the extent...
The Non-Vegetarian Option
As shown in the previous post, there are plenty of different types of fruit and veg you can get your hands on. Chances are, though, that not only are you probably interested to know...
Edible Straight from the Plant
There are a few other crops which you can grow which are edible without your needing to do anything to them, though some can be used for other purposes as well. Note that getting...
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Dota 2 Update – March 29th, 2013
- Added Netolic Pro League Ticket- G-1 Courier: Added particle effects, haste animation and upgraded courier quality- Bristleback: Fixed Quill Spray stacks being removed by Dark Pact and Kraken Shell.- Bristleback: Fixed Warpath's...
Full of Wheaty Goodness!
Time to get started on the various types of plant that can be grown in order to get your hands on something to fill up your food bar. Some are easy enough to get...
